GTD ID:
198209060006

When:
1982-09-06

Country:
Switzerland

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bern

City:
Bern

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity
Specific Description Polish Embassy
Nationality of Target Poland
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 13
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 0
Days of Kidnapping 3
Outcome Unknown
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded 999.00
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources Unknown
Ransom Notes Unknown
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Dynamite/TNT
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Dynamite; Automatic firearms
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
Polish Revolutionary Home Army 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 Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources