Incident Summary:

08/21/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee housing unit in Neustadt an der Walnaab city, Bavaria state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201508210049

When:
2015-08-21

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bavaria

City:
Neustadt an der Walnaab

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 Refugee Housing
Nationality of Target
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 3
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
"3 arrested in unsuccessful arson attack on refugee home in Berlin; far-right attacks on rise," The Canadian Press, August 21, 2015.
"Overnight arson attacks hit refugee shelters in Berlin and Bavaria," Deutsche Welle, August 21, 2015.