Incident Date:
January 31, 1975
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Cali Colombia
Perpetrators: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 30 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/31/1975: 30 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Canadian born Eric Leupin, 53, the honorary Dutch Consul in Cali and a businessman, at his lumber farm near his southwestern Colombia villa. The group demanded a ransom of $1 million and the release of the FARC member imprisoned in 1971. Leupin's wife was arrested on 05/03/1976, attempting to deliver a $50,000 ransom. On 10/03/1976, he was released unharmed in Cali. The Dutch government denied that the Embassy or any governmental officials had negotiated for Leupin's release and did not pay the ransom, denying all knowledge of the amount paid."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. (1980). Trasnational Terrorism: Chronology of Events, 1968-1979. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 504."
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