TERRORISM REVIEW

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Chronology of International Terrorism
Summary of indigenous Terrorism-November 1997
This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center: Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 15 December 1997 was used in this Review.
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terrorist event.
Below is a compendium of January and February dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or event should
not by itself be construed to suggest that we expect or anticipate a commemorative
Sudan. Independence Day. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Pakistan. Birthday of executed former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Palestinians. Assassination of HAMAS bombmaker Yahyah Ayyash.
Colombia. Founding of National Liberation Army (ELN).
Islamic World. Beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
Egypt. Birthday of Jamal `Abd al-Nasir.
Ireland. Founding of Irish Free State.
Iran. Departure of Shah from Iran.
Iraq, Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm begins.
Colombia. Nineteenth of April Movement (M-19) steals sword of Simon Bolivar
from Bogota museum. Founding dates from this act.
Egypt, Israel. Disengagement agreement signed.
United ,States. Mir Aimal Kasi 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).
Germany. Accession to power by Nationalist Socialist (Nazi) Party.
Northern Ireland. Bloody Monday; 13 killed, 16 wounded during demonstration
in Derry.
Iran. Return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran from exile in Paris.
.India. Kashmir separatist leader Maqbool Butt executed.
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4 February 1948
4 February 1979
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8 February 1963
.14 February 1979
.19 February 1980
22 February 1969
25 February 1991
26 February 1993
Iraq. Anniversary of Ba'th Revolution.
Sri Lanka. Independence Day.
Iran. Revolution Day.
Quds Day or Jerusalem Day. Muslims protest Israeli occupation of Jerusalem.
(Quds Day is commemorated on the last Friday of Ramadan, which ends on 8 Feb-
ruary 1997.)
Iraq. Revolution Day.
Iran. Attack on US Embassy in Tehran; the Embassy was briefly occupied and the
Ambassador briefly held.
Egypt, Israel. Exchange of ambassadors,
Palestinians. Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine founded.
Iraq. Beginning of the ground war in Desert Storm.
United States. World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
 Chronology ?T R nterlati?nna} Terrorism
The following incidents were determined to meet 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 Pat-
terns of Global Terrorism, which is published annually as the US Government's
official record of international terrorism.
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 anese and four Australian nationals.
India: Three bombs exploded on a passenger train as it approached Ghaziabad,
Uttar Pradesh, killing two passenger s nht ring 38 others, including one Jap-
ing lot of a major hotel next to Colombo's new World Trade Center, killing 18
persons and injuring at least 110 others. Among the injured were seven US citi-.
zens and some 33 other foreign nationals. The blast severely damaged three inter-
national hotels and the World Trade Center, and destroyed all the cars in the
parking lot.F_~
rmed with firearms and grenades drove an explosive-laden truck into the park-
Sri Lanka: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadre wearing suicide vests and
27 October Philippines: Suspected Moro Islamic Front guerrillas kidnapped an Irish
Roman Catholic priest in Marawi, demanding $192,000 in ransom and the
release of livelihood funds promised under the amnesty program. On 4 Novem-
ber the captors freed the priest. F__1
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Russia: Twenty assailants entered the Chechnian headquarters of the Geneva-
based Agency Action by Churches Together and kidnapped two Hungarian
nationals, who were defusing mines at the request of the government.)
Bosnia-Herzegovina: A bomb exploded outside a Serbian Orthodox church
under construction in Brcko. Items found at the scene suggest Hizballah involve-
ment.
Turkey: Nine Kurdistan Workers' Party terrorists kidnapped three engineers-
two Bulgarians and one Turkish national from a coal mine in Giresun. The
kidnappers killed the Turkish hostage and released the Bulgarians on 16 October.
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29 September
Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels kidnapped a Brazilian con-
struction worker. The ELN released the hostage on 15 October in Santa Marta,
The construction company did not report whether it had paid any ransom
Colombia: ELN rebels bombed the Cano Limon- ii pipeline in Antio-
quia department, causing a 5,???-barrel oil spill
Colombia: ELN rebels bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in
Saraven
)ELN guerrillas kidnapped two observer-members of the Organization of Ameri-
can States (OAS)-a Chilean national and a Guatemalan-and a Colombian
human rights official at a roadblock in San Carlos. The ELN stated that the kid-
napping was "to show the international community that the elections in Colombia
are a farce," and that the hostages would be released after the elections, but that a
nationwide "armed strike" would aim to prevent the elections from being held.
