Incident Date:
August 02, 2005
August 02, 2005 - August 10, 2005
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Baghdad Iraq
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- Business
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents abducted, tortured then killed Canadian businessman, Zaid Meerwali, a Canadian running a technology business in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the murder. The attackers demanded $250,000 which the victim's family was prepared to pay. However, Meerwali's family never received payment instructions from the perpetrators."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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