Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 7335 INCIDENTS
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SEARCH CRITERIA:
Years: (between 1976 and 1980)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Attacks: (Armed Assault; Bombing/Explosion; Hijacking; Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident); Hostage Taking (Kidnapping); Facility/Infrastructure Attack; Unarmed Assault; Unknown)
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198012290003 | 1980-12-29 | Colombia | Sahagun | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198012180006 | 1980-12-18 | Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 198012070001 | 1980-12-07 | Spain | Jaen | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198012000006 | 1980-12-00 | El Salvador | Santiago Nonualco | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198011210026 | 1980-11-21 | South Africa | Chiawelo | African National Congress (South Africa) | 1 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198011210002 | 1980-11-21 | El Salvador | Metapan | Unknown | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198011170010 | 1980-11-17 | Guatemala | San Marcos | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198011160011 | 1980-11-16 | Zimbabwe | Mtoko | Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union (ZANU) | 1 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown,Unknown |
| 198011120010 | 1980-11-12 | United Kingdom | Camlough | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198011030009 | 1980-11-03 | Colombia | Florencia | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 1 | 0 | Business | South America | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198011010002 | 1980-11-01 | Zimbabwe | Salisbury | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198010270004 | 1980-10-27 | Colombia | Piedecuesta | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198010270005 | 1980-10-27 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198010250005 | 1980-10-25 | Lebanon | Beirut | Phalange | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198010230006 | 1980-10-23 | Spain | Donostia-San Sebastian | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198010140008 | 1980-10-14 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 198010080010 | 1980-10-08 | Colombia | Palmira | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 1 | 3 | Business | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198010060002 | 1980-10-06 | Portugal | Malveira | Popular Forces of April 25 | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198010030008 | 1980-10-03 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198009290008 | 1980-09-29 | Spain | Vitoria | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198009170001 | 1980-09-17 | Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre | Armed Group for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (GLAG) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Central America & Caribbean | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198009140006 | 1980-09-14 | Turkey | Adana | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198009130002 | 1980-09-13 | Israel | Jerusalem | Unknown | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198009110010 | 1980-09-11 | Zimbabwe | Chitungwiza | Unknown | 1 | 9 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198009040005 | 1980-09-04 | United Kingdom | Middletown | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198009010004 | 1980-09-01 | Venezuela | Mene Grande | Unknown | 1 | 10 | Government (General) | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198008290003 | 1980-08-29 | United Kingdom | Armagh | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198008280007 | 1980-08-28 | Peru | Cusco | Shining Path (SL) | 1 | 3 | Transportation | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198008240001 | 1980-08-24 | Israel | Jerusalem | Palestinians | 1 | 12 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198008190015 | 1980-08-19 | El Salvador | Unknown | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 1 | 0 | Transportation | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198008160004 | 1980-08-16 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198008110003 | 1980-08-11 | El Salvador | La Union | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 1 | 0 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198008080004 | 1980-08-08 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 1 | 0 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198008020003 | 1980-08-02 | Spain | Eibar | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 0 | Military | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198007270001 | 1980-07-27 | Belgium | Antwerp | Al-Fatah | 1 | 20 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198007220009 | 1980-07-22 | Nicaragua | Quilali | Popular Anti-Communist Militias | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198007220011 | 1980-07-22 | Spain | Logrono | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 34 | Police | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198007090011 | 1980-07-09 | West Bank and Gaza Strip | Nablus | Palestinians | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198006260003 | 1980-06-26 | Grenada | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Central America & Caribbean | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198006230008 | 1980-06-23 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Unknown | 1 | 12 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198006150007 | 1980-06-15 | El Salvador | Santa Ana | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198006130010 | 1980-06-13 | Guatemala | Guatemala city | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198006120023 | 1980-06-12 | Colombia | Medellin | Workers' Self-Defense Movement (MAO) | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198006060005 | 1980-06-06 | El Salvador | Soyapango | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Educational Institution | Central America & Caribbean | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198006050004 | 1980-06-05 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198006040006 | 1980-06-04 | Guatemala | Jutiapa | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198006010011 | 1980-06-01 | South Africa | Sasolburg | African National Congress (South Africa) | 1 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198006010009 | 1980-06-01 | South Africa | Sasolburg | African National Congress (South Africa) | 1 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198005280001 | 1980-05-28 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198005260003 | 1980-05-26 | Nicaragua | San Rafael del Sur | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198005210007 | 1980-05-21 | Turkey | Istanbul | Unknown | 1 | 2 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198005170001 | 1980-05-17 | United Kingdom | London | Arab Liberation Army | 1 | 1 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198005120006 | 1980-05-12 | Guatemala | Nuevo Progresso | Revolutionary Organization of People in Arms (ORPA) | 1 | 3 | Business | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198005050010 | 1980-05-05 | West Bank and Gaza Strip | Nablus | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198005010006 | 1980-05-01 | Guatemala | Jutiapa | Death Squad (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198005000004 | 1980-05-00 | United States | Tomah | White supremacists/nationalists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | North America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198005000002 | 1980-05-00 | Italy | Rome | Armed Groups of Organised Proletariat | 1 | 1 | Business | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004290006 | 1980-04-29 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim Brotherhood | 1 | 0 | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 198004280011 | 1980-04-28 | Chile | Santiago | Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) (Chile) | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004260005 | 1980-04-26 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004250007 | 1980-04-25 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004230012 | 1980-04-23 | Guatemala | Guatemala city | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198004220010 | 1980-04-22 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004180014 | 1980-04-18 | South Africa | Johannesburg | African National Congress (South Africa) | 1 | 3 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198004170015 | 1980-04-17 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004100004 | 1980-04-10 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198004080002 | 1980-04-08 | El Salvador | Verapaz | Popular Revolutionary Bloc (BPR) | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Central America & Caribbean | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198004020005 | 1980-04-02 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198003240020 | 1980-03-24 | El Salvador | Usulutan | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198003220002 | 1980-03-22 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198003140006 | 1980-03-14 | Namibia | Grootfontein | South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) | 1 | 3 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 198003100032 | 1980-03-10 | Guatemala | Guatemala city | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Educational Institution | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 198002270001 | 1980-02-27 | Colombia | Bogota | M-19 (Movement of April 19) | 1 | 4 | Government (Diplomatic) | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms,Firearms |
| 198002250004 | 1980-02-25 | El Salvador | Tejutla | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198002160011 | 1980-02-16 | Rhodesia | Fort Victoria | Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union (ZANU) | 1 | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Firearms |
| 198002090001 | 1980-02-09 | Turkey | Istanbul | Turkish People's Liberation Army | 1 | 3 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198002010001 | 1980-02-01 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Separatists | 1 | 0 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198001270005 | 1980-01-27 | Spain | Bilbao | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 1 | 5 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198001190008 | 1980-01-19 | Philippines | Cotabato City | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 1 | 20 | Government (General) | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198001120010 | 1980-01-12 | United States | Indianapolis | White supremacists/nationalists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | North America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198001030009 | 1980-01-03 | Turkey | Istanbul | People's Path | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 197912190009 | 1979-12-19 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | 0 | Unknown | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197912130004 | 1979-12-13 | El Salvador | Nejapa | People's Liberation Forces (FPL) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 197912050006 | 1979-12-05 | El Salvador | Porrillo | People's Liberation Forces (FPL) | 1 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 197912000006 | 1979-12-00 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Right-Wing Group | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 197911240006 | 1979-11-24 | Chile | Santiago | Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) (Chile) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 197911150006 | 1979-11-15 | Nicaragua | Managua | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 197911030001 | 1979-11-03 | Portugal | Evora | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 197910240001 | 1979-10-24 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Unknown | 1 | 4 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197910080004 | 1979-10-08 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Police | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197910060005 | 1979-10-06 | Nicaragua | Managua | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Central America & Caribbean | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 197910030007 | 1979-10-03 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197909220005 | 1979-09-22 | El Salvador | El Transito | People's Liberation Forces (FPL),People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) (El Salvador) | 1 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms,Firearms,Firearms |
| 197909120008 | 1979-09-12 | Colombia | Bogota | Workers' Self-Defense Movement (MAO) | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 197909060003 | 1979-09-06 | Turkey | Ankara | Turkish People's Liberation Front (TPLF)(THKP-C) | 1 | 0 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197909010001 | 1979-09-01 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Protestant extremists (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197908300002 | 1979-08-30 | Mexico | Mexico City | 23rd of September Communist League | 1 | 0 | Police | North America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197908260001 | 1979-08-26 | India | Jamshedpur | Muslims | 1 | 0 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 197908140011 | 1979-08-14 | Chile | Coquimbo | Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) (Chile) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Police | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 197908070008 | 1979-08-07 | Ireland | Tramore | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
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