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 (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
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 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected)	No

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."
"Victoria Burnett, "ETA Bomb Attack Kills 1 Police Officer in Northern Spain, New York Times, May 15, 2008."
"WTOP News, "Car Bomb Blamed on Basque Militants Kills Policeman in Spain," WTOP News, http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=1403547."