TERRORISM IN WESTERN EUROPE

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 9, 1986
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 Terrorism in Western Europe
Western Europe continues to be a major site of international
terrorist activity. Preliminary figures indicate the region
suffered about 200 terrorist incidents--30 percent of the global
total. Western European attacks were divided about equally into
three categories:
Attacks against US and NATO related targets by radical
left European groups. This activity was especially
intense last winter and, after a hiatus revived to some
extent in the fall of 1985.
Attacks against West European government targets by
domestic terrorists. This often involved separatists
and has dropped recently.
Attacks staged by Middle Eastern terrorists. The number
of Middle ""astern origin terrorist attacks doubled in
1984 to 62, and had exceeded that level even prior to'
the Rome and Vienna airport attacks. Untiel recently,
the targets were mostly Middle Eastern--moderate
Palestinians and Arabs and dissident exiles--but Western
interests are increasingly being targeted.
This paper was prepared by DDI/OGI/TNAD/Terrorism Analysis
Branch.
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Middle Eaystern origin terrorism is of special concern:
It continues to increase with no drop in sight.
It often involves state support, complicating counter-
It is more likely to involve crossborder activity,
making multilateral counterterrorism cooperation
imperative.
-- Innocent Europeans have now become the casualties of
44F 900 "F~'Middle Eastern--terrorists--often as innocent bystanders
in attacks against Middle Eastern targets.
Palestinian activity has more than doubled worldwide--from
91 incidents in 1984 to over 200 for the first 11 months of
1985. The most active Palestinian group in Western Europe in
1985 was Abu Nidal. This group was responsible for six grenade
attacks in several West European cities and for the, Rome and
Vienna airport attacks. Abu Nidal operations resulted in at
least 27 dead and over 320 wounded last year.
Libya has also been a leading sponsor of terrorism in
Western Europe, especially in 1984, when it conducted an
assassination campaign against regime opponents living in exile
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there., Pfter remaining relatively quiet during most of 1985,
Libya` is again moving to the forefront through its support to
radical Palestinian groups such as Abu Nidal. The closer working
relationship between Libya and Abu Nidal means that the
international community, especially Western Europe and the Middle
East, is confronted by a deadly combination: an-active ruthless
group willing to cause indiscriminate slaughter--the Abu Nidal
group--and a regime in Tripoli willing to encourage and nurture
that group and others like it.
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Middle Eastern Origin Terrorist Incidents
in Western Europe
1981-1985*
1981 1982 1983
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INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST INCIDENTS
OF MIDDLE EAST SPILLOVER IN WESTERN EUROPE 1981-85
1985 FIGRUES ARE PRELIMINARY
LIST BY EVENT ACROSS YV UNIQUE(IICN)
ROWTOT TOTAL
HEADING ' '
WHERE TYPETERROR AMONG('B'.'D') AND REGION EQ 'WEUR'
ON EVENTI
TITLE 'INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST
FOLD
INCIDENTS'
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TYPE OF
EVENT
81
OTHER
1
1
2
ARMED ATTACK
12
10
10
25
23
80
ARSON
2
1
3
1
7
ASSAULT
1
1
2
BARRICADE HOSTAGE
3
1
4
BARRICADE NO HOSTAGE
1
1
4
1
7
BOMBING
13
29
16
25
34
117
EXTORTION-HARASSMENT
5
5
TERRORIST SKYJACKING
1
1
2
2
6
KIDNAPING
1
I
THEFT
I
1
NON-AIR HIJACKING
I
1
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41
33
62
64
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Casualties Resulting From
International Terrorist Incidents
In Western Europe, 1981-1985*
0 Wounded
? Dead
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FILE: FILE CASIDEF A DESIST COMPUTER CENTER
CASUALITIES CAUSED BY INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
IN WESTERN EUROPE 81-85
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DEFINE TOTCAS AS 9.999 EXPR=TD+TW:
LIST BY VY SUM(TOTDEAD) TOTAL SUM(TOTWOUND) TOTAL
SUM(TOTCAS) TOTAL
WHERE REGION EQ 'WEUR' ?
YEAR
SUM
TOTAL
DEAD
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TOTAL
WOUNDED
SUM
TOTCAS
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International Terrorist Incidents
In Western Europe
1981-1985*
Number of Incidents
300
1981 1982
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INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST INCIDENTS
IN WESTERN EUROPE 1981-85
1985 FIGRUES ARE PRELIMINARY
LIST BY EVENT ACROSS VY UNIQUE(IICN)
ROWTOT TOTAL
HEADING ' '
WHERE REGION EQ 'WEUR'
ON EVENTI
TITLE 'INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST INCIDENTS'
FOLD
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TYPE OF
81
82
83
84
85
TOTAL
EVENT
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OTHER
10
4
17
31
ARMED ATTACK
36
26
24
41
39
166
ARSON
26
49
29
39
27
170
ASSAULT
1
1
2
BARRICADE HOSTAGE
4
5
2
1
12
BARRICADE NO HOSTAGE
7
6
10
2
25
BOMBING
118
158
94
124
112
606
EXTORTION-HARASSMENT
9
9
TERRORIST SKYJACKING
2
2
2
2
8
KIDNAPING
6
1
5
2
1
15
SABOTAGE-VANDALISM
1
2
10
4
17
THEFT
6
1
5
2
14
NON-AIR HIJACKING
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