TERRORISM REVIEW (U)

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1 Perspective-Terrorist Activity: A Quarterly Wrap-Up
Terrorism Analysis Branch, OGI
3 Activity and Impact of Terrorism, 1983
5 Highlights
7 Libya: Continuing Terrorism
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9 Italy: Current Status of the Red Brigades
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17 West Germany: Prosecution of Radikal Journalists Proves Controversial
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Chronology
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Perspective Terrorist Activity: A Quarterly Wrap-Up
Terrorist activity continued at dangerous levels during the first quarter of 1984:
? Middle East terrorism has remained at or near fever pitch for many months,
with much of the recent activity directly or indirectly tied to state supporters-
primarily Iran and Syria. Iranian-supported radical Shia groups have continued
to be very active, both in Lebanon and the Gulf States. While Syrian-sponsored
terrorism appears from our activity chart to have fallen off, observers of Syria
would understandably be reluctant to predict the beginning of a new, more
benign phase in the history of Syrian-sponsored terrorism. In fact, the apparent
falloff may reflect the divergence between Syrian and Iranian interests in
Lebanon following the withdrawal of the MNF: Damascus hopes to prevent
radical Shia terrorism from upsetting its effort to shape a Lebanese government
subservient to Syria. Nevertheless, Syria continued to allow Iranian-backed
groups to operate in territory controlled by the Syrian Army. At the same time,
Syria is now providing increased support to radical Palestinian groups who can,
and appear willing to, act on Damascus's behalf elsewhere in the region when
their interests coincide.
Libya, a supporter of terrorists and a perpetrator of terrorist acts for 15 years,
had moderated its active involvement in terrorism during 1982-83. This proved
only a temporary respite while Qadhafi pursued political goals best advanced by
more statesmanlike behavior on his part, which precluded the active use of
terrorism as an element of statecraft. In the early months of 1984, Qadhafi took
up the terrorist cudgel with a new vengeance, sponsoring some of the most
brazen acts of international terrorism of recent years as Libyan operatives
attacked unarmed anti-Qadhafi Libyan dissidents on British turf. Libyan-
backed terrorism also was an increasing problem in the nations surrounding
Chad as Tripoli exploited its ties with African insurgent groups to pressure the
nations opposing Libya's advances there.
? In Europe, the belief held by some that Italian authorities had broken the back
of the infamous Red Brigades may have been dispelled in the light of recent
developments. Apparent Red Brigade involvement in the assassination of US
citizen and civilian head of the Multinational Force and Observers for the Sinai,
Leamon Hunt, and a corollary concern that the Brigades may have links to other
European or Middle Eastern groups has caused some analysts to upgrade their
evaluation of the threat posed by this group.
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In the Basque region of Spain, the present government's willingness to grant
limited autonomy to the Basques was expected to remove a major source of
discontent and, therefore, eliminate a root cause of Basque terrorism. In fact,
terrorist activity by the Basque separatist group ETA has not declined, and the
counterpart French Basque group Iparretarak has shown an increased
willingness to resort to terrorism.
Leftist terrorists and radical Palestinians continued to use Greece as a venue for
their operations: a US noncommissioned officer was shot, a British cultural
officer was slain, and a planned strike against an Israeli diplomat was foiled.
? In Central America, despite the prevalence of high profile political battles,
terrorist activity generally remained at a low level, due primarily to the efforts of
local security services. The targets of terrorism in the region were generally local
political figures, peasants, and economic facilities.
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Activity and Impact of Terrorism, 1983-84
Transnational Groups
Level of operational activity
Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide (JCAG)
0 Heavy
Croatian Terrorists
? Moderate
Black June Organization (BJO) (Palestinian)
? Light
Impact on target
0 Severe
0 Moderate
? Negligible
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Armenian Secret Army for Liberation of Armenia (ASALA)
? 0
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15th of May Organization (Palestinian)
Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine-Special Command (PFLP-SC)
Fatah
? o
0 0
0
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Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
? o
? o
? ?
