Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 837 INCIDENTS
CHART RESULTS:
SEARCH CRITERIA:
Total Casualties: (101+)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201904210004 | 2019-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected),Jamaat al-Tawhid al-Watania,National Thowheeth Jama'ath | 38 | 71 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201904210005 | 2019-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected),Jamaat al-Tawhid al-Watania,National Thowheeth Jama'ath | 38 | 71 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201904210003 | 2019-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected),Jamaat al-Tawhid al-Watania,National Thowheeth Jama'ath | 38 | 72 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201904210001 | 2019-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected),Jamaat al-Tawhid al-Watania,National Thowheeth Jama'ath | 38 | 72 | Private Citizens & Property,Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200805160023 | 2008-05-16 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 11 | 95 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200608140002 | 2006-08-14 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Unknown | 61 | 150 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199912180001 | 1999-12-18 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 15 | 110 | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199803050003 | 1998-03-05 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 37 | 260 | Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199710150002 | 1997-10-15 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 18 | 105 | Business | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199601310002 | 1996-01-31 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 90 | 1272 | Business | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199410240005 | 1994-10-24 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 54 | 300 | Violent Political Party | South Asia | Assassination | Explosives,Melee |
| 199106210003 | 1991-06-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 60 | 50 | Government (General) | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198711090002 | 1987-11-09 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 32 | 106 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198704210017 | 1987-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 106 | 295 | Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198404050012 | 1984-04-05 | El Salvador | Ciudad Barrios | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 60 | 50 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198305110003 | 1983-05-11 | El Salvador | Cinquera | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 102 | 0 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 198305080002 | 1983-05-08 | El Salvador | Cinquera | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 120 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199107150009 | 1991-07-15 | Sri Lanka | Chundikulam | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 200 | 0 | Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 199604090003 | 1996-04-09 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | Opposition Militants | 0 | 150 | Violent Political Party | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 199407260003 | 1994-07-26 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | United Students Forum | 6 | 150 | Violent Political Party | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 198311170009 | 1983-11-17 | Nicaragua | Chinandega | Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) | 108 | 68 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Firearms |
| 198703150006 | 1987-03-15 | India | Chennai | Tamils (suspected) | 32 | 200 | Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200911100016 | 2009-11-10 | Pakistan | Charsadda | Unknown | 34 | 100 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200712210001 | 2007-12-21 | Pakistan | Charsadda | Unknown | 72 | 101 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200904050002 | 2009-04-05 | Pakistan | Chakwal | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (suspected) | 25 | 140 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198411050011 | 1984-11-05 | Nicaragua | Cerro El Corozo | Democratic Revolutionary Alliance (ARDE) | 111 | 19 | Military | Central America & Caribbean | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200105050001 | 2001-05-05 | Angola | Caxito | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 95 | 20 | Private Citizens & Property,Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 198412290007 | 1984-12-29 | Angola | Cafunvo | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 130 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 199909040001 | 1999-09-04 | Russia | Buynaksk | Chechen Rebels (suspected) | 64 | 100 | Military | Eastern Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199404240003 | 1994-04-24 | Rwanda | Butare | Unknown | 170 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200905090022 | 2009-05-09 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Busurungi | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) (suspected) | 86 | 24 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Melee,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201506100078 | 2015-06-10 | Somalia | Burhakaba | Al-Shabaab | 40 | 61 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199801010001 | 1998-01-01 | Burundi | Bujumbura | Hutu extremists | 104 | 6 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199604260005 | 1996-04-26 | Burundi | Buhord | Tutsi extremists | 200 | 42 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 199703190006 | 1997-03-19 | Burundi | Buganda district | Hutu extremists | 135 | 140 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199407180002 | 1994-07-18 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Hezbollah (suspected) | 85 | 236 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199203170004 | 1992-03-17 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Hezbollah | 30 | 220 | Government (Diplomatic) | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199506140016 | 1995-06-14 | Russia | Budyonnovsk | Chechen Rebels | 121 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Unknown |
| 201603220002 | 2016-03-22 | Belgium | Brussels | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 135 | Private Citizens & Property,Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611230016 | 2016-11-23 | Central African Republic | Bria | Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) | 85 | 76 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 197405280001 | 1974-05-28 | Italy | Brescia | Black Order | 8 | 102 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511120001 | 2015-11-12 | Lebanon | Bourj Brajneh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 24 | 119 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201511120002 | 2015-11-12 | Lebanon | Bourj Brajneh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 23 | 119 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201304150002 | 2013-04-15 | United States | Boston | Muslim extremists | 2 | 132 | Private Citizens & Property | North America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201304150001 | 2013-04-15 | United States | Boston | Muslim extremists | 1 | 132 | Private Citizens & Property | North America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200802050001 | 2008-02-05 | Somalia | Bosaso | Unknown | 21 | 100 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201404180010 | 2014-04-17 | South Sudan | Bor | Unknown | 62 | 100 | Government (Diplomatic),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201812160027 | 2018-12-16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bongende | Tribesmen | 339 | 28 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 199212080019 | 1992-12-08 | India | Bombay | Muslim Militants | 115 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Incendiary,Melee,Chemical |
| 200911270009 | 2009-11-27 | Russia | Bologoye | Caucasus Emirate | 26 | 100 | Transportation | Eastern Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198008020001 | 1980-08-02 | Italy | Bologna | Armed Revolutionary Nuclei (NAR) (suspected) | 85 | 188 | Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200205020004 | 2002-05-02 | Colombia | Bojaya | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (suspected) | 119 | 80 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 202003230018 | 2020-03-23 | Chad | Boguma | Boko Haram | 98 | 41 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 200302070002 | 2003-02-07 | Colombia | Bogota | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 32 | 162 | Business | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198912060004 | 1989-12-06 | Colombia | Bogota | The Extraditables | 35 | 250 | Police | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198911270006 | 1989-11-27 | Colombia | Bogota | The Extraditables | 107 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | South America | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199707080002 | 1997-07-08 | India | Bhatinda | Unknown | 39 | 67 | Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200409010002 | 2004-09-01 | Russia | Beslan | Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs | 344 | 727 | Educational Institution,Private Citizens & Property | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201404150089 | 2014-04-15 | South Sudan | Bentiu | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | 287 | 400 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 199709050003 | 1997-09-05 | Algeria | Beni Messous | Unknown | 50 | 60 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 198307260003 | 1983-07-26 | Angola | Benguela | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 77 | 319 | Transportation,Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201406020047 | 2014-06-02 | Libya | Benghazi | Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) | 21 | 112 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201405160047 | 2014-05-16 | Libya | Benghazi | Haftar Militia | 38 | 71 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201405160046 | 2014-05-16 | Libya | Benghazi | Haftar Militia | 37 | 70 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 197203040005 | 1972-03-04 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 2 | 130 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201201240001 | 2012-01-24 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 31 | 70 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 202012230006 | 2020-12-23 | Ethiopia | Bekoji | Gumuz militia | 222 | 38 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201308150006 | 2013-08-15 | Lebanon | Beirut | Aisha Umm-al Mouemeneen (Brigades of Aisha) | 30 | 300 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200502140004 | 2005-02-14 | Lebanon | Beirut | Hezbollah | 22 | 220 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Assassination | Explosives |
| 199112300006 | 1991-12-30 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 17 | 120 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198905160006 | 1989-05-16 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 22 | 80 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 198608140010 | 1986-08-14 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 20 | 100 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 198607280005 | 1986-07-28 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 33 | 140 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198601210001 | 1986-01-21 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 28 | 132 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198508190002 | 1985-08-19 | Lebanon | Beirut | Black Brigade | 29 | 82 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198508170004 | 1985-08-17 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 50 | 100 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198508140004 | 1985-08-14 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 15 | 120 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198503080003 | 1985-03-08 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 75 | 250 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198312050001 | 1983-12-05 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 16 | 100 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198310230007 | 1983-10-23 | Lebanon | Beirut | Hezbollah | 241 | 75 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198304180001 | 1983-04-18 | Lebanon | Beirut | Hezbollah | 63 | 120 | Government (Diplomatic) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198302050001 | 1983-02-05 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 22 | 136 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198112150003 | 1981-12-15 | Lebanon | Beirut | Al-Da'wah Party,Iraqi Liberation Army | 66 | 100 | Government (Diplomatic) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 198110010003 | 1981-10-01 | Lebanon | Beirut | Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners | 83 | 300 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 197808130002 | 1978-08-13 | Lebanon | Beirut | Ahmad Jibril | 98 | 160 | Violent Political Party | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199512230001 | 1995-12-23 | Sri Lanka | Batticaloa District | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 93 | 34 | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201904210006 | 2019-04-21 | Sri Lanka | Batticaloa | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected),Jamaat al-Tawhid al-Watania,National Thowheeth Jama'ath | 38 | 71 | Private Citizens & Property,Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200005170006 | 2000-05-17 | Sri Lanka | Batticaloa | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 29 | 80 | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201201140007 | 2012-01-14 | Iraq | Basra | Unknown | 54 | 131 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201111240007 | 2011-11-24 | Iraq | Basra | Unknown | 21 | 80 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201008070007 | 2010-08-07 | Iraq | Basra | Unknown | 43 | 70 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201005100002 | 2010-05-10 | Iraq | Basra | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected),Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) (suspected) | 12 | 100 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200404210002 | 2004-04-21 | Iraq | Basra | Tawhid and Jihad (suspected) | 74 | 100 | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201708170002 | 2017-08-17 | Spain | Barcelona | Muslim extremists | 14 | 101 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Unarmed Assault | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 199607290012 | 1996-07-29 | India | Baramulla | Unknown | 2 | 100 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 199709220002 | 1997-09-22 | Algeria | Baraki | Unknown | 85 | 67 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200804150012 | 2008-04-15 | Iraq | Baqubah | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 42 | 80 | Government (General),Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200407280003 | 2004-07-28 | Iraq | Baqubah | Tawhid and Jihad (suspected) | 70 | 56 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201507180045 | 2015-07-17 | Iraq | Bani Saad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 121 | 130 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201805010010 | 2018-05-01 | Central African Republic | Bangui | Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) | 26 | 99 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
Copyright © 2009-2022 University of Maryland
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
An Emeritus Center of Excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Data and Privacy | End User Agreement | Contact
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
An Emeritus Center of Excellence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Data and Privacy | End User Agreement | Contact