TERRORISM REVIEW

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Key Dates and Events The Terrorism Diary for January-February 20001 27
Chronolo~y of International Terrorism-October-November 29
 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-November-December 33
This review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Information available as of 31 December 1999 was used in this
Review, except where otherwise noted.
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Below is a compendium of January and February dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a date or event does not
Seders. Independence Day. Proclamation of republic.
l~al?stir?iar?s. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Il'akistar~. Birthday of executed former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Il'alestiraaaras. Assassination of HAMAS bombmaker Yahyah Ayyash.
C?~?~baa. ELN attacks the city of Simacota in Santander Department, establishing
itself as an armed force.
dads ~ay~ ?r,I/erasal?a~a may. Muslims protest Israeli occupation of Jerusalem.
(Quds Day is commemorated on the last Friday of Ramadan, which ends on
7 January 2000.)
IE~y~rt. Birthday of Jamal `Abd al-Nasir.
drelara~ Founding of the Irish Free State.
Ilrara. Departure of the Shah from Iran.
drag, Il~a~~aaat. ?peration Desert Storm begins.
IE~ypt, dsrae~. Disengagement agreement signed.
~Ira~ted States. Mir Aimal Kansi shoots and kills Dr. Lansing Bennett and Frank
Darling and wounds three others in front of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Ilndia. Republic Day (national day).
Terrnaaey. Accession to power by Nationalist Socialist (Nazi) Party.
~I?rtd??rs~ Breland. Bloody Monday; 13 killed, 16 wounded during demonstration
in Derry.
Ilazdia. Kashmir separatist leader Maqbool Butt executed.
Ilraq. Anniversary of Bath Revolution.
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~'ri ~ce~z~i~z. Independence Day.
llrar?. Revolution Day.
7l'aar&~y. Assassination of US Defense Department contractor Bobby Eugene
Mozelle by Dev Sol terrorists in Adana.
Ilraq. Revolution Day.
~~reea~~y. Red Army Faction fired more than 200 small arms rounds at US
Embassy, Bonn; no casualties.
Ilrcea~. Attack on US Embassy in Tehran; the Embassy was briefly occupied and the
Ambassador briefly held.
1Pcal?st~niaaas. Assassination of Hizballah Secretary General Musawi in an Israeli
air attack.
IEgypt, Ilsra~l. Exchange of ambassadors.
1Usar~aa l~aaz ILadira. Bin Ladin and allied groups publish fatwa proclaiming it is
incumbent on all Muslims to attack Americans and their allies.
llraq. Beginning of the ground war in Desert Storm.
1Ureit~d ~tcat~s. World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
7l'rark?y. US Air Force Lt. Col. Alvin Macke wounded during a Dev Sol
assassination attempt in Izmir.
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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 1~epartment's Patterns of
Global Terrorism, published annually as the US Government's official record of
international terrorism.
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 lyigeria: 1~Year ~arri, Z?c~al ~a~?ss r?~v?~-t~~l ~aa~rva~~ y?zatlhs s~iz~~ ~ la~li~?pt?s~, ki~~
napping three l~ritisl~ citizens. The youths forced the hostages, pilots for 1Zoya1
Dutch Shell petroleum company, to fly to an undisclosed location. No one was
injured in the attack. No dam e made, but negotiations for release of the
hostages began on 30 ?ctober
I ly?v~~ab?~ [~Yig~e~i~a j a~~a~d y?~?tl?s s~iz~d a ZIP' v?ss~l ~u?~~
1~?nn~r Island, kadnappang ?ne lU,~ catezen, ?ne IP?lisba r?ssti?~~al, a~?d d~ lyi~~~ira~
nati?nals. The rebels released the hostages unharmed on 3 Novembe
g ly?v?raab?~ lyig~~i~: tDr~a~ ~sc~av?s, ~~lta ~'t~t~, ~14~,~?catl?s ~~-ur?~d
with machetes b?arded ~ I~elize~?wned vessel, kidnapping ?ne tI~ citizen and
?ne lyigerian nati?nal. No one was injured in the attack. The youths released the
remaining crew and returned the ship undamaged. No demands were made. ?n
7~~ber, the youths released the hostages unharmed. No ransom was paid.
I ?ct?ber
2~ ?ct?ber
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India: [Muslim militants sh?t and killed a l?ccal ~?liti~i~aaa ~t leis ~?sid~~ac~ i~a
Alnatnag, acc?rding t? press rep?rts
India: ~Iluslim militants, f'ir~d sip g~~nad~s at tli~ ~?~a~?ta~~
iat l~ua ang an reneger, a zng ?ne pars?n and injuring II ?tl?ers.
separatists
India: AI b?mb ~x~pl?d?d ?n tla~ Punjab IExp~-~ss b?r~nd f?~r 1~1~w ~~llai,~r~?m
,~ammu, killing 112 pars?ns and injuring m?re than I ?? ?tl~ers, acc?rding t?
press rep?rts. No one claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect Muslim
d21`Y?vember (Pakistan: IG?cal press rep?rted unidentified assailants j'ired seven r?ckets jr?m
three vehicles parked at vari?us l?cati?ns in Islamabad, injuring sift pars?ras and
causing min?r damage. ?ne vehicle was parked in a lot at the US Cultural Center,
another near the building housin UN offices, and the third near the US Embassye
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No one claimed responsibility
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 ries. A group calling itself Anti-State Action claimed responsibility.
