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Morazanist Patriotic Front (FPM)
Description
A radical, leftist terrorist group that first appeared in the late 1980s.
Attacks made in protest of US intervention in Honduran economic and
political affairs.
Activities
Attacks on US, mainly military, personnel in Honduras. Claimed
responsibility for attack on a bus in March 1990 that wounded seven US
servicemen. Claimed bombing of Peace Corps office in December 1988, bus
bombing that wounded three US servicemen in February 1989, attack on US
convoy in April 1989, and grenade attack that wounded seven US soldiers in
La Ceiba in July 1989.
Strength
Unknown, probably relatively small.
Location/Area of Operation
Honduras.
External Aid
Had ties to former Government of Nicaragua and possibly Cuba.