Overview
GTD ID:
200604130012
When:
2006-04-13
Country:
Russia
Region:
Eastern Europe
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Volgograd
City:
Unknown
Location Details:
In the Volga area
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Unarmed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Unknown |
Specific Description |
Residents in gypsy camp in Volga area |
Nationality of Target |
Russia |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Melee |
Blunt Object |
Weapon Details |
The attackers used wooden sticks and iron bars. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
Yes |
Alternate Designation () |
Other Crime Type |
Additional Information |
The prosecutor's office said some detainees said they attacked the gypsy camp out of ethnic hatred while others claim it was an attack out of drunkenness. A video tape was also found in which one of the detainees confirmed his membership of a skinhead gang. They were identified to be into the skinhead movement and one was shown to carry Nazi paraphanelia. Andrei Stepanov and an underage youth were charged with premeditated murder of two persons out of national and racial hatred. Alexander Zhadyayev and five others were accused of premeditated murder out of hooliganism. Six were charged with besting and causing light bodily harm. Vitaly Sheiko, was charged with causing light bodily harm out of hooliganism. Volgograd law-enforcement agencies said the murders were a result of a clash between local gangs who projected their rage on gypsies. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Skinheads |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
10 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
9 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
2 Fatalities / 2 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
2 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
2 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
Smith, Sebastian, “Police detain three suspects in attack on gypsy camp,” RIA Novosti, April 14, 2006. |
“Nine charged with racially motivated murder for Gypsy camp attack in southern Russia,” Associated Press Worldstream, April 20, 2006.. |
“Case of skinheads attack on Gypsy family to go to court,” TASS, October 04, 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