WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

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CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8
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May 4, 1976
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 _ IUM Secret Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism 4 May 1976 Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT 4 May 1976 Frustrated Lover Hijacks Turkish Jet Over France (Page 8) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts Chronology (Page A-2) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 _ 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 6 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Frustrated Lover Hijacks Turkish Jet Over France A Turkish Airlines DC-10 with 253 passengers aboard was hijacked on the night of 29 April, shortly after leaving Orly Airport near Paris enroute to Istanbul. The plane attempted to land at Marseilles and Lyons;-but it was As~ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 refused permission to do so and returned to Orly Airport 90 minutes after its original departure, where police seized the hijacker. Press reports identify the hijacker as a Turkish worker who had arrived in Paris on a flight earlier that day, been denied permission to enter France, and been placed aboard the Istanbul flight by French authorities. He appears to have been expelled from France on an earlier occasion as an illegal immigrant, and after having been given a six-month suspended sentence for making death threats. The hijacker told police that he had seized the plane in order "to rejoin a woman he loves and who is under arrest in France." He has since been returned to Istanbul under police guard (ironically aboard the same aircraft he had hi- jacked), where, according to a Turkish embassy spokesman, he will be "dealt with by Turkish justice." 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS Date: 23 April 1976 Spanish Bank Bombed A powerful bomb exploded at Place: France, Paris a Spanish bank in Paris, causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. The perpetrators of the attack are not known. F- 50X1-HUM Date: 29 April 1976 French Citizen Kidnapped A Frenchwoman, the widow of Place: Argentina, an Argentine journalist, was Buenos Aires kidnapped from her home by five men wearing civilian clothes but claiming to be security forces, according to a French press agency. The news item claimed that the kidnapping "bore the earmarks of i h -wing terrorists." Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Date: 4 May 1976 Fiat Executive Assassinated An Italian executive of the Place: Argentina, Fiat automobile company in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires was assassinated by terrorists as he left his home this morning. Fiat of- ficials, who believe left-wing guerrillas are responsible, said this is the fourth murder of a company executive since 1972. Terrorist attacks have continued in Argentina in spite of the rPrant rhnnaP in government. Date: 2 May 1976 Five Bombs Explode in New York Five pipe bombs exploded in Place: United States, New York during the early New York morning hours of 2 May. The targets were the Four Conti- nents Bookstore, a Soviet pub- lication outlet; two banks; the Communist Party headquar- ters; and a site near the United Nations library. The police said the bombs were designed more to attract attention than to cause dam- age. An anonymous caller to the Daily News claimed the Jewish Armed Resistance Strike Unit planted the bombs to protest Soviet treatment of Jewish people. The FBI and New York police department are investigating. 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM A-3 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 - 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 9 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey Special Assistant to the Secretary Department of State Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Arms Control International Security Affairs Department of Defense Mr. James F. Barie Assistant Chief, International Affairs Office of Management and Budget Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski National Security Council Staff Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs Department of Transportation Mr. James Robinson Criminal Division Department of Justice Mr. Richard D. Parsons Associate Director of the Domestic Council Mr. Herbert K. Reis Legal Advisor United States Mission to the United Nations Mr. J. Robert McBrien Special Assistant for Special Legislation and Projects Department of Treasury Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt Assistant Director, Intelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. John J. Reagan Central Intelligence Agency Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism 11 May 1976 Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT 11 May 1976 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 4 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 3 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS Date: 9 May 1976 West German Companies Bombed Bombs exploded at the offices Place: France, Paris of two West German steel com- panies in Paris on 9 May, causing extensive property damage. There were no in- juries. French police specu- lated that the bombings may be related to the death of Ulrike Meinhof in Stuttgart. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209AO00700040001-8 50X1-HUM Date: 10 May 1976 Place: Bolivia, Uruguayan Consulate Bombed A bomb exploded at the en- trance to the Uruguayan con- sulate in Santa Cruz on 10 Ma3k. The attack occurred nine hours before the arrival of the Uruguayan -president. 50X1-HUM- Date: 11 May 1976 Bolivian Ambassador Assassinated Place: France, Paris The Bolivian ambassador was assassinated by one or two unknown assailants in Paris on 11 May. The ambassador was shot as he was walking to his car in front of the embassy. A group calling itself the Che Guevara Bri- gade claimed resp i ilit A for the a,. 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209AO00700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 7 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey Special Assistant to the Secretary Department of State Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Arms Control International Security Affairs Department of Defense Mr. James F. Barie Assistant Chief, International Affairs Office of Management and Budget Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski National Security Council Staff Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs Department of Transportation Mr. James Robinson Criminal Division Department of Justice Mr. Richard D. Parsons Associate Director of the Domestic Council Mr. Herbert K. Reis Legal Advisor United States Mission to the United Nations Mr. J. Robert McBrien Special Assistant for Special Legislation and Projects Department of Treasury Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt Assistant Director, Intelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. John J. Reagan Central Intelligence Agency Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret Secret 