Incident Summary:

12/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a church in Smiltene, Vidzeme, Latvia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201712150024

When:
2017-12-15

Country:
Latvia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Vidzeme

City:
Smiltene

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Evangelical Lutheran Church and Roman Catholic Church
Specific Description Church
Nationality of Target Latvia
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 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
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
"Man from Lithuania detained for burning waste, old tires at two churches in Smiltene," Baltic News Service, December 15, 2017.