Sayeret
11-18-2004, 06:58 PM
UNITED STATES. A crude bomb exploded on the porch of a Turkish history professor's home in Los Angeles, California. No one was injured in the early morning blast. A man later phoned United Press International that the bombing was the responsibility of the Iranian Group of 28 (Armenian?) which in the past also clamed credit for the assassination of the Turkish ambassador in Paris.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. Two armed men and a woman kidnapped Peter Lorenz, the Christian Democratic Union Party candidate for mayor. The trio ambushed Lorenz's chauffeur-driven car as he was en route to his office in Berlin. A truck suddenly blocked the path of the car as it approached an intersection. A woman in another car rammed the limousine from the rear, and another car drove up to block an escape route from the side. Lorenz's driver, who jumped from the car, was thrown to the pavement and beaten unconscious. The female kidnapper was later identified as a fugitive anarchist linked to the Baader-Meinhof band of urban guerrillas. The Movement of June 2 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The kidnappers freed Peter Lorenz on March 4 after government authorities released five convicted anarchists from West German prisons and flew them, plus a hostage, out of Frankfurt airport for an unknown destination. A sixth prisoner whose release was requested, refused to join the group. The prisoners were also given $50,000. Other demands met by the government included the release of two persons jailed for their role in violent demonstrations in November 1974 after the death of an imprisoned urban guerrilla leader. Three members of the terrorist band were arrested by authorities six months later. They were identified as members of the inner circle of the Movement of June 2. The Lufthansa jet carrying the prisoners and hostage landed March 3 in Aden, Southern Yemen. After the Aden government granted amnesty to the five, the hostage flew back to West Berlin on March 4 and appeared on television to read a statement from the anarchists. The note said the South Yemen Foreign Ministry had assured the anarchists the right to stay in full freedom and without limitation in Aden. The statement also contained an apparent code signaling that the kidnappers were safe and that Lorenz should be released. Lorenz was released on March 4. ADDINFO: This episode has been included as an act of international terrorism because the sovereignty of West Berlin still resides in the occupying powers, not West Germany.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Masonic lodge in the Kartal neighborhood of Istanbul, killing one person and injuring five others. Only one of the bombers died in the attack, the other was seriously wounded. The attackers began by firing shots with automatic weapons into the Masonic cafe, they then detonated their bombs at the entrance to the lodge. Witnesses claim that one of the bombers chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) before detonating himself. This leads police to believe that the attackers may have been Islamic militants. There is no belief that this attack is connected to larger al Qaeda attacks in Istanbul in December 2003. By 13 March, authorities had arrested fifteen people in connection with this attack, including two who had received military training in Afghanistan. CNN reports that the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade, the same group that claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings, also claimed responsibility for this incident. At least two of the attackers, Nihat Dogruel (who died in the attack) and Engin Vural (who was injured) had gone to Chechnya to fight after their training in Pakistan/Afghanistan.
PERU. The legal adviser of the Israeli community was shot at close range as he was driving in Lima. Palestinian radicals, possibly elements of Abu Nidal, were suspected. Three members of Abu Nidal were detained for questioning by Peruvian authorities in 1988.
TURKEY. The Abu Nidal organization claims to have executed by hanging two Palestinians who they accused of being members of Jordanian intelligence. The executions of Nathem Abd Ahmed Abu Sbeih and his uncle, Khaled Muhammad Ali Musalam Abu Sbeih occurred in Istanbul, Turkey.
A prominent Belgian Jewish doctor was assassinated in Brussels. Dr. Joseph Wybran, an outspoken advocate of an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, was killed while in the parking garage of Erasmus Hospital. The Abu Nidal group is believed to have been responsible. Three separate claims for the attack were received--one from the Soldiers of Truth, which is believed to be the name given to Abu Nidal operations carried out on behalf of pro-Iranian extremists. Two other Palestinian groups also claimed responsibility.
LEBANON. Syrian-born Victor Kano was kidnapped in West Beirut. Kano is an executive of the International Lions Club. The Arab Revolutionary Cells, believed to be an Abu Nidal signature, claimed responsibility. Kano was set free by his captors on August 14, 1987 after 11 months in captivity. Authorities did not disclose whether or not a ransom had been paid.
