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Attacks: (Hostage Taking (Kidnapping))
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202012200022 | 2020-12-20 | Nigeria | Funtua | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 202012200021 | 2020-12-19 | Nigeria | Dandume district | Fulani extremists | 0 | 0 | Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202012200019 | 2020-12-20 | Tunisia | Unknown | Jund al-Khilafah (Tunisia) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 202012190023 | 2020-12-19 | Nigeria | Danbaure | Fulani extremists | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 202012180010 | 2020-12-18 | Nigeria | Garin Kuturu | Boko Haram | 1 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 202012170028 | 2020-12-17 | India | Jadraguda | Maoists | 1 | 0 | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Melee,Melee |
| 202012160016 | 2020-12-15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mungulu | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 202012160015 | 2020-12-15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Matombi | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | 4 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 202012150032 | 2020-12-15 | Afghanistan | Qarabagh district | Taliban | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 202012150031 | 2020-12-15 | Nigeria | Ogoja | Fulani extremists | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 202012150017 | 2020-12-15 | Afghanistan | Feroz Koh | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202012140035 | 2020-12-14 | Nigeria | Gumsa | Boko Haram (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 202012140034 | 2020-12-14 | Nigeria | Zairam | Boko Haram (suspected) | 4 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 202012130044 | 2020-12-13 | United States | New York City | Anti-globalization extremists | 1 | 0 | Religious Figures/Institutions | North America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 202012130024 | 2020-12-13 | Cameroon | Dibanda | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202012130023 | 2020-12-13 | Cameroon | Dibanda | Separatists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202012120017 | 2020-12-12 | Cameroon | Babanki | Separatists | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202012120006 | 2020-12-09 | Nigeria | Shengen | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Government (Diplomatic),NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 202012110037 | 2020-12-11 | Yemen | Shoqra | Al-Islah Party | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 202012110023 | 2020-12-11 | India | Samri | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee,Unknown |
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