TERRORISM REVIEW

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 Key Dates and Events
The Terrorism Diary for December 1998 and January 1999 I I 19
Chronology of International Terrorism-August-October 21
The Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center. Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Review, except where otherwise noted.
Information available as of 20 November 1998 was used in this
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10 December 1966
12 December 1983
13 December 1981
14 December 1983
17 December 1996
20 December 1998
21 December 1948
21 December 1967
23 December 1933
24 December 1951
26 December
28 December
1 January 1956
1 January 1965
5 January 1928
5 January 1996
6 January 1963
15 January 1918
The Terrorism Diary for December 1998 and January 1999
suggest that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist event
Below is a compendium of December and January dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a date or event does not
Peru. Birthday of Sendero Luminoso leader Abimail Guzman.
Palestinians. Founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
United States, France. Hizb'al-Dawa bombing of the US and French Embassies
in Kuwait
Poland. Imposition of martial law.
Chile. Founding of Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR).
Peru. MRTA takeover of Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima.
Islamic World. Beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, (Islamic year 1419).
Ireland. Proclamation of the republic.
Palestinians. Founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Japan. Birthday of Emperor Akihito.
Libya. Independence Day.
Peru. Birthday of Mao Zedong, usually sparks Sendero Luminoso attacks.
Latin America. Equivalent of US April Fools' Day, traditionally sees many hoaxes
and bomb threats.
Sudan. Independence Day. Proclamation of the republic.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Pakistan. Birthday of executed former President Zulfikar All Bhutto.
Palestinians. Assassination of HAMAS bombmaker Yahyah Ayyash.
Colombia. Founding of National Liberation Army (ELN).
Egypt. Birthday of Jamal `Abd al-Nasir.
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16 January 1979
16 January 1991
17 January 1974
18 January 1974
25 January 1993
26 January 1950
30 January 1933
30 January 1972
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 Kansi 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.
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 Chronology of International Terrorism August-October 1998
The following incidents have met the criteria for the Intelligence Community's
Incident Review Panel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism
Review. These incidents are the basisfor the State Department's Patterns of Global
Terrorism, published annually as the US Government's official record of
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6 October
8 October
of the hostages in eastern Congo have been reported
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Suspected former Rwandan soldiers
abducted six persons on tour to see rare mountain gorillas. The tourists--one
Canadian, two Swedes, and three New Zealanders-were kidnapped after they
crossed from Uganda into Congo. A previously unknown group, People in Action
for the Liberation of Rwanda, claimed responsibility. Two New Zealanders escaped
one week after the abduction, and the Canadian was released 19 August. Sightings
India: Unidentified gunmen wounded a French tourist near the Jama Masjid
mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir. Witnesses said that two assailants fired at the
victim from an autorickshaw. Muslim guerrillas are suspected
India: In Thal, Kashmir, Muslim militants threw a bomb at a vehicle that was
carryin a prominent former militant, killing him and 10 others, including his
familyyg p
India: Muslim guerrillas threw a grenade at a police post in Srinagar. Kashmir,
in'urin gfive civilians, four police officers, and four soldiers,
India: Suspected Muslim militants detonated a bomb near the state secretariat
building in Srinagar, Kashmir, injuring 13 persons and causing minor damage.
Pakistan: Unidentified assailants opened fire on the Iranian Cultural Center in
Multan, killing one Pakistani security guard and wounding another.F--]
Latvia: Israeli officials discovered 4 parcel bomb during a routine check of
packages mailed to the Israeli Embassy in Riga. Latvian authorities safely
18 September Colombia: Unidentified rebels bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in
Cucuta, causing at least 700 barrels of oil to spill.F--]
 pipeline.
20 September Colombia: Suspected leftist guerrillas bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil
29 September Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed the
Trans-Andean oil pipeline between Santa Anna and Orito, Puerto Asis and
Orito, and Puerto Caicedo and Puerto Asis. The amount of oil spilled has not
Ecuador: A bomb exploded at the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference in Quito,
injuring a Spanish missionary and causing major damage. The explosion also
released leaflets calling for improvement in both cost-of-living allowances and
utility services a bombing is linked to the national shrike rost-
ing the economic package implemented by the Ecuadorian President.
Colombia: Popular Liberation Army (EPL) rebels kidnapped 20 persons,
including four foreign nationals, at a roadblock on the Northeastern Highway.
The rebels burned three cars and released two hostages to report the situation to the
 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-October 1998
The incidents and situations below provide an overview of selected indigenous
On 10 October, militan attacked in Tripura, killing eight persons and
wounding four others a National Liberation Front of Tripura
(NLFT) was responsibl
On 17 October in Andhra Pradesh, suspected members of the People's War Group
(PWG) bombed a police station, killing three persons
Europe
Two unidentified assailants armed with automatic weapons opened fire on a former
provincial governor in Karachi on 17 October, killing him, his assistant, one guard,
and seven other persons
On 25 October in Groznyy, Chechnya, a bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying the
chief of Chechnya's antikidnapping unit, killing him and injuring two bodyguards.
The attack followed a declaration of war by the Chechen government against
kidnapping gangs. No one has claimed responsibility.
In Chechnya on 26 October, a bomb explode" a vehicle carrying Chechnya's
senior Islamic leader, injuring his drive
On 11 October in Ajaccio, a bomb exploded outside a tax office, causing minor
damage. The orsicaz~ National Liberation Front-Traditional (FLNC) claimed
responsibili
ty
A bomb exploded outside a tax office in Peiraiefs (Piraeus) on 25 October, causing
undetermined damage. A warning telephone call was made to the media, but no
one claimed responsibility.
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 members or its supporters are probably responsible
Eight hooded assailants threw Molotov cocktails into a telephone repair van in
Bilbao on 9 October, causing major damage. Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
NATO intervention in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia may be responsible.
On 14 October in Bronschhofen, a bomb exploded outside a military barracks
scheduled to house refugees from Kosovo. Authorities suspect Serbs who oppose
Suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members shot two police
officers and destroyed their vehicle in Tokat on 4 October
Bolivia On 9 October in La Paz, a bomb exploded at a new military chapel, causing minor
damage
responsible
On 2 October in Rionegro, a car bomb detonated when the driver attempted to start
the car, killing the driver, wounding two passengers, and causing major damage.
Authorities believe a faction of the Popular Liberation Army Dissidents (EPL-D) is
from a bank in Bogota on 5 October, causing millions of dollars in damag
The Jaime Bateman Cayon Front claimed responsibility for the bombing across
On 11 October in Albania Municipality, 300 guerrillas belonging to the Revolution-
ary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station, killing two offic-
ers, wounding five others, and causing major damage. Three persons still are
missing
Peru In Los Milagros, armed members of the Sendero Luminoso (SL) set up a roadblock
to warn villagers not to vote in the municipal elections on 11 Octobe
Venezuela On 20 October in Zulia, three armed assailants escaped in a helicopter they had
chartered, after forcing the pilot out, then shooting and wounding him. Authorities
suspect the Colombian Army of National Liberation (ELN) is responsibl
Algeria A bomb exploded in an open-air market, killing 2 persons and wounding 46 others
in Tiaret on 5 October. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is probably responsible.
On 5 October, GIA militants killed seven family members and boobytrapped one
corpse. A government soldier was wounded when he tried to move the bod
persons at a false checkpoint on 5 October.
Between the Mascara and Saida regions, suspected GIA militants murdered seven
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dle on a donkey, injuring two soldiers who were passing by when it detonated.
GIA is probably responsible
On 17 October in Algiers, an explosion at a bus stop wounded 14 children. The
person
On 25 October 1998 in Tiaret, suspected GIA guerrillas slit the throat of one
roadblock, killing four persons and injuring two other
On 25 October 1998 near Tiaret, an armed group opened fire on a bus at a false
Resistance Movement (HAMAS) claimed responsibility on 20 October
On 19 October in Beersheba, an assailant threw two grenades into a crowded
bus station, injuring 64 persons, including 20 Israeli soldiers. Police arrested a
Palestinian from the West Bank, who admitted carrying out the attack. The Islamic
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vehicles.
Unidentified assailants threw two bombs at an Israeli army vehicle on 1 October in
Hebron, injuring 11 Palestinian civilians and 11 Israeli soldiers, and damaging two
Yemen On 13 October in al-Dala'a, unidentified militants strapped explosives under a