Incident Summary:

12/14/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Hollybrook Crescent neighborhood, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201512140038

When:
2015-12-14

Country:
United Kingdom

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern Ireland

City:
Newtownabbey

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Hollybrook Crescent area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Northern Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Pipe Bomb
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
"'Pipe bomb' found in security alert," BBC, December 14, 2015.
"Pipe bomb left outside home 'could have killed'," UTV, December 15, 2015.
"Homes evacuated after suspected pipe bomb found," The Irish News, December 15, 2015.