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How Many International Terrorist Groups Are There? L___]
We are often asked how many international terrorist groups there are. We usually
suggest there might be one or two dozen such groups, not counting similar entities
like insurgent groups and government organizations that covertly engage in
terrorism. The vagueness of this reply accurately reflects our uncertainty.
The uncertainty arises mainly from the great amount of terrorism of basically
unknown authorship. In many cases, groups we have never heard of-or have
heard of but know nothing about-claim responsibility for terrorist attacks. We
often have no independent evidence that the groups even exist. We know that some
terrorists invent names of groups solely to confuse the authorities-this has been a
common practice in Italy, for example. The group we call the Carlos Apparat often
acts anonymously; other times it reportedly claims credit for its acts in the names
of other groups or in names that it makes up.
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Many terrorist acts are committed by persons or groups that never claim
responsibility, leaving it to the victims, the police, the media, and the analysts to
try to figure out who did it and why. It is often debatable whether the perpetrators
should be considered terrorists, although, when there seems to be no opportunity
for personal profit, when the target seems symbolic, the victim innocent, and the
context political, we usually conclude that the act is terrorism. Even if we granted
the existence of self-proclaimed group the
numerous incidents of such anonymous terrorism make it impossible for us to
estimate with any confidence how many international terrorist groups there are.
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Islamic Jihad Threatens US Interests
On 8 September, an anonymous caller told a Western press agency in Beirut that
members of the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO) would very soon "sacrifice their
lives to destroy an American or Zionist institution, even of secondary importance
... we now have more sophisticated methods than boobytrapped cars and lorries."
The attack would be in retaliation for the US veto of a UN Security Council
resolution calling on Israel to respect the rights of citizens in southern Lebanon.
We believe the term "Islamic Jihad" is a covername for a variety of radical pro-
Iranian groups and individuals. Although the authenticity of this latest threat is
difficult to assess, it is an undoubtedly accurate reflection of the sentiment
generated by the US veto.F--]
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M-19 Cease-Fire Plans
Although the 19th of April Movement (M-19) has signed a cease-fire agreement
with the Colombian Government, it does not plan to remain idle. The group
reportedly intends to use the time to penetrate civilian organizations, especially
labor unions, to expand and train its military cadre, and to conduct revenue-raising
activities such as robberies, kidnapings, and extortion in the name of other groups.
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make unreasonable demands against the government, and will use the
government's inability to meet these demands as an excuse to revert to armed
Some of the funds raised during the cease-fire are to be used to buy heavy arms,
including antiaircraft weapons, to improve the group's ability to carry on a
protracted struggle with the government. Through the civilian organizations, the
M-19 hopes to launch strikes and inspire complaints about inadequate government
services, to raise the level of public dissatisfaction. The M-19 will intentionally
satellite relay station, and the Hilton Hotel in Khartoum
seven Libyan-trained Sudanese
dissidents have begun to infiltrate the country to carry out terrorist attacks
involving at least one American target. The authorities suspect that two of the
saboteurs may already have entered via Khartoum airport. The group's targets
reportedly include facilities at Port Sudan, important Nile dams and bridges, a
Basque Hunger Strikers Weakening
On 9 August, seven ETA members imprisoned in France began a hunger strike to
protest proceedings to extradite them to Spain on murder and assault charges.
Beginning 24 August they refused liquids as well as food. Following a visit to the
hospital, the president of a French human rights organization reported that the
prisoners, although conscious, were extremely weak. The death of any of the
hunger strikers would add fuel to the current terrorist campaign in Spain against
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Reform Law To Benefit Accused Terrorists
At the beginning of August, the Italian Parliament enacted into law legislation
that could seriously undercut many of the successes of the Italian authorities in
combating terrorism. Provisions of the new law-which is to take effect next
February-reduce the maximum period of preventive detention to six years for
persons charged with major offenses relating to terrorism or organized crime, with
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time already served to be considered cumulative. According to the US Embassy in
Rome, as the result of mishandling by the majority in Parliament, the law passed
in a more liberal form than was initially intended)
complicity in the attempt to kill Pope John Paul II in May 1981
release for Sergey Antonov, the Bulgarian imprisoned in Rome on charges of
Earlier this year experts estimated that the reform could result in the release on
bond of several thousand current detainees. Among an estimated 300 accused
unrepentant terrorists who will be affected are those convicted earlier this year in
two major terrorist trials-the "April 7" trial and the trial of members of the Red
Brigades Rome column-along with some Brigadistas implicated in the Aldo
Moro kidnaping. Many of these detainees would be eligible for bail almost
immediately. Legal experts disagree as to whether the law could result in an early
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Spate of Bombings
On 30 August, a bomb exploded in the main waiting room of the Plovdiv railway
station, killing as many as 14 people and injuring 20 to 30 others. At about the
same time, other bombs exploded at the Varna airport (causing no casualties) and
in the cities of Ruse and Burgas. The Bulgarian Government acted expeditiously to
repair the damage in Plovdiv and curtailed the dissemination of information about
the bombings. Consequently, details are scarce. Some Bulgarian journalists have
speculated that disaffected Bulgarian youths were responsible, but the US
Embassy in Sofia believes that members of the Turkish minority were the most
likely culprits.)
Ambiguous Car Bombing
On 5 September, a large car bomb exploded near the home of the Sunni Mufti
Hassan Khalid in West Beirut as Education Minister and former Prime Minister
Salim al-Huss arrived for a visit. Five people reportedly were killed and 10
wounded, although both al-Huss and the Mufti escaped harm. It is not clear who
was responsible for this attack nor who the intended target was. Predictably,
Muslim leaders have accused Christian government officials, including President
Gemayel. A Lebanese Forces (Christian militia) spokesman denounced the attack
as a strike against security and stability in Lebanon.F-~
airport, killing at least 20 persons and wounding another 180.
Bombing at Kabul Airport
On 31 August, a powerful bomb exploded in the main passenger terminal of Kabul
eight of the dead were Soviet civilians, the others were
figures and quickly repaired the damage to the airport
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acknowledged the attack and blamed the resistance, but released no casualty
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The resistance group Jamaat-i-Islami claimed responsibility for the blast, asserting
that the airport is used as a military airfield and thus is a legitimate military
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More Iranian Hijackings
On 9 September, five Iranians-a police lieutenant, a married couple, and their
two children-diverted a domestic Iranian airline flight to Iraq. The hijackers
were armed with at least one pistol. The flight engineer and as many as five
passengers may have been wounded during the takeover. The plane made
intervening landings in Bahrain and Cairo-where 52 passengers escaped-before
arriving in Baghdad, where the remaining passengers were released. As in a
similar hijacking in August, they have been the objects of an Iraqi propaganda
campaign but will probably be returned to Iran eventually.)
This was the third Iranian plane taken to Iraq in the last two weeks. Moreover, on
12 September, according to Iranian press accounts, a group of four hijackers
attempted to divert yet another domestic Iranian flight to Baghdad but were
arrested by armed guards on the plane. (Two of the hijackers were reportedly
wounded.) Although there is no evidence that Baghdad engineered any of these
events, the Iraqi Government granted asylum to all three sets of successful
hijackers, called for more such defections, and vowed not to return the planes until
the war with Iran is over.
Iraq expects Iranian reprisals, especially against the planes and offices of its own
civil air carrier. Moreover, the actions of Iraq and, to a lesser extent, those of the
other Persian Gulf nations that refueled the Iranian planes were in violation of
provisions of international antiskyjacking conventions and may require sanctions
under the Bonn Declaration, which commits the Summit Seven countries to
cutting off civil aviation traffic with countries guilty of such violations.)
