Incident Summary:

04/24/2003: An explosive went off outside the building for the Association of Moroccans in Corsica in Ajaccio, Corsica. It was unknown who was responsible but racist groups had been showing their presence in the region at the time. No one was injured, but there was some damage to the building.

GTD ID:
200304240002

When:
2003-04-24

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Corsica

City:
Ajaccio

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Association of Moroccans in Corsica
Specific Description Association of Moroccans in Corsica building in Ajaccio
Nationality of Target Morocco
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 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) 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 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
“Bomb damages Moroccans' office on French island of Corsica,” AFP, April 24, 2003.