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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197808190004 | 1978-08-19 | Iran | Abadan | Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) | 422 | 0 | Business |
| 198008150003 | 1980-08-15 | El Salvador | Suchitoto | Unknown | 300 | 0 | Military |
| 197905020020 | 1979-05-02 | Ethiopia | Workamba | Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) | 100 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 197712040003 | 1977-12-04 | Malaysia | Unknown | Unknown | 100 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft,Airports and Aircraft |
| 197808130002 | 1978-08-13 | Lebanon | Beirut | Ahmad Jibril | 98 | 160 | Violent Political Party |
| 198008020001 | 1980-08-02 | Italy | Bologna | Armed Revolutionary Nuclei (NAR) (suspected) | 85 | 188 | Transportation |
| 197610060001 | 1976-10-06 | Barbados | Grantly Adams International Airport | Coordination of the United Revolutionary Organization (CORU) | 73 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft |
| 198012210001 | 1980-12-21 | Colombia | Unknown | Unknown | 70 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft |
| 198009090001 | 1980-09-09 | El Salvador | San Pedro Perulapan | Unknown | 60 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198010180001 | 1980-10-18 | El Salvador | San Agustin | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 58 | Unknown | Police |
| 198010140012 | 1980-10-14 | El Salvador | San Vicente | Unknown | 54 | 0 | Military |
| 197906160007 | 1979-06-16 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim Brotherhood (suspected) | 54 | Unknown | Military |
| 197902120002 | 1979-02-12 | Rhodesia | Kariba | Zimbabwe African People's Union | 54 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft |
| 198012180003 | 1980-12-18 | El Salvador | Berlin | Unknown | 50 | Unknown | Military |
| 198005170003 | 1980-05-17 | El Salvador | El Trifunfo | Unknown | 50 | 0 | Military |
| 198005170005 | 1980-05-17 | El Salvador | El Truinfo | Unknown | 50 | 0 | Military |
| 198005170004 | 1980-05-17 | El Salvador | Chalatenango | Unknown | 50 | 0 | Military |
| 197908270005 | 1979-08-27 | Afghanistan | Ghazni | Muslim Guerrillas | 50 | 0 | Transportation |
| 197809040003 | 1978-09-04 | Rhodesia | Kariba | Zimbabwe African People's Union | 48 | Unknown | Airports and Aircraft |
| 198008070004 | 1980-08-07 | El Salvador | Potonico | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 47 | 0 | Military |
| 197804130005 | 1978-04-13 | Philippines | Upi | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 43 | Unknown | Transportation |
| 197803110004 | 1978-03-11 | Israel | Haifa | Al-Fatah | 42 | 76 | Transportation |
| 198001270006 | 1980-01-27 | Tunisia | Gafsa | Tunisian Armed Resistance | 41 | 100 | Police |
| 198010150007 | 1980-10-15 | El Salvador | Verapaz | Unknown | 40 | 0 | Military |
| 198006020012 | 1980-06-02 | El Salvador | Osicala | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 40 | 100 | Military |
| 198012180002 | 1980-12-18 | El Salvador | Berlin | Unknown | 37 | Unknown | Military |
| 198007290007 | 1980-07-29 | Guatemala | Unknown | Left-Wing Guerrillas | 37 | Unknown | Military |
| 198001310010 | 1980-01-31 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Peasant Militants | 37 | Unknown | Government (Diplomatic) |
| 198008160003 | 1980-08-16 | El Salvador | Aguilares | Unknown | 35 | 0 | Business |
| 197912000005 | 1979-12-00 | El Salvador | Unknown | February 28 Popular League (El Salvador) | 35 | Unknown | Business |
| 198002180012 | 1980-02-18 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim Brotherhood | 34 | 0 | Transportation |
| 197811300004 | 1978-11-30 | Nicaragua | Achuapa | Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) | 34 | 20 | Military |
| 198007280012 | 1980-07-28 | Guatemala | San Juan Cotzal | Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP) | 32 | 6 | Military |
| 198003090007 | 1980-03-09 | Philippines | Ozamiz | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 30 | 60 | Business |
| 197608200001 | 1976-08-20 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (AAA) | 30 | 0 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
| 198003170023 | 1980-03-17 | El Salvador | Colima | Unknown | 28 | 0 | Military |
| 197905300003 | 1979-05-30 | Thailand | Nam Som district | Communists | 27 | 3 | Military |
| 198005300006 | 1980-05-30 | El Salvador | Jucuapa | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 26 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198008270004 | 1980-08-27 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 25 | 0 | Utilities |
| 198006260006 | 1980-06-26 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 25 | 12 | Military |
| 198004100002 | 1980-04-10 | El Salvador | Cojutepeque | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 25 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198003240016 | 1980-03-24 | El Salvador | Tacachico | Unknown | 25 | 0 | Military |
| 197810260003 | 1978-10-26 | Ethiopia | Asmara | Eritrean Liberation Front | 25 | Unknown | Military |
| 197607020001 | 1976-07-02 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Montoneros (Argentina) | 25 | 30 | Police |
| 198009180008 | 1980-09-18 | El Salvador | El Moral | Unknown | 24 | 6 | Military |
| 198008080002 | 1980-08-08 | El Salvador | Dulce Nombre de Maria | Unknown | 23 | 0 | Military |
| 198011250004 | 1980-11-25 | El Salvador | San Roque | Unknown | 22 | 0 | Military |
| 197903210002 | 1979-03-21 | Nicaragua | Mesas del Cacao | Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) | 22 | 0 | Military |
| 197903200003 | 1979-03-20 | Myanmar | Monqnawng | Shan State Progressive Party | 22 | 6 | Military |
| 198007270005 | 1980-07-27 | Guatemala | Unknown | Left-Wing Guerrillas | 21 | Unknown | Military |
| 198006090012 | 1980-06-09 | El Salvador | La Union | Unknown | 21 | 0 | Police |
| 198011060005 | 1980-11-06 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 20 | 0 | Military |
| 198009110013 | 1980-09-11 | El Salvador | San Martin | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 20 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198005300007 | 1980-05-30 | El Salvador | Hacienda Guajoyo | Unknown | 20 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198001270004 | 1980-01-27 | El Salvador | Coatepeque | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 20 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198005160002 | 1980-05-16 | El Salvador | San Miguel | Unknown | 19 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198005160006 | 1980-05-16 | El Salvador | El Triunfo | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 19 | 0 | Military |
| 198004110001 | 1980-04-11 | Thailand | Bangkok | Unknown | 19 | 25 | Business |
| 197905040008 | 1979-05-04 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Popular Revolutionary Bloc (BPR) | 19 | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions |
| 197901140008 | 1979-01-14 | Philippines | General Salipada K. Pendatun | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) (suspected) | 19 | 10 | Military |
| 197901050003 | 1979-01-05 | Rhodesia | Unknown | Zimbabwe African People's Union | 19 | 13 | Unknown |
| 198012110003 | 1980-12-11 | Guatemala | San Marcos | Unknown | 18 | Unknown | Military |
| 198006090013 | 1980-06-09 | El Salvador | Sensuntepeque | Unknown | 18 | 0 | Military |
| 198006040003 | 1980-06-04 | Philippines | Parang | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 18 | 6 | Business |
| 197908270003 | 1979-08-27 | United Kingdom | Warrenpoint | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 18 | 0 | Military |
| 197908000008 | 1979-08-00 | Angola | Unknown | Popular Movement for the Liberation of Cabinda | 18 | 18 | Military |
| 197903230047 | 1979-03-23 | Mozambique | Beira | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 18 | 0 | Utilities |
| 198008210009 | 1980-08-21 | El Salvador | Olomega | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 17 | 0 | Military |
| 198005080002 | 1980-05-08 | Pakistan | Peshawar | Kabul Government Agents (suspected) | 17 | 18 | Police |
| 197806140003 | 1978-06-14 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP) | 17 | 7 | Military |
| 198010290004 | 1980-10-29 | El Salvador | Sitio Viejo | Unknown | 16 | 0 | Military |
| 198008140013 | 1980-08-14 | El Salvador | Miravalle | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 16 | 12 | Military |
| 198006270003 | 1980-06-27 | El Salvador | San Ramon | Unknown | 16 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198004150008 | 1980-04-15 | El Salvador | Amatepe | Unknown | 16 | 0 | Military |
| 198004070008 | 1980-04-07 | El Salvador | San Vicente | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 16 | 0 | Military |
| 198002040007 | 1980-02-04 | Rhodesia | Rusape | Unknown | 16 | 78 | Transportation |
| 197905260004 | 1979-05-26 | Nicaragua | Tola | Unknown | 16 | Unknown | Government (General) |
| 197904100003 | 1979-04-10 | Mozambique | Gorongoza | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 16 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 197811030001 | 1978-11-03 | Philippines | Guimba | Muslims | 16 | Unknown | Business |
| 197802190002 | 1978-02-18 | Cyprus | Nicosia | Anti-Israeli extremists | 16 | Unknown | Airports and Aircraft,Journalists & Media,Private Citizens & Property |
| 197605240001 | 1976-05-24 | Philippines | Unknown | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 16 | 14 | Transportation |
| 198012310002 | 1980-12-31 | Kenya | Nairobi | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | 15 | 85 | Business |
| 198011070009 | 1980-11-07 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 15 | 0 | Police |
| 198010030006 | 1980-10-03 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Unknown | 15 | 0 | Police |
| 198009230005 | 1980-09-23 | El Salvador | Guadalupe | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 15 | 0 | Military |
| 198002260007 | 1980-02-26 | El Salvador | Santo Domingo de Guzman | Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 15 | 3 | Police |
| 198011090001 | 1980-11-09 | Lebanon | Beirut | Unknown | 14 | 22 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198010060007 | 1980-10-06 | El Salvador | Ilobasco | Unknown | 14 | 0 | Police |
| 198009240001 | 1980-09-24 | El Salvador | San Miguel | Bloque Anti-Guerrillero de Oriente (BAGO) | 14 | 0 | Unknown |
| 198006250010 | 1980-06-25 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim Brotherhood | 14 | 0 | Government (General) |
| 198004300007 | 1980-04-30 | El Salvador | Santa Ana | Unknown | 14 | 2 | Police |
| 197810190002 | 1978-10-19 | Thailand | Huai Yot district | Communists | 14 | 3 | Police |
| 197802170005 | 1978-02-17 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish Republican Army (IRA) | 14 | 25 | Business |
| 197802020002 | 1978-02-02 | Nicaragua | Granada | Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) | 14 | 24 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198010090005 | 1980-10-09 | El Salvador | Dulce Nombre de Maria | Unknown | 13 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198010080012 | 1980-10-08 | El Salvador | Canton Santa Rita | Unknown | 13 | 0 | Military |
| 198009260002 | 1980-09-26 | West Germany (FRG) | Munich | Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann | 13 | 215 | Business |
| 198004110003 | 1980-04-11 | El Salvador | Tenancingo | Unknown | 13 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property |
| 198004020003 | 1980-04-02 | El Salvador | El Playon | Unknown | 13 | 0 | Military |
| 198003070011 | 1980-03-07 | Philippines | Zamboanga City | Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) | 13 | 14 | Business |
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