Al-Burkan ( The Volcano , alt. Al-Burkan al Watani ) was a Libyan dissident terrorist group opposed to the rule of Muammar Gaddafi , that claimed responsibility for several political assassinations and attacks in Europe during the 1980's. A leader of Al-Burkan, Ragab Mabruk Zatout claimed to have personally met Oliver North and received support from US intelligence .
4-537: Burkan may refer to: Al-Burkan (The Volcano), a Libyan exile dissident group in the 1980s Burkan-e Bala , a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran Burkan-e Pain , a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran Nathan Burkan (1879–1936), Romanian-American lawyer Tolly Burkan (b. 1948), New Age speaker Volcano H-2 (also known as Burkan H-2), Yemeni ballistic missile Topics referred to by
8-536: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Burkan Al-Burkan claimed responsibility for the assassination of Libya 's ambassador to Italy on 21 January 1984 in Rome. A Libyan businessman with close ties to Gaddafi was killed on June 21, 1984, in Athens during the visit of Abdul Salam Turayki, Libya's secretary of foreign liaison. Both Al-Burkan and
12-664: The Iraqi Sadr Brigade took credit for the 11 September 1984 attack on two Libyan diplomats in Madrid . In 1985, Al-Burkan claimed responsibility for the assassination of the Libyan Information Bureau chief in Rome. In 1996, the Dispatches program on BBC Channel 4 produced a documentary on the shooting murder of London police officer Yvonne Fletcher during the 17 April 1984 demonstration at
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