Incident Summary:

02/21/1998: One of Algeria’s biggest gas pipelines, located in the western part of the country, was attacked by a bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
199802210006

When:
1998-02-21

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Gas Pipeline
Specific Description Algerian Gas Pipeline
Nationality of Target Algeria
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 Time Fuse
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 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
“Train Bombing Kills 18, Main Gas Pipeline Bombed,” AAP Newsfeed, February 24, 1998.
“Train bombing kills 18; nation's main gas pipeline bombed,” The Associated Press, February 23, 1998.