Incident Summary:

08/05/2020: Assailants attacked a factory and set fire to over a dozen trucks and heavy machinery in Padre las Casas, Araucania, Chile. There were no injuries in the attack. The Weichan Auka Mapu group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202008050014

When:
2020-08-05

Country:
Chile

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Araucania

City:
Padre las Casas

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Factory
Nationality of Target Chile
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Weichan Auka Mapu Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Note left at scene)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 15
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
"Tensions flare, trucks burn in Chile´s Araucania region," Reuters India, August 6, 2020.
"Truck fire increases tension in indigenous conflict zone in southern Chile," CE Noticias Financieras English, August 6, 2020.