TERRORISM REVIEW

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 Terrorism Review
Highlights
July 1995
The Terrorism Diary for August and September
REIighlight~
Significant Developments
The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARO) killed two American
missionaries, Steve Welsh and Timothy Van Dyke, after a firelight with the Colombian
military on 19 June. Both men were kidnapped by FARC guerrillas in January 1994.
The guerrillas apparently assassinated the two hosta es in an attempt to facilitate their
escape from a military patrol, The Minister of Defense
said the patrol engaged the terrorists during "normal" antiguemlla operations
The Colombian military and national antikidnapping unit dropped a joint plan to
rescue the two hosta es in earl June eporting, because the
perahon wou pace the hostages in greater jeop-
ardy. The Colombian military has been criticized in [he past for its heavyhanded
rescue methods that often have led to serious injuries or death to kidnap victims. In
October 1992,ed a British businessman during a botched rescue attempt
by the military
Undefended foreign and religious workers in rural sections of Colombia remain in
danger of being kidnapped by FARC, which frequently kidnaps US citizens. For-
eigners at greatest risk include missionaries, petroleum engineers, or employees of
evangelical organizations, who work in rural areas near guerrilla-occupied territo-
ries. FARC currently is holding four US missionaries and a public relations
employee. The group usually releases hostages unharmed after its demands for
substantial ransom payments are met
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 The Terrorism Diary for August and September
2 August 1990
6 August 1825
6 August 1966
11 August 1952
I2 August 1689
13 August 1984
14 August 1947
IS August 1947
15 August 1964
15 August 1971
20 August 1953
31 Arigust 1978
31 August 1980
1 September 1939
1 September 1969
September 1970
3 September 1971
Below is a cornpendiurn of August and ,September dates of knowr: or conceivable
sigraiftcarrce to terrorists around the world. Otrr inclusion of a date or event should
not by itself be construed to strggest tha! we expect or anticipate a cammen:arative
Iraq/Kuwait. Iraq invades Kuwait.
Bolivia. Independence Day.
United Arab Emirates. Accession Day of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nayhan,
Emir of Abu Dhabi.
Jordan. Accession Day for King Hussein.
Nortl:ern Ireland. Protestant commemorative marches mark day apprentice boys
locked gates of Derry against James II's forces.
Morocco/Libya. Union established.
Pakistan. Independence Day.
India. Independence Day.
Colombia. Pro-Castro guerrilla movement. The National Liberation Army (F.LN)
begins armed struggle.
Bahrain. Independence Day.
Morocco. King's and People's Revolution.
Libya/Shia World. Lebanese Shia cleric Imam Musa Sadr disappears in Libya.
Poland. Solidarity trade union founded.
West Germany, Europe. Antiwar Day (anniversary of Nazi invasion of Polandj.
Libya. Coup overthrows monarchy.
Palestinians. During this month, the Jordanian Army drove the Palestinian guer-
rillas out of the country because they would not stop attacking Israel from
Jordanian soil; in response, the largest group, Fatah, established the Rlack Septem-
ber Organization, best known for its attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.
Qatar. Independence Day.
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 3 September 1982
.4 September 1980
8 September 1982
10 September 1922
14 September 1982
IS September 1982
17 September 1978
17 September 1982
21 September 1989
23 September 1932
23 September 1964
25 September 1984
27 September
28 September 1970
Peru. lleath of Sendero Luminoso leader Edith Lagos.
Iran, Iraq. Date Iraq charges Iran started war.
India. Death of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, "the Lion of Kashmir."
Turkey. Founding of Turkish Communist Party.
Lebanon. Assassination of Phalangist leader and Lebanese President-elect
Bashir Gemayel.
Lebanon. Israeli invasion of Muslim West Beirut.
United States, Israel, Egypt. Signing of Camp David accords.
Lebanon. Massacre in Shatila and Sabra refugee camps (17 September
Organization takes its name from this event).
Saudi Arabia. Execution of I6 Kuwaiti shias for hajj bombings (sparked
anti-Saudi retaliatory attacks).
Saudi Arabia. Unification of the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia. National Day.
Egypt, Jordan. Resumption of diplomatic relations.
Spain. Basque National Party Day.
Egypt. Death of Jamal `Abd al-Nasir.
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 Chronology of International Terrorisrr~
The following incidents were considered by the /rttelligerue Community's Incident
Review Panel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism Review and
were determined by ilte Panef to constitute international trrarism. Such incidents
provide the basis for the State Department's Patterns of Global Terrorism, w/zich is
published annually as the US Government's official record of international
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 All the hostages were released unharmed.
Sudan: The Sudanese People's Liberation Army-United Faction (SPCA-U) took
21 people hostage from a barge transporting humanitarian goods for Operation
Lifeline. The hostages included Sudanese nationals, one Italian, and one Filipino.
22 May Ukraine: Austrian Airline of,}Fce at Odessa's central airport bombed. No one was
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injured, but damage was sustained. No group has claimed responsibilit}
27 Febrr~ary Greece: Khidir `Abd-Al-'Abbas Hamza, a defecting former Irapi nuclear scien-
tist, was abducted in Athens and has not been seen since.
the abduction occurred while Khidir was attempting to call a newspaper office. The
Iraqi Ambassador in Athens bas denied any Iraqi involvement, but the incident is
similar to other Iraqi Government-sponsored abductions
12 April
15 April
20 May
22 May
consortium which includes a US company
Colombia: Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) bombed the Cano
Limon-Covenas pipeline. The attack was at kilometer 41, in Arauquita, causing
a rupture in the pipeline. No injuries were reported. The pipeline is awned by a
Colombia: The ELN bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline. This attack
occurred at kilometer 367 in El Tarra, causing a rupture but no injuries
Colombia: The ELN dynamited a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil
pipeline in Arauca. The explosion caused minor damage but no injuries
Colombia: Approximately one kilo of dynamite detonated under a metal security
door of a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in Bogota. The damage was estimated at US
$18,000. No injuries were reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the
Qiryat Shemona. Four Israeli civilians were wounded in the attack
Israel: Hizballah launched at least eight Katyusha rockets that struck near
 7 ,'I7ay Algeria: Armed assailants ambushed atwo-vehicle advance for a convoy of
foreigners being escorted from a work site to their accommodation camp. The
convoy consisted of British and Canadian citizens and other foreigners. Several
security forces were killed or wounded, t~ut_ther~were no foreign casutilties. The
Armed lalcrnric Group (AIG) is suspected
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 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism?June 199,
indigenous terrorism worldwid
This description of incidents and situations is not meant to be a detailed acevuiu-
ing of all domestic terrorist incidents, but rather to provide an overview of
in the vicinity of Poipet. Eight persons were killed and six others wounde
A mortar shell fired by the Khmer Rouge on 20 June hit amotorcycle-drawn carria Te
to airport expansion arc responsible
An explosion rocked the home of a Narita International Airport official nn 20 June
causing only minor damage to the house and car, but no injuries. Police found
explosive devices at the entrance of the home and under the car. No one has
claimed responsibility for the bombing. but police suspect that radical opponents
Pakistan A car bomb exploded on 1 June at the Sindh Provincial Assembly building in
Karachi. No one has claimed responsibility
Gunmen fired automatic pistols on IS June into a government office in Karachi,
killing 10 people and wounding at least seven others. No group has claimed
responsibility for the attack, but it is thou ht that the gunmen were members
of the Molrajir Qaunai Marement (MQM~~
were arrestetl in connection with the incident
A car homb partially exploded at the Colombo International Airport on 6 June. It
only damaged the vehicle, which contained approximately 80 kilograms of plastic
explosives. The Ellalan Force, which is thought to be part of the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), claimed responsibility for the bombing. Two Tamil youths
is suspected
On 4 June armed extremists attacked the town of Larbaa, near Algiers. Approxi-
mately 50 assailants overran a mosque and opened fire on the security forces
guarding it, killing two guards. They also blew up the courthouse and a school,
and destroyed a post office, a bank, a cultural center, and a training college. No
group claimpd_resaon~ibility for the attack but the Armed lslarnic Group (AIG)
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killing nine civilians and wounding at least three others
Al-Ganur'at al-Islamiyya (IG) militants opened fire on a group of people gathered
outside a mosque on 3 June in the village of Tandah, in Al Minya Governorate,
ity for the attack
Three firebombs were thrown at a police station in Bethlehem on l8 June. The sub-
seyuent explosions caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibil-
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claimed responsibilit
A series of three attacks against Shell Oil Company filling stations in Germany
occurred between ] 4 and 20 June, possibly to protest Royal Dutch Shell Group's
plan to sink an unused oil platform in the Atlantic Ocean. Gunshots from a passing
vehicle resulted in minor damage to a filling station in Moerfelden-Walldorf. in
Natnburg, arsonists firebombed a filling station, destroying the station's shop. A
letter bomb sent to a filling station in Coesfeld was discovered by an employee but
did not detonate. There were no casualties in any of the attacks, and no group has
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but there were no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility
In apparently coordinated attacks, a series of firebombings against police stations
and vehicles occurred in four cities on 9 June. The attacks caused minor damage,
responsibi lity
On 20 June, assailants bombed the offices of the Foreign Press Association in
Athens. The blast damaged the entrance to the building but caused no injuries.
A previously unknown group calling itself The Anti-Power Struggle claimed
The Kcnrlisaut Workers' Parry (PKK) may be responsible
On I I June unidentified assailants threw two molotov cocktails into the Hilal
newspaper office in Izmir. No one was injured, but the fire caused minor damage.
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21 June. The PKK probably is responsibl
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Assailants killed two shepherds and wou then people in Gurgenli on
responsibility for the attac
On [2 June military officials discovered and deactivated a handgrenade at a hus
stop outside the Ministry of Defense in Buenos Aires. No group has claimed
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Chile A bomb exploded outside a bank in San Pablo on 10 June causing minor damage
but no injuries. No group has claimed responsibility far the incident
Colombia A bomb exploded in a central Medellin park, killing 30 persons and injuries
250 others on I (June, No group has claimed responsibility for the attack
Also in central Medellin, unidentifed terrorists exploded a 200-gram dynamite
bomb outside a business on 14 June injuring a guard and causing some material
damage. Later that day in a southern district, police discovered a second device
consisting of dynamite and an unspecified chemical explosive laced inside a paint
container. No group has claimed responsibility for the attac
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