Bombings Underscore Black Unrest
The African National Congress probably was responsible for six bombings of
government buildings and facilities in and around Johannesburg since mid-August
that have caused 15 injuries and extensive damage. Among the targets were the
Supreme Court, the Department of Internal Affairs, and the police station
responsible for Soweto.l
The attacks occurred as South Africa implemented a controversial new
constitution that grants a limited franchise to the Colored and Indian members of
the population but excludes the black majority. During the same period the
country was beset by severe rioting in black townships-mainly near
Johannesburg-over both political and economic grievances. The bombings almost
certainly were intended to take advantage of the international spotlight on South
Africa because of the constitution issue and the riots)
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Army Retaliates for Soldiers' Deaths
Tamil terrorists apparently have succeeded in provoking a Sri Lankan Army
backlash against Tamil civilians. On 10 September an ambush of government
troops resulted in the deaths of nine soldiers; the next day five Sinhalese believed
to be present or former Army troops stopped and boarded a bus and shot more
than 20 male Tamil passengers, killing about 15 of them. l
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Peru: Standoff With
Sendero Luminoso P
Sendero Luminoso (SL) terrorism continues to be a
major problem for the Government of Peru, and the
failure to deal with it effectively is causing growing
concern there. Although the Peruvian armed forces
have been given increased counterterrorist powers, no
significant progress has been achieved except in Lima.
In the capital, the insurgent forces have suffered
major reversals. Laura Zambrano Padilla, the
political commander of the Sendero Luminoso's Lima
Metropolitan Regional Committee and director of the
group's local activities since 1982, was arrested in
July. Arrests of other SL members have further
reduced the SL strength. Despite these successes by
local law enforcement units, the SL has demonstrated
its resilience in Lima by recent attacks on banks and
security forces. Perhaps partly for this reason, the
responsibility for maintaining public order in Lima
has been transferred to the military.n
The situation in the emergency zone is at best
stalemated. Security forces control the city of
Ayacucho, but the SL cadres hold the initiative
elsewhere in the department. The government has had
difficulty asserting its authority over large portions of
the region, and its control is often tenuous even in the
"secured areas."
Meanwhile, the guerrillas have opened a second front
in the upper Huallaga River valley, about 450
kilometers north of the emergency zone. Several
government officials in the area have reportedly been
murdered and many others have resigned after
receiving death threats. We doubt, however, that the
Sendero Luminoso has been responsible for all of the
violence and intimidation; we believe that narcotics
traffickers and local coca producers, who are actively
resisting the government's efforts to eradicate the
region's narcotics industry, are also involved.
Regardless of who has been responsible, officials
anticipate more terrorist attacks in both the
emergency zone and the new front area in the coming
weeks.
The Government Response
The government has reacted to the increased level of
violence in a number of ways. On 3 August, the
national state of emergency was extended for 60 days,
and the armed forces were granted substantially
greater powers to counter the SL threat outside the
emergency zone. In addition, an emergency subzone
has been created in the Huanuco and San Martin
departments. The armed forces have assumed political
and military command in the area and intend to
reestablish government control.
To contain the insurgency in the new emergency
subzone, the military has assembled a 1,500-man
counterinsurgency force, which includes commandos,
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The Air Force has contributed four helicopters and
three short-take-off-and-landing aircraft. These
forces have encountered some difficulty in outfitting
and equipping for a jungle operation, but they are
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from the region. We believe this confidence is
premature.
Given the entrenched presence of narcotics interests
in the valley of the upper Huallaga River, what is
taking place there is not a classic terrorist-
counterterrorist confrontation. Peruvian Army
intelligence estimates there are 400 guerrillas in the
area, but we believe there are no more than 150. In
addition, however, several hundred coca producers,
who have obtained small arms either from the
traffickers or from the guerrillas, pose a separate,
significant threat. The military has the right mix of
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Emergency Zones in Peru
Selected departamento
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Boundary representation is
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personnel and equipment to establish limited control
over the area, but the rugged terrain will enable at
least some of the terrorists to evade capture.
Ostensibly, the role of the military force is to conduct
counterterrorist operations, and law enforcement
units will continue their antinarcotics efforts. How
this division of labor will work out in practice remains
to be seen. Both the armed forces and police units will
have difficulty distinguishing terrorists from narcotics
traffickers-especially if they are cooperating, as is
persistently alleged by Peruvian officials and the
media. There is no independent evidence to
substantiate these charges, and the Sendero Luminoso
has an announced policy of not cooperating with drug
traffickers.fl
In the process of arresting several members of the
Sendero Luminoso recently, Peruvian
counterterrorist officers seized documents that yield
new insight into the organization's plans.
The armed forces also face other problems.
