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JW}.LYSIS O:E: CLAIMED TERRORIST .~. " ,-- INCIDEN~S ~N .THE U.S. "i'~81
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SECTION A
A PICTORIAL ANALY'SIS' OF CLAIMED
TERRORIST INCIDENTS '.' 1981 ...... IJ ...... , ...... II ... ~ ...... IJ 1 Chronological Listing of Claimed Terrorist . Incidents, u.S., l.981 ...... ~ ••• ., ... o •••••••••••••••••• 2
Claimed Terrorist Incidents by Group, Number, and Type of Incident ••••• ,...... e 3 Claimed Terrorist Incidents in tbeU.S ••••••••••••••••••••• 4
Claimed Terrorist Incidents by Targets •••." e.••• '. • • • ...... • •.• • •• 5
u.s. Map of Claime4 Terro~ist Incidents, 19B1 •••••••••••••• 6 SECTION B
SUMMARIES OF CLAIMEDTERRORIS.T a ...... INCIDENTS BY GROUPS ••••••••••••• ~ •••••• . 7. 11
l'rmenian Groups ...... ·.'. e.. • .. .. •.• • • • • • • ...... • .. ... 8 Croatian' Groups .' ...... e .••. ~ 13 CUban Groups ...... · ..... ' ...... ~ ...... 15 Iranian Groups ...... e e e ...... e' • e •••••••••••••••• 17 Jewish Groups ...... e ...... ' ...... ~ •••• ~ ••••••• 20. Libyan Groups ...... : ~ ...... ,•• 25 Puerto Rican Groups ••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ...... ~ •••••• 27
Other ,G:a:oups ...... ~ ...... II ...... ' .' ••••••.••• ~ ••••••••• 35 Other Domestic Groups ...... ~· ...... '37
SECTION C SUSPECTED TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN 1981...... ~ ••••• : ~ ~ ••• ~ .... '...... 41 SECTION D
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FBI COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAM IN 1981 ...... '••••• e· ...... 45 SECTION E
TRENDS IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN THE U.S., 1977 - 1981 •• e •••••••••• o •••• ~., •••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••• 50
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.. -~. -... " .. ~ , (. ')., u.soDe,Lnt of Jutlce .-~ ~. Federal Bureau of Investigation - ~l' ~---. I CLAIMEQ TERRORIST INCIDENTS I . IN THE U.S. I lendar Year 1981 1 17 /. I TOTAL NUMBER II OF INCIDENTS - 42 i of:"
BOMBINGS AnEMPTED RREBOMBINGS AnEMPTED ASSAULTS ARMED TAKEOVERS ARSON SHOOTINGS BOMBltGS FlREBOMBINGS ROBBERIES
4 TOTAL NUMBER OF 5 -..-... INJURED OR KILLED • PERSONS PERSONS ..JURED KILLED NUMBER, OF ATTACKS
5' ) ) ( t ( d . ~ CLAIMED TERRORIST INCIDENTS .. 1981 1 bombing, May 18. 1881 2 an.mptect bomblng_. May 18 and 11,1111 .IF KenMdy Airport :2 atIMnpted bombings, May 18, 1 as1 CROATIA H FREEDOM FIGHTERS 1 bombing, Jan. 23. 1881 UBY AN STUDENTS IN THE U.s. 1 tak..,..... July 30. 1881 JEWISH DEFENSE LEAGUE 1 ...... ~:U.1U1 1.~flrebomblng,s.pt.3, 1811 1 C8I bing, Sept. 4. 1N1 1 ."-bomblng, Oct. 25, 1881 11atbiaptad bombing, Dec.. 24. 1111 OIEGA 7 (Cuben) 1 bombing. s.pt. 12. 1811
~ 41111boNr.Sept.9.1U1 8I.ACK BRJGADE JUII1CE CO=.~ OF 1 anon. Aug. 20.1881 AIIIEJUN BORINQUEN n:uru: ...... PR 1 bombing...... 12. 1881 r-:w:"":1-=-,,,_-- ...... '1 SenturCe,PR 1 ..... robbary.Apr.21.1.1 1 IN_blllll. Now. 11. 1111 ...... and Ienturce, PR 2 boIIIIIingI. Now. %1. 1111 PEOPi.FI REYOUIT'IONARY CO ••• UIDOI S ... liliiii1 ... __ .. 1111 .....CLIUo ...... ~'" TOTAL CLAIMEI) I~ AMIED FORCES OF POPULAR..-rANCE ICIDENTS FOR 1111 1 .., ; ...... ___.11.1 .... 42 ...... aTM GIIQIWt ~t..""Z7.1111 SECTION B SUMMARIES OF CLAIMED TERRORIS'l' INCIDENTS BY GROUPS , . ',-""I' '."- 7 ARMENIAN GROUPS .'-...-/ '. 8 ...... - .. ~--..--.. ----"------... --.~.---..---~---'--~--~ ARMENIAN SECRET ARMY FOR'THE LiBERATION OF A~NIA,(ASALA) AJ(A ARMENIAN UNDERGROUND FOR THE, LXBERATION : 01' AMENIA," GROUP 28 MAY, AND AVENGERS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDB This group has claimed responsibility for". total of -two incidents. " The qoals of ,the ASALA are: retalia~ion,againstTurks for the alleged massacre of one and one-half million Armenians in 1915, the liberation of historical Ar.menian ,lands,fr~'Turkey; and reunification with Soviet Armenia. as a' socialist, democratic atate. Theae goals are to be reached by means of Marxist-Leninist h .. revolutionary violence. ' On Februa~ 22 1981, at approximately 9:30p.m., two .- bombs detonated at the Cirpeteria St~re lOCated at 1122 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, causinq'mj.nima1damage. The executives of the .tore had previously received an extQrtion letter from the MALA, demanding a $150,000 "contribu~ion." In OCtobera: 1981, a bomb exp'loded .at the Hollywood Palladium, 6215 sunaet""1JOulevar, HOll.ywood, california, durin;, a' banquet, " sponsored by the Armenian, NationalCollinittee'to' Aid'HomelessArmen1anih No injure. and minimal damaqe resulted'. The device was similar' in construction to previous bombinq in Las Anqeles, which have been claimed by the Armenians. 'the bc?n'binqwas ,later claimed by cOIni1lunique from the ASALA.' '..,,'., \, ----'\,------ JUNE 9 ORGtmIZATION ' Thi& group ha. claimed r,eilponaibility for a total of , \~ ...... -two inoidenta. The J\l~",e 9 Organization is an offshoot of the Armenian Sec,ret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). It derives its name from the killing ofa Turkish diplomat in Geneva, Switzerland on June 9, 1981. , On Jun~ 26 1981, an explosive device was detonated in front of the doUSle aoor ~ntranc. of the Swis. Bank Corporation, Suite 1220, 800 neat 6th Street, LO.Angelea, California., The explo.ion wa. low order and caused little damage and, ~o injuries. An unknown ••1. caller informed "A ••ociated,Pre.s," L~s ,Angeles, that credit wa. claimed by the June 9' Organization, an Armenian terrori.t group. ' en"August 20, 1981, at approximately 5&00 a.m., an explosive device went off In front of the Swi •• Preci.ion Inst~ument company, 875 North Virgil, tos-Angele., California. The device was low yield and it burned rather thar4. detonated,. It caused little damage and no injuries. ' .!! II A.socia ted Preta.," Lo. An;ele. , received a call from &n unknown male claiming- cr6di t, for the bombing in the name of the June 9 Organization. ae ~t.tad the purpose of the bombing was to protest the imprisonment of Armenian nationa:Lists by Swiss author~ie.o 10 , .