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The following is alist of terrorist incidentsthat were not carried out by astateor its forces (seestate terrorismandstate-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are presented inList of assassinationsand unsuccessful attempts atList of people who survived assassination attemptsandList of heads of state and government who survived assassination attempts.

Definitions of terrorismvary, so incidents listed here are restricted to those that arenotableand described as "terrorism" by a consensus ofreliable sources.

Scholars dispute what might be calledterrorism in earlier periods.The modern sense of terrorism emerged in the mid-19th century.[1]

1800–1899

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
1865–1877 Murders c. 3,000 Several United StatesSouthern United States Approximately 3,000Freedmenand theirRepublican Partyallies are killed by theKu Klux Klanand well-organized campaigns of violence by other white supremacists in a campaign of terrorist violence that weakened thereconstructionist governmentsin theSouthern United Statesand helped re-establish legitimized segregation.[2][3] Ku Klux Klan Reconstruction Era
1881–1885 Bombing 0 (+3) 98 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Fenian dynamite campaign.[citation needed] Irish Republican Brotherhood
4 May 1886 Bombing 7 (+4) 160+ United StatesChicago,United States Haymarket Affair.A peaceful rally inHaymarket,Chicago,Illinois,was disrupted when a bomb was detonated as police were dispersing the public demonstration.[citation needed] FOTLU
9 December 1893 Bombing 0 20 FranceParis,France French anarchistAuguste Vaillantbombed the FrenchChamber of Deputiesinjuring 20 deputies.[citation needed] Auguste Vaillant
26 August 1896 Hijacking 10+ 0 Ottoman EmpireConstantinople,Ottoman Empire Occupation of the Ottoman BankbyArmenian Revolutionary Federationmembers in protest of theHamidian massacres.A resulting anti-Armenianpogromkilled around 6,000 individuals.[citation needed] Armenian Revolutionary Federation

1900–1929

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
28 April – 1 May 1903 Bombings 0 (+4) Ottoman EmpireThessaloniki,Ottoman Empire Members of theBoatmen of Thessaloníki,aBulgariananarchistgroup, carried out a series of bombings inThessaloniki. Boatmen of Thessaloníki
18 May 1904 Kidnapping 0 2 kidnapped MoroccoTangier,Morocco Perdicaris affair:Ion PerdicarisandCromwell Varleywerekidnappedand held for ransom bybanditMulai Ahmed er Raisuliin Morocco.[4] Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli
31 May 1906 Bombing 24 Several SpainMadrid,Spain Morral affair.24 people were killed when terrorist bombed the Royal Couple,Alfonso XIII of SpainandVictoria Eugenie,on their wedding day. Mateo del Morral
25 August 1906 Bombing 28 Several Russian EmpireAptekarsky Island,Russia 28 people were killed when three terrorists bombed a reception in an attempt to assassinatePyotr Stolypin. Union of Socialists Revolutionaries Maximalists
11–12 July 1908 Bombing 1 23 SwedenMalmö,Sweden Night between 11 and 12 July:Bombing of the boatAmaltheawhereBritishstrikebreakers lived byAnton NilssonOne was killed and 23 wounded. Anton Nilsson
1 October 1910 Bombing 21 105+ United StatesLos Angeles,United States Los Angeles Times bombingkilled 21 people and wounded over 100 others. John J. McNamaraandJames B. McNamara
28 June 1914 Various 2 16-22 Austria-HungarySarajevo,Austria-Hungary TheAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinandwas the assassination of the heir presumptive to the Austrian throne, and his wife,Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.As the Archduke's car approached the third assassin after the others failed to act, the bomb bounced off the Archduke's car and exploded the car behind him, injuring 16-20 people. Later, as the Archduke's car turned a wrong corner, assassinGavrilo Principshot dead the Archduke and his wife in their car. This resulted in theJuly Crisis,andWorld War I. Gavrilo Princip(with theBlack Hand) Prelude toWorld War I
22 July 1916 Bombing 10 40 United StatesSan Francisco,United States Preparedness Day Bombingwas a bombing in San Francisco,California,on 22 July 1916, when the city held a parade in anticipation of theUnited States' entry into World War I.During the parade, a suitcase bomb was detonated, killing ten and wounding forty. GalleanistAnarchists(suspected)
30 July 1916 Bombing 4 Hundreds United StatesJersey City,United States Black Tom explosionwas a planned detonation of a munitions factory atBlack Tom Islandin the neutral United States byImperial GermanAgents that killed four and injured hundreds, as well as causing millions of dollars in damages. Imperial GermanAgents World War I
16 September 1920 Bombing 40 143+ United StatesNew York City,United States Wall Street bombingkilled 40 people and wounded over 143 others.[5] GalleanistAnarchists(suspected) Red Scare
14 October 1920 Bombings 1 10 ItalyTrieste,Italy In Trieste, nationalists threw six bombs at the editorial office of a socialist newspaper, resulting in one death and ten injuries.[6] ItalianNationalists
15 October 1920 Bombings 0 2 ItalyMilan,Italy In Milan, anarchists were responsible for throwing two bombs at a hotel holding aBritishdelegation attending the Milan International Conference; there were two injuries.[6] Anarchists
8 December 1920 Bombing 3 3 RomaniaBucharest,Romania A bomb placed by a left-wing terrorist groupblows upin theRomanian Senate,killing the Minister of Justice and two other senators. The President of the Senate and two Orthodox bishops were severely injured. Max Goldstein,Leon Lichtblauand Saul Ozias
31 May 1921 Riot 39–300 800+ United StatesTulsa,United States TheTulsa race riotkilled at least 39 people and injured over 800.[7] Ku Klux Klan
13 December 1921 Bombing 100 RomaniaBolgrad,Romania TheBolgrad palace bombingoccurred when a bomb thrown byBessarabian separatistsat theBolgradpalace, killed 100 soldiers and police officers.[8] Bessarabian separatists Union of Bessarabia with Romania
31 October 1923 Shooting 1 1 Irish Free StateDublin,Irish Free State Far-rightextremists shot twoJewishmen as they walked acrossSt. Stephen's GreeninDublin.One of the men was killed.[9] Far-rightextremists
16 April 1925 Bombing 150 ~500 BulgariaSofia,Bulgaria St Nedelya Church assault– TheBulgarian Communist Party(BCP) blew up the church's roof during the funeral service of General Konstantin Georgiev, who had been killed in a previous Communist assault on 14 April. 150 people, mainly from the country's political and military elite, were killed in the attack and around 500 were injured.[10] Bulgarian Communist Party

1930–1949

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
3 March 1940 Arson 5 5 SwedenLuleå,Sweden Politically motivatedarson attacktargeted at the communist newspaperNorrskensflamman(Northern Flame) by various perpetrators. 5 people were killed, 2 of which were children, along with 5 others injured. Norrbottens-Kuriren
4 July 1940 Bombing 2 0 United StatesNew York City,United States Time bomb is recovered from theBritish Pavilionat the1939 New York World's Fair,twoNYPDpolicemen were killed.[11] Unknown
1940–1956 Serial bombings 0 15 United StatesNew York City,United States George Metesky,the "Mad Bomber", places over 30 bombs inNew York Cityin public places such asGrand Central TerminalandThe Paramount Theater,injuring ten during this period, in protest against the local electric utility. He also sends many threatening letters.[12] George Metesky
22 July 1946 Bombing 91 46 Mandatory PalestineJerusalem,Mandatory Palestine TheKing David Hotel bombingbyZionistparamilitary groupIrgunkills 91 and injures 46 non-fatally.[13] Irgun Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
25 July 1947 Airliner hijacking 1 0 RomaniaRomania Three Romanian terrorists kill an aircrew member aboard a Romanian airliner.[14]This is regarded as the first aircraft hijack resulting in a fatality.[citation needed] Unknown
22 February 1948 Car bombings 58 123 Mandatory PalestineJerusalem,Mandatory Palestine Ben Yehuda Street bombings:threeBritish Armytrucks led by an armoured car driven by Arab irregulars and British deserters exploded on Ben Yehuda Street killing 58 Jewish civilians and injuring 140.[15][16] Arab insurgents and rogue British soldiers 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
7 May 1949 Airliner bombing 13 0 PhilippinesPhilippines Thirteen people are killed as a Philippine airliner explodes in flight travelling fromDaettoManila.A time bomb detonates 30 minutes after departure nearAlabat Island.[17] Unknown
5 August 1949 Grenade attack 12 ~30 SyriaDamascus,Syria 12 killed and dozens injured in theMenarsha synagogue attack. Arab Redemption Suicide Phalange 1948 Palestine war

