Incident Summary:

04/10/2020: Assailants set fire to an antenna in Montedecoro, Campania, Italy. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities asserted that the attack may have been carried out in relation to a conspiracy theory regarding the link between 5G radio waves and the COVID-19 pandemic.

GTD ID:
202004100012

When:
2020-04-10

Country:
Italy

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Campania

City:
Montedecoro

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Maddaloni district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Antenna
Nationality of Target Italy
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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
Conspiracy theory extremists No
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
"Combat 5G COVID-19 fake news, urges Europe," Reuters News, June 2, 2020.