TERRORISM REVIEW

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 The Terrorism Diary for May-July 2000
Below is a compendium of May, June, and July dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a dnt does not
suggest that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist event.
I May Socialist World. May Day (commemorates labor violence in Chicago).
I May 1980 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.
2 May 2000 Jewish World. Commemoration of the Holocaust.
6 May 1900 Iran. Birthday of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
10 May 2000 Israel. Independence Day.
14 May 1948 Middle East. Beginning of first Arab-Israeli war
15 May 1948 Palestinians. Palestine Day (end of UN mandate); 15 May Organization, founded
in 1979 by remnant of Special Operations Group of Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine (PFLP), takes its name from this event.
17 May 1983 Lebanon, Israel. Signing of troop withdrawal accord-known as 17 May
Agreement.
26 May 1991 Georgia. Independence Day.
30 May 1972 Israel Japanese Red Army massacre at Lod Airport, Tel Aviv-Yafo.
June 2000 Jordan. First anniversary of King Abdallah U's ascension to throne.
I June 1976 Palestinians. During this month, Syria entered the civil conflict in Lebanon on the
side of the Christian Phalange and against the Palestinians and their Muslim allies.
In response, Palestinian renegade Abu Nidal renamed his terrorist group-then
based in Iraq-the Black June Organization and began attacking Syrian targets.
3 June 1989 Iran. Death of Ayatollah Khomeini.
4 June 1982 Israel, Lebanon. First Israeli bombing of Beirut.
5 June 1963 Iran. National Day of Mourning; Revolution Day; Day of Uprising, to commemo-
rate the arrest of Ayatollah Khomeini by police under the Shah.
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 5 June 1967 Middle East. Beginning of the Six-Day War.
6 June 1982 Israel, Lebanon. Israeli forces invade Lebanon.
6 Jute 1984 India. Army storms the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar.
8 June 1967 Palestinians. Founding of Palestinian terrorist group Sa'iqa, a.k.a. Thunderbol.
9 June 1984 Peru. Launching of guerrilla action by MRTA; the takeover of a radio station in
Lima.
18 June 1953 Egypt. Evacuation Day, which is the anniversary of the proclamation of the
republic.
25 June 1964 Mozambique. Founding of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique.
25 June 1996 Saudi Arabia. Truck bombing of Khubar Towers facility in Dharan, in which 19
US servicemen were killed and hundreds of others were wounded.
26 June 1995 Ethiopia. Attempted assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Italy. Arrest of 13 members of the Egyptian al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya in Milan.
28 June 1988 Greece. Revolutionary Organization 17 November car bomb kills US Navy Capt.
William Nordeen.
I July 1867 Canada. Dominion Day.
3 July 1988 Iran. USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 in Persian Gulf.
3 July 1976 Uganda. Israeli forces conduct a successful hostage rescue operation in Entebbe.
4 July 1776 United States. Independence Day.
4 July 1946 Philippines. Republic Day-date on which the Philippines became an independent
republic.
S 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 1789 France. Bastille Day.
 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.
18 July 1988 Greece. Abu Nidal organization carried out attack on the cruise ship "City of
Poros," killing nine persons and injuring 98.
18 July 1994 Argentina. Hizballah bombs AMIA cultural center in Buenos Aires.
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.
25 July 1996 France. Bomb kills seven persons, wounds 117 on Paris commuter train. Algerian
Armed Islamic Group responsible.
26 July 1956 Egypt. Nationalization of Suez Canal.
28 July 1821 Peru. Independence Day.
28 July 1989 Lebanon. Abduction by Israel of Hizballah cleric Shaykh Ubayd.
31 July Spain, France. St. Ignatius' Day-patron saint of Basques.
31 July 1969 Spain, France. Founding of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA).
 Chronology of International Terrorism-January-April 2000
The following incidents have met the criteria for the Intelligence Community's
Incident Review Panel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism
Review. These incidents are the basis for the State Department's Patterns of Global
Terrorism, published annually as the US Government's offlcial record of
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 Uganda: In Kampala, armed militants kidnapped two Italian missionaries,
according to press reports. The hostages were released unharmed several hours
later. The Lord's Resistance Army is probably responsible.F_~
Nigeria: In Lagos, armed youths occupied Shell Oil Company buildings and held
hostage 30 Nigerian employees and four guards of the Anglo-Dutch-owned com-
pany, according to press reports. On 15 March, the Nigerian Army stormed
buildings and released the hostages unharmed. No one claimed responsibility
Only minor damage to ft was reported, and there were no injuries. No one
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persons as it took off from the Juba City airport,
Disgruntled landowners demanding money and jobs are suspected
press reports. The 40 hostages were released unharmed several hours later.
