Incident Summary:

08/25/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee shelter in Nauen, Brandenburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a Neo-Nazi extremist.

GTD ID:
201508250142

When:
2015-08-25

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Brandenburg

City:
Nauen

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Havelland district.

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 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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 2
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
"Berlin - German neo-Nazi jailed for torching refugee shelter site," AFP (North European Service), February 9, 2017.
"Suspected arson attack on German refugee shelter," Al Jazeera, August 25, 2015.
"Nauen refugee shelter fire 'an attack on everyone'," Deutsche Welle, August 25, 2015.