GTD ID:
198807170011

When:
1988-07-17

Country:
Honduras

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cortes

City:
San Pedro Sula

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity U.S Army
Specific Description 7 U.S. Soldiers
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Explosive; Automatic firearm
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Lorenzo Zelaya Revolutionary Front (LZRF) Popular Revolutionary Front No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 8
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 4
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources