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1 Perspective-Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism in Western Europe
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Chronology of Terrorism-1984
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Comments and queries are welcome and may be directed to the Executive Editor
This review is published every other week by the Directorate of Intelligence.
Appropriate articles produced by other elements of the CIA as well as by other
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Perspective Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism in Western Europe
A number of recent developments suggest that, increasingly, Iranian-sponsored
terrorists are bringing their acts to Western Europe. Although our information is
limited, operations in Western Europe by Iranian-backed terrorists seem to be
growing more frequent. Tighter security around Western embassies and other
installations in the Middle East has undoubtedly complicated the staging of
terrorist attacks there, thus encouraging the terrorists to look elsewhere. Western
Europe ought to seem attractive to them. They face few restrictions on travel to or
within West European countries. Moreover, throughout Western Europe the
network of Iranian diplomatic posts and Iranian-sponsored cultural and religious
centers is extensive and well placed to draw on the sizable expatriate Iranian and
Arab student and worker populations there.
Western Europe also offers an array of tempting targets. The region is home to
numerous anti-Khomeini exiles, including members of the former royal family and
its supporters, as well as various minority, democratic, and leftist elements. There
are also numerous diplomatic installations and personnel of countries Iran
considers enemies, such as Iraq, France, and the United States.
Iranian-sponsored terrorists have staged at least 10 attacks in Western Europe this
year, compared with only two in 1982 and four in 1983. Arrests of suspected
terrorists have probably prevented a good number more. Following are just a few
of the incidents involving Iranian-affiliated terrorists in Western Europe so far this
year:
7 February The Shah's former martial law administrator was killed in
Paris, apparently by Iranian agents.
18 May Two Iranian-trained operatives traveling to Madrid were
arrested at a Rome airport while carrying explosives.
1 July Three Lebanese Shias were arrested in France as suspected
Iranian agents; in May they had been expelled from the
United Kingdom for plotting to kill an anti-Khomeini Iranian
journalist there.
23 July Four Iranians were arrested in Madrid for allegedly plotting to
hijack a Saudi airliner.
31 July A Kuwaiti businessman was shot and wounded in Spain;
Islamic Jihad claimed credit.
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14 September A Saudi tourist was killed in Spain; Islamic Jihad claimed
credit.
22 November Seven Lebanese, some of whom were linked to Islamic Amal,
were arrested by Italian police in Rome; they were apparently
planning an attack against the US Embassy there.
6 December Four vehicles from the Iraqi Embassy in Athens were bombed.
Several West European governments have been concerned enough about Iranian-
sponsored terrorism to take specific preventive action. In December 1983, for
example, the French Government closed the Iranian Cultural Center in Paris,
expelling 11 Iranians-including three Iranian diplomats-for "unethical
activities." The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom have arrested or
expelled Iranians or other Muslims believed to be involved in terrorist activities.F_
Iran's aggressively anti-Western outlook, coupled with its rejection of Western
standards of international conduct, allows it to justify-to itself and its supporters,
at least-the aggressive use of terrorist tactics against its perceived enemies
wherever they are vulnerable and the operational climate is suitable, which is
certainly the case in Western Europe. Moreover, Iran's limited conventional
military capabilities make terrorism an effective alternative. And after decades of
what Tehran views as Western attacks on the Middle East and its traditional
values, a terrorist campaign in Western Europe offers the Islamic Republican
Government a way not only to exact revenge, but to demonstrate its hatred and
contempt. Consequently, although the Middle East will remain the main arena for
Iranian-inspired terrorism, we expect Iranian activity in Western Europe to
continue to increase.
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Western Europe Open Season on NATO Pipelines?
In Belgium on 11 December, the Communist Combat Cells (CCC) planted six
bombs that damaged two NATO pipelines. The bombs were constructed of plastic
explosive and placed on aboveground sections of pipe. In claiming credit for the
bombings, the CCC stated that "the war against NATO has become the main
thrust" of their actionsi
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against the Spanish military
On 18 December in Spain, three bomb blasts caused $90,000 in damage to a
pipeline serving US and Spanish airbases. The bombings took place at widely
separated points along the pipeline that stretches for 780 kilometers between Rota
and Zaragoza. Another pipeline between Zaragoza and Taragona, which does not
carry military fuel, was also bombed. The ETA belatedly (and not entirely
believably) claimed credit for the bombings, saying the attacks had been directed
In West Germany, a NATO pipeline was bombed last June, apparently by the
Revolutionary Cells. Red Army Faction (RAF) documents confiscated last
summer indicated that the RAF, too, was considering attacks on NATO pipelines.
