Incident Date:
December 18, 1996
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Novye Atagi Russia
Perpetrators: Chechen Separatists
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- NonGovernmental Organizations (NGO)/ Humanitarian Aid(International NGO)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 6 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "12/18/1996: Masked gunmen smashed the doors of a Red Cross (ICRC) hospital in Novye Atagi, Russia. The gunmen shot five nurses dead while they slept, including one Spanish, one Canadian, one New Zealander, and two Norwegian nurses. A Dutch construction technician was also murdered, while a Swiss administrator survived gunshot wounds. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is believed the assailants were either Chechen separatists attempting to wreck the recently established peace in the region, or members of the Russian security forces hoping to discredit the separatists. The shooting was the worst attack that the ICRC endured in its 133-year history. As a result, the Red Cross suspended work in the area."
References: 1) RAND
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