Incident Date:
October 08, 2008
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Bossaso Somalia
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(Gas/oil)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 fatalities, 1 injuries
Description: "10/08/2008: Gunmen kidnapped a British oil worker affiliated with the Canadian based Africa Oil Corporation. He was detained near Bossaso, a center of kidnappings and piracy. Security forces surrounded the kidnappers and freed the Briton in a gun battle. One bandit was killed and another wounded; however, the Briton was unharmed."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. (2013). Terrorism, 2008-2012: A Worldwide Chronology. North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers. p. 41-42"
2) Janes DB
3) ITERATE
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