Incident Date:
March 08, 1987
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Unknown Colombia
Perpetrators: National Liberation Army (ELN)
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Business(Gas/oil)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims:
Perpetrators:
Description: "03/08/1987: Gunmen, presumed to be leftist rebels, kidnapped a Canadian executive of Occidental Petroleum. The gunmen were possibly members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia."
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 446."
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