Information on Over 80,000 Terrorist Attacks

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2007 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 80,000 cases. Learn more

The GTD Data Rivers is an interactive visual exploratory tool that allows users to investigate temporal trends in terrorism in the Global Terrorism Database (GTD). The GTD Data Rivers aggregates important variables from the database and visualizes them as a comprehensible stack chart.

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November 23

2001

Srinagar, India

11/23/2001: A Muslim militant perpetrator hurled a grenade on a security personnel vehicle in crowded Lal Chowk area, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The grenade missed the target and exploded on the road, killing one and injuring 22. No groups claimed responsibility.

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2007

Arghandab ((District)), Afghanistan

11/23/2007: Seven policemen were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan“s Kandahar province. Another seven policemen were missing after the attack.

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GTD In The News

Shortly after the Mumbai, India, terror attacks, an article from the December 15, 2008, issue of Newsweek, "No Fanning the Flames", relied upon data from the GTD to provide context on the frequency and impact of terrorist attacks in India since 1970.