List of terrorist incidents in 1988

This is a timeline of incidents in 1988 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 24 Ambush 8 2 Santander Department, Colombia Eight policemen were killed when they fell in an ambush at the site known as La Renta in the Bucaramanga – Barrancabermeja (Santander) road.[1] FARC (suspected) Colombian conflict
February 17 Assassination 1 0 Córdoba Department, Colombia EPL guerrillas assassinate Army Colonel Jaime Gerardo Díaz López, commander of the Junin Battalion, when he left the town of Tierralta (Córdoba).[2] EPL Colombian conflict
February 17 Car bombing 27 70 Oshakati, South-West Africa Car bombing of the Barclays bank in Oshakati, Ovamboland, South West Africa (now Oshana Region, Namibia). SWAPO, the main Namibian liberation organization, and the South African police were both blamed for the bombing by each other. SWAPO or South African police
March 7 Shooting, hijacking 3 (+3 terrorists) 8 Aroer, Israel Three PLO members hijack a civilian bus carrying passengers to the Negev Nuclear Research Center. PLO Israeli–Palestinian conflict
March 15 Ambush 8 16 Norte de Santander Department, Colombia A convoy of the Garcia Rovira battalion, was ambushed by ELN guerrillas at the site known as Ramal La Lejía, in Pamplona (northern Santander). 7 soldiers died, 1 civilian and 16 military were injured.[3] ELN Colombian conflict
March 16 Massacre 3 68 Belfast, Northern Ireland Michael Stone kills three mourners in a gun and grenade attack on an IRA funeral in Belfast.[4] Michael Stone (UDA) The Troubles
March 19 Shooting, stabbing, beating 2 0 Belfast, Northern Ireland Two British soldiers, David Howes and Derek Wood, are shot, stabbed and beaten by a mob of Provisional IRA supporters at a funeral procession for an IRA member. The attackers believed the soldiers were Ulster loyalists intent on a repeat of the Milltown Cemetery attack which occurred three days prior. PIRA The Troubles
April 22 – May 5 Hostage-taking 2 (+19 terrorists) Ouvéa, New Caledonia Members of the FLNKS take dozens of gendarmes in Ouvéa hostage and demand the independence of New Caledonia from France. FLNKS New Caledonia independence movement
April 25 Massacre,Shooting 12 (+13) 4+ Cesar Department, and Santander Department, Colombia ELN guerrillas raid the population of Nuevo Colon (Cesar) and kill 10 civilians. In other incident militants of the Coordinacion Nacional Guerrillera, attacked a column of the army, leaving a balance of 13 militants killed and two soldiers killed and 4 wounded in Santander Department.[5] ELN and SGSB Colombian conflict
May 9 Bombing 0 2 Cannes, France Bombing of a hostel for immigrant workers in Cannes PNFE
May 29-June 3 Clashes 10 (+32) 30 Urabá, Colombia The National Army deploys an important offensive using armored vehicles and helicopter gunships, against PLA guerrillas between San Pedro de Urabá and Nueva Antioquia (Urabá Antioquia). 32 insurgents and 10 soldiers die.[6] Popular Liberation Army Colombian conflict
June Shootdown 0 0 Northern Ireland The IRA shoots down a British army helicopter in Northern Ireland[7] PIRA The Troubles
June 15 Car bombing 6 11 Lisburn, Northern Ireland Provisional IRA bombs an unmarked van carrying British soldiers, killing six soldiers and injuring eleven other people. Provisional IRA The Troubles
July 11 Shooting, Bombing 8 (+3 terrorists) 98 Phalerum port, Athens, Greece A Libyan born Palestinian gunman from the Abu Nidal Organisation attacked the City of Poros ship, killing seven European tourists and one Greek, before killed by an explosion caused possibly by himself. Four hours earlier two other Arab terrorists were killed when their car laden with explosives exploded prematurely on the pier. Abu Nidal Organisation Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 12 Clashes, Shooting 15 Unknown Antioquia Department, Colombia At least 250 guerrillas of the ELN and the FARC attack an army post in the town of Puerto López on the banks of the Tugui River, 25 km away from the urban case of El Catre (Antioquia). Three non-commissioned officers and 26 soldiers were stationed there. Fifteen soldiers and at least 20 guerrillas lost their lives.[8] ELN and FARC Colombian conflict
August 20 Bombing 8 28 Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland The Provisional IRA bombed a bus carrying British soldiers, killing eight and injuring 28. Provisional IRA The Troubles
August 23 Shooting, Clash 26 (+25) 6+ Tierralta, Colombia The Toma de Saiza was an attack perpetrated by the Simón Bolívar Guerrilla Coordinator, FARC and EPL forces, on August 23, 1988 against a platoon of the Voltigeros Battalion and the police headquarters of the Saiza district, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Cordova Tierralta. This action was one of the most important victories for the guerrillas until that moment. CGSB, FARC, and EPL Colombian Conflict