It is possible that a coordinated international terrorist effort to attack NATO via
its vulnerable fuel links is under way, but this rash of pipeline bombings may also
reflect nothing more than independent copycat behavior on the part of several
leftwing groups
GRAPO Turns to Extortion
The small leftwing October First Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) has
switched from bank robbery to extortion to finance itself. In recent months,
GRAPO has sent hundreds of letters to businessmen demanding payment of a
"revolutionary tax," and, according to a Spanish business organization, many are
apparently paying up to avoid trouble. Trouble may take the form of kidnaping.
GRAPO has been kidnaping three or four midlevel executives each month,
releasing them in exchange for ransoms on the order of $20,000, paid either by
the terrorist threat it poses.
their firms or by their families
The possibility that GRAPO is using these funds to rebuild its terrorist capabilities
is of concern to us because it has attacked US interests in the past. The Spanish
Government has repeatedly underestimated both the resilience of the group and
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Record Crowd Demonstrates Against Terrorism
On 6 December public resentment against the Corsican National Liberation Front
(FNLC) boiled over at a demonstration of 30,000 people in Ajaccio against
"separatism and terrorism." It was the largest demonstration ever to take place in
Corsica. The popular mood is also critical of what is seen as the government's lack
of action against the FNLC, which puts pressure on the police and security
officials to begin cutting constitutional corners in their counterterrorism efforts.
On 7 December, French Interior Minister Joxe paid a surprise visit to Ajaccio to
assure local officials of the continued support of the central government.
Confessional Leaders Escape Injury in Ambiguous Car Bombing
On 12 December a booby-trapped car exploded in West Beirut near the home of
Education Minister Salim al-Hoss, while Druze leader Walid Junblatt and
moderate Shia leader Nabih Barri were visiting him. The blast killed the two
persons in the car and wounded another 14 at a nearby Druze religious center. The
"Yazbeki Revolutionary Organization," a group not previously heard from,
asserted that the attack was to protest Junblatt's "selling out" of the Druze
community to Israel and Syria. Druze and Amal spokesmen, however, claimed the
bomb was targeted against al-Hoss and Barri.F_~
The fact that the two persons in the car were killed suggests that they may have
been the targets; alternatively, they may have been terrorists whose bomb
detonated accidentally or prematurely. In Beirut the possibilities are endless. F_
Stock Exchange Bombed
At noon on 11 December, a briefcase bomb exploded inside the Santiago stock
exchange, injuring 21 persons, six seriously. The bomb, triggered by a clock
mechanism, had been placed under a bench inside the market-quotation viewing
area, which is open to the public. Most of the injured were women and older
persons. In contrast to most of the recent bombings in Chile, which have been
designed to avoid injuring anyone, this one was obviously intended to cause a large
number of casualties
SPLA Captures 14 Government Officials
On 6 December in Bentiu, the provincial governor and 13 other government
officials were kidnaped by members of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army
(SPLA). The officials had been on their way to meet certain SPLA soldiers who
had offered to surrender, evidently as a ploy. The temerity of the rebels and the
success of their operation demonstrates how tenuous government influence has
become in the south.
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South Africa Favored Challenger to Soweto Mayor Assassinated
On 6 December in Soweto, Councilman Edward Manyosi was shot and killed by
unknown persons shortly after leaving a party caucus that had virtually assured
him the mayoralty. He had been forewarned of a possible attack and was traveling
in a convoy accompanied by bodyguards who were to keep him in a safe place until
the election, which was to take place in a few hours. On the way, however, his
vehicle was fired upon from another car carrying four occupants
Manyosi headed a faction that had recently broken away from the ruling party
and was widely expected to defeat the incumbent in the mayoral race. This fact,
along with the timing of the incidents, points to the incumbent's supporters as the
likely perpetrators, although Manyosi is reported to have had many personal
enemies. In possibly related incidents, a fellow councilor was also attacked, and a
third is missing
firefight with the police and another suspect had been picked up.
