Word: terrorist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only possible threat from Iran is terrorism. It's safe to assume, however, that even now Iran is exploring all the terrorist possibilities. And our current wimpiness is likely only to encourage their schemes...
Meanwhile, 13 Tiger guerrillas, including three of Prabakaran's most trusted lieutenants, committed suicide by swallowing cyanide following their capture by the Sri Lankan navy two weeks ago. According to a Sri Lankan official, the deaths made Prabakaran "lose control" of himself. In a series of terrorist attacks, mainly in the east, the Tigers killed 170 civilians belonging to the country's Sinhalese majority. In addition, 27 Sri Lankan soldiers and policemen died at the hands of the rebels...
Sources in Israel report that Western intelligence services have mounted a cooperative effort to head off retaliation by Iran. The services are tracking suspected terrorist squads that have been detected gathering information on U.S. diplomats and facilities as well as American civilians around the world, particularly in Europe. So far, the intelligence agencies have not learned of any specific plans, but they are convinced Iran means to strike...
...authorities have discovered that the same terrorist gangs that turned Belfast into a sectarian battleground have siphoned off millions of dollars from the reconstruction to finance their continuing war. As money for new construction pours into Belfast, paramilitary forces on both sides demand a cut of the profits. This Ulster Mafia exacts its levies from local businesses, and if people do not pay up, a bomb or a shot in the night may follow...
...last spring, authorities have arrested more than 2,000 fundamentalists, who are suspected of being part of a plot by Iran to spread its revolution. Bourguiba cut off relations with Tehran last March after six Tunisians were arrested in Paris and charged with being part of an Iranian-run terrorist organization. Islamic Jihad, the pro-Iran terror group that is based in Beirut, claimed responsibility for the August hotel bombings in Tunisia. After last week's verdicts, Islamic Jihad declared that it would kill top Tunisian officials if any of the death sentences were carried out. The group indicated...