TERRORISM REVIEW

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This Review is published monthly by the DCI Counterterrorist
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Information available as of 30 August was used in this Review,
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1 September 1939
1 September 1969 Libya. Qadhafi seizes power.
The Terrorism Diary for September-October 200
Below is a compendium of September and October dates of known or conceivable
significance to terrorists around the world. Inclusion of a date r oes not
suggest that we anticipate a commemorative terrorist even
West Germany, Europe. Antiwar Day (anniversary of Nazi invasion of Poland).
September 1970 Palestinians. The Jordanian Allay drives Palestinian guerrillas out of the country
because of their attacks against Israel from Jordanian soil; in response Fatah estab-
lishes the Black September Organization, best known for its attack on Israeli ath-
letes at the 1972 Olympics.
3 September 1971 Qatar. Independence Day.
3 September 1982 Peru. Death of Sendero Luminoso (SL) leader Edith Lagos.
8 September 1982 India. Death of Shaykh Mohammad Abdullah, the "Lion of Kashmir."
10 September 1922 Turkey. Founding of Turkish Communist Party.
11 September 1973 Chile. Coup in which leftist President Salvador Allende was killed and military
junta led by General Augusto Pinochet took power.
12 September 1992 Peru. Arrest of Sendero Luminoso founder Abimael Guzman.
14 September 1982 Lebanon. Assassination of Phalangist leader and Lebanese President-elect Bashir
Gemayel.
15 September 1982 Lebanon. Israeli invasion of Muslim West Beirut.
17 September 1978 United States, Israel, Egypt. Signing of Camp David accords.
17 September 1982 Lebanon. Massacre in Shatila and Sabra refugee camps (17 September Organiza-
tion takes its name from this event).
11 September 1992 Iran, Germany. Iranian Kurdish oppositionists murdered in Mykonos restaurant
(Berlin).
19 September 1989 Niger. UTA Flight 772 bombing, killing all on board. Libyans suspected responsi-
ble.
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21 September 1989
22 September 1980
Lebanon. Truck bomb destroys US Embassy Annex in Beirut. Twenty-three die,
including two US citizens Islamic Jihad claims responsibility.
Saudi Arabia. Execution of 16 Kuwaiti shias for hajj bombings that sparked anti-
Saudi retaliatory attacks.
Iran, Iraq. Iraq invaded Iran, bombed Iranian military installations and economic
targets along their mutual border, precipitating the Iran-Iraq war, which lasted until
1988.
23 September 1932 Saudi Arabia. Unification of the kingdom.
23 September 1964 Saudi Arabia. National Day.
25 September 1984 Egypt, Jordan. Resumption of diplomatic relations.
25 September 1997 Jordan, Israel. Assassination attenipt on HAMAS political bureau chief Khalid
Mish' al.
27 September Spain. Basque National Party Day.
28 September 1970 Egypt. Death of Jamal 'Abd al-Nasir.
1 October 1985 Tunisia, Israel, Palestinians. Israeli bombing of PLO headquarters in Tunis.
3 October 1990 Germany. German Unity Day, official date of unification of West Germany and
East Germany.
6 October 1973 Israel, Arab World. Arab-Israeli war begins.
7 October 1930
8 October 1967
9 October 2000
23 October 1983
26 October 1995
28 October
Egypt. Armed Forces Day (commemorates October War with Israel).
Peru. Founding of the Communist Party of Peru, from which Sendero Luminoso
evolved.
Cuba. Heroic Guerrilla Day (death of Che Guevara in Bolivia).
Israel, Jewish World. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). Anniversary of 1973
Arab-Israeli war, according to the Jewish calendar.
Lebanon. Bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.
Israel, Palestinians. Palestine Islamic Jihad leader Fathi al-Shiqaqi killed on Malta
by Israeli agents.
Cyprus. Greek National Day (observed by Greek Cypriot community).
