From: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State, 1994.
- 22 January
- Peru
- Terrorists detonated a van bomb at a Coca-Cola plant in central Lima. The
bomb caused serious damage to the plant. At least two persons were killed and
two injured. Later that day, a car bomb detonated at another Coca-Cola
facility in Lima, causing only slight material damage
- 24 January
- Turkey
- Well-known Turkish journalist Ugar Muncu, noted for his criticism of Islamic
extremism and separatism, was killed when a bomb exploded under his car
outside his apartment in Ankara
- 28 January
- Turkey
- Police bodyguards foiled an attempt to ambush the motorcade of a prominent
Jewish businessman and community leader in Istanbul. Police recovered an RPG-
18 rocket at the scene, and on 30 January arrested two of the terrorists as
they fled toward the Iranian border.
- Peru
- Terrorists exploded a car bomb in front of the IBM headquarters building in
Lima. Major damage was caused and eleven passersby and employees were
injured.
- 31 January
- Panama
- A large group of FARC terrorists from Colombia kidnapped three U.S.
missionaries from the New Tribes Mission at a location near the Colombian
border. The missionaries are Mark Rich, David Mankins, and Rick Tenenoff. A
five million dollar ransom has been demanded; FARC produced proof that the
three missionaries were still alive in December through taped messages from
the hostages to their wives. FARC is still holding the hostages.
- 4 February
- Egypt
- A molotov cocktail bomb was lobbed at a tour bus as South Korean passengers
waited to embark at a hotel outside Cairo. The Islamic extremist terrorist
group Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya claimed responsibility for the attack.
- 23 February
- Colombia
- Eight ELN terrorists kidnapped U.S. citizen Lewis Manning, an employee of the
Colombian gold-mining company Oresom, in the Choco area. In December, the
International Committee of the Red Cross received a photograph of the hostage
as proof that he was still alive.
- 26 February
- Egypt
- A Swedish, Turkish and an Egyptian citizen were killed when a bomb exploded
inside a cafe in downtown Cairo. Eighteen others, including U.S. citizens
Jill Papineau and Raymond Chico, a Canadian and a Frenchman, were wounded.
- United States
- Terrorists exploded a massive van bomb in an underground parking garage below
the World Trade Center in New York City. Six persons were killed and some one
thousand injured. A group of Islamic extremists was later arrested.
- 3 March
- Former Yugoslavia
- Terrorists exploded a small bomb, probably a handgrenade, in front of the U.S.
Embassy in Belgrade, causing minor damage but no casualties.
- 7 March
- Germany
- Terrorists firebombed the Turkish consulate in Hamburg, causing little damage
and no casualties. Police arrested four persons.
- 8 March
- Costa Rica
- Four terrorists took 25 persons hostage in the Nicaraguan Embassy in San Jose,
including the Nicaraguan ambassador. The hostage situation continued for
several days while negotiations were conducted. On 21 March the occupation of
the embassy concluded peacefully. After the hostages were released, the
terrorists were permitted to leave the country.
- 16 March
- Italy
- Two terrorists on a motor-scooter shot and killed a leading Iranian dissident
while he was traveling in his car in Rome.
- 22 March
- Iraq
- A Belgian official from a non-government organization involved in relief
efforts in northern Iraq was shot and killed while traveling on the road
between Irbil and Sulaimaniyah.
- 15 April
- Kuwait
- Kuwaiti authorities arrested seventeen persons as they attempted to infiltrate
Kuwait from Iraq. An additional person was arrested later, and a large car
bomb and weapons were recovered. The group stands charged with being part of
an Iraqi government plot to assassinate former President Bush while he was
visiting Kuwait.
- 20 April
- Egypt
- Terrorists attempted to assassinate Egyptian Information Minister Safwat
Sharif in Cairo by firing shots at his motorcade. The Minister was slightly
injured and his bodyguard seriously wounded. Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya claimed
responsibility for the attack.
- 13 May
- Chile
- Three terrorists entered a Mormon church in Santiago, overpowered the Bishop,
sprayed the church with fuel and set it afire. The church was completely
destroyed. The terrorists left pamphlets at the scene in which the Mapu
Lautaro group -- United Popular Action Movement -- claimed responsibility.
- 19 May
- Peru
- Terrorists detonated a car bomb in front of the Chilean Embassy in Lima at the
end of a strike called by the Sendero Luminoso terrorist group.
The explosion damaged the embassy and nearby houses but did not result in any casualties.
- 8 June
- Egypt
- Terrorists exploded a bomb underneath an overpass as a tour bus was on its way
to the Giza pyramids. Two Egyptians were killed and six British tourists,
nine Egyptians, three Syrians and at least three others were injured.
- 22 June
- Lebanon
- Two terrorists were killed and another injured while attempting to plant a
bomb on a bridge near the Al-Balamand monastery. The target of the failed
bomb attempt may have been a bus carrying 22 church members from around the
world who were attending a meeting of the commission for dialogue between the
Catholic and Orthodox churches.
