WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

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• Publication Date: September 6, 1978
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Weekly Situation Report
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International Terrorism
6 September 1978
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
CONTENTS
6 September 1978
Polish Airliner Hijacking to West Berlin (Page 1)
Guerrillas Slay White Air Crash Survivors in Rhodesia
(Page 3)
Foreign Industrialist Kidnaped in Colombia
(Page 5)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
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Polish Airliner Hijacking to West Berlin
On 30 August 1978, Hans-Detlev Alexander Tiede, a 32-
year-old East German waiter, hijacked Polish Airlines flight
165--carrying 62 passengers from Gdansk (Danzig), Poland, to
East Berlin--to Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. Tiede was
accompanied by his East German girlfriend, Ingrid Ruske, and
her 12-year-old daughter, Sabine. Tiede pulled-off the
hijacking using an unloaded .22 caliber tear gas pistol
which the 12-year-old had carried on board and which security
guards mistook for a toy. When the plane was 15 minutes
from Schoenefeld Airport, the hijacker took the pistol from
the child and forced the stewardess to request the pilot to
land at either Tegel or Tempelhof, threatening the stew-
ardess's life.
Upon landing, the trio left the plane under police
guard. No injuries were reported. Ten of the East German
passengers decided to remain in West Germany. The plane,
six crewmen, and 18 of the Polish and East German passengers
flew on to East Berlin after a six-hour stopover. Thirty-
three passengers preferred to be bussed to East Germany.
One last passenger, a West German citizen, elected to stay
in. West Berlin.
This hijacking involves a morass of legal complications
with political reverberations which touch upon East-West
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Guerrillas Slay White Air Crash Survivors in Rhodesia
On 3 September 1978, black nationalist guerrillas using
a guided missile shot down a Rhodesian airliner carrying 56
persons, then rounded up 18 survivors and killed 10 of them
with machinegun fire and bayonet thrusts. In Lusaka, Zambia,
guerrilla leader Joshua Nkomo admitted his guerrillas downed
the plane believing it may have been carrying troops but
denied the slaying of the survivors.
According to survivors, 18 passengers lived through the
crash; five left to seek help from local tribes-people and
the rest remained close to the aircraft. A short time later
the guerrillas arrived on the scene, rounded up the survivors
and then opened fire at close range with machineguns. Some
lucky survivors who managed to escape the attack and hid in
the bush all night claimed that those killed included two
girls aged 4 and 11 and seven women, one of whom was shot
and bayoneted.
Most of the 52 passengers and all four crew members
appear from the list of published names to have been white,
with the exception of eight members of an Indian family
aboard the plane. If the 10 survivors who were killed all
proved to be whites, it would be the second largest number
of white civilians to die in a single incident since the
guerrilla war began in Rhodesia five years ago. On 23 June,
13 British missionaries and their children were axed, clubbed
and ba at a mission in the eastern border
area.
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Foreign Industrialist Kidnaped in Colombia
Police authorities reported on 30 August that Simon
Morris, a 22-year-old Polish industrialist, was kidnaped by
eight armed men in a suburb of Bogota. The victim reportedly
owns a textile firm and manages the Colombian Insurance
Company. Military and police units, including undercover
agents, have begun an intensive search for the victim.
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 30 August 1978 Polish Airlines Flight Hi-
JackedPlace: West Germany, On 30 August Polish Airlines
Tempelhof Airport Flight 165 was hijacked on a
flight from Gdansk, Poland,
to East Berlin. An East
German waiter, accompanied
by his East German girlfriend
and her daughter, threatened
the life of a stewardess using
an unloaded tear gas pistol
and demanded that the flight
land at either Tegel or
Tempelhof Airport in West
Berlin. The tear gas pistol
was carried on board by the
daughter, and security officials
assumed it to be a toy. The
plane landed at Tempelhof
Airport. No injuries were
reported. The flight carried
62 passengers. Ten of the
East German passengers decided
to remain in West Germany. The
plane, six crewmen, and 18
of the Polish and East German
passengers flew on to East
Berlin after a six-hour
stopover. Thirty-three pas-
sengers preferred to be bussed
to East Germany. One last pas-
senger, a West German citizen,
elected to stay in West Berlin.