Three French journalists were abducted by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels while covering the 12 week hostage crisis. After two months, two of the hostages, Jean-Jacques Le Garrec and Roland Madura escaped from their captors and arrived in Manila. They claimed that the pressure put on Abu Sayyaf by foreign governments gave them the opportunity to escape.
Ten foreign journalists [six Germans, a Frenchman, an Italian, a Dane, and an Australian], were held by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) gunmen and were released only after paying a ransom of $25,000. The 10 journalists warned other journalists to stay away from the island. The journalists blamed themselves for the incident, noting that they were wrong to even approach the island.
Abu Sayyaf Group (AGS) gunmen seized twenty hostages, including many foreign tourists from the famous resort Pulau Sipadan, in Malaysia. Included among the hostages were three Germans, two Japanese, two Finns, two South Africans, a Lebanese woman, and two Filipinos and some hotel staff workers. Two of the hostages, both Americans, managed to escape before reaching the group's final destination. At this time, the group was still holding twenty-seven of their Filipino hostages. The hostages were finally taken to Jolo Island in the Southern Philippines. According to some reports, the gunmen had demanded $2.6 million ransom be paid for the hostages, a request that was relayed to one of the relatives of the hostages. ASG members were also demanding the protection of ancestral fishing grounds as part of their demands for the release of the hostages. A spokesperson for the group demanded that an international panel of negotiators should be formed to secure the hostages' release. According to reports in May 2000, the health of the foreign tourists was deteriorating and they were in need of medical attention. In addition, a medical mission attempting to bring aid to the hostages was fired upon. The gunmen stated that they would behead hostages if their demands remained unmet. The group also charged journalists who wished to interview any hostages. On May 3, AFP reported that the gunmen had moved their hostages. This occurred amid claims by Abu Sayyaf that two hostages had died in a skirmish with the government and counterclaims by government officials that no such deaths had occurred. On May 4, GMA-7 Television reported that two additional hostages escaped and one hostage taker, Mujib Susukan, was killed. Finally, reports by the Manila Times on May 26 indicated that real negotiations for the release of hostages had begun and that they were expected to be free within two to three days. A representative from Abu Sayyaf stated that the rationale behind the kidnapping was to 'set up an Islamic State in Mindanao.' This was the first of their demands for the release of the hostages [the formation of an independent Islamic state]. The second demand was the formation of a commission to investigate the maltreatment of Filipinos in Sabah Malaysia. However, the hostages were released only gradually. In July 2000, nine of the Malaysian hostages were released. On August 5, there were reports that Libyan President Gadhafi was willing to pay $25 million to free the remaining eight hostages, along with the other hostages [mostly news crews and a Christian group] that Abu Sayyaf had picked up along the way. On August 6, the Abu Sayyaf leader announced his willingness to free the European hostages. There was some controversy over the admission by the Chief negotiator that some ransom had been paid to secure the release of some of the hostages, money which was reportedly being used to buy arms. By the end of August, all European hostages and the last South African hostage had been released. Reports at the end of August suggested that the remaining hostages would be released soon.
Three construction workers, all Christians, were abducted when hauling gravel and sand for a local construction company in Patikul. The men were almost killed when they could not raise the ransom demanded by their captors. They were reportedly made to dig their own graves, and were only saved through the intervention of the mayor of Patikul town in Sulu.
Six Filipino Christian preachers were abducted by the Muslim Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The two men were beheaded. Two of the women managed to escape in April 2003, when they were found wandering on the Southern part of Jolo Island. The other two remained in captivity on the Island.
Four Indonesian sailors were abducted in Southern Philippines by members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) while piloting a coal barge. Two of the hostages escaped. One of them died in captivity. The final one was found by government troops on Jolo Island.
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted a public school teacher and two of her children in Basilan, but then released them twelve days later after the government issued an ultimatum: either they could free the hostages or face large scale military assault
The military wing of al-Fatah, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, kidnapped Janin Governor Haydar Irshayd in the crowded location of Janin Square in broad daylight. They stated that Irshayd was kidnapped in retaliation for the intensive security coordination he has recently maintained with Israel.
