TERRORISM REVIEW

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Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-February 199
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This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist Center. Comments
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The Terrorism Diary for April and Mays
Below is a compendium of April and May dates of knoK~n or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world Our inclusion of a date or event shoecld
not by itself be construed to suggest that we expect or anticipate a commemorative
terrorist event.)
Armenians. April is dedicated by Armenian groups to the memory of the massacre
of Armenians by Turks during World War I.
Iran. Islamic Republic Day.
Syria. Founding of Bath Party.
Pakistan. Ex-President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto executed; the terrorist group
AI-Zulfikar, founded by his two sons, is named after him.
Ireland. Beginning of insurrection that led to independence.
Iraq. Founding of ruling Bath Party.
Palestinians. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General
Command (PEEP-GC).
Lebanon. Phalange militiamen attack bus, triggering Lebanese civil war.
Libya. US planes bomb Tripoli and Banghazi in retaliation for Libyan involvement
in anti-US terrorism.
Colombia. Populist group National Popular Alliance extremists founded 19th of
April Movement (M-19).
Armenians. National Day of Sorrow. Commemorates Turkish massacre.
Iraq. Birthday of Saddam Husayn.
Colombia. Founding of People's Liberation Army (EPL).
India. Sikh militants declare independent republic of Khalistan at Golden Temple
in Amritsar; militants expelled from temple next day.
Socialist World. May Day.
Peru. Destruction of electoral material in Chuschi, Cangallo Province, marks
beginning of armed struggle by Sendero Luminoso; anniversary is commemorated
by acts of violence throughout May, but especially on 16 May.
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 2 May 1953 Jordan. King Husayn assumed constitutional power.
2 May Jewish World. Commemoration of the Holocaust.
6 May 1900 Iran..Birthday of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
14 May Israel. Independence Day.
14 May 1948 Middle East. Beginning of first Arab-Israeli war.
IS May 1948
Palestinians. Palestine Day (end of LTN mandate); 15 May Organization, founded
in 1979 by remnant of Special Operations Group of Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PEEP), takes its name from this event.
l7 May 1983 Lebanon, Israel. Signing of troop withdrawal accord (known as 17 May agree-
ment).
 Chronology of International Terrorist
The following incidents were considered by the Intelligence Community's Incident
Review Pastel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism Review and
were determined by the Panel to constitute international terrorism. Such incidents
provide the basis for the State Department s Patterns of Globa( Terrorism, which is
published annually as the US Government's official record of international
terrorism
18 January Ethiopia: A bomb exploded at the Ghian Hotel in Addis Ababa, killing at least
four people and injuring 20 others. The injured included citizens from the United
Kingdom, Mali, India, and France. No one has claimed responsibility for the
bombing)
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 8 January Indonesia: Two hundred Free Papua Movement (OPM) guerrillas abducted 26
individuals in the Lorenta nature reserve in Irian Jaya province. The hostages
were on a research expedition for the World Wide Fund for Nature. The guerrillas
released 14 hostages but continue to hold four Britons, two Dutch, and six Indone-
sians. OPM demanded. the complete withdrawal of Indonesian troops from Irian
Jaya, compensation for environmental. damage and for the death of civilians at the
hands of the military, and a halt to Freeport Indonesia mining operations (a unit of
the New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan company}. The Indonesian Govern-
- meat is negotiating for the release of the remaining hostages
27 January Georgia: Suspected Chechen se aratists shot at an International Red Cross vehi-
cle, injuring two relief workers.
Europe
2 January Netherlands: A bomb exploded outside an Arnhem building that houses a
French-owned bank and the French Honorary Consulate. The explosion shat-
. tered windows and damaged surrounding buildings. On 25 January the Anti-
Nuclear Society for a Silent Counter-Offensive (ANGST) claimed responsibility for
the attack.~~
4 January
5 January
Spain: A bomb exploded at a Pamplona car show sponsored by the French car-
etaker Peugeot, causing major damage. No one has claimed responsibility for the
attack, but the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) youth group, Jarrai, is
believed to be responsible.)
Netherlands: Firebombs damaged the Turkish Consulate in Deventer and a
Turkish bank in The Hague. No one has claimed responsibilit .Authorities dis-
covered graffiti on the bank's wall signed by the DHKP/C~
Netherlands: A fire set at the entrance of the Rotterdam office of the Dutclt
Unian of Turkish Islamic Social Cultural Association caused minor damage. No
one has claimed responsibility for the attack.)
