Incident Summary:

06/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in El Jicaral, Leon, Nicaragua. At least three officers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201806110034

When:
2018-06-11

Country:
Nicaragua

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Leon

City:
El Jicaral

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity National Nicaraguan Police Force
Specific Description Outpost
Nationality of Target Nicaragua
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 3
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
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
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown 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
"Managua - Nicaragua crisis death toll rises as bishops await word from Ortega," AFP (North European Service), June 11, 2018.