Incident Summary:

1/12/1990: In a series of two related attacks, members of the Pedro Albizu Campos Revolutionary Forces bombed the Westinghouse Electric Supply Company in Carolina, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties but the building sustained $3,500 in damages.

GTD ID:
199001120005

When:
1990-01-12

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Puerto Rico

City:
Carolina

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Westinghouse Electric Supply Company
Specific Description Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, Carolina Puerto Rico
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage $3,500.00
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Pipe Bomb
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Additional Information This is part of a multiple attack with 199001120006. The bomb detonated around 2:30 AM. The Eugenio Maria de Hostos International Brigade of the Pedro Albizu Campos Revolutionary Forces sent a communiqué to Agencia EFE, a Spanish News Agency, claiming credit for this attack.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Pedro Albizu Campos Revolutionary Forces Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Letter)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Terrorism in the United States 1990," Terrorist Research and Analytical Center, Counterterrorism Section Criminal Investigative Division, FBI, 1990.
"Pipe Bombs Damage Marine Corps Center, Westinghouse Store," Associated Press, January 12, 1990.
Peter Grier, "Terrorist Impact In US Still Small," Christian Science Monitor, August 8, 1991.