Incident Summary:

06/05/2016: An assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at St. Paul's Memorial Church in Staten Island, New York City, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201606050082

When:
2016-06-05

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

New York

City:
New York City

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Stapleton area of Staten Island.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity St. Paul's Memorial Church
Specific Description Episcopal 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 Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
A Molotov cocktail was used in the attack.
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 1
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
"Police Seek Arsonist After Attacks on 2 Staten Island Churches," New York Times, June 11, 2016.
"Police probe fire-bombings of 2 Staten Island churches," San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2016.
"Fire-Bombing Attempt Causes Minor Damage to Historic Church," NBC New York, June 6, 2016.