List of major terrorist incidents

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This is a list of major terrorist incidents conducted by violent non-state actors, i.e. excluding state terrorism.[a]

Casualties of terrorist incidents worldwide

Attacks before 1950

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Wall Street Bombing 16 September 1920 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. 38 143+ Galleanisti
St. Nedelya Church bombing 16 April 1925 Sofia, Bulgaria 213 500+ Bulgarian Communist Party
King David Hotel bombing 22 July 1946 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine 91 46 Irgun
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Attacks 1950 to 1989

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MV Dara 8 April 1961 Southwest Asia, Persian Gulf 238 Unknown; possibly Omani separatists
McGurk's Bar bombing 4 December 1971 Belfast, Northern Ireland 15 17 Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Lod Airport massacre 30 May 1972 Tel Aviv, Israel 26 80 Japanese Red Army
Munich massacre 5 September 1972 Munich, West Germany 17 Black September Organization
Dublin and Monaghan bombings 17 May 1974 Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland 34 300 Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Birmingham pub bombings 21 November 1974 Birmingham, England 21 182 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA)
Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 bombing 6 October 1976 Over the Caribbean Sea 73 0[c] Anti-Communists[1][2][3]
Cinema Rex fire 19 August 1978 Abadan, Iran 377 to 470 200+ 4 men (unknown affiliation) The theatre was doused in airplane fuel, locked and started on fire as 700 people were trapped inside
Bologna massacre 2 August 1980 Bologna Centrale railway station, Italy 85 200+ Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
1983 Beirut barracks bombing 23 October 1983 Beirut, Lebanon 307 (2p)[d] 150 Islamic Jihad Organization (claimed responsibility), Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (court finding)
Brighton hotel bombing 12 October 1984 Grand Brighton Hotel, England 5 34 Provisional Irish Republican Army Attempted assassination of the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher.[4]
Air India Flight 182 bombing 23 June 1985 Over the Atlantic Ocean (en route from Montreal to London) 329 0[e] Babbar Khalsa
Rome and Vienna Airport attacks 27 December 1985 Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Vienna International Airport 19 138 Abu Nidal Organization
Hipercor bombing 19 June 1987 Barcelona, Spain 21 45 ETA (separatist group) The deadliest attack in ETA's history.
Massacre of Trujillo 28 October 1988 - 5 May 1991 Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia 200 to 400 Paramilitary groups and Cali Cartel members (prominently Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar and Henry Loaiza-Ceballos)
Pan Am Flight 103 21 December 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland 270 0[f] Libya[5] All 259 people on the plane were killed, as well as eleven others on-ground.
UTA Flight 772 19 September 1989 Near Termit Massif, Niger 170 0[g] Libya A suitcase bomb was planted on the plane, before detonating mid-flight, causing the plane to break up.
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1990s

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1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers 11 June 1990 Eastern Province, Sri Lanka 600 to 740 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires 17 March 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina 29 242 Islamic Jihad Organization, Imad Mughniyeh
1993 World Trade Center bombing 26 February 1993 North Tower, World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States 6 1,042 Ramzi Yousef, Eyad Ismoil
1993 Bombay bombings 12 March 1993 Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai, India 257 1,400 D-Company
Greysteel massacre 30 October 1993 Greysteel, Northern Ireland 8 19 Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
Loughinisland Massacre 18 June 1994 Loughinisland, Northern Ireland 6 5 Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
AMIA bombing 18 July 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina 86 (1p)[h] 300+ Suspected Hezbollah and Iranian involvement[6][7][8]
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 bombing 19 July 1994 near Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport, Colón, Panama 21 0 Ali Hawa Jamal (unknown affiliation)
Tokyo subway sarin attack 20 March 1995 Tokyo, Japan 14 1,000 Aum Shinrikyo (Ikuo Hayashi, Kenichi Hirose Toru Toyoda, Masato Yakayama and Yasuo Hayashi)
Oklahoma City bombing 19 April 1995 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 169 684 Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
1995 Paris RER bombing 25 July 1995 Paris, France 8 117 Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis 9 to 18 January 1996 Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye, and Sovetskoye 200+ 95 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Rais massacre 28 August 1997 village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers, Algeria 98 to 800 120 Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
Bentalha massacre 22 September 1997 village of Bentalha about 15 km south of Algiers, Algeria 200 to 400 Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
US Embassy Bombings 7 August 1998 Kenya, Tanzania 224 4,000+ Al-Qaeda
Omagh bombing 15 August 1998 Omagh, Northern Ireland 29 300+ Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA)
Russian apartment bombings 4 to 16 September 1999 Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk, Russia 307 1,700+ Ibn Al-Khattab, Achemez Gochiyayev and accomplices, [i] or Federal Security Service and GRU [j]
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2000s

