Incident Date:
December 26, 2002
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Baliguian Philippines
Perpetrators: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Business(Mining)
Canadian Target:
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 12 fatalities, 10 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "12/26/2002: Suspected Muslim rebels ambushed a vehicle in the village of Baliguian, on Mindanao island, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. The vehicle was transporting Filipino workers of Toronto Ventures, a Canadian-based mining company. Twelve workers were killed and another ten were injured. Specific motive is unknown; however, Toronto Ventures has been accused of perpetrating human rights abuses and environmentally unsound practices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
2) ITERATE
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