Incident Summary:
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, a VBIED exploded outside police barracks in Legutiana, Alva, Spain. The vehicle used was a Citroen Berlingo van. One guard was killed and four others were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but police blamed Basque Fatherland and Liberty militants.
Overview
GTD ID:
200805140015
When:
2008-05-14
Country:
Spain
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Basque Country
City:
Leguitano
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Police |
Name of Entity |
Spanish Law Enforcement |
Specific Description |
Police barracks in Legutiana |
Nationality of Target |
Spain |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Vehicle |
Weapon Details |
A VBIED was used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
1 Fatalities / 4 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
1 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
4 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"World News Connection, "ETA Sets Off 'Another Powerful Car Bomb' on Eve of Spain-Basque Leaders' Talks," Agence France Presse, May 19, 2008." |
"WTOP News, "Car Bomb Blamed on Basque Militants Kills Policeman in Spain," WTOP News, http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1403547." |
"Victoria Burnett, "ETA Bomb Attack Kills 1 Police Officer in Northern Spain, New York Times, May 15, 2008." |