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Left Wing Terrorism in Chile (view source)
Revision as of 23:01, August 11, 2019
, 23:01, August 11, 2019→Terrorism in the 1980s
On 18 December 1984, guerrillas plant a bomb in the Intendance of the O'Higgins Region, wounding 12 civilians in the resulting explosion.
On 18 December 1984, guerrillas plant a bomb in the Intendance of the O'Higgins Region, wounding 12 civilians in the resulting explosion.
On 25 March 1985, MIR terrorists plant a bomb at the Araucano Hotel in [[Concepción]], killing a marine sergeant, 32-year-old René Osvaldo Lara Arriagada and an army sergeant, 41-year-old Alejandro del Carmen Avendaño Sánchez, who were trying to defuse the bomb.<ref>[http://www.despiertachile.cl/contenido/martires-del-terrorismo-marzo Martires del Terrorismo/Despierta Chile]</ref>
On March 25th 1985, MIR terrorists plant a bomb at the Araucano Hotel in [[Concepción]], killing a marine sergeant, 32-year-old René Osvaldo Lara Arriagada and an army sergeant, 41-year-old Alejandro del Carmen Avendaño Sánchez, who were trying to defuse the bomb.<ref>[http://www.despiertachile.cl/contenido/martires-del-terrorismo-marzo Martires del Terrorismo/Despierta Chile]</ref>
On 27 March 1985, a car bomb damages two banks and a hotel in the capital, injuring seven civilians (two journalists, four office workers and a passerby) in the leftist terrorist attack. That same day, another bomb was planted in the branch of the Osorno Bank of the city of Valparaíso, seriously wounding four employees.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19850327&id=48UdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-GEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7098,7802793&hl=en Car bomb in Chile damages 2 U.S. banks, luxury hotel]</ref>
On March 27th 1985, a car bomb damages two banks and a hotel in the capital, injuring seven civilians (two journalists, four office workers and a passerby) in the leftist terrorist attack. That same day, another bomb was planted in the branch of the Osorno Bank of the city of Valparaíso, seriously wounding four employees.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19850327&id=48UdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-GEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7098,7802793&hl=en Car bomb in Chile damages 2 U.S. banks, luxury hotel]</ref>
On 14 May 1985, leftists detonate bombs in the suburbs of Lo Prado and Conchalí in Santiago.
On May 14th 1985, leftists detonate bombs in the suburbs of Lo Prado and Conchalí in Santiago.
On 27 June 1985, the driver of a locomotive is killed while removing an electricity pole lying across the train track, victim of a bomb blast.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/la/carta/Crono.html Cronología del terrorismo socialista]</ref>
On June 27th 1985, the driver of a locomotive is killed while removing an electricity pole lying across the train track, victim of a bomb blast.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/la/carta/Crono.html Cronología del terrorismo socialista]</ref>
On 12 July 1985, leftist terrorists wound three policemen in a bus with a hand grenade and detonate 15 bombs in all the major Chilean cities.
On July 12th 1985, leftist terrorists wound three policemen in a bus with a hand grenade and detonate 15 bombs in all the major Chilean cities.
On 19 July 1985, leftists attack the United States Consulate in Santiago. In the operation, guerrillas of the [[Patriotic Front Manuel Rodríguez]] (FPMR) detonate a high explosive bomb, killing a civilian passer-by and wounding another two. The following month, another leftist bomb is planted in the [[Paseo Ahumada]], wounding another five pedestrians.
On July 19th 1985, leftists attack the United States Consulate in Santiago. In the operation, guerrillas of the [[Patriotic Front Manuel Rodríguez]] (FPMR) detonate a high explosive bomb, killing a civilian passer-by and wounding another two. The following month, another leftist bomb is planted in the [[Paseo Ahumada]], wounding another five pedestrians.
On August 9th 1985, leftist militants operating in the Chilean capital cause major blackouts in Santiago, and shoot and wound two policemen in their patrol car and destroy with Molotov cocktails four passenger buses.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19850811&id=xPhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=huEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,2537351&hl=en Police, protesters battle in Chile; 2 dead, 12 hurt]</ref>
On August 9th 1985, leftist militants operating in the Chilean capital cause major blackouts in Santiago, and shoot and wound two policemen in their patrol car and destroy with Molotov cocktails four passenger buses.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19850811&id=xPhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=huEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,2537351&hl=en Police, protesters battle in Chile; 2 dead, 12 hurt]</ref>
On August 14th 1985, a leftist bomb planted in the Savory 3 restaurant in downtown Santiago wounds a family of four, Miguel Contreras and his wife María Alcaíno, along with their children, 3-year-old Michel and 2-year-old Catherine.<ref>https://www.victimasdelterrorismo.cl/inicio/celebrando-un-cumplea%C3%B1os-una-familia-es-v%C3%ADctima-de-un-bombazo-en-pleno-paseo-ahumada Bombazo e histeria en pleno Paseo Ahumada]</ref>A passerby, 26-year-old Delia Castro Cabezas and a waitress, 33-year-old Gabriel Enrique Moreno Rubín are also badly injured by flying shards of glass in the explosion.
On August 14th 1985, a leftist bomb planted in the Savory 3 restaurant in downtown Santiago wounds a family of four, Miguel Contreras and his wife María Alcaíno, along with their children, 3-year-old Michel and 2-year-old Catherine.<ref>https://www.victimasdelterrorismo.cl/inicio/celebrando-un-cumplea%C3%B1os-una-familia-es-v%C3%ADctima-de-un-bombazo-en-pleno-paseo-ahumada Bombazo e histeria en pleno Paseo Ahumada]</ref>A passerby, 26-year-old Delia Castro Cabezas and a waitress, 33-year-old Gabriel Enrique Moreno Rubín are also badly injured by flying shards of glass in the explosion.
On 30 August 1985, an arms cache of the outlawed Communist Party was discovered in [[Antofogasta]]. A great quantity of explosives from Libya were found there. According to foreign intelligence services, all this materiel was smuggled into Chile over the northern border. These explosives came from Nicaragua, where they had arrived from Libya, and the shipment for the [[Sandinist Revolutionary Army]] was diverted to the Chilean terrorist organizations.<ref>"According to investigations carried out by the intelligence services of other countries, all this materiel was smuggled into Chile over the northern border. These arms came from Nicaragua, where they had arrived from Libya, and the shipment was consigned to the Sandinist Revolutionary Army, to be delivered to the so-called "Chilean resistance." Daily Report: Latin America (Volume 86, Issues 11-21), p. 45, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1986</ref>
On August 30th 1985, an arms cache of the outlawed Communist Party was discovered in [[Antofogasta]]. A great quantity of explosives from Libya were found there. According to foreign intelligence services, all this materiel was smuggled into Chile over the northern border. These explosives came from Nicaragua, where they had arrived from Libya, and the shipment for the [[Sandinist Revolutionary Army]] was diverted to the Chilean terrorist organizations.<ref>"According to investigations carried out by the intelligence services of other countries, all this materiel was smuggled into Chile over the northern border. These arms came from Nicaragua, where they had arrived from Libya, and the shipment was consigned to the Sandinist Revolutionary Army, to be delivered to the so-called "Chilean resistance." Daily Report: Latin America (Volume 86, Issues 11-21), p. 45, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1986</ref>
On 6 December 1985, a policeman is shot dead by four leftist guerrillas who opened fire with machine guns as he walked home. That same month, 15 passenger buses in Santiago are destroyed with petrol bombs and the marxist guerrillas plant another bomb in the Santiago Metro subway, before escaping after a gun-battle with the police.
In October 1985, a woman losses both legs in Avenida Providencia when a leftist bomb detonates outside an office building. That same month, bombs planted by FPMR guerrillas in the Las Brisas supermarket and other businesses in Viña del Mar kill five civilians.<ref>Historia de la Revolución Militar Chilena 1973 - 1990, Hermógenes Pérez de Arce, Editorial El Roble</ref>
On December 6th 1985, a policeman is shot dead by four leftist guerrillas who opened fire with machine guns as he walked home. That same month, 15 passenger buses in Santiago are destroyed with petrol bombs and the marxist guerrillas plant another bomb in the Santiago Metro subway, before escaping after a gun-battle with the police.
In all, 866 Left-Wing terrorist attacks take place during 1984 and 1985.<ref>[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-2562.html Chile Terrorism]</ref>
In all, 866 Left-Wing terrorist attacks take place during 1984 and 1985.<ref>[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-2562.html Chile Terrorism]</ref>