Historical Dictionary of Terrorism Third Edition

CHRONOLOGY • xxxviiJihad conducts a similar operation the same day against French militaryheadquarters, killing 56 soldiers. 6 November: U.S. Senate cloakroomis bombed by Armed Resistance Unit leftist group in protest againstU.S. invasion of Grenada. 12 December: Suicide truck bombers ofal Da’wa, a pro-Iranian Islamic fundamentalist group, attack U.S. andFrench embassies in Kuwait City.1984 16 March: William Buckley, Central Intelligence Agency stationchief in Beirut, is kidnapped by Islamic Jihad as part of its hostagetakingcampaign against westerners in Lebanon. Buckley is later murdered,possibly in late 1985, his remains returned only in December 1991.17 April: Libyan diplomats open fire from Libyan embassy on anti-Qaddafiprotestors in St. James Square, killing British policewoman. Theembassy is subsequently besieged and the diplomats are expelled fromBritain; diplomatic relations between Libya and Britain are severed. 5–6June: Indian army storms the Golden Temple, the Sikhs’ holi est shrine,to end terrorist agitation directed by the leaders of a Sikh splinter groupfrom within the sanctuary. Hundreds are killed, and relations betweenSikhs and Indian government reach new low. 18 June: Neo-Nazi groupthe Order murders Alan Berg, a contro versial Denver radio talk-showhost, at his home. 12 October: Irish Republican Army bombs Brightonhotel hosting conference of top members of British Conservative government,killing five and injuring 32 but without harming Prime Minis terMargaret Thatcher. 31 October: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi isassassinated by two Sikh bodyguards, apparently in reprisal for her ordersfor the 5 June attack on Golden Temple.1985 14 June: Trans World Airlines Flight 847 hijacked to Beirut byHezbollah terror ists. Hijackers murder U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem.Last 39 of original 145 hostages are released by 30 June. 23 June:Air India Flight 182 is destroyed off west coast of Ireland. Evidencesuggests it has been bombed, possibly by Sikh terrorists, as DashmeshRegiment, a shadowy Sikh group, claims credit for bombing the flight. 1October: Israeli jets strafe and bomb Palestine Liberation Organizationheadquarters outside Tunis in retaliation for murder by al Fatah operativesof three Israeli tourists in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 25 September. 7 October:Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacked by Palestine Lib eration Front terrorists,who murder elderly Jewish American hostage Leon Klinghoffer. 27December: Abu Nidal gunmen open fire at Rome and Vienna airports incoordinated attacks, killing 18 holiday travelers.