Terrorism in Guatemala
The risk of terrorist attacks in Guatemala over the past years can be classified as practically not existing. Over the past 5 years a total number of 6 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 4 people have been killed and 3 injured.› Topic page: Terrorism
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Most frequent attack targets in Guatemala
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalists & Media | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Government | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jutiapa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Suchitepequez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zacapa | 1 | 1 | 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.