Incident Date:
April 04, 2014
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Tchere Cameroon
Perpetrators: Boko Haram
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Religious Figures/Institutions(Religious Figures)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped two Italian priests and a Canadian nun from their home in Tchere area, Maroua district, Extreme North region, Cameroon. The victims were safely released as part of a prisoner exchange on June 1, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces attributed the kidnapping to Boko Haram."
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