Apparently frustrated by their inability to defeat the
insurgents, they have reportedly turned to harsher
tactics in their counterterrorist operations. This has
caused criticism that they are abusing human rights
in the emergency zone. The armed forces were also
shaken by the removal of General Huaman as
commander of the military forces in the emergency
zone. He was fired for complaining publicly that the
government has not provided sufficient funding or
economic development initiatives for an effective
counterterrorist program there. The US Embassy
reports rising discontent among military leaders who
share General Huaman's views. n
Outlook
Despite the opening of the new front, we believe the
Sendero Luminoso is not nearly strong enough yet to
offer serious national competition to the central
government. Moreover, reports of SL atrocities have
alarmed most Peruvians and vitiated the movement's
efforts to gain widespread public support.
Nevertheless, we also believe that the government will
have to commit far more forces to the
counterinsurgency effort before it can even begin to
threaten the viability of the Sendero Luminoso in
either zone of operations.=
The Sendero Luminoso has inaugurated a new plan
which it terms the Gran Salto (Great Leap), a title
consistent with its Maoist ideology. The plan
schedules four stages of armed campaigns, each of
which is to last several months. The first campaign
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Succeeding stages are scheduled for December 1984-
April 1985, July-September 1985, and November
1985-early 1986.
It is not clear how the timing of the Great Leap
correlates with that of the other major SL plan-the
Gran Plan (Great Plan)-which was already being
implemented. The latter called for a yearlong series
of attacks beginning in October 1983 and divided into
two six-month waves. Thus the Great Leap's first
campaign coincides with the Great Plan's second six-
month wave of violence. Whether the Great Leap
supplants or complements the Great Plan, however,
has not been established.
Although plans for the Great Leap have been
mentioned in other SL documents, the decision to
begin it in mid-1984 was apparently made only
recently. That decision suggests a degree of SL
confidence in the progress of its insurgency that we
believe to be unwarranted. In fact, we think this
Great Leap is unlikely to be any more successful than
its namesake.
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Chronology
Below are described noteworthy foreign and international terrorist events and
counterterrorism developments that have occurred or come to light since our last
issue. Events and developments that have already been described elsewhere in this
publication are not included.n
25-27 July 1984 Angola: UNITA Terrorizes Towns
In Cutato, forces of the national Union for the Total Independence of Angola
(UNITA) destroyed the school, the general store, the railroad station, some 50
houses, and the militia and security service buildings. Near Quibala, UNITA
burned 30 houses in a village. UNITA apparently continued its practice of
avoiding casualties among the local population-preferring to terrorize through
the demolition of property. Only four civilians were killed and one wounded in the
destructive attacks.
Early August 1984 Venezuela: Bandera Roja Robs Bank
In Maturin, seven members of Bandera Roja (Red Flag) robbed a bank of US
$20,000 worth of Venezuelan pesos. The group leader planned to send most of the
money to the Salvadoran FMLN. This is the second time in a year that funds from
a bank robbery in Venezuela have been reported as destined for Central American
guerrilla groups
3-9 August 1984 Angola: UNITA Takes Foreign Hostages
In Ganda, UNITA kidnaped a West German civilian after a clash with
government forces. In Bela Vista, UNITA captured two Portuguese citizens
during a raid. Southeast of N'Gunza, UNITA forces took one Spanish and two
Portuguese citizens hostage after an engagement with government troops.=
18 August 1984 Somalia: Terrorism Campaign Continues
In Hargeisa, according to rebel claims, commandos of the Somali National
Movement (SNM) attacked the homes of two government supporters with
bazookas, continuing the terrorism campaign they began last June.O
23 August 1984 Namibia: Government Office Bombed
In Ondangwa, a bomb exploded in the Ovambo administration office, wounding
two persons. The South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) probably
was responsible.)
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25 August 1984 Swaziland: Arrest of ANC Members
In Manzini, according to a Swazi press report, police arrested five members of the
African National Congress (ANC) and confiscated 300 rounds of ammunition. A
police spokesman said the men would be deported. Swaziland is trying to suppress
ANC activities within its borders.)
