Incident Summary:

02/26/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kaisariani, Athens, Attica, Greece. A taxi driver was injured in the blast. The Armed Revolutionary Forces claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201802260016

When:
2018-02-26

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Athens

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Kaisariani neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Hellenic Police
Specific Description Police Station
Nationality of Target Greece
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
Explosives Grenade
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
Additional Information The victims included a taxi driver.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Armed Revolutionary Forces Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Grenade thrown at Greek police station injures passer-by," Associated Press International, February 26, 2018.
"Hand grenade thrown at Greek police station, one man injured," Reuters UK, February 26, 2018.
"'Armed Revolutionary Forces' claim responsibility for grenade attack against police station," ThemaNews.com, March 1, 2018.