Carlos the Jackal - Bombing of the Radio Free Europe offices

Time: Saturday Feb 21, 1981

Place: Munich, Germany

Details: Carlos is believed to have planned his attacks on several European targets, including the bombing of the Radio Free Europe offices in Munich in February 1981, which was part of an eventually unsuccessful hunt for Ion Mihai Pacepa ordered and financed by the Romanian government.

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