GTD ID:
198009170003

When:
1980-09-17

Country:
Paraguay

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Asuncion

City:
Asuncion

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Nicaragua
Specific Description Anastasio Somoza, fmr. president, his driver and bodyguard
Nationality of Target Nicaragua
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Bazooka; Automatic firearm
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
Ejercito Revolucionaria del Pueblo (ERP) (Argentina) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 12
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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