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*September 1977: The Red Army hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472 over India and forced it to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Japanese Government freed six imprisoned members of the group and allegedly paid a $6M ransom.
*September 1977: The Red Army hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472 over India and forced it to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Japanese Government freed six imprisoned members of the group and allegedly paid a $6M ransom.
*December 1977: a suspected lone member of the Red Army hijacked Malaysian Airline System Flight 653.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/25/comoros.crash/index.html|title=CNN - Ethiopia mourns crash victims - Nov. 25, 1996|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223015303/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/25/comoros.crash/index.html|archive-date=2004-12-23|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> Ironically, the flight was carrying the Cuban ambassador to Tokyo, Mario Garcia. The Boeing 737 crashed killing all on board.
*December 1977: a suspected lone member of the Red Army hijacked Malaysian Airline System Flight 653.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/25/comoros.crash/index.html|title=CNN - Ethiopia mourns crash victims - Nov. 25, 1996|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223015303/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/25/comoros.crash/index.html|archive-date=2004-12-23|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> Ironically, the flight was carrying the Cuban ambassador to Tokyo, Mario Garcia. The Boeing 737 crashed killing all on board.
*May 1986: the Red Army fired mortar rounds at the embassies of Japan, Canada and the United States in Jakarta, Indonesia.]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1013172.stm|title=Red Army's reign of terror|date=November 8, 2000|publisher=|accessdate=October 26, 2017|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
*May 1986: the Red Army fired mortar rounds at the embassies of Japan, Canada and the United States in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1013172.stm|title=Red Army's reign of terror|date=November 8, 2000|publisher=|accessdate=October 26, 2017|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
*June 1987: a similar attack was launched on the British and United States embassies in Rome, Italy.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Red Army's reign of terror|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1013172.stm|accessdate=30 May 2017|work=BBC News|date=8 November 2000}}</ref>
*June 1987: a similar attack was launched on the British and United States embassies in Rome, Italy.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Red Army's reign of terror|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1013172.stm|accessdate=30 May 2017|work=BBC News|date=8 November 2000}}</ref>
*April 1988: Red Army members bombed the US military recreational (USO) club in Naples, Italy, killing five.<ref name="BBC" />
*April 1988: Red Army members bombed the US military recreational (USO) club in Naples, Italy, killing five.<ref name="BBC" />