1998 Cúa hostage crisis
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The 1998 Cúa hostage crisis occurred on April 5, 1998, in Cúa, Venezuela, when 18-year-old Hector Duarte attempted to rob a bakery with a revolver. After his robbery went wrong he took a woman hostage and threatened to kill her. He then engaged police in a stand-off that lasted for seven hours. The stand-off eventually ended when a police marksman shot Duarte in the head, killing him and saving the hostage. His graphic death was caught on camera.
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Location | Cúa, Venezuela |
Date | April 5, 1998 (26 years ago) (VET UTC-4) |
Target | Bakery |
Attack type | Hostage situation, shooting, attempted robbery |
Weapons | Revolver |
Deaths | 1 (perpetrator) |
Injured | 3 |
Perpetrator | Hector Duarte |
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