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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. FBI ANALYSIS OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS AND TERRORIST RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES 1984 120257 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to reproduce this ~ material has been granted by Public Domain FBI to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis sion of the~ owner. This Report Was Prepared By: Terrorist Research and Analytical Center Terrorism Section Criminal Investigative Division • • FBI/OOJ J~o2S7 PREFACE The following definitions establish the minimum criteria used by the FBI to determine if criminal acts should be labeled terrorist. Terrorism: Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. Terrorist Incident: A terrorist incident is a violent act or an act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal laws of the United states or of any state to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. In order to give a clearer picture of trends and the dimensions of the terrorism problem in the United states, this year's report includes for the first time a section on terrorist related activities. These are criminal acts committed either in support of or as a result of terrorism, but which are not intended to intimidate or coerce in furtherance of political or social objectives. A bank robbery committed for the purpose of financing a terrorist group would be an example of terrorist related activity which falls short of meeting the incident criteria. An additional new section deals with revising statistics from previous publications. INFORMATION DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1984 i TABLE OF CONTENTS • Section I. GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS - 1984 1-5 Chronological Listing of Terrorist Incidents 2 Terrorist Incidents by Type 3 Terrorist Incidents by Group and Type 4 United States Map of Terrorist Incidents 5 II. COMPARISON OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS (1980 - 1984) 6-14 Terrorist Incidents by Targets 1983 - 1984 7 Comparison by Type 1983-1984 8 Comparison by Terrorist Group 1983 - 1984 9 Total Number of Terrorist Incidents 1980 - 1984 10 Total Number of Killed and Injured 1980 - 1984 11 Terrorist Incidents and Bombings 1980 - 1984 12 Terrorist Incidents by Region 1980 - 1984 13 Comparison by Trends in Terrorist Activity 14 III. SUMMARIES OF DOMESTIC GROUPS RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRORIST INCIDENTS - 1984 15-22 Jewish Terrorist Group Jewish Direct Action 16 Puerto Rican Terrorist Group Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution 17-18 Other Domestic Terrorist Groups Red Guerrilla Re8istance 19-20 United Freedom Front 21-22 IV. SUMMARIES OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST INCIDENTS - 1984 23-24 Suspected Terrorist Incidents - 1984 24 V. SUMMARIES OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS PREVENTED - 1984 25-27 Terrorist Incidents Prevented - 1904 26-27 ii VI. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE TERRORISM PROGRAM 28-31 In terna tional 29-30 Domestic 31 VII. SUMMARIES OF TERRORIST RELATED ACTIVITIES - 1984 32-37 Domestic Terrorist Groups Aryan Na tions 33-34 Aryan Resistance Movement 35 May 19th Communist Organization 36 Sam Melville-Jonathan Jackson Unit/ United Freedom Front 37 VIII. SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT 38-40 Special Events Management - 1984 39-40 IX. HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAM 41-42 X. SUMMARIES OF REVISIONS TO PREVIOUS TERRORIST INCIDENT PUBLICATIONS - 1984 43-45 Revisions 44-45 iii SECTION I A GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS 1984 - 1 - ---- ----- ---- CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS, U.S., 1984 DATE 1984 LOCATION TYPE OF INCIDENT GROUP CLAIMING CREDIT 1-29 New York, NY ......... Bombing ...................... United Freedom Front 2-23 Bronx, NY ............. Bombing ...................... Jewish Direct Action 3-19 Harrison, NY. , ......... Bombing ...................... United Freedom Front 4-5 New York, NY ......... Bombing ...................... Red Guerrilla Resistance 4-20 Washington, D.C ....... Bombing ...................... Red Guerrilla Resistance 8-22 New York, NY ......... Bombing ...................... United Freedom Front 9-26 New York, NY .......... Bombing ...................... Red Guerrilla Resistance 9-26 Mount Pleasant, NY ..... Bombing ...................... United Freedom Front 12-10 Mayaguez, PR ......... Attempted Bombing ............ Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution 12-10 Levittown, PR .......... Bombing ....................... Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution 12-10 Rio Piedras, PR ......... Bombing ...................... Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution 12-10 Ponce, PR ............. Bombing ...................... Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution 12-10 Cayey, PR ............. Attempted Bombing ............ Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution TOTAL INCIDENTS: 13 DEATHS: 0 INJURED: 0 - 2- C <t TERRORIST INCIDENT!; IN THE UNITED STATES BY 'TYPE CALENDAR YEAR 1984 11 o 0 ~ w -'0 ~ ~~ ~~ ~ 9,. c.c:.~ ()~ ~~() 2 ~ ())o C",A <SIo?~ ~~/ ~~ ~' ~~ ~ Qd\ () TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS: 13 W: I(: 1984 TERRORIST INCIDENTS BY TERRORIST GROUP, NUMBER AND TYPE OF INCIDENT ~ ~~ .~O:J ~ '::.0" a .~O; ~ ~ '::.0" <Q0 ~~ ~'" o~ '0 . 'OeJ o ~ ~eJ G' ~ ~ ~~ ,<:' 4.~ # ~eJ ~f?!;. " ~ ~ ,,0 1 ,j::. JEWISH TERRORIST GROUPS II 1 Jewish Direct Action (JDA) 1 II PUERTO RICAN TERRORIST GROUPS I 5 Organization of Volunteers 3 2 for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) OTHER DOMESTIC TERRORIST GROUPS " I 7 United Freedom Front (UFF) Red Guerrilla Resistance (RGR) TOTALS R 2 I 13 I 0 0 r: «.' TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 1984 HARRISON, NEW YORK 111 UNITED FREEDOM FRONT NEW YORK. NEW YOfUC Ml 1 BOMBING MARCH 19,1984 RED GUERRILlA RESISTANCE 1 BOMBING APRIL6,l984 1 BOMBING APRIL 20, 1984 MOUNT PlEASANT, NEW YORK 111 UNITED FREEDOM FRONT UNITED FREEDOM FRONT 1 BOMBING 1 BOMBING JANUARY 29,1" SEPTEMBER 26, 1984 1 BOMBING AUGUST 22. 19114 BflONX. NEW YOBX 111 JEWISH DIRECT ACTION 1 BOMBING FEBRUARV 23. 15M Ul WASHiNGTON. D.C.") RED GUERRILLA RESISTANCE 1 BOMBING APRIL 20, 1984 PUERTO RICO 161 ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PUERTO RICAN REVOLUTION 2 ATIEMPTED BOMBINGS DECEMBER 10,1984 3 BOMBINGS TOTAL NUMBER' DECEMBER 10, 1984 OF INCIDENTS: 13 SECTION II COMPARISON OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS 1980 - 1984 - 6 - EDUCATIONAL PRESS & MEDIA -I U) U <t ESTABLISHMENTS I- Z Ii <t Q ~1iJ~ w o Z ...J a:: e: UJ c.? PERSONS o I cc: Z BANKS& ~ ARMORED TRUCKS TRANSPORTATION >m FACILITIES PERSONS en (OTHER THAN DIPLOMATIC) I-- 2 GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS w & PROPERTY Q PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEl I . CJ- 2 VEHICLES I- COMMERCIA,L. tI) ESTABLISHMENTS -a: RESIDENCES o II: a: LLI NUMBER OF A ITACKS I- - 7 - o. FOREIGN U) CONSULATE UJ TAKEOVERS ~ 0 PERSONS KIDNAPING tn KILLED Q W I- PERSONS HIJACKING INJURED -2 ::) ROCKET W ATTACKS % I-W~ Z,,-CO ASSAULT h"L'; t§J '~t~-" fnl-M->= '"' ~ M~ .1- CO -Q)~- > men 2mc:n "'"' .... ASSASSINATIONS LLI t- p"M- - Q MV"'" 0::- -CJ w~Q;l ." 2 :E!2 ARSONS jW -I- 2" en ...IU<2- ATIEMPTED .... ARMED Ou..- ROBBERIES -r:c 1-0 0 a:: ARMED . ' a: ROBBERIES W I- ACTUAL FIRE BOMBINGS ~~~~~~~~ ATIEMPTED BOMBINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ACTUAL :.:; BOMBINGS ____~ __________________~~ - 8 - UNKNOWN GROUP· FUQRA UNITED FREEDOM co FRONT SHERIFF'S POSSE COMITATUS M RED GUERRILLA RESISTANCE C) C) REVOLUTIONARY FIGHTING GROUP .z:..III .z:... '~ REPUBLIC OF ~ REVOLUTIONARY C :§. "0"': III '" ... JEWISH DIRECT E c: 'iii_ ,9Col C) ACTION ..Col z'" '"~ ,9c: ., Col C) JEWISH DEFENSE 0>", ,_c: IIIk LEAGUE .c.c oE::i ,- .ct: IIIen::!i: '" INDlVrr:,UALS' 10 ACTIOt\lS "'"0 -o ::lc: 1II.c oc: a'" -ARMED RESISTANCE • u. UNIT In PUERTO RICAN TERRORIST GROUPS PHILIPPINE TERRORIST GROUPS 10 HAITIAN ~i TERRORIST GROUPS en (7) ELSALVADOR -- TERRORIST GROUPS en CUBAN ...z TERRORIST GROYPS ow -u Z ..J ....<t ....o - 9 - SUMMARY OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 1980-198 L[ .. DATE TOTAL INCIDENTS KILLED INJURED 1980 29 1 19 1981 42 1 4 1982 51 7 26 1983 31 6* 4 1984 13 0** 0 *Two additional deaths resulted from the attempted arrest of Sheriff's Posse Comitatus member Gordon' Kahl on June 3, 1983. **One death resulted from the attempted arrest of Aryan Nations member Robert Mathews on December 7, 1984. - 10 - £ TERRORIST INCIDENTS 1980 -1984 KILLED AND INJURED 1. 6* KILLED 1 1 I:!I:!·::!.!.I·I·I.:!!::I 111_ o t·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·1 t·:·:·;·;·;·;·;·;·;·;··.·.·1 ;;;;:;::::;.;.:.:.:.;.El _______ L:~:.::::::.::.::.::::::.:: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 I-' I-' 26 19 4 4 :~:~:::::::«.:.:.:.:.:.: :~: ~: ~:~: ~: ~: ~:~:~: ~: ~:~: ~: INJURED ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: !!f!1 if!f il if! I! iii Iii! i! iiI. o 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 ·It should be noted that 2 additional deaths resulted from the arrest of a Sheriff's Posse Comitatus member on 6/3/83. SUMMARIES OF TERRORIST INCIDENT BOMBINGS (1980 - 1984) Sta tistics concerning terrorist incidents: CALENDAR 1980 20 bombings" 29 total incidents 1981 17 bombings, 42 total incidents 1982 28 bombings, 51 total incidents 1983 14 bombings, 31 total inciden ts 1984 11 bombings, 13