1991 United States embassy sniper attack in Bonn

Terrorist incident in Germany March 2024 1991 United States embassy sniper attack in Bonn Bonn - Chancery Office Building - 1990 - DPLA - f066646fd36242255e045e7f7d386eea.jpg The former embassy in Bonn, pictured in 1990 Bonn, Germany 13 February 1991 UTC+01:00 0 0 Red Army Faction G1 On 13 February 1991, three members of far-left militant organization the Red Army Faction (RAF) used a military rifle to fire about 250 rounds at the United States embassy in Bonn, Germany.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/02/world/german-economic-aide-slain-red-army-faction-suspected.html German Economic Aide Slain; Red Army Faction Suspected AP 2018-07-12 en The suspects fired at the embassy from a distance of about 500 metreshttps://programm.ard.de/TV/Programm/Sender/?sendung=28725128140205 Rätsel RAF-Terror Germany programm.ARD.de – ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam programm.ARD.de 2018-07-12 from Villa Von-Weiß-Straße 8, located across the Rhine river in Königswinter. The incident was linked to the ongoing Gulf War. In a note left at the scene, the RAF said the attack was done to combat American imperialism and to get it out of Iraq.http://www.rafinfo.de/archiv/raf/raf-13-2-91.php Rote Armee Fraktion Infopage Gohr Andreas www.rafinfo.de de 2018-07-12 The attackers escaped from their positions in a stolen Volkswagen Passat car and were never caught. The embassy received some bullet holes and broken windows, but no major damage was caused.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-mn-1811-story.html U.S. Embassy in Bonn Is Sprayed With Bullets by Left-Wing Group : Terrorism: Shots fired across Rhine cause no injuries. A letter links the attack to the war. JONES TAMARA 1991-02-14 Los Angeles Times 2018-07-12 en-US 0458-3035 The same G1 rifle was used by the RAF in the killing of Detlev Karsten Rohwedder in April 1991.https://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/bonn/stadt-bonn/Die-Suche-nach-der-bleiernen-Zeit-article3246756.html 40 Jahre RAF – Die Suche nach der bleiernen Zeit 2016-05-04 General-Anzeiger Bonn 2018-07-12 de 2018-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180812115829/http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/bonn/stadt-bonn/Die-Suche-nach-der-bleiernen-Zeit-article3246756.html dead In October 2001, new DNA tests of a hair left in the passenger seat of the Passat revealed that Daniela Klette may have been one of the suspects.http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-21197264.html ATTENTATE: Verräterisches Frauenhaar Mascolo Georg 2002-01-14 Der Spiegel 2018-07-12 3 Klette is an alleged RAF member who was already suspected in other attacks, such as the prison bombing in Weiterstadt in 1993.https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/dutch-police-say-surviving-red-army-faction-members-still-active-1.2737980 Dutch police say surviving Red Army Faction members still active The Irish Times 2018-07-12 en-US Klette remained at large until her arrest in 2024.https://www.dw.com/en/fugitive-far-left-raf-terror-suspect-daniela-klette-taken-into-custody-in-berlin/a-68383091 German police arrest Red Army Faction suspect Daniela Klette DW.com 2024-02-27 en-US Nobody else has ever been convicted for the attack. In March 2026, it was reported that Klette had been charged by the Federal Public Prosecutor with attempted murder in 20 cases in relation to the attack.https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/klette-anklage-bundesanwaltschaft-100.html Bundesanwaltschaft erhebt Anklage gegen Klette Public prosecutor lays charges against Klette tagesschau.de 26 March 2026 de 30 March 2026 See also Downing Street mortar attack References Category:1991 in international relations Category:February 1991 in Germany Bonn, 1991 Category:Terrorist incidents in Germany in 1991 Category:Red Army Faction Category:Germany–United States relations Category:Non-fatal shootings Category:Gulf War Category:20th century in Bonn Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Germany Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1991 Category:Communist terrorist incidents