Incident Summary:

07/06/2017: Assailants set fire to at least eight vehicles at the Hamburg Porsche Centre dealership in Hamburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the development of a new Porsche center and increased police presence in the area.

GTD ID:
201707060020

When:
2017-07-06

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hamburg

City:
Hamburg

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Hamburg Porsche Center
Specific Description Dealership
Nationality of Target Germany
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
Anarchists Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
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
"Cars torched at Hamburg Porsche centre in suspected arson attack," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 6, 2017.
"Unidentified anarchist claims responsibility for arson attack in Germany's Hamburg," Jane's, August 1, 2017.