Nigeria: Armed militants kidnapped 40 persons-I5 British, 15 French, and 10
Korean from a housing estate of the Elf Aquitaine Oil Company, according to
Namibia: Near Caprivi and Kavango, militants blew up electrical pylons,
bringing construction in the area to a standstill, according to press reports.
National Union for the Total Independence ofAngola militants maybe responsible.
Company, according to press reports. Ijaw youths are probably responsible
Drilling Company, a firm contracted by the Anglo-Dutch-owned Shell Oil
Nigeria: In Warry armed militants kidnapped 19 employees of the Noble Oil
27 February India: In New Delhi, a bomb exploded at a railroad station, injuring eight
persons and causing major damage, Indian
authorities suspect Kashmiri militants or Sikhs are responsible
responsible
::'he Indian Government suspects either Kashmiri militants or Sikhs are
Delhi, killing eight persons and injuring seven others,
India: In Sirhand, a bomb exploded on a bus traveling from Jammu City to
India: Armed militants killed 35 Sikhs in Chadisinghpoora Village, according to
press reports. Police officers arrested a Muslim militant who confessed to helping
two groups-Lashkar-Y-Tayiba and Hizbul Mthe two principal Muslim
groups in Kashmir-suspected in the massacr
India: Armed militants threw a grenade at a group of police officers but missed
their target, killing three civilians and injuring 11 other bystanders in Srinagar
according to press reports. The Hizbul Mujahideen may be responsible
claimed responsibility
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12 April
14 April
Pakistan: Armed militants in Peshawar fired on an Afghan vehicle killing the
Afghan Governor of the Taliban-held northern Afghan Province of Kunduz and
his militia commander and wounding his driver and accompanying passenger,
according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India: In Srinagar, militants using a remote-controlled device blew up a car
packed with explosives near an army convoy. killinu one bystander, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibili
India: A bomb exploded in Srinagar, damaging the Kashmir radio station and a
tourist reception area next door, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
15 April India: Armed militants in Tripura killed 12 persons, wounded seven others, and
several huts, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
29 February Serbia: In Srbica, press accounts reported unidentified assailants shot and killed
a Russign KFOR-s9idier who was on patrol. A 15-year-old ethnic Albanian was
arreste
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UN official in his leg. No one claimed responsibility
Serbia: Near Pristina, press accounts reported an unidd gunman shot a
injuries. No one claimed responsibilit
Bosnia: In Modrica, press accounts reported unidentified individuals threw a
grenade near a US SFOR vehicle on patrol causing minor damage but no
y
Spain: In Bilbao,) 'q group of unidentified individuals
threw several Molotov cocktails at a Citroen car dealership, causing minor
damage but no injuries. The attack bears the Basque Fatherland and Liberty
10 March Greece: In Athens, press accounts reported unidentified arsonists set fire to and
destroyed a diplomatic vehicle belonging to the Japanese Embassy. No one
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claimed responsibility
itself the Anarchist Faction for the Overthro
Greece: In Athens, press accounts reported unidentified arsonists set fire to and
destroyed two parked vehicles belonging to the German Embassy. A telephone
caller to a local radio station claimed responsi ili on behalf of a group calling
claimed responsibilit
Italy bomb disposal experts discovered and
defused an explosive d nted at the American University of Rome. No one
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 France: In Quevert, press accounts reported a bomb exploded at a McDonald's
restaurant, killing one person and causing major damage. Although no one
claimed responsibility, policeF--Isuspect the Breton Liberation Army
 Belize: In Belize City, press accounts reported unidentified individuals threw an
explosive device at the Guatemalan E using minor damage but no
injuries. No one claimed responsibility
from their vehicle. On 21 March, the hostages were released unharmed in
El Salvador: Near San Antonio Pcjona
unidentified gunmen kidnapped a US citizen and his Salvadoran nep ew
Venezuela: In Bello Monte, press accounts reported bomb disposal experts
removed and defused a letter bomb that unidentified individuals sent to the
Lebanese Embassy. No one claimed responsibility
Colombia: In Cali uspected ELN guerrillas bombed
three distinct Mormon temples causing minor damage but no injuries. No one
claimed responsibility)
claimed responsibili6
Colombia: Near Cadena, press accounts reported a bomb exploded on the Cano-
Limon Covenas oil pipeline, causing major damage and suspending oil
production for several dam. Police suspect either FARC or ELN rebels. No one
Yemen: Armed tribesmen kidnapped the Polish Ambassador, according to press
reports. On 4 March, the Ambassador was released unharmed. The Khawlan Tribe
claimed responsibility
Saudi Arabia: In Jiddah, unidentified gunmen fared gunshots at the Russian
Consulate, causin manor damage, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibili\\
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-February-April 2009
On 21 March in Beu region, armed militants crucified and killed six children,
according to press reports. The National Union or the Total Independence of
Angola (UNITA) is probably responsible
On 31 March in Luanda, armed militants attacked a convoy of civilian cars, killing
19 persons and in urin 11 others, according to press reports. UNITA is probably
responsible
On 23 April in Uige, two vehicles hit two antitank landmines, killing 33 persons
and injuring 17 others, according to press reports. UNITA is probably responsible.