29 October 1923 Turkey. Independence Day (proclamation of republic).
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29 October 1973 Cyprus. Turkish Republic Day (observed by Turkish Cypriot community).
31 October 1984 India. Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by Sikh bodyguards, trigger-
ing anti-Sikh riots throughout northern India.
Chronology of International Terrorism?May-July 2000
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 basis for the State Department's Patterns of Global
Terrorism, publ s the US Government's official record of interna-
tional terrorism
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Africa
15 June
30 June
9 July
15 July
Asia
9 June
27 June
28 June
30 June
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Somalia: In Merca, a grenade exploded at a nongovernmental organization
(NGO) funded school, causing undetermined damage but no inju ?
The Council Who is probably responsibl
Sierra Leone: In Masiak, press accounts reported suspected J evolutionary
United Front (RUF) militants fired upon Jordanian United Nations Assistance
Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) peacekeeping troops killing one soldier
and wounding three others. No one claimed responsibility
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Near the iwandan border, iwandan Inter-
hanzwe militiamen attacked a refugee camp, killing 30 persons and kidnapping
four others, according to press account
Sierra Leone: Near Kailahun, suspected iUF militants attacked UNAMSIL
troops, killing one I r nd wounding one other Indian soldier, accord-
ing to press account
Pakistan: In Islamabad, armed militants kidnapped the son of a Libyan diplomat
working for the government-run Libyan Islamic Al- a'Wah Organization,
No one claimed responsibilit
Sri Lanka: In Colombo, unidentified assailants threw a grenade into the Save
the Children compound, causing no injuries or damage, according to press
reports. The office is s onsored 'ointly by Norway and Great Britain. No one
claimed responsibility.
India: In Srinagar, militants fired rifle grenades toward the Civil Secretariat
building, according to press reports. The Chief Minister was in his office at the
time but was unharmed in the attack, which injured four civilians and dama ed two
vehicles nearby. The Jaish-I-Mohammad claimed responsibilit
India: In Srinagar, a landmine exploded, killing one person, injuring three mili-
tary personnel and five civilians, damaging several vehicles, and shattering the
windows in several nearb hotels, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility
Japan: In Yokota, unidentified assailants fired two missiles at the US military
base On 8 July, a group calling itself the Revolu-
tiona Arm Katumeigun) claimed responsibility in messages mailed to the news
media
Philippines: In Job, unidentified militants kidnapped a German journalist work-
ing for Der Spiegel magazine The Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASGIcIaime4 responsibility. On 27 July, the journalist was released
unharmed
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10 July Afghanistan: In Kabul, press accounts reported a bomb exploded at the Paki-
stani Embassy, causing major damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsi-
bility
hilippines: In Job, armed militants kidnapped two journalists from the
France-2 television station, according to press reports. The ASG claimed
responsibilit
13 July India: In Leh, armed militants killed three
reports. No one claimed responsibility
uddhist monks, according to press
14 July India: In the Himalaya Mountains, press accounts reported armed militants
attacked two ,nit i ers, killing one and injuring the other. No one claimed
responsibilit
Philippines: In Parang, according to press reports, authorities defused a bomb
placed near the US-owned Petron Corporation fuel depot, causing no injuries or
damage. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front probably is responsibl
15 July India: In Tangmarg, armed militants killed one Indian soldier and one civilian,
according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
India: In Doda, armed militants killed the Doda National Conference district
president and his bodyguard, according to press reports. No one claimed respon-
sibility.