1950–1969

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
17 March 1954 Shooting 12 2 IsraelScorpions Pass,Israel Ma'ale Akrabim massacre:an Israeli civilian passenger bus is attacked by unknown assailants at theScorpions Passin theNegev,resulting in the deaths of eleven passengers.[18][19] Palestinian fedayeen Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
16 June 1956 Bombing 1 6 Nicosia,British Cyprus TheUnited Statesvice consul is killed and six other consulate staff are injured when a terrorist throws 2 bombs in a restaurant inNicosia.[20] Unknown Cyprus Emergency
15 August 1958 Bombing 3 10 LebanonBeirut,Lebanon Three people are killed in a bomb blast inBeirut.The bombing also injures ten more at a grocery store near theLebanese Parliament.[21] Unknown 1958 Lebanon crisis
22 November 1962 Riot 2 (+5) ? South AfricaPaarl,South Africa Members of thePan Africanist Congress' military wing, theAzanian People's Liberation Army(also known as Poqo) targeted the town ofPaarlin theWestern Cape,when a crowd of over 200 people armed with axes, pangas and other home-made weapons marched from the Mbekweni township into Paarl and attacked the police station, homes and shops. Two white residents and 5 attackers were killed. Poqo directed its activities at the white population in general. It was also Poqo's avowed policy to attack and kill black people who were some way or another linked to theapartheidstate.[22] PAC(APLA) Internal resistance to apartheid
29 August 1963 Bank robbery 2 3 ArgentinaBuenos Aires,Argentina TheTacuara Nationalist Movementrobbed a bank, stealing almost 100,000US dollars.2 people died and 3 were injured. Tacuara Nationalist Movement
15 September 1963 Bombing 4 22 United StatesBirmingham,United States 16th Street Baptist Church bombing– Four members of theKu Klux Klanplanted at least 15 sticks ofdynamiteattached to atiming devicebeneath the front steps of the church. The explosion killed 4 girls and wounded 22.[23] Ku Klux Klan Civil rights movement
1963–1970 Bombings 8 ? CanadaQuebec,Canada Front de libération du Québec(FLQ) committedfrequent bombingstargetingEnglishbusinesses and banks, as well asMcGill University.The whole bombing campaign resulted in 8 known deaths and numerous injuries. Front de libération du Québec Quebec sovereignty movement
26 June 1965 Bombings 42 80 South VietnamSaigon,South Vietnam Two simultaneous explosions took place near a restaurant in the1965 Saigon bombingduring theVietnam War.The attack killed 42 people and 80 were wounded. Viet Cong Vietnam War
1966 Riots and massacres 8,000 to 30,000 ? NigeriaNorthern Region,Nigeria The1966 anti-Igbo pogromwas a series of massacres committed againstIgbosand other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966. Between 8,000 and 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed. A further 1 million Igbos fled the Northern Region into the East. These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of theRepublic of Biafra,which ultimately led to theNigeria-Biafra war. Racist mobs 1966 Nigerian coup d'état
28–29 September 1966 Airliner hijacking 0 0 ArgentinaandFalkland Islands Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 hijacking:a group of militant Argentine nationalists hijacked a civilianAerolineas Argentinasaircraft while flying overPuerto Santa Cruzand forced the captain at gunpoint to land in theFalkland Islands,where they took several civilians hostage. The crisis was resolved 36 hours later when the hijackers agreed to release their hostages and return to Argentina for trial.[24] Argentine nationalist militants Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
12 October 1967 Airliner bombing 66 0 Greece A bomb explodes on boardCyprus Airways Flight 284nearRhodeskilling all 66 people on the aircraft.[25] Unknown
4 September 1968 Bombings 1 51 IsraelTel Aviv,Israel Three bombs are detonated inTel Aviv,killing one person and injuring 51 people.[26] Palestine Liberation Organization Israeli–Palestinian conflict
21–25 February 1969 Bombings 2 20 IsraelJerusalem,Israel 1969 Jerusalem bombings:Three separate bombings inJerusalem,one in a supermarket and two in theBritishConsulate. In the supermarket bombing two Israelis were killed, and in all attacks 20 were injured. One of the bombers involved wasRasmea Odeh.[27][28] PLO(PFLP) Israeli–Palestinian conflict
5 August 1969 Bombing 0 0 Republic of IrelandDublin,Ireland A bomb was detonated inDublinat the main studio of the state broadcaster,RTÉ.TheUlster Volunteer Forcewas responsible. No one was injured.[29] Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
19 October 1969 Suicide bombing 0 (+1) 0 Republic of IrelandBallyshannon,Ireland AUPVsuicide bomber attacked a power station inBallyshannon,County Donegal.There were no casualties other than the attacker. TheUVFissued a statement saying the attempted attack was a protest against theIrish Armyunits "still massed on the border in County Donegal". The statement added: "so long as the threats from Éire continue, so long will the volunteers of Ulster's people's army strike at targets in Southern Ireland". Ulster Protestant Volunteers The Troubles
31 October 1969 Bombing 0 0 Republic of IrelandDublin,Ireland TheUlster Volunteer Forcebombed a monument inBodenstown,Dublin,dedicated to theIrish RepublicanheroWolfe Tone.There were no injuries.[30] Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
12 December 1969 Bombings 17 104 ItalyMilanandRome,Italy Piazza Fontana bombinginMilankills at least 17 people and injures at least 88. Three additional blasts occur inRome,injuring 16 people.[31] Ordine Nuovo Years of Lead
26 December 1969 Bombing 0 0 Republic of IrelandDublin,Ireland TheUlster Volunteer Forcebombed theO'Connell MonumentinDublin.There were no injuries but buildings were damaged in a half mile radius.[30] Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
28 December 1969 Bombing 0 0 Republic of IrelandDublin,Ireland TheUlster Volunteer Forcedetonate a bomb outside theGardacentral detective bureau inDublin.The nearby telephone exchange headquarters is suspected to have been the target. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles

1970–present

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Number of terrorist incidents worldwide[32][33]

By country

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Terrorism deaths per year by country
See also:Number of terrorist incidents by country

See also

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References

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  2. ^Jonathan M. Bryant:Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction EraArchived19 September 2008 at theWayback Machine,The New Georgia Encyclopedia,3 October 2002
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  4. ^"PERDICARIS AND VARLEY ARE IN GRAVE DANGER; An American Resident of Tangier Tells of the Situation".The New York Times.22 May 1904.Retrieved5 March2015.
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  10. ^"Sofia Church Terror Attack Vie for Bulgaria Top Event".The Free Library. 2010.Retrieved30 August2014.
  11. ^"POLICE DIE IN BLAST; Timed Device Explodes After it is Taken out of Pavilion".The New York Times.5 July 1940.Retrieved5 March2015.
  12. ^"Mad Bomber,' Now 70, Goes Free Today; Mad Bomber,' Now 70, Goes Free Today 37 Blasts Set Initials 'F.P.' Explained Institute Assailed".The New York Times.13 December 1973.Retrieved8 May2010.
  13. ^Clarke, Thurston.By Blood and Fire,G. P. Puttnam's Sons, New York, 1981
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  16. ^Joseph, Dov(1960).The faithful city: the siege of Jerusalem, 1948.Simon and Schuster. p. 37.LCCN60-10976.OCLC266413.... it was possible... [that the] drivers [were] from the more than two hundred deserters who had already joined the Arab force [as opposed to being officially sanctioned by the British Army]
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  24. ^Aguirre, Facundo (29 September 2016)."El Operativo Cóndor en Malvinas"[The Condor Operative in Malvinas].La Izquierda Diario(in Spanish).
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