GTD ID:
198009050005

When:
1980-09-05

Country:
Venezuela

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Carabobo

City:
Valencia

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description securities firm
Nationality of Target Venezuela
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Major (likely > $1 million but < $1 billion)
Value of Property Damage $1,900,000.00
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Firearms Handgun
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Grenades; Automatic firearms; Revolvers; Rifles - military grade
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
Red Flag (Venezuela) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 10
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources