Incident Summary:

02/27/2020: An explosive device detonated at the Tanica building in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings at the building on this date. The Armed Affinities in Revolt claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to "disrupt the daily life of the region's bourgeois class, like an avalanche of hatred and vengeance."

GTD ID:
202002270011

When:
2020-02-27

Country:
Chile

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Santiago Metropolitan

City:
Santiago

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity TANICA
Specific Description Building
Nationality of Target Chile
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 Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A homemade explosives-laden pressure cooker was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Armed Affinities in Revolt 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 / 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
""Armed Affinities in Revuelta": the group that claimed bombing in Vitacura," CE Noticias Financieras English, February 28, 2020.
"Intendent Guevara condemned bombing in Vitacura building," CE Noticias Financieras English, February 27, 2020.
"Chile: Anarchist Comrades Mónica Caballero and Francisco Solar Arrested," Anarchists Worldwide, July 25, 2020.