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Walisongo school massacre 28 May 2000 Poso, Indonesia 165 to 191 Hundreds Christian militant groups
Rizal Day bombings 30 December 2000 Manila, Philippines 22 ~100 Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf
2001 Angola train attack 10 August 2001 Angola 252 165 UNITA
September 11 attacks 11 September 2001 United States 2,996 6,000 to 25,000 al-Qaeda American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into One World Trade Center (North Tower) at 8:46 AM EDT. United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Two World Trade Center (South Tower) at 9:03 AM EDT. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. At 9:28 AM EDT, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania after a struggle between hijackers and civilians onboard. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in world history.
2001 Indian Parliament attack 13 December 2001 India 14 18 Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed
Passover massacre[9][10][11][12][13] 27 March 2002 Israel 30[k][14] 160 Hamas[15] An attack conducted on Passover Seder celebrations which were being held at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel.
2002 Bali bombings 12 October 2002 Indonesia 204 209 Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda
Moscow theater hostage crisis 23 October 2002 Russia 132 700+ Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
SuperFerry 14 bombing 26 February 2004 Philippines 116 300 Abu Sayyaf
2004 Ashura massacre 2 March 2004 Kerbala and Baghdad, Iraq 80 to 100 150 to 200 Unknown Anti-Shia sentiment
2004 Madrid train bombings 11 March 2004 Madrid, Spain 193 2,500 Islamic extremists
Beslan school siege 1 to 3 September 2004 Russia 334 800+ Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
7/7 bombings, London 7 July 2005 London, England 56 784 al-Qaeda
2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings 23 July 2005 Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt 88 ~150 al-Qaeda
2006 Mumbai train bombings 11 July 2006 Mumbai, India 209 714 Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Sidduqui and Naveed Khan; Islamic extremism
23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings 23 November 2006 Sadr City, Iraq 215 140 Unknown; Islamic extremism
18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings 18 April 2007 Iraq 198 251 Unknown; Anti-Shi'ism
Qahtaniyah bombings 14 August 2007 Iraq 796 1,562
2008 Mumbai attacks 26 to 29 November 2008 Mumbai, India 175 300+ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Lashkar-e-Taiba
2008 Christmas massacres 24 to 27 December 2008 Democratic Republic of the Congo 620 to 860 Lord's Resistance Army
Camp Chapman attack 30 December 2009 Khost Province, Afghanistan 10 6 Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, al-Qaeda, Pakistani Taliban
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2010s

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2011 Norway attacks 22 July 2011 Oslo, Norway & Utøya, Norway 77 320+ Anders Behring Breivik
January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks 5 to 20 January 2012 Northern Nigeria 222 57+ Boko Haram
2013 Boston Marathon bombing 15 April 2013 Boston, Massachusetts 3 281 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (brothers)
Westgate shopping mall attack 21 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya 71 175 Al-Shabaab
2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre 5 May 2014 Nigeria 300 Unknown Boko Haram
Camp Speicher massacre 12 June 2014 Iraq 1,095 to 1,700 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
2014 Peshawar school massacre 16 December 2014 Pakistan 155 114 Pakistani Taliban
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2015

