Incident Summary:

09/12/2004: A car belonging to a Moroccan was attacked using plastic explosives in Bastia, France. No one was injured in the attack that police blamed on the Anonymous Underground Movement (MCA).

GTD ID:
200409120002

When:
2004-09-12

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Corsica

City:
Bastia

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilian Vehicle
Specific Description Moroccan civilian vehicle in Bastia, France
Nationality of Target Morocco
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
plastic explosives
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Anonymous Underground Movement (MCA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Property belonging to Moroccan, Italian targets of explosive attacks in Corsica,” Paris AFP, September 12, 2004.