Bommeleeër Ransom Letters
CIA Terrorism Reivew, 1986-02-10
---
title: "Bommeleeër Affär"
author: "Bryan Nelson"
output:
flexdashboard::flex_dashboard:
orientation: columns
vertical_layout: fill
source_code: embed
lang: "en-us"
---
```{r setup, include=FALSE}
library(flexdashboard)
library(tidyverse)
library(lubridate)
library(leaflet)
library(DT)
library(timevis)
library(crosstalk)
library(timelineS)
bomm <- read_csv("C:/Users/bryan/Dropbox/Computer/Andromeda-Tau/data-reflections/blog-data/bommeleeer-affar/data/bommeleeër-affär.csv")
bomm$Date <- mdy(bomm$Date)
```
Locations {data-icon="ion-map"}
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**Locations**
The Bommeleeër Affär, or Bomber's Affair, was a series of bomb attacks in Luxembourg between 30 May 1984 and 25 May 1986.
Some locations are approximate to the town or neighborhood of the attack.
**References**
[Bommeleeër News](https://www.rtl.lu/news/bommeleeer), RTL (Luxembourgish)
[Das Bommeleeër-Dossier](https://www.wort.lu/de/view/das-bommeleeer-dossier-5092c3a9e4b0fe37043e8be8), Luxemburger Wort (German)
DNA: Luxembourg Podcast: [Part One](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791097.html) and [Part Two](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791100.html), RTL (English)
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### Map
```{r}
shared_bomm <- SharedData$new(bomm)
```
```{r}
filter_slider("Date", "Date", shared_bomm, column = ~Date)
expl_icon <- makeIcon(
iconUrl = "https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/831/831687.png",
iconWidth = 24, iconHeight = 24)
leaflet() %>%
addTiles(group = "Map") %>%
addProviderTiles(providers$Esri.WorldImagery, group = "Satellite") %>%
addMarkers(data = shared_bomm,
lat = ~latitude, lng = ~longitude,
popup = ~paste0("Target: ", Target, "
Location: ", Location, "
Date: ", Date, "
", Notes),
label = ~Target,
icon = expl_icon) %>%
addLayersControl(baseGroups=c("Map", "Satellite"),
options=layersControlOptions(collapsed=FALSE))
```
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### Table
```{r}
shared_bomm %>%
datatable(rownames = FALSE, options = list(paging = FALSE, scrollY = FALSE))
```
Timeline {data-icon="ion-clock"}
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**Timeline**
The Bommeleeër Affär, or Bomber's Affair, was a series of bomb attacks in Luxembourg between 30 May 1984 and 25 May 1986.
**References**
[Bommeleeër News](https://www.rtl.lu/news/bommeleeer), RTL (Luxembourgish)
[Das Bommeleeër-Dossier](https://www.wort.lu/de/view/das-bommeleeer-dossier-5092c3a9e4b0fe37043e8be8), Luxemburger Wort (German)
DNA: Luxembourg Podcast: [Part One](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791097.html) and [Part Two](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791100.html), RTL (English)
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### Timeline
```{r}
bomm %>%
mutate(start = Date) %>%
mutate(content = Target) %>%
timevis()
```
Documents {data-icon="ion-document"}
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**Documents**
Few primary documents are in English, but a few of these are of particular interest: the ransom letters, though the English is likely not of a native speaker, and a review by the CIA in 1986.
**References**
[Bommeleeër News](https://www.rtl.lu/news/bommeleeer), RTL (Luxembourgish)
[Das Bommeleeër-Dossier](https://www.wort.lu/de/view/das-bommeleeer-dossier-5092c3a9e4b0fe37043e8be8), Luxemburger Wort (German)
DNA: Luxembourg Podcast: [Part One](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791097.html) and [Part Two](https://today.rtl.lu/media/podcasts/a/1791100.html), RTL (English)
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### Bommeleeër Ransom Letters
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### CIA Terrorism Review, 1986-02-10
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