Masked men assaulted and beat Seif a-Din Shahin, a reporter for the al-Arabiya satellite television network. A few days after the attack, it emerged that the perpetrators of the attack were members of Fatah's al-Aqsa Brigades and that the assault had followed Shahin's live broadcast of the thousands who took part in fatah's anniversary celebrations a two weeks before. The report infuriated Palestinian Authority officials who had expected Shahin to report that tens of thousands had participated. A similar event took place a few months prior when militants took over al-Arabiya's offices in Ramallah and beat up workers there.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. Two armed men and a woman kidnapped Peter Lorenz, the Christian Democratic Union Party candidate for mayor. The trio ambushed Lorenz's chauffeur-driven car as he was en route to his office in Berlin. A truck suddenly blocked the path of the car as it approached an intersection. A woman in another car rammed the limousine from the rear, and another car drove up to block an escape route from the side. Lorenz's driver, who jumped from the car, was thrown to the pavement and beaten unconscious. The female kidnapper was later identified as a fugitive anarchist linked to the Baader-Meinhof band of urban guerrillas. The Movement of June 2 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The kidnappers freed Peter Lorenz on March 4 after government authorities released five convicted anarchists from West German prisons and flew them, plus a hostage, out of Frankfurt airport for an unknown destination. A sixth prisoner whose release was requested, refused to join the group. The prisoners were also given $50,000. Other demands met by the government included the release of two persons jailed for their role in violent demonstrations in November 1974 after the death of an imprisoned urban guerrilla leader. Three members of the terrorist band were arrested by authorities six months later. They were identified as members of the inner circle of the Movement of June 2. The Lufthansa jet carrying the prisoners and hostage landed March 3 in Aden, Southern Yemen. After the Aden government granted amnesty to the five, the hostage flew back to West Berlin on March 4 and appeared on television to read a statement from the anarchists. The note said the South Yemen Foreign Ministry had assured the anarchists the right to stay in full freedom and without limitation in Aden. The statement also contained an apparent code signaling that the kidnappers were safe and that Lorenz should be released. Lorenz was released on March 4. ADDINFO: This episode has been included as an act of international terrorism because the sovereignty of West Berlin still resides in the occupying powers, not West Germany.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Masonic lodge in the Kartal neighborhood of Istanbul, killing one person and injuring five others. Only one of the bombers died in the attack, the other was seriously wounded. The attackers began by firing shots with automatic weapons into the Masonic cafe, they then detonated their bombs at the entrance to the lodge. Witnesses claim that one of the bombers chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) before detonating himself. This leads police to believe that the attackers may have been Islamic militants. There is no belief that this attack is connected to larger al Qaeda attacks in Istanbul in December 2003. By 13 March, authorities had arrested fifteen people in connection with this attack, including two who had received military training in Afghanistan. CNN reports that the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade, the same group that claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings, also claimed responsibility for this incident. At least two of the attackers, Nihat Dogruel (who died in the attack) and Engin Vural (who was injured) had gone to Chechnya to fight after their training in Pakistan/Afghanistan.
PERU. The legal adviser of the Israeli community was shot at close range as he was driving in Lima. Palestinian radicals, possibly elements of Abu Nidal, were suspected. Three members of Abu Nidal were detained for questioning by Peruvian authorities in 1988.
TURKEY. The Abu Nidal organization claims to have executed by hanging two Palestinians who they accused of being members of Jordanian intelligence. The executions of Nathem Abd Ahmed Abu Sbeih and his uncle, Khaled Muhammad Ali Musalam Abu Sbeih occurred in Istanbul, Turkey.
A prominent Belgian Jewish doctor was assassinated in Brussels. Dr. Joseph Wybran, an outspoken advocate of an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, was killed while in the parking garage of Erasmus Hospital. The Abu Nidal group is believed to have been responsible. Three separate claims for the attack were received--one from the Soldiers of Truth, which is believed to be the name given to Abu Nidal operations carried out on behalf of pro-Iranian extremists. Two other Palestinian groups also claimed responsibility.
LEBANON. Syrian-born Victor Kano was kidnapped in West Beirut. Kano is an executive of the International Lions Club. The Arab Revolutionary Cells, believed to be an Abu Nidal signature, claimed responsibility. Kano was set free by his captors on August 14, 1987 after 11 months in captivity. Authorities did not disclose whether or not a ransom had been paid.
Three French journalists were abducted by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels while covering the 12 week hostage crisis. After two months, two of the hostages, Jean-Jacques Le Garrec and Roland Madura escaped from their captors and arrived in Manila. They claimed that the pressure put on Abu Sayyaf by foreign governments gave them the opportunity to escape.