----~--'"------~---,,::==== "~~---'\...... ---,. JUSTICE COMMANDOS OF ARMf:NIAN GENOCIDE (JCAG) ".,... 'l'hi. qroup ha. claimed responllibili ty for a total of one incident. The JCAG is an, Armenian terrorist group dedicated to avenge the alleged death of one and one-half million Armenians killed by the Turkish government in 1915. Since 1973, the JCAG have committed terrorist acts against Turkish individuals and establishments throughout the world. On ltovember 20, 1981, at approximately 7.:10 p.m~, an explosive devics detonated at: the Turkish Consulate, 8730 Wilshire Bl~,d" 8 Los Angeles, California. Investigation indicated the device was placed in a hallway outside the Consulate door. The explosion made a small crater in the floor and blew down the door, and the door directly across the hallway. The ceiling in the hallway and offices in the immediate area received moqerate damage. Claim for the bombing was received by the "Associated Preas," Los Angeles, at app~oximately 8:20 p.m., November 20,1981. In a·telephone call, an unknown person, who was possibly female stated, "I have an announcement to make and I don't want to be interrupted: this is the JCAG, and we just blew up the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles."· The caller ended by stating "this is only a warning; if he comea to Los An'gel,es he'll be blown up" (possibly referring to ~e Turkish Ambassador). 11 .OCTOBER 3 -----""'-.... L~ \ ' This ~Z'oup has claimed X'f'I.poraaibility for a total of one inoident. '",-- - The October 3 Organization is an operational unit of" the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). It uses the name October 3 because two young Armeni.ans were arrested on that date by Swiss authorities after a bomb they were fabricating exploded. . on February 2, 1981, a bomb was discovered attached to the wall adjacent to the lront door of the swiss Consulate, Los Angeles. It wa. rendered safe by the Los An;e.les Police Department. The Los Angel•• Office of the "As.ociated ~ress" received ~ call claiming credit for this attempted bombing in the name of the "Operation Number Three" group. '1'his group is believed to be the October 3 group and is part of the ASALA. ~" '--" 12 . \ . , .~ - , '. CROATIAN GROUPS , ..... ' ~.:. '- .,~ 13 " CROATIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS (CFF)' This group has claimed reaponsibility ·for a. total of -one incident. ·'!'he CFF is· also known as the Croatian National Resistance (CNR), an international anti-Yu90slav organization c.ommitted to .,the establishment of an independent state of Croatia. ' . On January 23 1981, at 12:48 p.m., a bomb' detonated at the New York Supreme courtullalngt in New-York City •. At 9:45a.mc, ' . . "United Press Inte.rnational, "New Yor.k,rec~i'ved a phone ,call claiming· responsibility for the bombing in the name of the ,CFF. ' . ..~ , . 14 : . -----~-.~-.---.. -" --. , .~. -. CUBAN GROUPS " I' !~ . ; , :,' lS ,', ..... , OMEGA 7 . . . 'l'hia Vroup haa clil"imed reaponaibility ~or, a total of "--' -four incidenta. Omeqa 7 is a pseudonym tor the Cuban Nationaliat Movement (CNM), a fanatical, anti-Castro Cuban exile qroup'which was founded in 1960 to keep alive the spirit of' the continuinq fight of Cuban exiles aqains·t the incumbent communist vovernmen~ of Cuba. ~hi8 group haa, for some twenty years, commi~ted'numeroul terrorist acts, including murd.r and political a.laslinatioD, un:derthe ~ise of fiqhting communism~ . " 'On September 111 1981;, at 10 &13 p.m." an ,expl08'ion' , occurred at the Mexican,Consulate, Brickell Avenue, Miami,Florida. The explosion c~mpletely demolished the Consulate suite arid caused extensive damaqe to the entire fourth floor of the of'fiee buildinq. There were no injuriea. Omeqa 7 claimed credit for thi"a bornbing in a telephone call to radio station WQBA, !tiami ,Florida. On September 11, 1981, ~tapproximately l:SS·p.m., an explos'ion occurred at the 'ieplica" Maqaz1ne 'office, ~Oth .. Avenue and 7th Street, N.W.:, Miami, Flori'da; The explosive device was coupled with a propa~e tank "device and the resul,tant fir; destroyed the office and equipment. There were no injuries~ Omega: 7 leafl.ets,were found at the Icen••. ,. .OnS.ptember 12, 1981, at lz40a.m.., a bomb exploded at the Mexican cons~late, 16 Eaat 41at Street, New York C1ty',New York. There were no injuri•• ·· and the blast' caused minor· damave,to the eonaulate and the surroundinq bul1d1nq. Omeqa 7, tookcre,dit, for this bombinq' in a cOlllllunique. ' , '. On September 24; 1981, at,4aO'Op.m.i the'oWner/publish.r o'f the .mav •• ine 'repiIca,· AI'. Rax L•• ",i;ok, was checkin9 the', roof of his buildinV at 30th Avenu. and 7th Stree.t:, N.W~, Miami, Florida, when he disCOVGZ'Gd an unexploded bomb over ~e' front" dooZ'Way ,area. He had a friend di.arm· the bomb which waa marked with Cmeqa 7 .tickers • • '"ii,!" , ...... '. 0", " ..... ; . '. .. 16, .... IRANIAN GROUPS 11 PEOPLE'S MUJAHEDDINORGANIZATI,ON OF IRAN '(PMOI) This 9:rouP has claimed r~Bp.onsibili ty fer a total of -one incident durin; which three p.