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January 3–7 Baga massacre 150–2,000 Unknown Baga, Borno State, Nigeria Boko Haram militants opened fire on northern Nigerian villages, leaving bodies scattered everywhere, reporting over 100 fatalities with as many as 2,000 people unaccounted for – feared dead.[16] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
January 7–9 January 2015 Île-de-France attacks 17 (+3 preparators) 22 Paris, France From 7 January 2015 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris. Three attackers killed a total of 17 in four shooting attacks, and police then killed the three assailants.The main attacks were the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege . The organization Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility and said that the coordinated attacks had been planned for years. Al-Qaeda Islamic terrorism in Europe
March 20 2015 Sanaa mosque bombings 142 351+ Sanaa, Yemen Islamic State militants in Yemen carried out five suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayers in the city of Sanaa.[17] Islamic State Yemen branch Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
April 2 Garissa University College attack 148 79 Garissa, Kenya Six to ten gunmen associated with the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab opened fire at the Garissa University in Kenya. Christians were their main target of the attack, with the Islamic extremists separating the Muslims from Christians before executing them. Up to three hundred students are unaccounted for. One hundred and forty-eight students were reported killed, along with seventy-nine wounded. Four gunmen were killed by security forces.[18][19] Al-Shabaab War in Somalia
June 25 Kobanî massacre 223+ 300+ Kobanî, Syria On 25 June 2015, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detonated three car bombs in Kobanî, close to the Turkish border crossing. Islamic State Syrian Civil War
June 26 2015 Sousse attacks 38 (+ the preparator) 39 Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia A mass shooting occurred at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia. Islamic State Islamist extremism
July 1–2 30 June and 1 July 2015 Borno massacres 145 17 Kukawa, Nigeria Boko Haram militants attacked multiple mosques between July 1 and 2. Forty-eight men and boys were killed on the 1st at one mosque in Kukawa. Seventeen were wounded in the attack. Ninety-seven others, mostly men, were killed in numerous mosques on the 2nd with a number of women and young girls killed in their homes. An unknown number were wounded. Boko Haram claimed responsibility.[citation needed] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
July 17 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing 120–130 130+ Khan Bani Saad, Iraq A car bomb was sent to a crowded market in Khan Bani Saad in Iraq, 30 km north to Baghdad, during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The explosion killed at least 120 (15 children among them) and injuring another 170 people and brought down several buildings. ISIL claimed responsibility and said 180 people were killed.[20][21][22] Islamic State Iraq War
September 20 September 2015 Borno State bombings 145 97–150+ Maiduguri, Nigeria Boko Haram executed a series of blasts, some of which were Suicide bombings, in the north eastern city of Maiduguri, targeting a market and civilians in a mosque during night pray and a football match viewers, bringing the total number of casualties to at least 53 dead and over 90 wounded. The attack was said to be made using homemade weapons.[23] Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency
October 10 2015 Ankara bombings 109 508 Ankara, Turkey Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near Ankara central station where a rally for peace supported by HDP was taking place.[24] The attack left 109 dead[25] and 508 injured.[26] Islamic State November 2015 Turkish general election
October 31 Metrojet Flight 9268 224 0[l] Sinai, Egypt ISIL militants have claimed destruction of Metrojet Flight 9268. Bomb is cited by experts as the most likely cause.[27] Islamic State Sinai insurgency
November 12 2015 Beirut bombings 43 200+ Beirut, Lebanon Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh. Islamic State Islamist extremism
November 13 November 2015 Paris attacks 138 (7p, 131v)[28] 200+ Paris, France November 2015 Paris attacks: A series of attacks occurred simultaneously in central Paris. The first shooting attack occurred in a restaurant and a bar in 10th arrondissement of Paris. A bomb was detonated at Bataclan theatre in 11th arrondissement of Paris during a rock concert. Dozens were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were taken. Another bombing took place in the Stade de France stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis during a football game.[29] Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
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2016

