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504.
Date: January 10, 1992
Target: Prime Minister John Major
Location: London, England
Details: A briefcase bomb exploded outside 10 Downing Street, ten minutes after Major left for a meeting. There were no injuries and the IRA claimed credit.

505.
Date: February 11, 1992
Target: Ambassador Anthony Quainton
Location: Lima, Peru
Details: A car bomb exploded outside Quainton's residence, killing two officers and wounding two others. The Shining Path terrorist group was credited.

506.
Date: March 20, 1992
Target: Party Vice President Shin Kanemaru
Location: Ashikaga, Japan
Details: Kanemaru was delivering a speech at a political rally when a man fired three shots with a pistol at the podium, narrowly missing him.

507.
Date: August 29, 1992
Target: Governor Raphael Colon
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Details: A man with two knives attacked Colon in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, where Colon was to address a group. His bodyguard disarmed the man and wrestled him to the ground.
(4-STARS: Protector action during the attack entirely prevented injury.)

508.
Date: July 6, 1992
Target: French First Lady Danielle Mitterrand
Location: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Details: Mitterrand was riding in a six-car motorcade when a car bomb exploded as the last car went past. Four were killed, including three bodyguards, and 19 were injured. Mitterrand escaped unharmed.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

509.
Date: July 14, 1992
Target: Finance Minister Yannis Paleokrassas
Location: Athens, Greece
Details: Paleokrassas was leaving work with his wife in an armored Mercedes when a November 17 terrorist fired an anti-tank rocket at his car, killing one person and injuring six others. Paleokrassas escaped unharmed.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

510.
Date: October 1, 1992
Target: Legislator Takashi Inoue
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Details: Two bombs exploded outside Inoue's home, breaking out six windows, but causing no injuries. Radical leftists were blamed.

511.
Date: October 12, 1992
Target: President Andres Perez
Location: Paraguaipoa, Venezuela
Details: Bodyguards shot and killed two men in a truck as it sped toward Perez during a ceremony. The truck struck several soldiers and civilians before stopping.
(3-STARS: Protector action during the attack favorably influenced safety/survival.)

512.
Date: October 30, 1992
Target: Prime Minister John Major
Location: London, England
Details: An IRA car bomb in a hijacked taxicab exploded outside 10 Downing Street. No injuries were reported.

513.
Date: March 25, 1993
Target: President Gnassingbe Eyadema
Location: Lome, Togo
Details: Gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on Eyadema's home, killing a top military aide. They were stopped by government troops.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

514.
Date: August 25, 1993
Target: President Saddam Hussein
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Details: Hussein narrowly escaped assassination while he was visiting his home village. Twenty-five were killed in a gun battle with his security force. A coup attempt in early August also failed.
(3-STARS: Protector action during the attack favorably influenced safety/survival.)

515.
Date: September 24, 1993
Target: President Saddam Hussein
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Details: A roadside bomb, concealed in a tractor, exploded as Hussein's armored limousine drove by, wounding one of his bodyguards. He was
en route
to a secret meeting. After the attack, 60 senior officials were questioned, and 20 officers were reportedly executed.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

516.
Date: November 25, 1993
Target: Prime Minister Atef Sedki
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Details: A car bomb exploded as Sedki's motorcade went past. He was riding in an armored limousine
en route
from his home to the office. Sedki was unharmed, but a schoolgirl was killed and 21 were injured.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

517.
Date: January 9, 1994
Target: Secretary-General Cyril Ramaphosa
Location: Katlehong, South Africa
Details: Automatic weapons fire broke out during a tour. Bodyguards whisked Ramaphosa, ANC Official Joe Slovo, and others away to safety. Two people were killed and two were wounded.
(4-STARS: Protector action during the attack entirely prevented injury.)

518.
Date: February 1, 1994
Target: President Hashemi Rafsanjani
Location: Tehran, Iran
Details: A man fired shots at Rafsanjani as he was addressing a crowd. The shots missed. Twenty people were later arrested.

519.
Date: July 29, 1994
Target: King Juan Carlos
Location: Madrid, Spain
Details: A car bomb exploded outside the walls of the royal palace, killing an army general and two others. The king and queen were away on vacation.