Incident Summary:

11/02/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee center in Lampertheim town, Hesse state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the refugee center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201511020076

When:
2015-11-02

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hesse

City:
Lampertheim

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 Center
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 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: Arson attack leaves refugee housing uninhabitable as attacks on migrant camps soar," NEWS.com.au, November 3, 2015.