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11 January Bombings 132 Unknown Sharaban, Iraq January 2016 Iraq attacks: Two huge bomb blasts, one at a teashop and the other at a mosque, killed at least 100 people in the township of Sharaban in Iraq's northern Diyala Governorate. Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
16 January Massacre 135–300+ Unknown Deir ez-Zor, Syria ISIL militants attacked the neighbourhoods of Begayliya and Ayash in Deir ez-Zor, killing dozens of people in execution-style murder. Fatality estimates variates between 135 and over 300. International sources reported that the attack was against Syrian Army personnel and killed 85 Syrian soldiers along with 50 civilians while Syrian sources said over 300 people were killed, most of whom were children and women. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed suicide bombers were used.[30][31][32] Islamic State Syrian Civil War – Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016)
21 February Bombing 134 (+2) 180 Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings: Islamic State militants detonated a car bomb and later launched two suicide bombings, about 400 meters from Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shi'ite shrine, believed to contain the grave of Islamic prophet Muhammad's granddaughter. 83 to 134 people were killed and 180 wounded, including children. Syrian media said the attack occurred when pupils were leaving school in the area. At least 60 shops were damaged as well as cars in the area. Islamic State claimed responsibility.[33][34] Islamic State Syrian Civil War
22 March Bombings 35 (3p, 32v) 340 Brussels, Belgium 2016 Brussels bombings: On the morning of 22 March 2016, three coordinated suicide bombings occurred in Belgium: two at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, and one at Maalbeek metro station in central Brussels. Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
17 May Suicide and car bombings, shooting 101+ 194+ Baghdad, Iraq May 2016 Baghdad bombings: A series of eight attacks in Baghdad killed numerous people and wounded more.[35][36][37][38][39] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
23 May Suicide bombing 184 (5) 200 Jableh and Tartus, Syria May 2016 Jableh and Tartous bombings: Nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.[40][41] Islamic State Syrian Civil War
12 June Mass shooting 49 (+1) 53 Orlando, US 2016 Pulse Nightclub attack: On the early morning of 12 June 2016, a lone wolf Islamic terrorist went on a shooting rampage inside a gay nightclub, killing 49 victims before being shot dead by police.[42] Lone wolf named Omar Mateen Islamic extremism
3 July Bombing 347+ 250+ Baghdad, Iraq 2016 Karrada bombing: At least 346 people were killed, and over 246 injured, in a series of coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad. Early in the evening of July 3, a large car bomb exploded in the middle of a busy market, killing nearly 346 civilians.[43] The blast occurred in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada, which contains Shia Muslims and a large Christian minority. A second car bombing in the district of Sha'ab killed at least 5 people and injured 16, while two more bombings killed at least two more people.[44][45] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
14 July Vehicle-ramming attack 86 (+1) 434 Nice, France 2016 Nice truck attack: On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. Lone wolf Islamic extremism
24 November Suicide truck bombing 125 (+1) 95 Hillah, Iraq November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing: A truck bomb killed at least 125 people in Hillah city 95 others are injured.[46] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
19 December Vehicle-ramming attack 12 (+1) 55 Berlin, Germany 2016 Berlin truck attack: On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat. Lone wolf Islamic extremism
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2017

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April 7 Vehicle-ramming attack 5 14 Stockholm, Sweden 2017 Stockholm truck attack: Stockholm truck attack An attacker used a truck to run over pedestrians along a shopping street before crashing into a department store. Five people were killed and 14 others wounded. Police said the attacker, an Uzbek immigrant, had shown sympathies for extremist organizations including ISIL. He was sentenced to life in prison and lifetime expulsion from Sweden in June 2018. Sympathiser of ISIL Islamic terrorism in Europe
April 15 Suicide car bombing 126+ 60+ Aleppo, Syria 2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing: In a district of Aleppo a strong explosion occurred. According to provisional data, a motor bomb exploded. The blast killed at least 126 people, including more than 60 children.[47][48] Unknown Syrian Civil War
May 22 Suicide bombing 23 (1p, 22v) 112+ Manchester, England Manchester Arena bombing: On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande. Two Lone Assassins Islamic terrorism in Europe
May 31 Car Bombing 150+ 413+ Kabul, Afghanistan May 2017 Kabul attack: A car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter killed at least 150 persons and wounded 413 others.[49][50] Islamic Jihad Union (suspected) War in Afghanistan
June 3 Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing 11 (3p, 8v) 48 London, England 2017 London Bridge attack: Three assailants used a van to ram pedestrians on London Bridge and then drove to Borough Market, where the three attacked people with knives before being shot by police. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured. The injured included four unarmed police officers. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
June 7 Suicide bombing, mass shooting, hostage-taking 23 52 Tehran, Iran 2017 Tehran attacks: The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran.[51][52] Islamic State Terrorism in Iran
August 17–18 Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing 24 (8p, 16v) 152 Barcelona, Spain 2017 Barcelona attacks: On 17 August 2017, a van was driven into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, killing 14 and injuring at least 130. The following day, a woman was killed in a related attack in Cambrils when a car tried to run into pedestrians and attackers stabbed people. A policeman shot and killed four of the five attackers while the fifth died later of his injuries. ISIL claimed responsibility for the Ramblas attack. Europol classified the attack as terrorism. Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
October 14 Suicide truck bombing 587 303 Mogadishu, Somalia 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings: At least 587 people were killed and 303 wounded in a suicide truck bombing in Mogadishu.[53][54] Al-Shabaab (suspected) Somali Civil War (2009–present)
November 24 Car bombing and shooting 311 128+ Bir al-Abed, Egypt 2017 Sinai mosque attack: A mosque located near the town of Bir al-Abed was attacked by more than 10 militants. The attackers used three car bombs and four off-road vehicles to block escape routes, and opened fire at worshippers during a crowded Friday prayer at al-Rawada. First responders were also attacked upon arrival.[55] Islamic State Sinai insurgency

