Revolutionary Organization 17 November (RO-N17) -- Suspected Alias/Ally

Social Resistance had a brief career as a terrorist organization. Their political ideology has never been clearly articulated, and they have been suspected of involvement in attacks on politicians across the Greek political spectrum in November 1988, as well as claiming responsibility for a string of bombings in March 1990 at embassies of the PLO and a number of Eastern European nations.  <P> Greek authorities believe that Social Resistance is an alias for the well-known Greek Marxist terrorist group Revolutionary Organization 17 November (RO-N17). They have not speculated why RO-N17 would choose to use such an alias, but possible explanations include a desire to disorient authorities or the presence of fringe group members. Other aliases suspected to have been used by RO-N17 include "Revolutionary Interpretation," "Popular Uprising" and "May '36."

Social Resistance is believed to be inactive.  In regards to Social Resistance's possible existence as a cover name for RO-N17, beginning with a string of arrests in 2002, almost all of RO-17N's members have been captured and the group is presumed to be inactive.

Little is known about the Socialist-Nationalist Front (SNF) aside from their name and the circumstances surrounding their claim of responsibility for a November 1988 bombing in Switzerland.  The bombing took place outside a building in Geneva which housed offices for Soviet airline Aeroflot, several banks (two Arab, one French), and a jewelry store.  The bomb was reportedly hidden in a trash can, and caused a great deal of damage, as well as five serious injuries. <P><br /><br />Later that day, an anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the previously unknown Socialist-Nationalist Front, saying that the bomb had targeted "communist, capitalist and Jewish interests."  Although Swiss officials publicly doubted the claim made by the organization, no other group claimed responsibility, and the perpetrators of the attack were never caught.  <P> <br /><br />Although the group's name and stated targets (communists and Jews) could imply that the SNF had ties to the neo-Nazi movement, there is no evidence to confirm this assumption.  Furthermore, neo-Nazi and extreme right-wing organizations are generally not anti-capitalist, the other target mentioned in SNF's claim.  In any case, the SNF did not claim responsibility for any other attacks, and was never heard from again.<br />