| Date |
Event |
Victims |
| 2/14/79 |
Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs kidnapped and killed in gunfire between police and captors in Kabul, Afghanistan |
1 killed |
| 11/4/79 |
American diplomats held hostage 14 months in Iran |
66 hostages |
| 11/20/79 |
Islamic fundamentalists temporarily seize the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
254 killed, 600 wounded |
| 10/6/81 |
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by Muslim extremists in Cairo, Egypt |
1 killed |
| 1/18/82 |
Col. Charles Ray, USA, military attaché to the U.S. embassy in Paris, killed by the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction in Paris, France |
1 killed |
| 8/1/82 |
Pan Am 830 to Hawaii bombed by Palestinian terrorists while preparing for descent into Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii |
1 killed, 15 wounded |
| 4/18/83 |
Hezbollah bombs U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon |
63 killed, 120 injured |
| 10/23/83 |
Hezbollah bombs U.S. Marines HQ and French paratrooper base in Beirut, Lebanon |
307 killed, 75 injured |
| 12/12/83 |
Iranian sponsored bomb attack on U.S. embassy in Kuwait |
6 killed, 80 wounded |
| 1982-1992 |
Hezbollah kidnaps and murders numerous U.S. officials in Lebanon |
30 kidnapped, several killed |
| 1/18/84 |
Hezbollah murders American University of Beirut president Malcolm Kerr in Beirut, Lebanon |
1 killed |
| 9/20/84 |
Hezbollah bombs U.S. embassy annex in Aukar, Lebanon |
9 killed, 58 injured |
| 4/12/85 |
Restaurant near USAF base in Madrid, Spain bombed, authorities blame Hezbollah but never solved |
18 killed, 82 wounded |
| 6/14/85 |
Hezbollah hijacks TWA 847 and diverts it to Beirut, singling out a U.S. navy diver and killing him |
1 killed |
| 8/8/85 |
Car bomb detonates at main USAF base in Germany by Palestine trained radical left-wing German terror group |
3 killed, 20 wounded |
| 10/7/85 |
Palestinian terrorists attack cruise ship Achille Lauro off the Egyptian coast |
1 killed |
| 11/23/85 |
Abu Nidal Organization hijacks Egypt Air 648 during Athens-Cairo route |
65 killed |
| 12/27/85 |
Abu Nidal Organization attacks American and Israeli airline counters in Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria |
24 killed, 110 wounded |
| 4/2/86 |
Arab Revolutionary cell detonates bomb on Rome-Athens TWA 840 during descent |
4 killed, 5 injured |
| 4/5/86 |
Abu Nidal, helped by Libya, bombs West Berlin, Germany disco |
3 killed, 200+ injured |
| 9/5/86 |
Abu Nidal hijacks Pan Am 73 in Karachi, Pakistan and detonates hand grenades hours after landing |
21 killed, 100 injured |
| 4/14/88 |
Japanese Red Army, under the direction of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror group, detonates car bomb outside USO club in Naples, Italy |
5 killed, 15 injured |
| 12/21/88 |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, helped by Libya, detonates bomb on Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland |
270 killed |
| 1/18-19/91 |
Iraqi agents attempt bombings of Americans in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand |
n/a |
| 12/29/92 |
Al Qaeda bomb detonated in hotel in Aden, Yemen |
2 killed |
| 1/25/93 |
Gunman attacks CIA HQ in Virginia |
2 killed, 3 wounded |
| 2/26/93 |
First World Trade Center bombing (New York City) |
7 killed, 1040 wounded |
| 4/14/93 |
Iraqi intelligence agents attempt assassination of George H.W. Bush in Kuwait |
None |
| 4/3-4/93 |
"Black Hawk Down," Mogadishu, Somalia |
18 killed, 84 wounded |
| 12/8/94 |
Operation Bojinka, Philippines, precursor to 9/11 attacks, foiled by Philippine police |
None |
| 2/7/95 |
Ramzi Yousef captured in Pakistan |
n/a |
| 3/8/95 |
Al Qaeda affiliated terrorists murder U.S. diplomats in Pakistan |
2 killed, 1 wounded |
| 11/13/95 |
bin Laden connected terrorists bomb U.S. military training complex in Saudi Arabia |
7 killed, 50 wounded |
| 6/25/96 |
Hezbollah bombs Khobar Towers at Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia |
19 killed, 500 wounded |
| 2/23/97 |
Palestinian gunman opens fire on tourists atop Empire State Building (New York City) |
1 killed, 6 wounded |
| 11/12/97 |
Two Islamic terrorist groups kill American oil company workers and driver in Karachi, Pakistan |
5 killed |
| 2/23/98 |
bin Laden and al Zawahiri reunite and join forces against U.S. |
n/a |
| 8/7/98 |
Al Qaeda bombs U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
224 killed, 5000 wounded |
| 12/98 |
Iraqi intelligence plots to bomb Radio Free Europe in Prague (then Czechoslovakia) |
None |
| 12/28/98 |
Yemeni terrorists kidnap and murder western tourists |
16 kidnapped, 4 killed |
| 11/12/99 |
Rocket attacks target U.S. installation in Islamabad, Pakistan |
None |
| 8/12/00 |
Four American mountain climbers kidnapped by Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, but escape six days later |
4 kidnapped |
| 10/12/00 |
Terrorists bomb the USS Cole docked in Aden, Yemen |
17 killed, 29 injured |
| 12/20/00 |
Jemaah Islamiyah set off bombs throughout Manila, Philippines, including U.S. embassy |
22 killed |
| 9/11/01 |
Al Qaeda hijacks four planes and crashes two into the WTC towers (New York City), one into the Pentagon (Arlington, VA) and the fourth crashes in rural western Pennsylvania |
2974 killed |
| 9/01 |
Anthrax sent to U. S. Congress and New York State government offices and to several media outlets (New York City, Washington, DC) |
5 killed, 17 infected |
