Incident Date:
January 03, 2010
January 03, 2010 - January 10, 2010
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Djebahia Algeria
Perpetrators: Islamist militants
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Business(Multinational Corporations)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/03/2010: Four assailants stopped an unmarked vehicle of the Canadian company SNC Lavalin, hijacking the vehicle and kidnapping the driver and an employee of SNC Lavalin (both Algerians), in the morning, in Djebahia, Bouira, Algeria. Shortly after, the assailants abandoned the vehicle and released the driver. On 01/07/2010, the assailants released the remaining victim. No group claimed responsibility."
References: 1) WITS
2) GTD 1970-2012 data file
3) Janes DB
4) The Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/algerian-snc-lavalin-worker-kidnapped/article4300916/
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