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~ . This is the construction bin that contained the homemade mortar aimed at the U.S. Embassy on July 3, 1988. ATTEMPTED MORTAR A'I-rACK JULY4, 1988 ON AMERICAN EMBASSY MADRID, SPAIN ~ II II BO,LO,NG ONOE"II ~ CONSTRUCTION II-~ :~ • I, ,iLI._J)~ ' BINS =I PASEODE LA j,~l ~ CASTELLANA _ _ ~-~ (~:;~.) ..... v'INTENDED I TRAJECTORY LATERAL CASTELLANA @@OO ~,~ ~0~~ ! ~ U.S. AMBASS. RES.' o 36
September 23, 1988----Bucharest, Romania: At 6:19 p.m., an individual threw an incendiary device onto the grounds of the U.S. Consulate. The device caused no property damage or injuries. October 30, 1988---Izmir, Turkey: At 9:30 p.m., an explosion damaged a car belonging to an American citizen who teaches at the U.S. Defense Department school for dependents in Izmir. There were no injuries in the incident. No one claimed credit for the attack. The homemade mortar used against the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on July 4,1988. This photo was taken on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid. This is the construction bin that contained the homemade mortar aimed at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on July 4,1988. December 21, 1988--Lockerbie, Scotland: A Pan Am 747 (flight 103) exploded over Scotland killing all 259 passengers aboard (189 were Americans), as well as 11 residents of Lockerbie. Though all evidence to date suggests that this was a terrorist act, criminal sabotage has not been ruled out. The investigation is continuing, and no definitive conclusions have been reached. 37
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