TERRORISM REVIEW

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 Terrorism Review
October-November 2000
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Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-October 200
Special Insert
This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 30 November 2000 was used in this
Review, except as otherwise noted.
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 The Terrorism Diary for November-D 2000 and
January 200
4 November I979
I3 November 1970
I3 November 1995
IS November 1983
I7 November 1973
22 November 1943
10 December X966
I3 December 198T
Z4 December 1983
I7December 1996
event does not suggest that.we anticipate a commemorative terrorist even
conceivable significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a dat~or
Below is a compendium of November, December, and January dates of known or
Peru. Founding of Tupac Amara Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and People's
Revolutionary Command (CRP).
Iran. Seizure of US Embassy in Tehran.
Syria. Hafiz al-Asad assumes power.
Saudi Arabia. Bombing in Riyadh of the Office of Personnel ManagemendSaudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM/SANG}.
Greece. USN Capt. George Tsantes assassinated by Revolutionary Organization
17 November in Athens.
Greece. Student uprising at Athens Polytechnic University from which terrorist
group Revolutionary Organization 17 November takes its name.
Lebanon. Independence Day.
Sri Lanka. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhaka-
ran's birthday. Marks commencement of Heroes' Week celebrations in the LTTE.
Yugoslavia. Republic Day.
Palestinians. Anniversary of the adoption of the resolution for Palestine partition
by UN General Assembly.
Peru. Birthday of jailed Sendero Luminoso founder Abimail Guzman.
Palestinians. Outbreak of the Palestinian Intifadah, when youths engaged in throw-
ing stones at Israeli troops to protest an accident in the Gaza Strip in which an
Israeli motorist killed Palestinian pedestrians.
Palestinians. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PEEP).
Poland. Imposition of martial law.
Chile. Founding of Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR).
Peru. MRTA takeover of Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima.
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 21 December 1948
2I December 1967
23 December 1933
23 December 1975
24 December I95I
26 December
28 December
I January 1956
I January 1965
S Jaztuary 1996
7 January 1965
I S January 1922
16 Janzzary 1979
16 January 1991
18 Ja~zuary 1974
25 January 1993
30 January 1972
Ireland. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Founding of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Japan. Birthday of Emperor Akihito.
Greece. CIA Chief of Station Richard Welch assassinated by Revolutionary
Organization 17 November in Athens.
Libya. Independence Day.
Perzz. Birthday of Mao Zedong. Usually sparks Sendero Luminoso attacks.
Latin Aznerica. Equivalent of US April Fools' Day, traditionally sees many hoaxes
and bomb threats.
Sudan. Independence Day. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Palestinians. Assassination of HAMAS bombmaker Yahyah Ayyash.
Colombia. National Liberation Army (ELN) attacks the city of Simacota in
Santander Department, establishing itself as an armed force.
b?eland Founding of the Irish Free State.
Iran. Departure of the Shah from Iran.
baq, Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm begins.
Egypt, Israel. Disengagement agreement signed.
U~zited 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.
India. Republic Day (national day).
Northern Ireland. Bloody Monday; 13 killed, 16 wounded during demonstration
in Derry.
 Chronology of International Terrorism August-October 200a
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 of zcial record of
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Kenya: In Nairobi press accounts reported unidentijze shot and
killed a US citizen priest. No one claimed responsibility~~
ing a Namibian man
Naznibia: Press accounts in Sikenge reported rebels belo~zging to the National
Union for the Total I~zdependence of Angola {UNITA) attacked the village, injur-
Sierra Leozze: Xn Freetown, the West Side Boys kidnapped II British soldiers and
one Sierra Leonean znilitary officer, according to press reports. On 10 September,
British forces rescued all the hostages. One Bnti h hosta a was killed during the
rescue, and one other was seriously injured~~
29 August Namibia: In Mukekete, UNITA rebels raided the village, shooting and killing
one person, according to press reports
I7 September
Central African Republic: In Bangui, unidentijied militants shot and killed the
Libyan Ambassador, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
No one claimed responsibilit
Guiz:ea: Irz Macenta, unidentijied rebels attacked and killed a Togolese United
Nations refugee agezzcy emplove~rebels also kidnapped an Ivorian secretary.
