NCJ Number
107706
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 56 Issue: 11 Dated: special issue (October 1987) Pages: 28-32
Date Published
1987
Length
5 pages
Annotation
While the U.S. Department of State is generally responsible for managing terrorist incidents abroad, and the FBI is responsible for domestic terrorism, a number of statutes give the FBI authority to investigate extraterritorial incidents. These include aircraft
Abstract
These include aircraft piracy and related offenses, crimes against internationally protected persons and select U.S. officials, piracy, and crimes committed within the special maritime jurisdiction of the United States. Two recent statutes, enacted in 1984 and 1986, respectively, have further expanded the FBI's role in international terrorism investigation to hostage incidents and to terrorist acts aimed at U.S. nationals abroad. Under these statutes, the FBI is responsible for carrying out investigations abroad, with a view toward prosecution. This has caused new challenges in the intelligence community and requires cooperation between the FBI and the host country and its law enforcement agencies, as well as with other U.S. agencies. 15 footnotes.