Incident Summary:

07/26/2000: A bomb set under a car owned by a Popular Party candidate, Agustin Ramos Vallejo, was found and destroyed by authorities in Durango, Spain. The police-led controlled explosion destroyed the car and damaged other vehicles parked in the surroundings. Authorities suspected that Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) members were responsible for the incident.

GTD ID:
200007260003

When:
2000-07-26

Country:
Spain

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Basque Country

City:
Durango

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Popular Party Candidate
Specific Description Agustin Ramos Vallejo
Nationality of Target Spain
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 Vehicle
Weapon Details
An unknown bomb 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
Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
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
“Spanish police defuse device under politician's car,” The Associated Press, July 26, 2000.
“ETA attempts to kill politician in bomb attack,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 26, 2000.
“Spanish police find ETA new car bomb,” Agence France Presse, July 26, 2000.