Incident Summary:

04/07/1999: Unknown perpetrators bombed a Holocaust memorial on the outskirts of Riga, Latvia.

GTD ID:
199904070005

When:
1999-04-07

Country:
Latvia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Riga

City:
Riga

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Holocaust memorial in Riga, Latvia
Nationality of Target Latvia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
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
“Joint Group Set Up In Latvia to Track Down Perpetrators of Blast at Monument,” LETA, April 7, 1999.