| 12/22/01 |
Richard Reid attempts to destroy American Airlines 63 by detonating shoe bomb during a trans-Atlantic flight |
None |
| 7/4/02 |
Egyptian gunman opens fire at an El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport |
3 killed |
| 11/15/03 |
Suicide attackers drive truck bombs into two synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey |
25 killed, 300 injured |
| 11/20/03 |
Suicide bombers detonate truck bombs at the HSBC Bank and the British Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey |
30 killed, 400 wounded |
| 3/11/04 |
Series of coordinated bombs explode on four commuter trains during morning rush hour in Madrid, Spain three days before
general elections |
191 killed, 1,755 wounded |
| 7/7/05 |
Series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts hit London's public transport system during morning rush hour. Two weeks later, on July 21 four more attempted attacks on public transport system. |
52 killed, 700 injured |
| 8/10/06 |
Major anti-terrorist operation disrupts an alleged bomb plot targeting multiple airplanes bound for U.S. flying through London's Heathrow Airport |
None |
| 4/11/07 |
Two suicide car bombs in Algiers, Al Qaeda affiliated Islamic Maghreb takes responsibility |
33 killed, 222 injured |
| 5/7/07 |
Six men, inspired by Jihadist videos, plot to kill U.S. soldiers at Ft. Dix, NJ, but arrested |
None |
| 5/18/07 |
Attack on historic Mecca Masjid (mosque) in Hyderabad, India |
16 killed, 100 injured |
| 6/29-30/07 |
Al Qaeda attacks on UK sites. Car rams into main terminal at Glasgow International Airport. Two car bombs fail to explode in London. |
5 injured |
| 7/2/07 |
Suicide bombing at Queen of Sheba temple in Marib, Yemen |
10 killed, 12 injured |
| 7/19/07 |
Taliban kidnaps 23 South Korean church workers in Afghanistan. They are released five weeks later after ransom is paid and
a negotiated troop withdrawal by South Korea. |
2 killed |
| 8/25/07 |
Two bombings in Hyderabad, India |
44 killed, 54 injured |
| 12/27/07 |
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto assassinated in shooting attack and suicide bombing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
24 killed, 46 injured |
| 1/16/08 |
Civilian bus bombed and fleeing passengers gunned down in Sri Lanka, ending a six-year ceasefire |
31 killed, 65 injured |
| 5/2/08 |
Bombing at Ben Salman mosque in Yemen |
15 killed, 55 injured |
| 5/13/08 |
Eight simultaneous bomb blasts in Jaipur, India |
63 killed, 216 injured |
| 7/27/08 |
Two bombs explode in Istanbul, Turkey |
17 killed, 150 injured |
| 8/19/08 |
Islamic Maghreb suicide bomber drives vehicle into group of military recruits gathering for exams in Issers, Algeria |
43 killed, 45 injured |
| 9/13/08 |
Five bombs explode in Dehli, India |
20 killed, 90 injured |
| 10/6/08 |
Suicide bomb explodes in the office of a national political party near bus stand in Sri Lanka |
27 killed, 80 injured |
| 10/21/08 |
Bomb explodes near police commando complex in India |
17 killed, 30 injured |
| 10/30/08 |
Series of 13 blasts occurred in and around Guwahati, India |
66 killed, 470 injured |
| 11/26-29/08 |
Gunmen open fire at eight different sites in apparent coordinated attack. At least eight explosions reported and some gunmen take hostages at high profile sites throughout Mumbai, India |
160 killed, 327 injured |
| 11/5/09 |
U.S. Army Major Malik Nadal Hassan opens fire in the Soldier Readiness Center at Ft. Hood, TX |
13 killed, 30 injured |
| 11/2709 |
Bomb detonated on a track and derailed train of the Nevsky Express, travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Russia |
26 killed, 90 injured |
| 12/25/09 |
Nigerian teenager Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempts to detonate explosive on aircraft enroute from Amsterdam to Detroit. During the incident suspect ignites himself but
is extinguished and overpowered by two passengers. |
3 injured |
| 1/8/10 |
Angolan rebels affiliated with Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda - Military Position (FLEC-PM) attack bus carrying Togo national football team traveling to African Cup of Nations tournament as it enters Angola |
3 killed, 7 injured |
| 2/13/10 |
Bomb explodes at the well known German Bakery in Pune, India |
16 killed, 60 injured |
| 3/4/10 |
John Patrick Bedell fired on police at security checkpoint in Pentagon Metro station |
1 killed, 2 injured |
| 3/29/10 |
Two female suicide bombers hit Moscow Metro system during morning rush hour |
40 killed, 100+ injured |
| 3/31/10 |
Two suicide bombers detonate 20 minutes apart outside government offices in Kizlyar, Russia |
12 killed, 25 injured |
| 4/26/10 |
Attempted assignation of British ambassador to Yemen, Tim Torlot, in Sanaa, Yemen |
2 injured |
| 5/1/10 |
New York City's Times Square evacuated after the discovery of a car bomb. Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad later identified as culprit and apprehended. |
None |
| 5/28/10 |
Maoist rebels sabotage rail track in West Bengal, India. Explosion derails express sleeper train, which is then struck by goods train |
128+ killed, 145+ injured |
| 6/11/10 |
Truck bomb linked to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb explodes next to a police roadblock in Lakhdaria, Algeria |
4 killed, 20 injured |
| 6/22/10 |
PKK militants detonate a bomb next to a military bus carrying Turkish soldiers and their relatives in suburban Istanbul, Turkey |
5 killed, 12 injured |