16 July Pakistan: In Hyderabad, according to press reports, a bomb that had been placed
under a train seat exploded, killing nine persons and injuring 35 others. Author-
ities arrested three members of The Research and Analysis Wing who confessed
their involvement
17 July Afghanistan: In Kabul, a bomb exploded outside the Pakistani Ambassador's
residential compound, causing minimal da, ? , , o injuries, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibilit
Eurasia
28 June
Serbia: In Gnjilane, unidentified individuals threw a
grenade at a UN checkpoint,injuring slightly one US KFOR soldier. No one
claimed responsibilit
13 July Russia: In St. Petersburg, press accounts reported unidentified assailants threw
a Molotov cocktail at the Latvian Consulate causing minor damage but no inju-
ries. No one claimed responsibility
16 July Tajikistan: In Dushanbe, press accounts reported unidentified individuals threw
a bomb at a vehicle bearing the European Union's ECHO HumanitarianBureau
seal, injuring four children nearby. No one claimed responsibilit
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Europe
15 June
19 June
26 June
5 July
Latin America
15 June
Middle East
29 May
Germany: I Frankfurt,
bombed and destroyed a vehicle belon an
No one claimed responsibilit
unidentified individuals
to an Iranian Consulate employee.
Greece: In Athens, 4nidenhfied individuals set
fire to a vehicle belonging to a UN employee. A telephone caller to a local news-
paper claimed responsibility on behalf of the Black Star organization
France: In Faris, press accounts reported bomb disposal experts defused an
explosive device discovered outs- e the International Conference Center. The
conference center hosted a panel of international government officials earlier in the
ne, the Corsican National Liberation Front claimed responsibility.
Greece: On Rhodes island, press accounts reported unidentified assailants
hurled a firebomb at the Turkish Consulate causing minor damage but no
injuries. No one claimed responsibilit
Ecuador: In Guayaquil, according to press reports, a bomb exploded at the cen-
tral ? *bank, causing no injuries or damage. No one claimed responsi-
bilit
Iran: In Tehran, press accounts reported unidentified individuals fired mortar
shots at a recreation facility, causing no injuries or damage. A group callin
itself the Monafeqin (linked to Mujahedin-e Khalq) claimed responsibilit
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Summary of Indigenous Terrorism?Jully 2000
ts listed below provide an overview of indigenous terrorism worldwide.
On 14 July in Huambo, unidentified armed militants attacked a children's hostel,
killing one child, injuring four, and ki?nnin2 others, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibilit
On 18 July in Benguela, press accounts reported the National Union for the Total
Independence for Angola (UNITA) militants kidnapped 14 clergy members from
the Dunge Catholic Mission. On 25 July all hostages were released unharme
On 20 July in Kavungo, press accounts reported suspected UNITA militants kid-
napped four persons from their residence. Two hosta es were killed later, and one
other was injured. No one claimed responsibility
On 5 July in Gatwaro, armed militants ambushed a vehicle, killing three persons
and s hide on fire, according to press reports. No one claimed responsi-
bility.
On 10 July in Bujumbura, press accounts reported armed militants attacked the
town with automatic weapons and handgrenades, killin three persons and wound-
ing two others. No one claimed responsibility
Democratic epublic of On 10 July in Kamuanza, unidentified militants set fire to 46 houses, killin ? 24
the Congo
Kenya
Senegal
persons, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibility
On 5 July in Eldanaba, press accounts reported heavily armed militants attacked a
tradi g 16 persons and injuring six others. No one claimed responsi-
bilit
On 10 July near Ziguinchor, a landmine exploded, killing three persons and injur-
ing 20 others, according to press reports. No one claimed rencmsibi1ity, but the
Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance is suspecte
Uganda On 6 July in Gulu, press accounts reported suspected Lord's Resistance Army mili-
tants kidnapped 25 persons. No one claimed responsibility
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angladesh
Cambodia
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Philippines
Eurasia
On 14 July in Thana, a bomb exploded at an Islami Jalsha (Islamic ceremony), kill-
ing one person n 11 others, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibilit
On 10 July in Phnom Penh, local press reported a grenade ex
persons and injuring 15 others. No one claimed responsibility