25-26 August 1984 Lebanon: Bombings in Armenian Quarter
In East Beirut, bombs damaged an Armenian church, an Armenian school, and
three shops owned by Armenians. A telephone caller claimed that ASALA had
conducted one of the attacks, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for the
other attacks. The bombings appear to be part of the recent resurgence of violence
between leftist and rightist Armenian factions in Lebanon.
30 August 1984 Dominican Republic: Vehicles Destroyed by Molotov Cocktails
In Santo Domingo, a bus and a delivery truck were destroyed by Molotov cocktails
thrown by members of Popular Struggle Committees (CLPs)-neighborhood
groups organized by Dominican leftists to protest the government's announcement
of a petroleum product price increase.
Late August 1984 Swaziland: Refugees Flee RENAMO
In Swaziland, representatives of the United Nations High Commission on
Refugees registered 400 refugees from Mozambique, mostly children and older
people, who said they had fled attacks by the Mozambique National Resistance
Movement (RENAMO). Some of the refugees were suffering from knife and
bullet wounds. RENAMO may have attacked civilians along the Mozambique-
Swaziland border, which lies only 30 miles from Maputo, to demonstrate the
inability of the Mozambican regime to protect the populace.n
Mexico: Former Terrorist Leader Arrested
In Ensenada, Hector Topete, former leader of the disbanded 23rd of September
Communist League and one of Mexico's most wanted criminals, was arrested
during a drug raid. At its peak in the mid-1970s, the 23rd of September League
was considered Mexico's principal guerrilla group.)
Late August-Early Japan: Protests Against Visit of South Korean President
September 1984 On 6 September, an incendiary device destroyed a van parked 2 kilometers from
the site of a ceremony in which visiting President Chun Doo Hwan was
participating. Several other acts of terrorism preceded Chun's arrival, including
firebombings near police and government facilities. Chukaku-ha (the Nucleus
Faction) claimed credit for one of them, and Japanese authorities suspect the
Trotskyite group may have been responsible for some or all of the rest as well.F
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2 September 1984 Sri Lanka: Poisoning of Water Supplies
In Kantesanturai, eight armed youths believed to be members of a Tamil
separatist group reportedly poisoned the water supply of a hotel and the quarters of
some police officers. No casualties were reported. Other terrorists reportedly tried
to poison the water supply of the Point Pedro police station.)
3 September 1984 Corsica: More FLNC Bombs
In Bastia, a bomb planted by suspected members of the Corsican National
Liberation Front (FLNC) exploded near the home of a policeman, injuring his wife
and son. A second bomb in the same village damaged the car and home of a
teacher from mainland France, but the teacher escaped unhurt. A third bomb
aimed at another teacher failed to explode.n
4 September 1984 Sri Lanka: Terrorists Execute Informers
In the village of Thunkai, suspected Tamil terrorists attacked a teashop, killing a
village chief and a retired policeman, and seriously wounding at least five other
persons. The victims were thought to be informers who had passed information on
the terrorists to the Sri Lankan Army.l
4-5 September 1984 Uganda: Attacks on Diplomatic Facilities
In Kampala, groups of armed men wearing military uniforms broke into the
grounds of British High Commission and USAID residences. British soldiers from
the guard force drove off one set of intruders-wounding at least two of them in
the process. At the home of an American USAID employee, a local guard
observed four uniformed men stealing the wheels and tires from the employee's
car. No shots were fired. Government soldiers from a nearby barracks are
suspected of having committed the robberies.)
5 September 1984 Nicaragua: Sandinista Candidate Kidnaped
A Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate, a FSLN zonal
secretary, and their driver were kidnaped by anti-Sandinista Contras while
campaigning in the Southern Zelaya department. F7
Spain: Commemorative Assassinations by GRAPO
In Madrid, members of the First of October Antifascist Resistance Group
(GRAPO), shot and killed a construction company president. In Seville, other
GRAPO gunmen killed the president of the merchants association, while in La
Coruna a third GRAPO attack seriously wounded a government employee. The
attacks occurred on the anniversary of the death of a former GRAPO leader.F_
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6 September 1984 West Bank: Bus Attacked
Molotov cocktails were thrown at a bus near a refugee camp outside Ramallah,
according to press reports. There were no injuries, and no group claimed
responsibility. 0
7 September 1984 France: Corsicans Bomb Mainland Targets
In Marseilles, three bombs planted by members of the Corsican National
Liberation Front (FMLN) damaged a French bank, a police station, and a
courthouse. The bombings were probably a response to the arrest in Corsica on
31 August of a suspected Corsican terrorist. n
West Berlin: Police Foil Neo-Nazis Again
Police raided a meeting of known rightwing extremists who had convened to
establish a new neo-Nazi organization, the National European Union (NEU).
