Historical Dictionary of Terrorism Third Edition

xxxiv • CHRONOLOGYhome. 21 November: Irish Republican Army bombs two Birminghampubs, killing 21 people and injuring close to 200 others.1975 24 January: The Puerto Rican nationalist group the ArmedForces of National Liberation (FALN) bombs Fraunces Tavern in WallStreet district during lunch hour, killing four and injuring another 60.29 January: Weather Underground bombs U.S. State Department mainoffice in Washington, D.C., causing extensive damage. 27 February:June 2 anarchistic leftists kidnap West Ger man Christian Democratleader Peter Lorenz, who is released in exchange for five Red ArmyFaction prisoners. 4 August: Ten Japanese Red Army (JRA) gunmenseize U.S. con sulate in Kuala Lumpur with 52 hostages, who are releasedin exchange for freedom of seven imprisoned JRA members inJapan. 21–23 December: Venezuelan terrorist “Carlos,” leading a teamof five ter rorists, captures 11 oil ministers meeting at the Organizationof Petroleum Exporting Countries Secretariat in Vienna, along withseveral other hostages, who are released in exchange for an as yet undisclosedransom. 23 December: November 17 leftists murder RichardWelch, Athens station chief of the Central Intelligence Agency.1976 27 June–4 July: Hijacking of Air France Flight 139 from TelAviv to Paris, to Entebbe, Uganda, by a joint team of members of thePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Red Army Factionwith the support of Ugandan President Idi Amin. Israeli rescue operationon 4 July is carried off with great success, although four hostageslose their lives as does the Israeli commander of the rescue mission. 10September: Six Croatian nationalists hijack New York–Chicago TransWorld Airlines Flight 355, diverting it to Paris. The hijackers demandpublica tion of a manifesto for release of the passengers. 21 September:Former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier of Chile’s Allende governmentis assassinated by agents of Chilean secret police in Washington, D.C.1977 9 March: Muslim sectarians, motivated by intrasectarian grievances,seize the Washington, D.C., Islamic Center and B’nai B’rithhead quarters, together with 134 hostages, but surrender after two days.23 May: South Moluccan terrorists seize a passenger train near Assen,the Netherlands, and a primary school in a coordinated action. As thesituation with hostages on the train deteriorates markedly, Dutch Marinesstorm both the train and the school, killing all six terrorists on the trainbut capturing all four alive at the school. 5 September: Red Army Fac-