Vandalika Teodoro Suárez Gang
Pandilla Vandalika Teodoro Suárez
Dates of operationMarch 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)–December 2011 (2011-12)
Country Argentina
MotivesTo combat the State and Neoliberalism
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
IdeologyEgoist anarchism
Individualist anarchism, Insurrectionary anarchism
Anarchism without adjectives
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism
Illegalism
Internationalism
Political positionPost-left
Notable attacksExplosive attacks against corporate offices and government buildings
StatusDissolved
Allies
Opponents Government of Argentina

The Vandalika Teodoro Suárez Gang was an Argentine urban guerrilla group active in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, from 2010 to 2011, where it launched attacks on banks and offices belonging to private companies.[1]

Activity

On March 30, 2010, the group claimed responsibility for an explosion against a Banco Nación branch in Calle Lavalle, Buenos Aires. The attack did not leave any injuries, only material damage to the branch building.[2][3] On August 27, the group together with Asociadxs autonomxs independientes levemente deskiciadxs planted an explosive in a branch of Banco Francés, in the Almagrov neighborhood when a call warned that there was a suspicious backpack next to the blindex door of the Banco Francés around 6:00, the notice was made to the Explosives Firefighters Brigade of the Federal Police. The explosives experts decided to detonate the backpack, which contained a bomb with a clockwork mechanism inside. The shock wave caused the bank's blindex to break and the windows of some neighboring buildings to shatter, causing no harm to anyone. Leaflets were found at the site of the explosion.[4][5]

On September 16, 2010, an explosion occurred in front of the adjacent offices of American Airlines and Alitalia in Buenos Aires. The pamphlets found at the site contained slogans demanding freedom for alleged political prisoners in Chile and autonomy for the Mapuche, in the context of the Mapuche conflict. The attack was one of the most high-profile ones carried out by the group.[6][7][8][9][10][11] On December 20 of the same year, an explosion was registered inside a branch of Banco Francés, in the Retiro neighborhood, at 3:50 a.m., the explosion caused significant damage to the front of the credit institution and neighboring buildings, although no people were injured.[12][13] This attack was the group's seventh explosive attack against a bank in 2011.[14]

On July 25, 2011, an explosive device detonated in front of the mutual building for retired NCOs of the Argentine Federal Police, in the Parque Chacabuco neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Gendarmerie personnel were at the scene analyzing the device and the possible causes of the explosion, according to the information given, the authorities reported that the explosion occurred at 2:30 a.m. m., and no injuries were reported.[15][16][17][18]

Years later, on February 11, 2016, an explosive device was deactivated by sappers belonging to the GOPE, being a media incident and being considered a terrorist incident by the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.[19][20] The Vandalika Teodoro Suárez Gang and the Antagonic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla claimed the attack, threatening to carry out more.[21][22]

Context

Between 2010 and 2013, anarchist groups claimed the largest campaign of political violence in recent Argentine history, without deaths or injuries, with attacks that reached police patrols, government and bank buildings and private property. The authorities attributed several small-scale attacks in the city against financial institutions and offices of prominent national and foreign companies to Chilean anarchist groups.[23][24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vandalicia Teodoro Suarez-Chile". Terrorism Research & Analysisi Consortium (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Vandalika Teodoro Suarez Gang (1 April 2010). "Atentado explosivo contra Banco Nación en Buenos Aires". Cedema (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Otra explosión en una sucursal del Banco Nación". La Nación (in Spanish). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Vandalika Teodoro Suarez Gang (27 August 2010). "Atentado explosivo contra sucursal de Banco Frances en Buenos Aires". La Haine-Liberación Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ↑ J.M.C. (5 July 2010). "Misterioso atentado en Almagro". Revista El Abasto (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Bureau of Diplomatic Security (2010). "Political Violence Against Americans". United States Department of State: 9. Retrieved 17 September 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ "Explosión daña oficinas de American Airlines y Alitalia en Argentina". El Universo (in Spanish). 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Vandalika Teodoro Suárez Gang (16 September 2010). "Acción contra American Airlines y Alitalia". Cedema (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Argentina-Explota un artefacto frente a las oficinas de Alitalia y American Airlines en Buenos Aires". Notimerica (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Recoleta: estalló un artefacto explosivo frente a las oficinas de American Airlines y Alitalia". La Nación (in Spanish). 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Poderosa bomba lanzapanfletos destruyó un cajero en Retiro". El Litoral (in Spanish). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Estalló una bomba casera en un banco". Perfil (in Spanish). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Los autores del ataque al cajero automático reivindicaron a un terrorista de La Tablada". Infobae (in Spanish). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Estallo un explosivo casero en un cajero de Retiro". Cronista (in Spanish). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "INSEGURIDAD. Explosión en la Mutual de la Policía Federal Argentina". Multimedios Prima (in Spanish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Explosión en mutual de la Policía Federal". Perfil (in Spanish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Explosión en una mutual de la Policía en Parque Chacabuco/". La Nación (in Spanish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Explosión en mutual de la Policía Federal". Info Veloz (in Spanish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Carabineros acude a recinto de Gendarmería por aviso de supuesto artefacto explosivo". T13 (in Spanish). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Desactivan artefacto explosivo instalado en unidad de Gendarmería". Emol (in Spanish). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  21. ↑ "Gobierno presenta querella por Ley Antiterrorista tras colocación de artefacto explosivo en centro de Gendarmería". Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (in Spanish). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  22. ↑ Antagonic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla (11 February 2016). "ADJUDICACIÓN DE ARTEFACTO EXPLOSIVO EN EL CENTRO DE REINSERCIÓN DE GENDARMERÍA DE CHILE". Cedema. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  23. ↑ Fahsbender, Federico (15 November 2018). "Quemacoches y bombas al Estado: la historia nunca contada de los atentados anarquistas en la Argentina del siglo XXI". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  24. ↑ Bacchiega, Julia (2016). "¿Terrorismo o actos de venganza? Atentados anarquistas en Argentina en las primeras décadas del siglo XX" (PDF). Revista Relaciones Internales (51). National University of La Plata. Retrieved 16 September 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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