Incident Summary:

10/01/1999: An explosion from a homemade device caused slight damage to a unnamed car dealership belonging to a French company on Gurutxeta Street in Arrigorriaga, Bicay Province, Spain. No one was injured in the incident and the perpetrators were unknown.

GTD ID:
199910010006

When:
1999-10-01

Country:
Spain

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Basque Country

City:
Arrigorriaga

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description A French owned car dealership on Gurutxeta Street in Arrigorriaga
Nationality of Target France
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 Pressure Trigger
Weapon Details
The device consisted of two camping gas canisters and two bottles of inflammable liquid.
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
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
"French Car Dealership Targeted in Basque Arson Attack,” EFE, October 1, 1999.