Terrorism in Egypt

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2018

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January 27 Suicide car bombing 103 235 Kabul, Afghanistan 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing: 103 people were killed and 235 others injured when a Taliban suicide bomber exploded an ambulance laden with explosives near Sidarat Square in central Kabul where several government offices are located.[56][57] Taliban War in Afghanistan
July 13 Suicide bombing 154 223 Mastung, Pakistan 13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings: 154 people, including the Balochistan Awami Party candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed and 223 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Mastung in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[58][59] Islamic State War in North-West Pakistan
July 25 Suicide bombings, shootings, hostage taking 255 (+63) 180 As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria 2018 As-Suwayda attacks: Islamic state militants carried out suicide bombings and gun attacks in the city of As-Suwayda and a number of villages in the southern Syrian governorate of As-Suwayda, killing 255 people, including 142 civilians, and injuring 180 others. At least 63 terrorists were also killed, including the suicide bombers. The jihadists also seized hostages from the villages they had attacked.[60][61][62] Islamic State Syrian Civil War
December 11 Mass shooting 5 11 Strasbourg, France 2018 Strasbourg attack: A French citizen attacked people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg with a gun and a knife, killing five civilians and wounding eleven others. The man was killed two days later by police. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism. Jihadist attacker Islamic terrorism in Europe
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2019

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March 15 Mass shooting 51 40 Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch mosque shootings: Brenton Tarrant carried out two mosque shootings, killing 51 people and injuring 40 more. Brenton Tarrant White supremacy
April 21 Suicide bombings 259 500+ Sri Lanka 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: On Easter Sunday, three churches across Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo, were bombed. Later that day, two smaller explosions occurred at a housing complex and a guest house, killing mainly police officers investigating the bombings and raiding suspect locations. 258 people were killed, including at least 35 foreign nationals, and around 500 were injured in the bombings.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69] National Thowheeth Jama'ath Islamic extremism
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2020s

2020

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November 2 Mass shooting 5 (1p, 4v) 23 Vienna, Austria 2020 Vienna attack: Four people were killed and 22 were injured in a shooting attack in 1st district, Vienna. The gunman was wearing a fake suicide vest and was shot dead by police. A sympathiser of the Islamic State Islamic State terrorism in 2020
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2021

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March 21 Massacres 137 Unknown Tahoua Region, Niger 2021 Tahoua attacks: 137 people were killed in a series of attacks on villages, camps and hamlet's by armed jihadists. Islamic State – Sahil Province Jihadist insurgency in Niger
August 26 Suicide bombing, mass shooting 182 (+1) 150+ Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan 2021 Kabul airport attack: 182 people, including 13 members of the United States military, were killed in a suicide bombing attack near Abbey Gate of the Kabul Airport. The attack took place during the mass evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the Fall of Kabul. ISIS-K Islamic State–Taliban conflict
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2022

