From: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State, 1995.
- 4 January
- Ireland
The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) claimed responsibility for two mail
bombs sent to Sinn Fein's Dublin offices.
- Turkey
Iranian state agents are believed responsible for the assassination of a
member of the Iranian KDP Central Committee in Corum.
- 9 January
- Iran
An armed attack was carried out against the British Embassy in Tehran.
No one was injured, and no one has claimed responsibility for the
attack.
- 10 January
- Italy
A bomb detonated in front of the NATO Defense College building in Rome.
That evening, copies of an eight-page Red Brigades bulletin, claiming
responsibility on behalf of the "Combatant Communist Nuclei" (NCC), were
found in several provinces.
- 11 January
- Peru
A suspected Sendero Luminoso (SL) satchel bomb exploded in front of the
Peruvian-Japanese cultural center in Lima, causing minimal damage to the
structure.
- 14 January
- Colombia
Suspected members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped US
citizen Russell Vacek, his wife Elizabeth, and other family members as
they were traveling in El Playon.
- 29 January
- Lebanon
A Jordanian diplomat was shot and killed outside his home in Beirut. The
Government of Lebanon arrested and prosecuted ANO terrorists for the
attack.
- 2 February
- Azerbaijan
Several bombs exploded inside railcars, killing five persons and
injuring several others at the Baku train station.
- 3 February
- Greece
A bomb detonated at the German Goethe (culture) Institute in Athens. A
local newspaper received a warning a half hour before the detonation
from the Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) terrorist group.
- Italy
A bomb was placed underneath the car of a Spanish Military Attache, Lt.
Col. Fernando Sagristano, in Rome. The device severely injured an
embassy driver.
- 19 February
- Egypt
Unknown assailants fired upon a passenger train and wounded a Polish
woman, a Thai woman, and two Egyptian citizens in Asyut. The al-Gama'at
al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group) claimed responsibility for the attack.
- 23 February
- Egypt
A bomb explosion aboard a passenger train in Asyut injured six foreign
touristswtwo New Zealanders, two Germans, and two Australianswand five
Egyptian citizens. The Islamic Group (IG) claimed responsibility for the
incident.
- 4 March
- Egypt
Unknown gunmen opened fire at a Nile cruise ship and wounded a German
tourist near the Sohag Governorate. The Islamic Group (IG) claimed
responsibility for the incident.
- Iraq
Unidentified gunmen fired on a European Relief Organization vehicle and
wounded two local guards near Irbil.
- 9-13 March
- United Kingdom
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) fired mortars at London's
Heathrow International Airport in three separate attacks. There were no
injuries because the fully primed mortars failed to detonate.
- 13 March
- Lebanon
A grenade detonated on the British Embassy compound, causing minor
damage and no injuries. No arrests or claims of responsibility were
reported.
- 24 March
- Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is believed responsible for bombing
the Central Bazaar in Istanbul's historic tourist district. Four
tourists, including two Romanian women, were injured by the blast.
- 27 March
- Turkey
A bomb detonated in the gardens of the Saint Sophia Mosque and Museum in
Istanbul, injuring three tourists: one German, one Spanish, and one
Dutch. The Metropole Revenge Team of the political wing of the PKK
claimed responsibility.
- 29 March
- Iraq
Six assailants fired on a United Nations guard contingency bus traveling
from Irbil to Mosul and seriously wounded two Austrian guards.
- 1 April
- Colombia
Six members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
kidnapped US citizen Raymond Rising, Security Chief of the Summer
Linguistic Institution, as he rode his motorcycle from the Municipal
Capital of Puerto Lleras.
- 2 April
- Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for bombing
the IC Bedesten, the old bazaar at the center of the bazaar complex, in
Istanbul. Two foreign tourists, one Spanish and one Belgian, were
killed, and 17 others were injured.
- 3 April
- Iraq
Assailants fired on a German journalist and her bodyguard while they
were traveling in their car near Suleymaniyah. Both occupants of the
vehicle were killed instantly.
- 8 April
- Sri Lanka
A small bomb exploded inside a bathroom at the Marriott Hotel in
Colombo, causing minor damages and no casualties.
- 11 April
- Greece
The 17 November terrorist group claimed responsibility for planting
rockets aimed at a British aircraft carrier, the Arc Royal. The rockets
were defused by explosives experts.
- 13 April
- Lebanon
Five individuals, including two Iraqi diplomats, were arrested for
assassinating Iraqi opposition figure Shaykh Talib Ali al-Suhayl in his
house near West Beirut.
- 27 April
- South Africa
A car bomb exploded at Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg, injuring 16
persons, including two Russian diplomats and a Swiss Air pilot. Although
no group has claimed responsibility, white separatists opposed to South
Africa's first multiracial election are believed responsible.
- 8 May
- Algeria
Two French priests were shot and killed by two male assailants in the
lower Casbah district of Algiers. In its weekly publication, the Armed
Islamic Group (GIA) claimed responsibility.
- 17 May
- Greece
A time-detonated rocket was fired at an IBM office in downtown Athens.
The 17 November terrorist group claimed responsibility in a warning call
to a radio station.
