In nearly all Greek arson cases such as this one, the attacks were perpetrated by loosely affiliated individuals, and not highly organized terrorist organizations. There is no reason to believe that Torrid Winter will carry out further attacks, and the group is presumed inactive.

During the evening of October the 10th, 2001 a previously unknown organization calling itself the Totally Anti-War Group attacked a French Naval recruitment office in Pau, France (located in the Basque region of southwestern France).  Using aerosol sprays and burning petrol cans, the attack started a fire inside the building, causing some minor interior damage.  Believed to be an anti-war protest against US attacks on Afghanistan and possible French support for the US, the Group contacted the French media following the attack and claimed the attacks were in protest against war, capitalism, and imperialism.

The group has not been heard from since and is presumed to be inactive.

al-Qaeda -- Ally
al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb -- Ally

Groupe Combattant Tunisien, Tunisian Combat Group, Tunisian Islamic Fighting Group

The Tunisian Combatant Group (TCG) is a terrorist entity dedicated to the creation of an Islamic state in Tunisia.   The group is loosely organized and operates in small cells throughout Afghanistan and Western Europe.  In addition to targeting Tunisian interests, TCG also attacks Western targets, including those of the United States.   <P><br /><br />TCG is nominally committed to a fairly specific objective, namely the creation of an Islamic state in Tunisia.   However, TCG members have been linked to al-Qaeda and radical Islamist network in Western Europe that supports al-Qaeda and other terrorist operations.  The Tunisian Combatant Group has assisted in recruiting, logistics, and the falsification of documents for the jihadist network in Europe.  In addition to its ties to al-Qaeda, TCG members are also associated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).

In December 2001, TCG's co-founder was arrested in Belgium for providing falsified documents to terrorists.  In 2002, an Italian court sentenced several Tunisian Combatant Group members.  These were the first convictions of al-Qaeda associates in Europe following the September 11, 2001 attacks.