On 21 March in Nairobi, militants threw an explosive device at a Supreme Court
justice's private residence, killin two employees, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility
responsibil
On 7 March in Kitgum District, militants attacked a displaced person's camp kill-
ing 10 persons and wounding 36 others, according to press reports. No one claimed
On 16 April in Badakhshan, a bomb exploded at a scrap metal outlet, killing six
persons and in n urin 13 others, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
On 1 March in Sonargon, an improvised explosive device exploded in a tennis
complex causing minor damage, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
On 16 March in Delhi, a bomb exploded in a crowded marketplac seven
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 13 April in Calcutta, three bombs exploded in the Sealdah train station in urin
seven persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibili
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 On 25 March in Karachi, a bomb exploded in a crowded marketplace killing two
persons and iniurm one other, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
On 7 April in Rawalpindi, a bomb exploded in a grain market, injuring four
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 12 April in Mallow Wali, armed militants cut telephone lines to the village,
threw grenades into a mosque, and opened fire on the congregation, killing 15
On 10 March in Colombo, armed militants attacked the advance security vehicle of
the Deputy Defense Minister using rocket-propelled grenades, handgrenades, and
automatic weapons, killing 22 persons and wounding 47 others, according to ress
reports. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is probably responsible
On 7 April in Girwelkanda, LTTE members killed 1 e cers, two civilians,
and wounded four others, according to press reports
his driver, and his bodyguard. No one claimed responsibility
On 22 March in Stepanakert )unidentified gunmen
opened fire on the Nagorno-Karabakh presidential convoy, in'urin the president,
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On 11 April in Irkutsk, press accounts reported four masked gunmen broke into the
Azeri Cultural Center and opened fire with assault rifles and a handreua"lling
five persons and injuring two others. No one claimed responsibility
On 16 March in St. Petersburg, according to press reports, a grenade exploded at an
apartment building entrance causing minor damage but no injuries. No one
responsibilit}
On 30 March near Moscow, press accounts reported bomb disposal experts defused
an explosive device discovered at the Sheremetyevo-1 Airport. No one claimed
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ing a local political official and three other persons. No one claimed responsibility.
On 3 April in the Novolak District,) la bomb
exploded inside a bus, killing t persons and injuring three others. No one
claimed responsibility
On 7 April in Krasnodar, a car bomb exploded, kill-
On 13 April near Samara, a bomb exploded on a section of the Mokrous-Tolyatya
gas pipeline, causing a major fire but no injuries
No one claimed responsibility
claimed responsibilit
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On 20 April in Brovary, press accounts reported a bomb exploded inside an
apartment building, killin three persons and injuring four others. No one
claimed responsibility
responsibility
On 15 April in Bonifacio~ I a bomb exploded inside a
popular discotheque, causing major damage but no injuries. No one claimed
injuries, according to press accounts. No one claimed responsibili
On 21 April in Sagone, a bomb exploded at a bank, causing major dams a but no
On 10 March in Argentre du Plessis, according to press reports, unidentified
individuals bombed a tax office, causing extensive damage but no injuries e
suspect the Breton Revolutionary Army. No one claimed responsibility
On 5 March in Thessaloniki unidentified individu-
als threw seven Molotov cocktails at o ces a onging to a local ujmg
significant damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibilit?~ ca
no injuries. No one claimed responsibility
On 9 March in Athens, according to press reports, unidentified individuals fire-
bombed an office belonging to the Friends o the Police, causing major damage but
On 11 April in Athens I unidentified arsonists
set fire to and destroyed a parked vehicle. No one claimed responsibility.
Fein office. No one claimed responsibili
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On 25 February in Belfast, press accounts reported Irish Republican Army officials
discovered and defused an explosive device planted outside the entrance to a Sinn
bears the hallmark of a Northern Ireland paramilitary group
On 3 March in Belfast, according to press reports, unidentified gunmen shot a
17-year-old boy in his right knee in an apparent "punishment" attack. The attack
bears the hallmark of a Northern Ireland paramilitary group
On 20 March in Glenarm, press accounts reported unidentified individuals fire-
bombed a residence, injuring two persons and causing minor damage. The attack
of a Northern Ireland paramilitary group
On 1 April in Belfast, press accounts reported unidentified masked gunmen shot a
man in his legs in an apparent "punishment" attack. The attack bears the hallmark
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 On 6 April in Londonderry, a bomb exploded on a British Army base, causing
minor damage but no injuries, according to pressorts. The attack bears the hall-
mark of a Northern Ireland paramilitary group.)