~sons were injured. The PMOI is an Islamic fundamentalist organization with Marxist tendencies • Since the era of the, Shah, this. orqanization has conducted ;uerrilla warfare and participated to a cO'nsiderable extent in the Islamic Revol,ution of 1978/1979. Since the fall of the Shah, they have become increasingly anti-Khomeini and 'aqainst the so-called dictatorship of the Mullahs, They have participated, in the occupation' of several Iranian installations throughout the world. On ' Augus t 7 1981, at 8 z SO a. m., 24' individuals" (members of the PMOI) forcibly ente~,ed the Iran:i,an Intere'st . Section aile! held seven hostages for apprOXimately one hour. '!'he Washington Metropolitan, Police Department responded and terminated the situation through negotiation, As the Uetropolitan Police Department officers were depart in; the scene witJl the suspects, one shot wa .. fired by one of the aeven omployeas of the Iranian Interest Section who had been held hostage. The shooting resulted in the wounding of one member of the PMOIo" In the en3uing confusion, another PMOI me~er' S 'leg was broken. The alleged shooter a180 received injuries during the confusion •. . . As a result of this incident, 24 PMOI member .. were arrested. Besides the shooter, six PMO! members were also aubsequentlyarreated on charc,;ea of assault. ' ", " ' . . . ' The 24 individuals arrested have been convicted on'charqes of entering a diplomatic establishment to cauae~amaqe. Seven more are' awaiting trial on this matter. ," \ "-.-' IRANIAN PATRIOTIC ARM! '-, ______~19 :.. , .-,' .:, ;.~.,. , JEWISH GROUPS t.: .. · '20 '.' JEWISH DEFENDERS,:(JD) Thia group haa claimed ~espon,ib~li~y for a total of -one incident. The JD i. a qro~p which proteats the alleged mistreatment. of Jews worldwide. On June 25, 1981, at 5:30 a.m. , .. an incendiary device was thrown at the wIndow of the Center for·Historical Review in Torrance, California. "A.aociated pre•• ,'" "United P~ea. I:ntern~tional'" and "City News Service" had been notifiec! ~y.n anonYJllou. 'caller between 5: 07 and 5:13 a.m. ,th'at the incident. would take place and were again contacted at approximately 5130 a.m •. , when credit wa. claimed for the firebombing in the name of the JD. The incident re.ulted in no injurie. and approximately $'200 damage • . ' \ ...... 2l,' .'. .. : JEWISH DEFENSE LEAGUE/AMERICAN REVEN'GE- COMMITTEE, (JDL) This group has claimed responsibility for a tot'al of seven incidenta. The JOL was organized in September of 1968, by Rabbi Meir O. Kahane, who p~oclaimed that violence is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the JDL.Hea¢iql,lartered in New York City, the JOL is composed primarily of young 'Jewish-American extremists who consider themselves to be protectors of "Jewish rights" and supporters of the State of Israel. Chapte;r:s of the JOL are located in several of the larger metropolitan areaS of the united States. Many JOL members have been trained in self-defense and the use of firearms. By means of its'terrorist activity., the JOL has attempted to publicize the poor treatment received by Jews in t~e Soviet Union " . and in Arab nations. ' , On Januar~ 26, 1981, at approximately 12:30 a.m., an explosive device de onated outside the Bank Melli Iran.' The Union Bank, across the street, suffered damage to 42 windows and the Bank Melli Iran also suffered property damage. In a phone call to "United Press International," San Francisco,' the JDL claimed responsibility for the bombing. RCBS radio, San Francisco, also received a phone call claiming responsibility in the name of the American RevengeCpmmittee. On August 31, 1981, at 5:50 p.m., the United' States State Department telephonically advised that at approximately 4:15 p.m., on August 31, 1981, the Austrian Consulate in New York was occupied by. 15 individuals who identified themselves as members of the JOL. These indjLviduals entered the premises, 'locked and barricaqed the door, and ,demand/,ed to speak to the, Consul General. When 1;he Consul appeared, they demanded that the Austri~n' governmen~t not deal with the Palestine Liberation Organization. ' ' After approximately 15 mi'nutes, these individuals left the building 'and there were no injuries 'or property dam~ge reported nor were any.arrests made. . I(:11 22 JEWISH DEFENSE LEAGUE/~RICAN .REVENGE COMMITTEE (JDL) On 8e~temb.r 3, 1981, two soda bott1•• , filled with • flammable 1lqu! and attacS.a to M-BO firecrackers, were found under cars parked near the Soviet Mission to the United ~ations. One car belonged to the Soviet Mission, ~le other to the Romanian Mission. Neither device detonated. Credit for this ,action was c1ai,med by the JDL by an unidentified male caller to the ",New York Post" newspaper. On September 4, 1981, according to police, an incendiary device explodea beneath a vehIcle registered to Adeyemi B'ariyu, Minist.er, Nigexoian Mifllion to the United tlations. Mr. Bariyu's vehicle was parked on 2nd Avenue at 68th Street. Aa described by bomb squad, < • the incendiary device con.iflted of an ~1-80 firecracker- attached to a bottle of gasoline. The device caused relatively minor damage to the vehicle, a flattened laft rear ti3:'e and a scorched rear quarter panel. At apprOXimately 1330 a.m., an unidentified male telephoned WUnited Pre•• International" and the "New York Post" stating that the Thunder of Zion militant faction of the JDL had just·blown up a Soviet automobile. The caller demanded the Soviet. release Maria Tiemkin and An&toly Sharanaky. In conclusion, the caller atated, "Russian blood will flow in New York street." On October 25« 19'81, at 5: 00 a.m." a Molotov cocktail caused ..'! fire at €he Egyptian Goverrunent Tourist Of'fice, 630 Fifth ~.venue, New York, New York. Evidence rec-:>vered at 'the 'scene consisted of , an unbroken bottle, one-quarter full of gasoline, and a broken bottle believed to be a Molotov cocktail, which started the fire. The tourist office was heavily damaged by the fire. At 4130 a.m., an anonymous caller to "Associated Press," New York, claimed credit for the bQ~in9 in the name of the JDL. On November 14 1981, 80metime between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m., 12 .hot. were fIred at tlte soviet re.idence of the Soviet Mission to the United Nation., Glen Cove, New York. No injuriea occurred and all .hot. impacted in and around two f1oor-to-cei1ing doors on the side of the Soviet re.idence. The doors are .ituated approximately seventy-five yarde from a public r9ad which .pa •••• the Soviet estate. At 10:00 a.m., November 15, 1981, an unknown male telephoned "United Press International" news arid claimed credit for the .hooting on beha1f'of the JDL. 23 JEl'1ISH DEFENSE LEAGUE/AMERICAl~ REVENGE COMMITTEE (JDL) '- Aa a result of 8ub8equen~, investigation, ~wo individuals were arrested and accused of this shooting. Th~ra is no apparent connection between these individuals and the JDL. Federal prosecution was declined in favor of looal charges because the evidence indicated the residence was chosen at random and not because it was a Soviet establishment. On December 24, 1981, at 6:40 p.m., the "New York Daily News~ received a cail ciaimIng credIt in the name of the JDL for the bombing of Soviet Mission in New York City. Because no bombing had taken place, a .earch was conducted,by the New York City Police Department and a pipe bomb was located under a 1980 Toyota belonging to the Soviet Mi•• ion to the United Nation •• ',-". 