Confiscated materials indicated that the group had ties to Michael Kuehnen, the
founder of the Action Front of National Socialists (ANS), a neo-Nazi organization
that was banned in 1983. Police believe the NEU was to have served as a cover for
the ANS. I 1
7-8 September 1984 Spain: ETA Attacks
On 7 September in Lasarte, a bomb planted by suspected members of the Basque
Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) exploded at a supermarket. There was damage to
the building but no injuries. On 8 September in the Spanish Basque country, a
French-registered truck was shot at by three suspected members of ETA. The
truck was severely damaged, but the driver escaped unharmed.n
8 September 1984 South Africa: UNITA Frees More Foreign Hostages
In Johannesburg, the Angolan resistance group UNITA released 25 foreign
hostages of Portuguese, Mexican, Spanish, and other nationalities whom it had
held for six months.F-1
Sudan: Three Priests Kidnaped
Rebel forces of the Anya Nya II overran the town of Bentiu and kidnaped three
priests-an American, a Briton, and a Sudanese-along with a Sudanese
employee of the Sudan Catholic Church. The group has not acknowledged holding
the captives, and we do not know why the group kidnaped them or what it means
to do with them. F7
9 September 1984 Lebanon: Israel Bombs Another Palestinian Facility
Israeli aircraft attacked a building near Bhamdun reportedly used by Abu Musa's
Fatah dissident group. Maj. Salim Sulayman Da'ud (Abu Hasan), a senior
commander in Abu Musa's group, was killed and three other persons were
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11 September 1984 Netherlands: Monument Bombed
In Amsterdam, a previously unheard of group took credit for the bombing of a
monument dedicated to the former Dutch colonial army in Indonesia. A child
playing nearby was wounded in the blast. Police defused three other bombs at the
same site. A group calling itself "Koetoh Reh"-the name of an Indonesian village
where the group claimed the Dutch Army had massacred 460 people in 1904-
said that the attack was to protest racism in the Netherlands and Dutch ties to the
current government of Indonesia. F-1
Spain: Libyan Embassy Employee Attacked
In Madrid, two gunmen carrying Lebanese passports wounded a Libyan Embassy
employee. The gunmen were arrested by Spanish police. In Beirut, an anonymous
telephone caller told a foreign news agency that the Musa Sadr Brigade was
responsible. The Lebanese Shia group, which holds Libya responsible for the
disappearance in 1978 of its religious leader, the Imam Musa Sadr, has already
attacked Libyan targets in Beirut several times this year. Another caller in London
claimed the little-known Libyan exile group Alborkan (Volcano) was responsible
for the attack.n
Argentina: Bomb Threat
In Buenos Aires, an Argentine Airlines plane scheduled to fly the foreign ministers
of the Dominican Republic and Uruguay to Mar Del Plata received an anonymous
bomb threat. A search of the plane failed to detect explosives.
Colombia: Chilean Consulate Bombed
In Barranquilla, three unidentified terrorists passing by in a car hurled a powerful
bomb at the doors of the Chilean Consulate. The explosion caused some US
$20,000 damage to the Consulate and to five nearby buildings, but no injuries. No
group has claimed responsibility. F-1
13-14 September 1984 Turkey: Dev Sol Bombings
In Istanbul, members of the resurgent terrorist group Dev Sol (Revolutionary Left)
planted 10 to 20 explosive devices and distributed antigovernment propaganda
leaflets throughout the city. At least four of the bombs exploded, injuring several
people and damaging four district offices of Turkey's ruling Motherland Party.
Several hundred people were arrested following the explosions. F-]
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