TERRORISM REVIEW
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Terrorism Review
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This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
Center: Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to
Information available as of 20 October 1997 was used in this report.
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10 December 1966
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The Terrorism Diary for November and December
Below is a compendium of November and December dates of /cnown or
conceivable significance to terrorists around the world. Our inclusion of a date or
event does not su est that we expect or anticipate a commemorative terrorist
incident. ~~
Peru. Founding of Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and People's
Revolutionary Command (CRP).
,Israel. Assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Syria. Hafiz a1-Asad assumes power.
Sandi Arabia. Bombing in Riyadh of the Office of Personnel Management/Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM/SANG).
Jordan. King Hussein's birthday.
Greece. Student uprising at Athens Polytechnic University (terrorist group
Revolutionary Organization 17 November takes its name from this incident).
Lebanon. Independence Day.
Yugoslavia. Republic Day.
Palestine. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
(anniversary of partition).
Peru. Birthday of Sendero Luminoso leader Abimael Guzman.
Palestinians. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PEEP).
Poland. Imposition of martial law.
Chile. Founding of Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Eront (FPMR).
Peru. MRTA Takeover of Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima.
Ireland. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Founding of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Japan. Birthday of Emperor Akihito.
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24 December 1951 Libya. Independence Day.
26 December Peru. Birthday of Mao Zedong (usually sparks Sendero Luminoso attacks).
28 December Latin America. Equivalent of US April Fools' Day--traditional day for hoaxes
and bomb threats.
Chronology of International Terrorism
The following incidents were determined to meet the criteria for International Ter-
rorism by 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 Patterns of Global Terrorism, published annually as the US
Government's official record of international terrorism.
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11 August India: A bomb exploded at the Russian Cultural Center in Chennai, a building
that also houses part of the American School. The blast injured a policeman and
shattered windows, but no US citizens were injured. Police confirmed that the
Tamil Nadu Liberation Army was responsible
14 August Thailand: A bomb exploded in the parking garage of the IBM o?ljice in Bangk
injuring two persons and damaging, fzve vehicles. No one claimed responsibility
2 August
Russia: Unknown assailants kidnapped four employees of the French humani-
tarian organization Equilibre in Ma~khachkala, Da estan. The hostages are being
held in Chechnya. No one claimed responsibility.
IOAugust Tajikistan: Thirteen.armed men in military uniforms kidnapped two Iranian dip-
lomats and their driver outside the embassy guest house in Dushanbe. The hos-
tages were released the same day
23 August Tajikistan: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a UN helicopter, causing damage
but no casualties. The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at
Komsomolabad. The passengers included the secretary of the Tajik Security Coun-
cil, the Chief-of Staff of the United 'Tajik Opposition, the Deputy Chief Military
observer, two other UN military obsf:rvers, and a co e t've eacekeeping force
officer. No one claimed responsibility for the attack
Europe
10 August Spain: Unidentified assailants threN~ Molotov cocktails at a Citroen car dealer-
ship in Urduliz, causing extensive damage to several vehicles. No one claimed
responsibility, but authon'tie~cl: youth supporters of the Basque Fatherland
and Liberty organization
2 August
3 August
7 August
tan Workers' Party is responsible
7tirkey: A bomb hidden in a trash c~~ntainer exploded near a hotel in Istanbul,
injuring a Canadian tourist and two Turkish citizens. Police believe the Kurdis-
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damage
Colombia: Unidentified guerrillas bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline
in Fuerte Lleras. Arauca Departme~zt, causing an undetermined amount of
$2 million
Colombia: Unidentified guerrillas bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil i eline
in Cerro Madera, Tibu Municipality, causing a rupture in the line.
Colombia: Unidentified guerrillas attacked the installations of a Colombian firm
that works for British Petroleum in Yopal Municipality. Damage is estimated at
I2 August Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARO) guerrillas bombed the Transandean oil pipeline between
and Tumaco. The Transandean pipeline runs between Colombia and Ecuado
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Colombia: ELNguerrillas blew up a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas oil
pipeline in Tapoa, between Ayacucho and Covenas.
Colombia: ELN~uerrillas bombed the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Bar-
rancabermeja.
Colambia: FARCguerrillas dynamited the Cano Limon-Covenas ail ipeline
between ~llagarzon and Toeorayo in Putumayo Department.
