Incident Date:
June 09, 1987
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Rome Italy
Perpetrators: Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Vehicle)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 06/09/1987: A car bomb went off outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Rome early in the morning. A group calling itself the Anti-Imperialist International Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack. The same group claimed responsibility for attacks against Embassies in Indonesia during the 1986 Tokyo economic summit. An Asian male traveling with a Canadian passport was originally being sought in connection with the attack.
References: 1) RAND
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