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 wni-nJM Secret Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism 18 May 1976 Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT 18 May 1976 Trial of Stockholm Terrorists Opens in Germany (Page 9) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 7 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET NOTES Trial of Stockholm Terrorists Opens in Germany The four surviving members of the terrorist band that attacked the Stockholm embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in April 1975 went on trial in Duesseldorf on 6 May. On the first day of the trial, would-be spectators stood in line for hours outside the specially built courtroom to get a place in the spectators' gallery. Security forces satu- rated the area. The defendants were brought individually from their places of confinement in Cologne and Essen by helicopter and were flown back after the day's session, but they were permitted to eat lunch together. The court has summoned 83 witnesses, including 16 Swedish policemen. A defense attorney announced that the four defendants, who have remained silent since their capture, intend to testify fully during the trial. The terrorists seized the embassy in an attempt to force the release from prison of the Baader-Meinhof leaders. There is no indication at present that the recent suicide of Ulrike Meinhof in prison will affect the conduct of this trial, but it may increase the likelihood that some violent act will be attempted. Security precautions in the area appear adequate to prevent any terrorist effort from suc- ceeding, however. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS Date: 10 May 1976 German Offices Bombed Sympathizers of the Baader- Place: France, Meinhof gang are believed Nimes responsible for bombing Toulouse several German offices on Italy, Rome 10 May. These include the Daimler-Benz branch in Nimes; the West German cul- tural center in Toulouse, which was completely de- stroyed; and the German tourist office and a build- ing connected with the German Academy in Rome. The bombings presumably were to protest the death of Ulrike Meinhof, who com- mitted suicide in prison on 9 May. Date: 17 May 1976 Place: France, Paris More Bombings in Paris A bomb was set off outside a Spanish company, and fire- bombs were thrown at two 50X1-HUM German-registered cars in Paris. No group has claimed responsibility for the bomb- ings. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET 50X1-HUM Am% Date: 17 May 1976 Place: West Germany, Frankfurt Cologne Essen Firebombs Thrown at Turkish Consulates Firebombs were thrown at the Turkish consulates in Frank- furt, Cologne, and Essen. Only the one in Frankfurt 50X1-HUM was damaged. Two people are being questioned in Frankfurt. A-2 SECRET 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 8 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey Special Assistant to the Secretary Department of State Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Arms Control International Security Affairs Department of Defense Mr. James F. Barie Assistant Chief, International Affairs Office of Management and Budget Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski National Security Council Staff Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs Department of Transportation Mr. James Robinson Criminal Division Department of Justice Mr. Richard D. Parsons Associate Director of the Domestic Council Mr. Herbert K. Reis Legal Advisor United States Mission to the United Nations Mr. J. Robert McBrien Special Assistant for Special Legislation and Projects Department of Treasury Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt Assistant Director, Intelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. John J. Reagan Central Intelligence Agency Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret 25 May 1976 Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT 25 May 1975 Explosion at Tel Aviv Airport (Page 1) Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET ARTICLES Explosion at Tel Aviv Airport Two people were killed and nine injured as a result of an explosion at the Tel Aviv airport on the afternoon of 25 May. A security guard apparently became suspicious of an incoming passenger and asked him to go with her to a special examining room before proceeding to the customs hall. A small bag the man was carrying exploded as he opened it in this room. The man, identified as Hugo Muller of The Nether- lands, was killed instantly. The security guard later died from her injuries. Guards immediately checked for other luggage belonging to Muller and found two cases. One ex- ploded as it was being dragged to a security pit, without causing any injuries. The other case was blown up by offi- cials, but police said they did not believe it contained explosives. Muller had just arrived on an Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna, according to the press. Early reports did not explain what aroused the security guard's suspicion of Muller. Neither are details known about Muller's motive for carrying explosives into Israel. 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 13 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS Date: 21 May 1976 Philippine Air Lines Jet Hijacked Place: The Philippines, On 21 May a Philippine Air Davao Lines jet was hijacked by six armed Moslem rebels. The flight, which originated in Davao, was ordered down at Zamboanga. On 23 May the plane exploded in flames in an exchange of gun fire be- tween the hijackers and Philippine troops. Ten pas- sengers and three hijackers were killed. Twenty-two other hostages were wounded. The hijackers are members of the Moro National Liberation Front. Date: 25 May 1976 Explosion at the Tel Aviv. Airport Place: Israel, Tel Aviv Two people were killed and nine injured as a result of an explosion at the Tel Aviv airport on 25 May. The ex- plosive was in the luggage of a Dutchman who had just arrived on an Austrian Air- lines flight from Vienna. He and a security guard were killed. 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Next 11 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 SECRET Distribution: Mr. Robert A. Fearey Special Assistant to the Secretary Department of State Mr. Dwayne S. Anderson Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Arms Control International Security Affairs Department of Defense Mr. James F. Barie Assistant Chief, International Affairs Office of Management and Budget Mr. Daniel J. Mozeleski National Security Council Staff Mr. Herbert H. Kaiser, Jr. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs Department of Transportation Mr. James Robinson Criminal Division Department of Justice Mr. Richard D. Parsons Associate Director of the Domestic Council Mr. Herbert K. Reis Legal Advisor United States Mission to the United Nations Mr. J. Robert McBrien Special Assistant for Special Legislation and Projects Department of Treasury Mr. Thomas W. Leavitt Assistant Director, Intelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. John J. Reagan Central Intelligence Agency Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8 Secret Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/06/20: CIA-RDP79-01209A000700040001-8