2 October Uganda: In Kitgum, press accounts reported Lord's Resistance Army rebels
and killed an Italian priest as he drove to churclz. No one else was injured.
I4 October South Africa: Lz Cape Town, deznonstrators, possibly supported by People
Against Gangsterism and Drugs members, vatzdalized and threw rocks at a
McDonald's restaurant, press accounts reported. No one was injured, but signifi-
cant damage was done to the restaurant and customers' vehicles
responsibility
Laos: I~t Viezttzane, a bomb was defused in a Vietnamese social club located
opposite the Vietnams es~ bossy, according to press reports. No one claimed
26 August I~zdia: In Kangar, sevezz bombs exploded simultaneously, destroying two
electrical towers but causing tzo injuries, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility
27 August Indonesia: In Jakarta, a bomb exploded on the grounds of the Malaysian
Embassy, causizzg minor damage but no injuries, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility
 28 September Philippines: In Zamboanga, armed militants kidnapped a US citiz~~~-accordi ig
to press reports. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) cIairned responsibili
3l August
1 September
6 September
India: In Sumbar, a bomb exploded in a retail store, killing the owner and da?t-
aging the b rding to press reports. The Hizbul Mujahideen maybe
responsible
Afghanistan: In Jalalabad, a bomb exploded near the outer wall of the Pakistani
Ember using minor damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility.
Indonesia: In Atambuq West T?mor, armed militants attacked a United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees compound, killing three workers-one US cit-
izen, one Ethiopian, and one Croatian--and des
~_ving the-compound, accord-
r~
ing to press reports. No one claimed responsibili
II September Malaysia: In Pandanan Island, armed militants kidnapped three Malaysians
from a scuba diving resort, according to press reports. The ASG is probably
responsible
30 September India: In Jammu, armed militants killed five persons i
~ieir__nzzv~te residence,
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according to press reports. No one claimed responsibili y~
I3 October Indonesia: In Lombok, a powerful bomb exploded, damaging the offices of the
PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara Mining Company, which is jointly owned by the
United States, Japan, and Indonesia, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
I9 October Sri Lanka: In Colombo, a suicide bomber detonated the explosives he was wear-
ingnear the town hall, killing four persons and wounding 23 others, including
two US citizens, according to press reports. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
are probably responsible
Eurasia
I2 August
Kyrgyzstan: In the Kara-Su Valley, according to press accounts, Islamic Move-
ment of Uzbekistan rebels took four US citizens and one Kyrgystani soldier
hostage. The rebels killed the soldier, but the four US citizens escaped on
18 Augus
Europe
3I August
Tajikistan: In Dushanbe, unidentified militants detonated two bombs in a Chris-
tian church, killing seven persons and wounding 70 others, according to press
accounts. The church was founded by a Korean-born US citizen? most of those
killed and wounded were Korean. No one claimed responsibilzty~~
Greece: In Athens, Black Star militants detonated an
incendiary device under a Polish Embassy vehicle. No one was injured in the
 phoned a local newspaper to claim responsibility for the attack
attack, but the vehicle was severely damaged. An unidentified individual tele-
~
Z September Greece: In Athens, Mack Star militants used Molotov
cocktails to set fire to a Turkish diplomat's vehicle as well as to a Greek police
car. No one wa hurt in e attack. Black Star claimed responsibility to a local
newspaper
6 September Greece: Irz Athens, Black Star militants set re to a vehicle that belonged to a
Greek-American citizen, The vehicle had US
license plates. No one was in,?1Le~ ~~the attack. Black Star claimed responsibility
in a call to a local newspape
Bosnia: In Sarajevo, press accounts reported four German NATO-led Stabiliza-
tion Force (SFOR) soldiers were injured when they attempted to arrest a Bos-
nian. The suspect detongrenade, killing himself and injuring the
soldiers and one civilian
S September Colombia: In Bogota, the National LibQratian~rmy (ELN) kidtapped an Italian
father, then exchanged him for his song
13 September Colombia: In Antioquia, ELN militants set up a fake roadblock and kidnapped
two Russian civil engineers. On 21 September, the Russian hostages were freed.