2'*, r-..,.' LIBYAN GROUPS (} 25 >···· .. ~ .. t-_,..,._"," .... "t';.oo'.,". pBYAN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES . (LSOS) .. Tbis group ba. 'claimed resPQnalbility for a total of -one incident. Tbe LSOS ia a small militant group of Libyan students in the Onited State. who oppose the regime of Muamma~ Qadafi 1n Libya. . On July 30 1981, approxi~ately 40 Libyan· students took over the LIbyan MIssion £0 the united Nations in ~ew York City. Libyan Mi.sion personnel were ordered t.o la·ave· by the protestors and no hostages were taken. The prote.tors.who indentified them";' . • elve••• members of the 'LSUS were demonstrating ~gainst the .cur.rent government of Libya •. Aftar' ap~roximately ·three and one~half hours, New York City Police broke through the door to the Libyan .Mi·ssion and arre.ted the demonstrators. . .. \...~. 26 PUERTO RICAN GROUPS · >-, ;.\ 27 ' ...- ARMED FORCES OF POPULAR RESIS~ANCE (FARP) ~ This 9~ouP has claimed responsibility for a total of -one incident. I The FARP is a PUerto Rican based terrorist qroup dedicated to an independent Puerto Rico. The FARP has claimed numerous terrorist incidents on the Island of puerto Rico. On March 15, 1981, at 6:45 p.m., in the basement of the Condado ConventIon Center In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a bomb was placed in the trunk of a stolen car. Th. bomb failed to detonate but did cause the vehicle to catch fire. EX-Secretary of State, Henry ~issinger, was due to deliver a speech in the Convention Center at 7:45 p.m., as a guest speaker for the wo~ld University. A three page communique was received by "~nited Press International," San Juan, in which the Puerto Rican terrorist group, FARP, claimed responsibility. On the same date, a second communique was received by "United Pre•• International," San Juan, claiming responsibility for "all the revolutionary organizations operating in Puerto Rico." I' I . . BORINQUENPEOPLE '·S ARMY -MACUETEROS (EPB-MACHETEROS) Thil qroup hal claimed relpo~.ibility for a total of ,- -flve incident•• I The "EPB" Puerto Rican Popular Army "Macheteros" is a pro-independence terrorist group operating both in Puerto Rico and in the Continental United States. On January 12 1981, during the morning hours, a leries of explolionl occurred atets Puerto Rican Air National Guard Base, . which adjoinl San Juan International Airport. Eight A-7· jet aircraft were deltroyed and two others were damaged. In addition, a pick-up truck and trailer an~ an F-I04 display aircraft were also destroyed. In a communique found at the scene, the Puerto Rican terrorist qroup, EPB-Macheteros claimed responlibility for the bombing attack. A video tape, received and televised by a San Juan news commentator, Ihowed the Macheteros constructing the explosive devices used in the attack. On April 21, 1981, a Wells Fargo armored truck was r~bbed by armed persons. In a communique received by "El Mundo" newspaper on May 7, 1981, the Mache~tero$ claimedreaponsibili ty for this armed robbery which petted the Macheteroe $348,000 • . .On November 11, 1981, at approximately 12:20 a.m., an exploeive device de tone ted at the Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority Substation, ,located at Calle Wileon Corner of Las Hermanas, Condado Sector, Santurce, Puerto Rico. The explosion damaqed the radiatorl of the aubstation refrigeration system. On Saturday, November 14, 1981, "United Press International,1iI San Juan, received a communique In the morning mail from the EPB-Macheteros which claimed cred! t. 'for thi. bombinq. . On November 27 1981, two explol~Qn. occurred which cauled extenlive damage to two '!tEPA substationl ·~n· th~ San Juan metropolitan area. Large portions of the Condado andMt'~~~ ~~ctionof.the city were blacked out and were without electriclr; PQ!f~iU;" tQI." an extended period of time •. The Wilson street,Condad!o)·,· .'.~.~.t~~n was almost completely de.troyed by the explo'sion and 'r,,"~~'n,' ,~~e. D.-aqe t~ the Taft Street, Santurce, facility was le... ;; .. ~y.,r" ?:Qt.~ damage waa •• timatee! at over 10 million dollars. ".. ;; >.;i"/~·:' ...... j, : • r,. ", ~ 2S BORINQUEN PEOPLE'S ARMY-MACHETEROS (EPB-MACHETEROS) On that .&me date, • cail'wa. received at the ·San Juan Star" newspaper from an unknown male who claimed credit for the actiQn for the "Macheteros." On Saturday afternoon, November 28, 1981, a one page communique from the EPB-PRTP-Matcheteros was left near "United Press International" office in santurce. In the communique, the EPS-Macheteros claimed responaibility for the Priday, November 27, 1981, attack. on the PREPA aubatatione • ., 30 STAR GROUP (GE) This ,~oup has claimed ~.sponsibility for a total of -one inoident. GB is an armed clandeatine movement withl~ the ~ank of the Electrical Indulltry and Irrigation Workers Union (UTIER). On August 27, 1981, at approximately 10:28 p.m., two explosions occurred aE the Autoridad En~rgia Electrica (Puerto Rican Electric and Power Authority) Substation,. Carolina, .Puerto Ricoe Responding Police of Puerto Rico Bomb ,Squad personnel discovered two additional unexploded bombs at the scene. These device. apparently