Assassination of Police Superintendent Blamed on ANC
On 7 December, police superintendent Petros Shiba was shot and killed while
getting into his car. Although the African National Congress (ANC) has denied
responsibility, the police believe the assassins were from the ANC. Earlier this
year, the police arrested ANC guerrillas and tried to halt ANC arms smuggling in
Swaziland. In addition, the police assert, the names of Shiba and other police
officers were on an ANC hit list. The ANC denies there is any such list. A week
after the incident, according to press reports, one of the assassins was killed in a
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Cease-Fire
strengthening their political bases, while
simultaneously preparing for a return to hostilities.
Building on cease-fire accords signed earlier this year,
the government recently opened formal negotiations
with three of the country's four guerrilla groups.
Although it continues to appear unlikely that a lasting
peace will result, the cease-fire should hold for at least
the next several months, because both sides believe it
serves their short-term interests
President Betancur, who has made a settlement with
the guerrillas his major priority, is determined to
prevent the truce from unraveling before he leaves
office in 1986. Last month he authorized government
spokesmen to initiate a "national dialogue" with the
guerrillas to focus on proposals for sweeping reforms
in such areas as rural land ownership, education,
labor, public health, and public services. F_~
Colombia's rapidly growing economic problems,
however, have weakened Betancur's ability to fund
reform and aid programs. Determination by congress
to protect its legislative prerogatives also has
restricted his maneuvering room on concessions to the
guerrillas. Consequently, little progress has been
made to date, and Betancur is facing mounting
criticism from important interest groups for coddling
the insurgents.
Most notably, senior military officers worry that the
guerrillas will be more formidable when the
insurgency resumes because they will have had time
to rebuild their forces, a development the military
views as inevitable. Having failed in earlier efforts to
denigrate Betancur publicly, however, military
leaders now emphasize their support for the
government's peace efforts. This change probably
reflects a judgment by the high command that the
military's public stature will be enhanced-and its
budget increased-if the insurgents are blamed for
causing the cease-fire to collapse.
all three guerrilla
groups that have accepted the cease-fire are openly
The 19th of April Movement (M-19) has taken the
lead on the political front by naming Ivan Ospina as
its candidate for the 1986 presidential election,
holding rallies, and working to strengthen labor
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guerrilla groups, continues to kidnap wealthy private
citizens and extort money.
Moreover, an M-19 leader has publicly urged
traffickers to carry out threats to kill US Embassy
personnel.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC)-the country's largest insurgent group-
recently transformed its cease-fire agreement with the
government into a one-year truce. It was probably
prompted to do so by military pressure and concern
that the M-19 might upstage it in the bid for political
power. The group's leaders plan to create a political
party and reportedly will spearhead efforts by the
Communist Party to unite the country's leftist forces
into a political front for the 1986 elections.
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The People's Liberation Army (EPL)-the smallest
and most volatile of all the signatories of the cease-
fire agreement-recently withdrew from the national
dialogue, citing what it termed a lack of political
guarantees, unjustified arrests, and government
accusations that some of its members are involved in
drug trafficking. Although the group relented from an
earlier threat to end the cease-fire, the belligerence of
its leaders makes it unlikely that the group will even
go through the motions of participating in the
negotiations.
Outlook
The cease-fire is likely to continue for at least several
months because of the importance Betancur places on
his reputation as a peacemaker and the apparent
belief by most guerrilla leaders that they need more
time to rebuild their organizations. Nevertheless, the
President's political skills will be tested increasingly
as he responds to growing public impatience with
continuing rural violence and with the demands of
firebrand guerrilla leaders, some of whom already are
threatening to resume the armed struggle.
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Ecuador's Prototerrorists:
Alfaro Viva, CarajoF-
Alfaro Vive, Carajo (AVC) is the most prominent and
active radical group in Ecuador. It has some unusual
attributes, compared with typical South American
insurgent groups. To date, most of its operations have
essentially been harmless publicity stunts, and it
claims to be populist rather than Marxist in ideology.
