TERRORISM REVIEW

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[DECEMBER 2000
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 Highlights
Key Dates and Events
The Terrorism Diary for January-March 2001
Chronology of International Terrorism- 29
October-December 2000 F_~
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism- 33
November-December 2000F---]
This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 25 January 2001 was used in this
Review, except where otherwise noted.F_~
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 I January 1956
1 January 1965
5 January 1996
7 January 1965
15 January 1922
16 January 1979
16 January 1991
18 January 1974
25 January 1993
26 January 1950
30 January 1972
I February 1984
3 February 1963
4 February 1948
4 February 1979
7 February 1991
8 February 1963
The Terrorism Diary for January-March 2001
does not suggest that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist even
ceivable significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a date or event
Below is a compendium of January, February, and March dates of known or con-
Sudan. Independence Day. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Palestinians. Assassination of HAMAS bombmaker Yahyah Ayyash.
Colombia. ELN attacks the city of Simacota in Santander Department, establishing
itself as an armed force.
Ireland. Founding of the Irish Free State.
Iran. Departure of the Shah from Iran.
Iraq, Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm begins.
Egypt, Israel. Disengagement agreement signed.
United 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.
India. Kashmir separatist leader Maqbool Butt executed.
Iraq. Anniversary of Ba'th Revolution.
Sri Lanka. Independence Day.
Iran. Revolution Day.
Turkey. Assassination of US Defense Department contractor Bobby Eugene
Mozelle by Dev Sol terrorists in Adana.
Iraq. Revolution Day.
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 13 February 1991
14 February 1979
16 February 1992
19 February 1980
22 February 1969
23 February 1998
25 February 1991
26 February 1993
28 February 1991
2 March 1956
2 March 1977
3 March 1878
3 March 1961
5 March 1999
10 March 1979
12 March 1880
12 March 1991
Germany. Red Army Faction fired more than 200 small arms rounds at US
Embassy, Bonn; no casualties.
Iran. Attack on US Embassy in Tehran; the Embassy was briefly occupied and the
Ambassador briefly held.
Lebanese Hizballah. Assassination of Hizballah Secretary General Musawi in an
Israeli air attack.
Egypt, Israel. Exchange of ambassadors.
Palestinians. Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine founded.
Usama Bin Ladin. Bin Ladin and allied groups publishfatwa proclaiming it is
incumbent on all Muslims to attack Americans and their allies.
Iraq. Beginning of the ground war in Desert Storm.
United States. World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
Turkey. US Air Force Lt. Col. Alvin Macke wounded during a Dev Sol assassina-
tion attempt in Izmir. 11
Morocco. Independence Day (termination of Treaty of Fez).
Libya. Establishment of Jamahiriyah (Masses' State).
Bulgaria. Independence Day.
Morocco. Accession of King Hassan to throne.
Colombia, Venezuela. Three US Indian rights workers kidnapped in Colombia on
25 February by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas were
found on the Venezuelan side of the border with multiple bullet wounds.
Ghana. Independence Day.
Kurdish region. Algerian accord between Iran and Iraq abandoning support for the
Kurds.
Kurdish region. Death of Kurdish leader Mulla Mustafa Barzani.
Turkey. Birth of Ataturk.
Greece. Assassination in Athens of US Air Force Sgt. Ronald Stewart by
17 November.
Grenada. Coup d'etat by Maurice Bishop (National Day).
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17 March 1992
17 March
20 March 1956
20 March 1995
21 March
21 March
22 March 1945
25 March 1975
26 March 1970
26 March 1971
26 March 1978
28 March
29 March 1992
Armenians. Signing of Soviet-Turkish border treaty that ended Armenian hopes of
establishing an independent state.
Argentina, Israel. Hizballah's terrorist wing, Islamic Jihad, bombed Israeli
Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Ireland. St. Patrick's Day (National Day).
Tunisia. Independence Day.
Japan. Aum Shinrikyo sarin attack on Tokyo subways.
Iran. Iranian New Year.
Turkey. Kurdish New Year (Nevroz).
Arab World. Founding of Arab League (original members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria).
Turkey. Assassination of US Defense Department contract employee John Hilton
Gandy in Istanbul by Dev Sol. ,
Pakistan. Pakistan Day (founding of Islamic republic).
Greece. Greek Revolution Memorial Day (celebrating beginning of independence
from Turkey).
Saudi Arabia. Assassination of King Faisal and accession of King Khalid.
Libya. UK Evacuation Day (the day British forces turned over bases and departed).
Bangladesh. Independence Day.
Egypt, Israel. Peace agreement ratified.
Palestinians. National Day.
Basque region. Leadership of Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) apprehended
in Bidart, France.
Turkey. Death of terrorist Mahir Cayan, member of Turkish People's Liberation
Party.
Palestinians. Day of the Homeland.
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Chronology of International Terrorism-October-December 2009
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 official record of interna-
tional terrorism
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Namibia: In Mahane Village, armed militants kidnapped seven men and their
cattle and moved them to Angola, according to press reports. Three men escaped.
The National Union or the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is probably
5 December Burundi: Small arms fire hit a Sabena airliner as it was landing in Bujum-
bura-injuring two persons, a Belgian stewardess and a Tunisian passenger-
according to press reports. The aircraft was on a routine flight from Brussels. No
one claimed responsibility
13 December Namibia: In Shighuru, a landmine placed near a private residence exploded,
injuring the owner, according to press reports. The UNITA is probably responsi
24 November India: In Akhala, armed militants kidnapped six persons from a bus stop and
killed five of them, according to press reports. The fate of the sixth individual
remains unknown. The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is probably responsible.
1 December India: In Srinagar, militants threw a grenade at a military vehicle, missing its
target but injuring three civilians, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibilit
No one claimed responsibility
India: In Pattan, a grenade thrown at a passing security vehicle missed its target
and exploded in a crowded street, injuring 12 persons, according to press reports.
dren and injuring two others. No one claimed responsibility.
India: In Udhamapur, according to press reports, armed militants barged into
the private residence of a village defense committee member, killin our chil-
6 December India: In Muzaffarabad, a bomb destroyed a vendor's cart, injuring four persons
and damaging roadside shops, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
7 December India: In Kupwara, armed militants threw a grenade at a bus stop, injuring 24
persons, including on~olice officer, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility.
India: In Gohlan, a bomb exploded, killing a father and injuring his son, accord-
ing to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
 India: In Shopian, a bomb exploded near a mosque, injuring 31 persons
including three police officers, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
9 December India: In Neelum Valley, a bomb exploded, killing a young boy and two other
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
12 December India: In Chadoura, militants threw a grenade at an outdoor marketplace,
injuring 12 civilians and four police officers, according to press reports. The
Jaish-I-Mohammad is probably responsible
The Jaish-I-Mohammad claimed responsibility
India: In Qamarwari, -a police vehicle activated a remote-controlled bomb,
killing five police officers and injuring five civilians. according to press reports.
25 December India: In Srinagar, a car bomb exploded at the main gate of a military base,
killing nine persons-six military persons and three civilians-and injuring 23
other civilians, according to press reports. The Jaish-I-Mohammad and
Jamiat- Ul-Mujahedeen groups claimed responsibility
10 December
2 0 December
Europe
25 December
Georgia: In Abkhazia, according to press reports, one official from Greece and
another from Poland were kidnapped. Both worked from the Sukhumi office as
United Nations (UN) military observers. No one claimed responsibility
Yugoslavia: In Kosovo, according to press reports, unidentified rebels fired a
rocket propelled grenade at a UN police station then sprayed it with bullets. No
one was injured. No one claimed responsibility
dead prisoners in Turkey
Greece: In Athens, a bomb placed at a Citibank ATM exploded, causing major
damage to the exterior ATM and to the bank interior, according to press reports.
The Anarchists Attack Team claimed it conducted the attack to show support for the
12 October Ecuador: In Napo, according to press reports, possible members of the Revolu-
tionary Armed Forces of Colombia hijacked an Ecuadorian-owned helicopter
and took 11 oil workers hostage, including six US citizens. On 16 October two
French citizens escaped, and on 31 January the kidnappers killed one US citizen.
27 November Chile: In Santiago a bomb planted in front of the Colombian Embassy exploded,
causing some property damage, according to press reports. No one was injured.
No one claimed responsibility
 19 November Jordan: In Amman, armed militants attempted to assassinate the Israeli Vice
Consul, according to press reports. Two groups claimed responsibility-The
Combatant Jordanian Islamic Resistance Movement faxed a statement to the AFP
office in Beirut and Ahmad al-Dagamisah Group made a statement to a local
television station
5 December Jordan: In Amman, an Israeli diplomat was wounded by the Mu'ahidin Jorda-
nian Islamic Resistance Group, according to press reports
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Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-November-December 2000
worldwide
The incidents listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism
press reports. No one claimed responsibilit
On 4 November in Zenza, armed militants attacked a car carrying six persons,
killing four and injuring two others then setting fire to their vehicle, according to
Independence of Angola (UNITA) is probably responsible
On 15 November in Catala, armed militants attacked a town killing 19 persons and
injuring 27 others, according to press reports. The National Union or the Total
On 18 November in Bocoio, armed militants kidnapped three farmers and a small
child from their farm, according to press reports. UNITA is probably responsible.
responsible
On 5 December in Condimba and Mombolo Villages, armed militants kidnapped
29 youths and burned 85 homes, according to press reports. UNITA is probably
19 others, according to press reports. UNITA is probably responsible
On 9 December in Leiele, a vehicle hit a landmine killing one person and ring
dise in the cars, according to press reports. UNITA is probably responsibl
On 24 December in Cubal, armed militants attacked four vehicles, killing five
civilians, kidnapping one other, destroying the vehicles and stealing all merchan-
Liberation Forces are probably responsible
On 28 December in Bujumbura, armed militants ambushed a passenger bus, killing
20 persons and wounding 20 others, according to press reports. The National
according to press reports. The Takfir Wal Hif ra may be responsibl
mosque packed with worshippers, killing 20 persons and injuring 40 others,
On 9 December in Jarrafah, an armed militant carrying a machinegun entered a
probably responsible.