- 29 May
- Iraq
At least two unknown assailants shot and killed an Iranian dissident,
Seyeed Ahmad Sadr Lahijani, as he drove his car through Ghalebieh.
- 17 June
- Uganda
A driver for the Catholic Relief Services was badly beaten by Lord's
Resistance Army (LRA) rebels who ambushed the truck he was driving.
- 21-22 June
- Turkey
In the coastal towns of Fethiye and Marmaris, bombs killed one foreign
national and injured 10 others at tourist sites. The PKK claimed
responsibility for the attacks on German television.
- 22 June
- Turkey
Two bombs detonated within minutes of each other at a beach and park in
the resort town of Marmaris, wounding 12 persons, including four British
nationals, one of whom died five days later.
- 24 June
- Greece
The Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA/1 May) claimed responsibility
for a bombing outside the offices of the European Community in downtown
Athens. There were no injuries reported.
- 4 July
- Greece
A senior Turkish diplomat in Athens, Omer Sipahioglu, was killed by
three gunmen as he sat in his car. "November 17vTheofilos Georgiadis
Commandos" claimed responsibility for the attack.
- 11 July
- Greece
A bomb detonated in a Lindos restaurant on the Island of Rhodes,
seriously injuring an Italian tourist and a Greek citizen.
- 18 July
- Argentina
A car bomb exploded at the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA),
killing nearly 100 persons and wounding more than 200 others. The
explosion caused the seven-story building to collapse and damaged
adjacent buildings.
- 19 July
- Panama
A commuter plane exploded in flight over the Santa Rita mountains. Among
the 21 victims were Israeli nationals, dual Israeli-Panamanian citizens,
three US citizens, and 12 Jewish persons.
- 23 July
- West Bank
Two unknown Palestinians stabbed and seriously injured a US woman in the
Arab quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailants escaped
unharmed.
- 26 July
- Cambodia
The Khmer Rouge attacked a train traveling in Kompong Trach and
kidnapped a number of passengers, among them an Australian, a Briton,
and a Frenchman.
- United Kingdom
A car bomb exploded at the Israeli Embassy in London, injuring 14
persons. Police said the bomb was planted by a woman who was driving an
Audi.
- 27 July
- United Kingdom
A car bomb detonated outside a building that houses Jewish organizations
in London. Five persons were injured in the attack.
- 3 August
- Algeria
Five French Embassy employees were killed and one injured when
guerrillas from the Armed Islamic Group (AIG) attacked a French
residential compound in Algiers.
- 8 August
- Turkey
The PKK kidnapped two Finnish nationals, stating that they did not have
"entry visas for Kurdistan." The Finns were held for 22 days before
being released unharmed.
- 12 August
- Turkey
A bomb detonated in the Topkapi Bus Terminal, killing one Romanian
consular official and wounding seven other people. The PKK is suspected.
- 18 August
- Chile
A bomb exploded at a Santiago office building that houses the American
company Fluor Daniel. The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR)
claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out in
solidarity with Cuba and against the US economic blockade of the island.
- 26 August
- Angola
A Portuguese priest and four nuns were kidnapped by suspected National
Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels near Choba.
- 27 August
- Philippines
Seven South Korean engineers and 30 Filipino workers were taken captive
by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
- 23 September
- Colombia
Twelve terrorists from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
kidnapped US citizen Thomas Hargrove when he stopped at a guerrilla
roadblock.
- 27 September
- Egypt
Three persons were killed and two were wounded when an assailant fired
on a downtown tourist area in Hurghada. Two Egyptians and one German
were killed in the attack. The Islamic Group claimed responsibility for
the attack.
- 9 October
- Israel
Two Arabs armed with assault rifles and grenades attacked pedestrians in
Jerusalem. The gunmen killed two persons and injured 14 others. Two US
citizens were among the injured. HAMAS has claimed responsibility for
the incident.
- 18 October
- Algeria
Approximately 30 members of the Armed Islamic Group (AIG) attacked an
oil base, killing a French and an Italian worker.
- 23 October
- Egypt
Assailants shot and killed a British tourist and wounded three others in
an attack on a bus near Luxor. The Islamic Group is believed responsible
for the attack.
- 11 December
- Philippines
The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for an explosion
aboard a Philippine airliner. One Japanese citizen was killed, and at
least 10 others were injured.
- 12 December
- Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is believed responsible for a bomb
blast outside a store in Istanbul, which injured eight persons,
including four Romanian tourists.
- 24 December
- Algeria
Members of the Armed Islamic Group (AIG) hijacked an Air France flight
in Algeria. The plane arrived in Marseille, France, on 26 December. A
French antiterrorist unit stormed the plane, ending the 54-hour siege in
which three hostages were killed by the terrorists. All four terrorists
were killed during the rescue.
- 25 December
- Israel
An American was among 12 persons injured when a HAMAS supporter carrying
a bag of explosives blew himself up at a West Jerusalem bus stop.
- 27 December
- Algeria
The Armed Islamic Group (AIG) claimed responsibility for the murders of
four Catholic priests. The murders were apparently in retaliation for
the deaths of four GIA hijackers the previous day in Marseille.
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