But there are indications that the group has been
acquiring weapons and seeking support from foreign
leftwing terrorist groups as well as from states such as
Libya and Nicaragua. the group has
been contemplating some ambitious kidnapings and
hostage-taking operations over the Christmas holidays
suggest that in effect it is an adolescent terrorist
group that may be evolving into a serious threat.
Roughly translated, Alfaro Vive, Carajo means
"Alfaro Lives, Damn It." Eloy Alfaro, who led an
unsuccessful revolution against an oppressive military
dictatorship in the early 1900s, is a hero to a broad
swath of the Ecuadorean population. By identifying
themselves with his exploits, the members of the
group seek to attract widespread popular support.
Originally, they called themselves Monteneros de
Alfaro-Alfaro's Mountain Men.
Organization and Membership
Some evidence suggests that the group was
established as early as 1981, but it did not announce
its presence until 1983 when, with typical bravado-if
not chutzpah-AVC members stole a bust of Alfaro
from the headquarters of the Liberal Party as well as
two swords used in his revolution, which were on
display in a museum.
it was not until early 1984 that most of the
current members joined the group. Many of them
came from a dissident faction of another leftwing
group, the Revolutionary Leftist Front.
we estimate that the group
with the Central University of Ecuador, where the
group has probably been trying to recruit students.
responsible for raising money through armed
robberies and another working to destabilize the
government through strikes and demonstrations.
Ideology, Goals, and Activities
The AVC espouses "anti-imperialist" and anti-US
views similar to those held by radical leftwing groups
in other countries, but, unlike most of them, it denies
it is Marxist in ideology. It demands agrarian reforms
and government aid to Indians and minorities, and it
wants to purge the economy of foreign interests. Thus
it strongly opposes the policies of the Febres-Cordero
administration-a fiscally conservative, pro-US
government that supports free enterprise and
encourages foreign investment.
Up until now, AVC "terrorist" operations, although
not entirely bloodless, have consisted mainly of media-
oriented efforts to gain maximum publicity for its
views while minimizing damage and casualties. This
currently numbers 100 to 200, mostly males and
females in their mid-20s who have been described by
witnesses to their acts as composed, intelligent, and
well dressed. One AVC leader is reportedly connected
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year, for example, in addition to at least six bank
robberies, the AVC reportedly:
? Attacked a military customs post and captured
weapons in March.'
? Detonated a leaflet bomb outside the US Embassy
and briefly occupied the Ecuadorean News Agency
in May.
? Briefly occupied the studios of three radio stations
and kidnaped the Director of the Ecuadorean
National Radio Network in August.
? Briefly occupied the Costa Rican Embassy in
October
Although most of these actions were political
propaganda operations-the radio stations were
occupied only long enough to force them to broadcast
AVC manifestos, and the kidnaped network director
was held hostage for the same reason-they were
nevertheless accomplished through force of arms and
involved explicit threats of harm to innocent persons
unless they cooperated. Thus, although AVC
operations have not yet caused any serious damage or
harm, they have definitely been terrorist in nature.
the AVC is
seeking aid from foreign sources known to support
leftwing terrorist groups. Rosa Cardenas Hernandez,
a leading member of the group, was arrested last
summer in Costa Rica while on an alleged fund-
with the leftwing Colombian insurgent group, the
19th of April Movement (M-19), from which they
may be receiving guidance and training.
Outlook
The AVC seems to have become considerably
radicalized by the arrests of several leading members
last summer. When the trial of five AVC members
ended in their conviction and imprisonment last
October, members of the group began seriously
discussing ways in which they could acquire hostages
to barter for their comrades.
The proposed operations are more audacious and
dangerous-both to the targets and to the AVC
personnel involved-than any the group has
attempted so far.
it does not seem likely that the group has
into out-and-out terrorism.
fully realized either the difficulties or the implications
of the operations it is considering. The AVC members
may have merely been engaging in wishful thinking;
or they may have been serious until they looked more
closely at the possible ramifications of a failed
operation. Or they may actually try something,
thinking they can bring an operation off successfully
without undue risk to themselves. The group is clearly
on the brink of a profound and possibly irreversible
step. Many other idealistic but radicalized groups
have been in their position: some have looked down
and then stepped back; others have leaped forward
the primary objective of
the AVC is to develop into a full-scale insurgent
movement. Currently, however, the group does not
possess the size, experience, materiel, or national or
foreign support that would be needed to mount an
insurgency that could threaten the Ecuadorean
Government. Moreover, if it continued to concentrate
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its efforts in Quito and Guayaquil, the AVC would
have to do without a secure base area-generally the
sine qua non of a successful insurgency. Thus the
AVC effort would necessarily take the form of urban
terrorism. Urban guerrillas have not succeeded
elsewhere in Latin America, and there is no reason to
suppose they would fare any better in Ecuador.
Moreover, the AVC's efforts to date lack both the
daring and the viciousness typical of South American
urban terrorist groups. Many AVC members
probably hold rather romantic and unrealistic views of
urban guerrilla warfare, and they may find they lack
the stomach for it.
Thus the seriousness of the terrorist threat posed by
the AVC will depend partly on how well this nascent
guerrilla group can organize itself, recruit new
members, and acquire both indigenous and foreign
assistance. But it will also depend on whether the
current members really know what they are getting
into and on whether, once they do realize it, they still
want to proceed. Preoccupied with improving
Ecuador's faltering economy and dealing with
government infighting, the Febres-Cordero
administration has not taken Alfaro Vive, Carajo very
seriously so far. Only time will tell whether this
complacency was warranted
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Chronology of Terrorism-1984
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.
2 November Mozambique: Ruling party (FRELIMO) office bombed by Mozambican National
Resistance (RENAMO) The bomb caused a fire and resulted in an unknown
number of casualties.
20 November Israel: Three members of Terror Against Terror sentenced to prison terms of six
years with three more years suspended. They had been convicted of bombing
Christian and Muslim holy places last year. The three-judge panel said the
reduced sentences were warranted by the defendants' remorse and the fact that
they had not understood the gravity of their offenses.
21 November Angola: UNITA releases 14 foreign hostages. The three Bulgarian and 11
Portuguese hostages, including men, women, and children, had been captured in
central Angola and forced to walk to Jama before being freed.-Upon release, they
Late November Lebanon: Abu Musa suffers light stroke after making speech in Taalbaya.
According to press reports, the Fatah rebel leader is recovering in a Damascus
hospital.
28 November Jerusalem: Police defuse bomb found at bus stop. No group claimed responsibility
for placing the 4-kilogram device.
Israel: Bomb explosion near apartment house in Petah Tiqva starts large fire. The
fire caused extensive damage but no casualties. In a radiobroadcast from Baghdad,
Fatah claimed responsibility for placing the bomb.
29 November Lebanon: Car bomb kills four and wounds at least 13 in Druze mountain town of
Alayh. Druze leaders blamed the attack on "collaborators" of Israel.
Lebanon: Car bomb explodes in South Beirut, killing one person. No group
claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Early December
2 December
Spain: Leading member of First of October Antifascist Resistance Group
(GRAPO) arrested in Madrid. Javier Ros Diaz is believed to have been responsible
for numerous acts of violence including assassinations and kidnapings.
Mozambique: At least 13 people killed and mutilated in two RENAMO attacks
on Laranjeira. Other civilians were wounded and women were raped by the
attackers.
responsible
Mexico: Four American Jehovah's Witnesses kidnaped in Guadalajara. No
ransom request has been made. Local officials suspect a conservative Catholic
group opposed to proselytizing by other religious groups may have been
3 December Israel: Bomb found in main shopping area of resort town of Netanya. The police
dismantled the bomb, which would have caused many casualties had it exploded.
Palestinian terrorists are believed to have planted the device.
Peru: Sendero Luminoso celebrates birthday of of its founder with bombings.
Eight explosions in honor of Abimael Guzman took place in Lima, but the greatest
impact was in the Mantaro River valley, where bombs took out two electric
transmission towers. No injuries were reported.