Peru: Sixty Sendero Luminoso (SL) guerrillas kidnapped 30 oil workers in
Junin Department, but failed in their reported goal to hijack the oil company's
helicopter. The workers are employed by a firm contracted by a French transna-
tional oil company. On 17 August the SL rebels released the oil workers unharmed
in exchange for a ransom consisting of food, medicine, clothing, and batteries.C
Venezuela: Fifteen Colombian guerrillas kidnapped a Venezuelan Army lieuten-
ant and an unidentified person in Chorrosquero. Authorities believe the two vic-
tims were immediate]y taken to Colombian territory. No group has claimed
responsibility, but both the ELNand the FARC operate in the area~~
Venezuela: Colombian guerrillas seized the land of 30 farmers in the Guasare
River area, forcing the farmers to abandon their properties~~
released the tourist on 10 August
Yemen: Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped an Italian tourist they selected at random
from among six others traveling between Rada and Aman. The tribesmen
Yemen: Tribesmen kidnapped six Italian tourists travelin to Aden from
Mukalla. They released the hostages on 15 August.
Yemen: Tribesmen kidna ed our Italian tourists in Khami. They released the
hostages the next day
Yemen: Unknown assailants opened firma jeep carrying Italian tourists in the
Shabwah area, injuring one person
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Bihar, killing eight persons
Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-September 1997
The incidents and situations described below are not a detailed accounting of all
domestic terrorist incidents. but rather provide an overview of selected indigenous
India On 3 September over 200 suspected Naxalite guerrillas opened fire on residents in
Japan
Spain
Turkey
Guerrillas detonated a bomb on a railroad track near Jammu on 6 September,
derailing the Delhi bound Shalimar Express and injuring at least four persons
minor fire damage to a nearby school.
In Tokyo Kakuroyko Ha claimed responsibility for launching two improvised mor-
tars at a police station on 22 September. The mortars missed the station but caused
pected.
On 5 September a policeman was killed in Basauri after setting off an explosive
device hidden underneath his car. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) is sus-
Alleged ETA youth supporters threw Molotov cocktails at two Basque political
partly offices in ~izurkil on 7 September, causing major damage but no injuries.[
On 8 September authorities defused two explosive devices found under the vehi-
cles of a mayor and town councilor in Rrncon de la Victoria. The ETA claimed
responsibility for the attempted bombings. in a series of warning phone calls
ties suspect the ETA
Unidentified assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a post office in Usurbil on 26
September, injuring a worker and causing major damage to the building. Authori-
arrested members of the Vasat organization in connection with the bombing
On 14 September a bomb exploded at a Christian bookstand at a trade fair in
Gaziantep, killing afour-year-old boy and wounding 24 other persons. Authorities
responsibility for the attack
An armed group killed a village guard on l5 September in Balkiri. No one claimed
United Kingdom A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Markethill, Northern Ireland, on
l6 September, causing extensive damage. No one claimed responsibility, but
authorities suspect the Irish .Republican Arm Continuity Council, a breakaway
faction of the Irish Republican Army.
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Colo~rcbia On 1 September Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas kid-
napped four mayors from eastern Antioquia. The FARC rebels released them on
4 September and sent a communique reiterating their threats against the electoral
process.~~
FARC guerrillas dynamited a hydroelectric plant in Antioquia Department on
4 September, causing serious damage to the plant but no injuries. The rebels also
burned several vehicles as they fled
them
On 7 September in Yali 250 National Liberation Army guerrillas attacked the
police station and mayor's office. Before leaving, the rebels planted plastic explo-
sives and grenades throughout the community, but authorities located and defused
Hooded FARC guerrillas raided an oilfield near Yondo on 11 September, tied
up workers for the state oil company, and destroyed $200,000 worth of drilling
equipment
looted astate-run bank
The same day in Pajarito FARC rebels killed five policemen and three civilians and
damaged several buildings. The assailants went on afive-hour rampage in which
they destroyed the police headquarters, a local clinic, and three private homes and
Venezuela On 9 September police deactivated a small leaflet bomb left on a subway car in
Caracas. Authoritie,~-~a~P, device contained "rebel leaflets" but offered no
further information
Algeria A bomb exploded on a bus in Bouarfa on 5 September, killing four ersons and
injuring 27 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attach
The same day militants armed with knives and axes killed 49 civilians and
wounded 60 others in Beni Messous. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is suspected.
On 19 September an armed group killed 53 villagers in Medea. Authorities believe
the GIA is responsible
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On 19 September gunmen opened fire on a police car in Asyut, killing one police
officer and wounding another. No one claimed res onsibility for the attack.
Al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya may be responsible
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