Incident Summary:

03/16/2014: Assailants set fire to a telephone exchange point in Bessieres, Midi-Pyrenees, France. There were no reported casualties; however, the telephone exchange point was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on telephone exchange points in the area on March 16, 2014. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201403160037

When:
2014-03-16

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Midi-Pyrenees

City:
Bessieres

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Telephone Exchange Point
Nationality of Target France
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 Arson/Fire
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
Comite d'Action Viticole Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
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
"Wine terrorists attack telephone exchange," Drinks Business, March 17, 2014.