Incident Summary:

05/04/2020: Assailants set fire to a transmission mast along Jaap Edenweg in Uithof neighborhood in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting masts in The Hague on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities suggested that the attacks may have been carried out in relation to conspiracy theory regarding the link between 5G radio waves and the COVID-19 pandemic.

GTD ID:
202005040002

When:
2020-05-04

Country:
Netherlands

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

South Holland

City:
The Hague

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Jaap Edenweg and Lozerlaan.

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 Transmission Mast
Nationality of Target Netherlands
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?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
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
"Fire at two transmission masts in The Hague," NL Times, May 4, 2020.
"Three more attacks against mobile masts in Netherlands," Telecompaper Europe, May 4, 2020.