Ten foreign journalists [six Germans, a Frenchman, an Italian, a Dane, and an Australian], were held by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) gunmen and were released only after paying a ransom of $25,000. The 10 journalists warned other journalists to stay away from the island. The journalists blamed themselves for the incident, noting that they were wrong to even approach the island.
Abu Sayyaf Group (AGS) gunmen seized twenty hostages, including many foreign tourists from the famous resort Pulau Sipadan, in Malaysia. Included among the hostages were three Germans, two Japanese, two Finns, two South Africans, a Lebanese woman, and two Filipinos and some hotel staff workers. Two of the hostages, both Americans, managed to escape before reaching the group's final destination. At this time, the group was still holding twenty-seven of their Filipino hostages. The hostages were finally taken to Jolo Island in the Southern Philippines. According to some reports, the gunmen had demanded $2.6 million ransom be paid for the hostages, a request that was relayed to one of the relatives of the hostages. ASG members were also demanding the protection of ancestral fishing grounds as part of their demands for the release of the hostages. A spokesperson for the group demanded that an international panel of negotiators should be formed to secure the hostages' release. According to reports in May 2000, the health of the foreign tourists was deteriorating and they were in need of medical attention. In addition, a medical mission attempting to bring aid to the hostages was fired upon. The gunmen stated that they would behead hostages if their demands remained unmet. The group also charged journalists who wished to interview any hostages. On May 3, AFP reported that the gunmen had moved their hostages. This occurred amid claims by Abu Sayyaf that two hostages had died in a skirmish with the government and counterclaims by government officials that no such deaths had occurred. On May 4, GMA-7 Television reported that two additional hostages escaped and one hostage taker, Mujib Susukan, was killed. Finally, reports by the Manila Times on May 26 indicated that real negotiations for the release of hostages had begun and that they were expected to be free within two to three days. A representative from Abu Sayyaf stated that the rationale behind the kidnapping was to 'set up an Islamic State in Mindanao.' This was the first of their demands for the release of the hostages [the formation of an independent Islamic state]. The second demand was the formation of a commission to investigate the maltreatment of Filipinos in Sabah Malaysia. However, the hostages were released only gradually. In July 2000, nine of the Malaysian hostages were released. On August 5, there were reports that Libyan President Gadhafi was willing to pay $25 million to free the remaining eight hostages, along with the other hostages [mostly news crews and a Christian group] that Abu Sayyaf had picked up along the way. On August 6, the Abu Sayyaf leader announced his willingness to free the European hostages. There was some controversy over the admission by the Chief negotiator that some ransom had been paid to secure the release of some of the hostages, money which was reportedly being used to buy arms. By the end of August, all European hostages and the last South African hostage had been released. Reports at the end of August suggested that the remaining hostages would be released soon.
Three construction workers, all Christians, were abducted when hauling gravel and sand for a local construction company in Patikul. The men were almost killed when they could not raise the ransom demanded by their captors. They were reportedly made to dig their own graves, and were only saved through the intervention of the mayor of Patikul town in Sulu.
Six Filipino Christian preachers were abducted by the Muslim Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The two men were beheaded. Two of the women managed to escape in April 2003, when they were found wandering on the Southern part of Jolo Island. The other two remained in captivity on the Island.
Four Indonesian sailors were abducted in Southern Philippines by members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) while piloting a coal barge. Two of the hostages escaped. One of them died in captivity. The final one was found by government troops on Jolo Island.
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) abducted a public school teacher and two of her children in Basilan, but then released them twelve days later after the government issued an ultimatum: either they could free the hostages or face large scale military assault
The military wing of al-Fatah, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, kidnapped Janin Governor Haydar Irshayd in the crowded location of Janin Square in broad daylight. They stated that Irshayd was kidnapped in retaliation for the intensive security coordination he has recently maintained with Israel.
Masked men assaulted and beat Seif a-Din Shahin, a reporter for the al-Arabiya satellite television network. A few days after the attack, it emerged that the perpetrators of the attack were members of Fatah's al-Aqsa Brigades and that the assault had followed Shahin's live broadcast of the thousands who took part in fatah's anniversary celebrations a two weeks before. The report infuriated Palestinian Authority officials who had expected Shahin to report that tens of thousands had participated. A similar event took place a few months prior when militants took over al-Arabiya's offices in Ramallah and beat up workers there.