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the terrorist(b)(3) in order to dampen Western

the group.

The publicity surrounding the trials of terrorists attacks. The group returned with vengeance in Sepinvolved in Syrian-supported incidents in London and tember when it attempted to hijack a Pan Am flight West Berlin severely embarrassed Damascus. We in Karachi, in which 21 persons were killed. The suspect that the lack of terrorist activity on the part of operation clearly involved Libyan logistic support. Syrian-supported groups after September was, in part, The Abu Nidal Group probably also conducted the attributable to Syria's desire to keep a low profile in assault on the IstanbUL synagogue the next day, killing in

22 Jews. The group continued to receive support from both Syria and Libya in 1986, although Damascus

tried to improve its image in the West by appearing to Iranian leaders in 1986 remained committed to the crack down on some of Abu Nidal's publicly known use of international terrorism to achieve specific members in Syria. At year's end, there was no foreign policy objectives. Tehran, however, was in- evidence that inconus intended to break its ties to

-(b)(3345 volved in fewer incidents than in 1985—probably because Iranian leaders have become more selective in their use of terrorism as a foreign policy instrument. The Abu Musa group apparently joined the list of Iran continued to provide significant support to the Palestinian groups that have committed terrorist acts Lebanese Hizballah organization and to benefit from in Europe. In June a suitcase bomb intended for an El its activities, including the holding of Western hos- Al flight from Madrid exploded prematurely at a . Iran also benefited directly from its ability to check-in counter in the airport, injuring 13 persons. threaten to use terrorism, particularly in the Persian Police traced the suitcase to a Palestinian who Gulf states. Iranian-backed terrorists carried out at- claimed to be a member of the anti-Arafat Abu Musa (b)(1) tacks against oil facilities in Kuwait in Jui(b)(3)

group.

(b)(3)

We Palestinian Terrorism: Fewer Incidents

believe Abu Musa has carried out at least one other Palestinian terrorists conducted significantly fewer operation in Western Europe, but the groun hos attacks in 1986 than in the previous year, contributing generally operated in the Middle East.

F(b)(3) to a falloff in Middle Eastern terrorist spillover into Western Europe. The abatement of intra-Palestinian In Israel, Middle Eastern terrorists carried out several squabbles—perhaps only a temporary development- notable attacks in 1986. The PLO launched the appeared to be a primary cause of the reduction in bloodiest attack in Jerusalem since 1984 when terrorPalestinian terroris (b)(3)

ists hurled grenades at Israeli soldiers and their

families near the crowded Western Wall in October, Palestinian terrorists, nevertheless, staged several dra- killing one person and injuring 69 others. Israeli matic attacks. In April a bomb exploded aboard security officials subsequently arrested three suspects, TWA Flight 840 over Athens, killing four Americans. who claimed to be members of Islamic Jihad who

were recruited into Fatah. In July, members of the

PFLP and the Syrian-backed Lebanese Syrian Social (b)(1)

Nationalist Party (SSNP) attempted a commando (b)(3)

attack on an Israeli resort town. For terrorists and two Israeli soldiers were killed.

(b)(3)

Lebanon: The Kidnapings Continue In Lebanon the violence between warring militias continued throughout the year. In many cases, neither the perpetrator nor the target could be conclusively

The Abu Nidal Group was less active in 1986 than in the previous year—probably largely because of its apparent standdown at Syria's request on anti-Jordan

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