TERRORISM REVIEW

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1995

Director of Central Intelligence
Terrorism Review
May 1995
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Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed
This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Information available as of 18 May 1995 was used in this
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 The Terrorism Diary for July
Below is a compendium of July dates of known or conceivable significance to
terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or event should not by itself be
construed to suggest that we expect or anticipate a commemorative terrorist event.
I July 1867 Canada. Dominion Day.
3 July 1988 Iran. USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 in Persian Gulf.
4 July 1776 United States. Independence Day.
4 July 1946 Philippines. Republic Day (date on which Philippines become independent
republic).
5 July 1962 Algeria. Independence Day.
9 July 1929 Morocco. Birthday of King Hassan II.
10 July 1978 Mauritania. Armed Forces Day (commemorates military coup).
12 July 1690 Northern Ireland. Orangemen's Day (Protestants march to commemorate victory
in Battle of the Boyne).
14 July 1958 Iraq. Republic Day (Army coup d'etat that overthrew monarchy and established
republic).
15 July 1946 Brunei. Sultan's birthday.
17 July 1968 Iraq. Revolution Day (Ba'th Party coup).
20 July 1974 Cyprus. Turkish Cypriot Peace and Freedom Day (commemorates intervention by
Turkish forces).
23 July 1952 Egypt. National Day (commemorates military coup ousting King Farouk).
23 July 1970 Oman. Accession Day of Sultan Qaboos.
25 July 1957 Tunisia. Proclamation of republic.
26 July 1956 Egypt. Nationalization of Suez Canal.
28 July 1821 Peru. Independence Day.
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 28 July 1989 Lebanon. Abduction by Israel of Hizballah cleric Shaykh Ubayd.
31 July Spain, France. St. Ignatius's Day (patron saint of Basques).
31 July 1969 Spain, France. Founding of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA).
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 Chronology of International Terrorism
The following incidents were .considered by the Intelligence Community's Incident
Review Panel 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 Global Terrorism, which is
published annually as the US Government's official record of international
terrorism.
14 February Pakistan: Three gunmen shot and killed a former Afghan Brigadier at his resi-
dence. The victim was affiliated with the moderate, pro-Afghanistan Council for
Understanding and National Unity (CUNA). No group claimed ity, but
Gulbuddin Hikmatyar's Hizb-I-Islami organization is suspected
Europe
26 February Spain: A bomb exploded at a French-owned bank. The bank, eight parked cars,
and an adjacent buildir-"maged. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
is believed responsibl
31 Janl4ary Colombia: Suspected guerrillas kidnapped two Brazilian engineers. The engi-
neers are employed by the Swiss Company, ASEA. They were at an abandoned
hydroelectric dam when gunmen entered the compound and took them hostage[
23 February Colombia: Guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) dynamited
Colombia's second-largest oil pipeline. The attack caused more than 10 bar-
rels of oil to spill into the Ite River. Pumping operations were suspended
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 Uganda
Asia
Europe
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-April 1995
This description of incidents and situations is not meant to be a detailed
accounting of all domestic terrorist incidents, but rather to provide an overview of
on 5 April
On 31 March the Ugandan Health Minister and two companions, were abducted by
National Democratic Army (NDA) militants. The hostages were released unharmed
On 24 April members of the ASG kidnapped three social workers in Tungawan,
On 19 April the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked two naval ves-
sels in Trincomalee, killing 11 Sri Lankan sailors.)
may be responsible
On 22 April in Ajaccio, a bomb damaged the home of a mayor who is also a mem-
ber of the French parliament. There were no injuries, and damage was minor. No
group claimed responsibility. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC)
On 4 April bombs exploded at a real estate office on the Eastern Mediterranean
University campus. There were no in uries, but damage was sustained. No group
has claimed credit for the attach
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On 3 April in Marseille, a borb-ula~ed in a prominent rightwing politician's
garage was defused by police
responsibility for the attac
On 19 April in Madrid, an assassination attempt was made on Jose Maria Aznar,
head of the conservative Popular Party, when a car bomb exploded as his motor-
cade passed. Anzar escaped with minor injuries, but nearby buildings and vehicles
were damaged. A second bomb exploded near one of Madrid's main railway sta-
tions about one hour later. Authorities believe the assailants destroyed their escape
vehicle with the second bo asque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) claimed
Turkey On 4, 19, and 21 April, several citizens were stabbed to death in Adana and
Diyarbakir. The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) is probably responsible
On 11 April a car bomb was detonated in Istanbul. No one was injured, but damage
was sustained. The PKK is probably responsible
On 20 April in Istanbul, a bomb was thrown into a coffee house. No
injured, but damage was sustained. The PKK is probably responsible
On 24 April a bomb was detonate garden in Istanbul, injuring two people.
The PKK is probably responsible
On 25 April in Mardin, 26 Turkish Hizballah militants were arrested in a police
operation. Authorities freed a taxi driver who had been kidnapped in JanuaryC
United Kingdom On 25 April, a letter bomb targeting Agriculture Minister William Wadegrave was
found by a postman preparing to deliver mail to his residence. The bomb was
safely defused. No group claimed responsibility. Waldegrave has been targeted
before by animal rights activists protesting exports of farm animals to Europe
Latin America
On 21 April in Santiago, two banks were bombed, injuring one person and causing
slip-ht damage to the buildings. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
On 5 April in Fosca, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Colombia
(FARC) attacked the town, injuring a woman and a child. Terrorists ransacked the
town and escaped in five trucks owned by the town. The ' Cooperative
Bank was also robbed of 72 million pesos (US $83,279)
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 On 14 April, guerrillas of the Nation Li ation Army (ELN) burned three buses
in Pereira. No injuries were reported
Nicaragua On 21 April in Managua, a device exploded at the office of a ranking National
Police officer. Windows were broken but ut there were no injuries. No group has
claimed responsibility for the attack
Egypt
On 4 April approximately 40 armed Sendero Luminoso (SL) members stopped a
bus and forced a police commandant to exit. After painting terrorist slogans on the
bus, the guerrillas ordered the driver to proceed. The next morning the police
officer's bod was found at a roadside near Huamachuco. The body exhibited signs
of torture
On 7 April 20 SL terrorists of intercepted an interproincialhu , killing the
National Police chief of Huamachuco in Quesquend
On 8 April SL terrorists bombe I mbio 90/Nueva Mayoria office, causing
material damage but no injuries)
Between 1 April and 25 April in Al Minya Province, five policemen were killed,
12 policemen were wounded, and 10 Egyptian citizens were killed when unidenti-
fied assailants opened fire on them. Al-Gama'atAl-Islamiyya was probably respon-
sible)
Gaza Strip On 9 April in Nezarim, a suicide bomber crashed an explosive-rigged car into a
convoy of military and civilian vehicles. One Israeli was killed and 11 other people
were wounded. amic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) claimed responsibil-
ity for the attack