Incident Date:
July 30, 1997
July 30, 1997 - January 31, 1998
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Casanare Colombia
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Business(Gas/oil)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities
Perpetrators:
Description: "07/30/1997: On 07/30/1997, two Colombian employees of Canada's Petrolex Energy were kidnapped in the Rubiales oil field in Casanare Department, Colombia. The kidnappers were not identified. The victims were reunited with their families on January 31, 1998."
References: 1) EIDB
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