Communist Combatant Cells
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Cellules Communistes Combattantes (CCC; Communist Combatant Cells) was a Belgian terrorist organization committed to a Left Communist ideology.
The cells were active for less than two years in the mid-1980s; primarily engaged in bombings within Belgium's borders. While the group was based in Belgium, their targets and goals were predominantly international. CCC attacked perceived enemies of communism, specifically the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), US and international business firms, and the Federation of Belgian Enterprises. The Cellules Communistes Combattantes primarily targeted property rather than human representatives of capitalism, NATO, etc., and warned authorities ahead of an attack. Nevertheless, CCC bombings led to several injuries and two deaths. In December 1985, police arrested CCC leader and founder Pierre Carette, and others, in a American-styled burger restaurant. His murder conviction on 14 January 1986 essentially eliminated the CCC. The Cellules Communistes Combattantes has not been active since 1985. Pierre Carette became a free man again in February 2003.
[edit] Convicted members
- Pierre Carette
- Bertrand Sassoye
- Pascale Vandegeerde
- Didier Chevolet
[edit] Attacks
- October 2, 1984 - attack on the American company Litton Industries in Evere
- October 3, 1984 - attack on the German company MAN AG in Groot-Bijgaarden
- October 8, 1984 - attack on the American company Honeywell in Evere
- October 15, 1984 - attack on the Paul Hymans institute (a liberal organization in Elsene)
- October 17, 1984 - attack on the CVP party bureau in Ghent
- October 26, 1985 - attack on the Belgian Army basis in Bierset
- December 11, 1984 - attack on NATO pipelines in Estival, Gages, Gastuche, Glaaien and Itter
- January 15, 1985 - attack on a NATO/SHAPE support group in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
- May 1, 1985 - attack on the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding thirteen others
- May 6, 1985 - attack on the Belgian police in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
- October 8, 1985 - attack on the Belgian company Sibelgaz in Laeken
- October 12, 1985 - attack on the Belgian company Fabrimetal in Charleroi
- November 4, 1985 - attack on the Belgian company BBL in Etterbeek
- November 4, 1985 - attack on the American company Manufacturers Hanover Corporation
- November 4, 1985 - attack on the Belgian company Generale Bank in Charleroi
- November 5, 1985 - attack on the Belgian company KB Bank in Louvain
- November 5, 1985 - attack on the American company Motorola in Watermael-Boitsfort
- December 4, 1985 - attack on the American company Bank of America in Antwerp
- December 6, 1985 - attack on a NATO pipeline in Wortegem-Petegem