injuries
On 13 April in Rosslea, County Fermanagh, press accounts reported Continuity
Irish Republican Army members fired a mortar round on a Royal Ulster Constabu-
lary police station, causing minor damage to a nearby parked vehicle but no
On 3 March in Xirivella, unidentified arsonists set fire to and destroyed offices
belonging to the United Left, according to press accounts. Posters displayed nearby
claimed responsibility on behalf of a group calling itself the Armageddon National
and Liberty (ETA) hallmar
On 6 March in San Sebastian, according to press reports, a car bomb exploded,
injuring six civilians and two civil guards. The attack bears the Basque Fatherland
causing significant damage. The attack bears the ETA hallmarl
On 18 March in Renteria~ I six or seven masked indi-
viduals set fire to offices belonging to the Socialist Party, inj*un'pA one-person and
per claimed responsibility on behalf of the ETA
On 13 April in Guriezo, press accounts reported ETA members set fire to a televi-
sion station receiver, causing major damage. A telephone caller to a local newspa-
no injuries. The attack bears the ETA hallmark
On 21 April in Vitoria, according to press reports, unidentified individuals fire-
bombed a residence belonging to a local police officer, causing major damage but
injuries. The attack bears the hallmark of the ETA
On 22 April near Bilbao, press accounts reported unidentified individuals fire-
bombed the residence of the mayor of Trapaga, causing moderate damage but no
responsibility
On 16 March in Istanbul, press accounts reported unidentified armed assailants
ambushed a police vehicle, injuring one police officer. No one claimed
No one claimed responsibility
On 26 March in Istanbul, according to press reports, unidentified assailants staged
an armed attack on a sports facility, injuring 15 persons and causing minor damage.
responsibility.
On 10 April in Istanbul, a bomb exploded inside a courthouse, injuring one person
and causing minor damage, according to press reports. No one claimed
 On 14 March in Medellin, press accounts reported suspected Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC) militants hurled three gas tanks at the police
headquarters, killing two persons and injuring ten others. In addition, the explosion
damaged 45 buildings. No one claimed responsibility,--
responsibility.
On 25 March in Vigia del Fuerte, press accounts reported suspected FARC rebels
ambushed a village and killed 21 police officers, the local mayor, and seven others.
The rebels also took hostage 11 other police officers. No one claimed
responsibili
suspected F litants shot and killed five peasants. o one c aimed
No one claimed responsibilit}[==
On 10 April in Trujillo, Department of del Cauca,
On 3 April near Cesar uspected National Liberation
Army (ELN) rebels kidnapped 23 persons at a roadblock and set fire to 10 vehicles.
responsibility
On 26 March in Girardot~ la vehicle bomb exploded at a
marketplace, killing one 17-year-old auxiliary op ce officer and injuring 32 others,
including six police officers. The explosion also destroyed several buildings. No
one claimed responsibility
On 30 March in Cachipay, press accounts reported a vehicle bomb exploded
outside the mayor's office, killing four persons, injuring 14 others, and damaging
several buildinaSehicles nearby. Police suspect the FARC. No one claimed
On 14 April near Medellin, according to press reports, suspected FARC guerrillas
killed three persons, including a local political fficial and kidnapped 12 others at
a fake roadblock. No one claimed responsibilit}
Algeria On 2 March in Larbaa, armed militants killed 10 persons and wounded three others
when they broke into a private residence, according to press reports. The Armed
Islamic Group (GIA) is probably responsible.
others, according to press reports. The GIA is probably responsible.
On 2 March in Medea, armed militants killed three persons and wounded three
On 3 March in M'guetta, armed militants entered a private residence, killing nine
members of one f~n? according to press reports. The GIA is probably
responsible
 In Abou El Hassen on 12 March, two bombs exploded in a weekly market killing
one person and iniuri ng 13 others, according to press reports. The GIA is probably
responsible.
On 27 March in Bordj El Emir, a bomb hidden in the middle of the road exploded,
killing six persons and injurin five others, according to press reports. The GIA is
probably responsible
On 4 April in El H'ranfa, according to press reports, a bomb exploded in an
outdoor marketplace, killin two persons and injuring seven others. The GIA is
probably responsible,?
On 13 April in Attatba, a bomb exploded in an outdoor market killing 10 persons
and injuring five others. The GIA is probably responsible.)
Israel (and West Bank) On 6 March on the Jerusalem-Hebron road, armed militants fired on an Israeli bus,
damaging the front windshield, accordin to press reports. Authorities suspect the
Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS)
On 8 March in Bethlehem, militants fired upon an Israeli settler's car carryin
several passengers, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibilit