Incident Summary:

01/30/2020: Assailants firebombed a Best Mart 360 in a shopping mall in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, China. There were no casualties reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202001290009

When:
2020-01-30

Country:
China

Region:
East Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hong Kong

City:
Hong Kong

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Tin Shui Wai area of Yuen Long neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Best Mart 360
Specific Description Grocery
Nationality of Target Hong Kong
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
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Weapon Details
Petrol 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
"More attacks and vandalism," Hong Kong Standard Finance, January 30, 2020.