GTD ID:
199108130023

When:
1991-08-13

Country:
Soviet Union

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Azerbaijan

City:
Aterk

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military- KGB
Specific Description 32 troops taken hostage troops did not resist
Nationality of Target Soviet Union
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 32
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 0
Days of Kidnapping 13
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
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 Claimed Responsibility
Azerbaijan Guerrillas 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