~Gre?ce: Iln Ili?Z?nal~i, tw? ~a~eirl?~atifi?d assailants ?pe~ued
ire on a Ifllellenic A~ner~can neon un ang causing nninor damage bat no inju~
11?Novennber Greece: IPress accounts reported unidentified individuals boanbed a Suzu&i show
r?oan in Athens, causing naia~or damage bat no injuries. A telephone caller
claimed responsibility on behalf of an anarchist group calling itself Anti-State
Action. The attack was to protest President Clinton's visit to Greece
dS 1~7?we~nber Greece: Zlaaidea~tifa"?d assailants tha-?w a till?Z?t?v c?cktail at a 1US~?awned iresa~-~
ante offic? in Athens, causing Wain?~- dannage but rao iniuries, according t? press
reports. The Friendly Society claimed responsibility
~Gre?ce: Iln Athens, press accounts reported unidentified arsonists set fire to a
~l~Il1G courier aninor damage but no injuries. No one claimed
responsibilit
Venezuela: ~n Caracas,) unidentified gunnnen fired at the
residence of the C?l?~vabian Ambassad?r, ca~asiang renininaal dannage and n? injn?~
ries. A group calling itself the Committee~y and Friends of Victims of
Operation Llanura claimed responsibility
~ RY?~eavnber Fananna: bear C?l?nn, sanspected rev?luti?anary
Arn9ned IForces of Coloan as p'Ad~C) re e s ijacked tcvo Fanarnanian helicopters
carrying f?ur C?l?~rnbian ~aati?nals, tw? IEcr~ad?riana citizens, and taw? I~ananrna~
Wien pilots. No one was injured in the attack and no damage was done. The rebels
released all the hostages later that day but retained the helicopters
d ?1~Y?w?enber C?Z?nzbia: ~n Si?rra Nevada de Santa Marta, C?sar ~e art?aent,
A11~~' militants kid
napped a British national working f?r tlne ~C~C. ?n 14 Nov~C
members released the hostage unharmed. No ransom was paid
~7 November C?Z?nrtbia: ~A~C ranilitants b?rnbed a seed?n of tlae
Cano ~irvzon-Covenas oil pip?line in Arauca ~e artnaent causing ?aajor
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damage and halting all oil punnping ?perati?n
 one ed responsibility. ?n 28 ?ctober, the hostages were released unharmed.
~~~z~~a: ~~ ~beca~~e~a~, aa'~~~ t~ib?s~a~~ l~i~~acz,~p~d tlaa~?~ d1~ ~at&z~~s ca~u~l
d~~z~aa~d?~l the ~?we~~aaga?rat ~~deas~~v~ t~ib~s~~~, ~c~?~~llrag t? press ~~p?~rts. No
d ly?w~~b~~? ~'~~z~~?: f4r~~~1 tribal ~vailitairats sit app a,fals~ r?~~lbl?~dc i~a ~'a~u~e~a, att~~vapta~~ t?
kid~aap a d1,~ ~~acbass ~~va l? ~~. The em to ee managed to talk his way out a
situatio No one claimed responsibility
~21y?v?~zb~~? 14'~~va~n: li'llalltaaets b?~ab~sl a s?~ti?n ?f'tla? ?il pip?li~?? ?~a~a~d b a~'~ru IHl~aat
?il, acs?~diaag t? p~?ss r?p?~ts. No one claimed responsibilit
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Aa~g?la
Th~ents listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism worldwide.
On 11 December in Lunda Norte Province) armed
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola guerrillas ambushed five
vehicles, killing six persons and causing major damage.~~
,~?~ath Africa On 24 December in Cape Town, local press reported unidentified assailants
ambushed a police patrol, injuring seven police officers and causing minor damage.
