Incident Summary:

10/28/2020: An assailant threw an incendiary device into a police department’s traffic police building in Mazyr, Gomel, Belarus. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202010280031

When:
2020-10-28

Country:
Belarus

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Gomel

City:
Mazyr

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Bangladesh Police
Specific Description Traffic Police Building
Nationality of Target Belarus
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 Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
A Molotov cocktail 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
Unknown 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
"Newly Independent States," Russia & CIS Military Weekly, October 30, 2020.
"Belarus Says Arson Attack on Police Office in Mozyr Was Act of Terrorism: Belta," US News & World Report, October 28, 2020.