October 4–5 Kidnapping 0 17 kidnapped Bolívar Department, Colombia The FARC front 24 takes the population of San Pablo in the south of Bolivar and kidnaps 17 uniformed members of the National Police.[9] FARC militants Colombian conflict
October 6 Shooting 6 4 Kidnapped Colombia Insurgents of the ELN ambush troops of the V Brigade in the village Jurado of the municipality of Cerrito (Santander). 6 military killed and 4 more kidnapped.[10] ELN Colombian conflict
October 25 Ambush 14 4 kidnapped Antioquia Department, Colombia A police counter-guerrilla patrol is ambushed in Uramita by elements of the PLA, when it transported electoral material from Peque to Cañas Gordas (Antioquia). 10 of the 18 uniformed men are killed, as well as 4 officials from the National Registry.[11] Popular Liberation Army Colombian conflict
November 15 Shooting 7 15 Pretoria, South Africa Barend Strydom, a Christian Afrikaner, shot and killed seven people, and wounded 15 more, in and around Strijdom Square, Pretoria, South Africa. He declared that he was the leader of the White Wolves organisation, which proved to be a figment of his imagination.[12] Barend Strydom, (Lone wolf) Terrorism in South Africa
December 1–2 Hijacking 0 0 Vladikavkaz, USSR Four armed men seized a bus with 30 schoolchildren and a teacher in the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz). Hijackers demanded USD 3 millions and a plane to leave the Soviet Union. Their demands were satisfied, but after landing in Israel terrorists were arrested and extradited back to USSR. There were no fatalities.[13] Pavel Yakshiyants
Vladimir Muravlev
German Vishnyakov
Vladimir Anastasov
December 19 Bombings 1 12 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 2 firebombs exploded at a hostel for immigrant workers near Nice. 18 members of the far-right group French and European Nationalist Party were arrested for the bombings. PNFE
December 20 Shooting 8 0 Supia, Colombia Popular Liberation Army guerrillas kill eight members of a family in Matecaña, rural area of Supia (Caldas).[14] Popular Liberation Army Colombian conflict
December 21 Ambush 6 270 Guaviare, Colombia FARC guerrillas, who are engaged in 4 Marine Corps vessels that are on a patrol mission with the Army, are mobilized along the Guaviare River, in the barrel sector, are between the Tent and the Raudal. 1 Army captain and 5 marines were killed.[15] FARC Militants Colombian conflict
December 21 Bombing 270 5 Lockerbie, Scotland Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland.[16] Two Libyan men were blamed, though only one, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was tried and convicted. Some sources have claimed that former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi personally ordered the attack.[17] Libya (suspected)

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19880125&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19880219&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  3. ↑ http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/masacre/10176-3
  4. ↑ CNN: Michael Stone: Loyalist icon, November 24, 2006
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1706&dat=19880426&id=qEEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rFwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5939,3919852&hl=es
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19880530&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  7. ↑ BBC News: The IRA's store of weaponry, August 14, 2001
  8. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19880711&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  9. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19881103&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  10. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19881007&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  11. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19881025&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160719190642/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/what-became-of-the-big-wit-wolf-424408
  13. ↑ Felicity Barringer (December 3, 1988). "After fear-tinged bus ride, tearful and joyous reunion". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19881221&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  15. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19881222&printsec=frontpage&hl=es
  16. ↑ "Clipper Maid of the Seas: Remembering those on flight 103". panamair.org. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  17. ↑ "Colonel Gaddafi 'ordered Lockerbie bombing". BBC NEWS. 23 February 2011.
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