GTD ID:
198001090003

When:
1980-01-09

Country:
France

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Corse-du-Sud

City:
Ajaccio

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description Hotel
Nationality of Target France
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 30
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 0
Days of Kidnapping 1
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
Rifle; Pistol
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Union Du People Corse No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 35
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources