Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans 1988

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timer set for 12:30 a.m., a peak hour for a Friday
June 17, 1988---Rota, Spain: Three West German night. After the explosion, people would have
terrorists were involved in an apparent attempt to panicked and presumably escaped from the disco
carry out an explosive attack on a hotel disco into the parking lot where the moped was positioned
frequented by U.S. military personnel. The attack to explode. This attack, if successful, would have
failed when a moped filled with explosives most likelyresultedinmassU.S, casualties. While
prematurely exploded on the beach near the disco as no group claimed responsibility for this attempt, one
the terrorists were setting the timing device. This of the terrorists has been identified as Andrea
attracted the attention of passers-by who then called Klump, a known hardcore member of the West
the police. The police subsequently engaged the German Red Army Faction (RAF).
JUNE 17,1988
ROTA, SPAIN
ATTEMPTED BOMBING By GERMAN TERRORISTS OF SPANISH DISCO
FREQUENTED BY AMERICANS. THREE GERMANS FLEE THE SCENE
AFTER A SHOOT-OUT WITH SPANISH POLICE.
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