The hijacker was taken into
custody of U.S. military
authorities pending a decision
regarding disposition of his
case.
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Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs
United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. International Communications Agency
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SAGA/PMD
Defense Intelligence Agency
RSS-1
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
USAF Special Operations School (TAC)
USAF Readiness Command
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Department of Justice
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Emergency Programs Center
Criminal Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigative
Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of the Treasury
Office of Intelligence Support
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
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National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
Office of Management and Budget, International Affairs Branch
Department of Commerce
Office of Ilivestigations and Security
Office of Administrative Support, DIBA
National Security Agency, C54-CDB
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
Central Intelligence Agency
International Activities Division, Terrorist Group
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
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Terrorism in Greece in the First Half of 1978
(Page 3)
Malaysians Announce Results of Inquiry into December 1977
Hijacking (_Page 7)
Vietnam Veteran and Former Los Angeles Policeman Dies
from Bomb Blast in Israel (Page 8)
Organizational Affiliations of Attackers of U.S. Personnel
in Turkey (.Page 8)
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ARTICLES
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The following article was prepared by the Air Force
Office of Special Investigations.
Terrorism in Greece in the First Half of 1978
Terrorism in Greece continues to be limited to small
groups of extreme leftist and rightist perpetrators and
remains at the lower end of the violence spectrum in terms
of sophistication, targeting and intensity. Almost all of
it has been aimed against property. Extreme leftists have
concentrated their efforts against U.S. targets while extreme
rightists have aimed more at their leftist counterparts and
at the center-right government of Prime Minister Karamanlis.
The government has adopted a no nonsense approach to such
activities, and a new antiterrorism law approved this year
will facilitate prosecution of terrorists and help curb
their activities.
During the first eight months of 1978, the 50 reported
terrorist incidents in Greece have been of the relatively
unsophisticated variety (29 bombings, 15 firebombings and
six arson attacks) and have been oriented toward property-
type targeting, with only two exceptions. Leftist inspired
vehicle targeting continues to be prevalent with U.S. forces-
associated vehicles being the favorite target. Rightists
have generally resorted to bombings, and rightist extremists
are thought to be behind the symbolic bombings of open
public areas and two bombings targeted against people in
theaters.
Of the 29 bombings, two targeted U.S. interests. The
January visit of the U.S. Secretary of State is thought to
have precipitated the bombings of a U.S. Information Agency
facility and an American Express bank in Thessaloniki.
Substantial damage but no injuries resulted from the early
morning blasts. Rightist extremists are believed responsi-
ble for a total of 24 bombings. The Elli and the Rex
theaters in Athens were both bombed during showings of
Soviet films. A total of 33 people were injured by the
shrapnel-filled time bombs which exploded on 11 March and 20
June respectively. On 24 July, the fourth anniversary of
the 1974 collapse of the Greek Military Junta, 12 time bombs
exploded in open areas (parking lots, fields, etc.) of
Athens causing no injuries and little property damage. On 6
August, ten more time bombs detonated in public areas of
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Athens causing only limited property damage. All of the
bombs believed to have been placed by rightists were similar
in design and composition and all utilized mechanical "time
pencils". Ten rightists have been arrested for this series
of 24 bombings. Finally, the automobile of three Turkish
diplomatic personnel were damaged by small bombs in Kalamaki
on 11 March. Three bystanders were injured in the blasts.
Of the 21 firebombing and arson attacks, 20 targeted
U.S. forces vehicles, government or privately owned. One
additional attack targeted an American-licensed vehicle not
associated with the U.S. military. Six of the firebombings
incorporated the use of sophisticated timing mechanisms; the
remaining nine were fused with gauze or rags. The six arson
attacks were started by either rags soaked in inflammable
liquids or by simply pouring inflammable liquid on a vehicle
and setting it afire. Eight of the vehicle burnings oc-
curred in Athens, four each in Kalamaki and Ano Glyfada, two
each in Nea Makri and Thessaloniki, and one in Kifissia. In
the 21 incidents, 16 vehicles were damaged or destroyed and
five vehicles suffered no damage. Seven of the vehicle
attacks occurred in January, five in May, four in March, two
in April and one each in February, June and August. The 21
attacks against U.S. associated vehicles during the first
eight months of 1978 compares with 35 during the same time
in 1977. A total of 52 attacks occurred in. 1977. If the
present rate for 1978 continues, approximately 30 incidents
will occur in 1978. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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Malaysians Announce Results of Inquiry into December 1977
Hijacking
On 7 September 1978, the Malaysian Government finally
announced the results of its official inquiry into the crash
on 4 December 1977 of a hijacked Malaysian airliner which
killed all on board. Analysis of the cockpit voice recorder
revealed that both pilots of the Boeing 737 were shot dead
just before it plunged into a mangrove swamp in Malaysia's
Jahore State just north of Singapore.
The dead included the Malaysian Argiculture Minister,
the Cuban Ambassador to Japan and Malaysia, and a number of
Americans, Australians, British, Japanese and West Germans.
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"For reason or reasons which may never be established,
the hijackers suddenly incapacitated the crew as the aircraft
descended for a landing at Singapore," the official Malaysian
report said.
No one has ever claimed responsibility for the hijacking.
Vietnam Veteran and Former Los Angeles Policeman Dies from
Bomb Blast in Israel
"Of course I'm scared. If I wasn't, I'd be a nut."
Those were the words of Steve Hilmes in a 1 September 1978
interview with the Jerusalem Post Magazine, describing his
work with an Israeli bomb squad Hilmes died on 9 September
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Hilmes was an American, a Vietnam 'War veteran--where he
was wounded--and a former Los Angeles policeman who im-
migrated to Israel in 1973 and had worked with the Israeli
bomb squad for a year. During that year Hilmes quickly
became known as one of the most capable and dedicated bomb
experts in Israel. Police colleagues described him as ex-
tremely and perhaps dangerously dedicated.
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According to an official source, Turkish police have
captured five additional members of the gang that pistol-
whipped and robbed two U.S. Air Force servicemen at Balgat,
Turkey, on 25 July The Turkish
authorities have identified the arrested individuals as
members of the Ulkuculer (.Idealist Association, IA), a legal
rightist group. A previously arrested member of the gang is
affiliated with the National Movement Party (MHP), another
legal rightist group composed primarily of high school and
college-aged youths. Alparslan Turkes, the leader of the
latter organization, is the hero symbol of "The Commandos",
the action cadre of the Idealist Association. The Commandos
are concerned with the glorification of the Turkish ethos
and appeal to youths of all levels. According to the source,
the philosophy of these groups does not include negative
attitudes toward the U.S., NATO, or U.S. military goals.
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 30 August 1978
Polish Industrialist Kidnaped
in Colombia
Place: Colombia, Bogota On 30 uug st eight armed men
-"~ - kidnaped a Polish industrialist
in Bogota. The local authori-
ties are conducting a search
for the victim, a manager of a
Colombian insurance company
and owner of a textile enter-
prise.
Date: 8 September 1978 Explosion at the Cuban UN Mission
in New York
Place: United States, On 8 September a time bomb deto-
New York nated in the entrance of the
Cuban Mission to the UN in New
York City. A two foot crater
was left in the sidewalk, win-
dows were broken and several
cars damaged. Three persons
were injured including a police-
man and a mission guard. An
anonymous call to UPI claimed
Omega 7, a right-wing Cuban
exile terrorist group, was
resnonsible for the bombing.
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Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs
United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. International Communications Agency
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SAGA/PMD
Defense Intelligence Agency
RSS-l
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
USAF Special Operations School (TAC)
USAF Readiness Command
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Department of Justice
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Emergency Programs Center
Criminal Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigative
Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of the Treasury
Office of Intelligence Support
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
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National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
Office of Management and Budget, International Affairs Branch
Department of Commerce
Office of Ilivestigations and Security
Office of Administrative Support, DIBA
National Security Agency, C54-CDB
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
Central Intelligence Agency
International Activities Division, Terrorist Group
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
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20 September 1978
U.S. Consulate Official Cars Burn in Italy (Page 7)
Western European Ministerial Meeting on Combating
Terrorism (Page 8)
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West Germany Frees Croatian Extremist Bilandzic (Page 11)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
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20 September 1978
U.S. Consulate Official Cars Burn in Italy
During the morning hours of 14 September incendiary
devices ignited under the right rear of the two official
U.S. Consulate cars in Turin, Italy. The cars, a Plymouth
sedan and Chevrolet carryall with Rome license plates, were
parked on the street near the Consulate because they are too
large to fit in local garages. The fires were extinguished
by a passing motorist and the Vice Consul, but not before
the cars suffered burned paint, melted molding, one melted
taillight lens, and one damaged tire. No injuries were re-
ported.
The fires were started with Molotov-type devices which
appeared to be cardboard or plastic containers probably con-
taining flammable liquid, considering the extent to which
the flames spread along the gutter area. Black smoke and
soot also indicated a flammable liquid, not a chemical, was
used.
An anonymous male caller telephoned the Turin office
of Ansa, an Italian news agency, stating that a group called
Gruppo Internazionalista was responsible for the arson inci-
dent. Speaking in Italian he said they had "struck two
American cars. The Americans are arming the National Guard
of Somoza and are supporting economically Iran. You will
hear -From "
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The following article was prepared by the National
Foreign Assessment Center.
Western European Ministerial Meeting on Combating Terrorism
Ministers responsible for internal security in West
Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland met secretly
on 10 September at Vienna's Laudon Castle to discuss coopera-
tive measures for detecting and combating cross-border
terrorist activities. A similar meeting was held in Bern,
Switzerland, on 10 April by interior ministers from Austria,
Switzerland and West Germany.
Austria's Interior Minister noted that the Vienna
gathering's objective was to give the ministers a chance to
exchange information and build up the mutual confidence
necessary for smooth coordination of efforts in crisis
situations. The ministers also agreed on programs for
standardization of equipment and training of national anti-
terrorist units. Austria's gendarmerie special unit, GEK,
has already received training and material assistance from
the West German GSG-9 unit which gained fame in a successful
hostage rescue operation last October in Mogadiscio. Austria
and West Germany plan to extend their information sharing
system, which involves linking police radio nets, to include
Switzerland, Italy, and Liechtenstein.
The ministers did not reach a consensus on how to deal
with the most difficult problem--preventing terrorists from
crossing borders. The officials believe that one possible
solution--rigid border controls--would hamper tourism.
The ministers plan to hold another meeting in October,
during which two security officials from each country will
discuss unresolved legal, organizational, and technical
issues. 50X1-HUM
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West Germany Frees Croatian Extremist Bilandzic
On 13 September in West Germany, the Cologne Higher
Regional Court decided not to extradite exiled Croatian
extremist Stjepan Bilandzic to Yugoslavia. He was also
freed from prison. Bilandzic is one of the eight Croatians
whose extradition had been demanded by the Yugoslav Govern-
ment in return for the four West German terrorists they
captured in May He is also the
Croatian whose non-extradition was demanded by the two
Croatian extremists who seized the West German Consulate in
Chicago on 17 August and held hostages for ten hours.
All West German trials pertaining
to the Croatians on the Yugoslav list now appear to have
been completed. No concessions on the quid pro quo request
have been made by the West Germans.
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CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date:
Place:
responsibility.
No group or person has claimed
1 September 1978 Explosion at U.S. Executive's
House in Argentina
Argentina, On 1 September a bomb exploded
Buenos Aires in the residence of the legal
adviser to the General Motors
board of directors in Buenos
Aires. Although damage was
extensive there were no injuries.
Date: 8 September 1978 Letter Bomb Received at Iraqi
Embassy in West Germany
Place: West Germany, Bonn On 8 September an employee at the
Iraqi Embassy in Bonn became
suspicious while opening a letter
and called the police. A fully
active explosive charge, in an
air mail letter, did not explode.
The letter had been mailed 14
Au ust from Italy.
Date: 9 September 1978 Fire Bombs Thrown at the Brazilian
Embassy in Italy
Place: Italy, Rome On 9 September tour Molotov bombs
were thrown at the Embassy of
Brazil in Rome during demonstrations
against the Shah of Iran. The
entrance of the Embassy was damaged;
however, no injuries were reported.
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Date: 11 September 1978 Nicaraguan Consular Offices
Attacked-in _(taly
Place: Italy, Milan On 11 September five Molotov
cocktails were thrown into the
offices of the Nicaraguan Consul
in Milan. :Property.damage was
extensive. No injuries were re-
ported in the attack by a left-
wing "commando" group.
Date: 11 September 1978 Ulrike Meinhof Brigade Attempts
Arson at Television Station in
Place: Italy, Trent Italy
On 11 September a can of gasoline
was thrown into the offices at a
television station in Trent. The
resulting fire caused only slight
damage. No injuries were reported.
In a telephone call to a local
newspaper the Ulrike Meinhof
Brigade claimed responsibility
for the incident.
Date: 11 September 1978 German Tourist Bus Target of
Bomb in Italy_
Place: Italy, Bordighera On 11 September a bomb. was
detonated under an empty German
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tourist bus. No injuries were
reported; however, the bus was
destroyed. No grow has claimed
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Date: 13 September 1978 Letter Bomb Received at---Iraqi
Interests Section in Washington,
Place: United States, D.C.
Washington, D.C. On 13 September 1978 the Iraqi
Interests Section in Washington
received and opened a letter bomb.
The bomb did not detonate and was
rendered safe by a bomb unit
of the local police. The letter
Date: 14 September 1978 U.S. Consulate Cars Target of
Arson Attack in Italy
Place: Italy, Turin On 14 September two official
U.S. Consulate cars were set
afire by Molotov-type incen-
diary devices. Though the
fires were quickly extinguished
both vehicles were damaged.
No injuries were reported in
the incident. An anonymous
call to an Italian news agency
claimed the Gruppo Inter-
nazionalista was res onsible
for the incident.
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NOFORN/NOCONTRACT/ORCON
20 September 1978
Date: 16 September 1978 Attempt to Assassinate
Nicaraguan Ambassador in
Place: Guatemala, Guatemala Guatemala City On 16 September the Nicaraguan
Ambassador to Guatemala was
shot in an assassination at-
tempt in Guatemala City. The
Ambassador was shot several
times in the back and is in
critical condition. Accord-
ing to press reports the
Guatemalan Guerrilla Army of
the Poor (EG?) claimed respon-
sibility for the shooting.
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20 September 1978
Date: 17 September 1978 Iran Air Employees Attacked
in Italy
Place: Italy, Milan Onptember officers of
Iran Air, the Iranian airline,
were the target of an attack
by unidentified individuals
in Milan. The attackers threw
bottles of flammable liquids
which hit a window and shutters
causing minor damage. No in-
juries were reported and no
group or person has claimed
responsibility.
Date: 17 September 1978 Vietnamese Embassy Target of
Grenade Attack in France
Place: France, Paris On 17 September hand grenades
were thrown over the fence
surrounding the Vietnamese
Embassy in Paris. There were
no injuries or damage, and
no person or group has claimed
responsibility.
