Tag: Venezuela

December 21, 1975: ‘Carlos the Jackal’ leads a hostage taking in Austria

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2021-12-21
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The OPEC headquarters in Vienna, pictured in 2008 (Photo: alex.ch on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

On December 21, 1975 six terrorists led by Carlos the Jackal took hostages at OPEC HQ in Vienna after killing three people.

Tags Austria, Hostage, terrorism, Today in terrorism, Venezuela

May 8, 2018: Terrorists kill miners in Venezuela

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2021-05-08
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ELN graffiti celebrating their 43rd anniversary in 2007 (Photo: KyleEJohnson on flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

On May 8, 2018 the Colombian terrorist group ELN killed 20 miners in the Venezuelan province of Bolivar.

Tags Colombia, FARC, terrorism, Today in terrorism, Venezuela