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Conflict Incident Report
Two West Germans were abducted in West Beirut
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
January 17, 1987 to September 1, 1988
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
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January 17 and January 21, 1987: Two West Germans, Alfred Schmidt and Rudolph Cordes, were abducted in West Beirut. Schmidt was released in September 1987 and Cordes in September 1988.
Primary category:
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
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