TERRORISM REVIEW

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3 December 1934
S !)ecember 1982
10 December 1966
13 December 1981
14 December 1983
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
6 January 1963
IS January 1918
IS January 1922
16 January 1979
16 January 1991
Below is a compendium of December and January dates of known or eonc?eivahle
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
terrorist event.)
Peru. Birthday of Sendero Luminoso leader Abimael Guzman.
Spain. Death of GRAPO leader Martin Luna.
Palestinlans. Founding of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine {PEEP).
Poland. Imposition of martial law.
Chile. Founding of Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR).
Ireland. Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Founding of 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 U5 April Fools' Day-traditionally sees many
hoaxes and bomb threats.
Sudan. Independence Day, Proclamation of republic.
Palestinians. Palestinian revolution; founding of Fatah.
Pakistan. Birthday of executed former President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Colombia. Founding of National Liberation Army (ELN).
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.
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 17 January 1974 Colombia. Nineteenth of April Movement (M-19) steals sword of Simon Bolivar
from Bogota museum. Founding dates from this act.
18 January 1974 Egypt, Israel. Disengagement agreement signed.
26 January 1950 India. Republic Day (national day).
30 January 1933 German_y..Accession to power by Nationalist Socialist (Nazi) Party.
30 January 1972 Northern Ireland. Bloody Monday; l3 killed, 16 wounded during demonstration
in Derry.
 Chronology of International Terrc-risrr~
The following incidents were considered by the Intelligence Community's? Incident
Review Panel since publication of the previous issue of the Terrorism Review and
were determined by the Panel to constitute international terrorism. Such incidents
provide the basis for the State Department's Patterns of Global Terrorism, which is
publishe as the US Government:s official record of international
terrorism a~rz~~
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 7 September India: A woman claiming to be from the militant group Dukhtaran-e-Millat
delivered a parcel bomb to the o,~ce of the British Broadcasting Company in
Srinagar, Kashmir. The bomb exploded later in the hands of a freelance photogra-
pher for Agence France-Presse, who died on 10 September from his injuries. The
blast wounded two others and caused extensive damage. Dukhraran-e-Millat
denied responsibility for the bombin
13 September Russia: Unidentified assailants fired arocket-propelled grenade at the US
Embassy in Moscow, causing minor damage to a sixth-floor office. No injuries
were reported. Authorities suspect the attack was in retaliation for US partici anon
in NATO airstrikes against Bosnian Serb targets (see Highlight on page 1 l}.~
.S September
20 September
Spain: Arsonists in Sebastian doused a car bearing French license plates with
gasoline and ignited it. There were no injuries. Authorities believe a su ort
group of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) is responsible.
Germany: Arsonists attacked two Turkish-owned facilities. In Luebeck, arsonists
set fire to a bistro. Two persons died and 20 were injured. Arsonists also fire-
bombed anightclub in Freital. T no injuries. Authorities suspect the
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
claimed responsibility
Austria: In Vienna, assailants attempted to firebomb a German pharmaceutical
firm, but the molotov cocktails failed to ignite. The German firm was hosting a
US delegation and had raised an American flag outside the building, No one
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21 September Austria: Also in Vienna, assailants threw lit bottles containing heating oil and
paint thinner into two rooms of the American International School. There were
no injuries. The Austrian press later received a letter in which the Celf for
lnternationalr.'sm claimed responsibility. Authorities believe there may be a
connection with the previous day's b mbin of a German pharmaceutical firm
while it was hosting a US delegation
5 August -2 September Colombia: National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas bombed the Cano
Limon-Covenas pipeline four times. Three of the bombings took place in Arauca
and the fourth in northern Santander. Two of the bombi~es ruptured the pipeline.
There was little or no damage in the other attacks.
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Middle East
Colombia: In Saravena, ELN guerrillas kidnapped the supervisor of the
Brazilian Petrobras Company camp. No ransom demand has been made.
Colombia: In Arauca, government troops deactivated a bomb placed on the
Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline by ELN guerrillas
mieltinational Servipetrol Company at the Florena I oil welC in La Florena.
Colombia: ELN guerrillas assassinated a security guard of the Bolivian
Embassy that occurred on 14 September
Uruguay: In Montevideo, unknown individuals threw four bottles containing
fuel onto the roof of the French stand at the El Prado cattle fair. The Fair was
closed at the time of the attack, and firefighters were able to extin uish the fire
quickly. Although no group has claimed responsibility he attack
muy be linked to a protest against France's nuclear tests outside the French
2 .September Algeria: Suspected Armed Islamic Group (AIG) militants shot and killed an
Italian national in Oran
3 .September
suspect the AIC
of Algiers. One of the victims was French and the other Maltese.
Algeria: Unidentified assailants shot and killed two nuns in the Belcourt district
 Se$ret
 Summary of Indigenous Terrorism-October 1995
indigenoua? terrorism worldwide
This description of incidents and situations is oat meant to be a detailed accaunt-
!ng of all domestic terrorist incidents, but rather to provide an overview of
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Eight suspected members of the Mohajir Quarni Movement (MQM) fired rocket-
propelled grenades at the Sindh Provincial Secretariat building in Karachi on
9 October, injuring at least three people and setting the building on fire. The
Provincial Health Minister, a former member of the MQM, was the probable target
of the attack; he was not in his oftce at the time. No group has claimed re I-
ity for the attack but three of the individuals involved have been arrested
bombing
A homemade bomb hidden in a newspaper exploded in the office of the vice mayor
of Cotabato on 16 October, killing three people and seriously wounding nine
ethers. The vice mayor, who was among the wounded, is a former leader of the
Moro National I iberatian Front. No group has claimed responsibility for the
Eight suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
attempted to assassinate a member of Parliament and head o1'the Eelam People's
Democratic Party on 9 October in a commando-style attack at his home. Firing
machineguns and lobbing grenades, the att~~ck~rs wounded the Tamil leader and a
policeman and killed four security guards
A bomb detonated outside the doors of a local government building on 2 October in
Ajaccio, causin minor damage but no casualties. No one has claimed responsibility
for the attack
On 23 October a bomb placed underneath an Agricultural Ministry official's car in
Nicosia detonated outside his home, destroying the vehicle and damaging another
car parked nearb .There were nn injuries. No one has claimed responsibility for
the attack
A bomb detonated outside a police station in Toulouse on 7 October, causing minor
damage but no injuries. Police found bolts strewn about the area that officials
believe own after the explosion in an effort to copy recent bombing attacks
in Paris
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near Wiesen An Der Luhe, Hitfeld, and Bardowick, causing train delays. An
anonymous caller later told the press that the attacks were in response to the
transnoration of nuclear waste products earlier this year by Castor Rail Transports.
On 24 C)ctaber assailants threw objects onto the overhead wires of railway lines
A sanitation worker discovered a molotov cocktail romaining ball bearings and a
partially burned wick inside a garbage bin near the Coliseum in Rome. No one has
claimed responsibility for the 17 October incident~~
On 6 October, a car bomb exploded outside a military base in Yumbo, wounding
nine persons including seven civilians. The Rer~nlutionarv Armed I~'orc?es ~f
Cnlaml~ia claimed to have carried out the bombing)
[n Cesar Department, suspected National Liberation Army guerrillas armed with
machincguns killed the tbrmer governor and wounded his driver on K October
was bac(ly damaged. The Armed Islamic Grnuh (A1G} may be responsible
A booby-trapped car exploded in the Two Palm Trees Hotel parking lot in Draa
Ben Khedcla on 5 October, killing nine people and injuring l9 others. The ho l
On 22 October in Relizane, a car bomb exploded killing t 1 persons, including
three children, and wounding 82 others. No one has claimed responsibility for the
attack. "The A/G may be responsiblen
Suspected crl-Gama'at al-lslarniyya militants fired un two police cars in Mallawi
on 19 October killin * three policemen and wounding, seven other policemen and
two civilians