NCJ Number
153344
Date Published
1990
Length
39 pages
Annotation
This report provides a comprehensive profile of the broad spectrum of political violence that American and American interests encountered abroad during 1989.
Abstract
In addition to examining recorded terrorism-related deaths, assassinations, and attempted assassinations of Americans, this study also includes nonlethal bombings, attempted bombings, demonstrations, and other actions perceived by the analysts as noteworthy. Also included is a current listing of Americans in captivity. This chronology includes virtually all anti-American incidents that occurred in 1989. The selection of incidents was based on the following criteria: lethality, major property damage, unusual tactics or weapons used, and perceptibility of targets as American or representative of American interests. There were 184 anti-American incidents in 1989; 117 of these were in the region known as Inter-America (Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Guatemala, and Dominican Republic). Each of the incidents reported for all regions is briefly described.