On 8 December in Tinsukia District, armed militants killed 28 persons and injured
16 others, according to press reports. The United Liberation Front of Assam is
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 On 18 December near Wuka, a bomb placed inside a bus exploded, killing four
persons and iniurithers, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
Pakistan On 2 November in Rawalpindi, a bomb exploded in a public toilet, injuring 17
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 6 November in Karachi, a bomb placed at a newspaper office exploded, killing
two persons and injuring six others, according to press reports. The hospital next
door also was damaged. No one claimed responsibility.
reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 27 November in Chandani Chowk, a bomb exploded at a bazaar, injuring 12
persons and causing an undetermined amount of damage, according to press
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is probably response e
On 27 November in Muridke, a bomb placed under a small cart ex loded, killing
two persons and injuring 26 others, The
injuring 32 persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 25 December in Lahore, a bomb placed at the Delhi Gate Market exploded
persons, No one claimed responsibility.
On 25 December in Hyderabad, a bomb laced on a bus exploded, injuring six
Philippines On 12 November in Koronadal, militants fired on several wooden huts, killing five
persons, according to press reports. The Abu Sayyaf Group is probably responsible.
On 18 November in Zamboanga, a bomb exploded in a public market, injuring
three persons, according to press reports. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is
probably responsible
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are probably responsible.
On 28 November in Anuradhapura, a bus carrying 31 persons hit a landmine,
killing seven and injuring 24 others, according to press reporting. The Liberation
probably responsible
On 14 December in Eravur, a bomb at a government school exploded, killing two
persons and wounding two policemen, according to press reports. The L-7TE are
Bulgaria On 5 December in Sofia, police safely defused a suspicious package found by
restaurant employees, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
pipeline, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
On 4 November in Chechnya, unidentified militants blew up a high pressure gas
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 On 9 December in Moscow, a car bomb exploded. ng 22 persons, according to
Europe
press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
On 24 November in Athens, according to press reports, a bomb exploded at the
Nemesis magazine office, causing minor damage. The Children o November
claimed responsibility in a call to a Greek television station
Northern Ireland On 14 November in Belfast, armed militants shot a civilian in both ankles, accord-
ing to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
reports. The Irish Republican Army is probably responsible
On 21 December in Beechfield, militants killed a taxi driver according to press
On 27 December in Dundalk, press accounts reported armed militants injured one
person in his residence. The Irish National Liberation Army is probably respon-
Spain
Turkey
claimed responsibility.
On 14 December in Viladecaballs, a limpet bomb placed under the private vehicle
of a councilor exploded, injuring the councilor, according to press reports. No one
press reports. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty is probably responsible
On 20 December in Barcelona, armed militants killed one policeman, according to
sibility.
On 26 November in Istanbul, a bomb placed in a dustbin located near a park bench
exploded. jrlillrifflZ two persons, according to press reports. No one claimed respon-
responsibility.
On 12 December in Gaziosmanpasa, armed militants attacked a police bus, killing
two policemen and injuring 12 others, according to press reports. No claimed
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 19 December in Adana, militants threw a firebomb into a cafe, injuring two
On 27 November in Cudinamarca, a local manager for Hyundai motor company
was kidnapped, according to press reports. Revolu ed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) rebels are probably responsible 7DboY~ Are
On 26 December in Antioquia, the FARC launched several bomb attacks against
the power distribution system owned by Electrical Inter-Connection, Inc., and
Medellin Public Enterprises, causing major blackouts, according to press reports.
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On 28 December in Medellin, the National Liberation Army kidnapped seven
persons including the Mayor of Granada, at a fake roadblock, according to press
On 10 November in Berrouaghia, armed militants tossed a bomb through a
bedroom window killing one person, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
probably responsible
On 13 November in Boufarik, according to press reports, unidentified armed
militants killed three persons and kidnapped another. The Armed Islamic Group is
No one claimed responsibilit
On 5 December in Tiaret, an explosion killed three persons, injured 11 others, and
caused major damage at the Mohamed D'ahlane estate, according to press reports.
y
No one claimed responsibilit
On 18 December in Tenes, militants killed 15 persons, according to press reports.
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