Incident Summary:

09/26/2008: On Friday, at around 0530, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants detonated firebombs at a City bank branch and a Marfin Bank branch and at an insurance office, damaging three buildings but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that anarchists were responsible.

GTD ID:
200809260009

When:
2008-09-26

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Athens

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description The target was a Marfin Bank branch.
Nationality of Target Greece
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
The weapon was a firebomb.
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
Unknown No
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
National Counterterrorism Center, "Three Businesses, Three Banks, Seven Vehicles Damaged in Firebombings in Greece" Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, September 26th, 2008.
Associated Press, "Greek Arsonists Target Bank, Car Dealership," Associated Press Worldstream, September 26th, 2008.