Incident Summary:

07/07/2006:The mayor of Turin, Italy received a parcel bomb, which was defused by police. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack. There were no casualties.

GTD ID:
200607070021

When:
2006-07-07

Country:
Italy

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Piedmont

City:
Turin

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Mayor of Turin, Italy, Sergio Chiamparino
Specific Description Mayor of Turin, Italy, Sergio Chiamparino
Nationality of Target Italy
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Letter Bomb
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Informal Anarchist Federation Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
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
Niccolo Zancan, “Italian Anarchist Group Sends Parcel Bomb to Turin Mayor,” La Repubblica, July 8, 2006.