failed to detonate due to damage to critical component. caused by the firat two exploaiona. i _"": Damage to the substation was estimated at approximately $20,000. f . Shortly after the explosions occurred, news agencies in San Juan were advised telephonically that the bombings were perpetrated by the GE. . : \ '--'" NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMEltT (MLN) Thi. group ha. claimed respon.ibility for a total of -one inoident durin; which one per.on wa. injured. The MLN i. a Puerto Rican independence group which advocates the use of violence to achieve independence for Puerto Rico. The MLN openly supports various Puerto Rican terrorist 9rouP. in Puerto Rico and the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) in the continental United states. FBI inve.tigation hal determined that the MLN maintains very cl0.e tie. to the FALN. It ha~ alao been determined that many of the !~N m8~er. are relatives of known FALN terrorists. On November 27£ 1981, at approximately 2:45 a.m., at least eight .hot. were !!rea a the main gate of the united states Army Post, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, by. unknown suspects. One military policeman on duty at the qate wal wounded in the left arm. ApprOXimately nine hours after the shooting incident, an anonymous caller telephoned the "Unit.ed Press International" office in San Juan and claimed credit for the shooting in the name of MLN. 32 PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY COMMANDOS (CRP) , 'l'hi. group ha. ola,imed responsibility for a total of three incidents. The CRP is a clandestine terror!.t group which has claimed responsibility for eight bombingB in the San Juan area since October 11, 1977. The CRP has publi.hed communiques claiming re.ponsibility for these bombings and haa stated in this communigue, "We fraternally salute all revolution~ry and clandestine organizations that emerge in theBe historic momenta, and we hope that soon we will unite all effort. for the creation of a powerful revolutionary army of the people." On January 8 I 19'81, three incendiary devices ignited. At 9120 a.m., the first of three incendiary devices ignited at the Rio Ple!ras branch of the United states Poat Office in Santurce, Puerto Rico. On January 9, 1981, CRP claimed responsibility by communique for the three incendiary attacks that occurred on this date. These communiques were received by "United Press International," San Juan, and "Associated Press," San Juan • ... At 9:25 a.m., the second of three incendiary devices ignited at the Rio Piedras branch of the United states Post Office in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. On January 9, 1981, CRP claimed responsi bility by communique for three ince~diary attacks. ~hese communiques were received by "United Preas International," San Juan, and "Aa.ociated Press," San Juan. At 9:45 a.m., the third of 'three incendiary devices ignited at the United Post Office branch in Ponce, Puerto Rico. On January 9, 1981, CRP claimed responsibility by communique for the three incendiary attack. that occurred on this date. Theae communique. were received by "United Press International," San Juan, and "A ••cciated Press," San Juan. 33 PUERTO RICAN ARMED RESIST~C! (PRAR) This ,roup has claimed responsibility for a total of five inoidents, includln; one person killed. \'..... , - The PRAR is a little known terrorist group which claimed reaponsibility for the following incidentsl On Ma~ 16 1981, at 9:40 a.m., a pipe bomb exploded in the men's room In the east concourae of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFKIA) in New York CitY5 One individual was critically wounded from the explosion and later died, no other injuries resulted. Approximately lS minutes prior to the explosion, an unknown caller phoned JFKIA and stated that several bombs had been planted in the airport terminal by the PRAR. Later the same day, New YQrk City Police, acting on an anonymous phone call, recovered two written communiques from a;arbage can on a New York City street. In theae communiques the PRAR claimed responsibility for the bombing. On May 16, 1981, the second of three bomba was found in JFKIA in New York. Responsibility for these three ~ombing8 was claimed in a phone call and a communique by the PRAR. . On May 17! .19'81, the third of three bombs was found in the women'. room of JFK A In New York city'. Responaibili ty for these three bombings was claimed by the PRAR via a phone call and a communique. . On Man 18, 1981, a mail room employee discovered a suspicious package at the nited States Mission to the United Nations in New York, which subsequently turned out to be a bomb. Responsibility for this attempted b~mbing was c~aimed, by the PRAR. On May 18 1981, the acting General Consul of the . Honduras Con~ulatent New York City discovered an explosive device in a special delivery package he had just received. Responaibility for this attempted bombing was claimed by the PRAR. ~ . OTHER GROUPS I ,f 35 ,'-- ---: -:-::::. I . B~CK BRIGADE (BS) '!'hi. 9rouP ha. ola1med re.ponaib111tyfor a total of "-., -one inoident. It probably evolved as the reault of the revolution of Liberia whioh chanved the power baae fro. the immigrant population to the indigenoua population. On AUp.t 20~ 1981, at 1,40 a.m., the Un1ted States State Departmen €elep ontcally advi/•• d that· the Liberian. Chancery, 5201 16th Stre.t, N.W.', Wa.hington, D.C., had been set a·fire. A letter wal found attached to the front door stating a group calling themaelve. the MBBM had ••t the fire.in,prote.t. " 3S .. ' , , , -, .. ,-~. -, ,. ~ ~ "- -,.. '. .._" CONCERNED SIERRA LEONE NATIONALS (CSLN) Tbl. 9%OUP ha. claimed ~~.pon.ib111ty for a total of -one inoident. Thi. i. a group of di •• ident Sierra Leone Nationals who demanded that the incumbent Pre.ident of S1er~a Leone resign. On September 9, 1981, eleven members of the CSLN appeared at the Chancery of sierra teone, phy.ically and verbally accosted the Charge D'Affaires and Chancery personnel, and de~nded that a telegram be sent to " the President of Sierra Leone instructing' him to re.ign. FBI Wa.hin9ton Field Office, united states Secret Service Uniformed Divi.ion, and the Metropolitan Police Departme~t re8ponded to the .cene ~nd all eleven were arrested. ' . ~. 