Incident Summary:

10/12/2016: Assailants abducted Felix Urbieta from Belen Kue, Concecpcion, Paraguay. The whereabouts of Urbieta, the uncle of the governor of Concepcion state, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mariscal Lopez Army (EML). Additionally, a government official suspected that the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) had carried out the abduction.

GTD ID:
201610120030

When:
2016-10-12

Country:
Paraguay

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Concepcion

City:
Belen Kue

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Concepcion
Specific Description Uncle of Governor: Felix Urbieta
Nationality of Target Paraguay
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded 500000.00
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources 0.00
Total Ransom Amount Paid Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources Unknown
Ransom Notes Unknown
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mariscal Lopez Army (EML) No
Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Security Forces Arrest Guerrilla Suspected of Staging Kidnappings in Paraguay," Latin American Herald Tribune, October 19, 2017.
"Paraguay: Rancher kidnapped, guerrilla group suspected; Paraguay: Rancher kidnapped, guerrilla group suspected," The Canadian Press, October 13, 2016.