FBIS3-42339
"jptot007__l94017"
JPRS-TOT-94-007-L
Document Type:JPRS
Document Title:Terrorism
FOUO
16 February 1994
LATIN AMERICA
REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Regional Guerrilla Report 7 Feb
PA0802125594
PA0802125594
Article Type:BFN
[Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of
reports on regional guerrilla activities and clashes with
government military units monitored through 7 February. Source
is cited in parentheses following each item.
Colombia
Today, military sources reported that Colombian Armed Forces
have seized half a ton of explosives hidden by Army of National
Liberation (ELN) guerrillas in a house located in Santander
Department. No arrests were made during the operation. A
spokesperson for the Fifth Army Brigade stationed in Bucaramanga
said the explosives, which included more than 500 kgs of
explosives and mines known as "leg breakers," [quiebrapatas]
were hidden at a local ranch. According to the report, the
rebels favor this type of explosive to block military patrols,
and it has inflicted numerous casualties on the the region's
peasants. In another military operation which took place on
Thursday, an army patrol was also able to seize weapons and
12,000 rounds of bullets from an ELN group operating in Cucuta,
Norte de Santander Department. (Madrid EFE in Spanish 0124 GMT 8
Feb 94)
Ecopetrol [Colombian Petroleum Enterprise] authorities
reported that crude oil pumping operations at the Los Llanos
central pipeline were suspended on 3 February as a result of an
ELN attack which caused considerable damage to the pipe's
infrastructure. According to an Ecopetrol spokesperson, ELN
guerrillas detonated a dynamite charge near the Rio Chiquito
area, located in the municipality of Aguazul, Casanare which
destroyed an important stretch of the pipeline. Police and
military authorities in the area have announced an increase in
security measures along the Casanare petroleum infrastructure in
order to prevent any further attacks. (Santa Fe de Bogota EL
NUEVO SIGLO in Spanish 3 Feb 94 p 14A)
El Salvador
This Saturday, the National Civilian Police (PNC) uncovered
a
new weapons stockpile in an underground warehouse in San
Francisco Gotera, Morazan Department. The discovery was the
result of information provided by local peasants. Weapons seized
included 50 blocks of TNT, 20,000 rounds of assorted shells
including those for FAL, AK-47, and 16-mm rifles. PNC sources
pointed out that in the past few days they have uncovered
numerous weapons in the area. (San Salvador EL DIARIO DE HOY in
Spanish 7 Feb 94 p 11)
Peru
National Police sources report that one intelligence
services
junior officer had been tortured and killed on Sunday by alleged
subversives in the Lima district of Los Olivos. Police
investigating the case believe the police officer was killed in
another area and afterwards the body was dumped at Los Olivos.
Several months ago, two police lieutenants were also killed by a
guerrilla commando unit in the same area. (Paris AFP in Spanish
1557 GMT 7 Feb 94)
A DINCOTE (National Counterterrorism Directorate) agent was
killed this past Saturday by a four-man Shining Path `death
squad' in Huancayo, Junin Department, located 315 km east of
Lima. The agent was killed when his car was intercepted by the
terrorists while driving towards the local DINCOTE headquarters.
In another incident, two terrorists were killed Friday in
Huaraz, 400 km north of Lima when an Army patrol clashed with a
20-man Shining Path column that was trying to hold-up a bus.
(Madrid EFE in Spanish 1845 GMT 6 Feb 94)