Incident Summary:

02/24/2014: Assailants threw three homemade incendiary devices at the Logan Police District Headquarters in Logan City, southeast Queensland state, Australia. There were no casualties in the incident; however, one police vehicle suffered fire damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.

GTD ID:
201402240121

When:
2014-02-24

Country:
Australia

Region:
Australasia & Oceania

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Queensland

City:
Logan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Specific Description Logan District Headquarters
Nationality of Target Australia
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
Three Molotov cocktails were 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
Anarchists 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
"The Logan Police District Headquarters at Logan Central has been attacked with three homemade firebombs hurled," The Courier Mail (Australia), February 24, 2014.
"Signs Of Life In Australia : A Chronology of Recent Anarchist & Anti-Colonial Activity Down Under," 325, May 7, 2014.