Incident Date:
September 12, 1985
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Beirut Lebanon
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Diplomats/Families/Individuals (outside of embassy))
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims:
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/12/1985: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the Canadian Embassy's administrative manager, Rashid 'Izzat al-Khatib. The manager, his driver, and their Honda were taken to the Bi'r Hasan area of Beirut."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler and Jean M. Murdock. (1989) International Terrorism in the 1980s: A Chronology of Events, Volume II 1984-1987. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. p. 268."
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