Incident Summary:

03/19/2014: Assailants abducted five Sercapetrol Oil Company employees in Vista Hermosa town, Meta department, Colombia. The five employees were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

GTD ID:
201403190011

When:
2014-03-19

Country:
Colombia

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Meta

City:
Vista Hermosa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Sercapetrol Oil Company
Specific Description Workers
Nationality of Target Colombia
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 5
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 9
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
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 Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 27th Isaias Pardo Front No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Five oil workers kidnapped in Colombian central state," Colombia Reports, March 19, 2014.
"Colombia Guerrilla Update: FARC Leader Alias Jhonyquito, 4 Rebels Die in Camp Bombing in Antioquia," OSC Summary, March 21, 2014.