- 24 June
- Western Europe
- Terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) staged a wave of coordinated
attacks in more than 30 cities in six Western European countries. The attacks
consisted primarily of vandalism against Turkish diplomatic and commercial
targets, and included the take-over of one Turkish consulate.
- 27 June
- Turkey
- Terrorists threw handgrenades at a number of hotels and restaurants frequented
by tourists in the Mediterranean resort area of Antalya. Twelve foreigners
were among the 28 persons injured. Earlier, on 9 June, Kurdistan Workers
Party leader Abdulla
Ocalan threatened that his group would start to use violence against tourist
facilities in Western Turkey.
- 1 July
- Japan
- A few days before President Clinton's arrival at the base prior to the Group
of Seven summit in Tokyo, terrorists fired two home-made rockets at the U.S.
Air Force Base at Yokota, causing minimal damage but no casualties.
- 7 July
- Japan
- Terrorists exploded a home-made bomb at the United Nations Technology Center
in Osaka, causing minor damage and no casualties. On 9 July the Chukaku-Ha
terrorist group claimed responsibility.
- Peru
- Police discovered the bodies of two European tourists in a remote area of
Ayacucho. The two had been traveling together in a region contested by
Sendero Luminoso terrorists.
- Japan
- Terrorists fired four home-made projectiles at the headquarters of the U.S.
Air Force in Japan at Camp Zama. None of the projectiles exploded and little
damage was caused.
- 5 July to 14 October
- Turkey
- In eight separate incidents within this period, the PKK kidnapped a total of
19 Western tourists traveling in southeastern Turkey. The hostages, including
U.S. citizen Colin Patrick Starger, were released unharmed after spending
several weeks in captivity.
- 25 July
- Turkey
- A terrorist bomb planted in a trash can next to an automatic teller machine in
the Hagia Sophia district of Istanbul exploded and wounded two Italian
tourists.
- 27 July
- Peru
- After first spraying the building with automatic weapons, terrorists exploded
a van bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Lima. One embassy guard was injured.
The explosion caused extensive damage to the embassy's facade and perimeter
fence. Subsequent small fires caused only minor damage. The nearby Spanish
Embassy, together with stores and a U.S.-owned hotel, were also damaged. Two
hotel employees and a hotel guest were injured. The explosion coincided with
an "armed strike" called by Sendero Luminoso.
- 18 August
- Turkey
- Terrorists threw a handgrenade underneath a Hungarian tourist bus in front of
a hotel. Three foreign tourists and five Turkish bystanders were injured.
- Egypt
- A motorcycle bomb killed five persons and wounded some fifteen others on a
road in Cairo. The bomb was directed at Egyptian Interior Minister Alfi, who
was slightly injured. The Islamic extremist group New Jihad claimed
responsibility.
- 25 August
- Turkey
- Four terrorists, masquerading as Turkish security officials, kidnapped Iranian
dissident Mohammad Khaderi from his residence. ON 4 September his body was
discovered by the side of the Kiursehir-Boztepe highway.
- 28 August
- Turkey
- Iranian dissident Behram Azadfer was assassinated by terrorists in Ankara.
- 2 September
- Italy
- Three terrorists threw a handgrenade over the fence and also fired shots at
the U.S. Air Force Base at Aviano. The Red Brigades terrorist group later
claimed responsibility.
- 9 September
- Chile
- Terrorists placed small bombs at two McDonalds outlets and a Kentucky Fried
Chicken outlet in the Santiago area. The two bombs in the McDonalds outlets
exploded, causing some damage but no casualties. The bomb in the Kentucky
Fried Chicken outlet was found and deactivated. In all three instances, a
male claiming to be a member of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR)
telephoned to claim responsibility.
- 20 September
- Algeria
- One Moroccan and two French surveyors were kidnapped by terrorists as they
drove between Oran and Sidi Bel Abbes. The Morrocan citizen was released
unharmed, but the two Frenchmen were later found murdered.
- 26 September
- Iraq
- A United Nations truck carrying twelve tons of medical supplies was destroyed
by a bomb while traveling near Irbil. The bomb had been attached to the
truck's fuel tank. The driver and twelve civilians were injured.
- 11 October
- Norway
- The Norwegian publisher of Salman Rushdie's book Satanic Verses was shot and
seriously wounded at his home near Oslo.
- 16 October
- Algeria
- Terrorists shot and killed two Russian military officers and wounded a third
outside an apartment building near the Algerian military academy. The
Russians were instructors at the academy.
- 19 October
- Algeria
- Terrorists kidnapped a Peruvian, a Filipino, and a Colombian from the
cafeteria of an Italian construction firm in Tiaret. The three were
technicians employed by the firm. On 21 October the three were found dead
some fifty kilometers from the abduction site. Their throats had been cut.
On 26 October, the extremist Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility for
this and other attacks against foreigners.
- 24 October
- Algeria
- Three French diplomats were kidnapped as they left their apartment in Algiers.
A police officer who attempted to prevent the kidnapping was shot and killed.
On 26 October the Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility for the incident.
The three diplomats were released unharmed on the night of 30 October.
- Israel
- Two small explosive charges were detonated near the French embassy in Tel
Aviv. There was no damage or casualties. A member of the Jewish extremist
Kahana Hay movement claimed responsibility for the explosions, saying the
attack was carried out to protest PLO leader Yasir Arafat's visit to France
and agreements he signed there.
- 25 October
- Nigeria
- Four members of a Nigerian dissident group hijacked a Nigerian Airways Airbus-
310 airliner with 150 passengers and crew on board shortly after it took off
from Lagos. After trying unsuccessfully to land the aircraft at Ndjamena,
Chad, the terrorists ordered the plane to land at Niamey, Niger. The
hijackers then released two groups of passengers. After lengthy but fruitless
negotiations, Nigerien police stormed the aircraft on 28 October. All four of
the hijackers surrendered, but one of the crew was killed and one of the
hijackers during the rescue operation.
- Peru
- Terrorists exploded a large bomb under a minibus in the parking lot near the
departure terminal at Lima's international airport. The driver of a hotel
shuttle bus was killed and about 20 other persons injured. The American
Airlines cargo office, which was located nearby, sustained some damage.
- 29 October
- France
- Three terrorists threw a firebomb into the Turkish-owned Bosphorus Bank in
central Paris. No serious damage was caused, but four people were injured,
one seriously.
- 4 November
- Western Europe
- The PKK staged a second round of coordinated attacks against Turkish
diplomatic and commercial facilities in six Western European countries. The
assaults consisted mainly of firebombings and vandalism, but one person was
killed and about 20 injured.
- 8 November
- Iran
- Two handgrenades were thrown into the courtyard of the French embassy in
Tehran, causing no casualties and little damage. On the same day, a French
citizen was injured when a handgrenade was thrown into the Tehran offices of
Air France. A group called the Hizballah Committee claimed responsibility for
both attacks, saying they were carried out to protest the French government's
support for the Mujahedin-E-Khalq.
- 14 November
- Philippines
- Terrorists from the Islamic extremist group Abu Sayyaf kidnapped a U.S.
missionary, Charles M. Watson, in Pangutaran Island, Sulu Batu. The
missionary worked for the Summer Institute of Linguistics. He was released
unharmed in Manila on 7 December.
- 20 November
- Peru
- Terrorists exploded a satchel bomb outside the offices of the U.S. Peruvian
Bi-national Center in Lima. The bomb caused minor damage but no casualties.
- 25 November
- Egypt
- A car bomb exploded near the motorcade of Prime Minister Atif Sedki; the prime
Minister was unhurt but one bystander, a teen-aged girl, was killed and at
least 18 persons wounded. The "Jihad Group" later claimed responsibility.
- 29 November
- Iraq
- Terrorists shot and seriously wounded the senior fuel coordinator for the
Australian CARE organization in Atrush.
- 2 December
- Algeria
- A Spanish businessman was shot and killed at an illegal roadblock manned by
terrorists while driving between Oran and Annaba.
- 4 December
- Algeria
- An Italian businessman was shot and wounded by a terrorist as he left his
residence in a suburb of Algiers.
- 5 December
- Algeria
- Terrorists shot and killed a Russian woman as she was shopping in a market in
Algiers.
- 7 December
- Algeria
- Terrorists shot and killed a British subject at a gas station in Arzew.
- Algeria
- Terrorists shot and killed a retired French citizen in Larba. At the time the
Frenchman was in his hut on the grounds of a company for which he had once
worked.
- 9 December
- Egypt
- A police officer was killed and six others injured when a group of terrorists
opened fire on two movie houses which were showing foreign films. On 12
December Al-Gam'a al-Islamiyya claimed responsibility, stating that the attack
was in retaliation for the screening of "immoral" films.
- 11 December
- Egypt
- Libyan dissident, human rights activist and former Foreign Minister Mansour
Kikhia was kidnapped from his hotel in Cairo. Ambassador Kikhia was visiting
Cairo to attend a human rights conference. He has not been heard from since.
- 13 December
- Iraq
One person was killed and six others were injured in Sulaimaniyah when a
terrorist bomb destroyed a relief center operated by the Belgian humanitarian
group "Handicap International".
- 14 December
- Algeria
- A large group of armed terrorists attacked a work camp of a hydro-electric
project in Tamezguida. Fourteen Croatian citizens were taken out of the camp.
Twelve were murdered by having their throats slit, but two others escaped with
injuries. On 16 December the Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility,
stating that the attack was part of an ongoing campaign to rid Algeria of all
foreigners and to avenge Muslims killed in Bosnia.
- 27 December
- Egypt
- Seven Austrian tourists and eight Egyptians were wounded when terrorists fired
on a tour bus traveling in the old district of Cairo. A small bomb which was
thrown at the bus rolled near a cafe and exploded.
- 29 December
- Algeria
- Terrorists murdered a Belgian husband and wife as they slept in their home in
Bouira. The husband had his throat cut, and his wife was shot.
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