Incident Summary:

02/25/2006: A homemade bomb exploded at a BNP Paribas Bank branch in Maroussi, a suburban city north of Athens, Greece, causing no injuries. An half hour before the explosion, an anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the attack to a Greek newspaper; police said that two other anonymous calls had also preceded the explosion. "Solidarity with imprisoned members of Action Directe" (AD) claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200602250001

When:
2006-02-25

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Athens

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity BNP Paribas Bank
Specific Description BNP Paribas Bank branch in Maroussi, Greece
Nationality of Target France
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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
Solidarity with imprisoned members of Action Directe (AD) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
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
“French Group Claims Bomb Attack on Bank in Athens,” Agence France Presse, February 25, 2006.