List of terrorist incidents, 1997
- List of terrorist incidents, 1997
The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism in 1997.
*flagicon|Cuba Cuba: Luis Posada Carriles organized a string of bombings at luxury hotels in Cuba in 1997 in order to discourage the growth of the tourism industry. One Italian tourist died.
*flagicon|United States United States, February 24: Ali Abu Kamal opens fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland and France before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claims this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine". His widow claimed he became suicidal after losing $300,000 in a business venture. In a 2007 interview with the "New York Daily News" his daughter said her mother's story was a cover crafted by the Palestinian Authority and that her father wanted to punish the United States for its support of Israel. [Mahmoud Habboush: [http://www.nydailynews.com/02-18-2007/news/story/498533p-420269c.html Killer's daughter admits it was political] , "New York Daily News", February 18, 2007]
*flagicon|Colombia Colombia, February 27: A car bomb kills seven and injures 49 in the town of Apartadó, Antioquia. No groups claim responsibility. [St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 28, 1997, Page 4A]
*flagicon|Russia Russia, June 28: A bomb explodes on a train traveling from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, killing three and injuring seven. [The New York Times: [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C0CE6DC1031F93BA15755C0A961958260 Bomb Blast on Train Kills 3 Near Moscow] , June 28, 1997]
*flagicon|China China, February 25: Three bus bombs in Urumqi destroy the No. 2, 10, and 44 buses, killing nine people.
*flagicon|Colombia Colombia, June 17: Eight elite police officers die after a truck bomb explodes in Bogotá. Authorities say FARC is responsible for the attack. [Tribune News Service, June 18, 1997, Tim Johnson]
*flagicon|Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, October 4 LTTE attack in Colombo on Hilton Hotel and Parliament kills 17, 100 wounded. Running gun battle on streets with govt forces.
*flagicon|Egypt Egypt, November 17: Luxor Massacre – Islamist gunmen attack tourists at Deir el-Bahri in Luxor, killing 62 and injuring 24 people, most of them European and Japanese holidaymakers.
*flagicon|Mexico Mexico, December 22: Acteal massacre – 46 killed while praying in Acteal, Chiapas. A paramilitary group associated with ex-president Salinas is held responsible.
ee also
*List of terrorist incidents
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