Incident Summary:
06/22/2002: A car bombing attributed to separatist group Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA) exploded in a car park in the Spanish town of Zaragoza. Three people were injured by the blast.
Overview
GTD ID:
200206220002
When:
2002-06-22
Country:
Spain
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Aragon
City:
Zaragoza
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Business |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
|
Nationality of Target |
Spain |
Target Type: Police |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
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Nationality of Target |
Spain |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Spanish Tourism Industry |
Specific Description |
Tourists in the Spanish town of Zaragoza |
Nationality of Target |
France |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Unknown |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Vehicle |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | Yes |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
0 Fatalities / 3 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
0 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
3 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
“Three now said hurt in Zaragoza car bomb,” El Mundo, June 22, 2002. |
Jerome Socolovsky, “Car bombs rock two Mediterranean resorts and major Spanish city following ETA warnings,” Associated Press, June 22, 2002. |
Steven Erlanger, “Europeans Struggle to Find Agreement on Immigration,” New York Times, June 22, 2002 |