Incident Summary:

01/20/2006: In Sagone, Corsica, a home under construction owned by a family living on the French mainland was extensively damaged by a bomb. There were no claims of responsibility and the perpetrators were not identified.

GTD ID:
200601200010

When:
2006-01-20

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Corsica

City:
Sagone

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Vacation home
Nationality of Target France
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Major (likely > $1 million but < $1 billion)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown 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
“Flat, villa damaged in separate attacks in Corsica,” AFP (Domestic Service), January 20, 2006.
“Villa Targeted in Failed Bomb Attack in Corsica,” AFP (Domestic Service), January 19, 2006.
“Corsican Group Claims 17 Attacks, Vows to Step Up Fighting,” AFP (Domestic Service), January 20, 2006.