7 January Switzerland: Unknown assailants attacked a Turkish Airlines office in Z, urich.
causing major damage. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack
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10-17 January
are responsible
Switzerland: Three assailants firebombed the Turkish Maritime Line's shipping
o?~`ice in Zurich, causinx minor damage. Authorities suspect Turkish extremists
Turkey: Seven Turkish nationals of Chechen origin hijacked aRussian-bound
ferry in Trabzon. The hijackers initially threatened to kill all Russians on board
unless Chechen separatists being held in Dagestan, Russia, were released by Rus-
sian forces. On 19 January the hijackers surrendered to Turkish authorities outside
the Bosporus waterway entrance. The passengers were unharmed.~~
minor to the toss of at least. 50,000 gallons of oil.
Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) guerillas bombed the Cano Limon-
Covenas pipeline in five attacks throughout the country. Damage ranged from
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Spain
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism---February 199
This description of incidents and situations is not meant to be a detailed
accounting of all domestic terrorist incidents, but rather to provide an oven~ietiv of
indigenous terrorism worldwide~~
Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) hurled two explosive devices
into a crowded carnival in Sulu Archipelago on 8 February, killing one person and
wounding 40 others)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a village in Maha Nika
Wewa on 22 February, killin six civilians, a policeman, and two soldiers. Two
others were wounded.
Partisans, Missak Manouchian Combat Unit, claimed responsibility
A bomb detonated outside the National Front political party's Marseilles office on
21 February, causing major damage. A previously unknown group, thehe 1~reQUlar
(ELA) is suspected
A bomb detonated on 21 February inside an empty railway car outside of the Thes-
saloniki train station, destroying the car. The Revolutionary People's Struggle
(ETA) is responsible
Two gunmen killed an attorney on 6 February in San Sebastian. He was the brother
of a former Minister of Justice. It is believed the Basque Fatherland and Liberty
February in Madrid. The ETA is suspected
A gunman shot and killed the former head of Spain's Constitutional Court on l4
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 Turkey
Unknown assailants threw molotov cocktails at the Education Ministry office in
Istanbul on 2 February, causing extensive damage to the building and an adjacent
public school
On 5 February assailants firebombf'ed two banks in Istanbul, causing minor damage.
No one has claimed responsibilit
was dismantled by authorities. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
A bomb exploded outside an Istanbul municipal building in the district of Beyoglu
on 18 February, causing damage but no injuries. A second bomb found at the scene
United Kingdom On 2 February in Somerset, arsonists destroyed a vehicle owned by the leader of
the Liberal Democrat Party. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
responsibility
Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is responsible
Gunmen opened fire on a police officer's home on 2 February in County Tyrone,
Northern Ireland. The officer and his wife escaped unharmed. It is believed the
Assailants threw a firebomb at a bus in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on 13 Feb-
ruary, injuring the driver. No one claimed responsibility for the attack
After receiving a warning call, police defused a bomb found in a gym bag in a Lon-
don telephone booth on l5 February. The PIRA later claimed responsibility.
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A bomb detonated on a bus in London on 18 February, killing one person and
wounding nine others. Three days later, the PIRA admitted that the individual was
a PIRA courier in transit, confirming authorities' suspicions that the blast was pre-
Argentina An improvised explosive device detonated in front of the Cordoba town hall on I
February, damaeine windows but causing no injuries. No group has claimed
trying to force Samper to resign
Colombia In Bogota, three armed men gunned down a woman who was the key witness in a
drug-corruption probe involving President Samper. The woman's male companion
was also killed in the 1 February attack in an apartment building. The Movement
for Colombian Dignity has claimed responsibility for the murders, stating they are
damage but no injuries
National Liberation Army guerrillas dynamited a Colombian-owned pipeline in
Antioquia Department on 18 February. The explosion caused an oil spill.
Nicaragua Unknown assailants bo b atholic church in Leon on 10 February, causing
 Peru In Angashaycu-Rio Frio, Sendero Luminoso (SL) uerrillas killed the director of
the local soup kitchen and her sons on 10 February
(GIA) may be responsibl
A car bomb exploded in front of a press building in the Belcourt district of Algiers
on 1 I February, killing t 8 ersons and wounding 54. The Armed Islamic Croup
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