Overview
GTD ID:
200604010026
When:
2006-04-01
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Western Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Stockholm
City:
Sodertalje
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
No |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Transportation |
Name of Entity |
Transportation Train service in Sweden |
Specific Description |
Commuter train in Sweden |
Nationality of Target |
Sweden |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives |
Dynamite/TNT |
Weapon Details |
There was about 50 grams of explosive paste and a detonator. The police did not find a battery, timer, or fuse that could have made the explosives detonate; the detonator was missing. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
The police said the explosive on the train was linked to the National Democrats' meeting at the community center in Sodertalje. They said the explosive could have caused enormous damage to the train. Peter Stahl, leading the investigation for police suggested that someone carrying the dynamite was warned and therefore left the bag on the train since there was no bag on board before departure in Marsta. --On April 3, the Security Police (SAPO) and police didn't want to say there was a connection to this event and the previous conflicts between right and left groups that had recently escalated after the arson attack on a neo-Nazi meeting place in Vara, which Antifascist Action (AFA) took responsibility, and the firebomb that was recently found in McDonald's in Nykoping. Two youths were taken into custody for involvement in both attacks. --On April 6, a man who had been recently released after a term in prison called police and admitted to leaving the bomb. After six hours of questioning on April 6, he said he found the bomb outside his home and then left the explosive on the train. Police investigator, Ulf Goranzon didn't want to reveal the motive for the act, but denied connection with the nearby meeting of the National Democrats. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Unknown (suspected) |
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
Sources
“Explosives Found on Train South of Stockholm Linked to Rightist Group,” Stockholm Dagens Nyheter in Swedish, April 03, 2006. |
“Swedish Police Report Train Bomb Not Tied to National Democrats' Meeting,” Stockholm Dagens Nyheter (Internet Version-WWW) in Swedish, April 08, 2006. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties