Incident Summary:

05/25/2020: Assailants set fire to a Playa mobile tower in Lodz, Poland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the incident may have been carried out in relation to conspiracy theory regarding the link between 5G radio waves and the COVID-19 pandemic.

GTD ID:
202005250004

When:
2020-05-25

Country:
Poland

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lodz

City:
Lodz

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Play Communications SA
Specific Description Mobile Tower
Nationality of Target Poland
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 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
"Two mobile towers set on fire in Poland," Telecompaper Europe, May 27, 2020.