Incident Summary:

11/07/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee shelter in Floda town, Vastra Gotaland county, Sweden. There were no reported casualties, but the shelter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201511070044

When:
2015-11-07

Country:
Sweden

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Vastra Gotaland

City:
Floda

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 Sweden
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
"Planned refugee shelter in Sweden damaged in fire," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 7, 2015.
"Suspected arson attack destroys refugee home in Sweden," Press TV, November 7, 2015.
"Sweden: Prospective Refugee Center Near Gothenburg Burns Down; Police Fear Arson," SR International, November 7, 2015.