Incident Date:
April 22, 1980
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Inwood United States
Perpetrators: May 19 Communist Order
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Business(Private Security Companies/Firms)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 7 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/22/1980: Seven members of the May 19 Communist Order robbed a Purolator truck stationed outside of a European American Bank branch in Inwood, New York. Three guards were temporarily held hostage and US$529,000 was stolen. No casualties resulted from this incident."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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