37 \ OTaR DOMES'rIC GROUPS I 38 · - ...... -.. ,...~---~ .. ~~ .... _-- -- -.... I • COMMUNIS~ WORKERS PARTY (CWPl Th1. V~oup hal 01a1.e4 re.pona1bility fo~ a total of \ one inci4ent. , -~ - The CWP, aka Worker. Viewpoint or;anization (WVO), envi.iona it•• lf a. the political party of the united State. multi-national workin; cla... Its members come from all backgrounds and nationalities. Thei~ immediate goal is to overthrow the united States Government by violence and the establishment of a aocialist .y.tem - the dictatorship of the proletariat. Their ultimate aim i8 communi.m. On September 22, 1981, at about 1:15 a.m., a powerful bomb exploaea In front of the office. of the Eastern Rugby Union I, . of America. The Union offices are located at 406 State Street, I ~~henectady, New York. The bomb was placed in the corridor on I the aecona floor and dama;e wa. estimated at $40,000. There were no injuriea reported and no known witnesseso The explosion was preceded by a telephone w~rning t~ a radio station in Schenectady. An employ.e at the radio atation said'he received a call from an anonymoua female at 1,00 a.m. The call waa not taped but he report. the caller .aid "a bomb will VO off in Schenectady regarding the ru;by mat~b." ae nevleoted to notify the police. tater that morning about 9&00 a.m., a telephone call was received by another loca! radio station and credit wa. claimed for' the bombin; ~y the Black ~iberation Army (BLA). Although thi. was claimed by. supposed membe~ of the BLA, information obtained through investigation sugge.ts that ~mber. of the CWP were probably responaible for thia bombing. \ .. -REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIS~ YOUTH BRIGADE (RCYS) Thi. ,roup has cl.imed responsibility for a total of -one incident. , The RCYS form. a p.rt of the Revolution.ry Communist Party (Rep) wh~ch b.lieves in the use of force and violence to overthrow the United St.tes Government. On Febru.ry 9, 1981, .t 3100 p.m., Victor Tomaeth, a former hostage In Iran, was .ddres.ing .n .udience when he was ••••ult.d by two individu.l.. A male and a female appro.ched the .ta,•• nd i,nited • yellow ribbon ao,ked 1n a flammable liquid and threw it .t the former hoatage. Upon their arreat .the two individuals cl.imed to be members'ot the RCYB. '. "'--...' SEC'rION C SUSPBCTED TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN 1981 "- ~. . ·... 1· SUSPEC~ED TERRORIST lNClDENTS The followin; incid.ntawer. not claimed by anyterroriat. ;roup but. becaua. of the type of t.arget or the method of att.ack, they are auapect.ed to be terroriat. ac~al 1. An exploaive device det.onated at. the Anaheim Convention center, Anaheia, California, on June 3,1981. '!'he explosion caused about $2,000 worth of damage but. no deaths or injuries. The Convention Center waa the proposed site for a performance of the TUrkiah Polk Ball.t on June 5, 1981. The Ballet group was to perform at a number of locations around Anaheim and it waa known that a large group of Armenian. planned to protest the performances. Armenian terroriata are auapect.ed in thia incident.. 2. On Auguat 27, 1981, pipe bombs detonated at three commerical e.t.abliahments in the Detroit., Michigan area, the Belgrade Bakery, 24057 Van Dyke, Cent.erline, Michigan, Kalandee World Travel, 19741 Van Dyke, Detroit, Michigan, and the Nit.ra Travel Agency, 11657 Joa Compau, Hamtramck, Michigan. All were slightl.y damaged by pipe bomb,s. Theae e.tabliahments are all owned by Yugoalav Americans and Detroit police advised their st.reet sources indicated that dis;runtled Albaniana were reaponsibile for the attacks. It is noted that. Croatian terrorists have Cooperated with .Albaniana in demonstrationa and proteata over the difficultie. which Yu;calavia ia having with ita xosovo region. Croatian terrorists have, in the paat, uaed pipe bomba and it is po.aible that they aaaiated th, Albaniana in thia activity. There were no claims by any group, organization, or persen for these bomba and investigation is contlnuinv. 3. On October 24, 1981, a pipe bomb exploded at the American· European Market, 11916 Jos Campa-q., Hamtramck, Michigan. There was only minor damage and no injurie~ or deatha occurred. This incident waa aimilar to the three pipe bombs on August 27, 1981, in that the market ia owned by a Yugoalav American, it is in the same area and a pipe bomb waa uaed. Diavruntled Albaniana and Croatian terrorista are alao suspected in this bombing. 4. On October 20, 1981, at approximately 3,55 p.m., a Brinks armored car malcinq a currency pickup at Nanuet National Bank, Nanuet, New York, was robbed by four unknown peraona a~ed with ahotguna and automatic weapons. In the robbery one Brinks guard was killed and two were wounded. The su.pecta fled with $1,589,000 ift cu~rency. After leaving the acene in a red van, the subject.s fled to a nearby ahoppinV center, abandoned the van and entered aU-Haul Yehicle at the entrance to the New York State Tht~ay. When the police attempted to queltion the occupant~ o! the U-Haul, a qun tight enlue4, two police officera wero kjlled, and an unknown number of aUlpecta e.caped on foot. A yellow Honda, leaving the scene at a \,,---, hi9h rate of .peed, wa. purlued by officers. As a re.ult of the Ihootout at the U-Haul and the crash of the Honda, police arre.ted Judith 'Alice Clark, Samuel Brown, Kathie Boudin, and David Joseph Gilbert. All theae individuals were known as members and associates of radical and subversive groups of. the sixties and eary seventies. When search warrants were executed at their residences, police found extensive ,false identification, weapons, ammunition, explosives, paramilitary training manuals, and radical and subversive literature and publications. There was also evidence of a network of safehouses and a coalition of members from the Black Liberation Army, Republic of New Africa, and the May 19 Communist Organization banded together to perform criminal activity. Five previouarobberies or attempted robberies have since been aS80ciated with the group responlibile for the OCtober 20, 1981, robbery by modus operandi. A. On' February 20, 1980, an attempt was made to rob an IBI armored truck making a delivery to a Korvettes Department store, Scarsdale, New York, by three Negro males with handgun. and shotguns. Getaway van rented by white female wi~h .legitimate citize~'s identification. B. on February 25, 1980, an a~ored car was robbed of $52,000 by two ~egro malee.with shotguns and handguns at Bronx, New York, during which a guard was killed. Getaway van rented by white, male using identification of legitimate citizen~' i , c. On April 22, 1980, at Inwood, Long Island, New York, a Purolator truck was robbed of $529,000 by five Negro males with automatic rifles, shotguns and 9rom handguns. Escape made in van rented by white female with identification of legitimate citizen. o. On March 23, 1981, an attempt was made to rob a Purolator truck in Danbury, Connecticut. The driver was wounded. Four Negro male. made their getaway in a van ~ented by a whi1:e mal. with legitimate citizen'. identification. E. On June 2, 1981, B~ink. truck at Bronx, New York, was robbed by three Negro males with shotguns, automatic rifles and 9mm handguns. They opened fira,kil1ing one guard -"':':"'-:~"':"':'='""'.''''-''-'-C' '=".=''''=---.:0.:'' =-' ==.... ~~_~.:-~--- .... ~ .. - .,. __ . ~ ..... ~ .. ,.... ,...... __ ,__ ...... ~ .... _._~ __ .~_ ..... ,._ .c_ ... ______and woundinq a~other. The qetaway car (station wagon) wa. rented by white male with legitimate citizen's identification. There w•• a $292,000 10 ••• The.e incidents are siqnificant with rega¥d to terrori.m because of the individual. involved and the ideologies of the groups they represent. However, so far it appears that they were ~nvolved in criminal activity only for their own profit and not necessarily for political or subversive reason8. Investi9ation into the nature of these incidents and the qroups and individuals involved is continuing • .. .' SECTION 0 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FBI COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRA!1 IN 1981 ~5 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FBI COUNTERTERRORISM PRO~RAM, 1981 Ten of the eleven members" ofI the Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation (FALN) who were arrested on April 4, 1980 6 by the Evanston, Illinoil Police were indicted and convicted on a ' variety of Federal charges. They were sentenced to terms ranging from 50 to 90 years in prison. The eleventh member, Haydee Torres, was extradited to New York, tried and convicted for a murder in the August, 1917, Mobil Oil bombing. She was sentenced to life in prison. Another, key member of the FALN, Oscar Lopez Rivera, was ,. sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison for his conviction on Seditioua Conspiracy, Hobbs Act, Federal firearms and,Federal vehicle I theft charges. I ~ - Five of seven members of the Croatian National Resistance (CNR), arrested in New York in December of 1980, were conv~cted on Federal chargea. Charges aqainst,one were dropped and one was acquitted. These aeven were arrested after technical and source information, combined with evidence obtained with search warrants, revealed that they were involved in a bombing and asaassination plot. They were sentenced to terms ranging from 20 to 3S years in prison. Additionally, aa the result of a RICO-Terro~ism investiqation D ten other member. of the CNR were arrested and indicted on a variety of Faderal charges. Nine of thoae arrested were apprehended by the FBI in varioua cities th~oughout the United States and one was arreated by Canadian authorities in Ontario. The ten we~e a~cused of at leaat two murders and several murder, arson and bombing conspiracies. The targets of theae ac'tiona were representatives of the Yugoalav government, or indivipuals of Croatian origin who refused to make extortion payment., or who publicly opposed the use of violence to win independence for Croatia. The ten are awaiting further judicial action. In an operation directed at the activities of the Iriah Republican Army (IRA) in the ~nited States, three men, George Harri8on, Thomaa Falvey, and Patrick Mullin, were arrested and a large'quantity of arms and ammunition destined for Northern Ireland was aelzed. The.e arresta were a'significant accomplishment in reducing the flow of arms to Northern Ireland. FBI assistance to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) re.ulted in the identification, a~rest, and deportation of four ,other IRA activiata who were in the United States illegally. 46: Accompli.hment. of FBI Counterterrorism Program, 1981 Eleven member. of the Concerned Sierra Leone National; (CSLN) were arrested and charged with violation of the Act for the Protection of Foreign Officials after they took over the Chancery of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C. The United States Attorney is considerinq future action against these individuals. Michael Eugene Perdue and nine others were arrested and charged with violations of neutrality, gun control, and munitions control statutes because of their involvement i:'1 a plot to attack the Carribbean Island of Dominica. Perdue and hia aS80ciates had .' j chartered' a boat and loaded it with explosives, small aroms and ammunition. Apparently, their plan was to sail the boat to Dominica, and with the aid of local insurgents, invade the Island and overthrow the Government. Arrested with Perdue were Michael stanley Morris, Wolfgang