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4–6 January Arson, mass shooting, massacres 200+ Unknown Anka and Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria 2022 Zamfara massacres: Bandits massacred an estimated 200 people after a military crackdown occurred.[70] Bandits Nigerian bandit conflict
4 March Mass shooting, suicide bombing 63 (1p, 62v) 196 Peshawar, Pakistan 2022 Peshawar mosque attack Islamic State Islamic State – Khorasan Province Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State
29 October Car bomb, Suicide attack, Mass shooting 121 350 Mogadishu, Somalia 2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings Al-Shabaab Somali Civil War
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2023

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30 January Suicide bombing 101 (1p, 100v) 220+ Police Lines area, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing: A suicide bombing inside a mosque in the Police Lines area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The bomber triggered a suicide vest during the solar noon Zuhr prayers, killing 101 people and injuring over 220 others Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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 Mass shooting (and other methods) 1,195–1,207 3,400 Villages, cities and roads in Southern Israel, including the nova music festival and army bases. October 7 attacks: Thousands of Hamas terrorists launched a coordinated attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets, simultaneously invading the Israel-Gaza border and then shooting indiscriminately at civilians. 815 civilians killed, 251 hostages taken. Gaza war begins. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other armed groups Islamic Extremism

2023 Israel Gaza War

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2024

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3 January Suicide bombings 105 (2p)[m] 284 Kerman, Iran 2024 Kerman bombings: Two suicide bombers from the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, IS-K attack a commemorative ceremony for Qasem Soleimani Islamic State – Khorasan Province
22 March Mass shooting, slashing attacks, fire 145 551 Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Russia, on the western edge of Moscow Crocus City Hall attack: Four gunmen carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks on the people gathered at the venue and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire. Investigators said the following day the attack had killed at least 133 people, with more than 100 concertgoers injured. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–K), a South-Central Asia-based regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility shortly after the attack. Islamic State – Khorasan Province
24 August Mass shooting 600+ 300+ Barsalogho, Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso 2024 Barsalogho attack: JNIM militants opened fire on civilians and soldiers digging defensive trenches for the army, killing at least 600 people and injuring over 300 others.[71][72] Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin
3 September Mass shooting, arson, looting, massacre 130 30+ Mafa, Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria Tarmuwa massacre: Terrorists opened fire on worshippers and villagers at homes and markets, looted and set ablaze houses, schools and shops, killing 130 people and injuring at least 30 others.[73] Islamic State – West Africa Province[74]
17 September Mass shooting, arson 81-100+ 255+ Bamako, Mali 2024 Bamako attacks: Gunmen attacked several locations across Bamako, killing at least 81 people and injuring over 255 others.[75] Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin
9 November Suicide bombing 32 (1p)[n] 55 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Quetta railway station bombing: A suicide bomber identified as Muhammad Rafiq Bizenjo detonated an explosive device at the Quetta railway station, killing himself and 31 other people, and injuring 55 others. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.[76][77][78] Balochistan Liberation Army
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2025

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January 1st Vehicle ramming attack 15 (1p, 14v) 57 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 2025 New Orleans truck attack: Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a United States Military Veteran, drove a rented Ford F-150 Lightning into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, before entering a firefight with police, resulting in his death. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar[o]
March 11 Hijacking, bombings, mass shooting, hostage situation 64[p] 38 Bolan Pass, Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan 2025 Jaffar Express hijacking: Militants derailed the Jaffar Express train with explosives before killing people and taking hostages, killing 31 security personnel and civilians and injuring 38 others. 33 attackers were also killed.[79] Balochistan Liberation Army
April 22nd Mass shooting 26 - Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam,