The attack bears t
sterism and Drug
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The National Democratic Alliance is suspected
ark of the Muslim vigilante group People Against Gang-
On 26 December in Kassala a bomb exploded
under a railway control tower, causing minor damage to the tower but no injuries.
including a police officer and causing major damage
On 16 December in Kasese~ suspected Allied Dem-
ocratic Forces (ADF) militants attacked a trading center, killing three persons
claimed responsibilit
On 19 December in Lunuguha, firmed ADF rebels attacked
a village, killing two soldiers and five civilians and wounding six others. No one
d~zdica On 7 December in Krishnanagar, five Bengali Tigers Force militants opened fire at
a market 1 e killin two persons and injuring four other
,japan
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On 24 December in Urawa, local press reported a bomb ex
plodedinsjde a train sta-
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tion locker, injuring one person and causing minor damag
A bicycle bomb exploded in Rawalpindi on 7 December in?uring three persons and
causing minor damage, according to press reports
bomb exploded at an ATM machine, causing minor damage
On 4 December in Colombo, a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-planted
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 injuring one person
In Wellawatta, an LTTE-planted bomb exploded outside a bank on 4 December,
On 22 November in Pogradec, two unidentified unmen
shot a journalist, causing severe injuries. No one claimed responsibility
m~nor~
market, injuring one person and causin amage
On 15 December in 1Vloscow, an unidentified individual threw a bomb into a super-
No one claimed responsibility
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bodyguard. No one claimed responsibilit
In Kiev on 23 November) nidentified gunmen
fired at a former mayor's ve~ki~ e river an mJurmg the mayor and his
responsibility
On 25 November in Ajaccio, unidentified individuals bombed a Social Security
building, injuring three persons and causing major structural damage, according to
press accounts. On 30 November, a group calling itself Clandestinu claimed
30 November.
In Ajaccio on 25 November, press accounts reported unidentified individuals
bombed a Departmental Infrastructure building, injuring five persons and causing
major damage- AA urging itself Clandestinu claimed responsibility on
On 12 December in Porto-Vecchio,) unidentified individu-
als detonated a bomb outside a courthouse, causing major damage but no injuries.
~hwears the hallmark of the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica.
No one claimed responsibility. Police suspect the Breton Liberation Army
In Callac on 10 December a bomb exploded at an apart-
ment building housing a tax office, injuring one child and causing minor da, mage.
On 29 November in Athens unidentified individu-
als firebombed an apartment building, ' rin e person and causing major
damage. No one claimed responsibility~~ru g~~
injuries. No one claimed responsibility
On 6 December in Athens, unidentified individuals detonated a bomb under a vehi-
cle belonging to a member of the Greek Coalition, causing major damage but no
In Athens on 15 December firebomb exploded
outside offices belonging to a member of Parliament, causing major damage but no
 injuries. An unidentified telephone caller claimed responsibility on behalf of a
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group calling itself Children of November
IV?rtJhern ]Irela~ad ?n 17 November in Belfast, press accounts reported two unidentified gunmen
struck a man in the head with a pistol and attacked him with a machete. causine
major injuries. The police suspect Loyalist volunteer Force members
In Belfast on 8 December, according to press accounts, two unidentified masked
gunmen broke into a residence and shot a man in his knees in an apparent "punish-
ment" attar ck. They attack bears the hallmark of a Northern Ireland paramilitary
group
~Rair?
?n 18 December in Lisburn, County Antrim, press accounts reported six unidenti-
fied masked men broke into a residence and assaulted three persons in an apparent
"punishment" attack. The attack bears a Northern Ireland paramilitary group
injuries. The attack bears the Basque Fatherland and Liberty hallmarlc
?n 21 December in Irun~ unidentified individuals fire-
bombed avehicle belonging to a Socialist Councilor, causing major dama e but no
7l'a~rAcey In Van on 7 December, according to press reports, two unidentified gunme
and killed a Nationalist Action Party leader. No one claimed responsibility
?n 19 December in Istanbul, a bomb exploded inside a supermarket, injuring one
person and causing minor damage, according, to press accounts. The Islamic Great
.Eastern Raiders Front claimed responsibility
claimed responsibilit}~
?n 15 December in La Paz, ~ bomb exploded on a
P-nPrsou-sPV_e~
city street, injuring o re y an causing min~amage. No one
claimed responsibility
?n 17 December in La Paz a bomb exploded inside an
unoccupied room at a local hotel, causing minor damage and no injuries. No one
one claimed responsibilit
killing four persons, injuren 24 others, and causing massive property damage. No
suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reties etonate a car om ,
?n 18 December in La Idormiga, Putumayo Department
guard, one other person, and causing major damage.
?n 24 December in Bogota (National Liberation Army
militants detonated a car bomb outside a local business, injuring one security
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?n 1 December in `Ain Defla, armed militants killed 18 persons at a false road-
block The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is
proba
?n 2 December in the i.aghouat region, local press reports that armed militants slit
the throats of 11 persons, all members of the same family. The GIA is probably
responsibl
responsibl
?n 11 December in Chiffa, armed militants killed 11 persons and burned their
vehicles at a false roadblock, according to news reports. The GIA is probably
two persons, according to press reports. The GIA is probably responsible.
?n 12 December in Mechta 1Vlerabtine, a bomb exploded inside a house, kilk ling
responsible
?n 12 December in Bechar, armed militants killed 11 persons and kidnapped four
others at a nomad camp, according to press reports. The GIA is probably
reports. The GIA is probably responsibl
?n 19 December in Algiers, armed militants killed six persons, according to press