Walter Droege, Robert Wi~liam Prichard, Jr., William Burnett Waldrop, Jr., Christopher Billy Anderson, Joe Daniel Hawkins, George Taylor Malvaney, Stephen Don Black, and Larry Lloyd Jacklin. All participants, except one who was acquitted, either pled guilty or were convicted and are serving a three year sentence. Alpha 66 members, Maximo Fernandez, Florenzio Fernandez, Ramiro Rodriquez Fuentes, Eduardo Herrera, Jose Luis Escobar Martinez, Jorge Acevedo Avilo, and Elioberto Pulido Musterio were arrested by the FBI at Knights Key, Florida, while in the posses~ion of numerous weapons and explosive devicea. They planned to travel to CUba by .hip to conduct sabotage and assassinations •. Recovered at the arrest were explosives, one 55mm anti-tank rifle, seven 38 caliber revolvers, one colt AR-1S aami-automatic rifle, and two Heckler and Koch semi-automatic rifles. Six of the seven pled guilty to a ten count indictment charging them with being aliens illegally and unlawfully in the United States and knowingly receiving, possessing, and transporting firearms. Charges against the seventh defendant, Eduardo Herrera, are atill pe~ding, due to motions to suppress aome of the evidence aqainst hb. . A CUban Na,tionalist Movement (CNM) member, Jose Tenreiro, was convicted of perjury on March 6, 1981, and was sentenced to two years in the cuatody of the Attorney General. Armando S,antana, a prominent member of the CNM in New Jersey, was arrested for passport violatio~s and local charges after a search warrant was executed at his residence and an illegal passport, weapons, and drug. were found. Aooompli.hmentl of FBI Counterte'rrorilm Proqraml 1981 Euqene Tafoya, an ex-member of the United States Army Special Forc.l, wal arrelted and convicted of third degree assault and conlpiracy to commit third degree assault for his attack on Failal Abdula Zagallai on October 14, 1980. This case was lignificant because Zagallai, a Libyan student, is an outspoken critic of Colonel Mu'ammar Qadbafi and it was believed that Tafoya may have been working for the Libyan government. It was investigated by the FBI as an FCI-Terrorism case and assistance was rendered to the local police. Tafoya was sentenced to two years in jail and investigation into the possibility of his connection to the Libyan government is continuing. . AI a relult of the investigation of the assassination of • Ali Akbar Tabatabai, Horace Anthony Butler was convicted of being an accessory after the fact to first degree murder and for the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Ali Abdul Mani was convicted of being an accelsory after the fact to first degree murder. Tyrone A. Frazier, a POltal Service employee, pled guilty to Federal bribery chargel. David Belfield, the alleged gunman, remains a fugitive. In addition, there have be\en at least 13 convictions against members of the Islamic Guerrillas in lUnarica for weap~nsand related charges through the course of this investigation. Naler Rahimi Almaneih, an anti-Khomeini Iranian, was sentenced to serve 50.years for the bombing of a Berkley high s;:hool convention of pro..;Khomeini Iranian stUdents ,on August 2.0, 1980. I Iranian students, Hamid Jiuseppe Arjomand, Keyvan Sabery, and Ramin Karimpour, were arrested at Burlington, Vermont, and charged with violation of Title 26, U.S. Code Sections 5861 and 5871, receipt and possession of unauthorized weapons. These individuals attempted to purch~se~an M-16 automatic rifle and a submachine gun'from an undercover FBI Agent. All three later pled guilty. Twenty four members of the People's Mujaheddin Organization. of Iran (PK(l)I) were arrested for the takeover of the Iranian Interest Section of the Algerian Embassy. They later pled quilty to a charge of entering a diplomatic establishment to caule damage and were ••ntenced to one year in prison~lu8pended, probation and 25 hours community. , service. Akbar Maleki Nauchedehi, an employee of the Iranian Int~rest Section, wa. arrested for shooting one of the members of the PMOI after the takeover of the Iranian Interest Section • . Lt8 " .•.• u. ,.,...... ~ •• ~ , __ ..-i_ •__ .~ •• ' Accomplishments of FBI Counterterrt>!.!.!m ProJEam, l~Rl MArk Levey waa arr.ate~ by the FBI in Los Angele. and char~ed with the bombing of a Nigerian vehicle in New York. The bombing had been claimed by the ~hunder of Zion Faction of the Jewish Defense League, and Levey is a suspect in a number of similar incidents. . I I Michael Albert Hawkins was arrested in Albany, New York on weapons violations charges for his activity on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization. FBI aS8i8.tance contributed to the conviction of Mohammed Shabata on a charge of second degree murder for the killing of • fellow Libyan student, Nab!l Mansour, at'Weber State r. •• College in O~den, Utah. 49 ...... ~ ... SECTION E TRENDS IN TERRORIST AC'l'IVITY IN ~OHE -U.S., 1977 - 1981 i . ... 50 , ;- , ( ~. "- ~",.- U .S.Department of Justice !t" Federal Bureau of Investigation . ., S--...;;.- : Trends 'in Terrorist Activity I i in the U.S. 1977-1981 I . l NUMBER OF INCIDENTS l I 16 16 i' II I' 8 I I"!'!""! 01 1 ! t-A 1 0 o 1 1 I' .. · I I I 77 78 79 '80 81 77 78 79 80 81 7"7 78 .79 80 81 . 77 78 79 80 81 77 78 79 80. ~1 . ARMENIAN CROATIAN CUBAN IRANIAN JEWISH i . GROUPS' . GROUPS . GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS 49 1 0 0 0 o~~ o • • 0 0 77 78 79 '80 81 77 78 79 80' 81 77 78 79 80 81 77 78 79 80 81 77 78 79 80 81 i ' f . liBYAN MIDDLE EAST PUERTO RICAN OTHER OTHER I GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS' DOMESTIC GROUPS GROUPS CLAIMED TERRORIST INCIDENTS BY REGION ,1981 NORTH CENTRALo WESTERN 9 ~ .. ... ~ .) CA-I -. FL4 , ;~ NY-iS .. ~ PR·11 WDC.., " ~ERTOR8~O 11 . I I Comparison of Claimed ,Terrorist Incidents By Region 1977-1981 '-.-.. (/ .! .ac::: u -c: -'0 J. E ::I Z J, iJ NORTH SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO' CENTRAL 52' . , '