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Risk category 3 
Intention: 
The perpetrator 
(offender) intends to 
cause damage on a 
limited scale. He is 
unaware of or willing to 
accept the risk of a far 
more dangerous 
situation.
(Qualified intent). 
The perpetrator 
(offender) intends to 
cause large-scale 
damage and an 
attendant general 
situation of danger, 
possibly as a 
diversionary tactic.
(Direct intent). 
The perpetrator (offender) 
intends to carry out 
massive attacks with a 
beacon effect.
(Brutal mode of behaviour 
constituting a public 
danger) 
Motivation:
Revenge, frustration, to 
“demonstrate” 
shortcomings, to 
achieve political effects, 
to attract attention, to 
extort protection money
(Homegrown) political 
radicalism, attainment of 
substantial pecuniary / 
competitive advantages 
Anarchism, bringing about 
social change by violence, 
“punishing” companies 
(also in a representative 
capacity for states) or 
governments, religious 
motives 
Preparatory 
acts:
Spying, procurement of 
tools and other 
resources. 
Reconnoitring security-
critical parts of facilities 
and weak points; 
possibly specifically 
exploiting gaps in 
surveillance. 
Procurement of special 
resources; possibly 
deactivating security 
devices. 
Logistical preparations, 
spying, deactivation of 
security systems. 
Resources:
Simple and heavy tools; 
possibly simple 
incendiary devices. 
Simple and special tools, 
unconventional 
explosives and 
incendiary devices 
(home-made). 
Simple and special tools, 
unconventional explosives 
and incendiary devices, 
(ABCR) weapons, with no 
regard for human life 
(including the perpetrators’ 
own lives). 

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