Incident Summary:

04/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Athens, Greece, two homemade explosive devices went off overnight outside banks in an Athens suburb. The bombs caused a small amount of damage and there were no casualties. Bank branches of Proton Bank, Eurobank and the Bank of Cyprus were targeted. An unknown group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
200904010004

When:
2009-04-01

Country:
Greece

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Attica

City:
Athens

Location Details:
The attack took place in Athens, Greece.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description Bank branches of Proton Bank, Eurobank and the Bank of Cyprus
Nationality of Target Greece
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Two homemade bombs were 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
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
Agence France Presse, "Explosive Devices Cause Minor Damage at Two Athens Banks," World News Connection, Agence France Presse, April 1, 2009.
Deutsche Press-Agentur, "Banks, Yacht Dealership in Athens Firebombed in Further Violence =," LexisNexis Academic, Deutsche Press-Agentur, March 30, 2009.