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05/01/2002: Attackers used a time device to explode a bomb located inside of a car in a no-parking area at 4:55 P.M. just outside of Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium hours before a major soccer match was to begin. The Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) gave a warning phone call to a local newspaper and claimed responsibility. 17 people were injured in the attack, but there were no fatalities.Overview
GTD ID:
200205010001
When:
2002-05-01
Country:
Spain
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Madrid
City:
Madrid
What
| Target Type: Business | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Entity | Spanish Sports Venue | ||
| Specific Description | Bernabeu Stadium | ||
| Nationality of Target | Spain | ||
| Hostages | No |
| Property Damage | Yes |
| Extent of Property Damage | Minor (likely < $1 million) |
| Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
How
| Type | Sub-type |
|---|---|
| Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite | Vehicle |
| Weapon Details | |
| A stolen Renault was packed with 50 pounds of explosives. | |
| Suicide Attack? | No |
| Part of Multiple Incident? | Yes |
| Criterion 1 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 2 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 3 (more) | Yes |
| Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) | No |
| Additional Information | This was one of two related attacks in Madrid on 05/01/2002 (cf. 200205010001-02). Less than an hour after this explosion another car was blown up in the southern part of the city. The second explosion appeared to be an attempt to destroy evidence from the first bombing. The attack at Bernabeu Stadium generated great media attention for the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) cause because the soccer match being played that day was of great importance and all of Europe was be paying attention. The perpetrator who made the warning phone call, Imanol Miner Villanueva, along with fellow perpetrator Guillermo San Argimiro were both arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison, Spain's maximum sentence for their crime. |
Who
| Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (pre-incident)) |
| Number of Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Number of Captured Perpetrators | 5 |
| Total Number of Casualties | 0 Fatalities / 17 Injured |
| Total Number of Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 0 |
| Total Number of Injured | 17 |
| Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
Sources
| “Five Hurt as Car Bombs Rocks Spanish Capital,” Daily Post (Liverpool), May 2, 2002. |
| “Car Bombs Rock the Capital of Soccer; Madrid,” Daily Mail (London), May 2, 2002. |
| "French Arrests Five Suspected ETA Members," Agence France Presse, May 2, 2002." |
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