Incident Summary:

04/26/2016: Assailants set fire to Riverside Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201604260043

When:
2016-04-26

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Massachusetts

City:
Haverhill

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Riverside Church
Specific Description Church
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage $70,000.00
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
"Arsonist on the run after Haverhill church set on fire," My Fox Boston, April 27, 2016.
"Mass. Pastor: 'They were trying to burn the place down'," Firehouse.com, April 27, 2016.