Jammu and Kashmir, India

 2025 Pahalgam attack: Terrorists attacked tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 civilians, mainly Hindus. The terrorists asked victims about their religion and targeted non-Muslims. Police sources linked the attack to the Pakistan-backed group TRF. India responded with diplomatic action against Pakistan, border closures, and military retaliation. The attack worsened India-Pakistan tensions and was condemned internationally. The Resistance Front, Lashkar-e-Taiba
October 28 Mass shooting 460+ - El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan 2025 El Fasher hospital attack: Over 460 people are killed in an attack on a hospital by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan.[80] Rapid Support Forces
November 10 Car bomb 15+ 30+ Near Red Fort , New Delhi, India 2025 Delhi car explosion:A car bomb exploded in front of Red Fort, New Delhi. Currently under investigation
December 14 Mass shooting 16 (1p, 15v) 40 Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia 2025 Bondi Beach shooting: A terrorist mass shooting occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, in the afternoon during a Hanukkah celebration attended by approximately one thousand people. Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram
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Other attacks

This is a list of terrorist incidents with at least 100 fatalities, that are not included in the chronological timeline.[why?]

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155October 2009 Baghdad bombingsIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2009
1522007 Tal Afar bombings and massacreIslamic extremismIraqTal Afar2007
148Gyaneshwari Express train derailmentCommunismIndiaWest Midnapore2010
141+Brak El-Shati airbase raidIslamic extremismLibyaWadi al Shatii District2017
140–2562017 Camp Shaheen attackIslamic extremismAfghanistanMazar-e-Sharif2017
140Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisisChechen separatismRussiaBudyonnovsk1995
1362007 Karachi bombingIslamic extremismPakistanKarachi2007
135February 3, 2007 Baghdad market bombingIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2007
133+January 2011 Iraq suicide attacksIslamic extremismIraq2011
130Rafiganj train disasterCommunismIndiaRafiganj2002
127Peshawar church attackIslamic extremismPakistanPeshawar2013
127December 2009 Baghdad bombingsIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2009
1272005 Al Hillah bombingUnknownIraqAl Hillah2005
125Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961UnknownIndian Ocean1996
1202007 Al Hillah bombingsIslamic extremismIraqAl Hillah2007
1202012 Unity Day parade rehearsal bombingIslamic extremismYemenSanaa2012
120Palace of Justice siege19th of April MovementColombiaBogotá1985
119Bojayá massacreUnited Self-Defense Forces of ColombiaColombiaChoco2002
11728 October 2009 Peshawar bombingIslamic extremismPakistanPeshawar2009
1172004 Irbil bombingsIslamic extremismIraqIrbil2004
114+10 May 2010 Iraq attacksIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2010
114March 2017 Damascus bombingsIslamic extremismSyriaDamascus2017
113+2 November 2010 Baghdad bombingsIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2010
112September 14, 2005 Baghdad bombingIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2005
112Avianca Flight 203NarcoterrorismColombia1989
112Gulf Air Flight 771Palestinian nationalismUnited Arab EmiratesDubai1983
11010 October 2008 Orakzai bombingIslamic extremismPakistanOrakzai2008
1052010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombingIslamic extremismPakistanLakki Marwat2010
104Mohmand Agency attackIslamic extremismPakistanMohmand Agency2010
102First Tyre truck bombing attackIslamic extremismLebanonTyre1982
10119 August 2009 Baghdad bombingsIslamic extremismIraqBaghdad2009
100Bolgrad palace bombingBessarabian separatismRomaniaBolgrad1921
100+2011 Damaturu attacksIslamic extremismNigeria2011
100Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 hijackingCommunismMalaysiaTanjung Kupang1977
1002008 Kandahar bombingIslamic extremismAfghanistanKandahar2008
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The exact criteria by which incidents are added to this list are described on the list's talk page.
  2. [b]
    p = perpetrators, v = victims
  3. [c]
    No survivors on the plane
  4. [d]
    307 Including the two suicide bombers
  5. [e]
    No survivors on the plane
  6. [f]
    No survivors on the plane
  7. [g]
    No survivors on the plane
  8. [h]
    86 including 1 suicide bomber
  9. [i]
    According to rulings by Russian courts
  10. [j]
    according to David Satter, Alexander Litvinenko, Yuri Felshtinsky and some other researchers
  11. [k]
    Including the suicide bomber
  12. [l]
    No survivors on the plane
  13. [m]
    Including the two suicide bombers
  14. [n]
    Including the suicide bomber
  15. [o]
    Islamic Extremism inspired by the Islamic State
  16. [p]
    Including 33 attackers

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