IS September Colombia: In Medellin, a group of armed militan#~ed three Italians in
the Rio Negro area. No one claimed responsibility
Yemen: In Aden, according to press reports, a small dingy carrying explosives
tantmed the US destroyer, USS Cole, killing d injuring 39 others.
Supporters of Usama Bin-Ladin are suspected
 Uganda
Moro Islamic Liberation Front is probably responsible
Philippines On 23 October in Monkayo, militants threw two grenades into a crowded billiard .
hall, killing three persons and injuring 17 others, accor ' to ress reports. The
one claimed responsibility
Stmumary of Indigenous Terrorism-October 200'
~ents listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism worldwide.
sons and wounding 40 others
On 22 October in Antonio, press accounts reported National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola (UIVITA) rebels attacked a diamond mine, killing 25 per-
press account~
On 22 October near Calundula Falls, UNITA rebels ambushed a civilian vehicle,
killing 10 pers ding an undetermined number of others, according to
~ns and-wou~
responsibiliTy
On 10 October in Buraza, press accounts reported a heavily armed group raided
the town, killing six persons and causing major damage. No one claimed
The rebels also used a rocket launcher to destroy the militiamen's vehicle
On 23 October neaz Gode, press accounts reported al-Ittihad al-Islami rebels
attacked a road crew and the militia guazding the crewmembers, killing 20 er' p sons'
attack beazs the hallmazk of the Lord's Resistance Army~
On 29 October in Kibuga District, unidentified rebels attacked a marketplace,
killing five persons and injuring one other. No one claimed res onsibility, but the
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responsibility
On 26 October in Bhatinda, a bomb exploded inside a passenger train, killing
one person and injuring 30 others, according to press reports. No one claimed
reports. The United Liberation Front of Assam is grobably responsible
police station, killing four persons and injuring five others, according tom
On 22 October in Dibrugazh, armed militants attacked a market located under a
On 30 October in Pasroor, armed militants killed five worshippers and injured
seven others when they opened fire on a mosque, according to press reports. No
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On 12 October in Grozny, unidentified rebels remotely detonated a caz bomb near a
police station, killing 10 policemen, three members of the prosecutor's office and
four civilians, press accounts reported. The blast also injured 20 persons and
caused major damage to the station. No one claimed responsibility.
On 30 October in Madrid, suspected Basque Fatherland and Liberty militants
detonated a car bomb in a residential suburb, killing three persons and a Supreme
Court Justice ~nd_iniutinQ66 others, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
On 2 October in Antioquia, according to press reports, National Liberation Army
(ELN) militants kidnapped 12 persons after setting up a f mt at a toll
station. On S October, five female hostages were released
On 5 October in Antioquia ELN rebels kidnapped
three journalists on assignment for Radio Cadena Nacional to cover roadblocks set
up by the ELN. On 6 October, the three journalists were release
On 7 October in Cali,
seven persons. The ELNis probably responsible
a car bomb exploded, injuring
On 22 October in Antioquia, according to press reports, ELNrebels kidnapped four
workers from an electrical company
On 25 October in Tolu, according to press reports, unidentified armed militants
kidnapped three Congressmen. No one claimed responsibility,
On 4 October in Ain Defla, according to press reports, armed militants shot
and hacked,tn death l4 nersons. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is probably
responsible
On 14 October in Medea, an unidentified armed militant group mass
persons, according to press reports. The GIA is probably responsibl
On 20 October in Tiazet, according to press reports, unidentified armed militants
slit one person's throat and er after setting up a fake roadblock. The
GIA is probably responsibl
On 31 October in Chlef, GIA militants shot and killed two persons, then burned
their bodies, according to press report