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The Terrorism Diary for March and Aprii 21
There is no chronology in this month's issue of the Terrorism Review
because the Incident Review Panel has not met since the publication
of the previous edition~~
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-January 1996
Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
This review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Information available as of 2b February 1996 was used in this
Review:
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 The Terrorism Diary for March and April
Below is a compendium of March and April dates of known or conceivable
signifrcance to terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or event should
not by itself be cone strued to suggest that we expect or anticipate a comntetnorative
2 March 1956 Morocco. Independence Day (termination of Treaty of Fez).
2 March 1977 Libya. Establishment of Jamahiriyah (Masses' State).
3 March 1878 Bulgaria. Independence Day.
3 March 1961 Morocco. Accession of King Hassan to throne.
4 March 1982 Colombia, United States. Effective date of extradition treaty aimed at narcotics
traffickers.
6 March 1957 Ghana. Independence Day.
6 March 1975 Kurdish region. Algerian accord between Iran and Iraq abandoning support for the
Kurds.
10 March 1979 Kurdish region. Death of Kurdish leader Mulla Mustafa Barzani.
ll March 1966 Indonesia. President Sukarno turns over power to Suharto.
12 March 1968 Gabon. National Day.
12 March 1880 Turkey. Birthday of Ataturk.
14 March 1975 Japan. Chukaku-ha (Nucleus Faction) Secretary General Honda assassinated by
rival radical groups.
16 March 1921 Armenians. Signing of Soviet-Turkish border treaty that ended Armenian hopes of
establishing an independent state.
17 March Ireland. St. Patrick's Day (national day).
20 March 1956 Tunisia. Independence Day.
20 March 19$1 Colombia. Death of M-19 terrorist Carmenza Londono (La Chiqui).
20 March 1995 Japan. Religious cult Aum Shinrikyo conducts nerve gas attack in Tokyo subway
system.
21 March Turkey. Kurdish New Year,
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22 March 1945 Arab World. Founding of-Arab League (original members: Egypt,. Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria).
23 1llarch 1956 Pakistan. Pakistan Day (founding of Islamic republic).
25 Alarch 1921 Greece. Greek Revolution Memorial Day (celebrating beginning of independence
from Turkey).
25 March 1932 Iraq. Independence Day.
25 March 1975 Saudi Arabia. Assassination of King Faisal and accession of King Khalid.
26 March 1971 Bangladesh. Independence Day.
26 March 1978 Egypt, Israel. Peace agreement ratified.
26 ,'March 1970 Libya. UK Evacuation Day (day British forces turned over bases and left).
28 A~lareh Palestinians. National Day.
30 ,'Vlarcl: 1974 Turkey. Death of terrorist Mahir Cayan, member of Turkish People's Liberation
Party.
30 March 1976 Palestinians. Day of the Homeland.
April Armenians. April is dedicated by Armenian groups to the memory of the massacre
of Armenians by Turks during World War I.
1 April 1979 Iran. Islamic Republic Day.
4April 1947 Syria. Founding of Bath Party.
4April 1979 Pakistan. Ex-President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto executed; the terrorist group Al-
Zulfikar, founded by his two sons, is named after him.
7 April 1916 Ireland. Beginning of insurrection that led to independence.
8 April 1947 Iraq. Founding of ruling Bath Party.
11 April 1968 Palestinians. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General
Command (PEEP-GC).
13 April 1975 Lebanon. Phalange militiamen attack bus, triggering Lebanese civil war.
14-IS April 1986 Libya. US planes bomb Tripoli and Banghazi in retaliation for Libyan involvement
in anti-US terrorism.
 19 April 1973 Colombia. Populist group National Popular Alliance extremists founded 19th of
April Movement (M-19).
24 April 1915 Armenians. National Day of Sorrow. Commemorates Turkish massacre.
28 Apri11937 Iraq. Birthday of Saddam Husayn.
29Apri11986 India. Sikh militants declare independent republic of Khalistan at Golden Temple
in Amritsar; militants expelled from temple next day..
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 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism---January 199
indigenous terrorism worldwide
This description of incidents and situations is not meant to 6e a detailed
accounting of all domestic terrorist incidents, but rather to provide an oven%ietiv of
On 17 January a presidential jet en route from Lagos to Jano crashed, killing the
eldest son of Nigerian ruler General Sani Abacha and l3 others. Aviation experts
believe the crash was caused by pilot error, but a previously unknown group callin
itself The United Front for Nigeria's Liberation (UFNL) claimed responsibility.
India A bomb exploded in a Srinagar hotel on 6 January, injuring (0 eo le and causing
major damage to the hotel, Radical separatists are suspected
A bomb exploded on a bus stopped on Sharah-E-Faisal Road in Karachi on 7 Janu-
ary, killing seven passengers and wounding 35 others. The MQM is suspected.g
ple and causing minor damage
On 8 January a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber detonated
explosives strapped to his chest in the busy Batticaloa market, injuring seven peo-
A bomb detonated in a Groznyy department store on 18 January, wounding a Rus-
sian soldier. Local authorities dismantled several other explosive devices found in
the vicinity. No one claimed responsibilityg~
A bomb detonated inside a mosque in Vladikavkaz on 29 January, causing exten-
sive damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the bombing
Tajikistan On 21 January in Lattakhorak, unidentified gunmen assassinated a Muslim leader,
three members of his family, and a religious pupil visiting the home.
Europe
An assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at vehicles parked in front of Athens' Pan-
hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Central Committee offices on 23 January.
Two vehicles were dama ed in the attack. There were no casualties and no one
claimed responsibility
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Assailants firebombed the local offices of the Socialist Party, a telephone company
office, and a bank in Hernani on l January. The bank suffered major damage. The
same day, masked youths vandalized a bank in San Sebastian, causing minor dam-
age. There were no injuries. It is believed Jarrai, the youth support grou of the
Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA), is responsible for both incidents~~j
organization
On 9 January in Adana, suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) gunmen shat
and killed a former PKK member though[ to be cooperating with Turkish authori-
ties. The PKK often targets defectors in order to discourage others from leaving the
PKK militants stopped a minibus near the village of Kocyurdu on 16 January, con-
ducted an identity check, and shot and kilted one of the passengers. The rebels then
set the vehicle nn fire, killing the remaining passengers trapped in the bus~~
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A policeman was killed on 29 January in Istanbul's Umraniye district. Authorities
suspect members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-
C), formerl known as Dev Sol, which targets police and government officials in
United Kingdom Tn Lurgan, Northern Ireland, two gunmen shot and killed a man while he satin his
car with his girlfriend on 1 January. A group called Direct Action Against Drugs
(DAAD), which authorities believe is a cover name for the Provisional Irish Repub-
lican Army (PIRA), claimed responsibility. The press speculated the killing was
part of a PIRA campaign tb "condition" the public For a return to violence
In a similar vein, on 15 January in Bangor, Northern Ireland, Protestant extrem-
ists-using the name Loyalists Against Thu,eQery-shot and wounded a Protestant
man in an apparent "punishment" attack
tion Army (INCA) on 30 January in Belfast. No one claimed responsibility
A gunman shot and killed the alleged Chief of Staff of the Irish National Libera-
child and a police agent and wounding two police officers and two civilians
villas attacked the town's police post and telecommunications installation, killing a
On 10 January in San Bernardo del Bata, 70 National Liberation Ar-ny (ELN) guer-
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Calarnbia {FARC) guerrillas launched a rocket
and machinegun attack at the Sibate municipal building, police post, and other
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the local municipal building, causing minor darnage.
government facilities on 17 January, partially destroying the buildings. During
their escape, the attackers passed through neighborin Soacha and opened fire on
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malan President Arzu to continue peace negotiations and to respect human rights.
Suspected guerrillas of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union (URNG)
exploded a small leaflet bomb in Guatemala City on 16 January. A nearby building
sustained minor damage, but there were no injuries. The leaflets urged new Guate-
Peru On 7 January assailants threw a bomb at the Lima home of a member of President
Fujimori's security force, injuring him and five members of his family,
Algeria
A car bomb exploded near a hotel on 15 January in Blida, killing five people and
injuring 25 others including two infants. The Arrned Islamic Group (AIG) may be
responsible~~
Egypt Suspected al-Gama'at al-lslamiyya militants opened fire on a p~rain trav-
eling from Aswan to Cairo on 26 January, killing one passenger
West Bank Assailants opened fire on an Israeli car in Hebron on i 6 Januar ,wounding two
people. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack