Incident Summary:

11/27/2014: Assailants abducted a child from Cauca department, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved. Sources noted that the victim was being held for ransom.

GTD ID:
201411270006

When:
2014-11-27

Country:
Colombia

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cauca

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Child
Nationality of Target Colombia
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded Unknown
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
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
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (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
"Since Congress asks hard hand FARC for abduction," eltiempo.com, November 27, 2014.
"Colombia Guerrilla Update: Army Arrests 5 FARC Militiamen Transporting Coca Paste in Meta," OSC Summary, November 27, 2014.