Incident Summary:

04/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee shelter in Troeglitz, Saxony-Anhalt state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by a neo-Nazi group.

GTD ID:
201504040028

When:
2015-04-04

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Saxony-Anhalt

City:
Troeglitz

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Planned Refugee Shelter
Nationality of Target Germany
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?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
Neo-Nazi extremists (suspected) 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
"Germany Sees Rising Number of Attacks on Refugee Homes," Spiegel Online, July 18, 2015.
"Germany fears 90's style xenophobia increasing," World Bulletin, April 11, 2015.
"Germany: Arson attack burns down refugee shelter," Anadolu Ajansi, April 5, 2015.