Terrorism in Chile
The risk of terrorist attacks in Chile over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 51 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 3 people have been killed and 33 injured.In 2 incedents a total of 2 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage.
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Most frequent attack targets in Chile
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 22 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Religious institutions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Private citizens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Police | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utilities | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araucania | 23 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Santiago Metropolitan | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Valparaiso | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bio-Bio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Rios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terrorist organisations in Chile
| Organisation | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weichan Auka Mapu | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Conspiracy of Cells of Fire | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Informal Anarchist Federation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antagonistic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Individuals Tending Toward Savagery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anti-Government extremists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.