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MAR ES 2 . The M-19 has suffered a series of setbacks since the November 1985 Palace of Justice attack, including the loss of several top leaders. However, the M-19’s urban unit in Bogota became active again in late 1987 to early 1988. Selected Incident Chronology February 1980 — Seized the Dominican Republic Embassy in Bogota, taking 80 hostages, including the ambassadors from the US and 13 Latin American, European, and Middle Eastern countries. After 61 days, the terrorists flew to Cuba on a Cubana Airlines jet with 11 hostages. Their demands for a $10 million ransom and the release of 28 “politicet prigoners” were not met. af Colombian M-19 guerrillas held 32 hostages at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in February 1980. umes UE. TARUBRAURL BAB fi Vier January-March 1981 — Kidnaped US citizen Chester Allen Bitterman in Bogota and demanded the withdrawal from Colombia of the US Summer Institute of Linguistics, Bitterman’s employer. The terrorists executed Bitterman on 7 March 1981 after their demands were not met. January 1982 — Hijacked a Colombian Aerotal 727 commercial jetliner on a flight between Bogota and Medellin. The hijackers demanded and received a plane to fly to Havana. April 1983 — Exploded a high-powered bomb in the building housing the Honduran Embassy in Bogota, seriously wounding the Honduran Consul. March 1984 — Staged three simultaneous attacks on military and police installations and banks in the town of Florencia. August 1985 — Participated in the kidnaping of Ecuadorean banker Nahim Isaias from his home near Guayaquil, Ecuador. He and his Ecuadorean AVC and Colombian M-19 captors were killed in the Ecuadorean police rescue attempt. October 1985 — Intercepted the automobile of Army Commander General Rafael Samudio Molina in Bogota, but fled after a firefight with the general’s escorts. t