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Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC)
0
? 0
? ?
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Saiqa (Palestinian)
? 0
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Japanese Red Army (JRA)
Carlos Apparat
? o
? 0
? 0
Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction (LARF)
? 0
Front for the Liberation of Lebanon From Foreigners
? o
0
European Groups
Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) (UK)
? 0
? 0
0 0
? o
Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) (UK)
? 0
? 0
? 0
? 0
ETA and GRAPO (Spain)
? 0
? 0
? 0
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FP-25 (Portugal)
? 0
? 0
Action Directe (France)
? o
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Red Brigades (BR), Autonomia (Italy)
? 0
0 0
? 0
Red Army Faction (RAF) (West Germany)
? 0
? 0
0 0
? 0
Note: This chart is part of a quarterly series. The judgments-while not reflective of
specific quantitative criteria-were made by regional and/or terrorist group analysts in
coordination with computer systems analysts.
? An umbrella group that includes: Guerilla Army of the Poor (EGP); Revolutionary
Organization of the People in Arms (ORPA); Rebel Armed Forces (FAR); and Guatema-
lan Communist Party/Dissident Faction (PGT/D).
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Revolutionary Cells (RZ) (West Germany)
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Revolutionary Peoples Struggle (ELA), 17 November Group (Greece)
? 0
? 0
Dev Sol, Dev Yol, MLAPU, THKP/C, TPLF/P, TIKB (Turkey)
? 0
? o
Asian/African Groups
Al-Zulfikar (Pakistan)
? o
Ananda Marg (India)
African National Congress (ANC) (South Africa)
? 0
? o
? o
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Latin American Groups
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union (URNG) a
? 0
? 0
? o
? o
Peoples Revolutionary Union/Popular Liberation Movement (CINCHONERO) (Honduras)
? o
? o
? o
? o
Popular Revolutionary Forces (Lorenzo Zelaya) (Honduras)
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? o
19th of April Movement (M-19) (Colombia)
? 0
? o
? o
? o
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (Colombia)
? o
? o
? ?
? 0
Red Flag (Venezuela)
Sendero Luminoso (SL) (Peru)
? 0
? 0
? 0
? 0
Monteneros (Argentina)
MIR (Chile)
? o
? 0
? o
? 0
State Sponsors
Syria
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Iran
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Libya
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Iraq
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Yugoslavia
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Significant Developments
Highlights
Lebanon: Increased Terrorist Access to Western Europe. Press reports state a ship
docked at the Bain Militaire in West Beirut on 18 April, probably inaugurating
regular ferry service between Cyprus and Beirut. This service would be West
Beirut's first direct transportation link with the outside world since fighting in
early February closed the airport and the port. Travelers wishing to depart
Lebanon previously had to travel either by road to Damascus, Syria, or by sea
from the Christian-controlled port of Juniyah north of Beirut. We believe the ferry
service will make it relatively easy for Lebanese terrorists from the Islamic Amal
or other groups to reach Western Europe undetected. The dock area is only
nominally controlled by the Druze PSP Militia
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Lebanon: Two Kidnap Victims Freed. Muslim Amal militiamen stormed a house
in West Beirut on 15 April and freed an American professor and a Frenchman
kidnaped two months earlier. Frank Regier, an electrical engineering professor at
the American University of Beirut was abducted by gunmen on 10 February, and
Christian Joubert, an architect working for a Sunni charitable foundation, was
captured on 15 February. Regier stated he had been held in several different
locations in Beirut. Regier also said he had not seen the two other Americans still
missing: Jeremy Levin, the Beirut Bureau Chief for Cable News Network,
kidnaped on 7 March, and William Buckley, a political officer at the US Embassy,
kidnaped on 16 March. There is no confirmation of the group responsible for
holding the recently freed captives, but we believe radical Shia followers of
Ayatollah Khomeini are the most likely suspects.
France: GAL Members Arrested. French police investigation of a stolen car with
forged license plates in Bayonne led to the arrest of seven members of the right-
wing Anti-Terrorism Liberation Group (GAL). GAL has claimed responsibility for
the murder in France of six Spanish Basque exiles since December.
Portugal: Legislation To Control Terrorism. Legislation is being proposed to
create a new intelligence service composed of three intelligence-gathering
departments-a strategic defense service, a security information service, and a
military information service. The creation of three units is designed to avoid the
appearance of creating a new, superintelligence agency similar to the former
International Police for the Defense of the State (PIDE) which flourished under
dictatorial rule prior to the 1974 revolution. The legislation provides for the three
services to operate independently, but under the overall supervision of an inter-
ministerial "Superior Information Council," chaired by the Prime Minister. None
of the services will have police functions.
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Libya:
Continuing Terrorism
Ten anti-Qadhafi Libyans were wounded and a Brit-
ish policewoman was killed on the morning of 17
April when an automatic weapon was fired from a
window of the Libyan People's Bureau. About 55
Libyan dissidents with anti-Qadhafi signs were dem-
onstrating peacefully in front of the bureau when the
shooting occurred. This provocative act of public
terrorism occurred five weeks after a series of bombs
exploded in London and Manchester at locations
frequented by Libyan exiles. British investigation of
the earlier bombings indicated Qadhafi agents almost
certainly were responsible.
Four days after the incident at the People's Bureau, a
2-pound bomb hidden in an unclaimed suitcase ex-
ploded and injured 25 at London's Heathrow Airport.
The bag was in the terminal serving European and
Middle Eastern airlines, and a British police spokes-
man said the device was detonated with a timer and
was similar to those used against Libyan dissidents in
March. Although six unclaimed bags were offloaded
from a Libyan Arab Airlines aircraft a short time
before the explosion, police cannot confirm that the
bomb was in one of these. Libya has been linked to
three similar cases of delayed-action bombs in airport
baggage since 1981. While these facts suggest Libya
is the most likely perpetrator of the Heathrow bomb-
ing, a man claiming to represent the anarchist Angry
Brigade (see box) claimed credit for the attack in a
phone call to the British Press Association
Qadhafi's Concern About Dissidents
The Libyan Government had prior knowledge of the
demonstration and clearly encouraged the attack on
the dissidents. The London People's Bureau asked the
British Foreign Office "to prevent the staging of this
demonstration out of a feeling of concern for the
efforts being made to improve relations between the
two countries." Following the shooting incident, Trip-
oli announced that it had warned the British Ambas-
sador prior to the incident of the danger to Britain in
Bombs in Airport Luggage
Linked to Libya
13 October 1981 Two explosions killed two and
injured several others at Cairo's
International Airport as a Dutch-
owned aircraft was being
offloaded following a flight from
Valletta, Malta, via Tripoli.
11 January 1984 Bomb blast from a suitcase
offloaded from a Soviet airliner
destroyed the baggage room at
the airport in Kinshasa, Zaire.
The plane had made stops at
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10 March 1984 Twenty-five injured when two
bombs in luggage destroyed a
French airliner that had just
landed in N'Djamena, Chad,
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Brazzaville has become a center
of Libyan intelligence activity
since late 1983. Two Libyans
were seen leaving the French
flight in Bangui before it left for
Chad.
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The Angry Brigade?
We believe it is unlikely that this anarchist group
committed the Heathrow bombing, although it has
reemerged recently to claim responsibility for blasts
in 1982 at a welfare office, a prison guard's office,
and a Conservative Party office, as well as in August
1983 at an American Express travel office in London.
None of these bombs caused any injury, and the
targets suggest that the group is intent on striking at
symbols of governmental or commercial authority.
Angry Brigade bombings between 1968 and 1971, the
group's last active period, were directed at
government offices and the homes of government
ministers. Four members of the group were jailed for
the earlier bombings, but all were parolled by 1979.
We know of no link between Libya and the Angry
Brigade, a group probably of less than a dozen
members.
allowing its territory to be used for "action hostile to
the interests of the people of the Jamahiriyah," and
blamed London for "the consequential results of the
direction adopted by it, which makes its territories an
arena for an open conflict."
Colonel Qadhafi's willingness to stand firmly behind
the actions of his People's Bureau and to jeopardize
relations with the United Kingdom, a nation whose
nationals hold many important positions in Libya's oil
and service industries, reveals the extent of his anger
at Libyan dissidents. The increasing number and
visibility of the dissidents outside Libya make a
mockery of his claim to be spokesman for the Jama-
hiriyah, a united people's state, and pose an increasing
challenge to his authority. Qadhafi also may feel
especially vulnerable to dissident action in the wake of
the assassination in January of a Libyan diplomat in
Rome and several recent bombing attacks inside
Libya in which dissidents are the suspected culprits.
Libya's Next Moves?
The British decision on 22 April to break diplomatic
relations because of Libya's lack of cooperation in the
investigation of the shootings and because of public
anger over the Heathrow bombing may be perceived
by Qadhafi as an affront to his prestige. He undoubt-
edly will wage an intense diplomatic effort to blame
the British for the break, and may order the harass-
ment of British diplomats leaving Tripoli if the United
Kingdom questions Libyan officials leaving London.
He also may arrange "popular" demonstrations
against the British Government in Libya or elsewhere,
which could provoke violence against British citizens
and property. Tripoli is unlikely to allow widespread
threats or violence against the 8,000 British citizens in
Libya, however, because of their importance to the
economy. British interests elsewhere in Europe or the
Middle East may not be similarly exempt, however.F
More ominous options are available to Qadhafi. Liby-
an agents are likely to continue their operations
against dissidents in Western Europe, and additional
bombings or assassinations may occur. A Libyan
diplomat in Madrid stated publicly on 18 April that
Libyan agents may be in Europe "to liquidate enemies
of the Republic."
While the
threat in the United Kingdom will be reduced by the
closing of the People's Bureau, terrorist attacks may
be made against the interests of other nations that
Qadhafi believes are supporting his opponents.
Official US personnel or facilities located in Europe
or the Middle East could be targeted. Qadhafi, at the
very least, is likely to increase his allegations that
behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the United States
is responsible for British actions. Even if he does not
order attacks on US targets, his rhetoric could incite
loyal radical Libyan elements not under Qadhafi's
direct control to attack US interests or could encour-
age non-Libyan groups to do so. On a more public
level, Qadhafi could try to regain lost prestige by
risking a limited confrontation with the United States.
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Italy:
Current Status
of the Red Brigades
On 15 February 1984 Leamon R. Hunt, civilian head
of the Sinai Multinational Force and Observers, was
assassinated outside his residence in Rome. A half
hour later the Combatant Communist Party, the
militarist wing of the Red Brigades (BR), claimed
responsibility in a call to a Milan radio station. The
caller stated:
This is the party of Communist combatants. We
claim responsibility for the attack on General (sic)
Hunt, guarantor of Camp David. Imperialist
forces out of Lebanon, Italy out of NATO, no to
missiles in Comiso.l
The following morning, BR members on trial in
Genoa reiterated the claim of responsibility for the
shooting. On the 17th, authorities received a written
communique in which the BR repeated its claim and
set forth the organization's raison d'etre and its
strategic directives
Two months have passed since the assassination and a
number of questions remain unanswered, including
the status and capabilities of the BR and whether
some outside party-most likely Middle Eastern-
may have played a role in Hunt's murder.
The Organization
The Red Brigades, a Marxist terrorist group which
originated in Italy some 15 years ago, was responsible
for a wave of violence that plagued Italy during the
1970s and early 1980s. Considerable counterterrorist
successes over the last several years-highlighted by
the release of kidnaped US Gen. James Dozier in
January 1982-have diminished the size and capabili-
ty-of the organization, but
the urban guerrillas remain a force to be reck-
oned with.
the organization is continuing its
efforts to expand and that it has in fact met with
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BR is currently operational in the Lazio region of
Italy, and the "Center" or executive committee in
Rome headed by Barbara Balzerani is fully operation-
al. At least some Italian officials believe that they
never completely destroyed the Rome entity, which
remains the largest and most active component.
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Status of Red Brigades in Italy
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A recent edition of the Italian publication L'Espresso
contains an assessment by 36 Italian magistrates on
prospects for violence in the coming years, and it
underscores the growing concern that BR terrorism is
once again a serious problem. The judges, who have
long-term experience with the terrorism problem in
Italy, are convinced that the "armed party" is alive
and well, that it is reorganizing, and that it soon will
resume active operations. The magistrates fear that
countering terrorism may be particularly difficult now
because of the more relaxed atmosphere in Italy, and
because Italian authorities have shifted their focus
from fighting terrorism to fighting organized crime.
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Terrorist Profile:
Barbara Balzerani
Barbara Balzerani has been a fugitive from justice for
the past six years. Italian authorities have told the
press that they consider her one of the most notorious
and most dangerous female leaders of the Red
Brigades (BR).
Balzerani has received several prison sentences, in
absentia, for crimes related to her BR activities. In
December 1981 she was sentenced to nine years in
prison by a Genoa court. In the same month she was
also given a life sentence by a court in Verona for
participating in the kidnaping of US Gen. James
Dozier. In January 1983 she was among 32 BR
leaders sentenced to life in prison for participation in
the kidnaping and murder of Christian Democratic
Party President Aldo Moro in 1978 and for
involvement in several other murders, attempted
murders, and kidnapings. In February 1983 a Genoa
court that sentenced some 40 BR terrorists for several
serious crimes absolved her, saying there was not
sufficient evidence that she had participated
personally in the crimes committed by the Genoa BR
group. Her other sentences were not affected by that
decision.
Most of the evidence against Balzerani has come from
the confessions of jailed BR repentants as a result of
plea-bargaining procedures recently adopted by
Italian authorities. One of these repentants in 1980
accused Balzerani and her boyfriend, BR master
tactician Mario Moretti, of being among the leading
planners of the Moro operation. Another imprisoned
BR activist told Italian interrogators in February
1982 that Balzerani had ordered him to keep several
NATO installations in the city of La Spezia under
close surveillance.
Balzerani, 35, is a teacher of handicapped children.
She is separated from her husband, Antonio Marini,
who in 1978 was arrested for having acted as a
lookout man for Moro's kidnapers.
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West Germany:
Prosecution of Radikal Journalists
Proves Controversial
The recent jail sentences imposed on a journalist and
a student associated with one of West Berlin's radical
leftist newspapers, Radikal, for incitement to commit,
and approval of, terrorist actions, have been
denounced by the West German press as a
miscarriage of justice.
The prosecution of Benedikt Haerlin and Michael
Kloeckner stemmed from articles in Radikal calling
for "protest" activities during President Reagan's
1982 visit to West Berlin. According to the Court, the
two had incited terrorist actions by publishing a series
of letters from Revolutionary Cell members calling
for direct actions and claiming "credit" for earlier
bombings in the city. The trial focused on assigning
responsibility for publication of these letters,
because-as is the case generally with articles in the
alternative press-they carry no bylines. The
prosecution claimed that Haerlin's and Kloeckner's
association with Radikal in editorial and bookkeeping
capacities was sufficient to establish responsibility for
incitement and approval of terrorist actions-an
argument widely criticized as a smokescreen to
disguise the fact that the actual authors could not be
determined. In his concluding statement, the
prosecuting attorney contended that Haerlin and
Kloeckner had acted as "public relations managers
for terrorism" in West Berlin.
The trial received extensive publicity in West
Germany, and the press reaction to the conviction and
jail sentences has been extremely negative. Haerlin
and Kloeckner are widely perceived to be scapegoats,
not only by the radical press, but also by the
mainstream media. The West German Journalists'
Union called the sentences "absurd" and said they
reflected the Court's desire to censor the press.
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which the alternative press is an integral part.
Terrorist incidents and mob violence frequently are
accompanied or preceded by press articles calling for
such actions. The attempt by officials to clamp down
on the press probably reflects their concern that the
radical media is being used to coordinate terrorist
incidents, and their displeasure with the serious
violence that accompanied President Reagan's visit in
1982. The prosecutor commented during the trial that
there was a "reign of chaos" in the city during the
period of the visit. West Berlin officials probably also
are concerned about the continuing existence of the
radical subculture, despite the decline in serious
terrorism during the past two years. As one
commentator remarked, however, the trial may have
had an unexpected outcome: sales and volunteers for
Radikal have increased significantly over the past few
The defendants were tried under a controversial
section of the West German penal code in which
membership in, support of, or recruitment for a
terrorist organization are designated as punishable
offenses. Critics claim that the law clearly is directed
against the media, and that its broad application
endangers freedom of the press.
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Chronology
unless new information has been received.
This chronology includes significant events, incidents, and trends in international
terrorism. It provides commentary on their background, importance, and wider
implications. It does not treat events listed in previous editions of the chronology
27 February- Turkey: Terrorist Arrests Continue
21 March 1984 Turkish police in Adana arrested 23 longtime members-many of them in
leadership positions-of the illegal terrorist organization Turkish Communist
Party/Marxist-Leninist Turkey Workers and Peasants Liberation Army
(TKP/ML-TIKKO). Arms, ammunition, and equipment used to duplicate propa-
ganda, as well as medicine, books, and documents were confiscated. The group is
known for its expertise in making explosive devices and targeting US military
personnel in Istanbul in 1979. Members of TIKKO also were arrested in Istanbul
in February and March.
Algeria: Support for PFLO Reduced
Oman was officially informed by Algeria that the Algiers offices of the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Oman (PFLO) will be closed. The action is attributable
to gradually improving relations between Algeria and Oman. Algerian financial
support for the group also may end, leaving the PFLO dependent on Syria, Libya,
and South Yemen, where it also retains offices. The PFLO is a Marxist group try-
ing to rebuild its capability to conduct insurgent or terrorist operations in Oman.
30 March 1984 West Germany: Arson Attack on NATO Equipment Manufacturer
In Berlin, an unsuccessful arson attack was directed against the premises of a
company that manufactures engines for military vehicles used by NATO. An
unidentified Revolutionary Cells element has claimed responsibility for the
incident
31 March 1984 Iran: Split in Anti-Khomeini Resistance
A brief communique issued in Paris by the National Council of Iranian Resistance
stated that former Iranian President Bani-Sadr and Massoud Rajavi, leader of the
leftist Mujahedin-e Khalq, had decided to end their political coalition. Press
reports suggest the split occurred because Bani-Sadr opposed contacts with Iraq
undertaken by Rajavi. We believe the break will weaken the already limited
ability of Iranian exiles to organize opposition to the Khomeini regime.
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4 April 1984 West Germany: Fire at Amerika Hans
In Hamburg, fire caused by an explosive device seared the side of Amerika Haus.
There was no serious damage to US property and no group claimed responsibility.
5 April 1984 Saudi Arabia: Airline Hijacking
A Syrian national claiming to have a bomb in his pocket forced a Saudia Airlines
DC-10 flying from Jidda to Damascus to divert to Istanbul. The hijacker was
overpowered by the pilot after Turkish authorities kept the plane on the ground for
two hours. Four of the 277 passengers on the plane were injured while escaping
down emergency chutes because additional hijackers were erroneously thought to
be aboard. The captured Syrian did not have a bomb and stated he was trying to
avoid deportation to Syria from Saudi Arabia.
7 April 1984 Lebanon: Israeli Reprisal
Israeli aircraft bombed the Carlton Hotel in Bhamdan, Lebanon, alleged to house
members of the DFLP. The air raid was in retaliation for the 2 April terrorist inci-
dent in Jerusalem claimed by the DFLP
7-12 April 1984 Guatemala: Security Successes
Guatemalan security forces raided several safehouses in Guatemala City used by
the Organization of People in Arms (ORPA) and captured the chief of ORPA's
Urban Front and a member of the mortar team that fired six rounds into a
military installation in Guatemala City on 1 April. The authorities believe the
raids have rendered ORPA's Urban Front operationally ineffective for the next
few months.
8 April 1984 Lebanon: Possible Reactivation of Terrorist Group
Following the murder of a Christian family of five in their West Beirut apartment
by unidentified assailants using a silenced 9-mm pistol, an anonymous caller
informed the press that the Front for the Liberation of Lebanon From Foreigners
is reconstituting itself and will not permit attacks against Christians to continue.
This name was used by an unidentified group or groups that claimed credit for a
series of car bomb attacks, principally against Palestinian targets, before the 1982
Israeli invasion. Most Christians believe the killings of a Greek Orthodox father
and his four teenage children is meant to encourage Christians to leave West
Corsica: Separatist Bombings Continue
In Sartene, a bomb caused extensive damage to a government building and the
surrounding area. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but we
believe the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (FLNC) was responsible.
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Indonesia: Swiss Pilot Released
A Swiss pilot for a missionary air service abducted on 26 March by guerrillas of 25X6
the Free Papua Movement was freed unconditionally.
10 April 1984 Honduras: Salvadoran Embassy Bombed
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by terrorists who threw a stick of dynamite into the Embassy courtyard. Damage
was minor and no casualties resulted. To date, no group has claimed credit for the
operation. The local security guard left his post without permission one hour before
the attack and did not return until two hours after the bombing. On 26 March, the
Salvadoran Consulate in San Pedro Sula was bombed in an apparently coordinated
operation for which the Honduran Cinchoneros claimed responsibility; we believe
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West Germany: Railroad Tracks Sabotaged -
Near Frankfurt, unknown perpetrators protesting the building of the third runway
at Rhine-Main Airport damaged railroad tracks used by US military trains. The
sabotage was discovered before any trains were damaged.
Saudi Arabia: Threat Letter Sent to US Embassy
A letter threatening death to all American nationals in Saudi Arabia and other
Muslim countries was sent to the US Embassy in Jidda. The letter appears to be a
reaction to recent proposals put forth in the US Congress for the relocation of the
US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The name on the envelope was that of
"Mohammad Abdullah al-Qahtani," the leader of a group that seized the Grand
Mosque in Mecca in November 1979. Al-Qahtani subsequently was executed
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11 April 1984 Lebanon: More Anti-Druze Bombings
A bomb exploded in the evening in front of the building that houses the Druze Law
Court in West Beirut. Several shops owned by Druze in West Beirut have been
damaged by bombs since the PSP victory over the Sunni Murabitun militia last
month. 25X1
Sudan: Chevron Receives New Warning
Chevron officials have indirectly received a threat from the Sudanese Peoples
Liberation Army to attack them at Rabak, their main supply base in Sudan. The
SPLA perceives Chevron and other Western companies as exploiting southern
resources to benefit the hated northern-dominated government. F__~
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Israel: Palestinians Hijack Bus
Four Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Israeli civilian bus carrying 25 passengers
from Tel Aviv to Ashkelon. As the bus headed south, crashing through roadblocks,
Israeli soldiers fired at the bus's tires; when they deflated, the bus halted. The four
abductors demanded the release of 500 prisoners and safe conduct to Egypt for the
prisoners and themselves. IDF forces assaulted the bus. The casualty toll was four
terrorists and one Israeli passenger killed, and seven other passengers injured. In
Damascus, the PFLP publicly claimed credit for the attack. On 14 April, a memo
from the DFLP/PFLP to the UN Secretary General was left at US Embassy
Damascus claiming responsibility for the bus hijacking and the 2 April grenade at-
tack in Jerusalem. The memo claimed that both attacks were undertaken to obtain
13 April 1984 Lebanon: Presidential Palace Hit by Rockets
An RPG-7 rocket destroyed three rooms of the residence of President Amin
Gemayel in an attack by unknown assailants late at night. The Gemayel family
apparently was in the palace, but no one was injured.
policemen. We believe ETA/M was responsible for both attacks.
Spain: Policemen, Military Officer Slain
In Pamplona, police suspect that the two terrorists who shot and killed a retired
military officer were also responsible for a car bomb which later killed two Spanish
Lesotho: Bombing in Maseru
A bomb exploded, apparently accidentally, in an office. Police searching the
premises found additional explosives, detonators, arms, and ammunition. Later, a
trunk filled with petrol bombs and detonating equipment was discovered at a gas
station. The police commissioner feared a new wave of terrorist actions in
conjunction with the Easter holiday.
14 April 1984 Lebanon: Apparent Assassination Attempt Against Shia Leader
According to press reports, sources close to the vice president of the higher Shia
Council Shaykh Mohammad Mahdi Shams-ud-Din say bodyguards foiled an
assassination attempt by a gunman preparing to fire into Shams-ud-Din's house.
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gunfire from a passing car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Lebanon: French Official Wounded
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Namibia: Two US Diplomats Killed
Two US diplomats monitoring the disengagement of Angolan and South African
troops from Namibia and two local residents were killed and four injured in a gas
station explosion. The Americans were probably in the wrong place at the wrong
time and were not specifically targeted. The South-West Africa People's Organi-
zation (SWAPO) has targeted this station in the past and has been blamed for
the attack. SWAPO, however, has denied responsibility.
India: New Terrorist Organization
A newly formed Sikh terrorist organization, the Dashmesh Regiment, has claimed
responsibility for a well-coordinated effort in which 37 railway stations and a post
office were set on fire. The Dashmesh Regiment, which first surfaced in late
March, has claimed responsibility for three political assassinations.
Pakistan: Threatening Phone Call
A young male Pakistani phoned the US Embassy and stated that it was going to be
attacked. There has been no incident to date.
16 April 1984 El Salvador: Salvadoran Security Officer Murdered
According to newspaper reports, the Salvadoran chief of security for the US
Embassy, who had also served as Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigations for the
National Police, was shot to death and his wife seriously wounded in downtown
San Salvador. A local radio station received a communique purportedly from the
Popular Forces of Liberation claiming credit for the assassination. The Regional
Security Officer questions the communique's authenticity because it differs from
previous FLP claims.
France: Basque Trial and Relocations
In Bayonne four members of ETA currently are standing trial for an assault on a
policeman in Saint Jean De-Luz. Two imprisoned members of ETA-M have been
transferred from Pau to residence in Paris
17 April 1984 Peru: State of Emergency Extended
The Peruvian Government extended the state of emergency for another 60-day
period in 13 southeastern provinces where security forces are countering terrorist
actions by the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrilla organization.
? 18 April 1984 Corsica: Another Wave of Bombings
In Ajaccio nine explosive attacks caused extensive damage to banks, shops, office
buildings, and a police van. There were no injuries in this latest in a series of
bombing attacks by the separatist group, National Front for the Liberation of
Corsica (FLNC).
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19 April 1984 Bolivia: Dynamite Attacks
The offices of El Diario newspaper and Nueva America radio station in La Paz
were the targets of dynamite attacks. A night watchman was injured in the attack
on the newspaper offices. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents. F-
Angola: UNITA Bombing
The Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) claimed responsibility
-for a bombing in Nuambo which it claimed killed more than 200 people. UNITA
stated that the explosion opened a new phase of guerrilla warfare in Angola's main
towns. Previous attacks had been limited to economic sabotage, raids on military
and similar targets, and the kidnaping of foreigners. The Angolan Government
confirmed the explosion but claimed that there were only 24 casualties. F___1
20 April 1984 West Germany: Bombing at Pan Am Office
In Stuttgart, a bomb explosion outside the Pan American Airlines office caused
$6,000 in damages. No injuries were reported from the explosion which is
unclaimed by any group.
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