Incident Summary:

04/13/2005: A home under construction in Sammamish, Washington in the United States was firebombed, suspectedly by the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). The arson caused $100,000 in damages to the home's garage where the device was planted, but there were no injuries in the incident. The incident appears to be related to an attempted firebombing of another home a few blocks away, which was claimed in a note, and both incidents were posted on the ELF website. Despite the claims and that the devices were similar to those used in the Snohomish county home arsons in 2004, authorities were unable to confirm ELF as the perpetrators.

GTD ID:
200504130009

When:
2005-04-13

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Washington

City:
Sammamish

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity private home
Specific Description home under construction in Sammamish, WA
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage $100,000.00
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Gasoline or Alcohol
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
Additional Information The incident appears to be related to an attempted firebombing of another home a few blocks away, which was claimed in a note, and both incidents were posted on the ELF website. Despite the claims and that the devices were similar to those used in the Snohomish county home arsons in 2004, authorities were unable to confirm ELF as the perpetrators.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Earth Liberation Front (ELF) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
FBI, "Terrorism 2002-2005,"FBI, DOJ, 2005.
"Arson attacks may be tied to ELF," Associated Press State & Local Wire, April 14, 2005.
"ATF Determines Sammamish Fire Caused by Arson," US Fed News, April 15, 2005.