Incident Summary:

04/23/2019: An assailant attempted to set fire to the North Austin Muslim Community center in Austin, Texas, United States. There were no reported casualties as the fire failed to ignite. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; though sources believed the attack to be religiously motivated.

GTD ID:
201904230022

When:
2019-04-23

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Texas

City:
Austin

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity North Austin Muslim Community Center
Specific Description Mosque
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Gasoline or Alcohol
Weapon Details
Gasoline 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-Muslim 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
"Man tried to set North Austin mosque on fire, authorities say," Austin American Statesman, April 24, 2019.
"North Austin Mosque Targeted Again," Austin Chronicle, May 2, 2019.