GTD ID:
198803060004

When:
1988-03-06

Country:
Chile

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Santiago Metropolitan

City:
Santiago

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Cauce Magazine
Specific Description woman employee
Nationality of Target Chile
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 6
Days of Kidnapping 0
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Chilean Anti-Communist Alliance (ACHA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
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 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources