STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 1979

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Geo:rapbic Distribution of Internatienal
Terrorist Incidents, 1968-79
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Total'
I 12 19
0 5 1 --2 --3 I 1 00 3 3 0 N(0. )
4(0.1)
0 0 0 0 4 0
11t 1 1-66 282 216269 27 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0
_ - - -- 7 Ux2 297 413 279 353 293 3,336
5
' Figures in parentheses are percentages of the total ax'coented for by
each region.
Asia
Oceania
Transregional
TOW
- -- 51 37 23 19 25 314011-4)
North America 35 7 23 24 I8 18 38
" --
Latin America 41 71 113 70 49 80 12224_ 48 105_-.._46 61 53
- 438.0)
Western Europe 16 31 58 38 112 141 -151 109 09 129 166 137 1, 267
-- 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 3 _150.4)
USSR/Eastern Europe
20 24 10 124(
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 7 8 4 4 4 9 18 16 . )
- 47 56 62 48 61 39 531 (1 )
Middle East and North Africa 18 32 60 52 35 21 _ -.--
-__-_- __-_-2, _-43._. 10 11 13 14 8 16 26 197(S.9)
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' Figures in parentheses are percemagcs of the total accounted for by
each category of target.
1978 1979 Total'
22 21 273 (20.3)
30 7 '04(15.1)
2 (16 1)
10 2l7
47 27 487 (36.2)
21 12 166(12.3)
122 77 1.347
PP-M-26-lOoo(c,
Table 2
international Terrorist Attacks on US Citizens or Property.
1968-79, by Category of Target
1968 _
19
. 6
1969
1970 1971 1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
tic officials or property
12
17
52 51
22
-19
-12
12
12
21
40
Military ofTtctals or property
4
2
38 36
11
12
12
9
14
33
2
7
Other Government officials or
26
32
57 21
20
10
16
Business facilities or executives
-
6
35
24 40 -
44
51
86
42
27
52
26
33
13
7
17 5
12
10
13
93
88 153
tax---153-
109
102
139
104
125
84
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Table 3
International Terrorist Incidents.
1968-79, by Category of Attack
7
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 Total'
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
4
19
32
17
11
37
25
38
30
22
~
27
20 263(7.9)
Kidnaping
3
9
14
4
5
11
13 73(2.2)
Barricade-hostage
0
5
1
g
-
_
S)
24 1t6(S
Letter bombing
3
3
1
92
22
16
3
11
2
5
.
7)
9 456113
i
12
22
53
30
15
31
17
20
91
57
69
.
1
ng -__-
Incendiary bomb
169
176
1 3 1
133
11 5 1,588 (47.6)
i
67
97
Ind
11S
106
136
239
ng
Explosive bomb
26 18$(5.5)
ck
tt
d
8
8
9
10
21
-- 11--
a
a
Arme
6
8
2
8 100(3-0)
Hijacking'
3
11
21
9
14
6
8
4 --
29
47 216 (7.4)
12
2 78(2.3)
ft
break-in
Th
3
7
,
e
7
3
4
3
3
14
9
6
9
8 71(2.1)
Sniping
--
7
II
20
11 87(2.6)
Other actions'
II
10
4
4
4
I
' Figures in parentheses arc percentage. of the total accounted for by
each category of attack. but
' Includes hijackings by means of air, sea, or land transport,
excludes numerous nonterrorist hijackings.
' Includes occupation of facilities without hostage seizure. shootouts
with police, and sabotage.
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Table 4
Geographic Distribution of International Terrorist Incidents.
1968-79, by Category of Attack
North Latin Western USSR/
America America Europe Eastern
Sub- Middle Asia
Saharan East/North
Oceania Trans-
regional
Total
~~ -
40
34 Is
2
0
263
73
6
19
24
0
2
1
--
Barricade-hostage
__
0
14
37
0
4
1$6
Letter bombing
I S
9
100
-
S3
4%
3
0
72
256
3
4
-
Incendiary bombing
-
---
-
8
12
250
48
48
12
0
1.552
Explosive bombing
21
4
403
641
- ---- _
62
---
24
0
0
188
Armed attack
-
3
37
--- --
38
----
9
1
1
23
7
28
16
0
0
100
Hijacking'
6
23
1
-
I
0
246
1
7
62
94
0
20
38
14
Atsaainauon
5
14
0
0
14
2
0
0
78
eft, break-in
-
3
-
4
- -
2
- ---
I
9
13
3
0
0
71
i tipi
1
2
3
--
13 1 0
0
$7
9
Is
47
1
---
3
336
31
8
861
1,267
IS
124
Sat 197 19
4
.
excludes numerous nonterronx ,nJa-1-sx?
h.,a,Qe seizure. shootouts
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International Terrorist Attack on US Citizens or Property,
1968-79, by Category of Attack
19614 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 (978 1979 Total '
1 2 17 9 2 20 8 20 7 4
0 0 3 0 I z - --1 __3
7 1 0 3 0 1 0 21
12 I8 40 26 0-19 25 4 36 24
30 58 77 93 73 52 90 --63 44 35
4 3 4 6 6 5 3 8 3
-- -- 0 4 12 3 4 0 0 2 5 4
5_ 5 100(7.4)
0 3 160.2)
0 0 12 (0.9)
49 9 275 (20.4)
40 38 693 (51.4)
11 7 61(4.5)
0 1 33(2.6)
g
Assassination
3 2
9
2
2 3
2
7
13
5
6
9
63(4.7)
break-in
Theft
0 3
IS
i__
0 0
3
-3
1
0
8
0
41(3.0)
,
-- -
2
2
2 0
3
1
5
4
3
3
31(2.3)
Sniping -
0
0
3
I
1
2
21(1.6)
Other actions'
0___0
5
6
3 0
-
1
Total
51 93
188
153
t09 102
139
104
125
84
123
77
1,34
Kidnaping
Barricade-hostage
Letter bombing _
Incendiary bombing
Explosive bombing
Armed attack
'
Hijackin
' Figures in parentheses are percentages of the total accounted for by
each category of attack.
' Includes hijackings by means of air, sea, or land transport, but
excludes numerous nonterrorist hijackiRS, many of which involved
US aircraft.
' Includes occupation of facilities without hostage seizure, shootouts
with police, and sabotage.
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Geographic Distribution of International Terrorist Incidents,
1979, by Category of Attack
_- --
T
t
l
North
L
atin
Western
USSR/
Sub-
Middle
Asia
o
a
America
A
merica
Europe
Eastern
Saharan
East/North
Europe
Africa
Africa
-
20
Kidnaping
I
I
2
0
1
1
4
e
ade-hosta
i
B
0
4
0
13
g
arr
c
i
0
22
0
0
ng
Letter bomb
-- -
19
bombin
di
I
0
1
6
g
ary
ncen
Its
bombin
i
l
E
16
~
S
66
1
2
13
2
g
ve
os
xp
-----
------ ---
-
--
--
26
1
4
4
0
2
4
11
Armed attack
'
1
I 0
1
0
4
1
Hijacking
47
Assassination
2
6 23
0
3
7
2
0
2
Theft, break-in
1
e
4 1
0
0
2
0
Sniping
11
'
1
0 8
0
0
2
0
Other
293
Total
25
53 137
3
10
39
26
' Includes hijackings by means of air, sea. or land transport. but
excludes numerous nonterrorist hijackings.
' Includes occupation of facilities without hostage seizure, shootouts
with police, and sabotage.
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Geographic Distribution of International Terrorist Attacks
on US Citizens or Property, 1968-79, by Category of Attack
North Latin Western USSR/
America America Europe Eastern
Europe
Sub-
Saharan
Africa
Middle
East/North
Africa
Asia Oceania
Kidnaping
- - --
~- -
61
1 ---
0
14
- -- -
20
4
0
Barricade-hostage
3
3
0
0
8
1
0
Letter bombing
3
0
4
0
Incendiary bombing
6
61
131
1
3
42
27
Explosive bombing
77
267
186
0
4
118
38
Armed attack
0
19
12
0
3
17
10
Hijacking '
6
3
11
0
0
3
10
Assassination
3
23
II
0
6
14
6
28
5
0
0
7
0
% was
- - -
-0
16-.-
4
1
0
3
Ocher actions'
1
7
3
1
0
8
1
Total
99
492
366
3
32
244
18'S
' Includes hijackings by means of air or land transport, but excludes
numerous nontcrrorist hijackings, many of which involved US
aisciaft.
' Includes occupation of facilities without hostage seizure, shootouts
with police, and sabotage.
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Geographic Distribution of International Terrorist Attacks
on US Citizens or Property, 1979, by Category of Attack
North Latin
America America
Western
Europe
USSR/
Eastern
Europe
Kidnaping - -
- 3-_
- 0- --
0---
Barricade-hostage
0 1
0
0
Letter bombing
0 0
_
0
0
Incendiary bombing
--~-- 1
0
1---
0-----
Explosive bombing
_
12 10
-
12
-
0
Armed attack
0 2
_
0
0
_
Hijacking '
1 0
0
0 -
Assassination
1 0
6
0
Theft, break-in
0 0
0
0
Sniping
0 1
1
0
Other'
t 0
1
0
Total
Sub-
Saharan
Africa
Middle
East/North
Africa
Asia
0
1
1 '
0
2
0
0
0
0 O:
0
1
6
0
2
2 3t
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
I
0
0
0
0
' Includes hijackings by means of air or land transport, but excludes
numerous nonterrorist hijackings, many of which involved US
aircraft.
' Includes occupation of facilities without hostage seizure, shootouts
with police, and sabotage.
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