List of terrorist incidents, 1997
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The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism in 1997.
Cuba: Luis Posada Carriles organized a string of bombings at luxury hotels in Cuba in 1997 in order to discourage the growth of the tourism industry. One Italian tourist died.
United States, February 24: Ali Abu Kamal opens fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland and France before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claims this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine". His widow claimed he became suicidal after losing $300,000 in a business venture. In a 2007 interview with the New York Daily News his daughter said her mother's story was a cover crafted by the Palestinian Authority and that her father wanted to punish the United States for its support of Israel.[1]
Colombia, February 27: A car bomb kills seven and injures 49 in the town of Apartadó, Antioquia. No groups claim responsibility.[2]
Russia, June 28: A bomb explodes on a train traveling from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, killing three and injuring seven.[3]
China, February 25: Three bus bombs in Urumqi destroy the No. 2, 10, and 44 buses, killing nine people.- Colombia, June 17: Eight elite police officers die after a truck bomb explodes in Bogotá. Authorities say FARC is responsible for the attack.[4]
Sri Lanka, October 4 LTTE attack in Colombo on Hilton Hotel and Parliament kills 17, 100 wounded. Running gun battle on streets with govt forces.
Egypt, November 17: Luxor Massacre – Islamist gunmen attack tourists at Deir el-Bahri in Luxor, killing 62 and injuring 24 people, most of them European and Japanese holidaymakers.
Mexico, December 22: Acteal massacre – 46 killed while praying in Acteal, Chiapas. A paramilitary group associated with ex-president Salinas is held responsible.
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- ^ Mahmoud Habboush: Killer's daughter admits it was political, New York Daily News, February 18, 2007
- ^ St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 28, 1997, Page 4A
- ^ The New York Times: Bomb Blast on Train Kills 3 Near Moscow, June 28, 1997
- ^ Tribune News Service, June 18, 1997, Tim Johnson
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