ng two
On 24 July in Ballen village, Punjab, a bomb exploded on a private bus, killing six
persons and injuring 10 others, according to press reports. Pakistani-supported
Kashmiris or Sikhs may be responsibl
On 16 July in Cotabato, a bomb exploded in a busy public market, killing two per-
sons and injuring 33 others, according to r
tion Front (MILF) is probably responsibl
he Moro Islamic Libera-
On 22 July in Mitudong, according to press reports, armed militants killed two er-
sons and kidnapped four others. The MILF is probably responsibl
On 23 July in Pindulonan, Balabagan, Lanao Del Sur, militants fired upon a truck
carrying farm workers, killing 14 persons and idurin ? 14 others, according to press
reports. The MILF is probably responsible
Russia On 5 July in Makhachkala, press accounts reported a car bomb exploded killing
two persons and injuring two others. No one claimed responsibility
Tajikistan
Europe
Italy
On 7 July in Dagestan, according to press reports, a device exploded inside a vehi-
cle, killin ? two security officers and injuring one other. No one claimed responsi-
bility
In Vladikavkazskiy on 9 July, a bomb exploded in a marketplace, killing six per-
sons and injuring 16 others, according to press reports. No one claimed responsibil-
ity
On 12 July in Dushanbe, a car bomb exploded,
ing two police officers and injuring one civilian. No one claimed responsibilit
On 6 July in Milan, press accounts reported bomb disposal experts defused two
bombs discovered outside the Italian Confederation of Trade Unions office. An
unidentified individ ponsibility on behalf of the Revolutionary
Proletarian Nucleu
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Northern Ireland On 8 July in Newtonabbey, press accounts reported unidentified gunmen shot two
Spain
Turkey
Latin America
men in an apparent "punishm
ern Ireland paramilitary grou
The attack bears the hallmark of a North-
In Stewardstown on 9 July, according to press reports, a vehicle bomb exploded
outside a police station, injuring one police officer and causing minor damage to
the st tion and several nearby residences. Police suspect the Irish Republican
Army
On 12 July in Belfast, press accounts reported unidentified as
in a paramilitary-style shooting. No one claimed responsibilit
a man
On 12 July in Madrid, press accounts reported a vehicle exploded in the center of
the city, injuring 10 persons and causing extensive damage to retail shops and busi-
. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) claimed responsibility.
On 15 July in Malaga, suspected ETA militants killed a Popular Party member in an
armed attack idence, according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibilit
In Agreda on 16 July, according to press reports, a vehicle bomb exploded outside
a civil guard barracks, slightly ' erson and causing minor damage. The
attack bears the ETA hallmark
On 24 July in Getxo, press accounts reported a vehicle bomb exploded outside a
Popular Party member's residence, injuring one police officer and three civilians
and causing age to surrounding buildings. The attack bears the hallmark
of the ETA
On 18 July in Istanbul, press accounts reported 15 masked assailants firebombed a
bus after evacuating all assen ers, causing major damage but no injuries. No one
claimed responsibilit
In Sisli on 22 July, according to press reports, two bombs exploded simultaneously
at two separate banks, in'urin? one person and causing major damage. No one
claimed responsibility
Colombia On 1 July in Bogota, press accounts reported armed militants killed one police
officer and five civilians at a fake roadblock No one claimed responsibilit
On 4 July in Bogota, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels kidnapped
three businessmen, accprdinntoniess reports. Several hours later, police rescued
the hostages unharmed
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Peru
Middle East
Algeria
On 8 July in Quempiri, press accounts reported unidentified armed militants kid-
napped 12 persons. Six persons from a civilian rescue injured in the
rescue effort. The Shining Path claimed responsibilit
On 8 July in Haouch Jordane, press accounts reported suspected Armed Islamic
Group (GIA) militants slit the throats of eight personandbiirnd three others alive
while in their vehicle. No one claimed responsibilit
On 9 July in Nazaouet Oua Ouahrane, press accounts reported unidentified individ-
uals slit the throats of three she sherds and kidnapped seven others. The attack bears
the hallmark of the GIA
On 16 July near Algiers, unidentified militants killed nine persons at a fake road-
block, according to press reports. No one claimed but the Salafist
Group for the Preaching and Combat is suspected