March
Spain: Two masked gunmen seriously wound Spanish Army lieutenant as he is driving to work in Vitoria. No group claimed responsibility for the attimot the police suspect the Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization.
"(b)(3)
Spain: Six French-manufactured vehicles set on fire in various parts of Barcelona. The arson attacks followed the arrival on 7 March of the body of Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization leader Txomin, who was killed in a car crash in Algeria on 27 February.
(b)(3)
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March
Colombia: Members of the National Liberation Army abduct Canadian oil engineer in Arauca Province. The victim is an employee of the US-owned firm
Occidental Petroleum, and the incident marks the first such kidnaping this year. (b)(3)
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