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Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000100330001-5 SPECIAL EDITION -- TERRORISM -- 26 JUNE 1984 May 1984. No.899-20 WORLD: 0T2 , Page 8 The Policies of nations external to the justification for terrorist attacks. During the region also help shape the character of hostage-barricade incident in the principal terrorism in Central America. Cuba and the commercial city of San Pedro Sula in Hon- Soviet Union continue to provide financial duras in September 1982, for example, and logistic support and training to leftist among other demands, the terrorists called forces in the area that conduct terrorist for the expulsion of US and other foreign activity. US policy and increased US pres- military advisers from Honduras. ence in Central America are often cited as ae F . igure 6 Geographic Distribution of International Terrorist Incidents, 1973-82 Total Incidents: 6,473 Other 178 (2.7%) USSR/Easiern Europe 82 (1.3°u)—- Africa 232 (3.6%)-— Asia 330 (5.1%)—---—-—. ‘ North America 606 (9.4%)——__. f Western Europe 2,379 (36.8%) Latin America 1,271 (19.6%) A Pe a ssh sss Table 3 Regional Distribution of International Terrorist Incidents, 1982, by Type of Event “North Latin Western USSR/ Africa. Middle Asia Pacific. Other Totel” America America Europe Eastern East ce ce ne Total EB te 8 BT Barricade- 0 7 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 hostage ve eee Bombing 24 58 2088 _ 37 Armed attack 0 400 o 0 wT Hijacking 4 Ee ee 30 Assassination « _ 5. 7 2 _ 21_ en ee) _ ___ 6 04 1 0 _ 6 Sniping. I 0 OF 6 oO. .0 . ti 2 Threat, hoax 23 67 89 1 8522 Other _ 1 2 0 2 40 4 includes attempts. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788R000100330001-5