Incident Summary:

06/09/2005: Assailants opened fire on Turkish internet cafe owner Halit Yozgat in Kassel city, Hesse state, Germany. Yozgat was killed in the attack. The Nationalist Socialist Underground claimed responsibility on a digital video disc (DVD) later found in a member's house.

GTD ID:
200604060026

When:
2006-04-06

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hesse

City:
Kassel

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Turkish Internet Café Employee
Specific Description Halit Yozgat
Nationality of Target Turkey
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
A pistol was used in the attack
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
National Socialist Underground Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article115909523/Zschaepe-Anwaelte-koennen-Richter-Goetzl-nicht-stoppen.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8889659/German-police-widen-neo-Nazi-investigation.html
http://www.dw.de/nsu-victims-families-want-more-than-sympathy/a-16608468