Spain: Assailants in Mondragon attack car carrying civil guards, wounding three.
The ETA is believed responsible.
4 December Peru: Two policemen killed while guarding bank in Lima. The assailants,
probably from Sendero Luminoso, reportedly fired without warning and made off
with their victims' weapons.
5 December Chile: US-Chilean binational center in Valparaiso bombed. The bomb, which
caused considerable damage but no casualties, was of a shrapnel type, meaning the
unknown attackers probably wanted to cause casualties.
6 December Mozambique: Eightforeigners among 13 killed in RENAMO ambush. Seven East
Germans and one Yugoslav, along with five Mozambicans, were killed and two
East Germans were wounded in the attack in Niassa Province. RENAMO often
targets foreign agricultural and technical advisers to the Mozambican
Government.
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7 December Chile: Bomb explodes in Santiago subway station, wounding four people. The
bomb had been emplaced by four male teenagers who got away after exchanging
shots with a guard who surprised them. The guard was wounded by the explosion,
as were two station employees and a bystander.
Bolivia: Narcotics police lieutenant murdered in Cochabamba by drug trqffickers.
Two informants were also killed, and two police officers were wounded. Two other
policemen were held hostage but later rescued.
8 December El Salvador: Brother of airborne battalion commander kidnaped by guerrillas.
After haranguing him for 24 hours, the guerrillas released him unharmed. It was
the third incident of this kind in what appears to be an FMLN campaign to
intimidate El Salvador's military leadership by harassing members of their
families.)
9-10 December France: Action Directe conducts bombings in support of New Caledonian
separatists. The bombs exploded at the headquarters of the neo-Gaullist opposition
party RPR and the French oil company ELF-Aquitane, causing extensive damage
but no casualties. Action Directe asserted they were in retaliation for the deaths of
10 Melanesian separatists in New Caledonia.
10 December Norway: Bomb hoax disrupts Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo. The
ceremony honoring South Africa's Archbishop Tutu was delayed for more than an
hour after an unidentified phone caller speaking broken Norwegian falsely alleged
that a bomb had been placed in the auditorium.
France: FNLC car bomb explodes outside Marseilles police headquarters. The
bomb caused only slight injuries to two persons but major damage to the building.
11 December France: GAL bomb injures wrong victim in Hendaye. A Spanish refugee was
injured when the bomb detonated in a friend's car. The Anti-Terrorist Liberation
Group (GAL) claimed credit for the bombing but admitted it had actually been
targeting the owner of the carte
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12 December Argentina: Bomb explodes at building housing Montonero leader Mario
Firmenich. No one has taken credit for the attack on the federal courthouse, which
injured two policemen and caused considerable damage. The target may not have
been Firmenich, since hearings involving former high-level military officials were
also taking place in the building.
Greece: Syrian Charge d 'Baires exchanges shots with three unidentified gunmen
in Athens. Since he scared them away, no one knows who they were.
13 December France: Government employment offices in Brittany bombed by separatists. The
Breton Liberation Front/Breton Revolutionary Army claimed credit for the
bombings in Brest and Lannion, which caused damage but no casualties. These
were the first terrorist attacks by the group since November 1983.
14 December Spain: Three policemen shot and wounded in Madrid by unknown assailants.
ETA was probably responsible.
Lebanon: Army officer assassinated in West Beirut by unknown assailants. A
soldier accompanying him was also killed. The officer, a Druze, was alleged to be
an Israeli operative, which may be why he was killed, although he reportedly also
had personal enemies.
Mozambique: Eleven persons, including two foreigners, killed in RENAMO
ambush. One of the foreigners was identified as a Portuguese. The victims were
shot and stabbed, and their trucks were burned after they were intercepted on the
road to Maputo.
Italy: Fatah official Ismael Darwish gunned down in Rome. Although the PLO
office in Kuwait accused Israeli agents of conducting the assassination, it might
also have been the work of an anti-Arafat Palestinian group.
Italy: Attempted Red Brigades robbery of armored car foiled by security guards in
Rome. One terrorist was killed, a second was wounded and captured, and a third
escaped on foot.
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