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 (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description
Nationality of Target	Spain
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity
Specific Description
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 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA)	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (pre-incident))

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