Incident Summary:

08/10/2018: Assailants set fire to the office of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) in Vilnius, Lithuania. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however sources posited that the attack was motivated by homophobia.

GTD ID:
201808100041

When:
2018-08-10

Country:
Lithuania

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Vilnius

City:
Vilnius

Location Details:
The incident occurred on Pylimo street of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Lithuanian Gay League (LGL)
Specific Description Office
Nationality of Target Lithuania
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 Gasoline or Alcohol
Weapon Details
A flammable liquid 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
Anti-LGBT extremists 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
"Unknown Arsonist Attacks Lithuanian Gay Rights Organization," Thegavoice.com, August 17, 2018.
"Lithuanian LGBTQ Rights Group’s Office Set on Fire," NewNowNext, August 10, 2018.