After demanding on 28 October that army checkpoints between Bogota and Medel-,
lin be lifted, La Pinuela base and Granada municipality be cleared, and army oper-
ations be halted for eight days from the time of the release, the ELN rebels released
the OAS observers on 1 November.)
Iraq: Gunmen opened fire on a UN convoy escorting Iraqi Kurd refugees return-
ing home from Iran. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is suspected.)
Iraq: Gunmen opened fire on a United Nations World Food Program convoy
near Shiladiza. The PKK may have been responsible.)
Jordan: Unknown assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the Israeli Embassy in
Amman, causing . r amage. The Jordanian Resistance Movement may have
been responsible.
next day
Yemen: Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped four French tourists in Saada. The tribes-,
men demanded the return of a car they claimed the government had confiscated
because of lack of proper documentation. The kidnappers freed the hostages the
 30 October.
Yemen: Harm Dabian tribesmen kidnapped a British businessman and two Yeme-
nis near Sumayr. The tribesmen demanded financial aid for their tribe and comple-
tion of electricity and water projects in the region. They released the hostages on
Yemen: Al-Hadda tribesmen kidnapped two Russian doctors and their wives in
the Zamar region to pressure the government into handing down death sen-
tences to four residents who had raped a bo from their tribe. The tribesmen
released the four hostages on 10 November
Yemen: Al-Sha'if tribesmen kidnapped a US businessman near Sanaa. The
tribesmen sought the release of two fellow tribesmen who had been arrested on
smuggling charges and demanded several public works projects which they
claimed the government had promised them. They released the hostage on
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Summary of ffndigunous Tceu?u?orasm -November 1997
The incidents and situations listed below are not a detailed accounting of all
domestic terrorist in but rather provide an overview of selected indigenous
terrorism worldwide
attack.
A bicycle bomb exploded on 1 November in the Karan Nagar area of Srinagar,
Kashmir, injuring 10 persons. Harakat ul-Ansar claimed responsibility for the
People's War Group Naxalites detonated a landmine in Andhra Pradesh on
17 November, killing at least seven policemen and wounding six other
Popular Struggle is suspected.
A bomb exploded on 2 November outside the branch office of the Greek Organiza-
tion for Unemployment in Athens, causing minor damage. The Revolutionary
organization.
In Bilbao, assailants firebombed a train station, bank teller machines, a post office,
and a police van on 1 November, during violent demonstrations in support of the
Herri Batasuna political party and the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
suspect ETA involvement.
On 17 November an explosive device detonated outside a telephone company in
Munguia, causing minor damage. No one claimed responsibility, but authorities
but no injuries. The ETA is suspected.
A bomb exploded at a bank in Pamplona on 29 November, causing minor damage
Turkey Kurdistan People's Liberation Army (ARGK) militants shot and killed four police-
men during an attack in Diyarbakir on 2 November.
Armed militants stopped a minibus and kidnapped 13 persons between Lice and
Diyarbakir on 4 November. Authorities freed 10 of the hostages and killed 10 mili-
tants on 5 November. The Kurdistan Workers Party or ARGK may have been
responsible
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 United Kingdom Authorities defused an explosive device found outside the town hall in Belfast on
20 November. The Irish Republican Army Continuity Army Council claimed
responsibility in a warning call to the media
two civic leaders
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels attacked the village of
Corregimiento on 13 November, blowing up a banana-packing plant and killing
Fifty FARC rebels ransacked and destroyed three banks in Popayan on 24 Novem-
ber.
posts
Sendero Luminoso (SL) rebels detonated explosives in the town square in Amasca.
on 17 November. The rebels hung flags bearing SL's hammer and sickle symbol
and threatened to kill the top local authorities if they did not resign from their
Algeria A bomb exploded in a market in Staoueli on 2 November, injuring 10 persons. The
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) may have been responsible.
Egypt
Two bombs exploded on 6 November at the Les Trois Horloges market in Bab El
Oued, Algiers, m'uring 12 persons. No one has claimed responsibility for the
attack.
two persons and injuring 27 others. The GIA may have been responsible.
On 14 November a bomb exploded in a mosque south of Algiers, killing at least
Islamiyya was suspected
Gunmen opened fire on a police car in Suhaj on 16 November, killing three police
officers and wounding a fourth police officer and two civilians. Al-Gama' at al-
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