Incident Date:
April 07, 1977
April 07, 1977 - April 09, 1977
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Ethiopia
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/07/1977: Insurgents kidnapped Canadian helicopter pilot William Waugh, 42, and an unidentified Ethiopian health worker. Waugh and the Ethiopian health worker were released unharmed two days later."
References: 1) RAND
2) "Mickolus, Edward F. (1980). Trasnational Terrorism: Chronology of Events, 1968-1979. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 692."
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