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Distribution;
Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for
Problems
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Intelligence and
Bureau of European Affairs
United States Mission to the
Terrorism (M/CT)
Special Functional
for Security
Research
United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. International Communications Agency
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SAGA/PMD
Defense Intelligence Agency
RSS-i
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
USAF Special Operations School (TAC)
USAF Readiness Command
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Department of Justice
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Emergency Programs Center
Criminal Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal
Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of the Treasury
Office of Intelligence Support
Office of Law Enforcement
Investigative
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
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National Security Council
National Security Council Staff
Office of Management and Budget, International Affairs Branch
Department of Commerce
Office of Investigations and Security
Office of Administrative Support, D]1BA
National Security Agency, C54-CDB
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
Central Intelligence Agency
International Activities Division, Terrorist Group
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Weekly Situation Report
on
International Terrorism
27 September 1978
Secret
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WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT
27 September 1978
Northrop Motor Pool in Iran Attacked with Fire Bombs
(Page 7)
Notes:
Developments in the Corrado Alunni Case (Page 9)
Once Again Another Execution Postponement on Cyprus
CPage 9)
TAB A - Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Acts
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ARTICLES
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27 September 1978
Northrop Motor Pool in Iran Attacked with Fire Bombs
On 14 September the Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services
Incorporated motor pool in Isfahan was attacked with fire
.bombs. A shift supervisor heard what sounded like breaking
glass and upon checking found several fires burning in the
area. He'notified the local fire department and moved all
but one of the vehicles to safety. The only damage was the
destruction of the one car. Authorities seized two pipe
bombs which had not exploded and had been thrown into the
motor pool along with several Molotov cocktails. No injuries
were reported in the incident and no group has claimed
responsibility.
The two bombs taken by the police were described as
approximately 12 inches long with "screws" on each end and
eight inches of fuse. The police also took a box with a
number of Molotov cocktails which had been found near the
perimeter fence.
The compound in which the motor pool is located also
houses the Northrop radio communications office, a maintenance
facility, a fuel storage area, and buses and other vehicles
used to support the F-14s at Khatemi Airbase. As a result
of the arson attack the company has advised that the facility
will be moved. It will be moved to a temporary location
before being located permanently on Khatemi Airbase.
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NOTES
Developments in the Corrado Alunni Case
On 20 September, a court in Milan, Italy, sentenced
alleged Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse, BR) leader Corrado
.Alunni to 12 years in prison. He was convicted for illegal
possession of arms and explosives. Several days after the
conviction, Alunni was taken to Rome to be observed by
witnesses to the kidnaping of former Italian Prime Minister
Aldo Moro in mid-March. Alunni, according to Italian authori-
ties, is suspected of having the operation
which led to Moro's death.
Once Again Another Execution Postponement on Cyprus
The Cyprus Supreme Court has once again postponed the
execution date for the two Palestinian terrorists who killed
Egyptian editor Yusuf Siba'i in Nicosia in February. The 30
September execution date has been extended to 15 November.
This fourth-postponement was granted to enable the Cyprus
President "to investigate further. certain aspects of the
case which depend on information sought but still not forth-
coming".
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27 September 1978
CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTS
Date: 14 September 1978 Northrop Motor Pool in Iran is
the Target of Fire Bombs
Place: Iran, Isfahan On 14 September the Northrop
motor pool in Isfahan was the
target of nine Molotov cocktails
and two bombs. The fire de-
partment was notified and damage
was limited to destruction of
one car. No injuries were
reported; no gro
responsibility.
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Distribution;
Department of State
Director of Office for Combatting Terrorism (M/CT)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional
Problems
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of European Affairs
United States Mission to the United Nations, Legal Adviser
U.S. International Communications Agency
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Agency for International Development, AG/Sec
Department of Defense
Deputy Director for International Negotiations
and Arms Control International Security Affairs
Office of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (AE)
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, SAGA/PMD.
Defense Intelligence Agency
RSS-1
DIN 2D2
Defense Nuclear Agency, OATA/PAAD/3
Department of the Army, IOSD
Commandant, USAIMA, CTD Data Bank
Air Force, Office of Special Investigations
USAF Special Operations School (.TAC)
USAF Readiness Command
Naval Investigative Service
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Department of Justice
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Emergency Programs Center
Criminal Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Investigative
Division
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of the Treasury
Office of Intelligence Support
Office of Law Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Forces
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Enforcement Support
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National Security Council Staff
Office of Management and Budget, International Affairs Branch
Department of Commerce
Office of Investigations and Security
Office of Administrative Support, DIBA
National Security Agency, C54-CDB
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Security
Central Intelligence Agency
International Activities Division, Terrorist Group
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