Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 2657 INCIDENTS
CHART RESULTS:
SEARCH CRITERIA:
Years: (between 2001 and 2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Attacks: (Assassination; Armed Assault; Bombing/Explosion; Hijacking; Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident); Hostage Taking (Kidnapping); Facility/Infrastructure Attack; Unarmed Assault; Unknown)
Region: (Western Europe)
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201511130008 | 2015-11-13 | France | Paris | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 93 | 217 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607140001 | 2016-07-14 | France | Nice | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 87 | 433 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs),Fake Weapons |
| 200403110003 | 2004-03-11 | Spain | Madrid | Al-Qaida (suspected) | 73 | 450 | Transportation,Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201107220011 | 2011-07-22 | Norway | Utoya | Right-wing extremists | 69 | 60 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 200403110007 | 2004-03-11 | Spain | Madrid | Al-Qaida (suspected) | 62 | 450 | Transportation,Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200403110001 | 2004-03-11 | Spain | Madrid | Al-Qaida (suspected) | 37 | 450 | Transportation,Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200507070002 | 2005-07-07 | United Kingdom | London | Al-Qaida | 27 | 340 | Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511130006 | 2015-11-13 | France | Paris | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 19 | 26 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200403110004 | 2004-03-11 | Spain | Madrid | Al-Qaida (suspected) | 19 | 450 | Transportation,Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603220001 | 2016-03-22 | Belgium | Zaventem | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | 135 | Airports and Aircraft,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603220002 | 2016-03-22 | Belgium | Brussels | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 135 | Transportation,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511130003 | 2015-11-13 | France | Paris | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 15 | 26 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200507070004 | 2005-07-07 | United Kingdom | London | Al-Qaida | 14 | 110 | Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200109270003 | 2001-09-27 | Switzerland | Zug | Unknown | 14 | 18 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612190002 | 2016-12-19 | Germany | Berlin | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 12 | 48 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Unarmed Assault | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201501070001 | 2015-01-07 | France | Paris | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 12 | 12 | Journalists & Media,Police,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201607220003 | 2016-07-22 | Germany | Munich | Anti-Immigrant extremists | 10 | 27 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200711070003 | 2007-11-07 | Finland | Tuusula | Neo-Fascist extremists | 9 | 13 | Educational Institution | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201107220012 | 2011-07-22 | Norway | Oslo | Right-wing extremists | 8 | 15 | Government (General),Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200507070001 | 2005-07-07 | United Kingdom | London | Al-Qaida | 8 | 171 | Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200905010021 | 2009-05-01 | Netherlands | Apeldoorn | Unknown | 7 | 12 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Assassination | Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 200507070003 | 2005-07-07 | United Kingdom | London | Al-Qaida | 7 | 163 | Transportation | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511130005 | 2015-11-13 | France | Paris | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 5 | 24 | Business | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201501090002 | 2015-01-09 | France | Paris | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 5 | 3 | Business | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201510220013 | 2015-10-22 | Sweden | Trollhattan | Anti-Immigrant extremists | 4 | 1 | Educational Institution | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201405240153 | 2014-05-24 | Belgium | Brussels | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 4 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201203190009 | 2012-03-19 | France | Toulouse | Muslim extremists | 4 | 0 | Educational Institution | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201607260001 | 2016-07-26 | France | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 3 | 1 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms,Melee,Fake Weapons |
| 201606130011 | 2016-06-13 | France | Magnanville | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 3 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Assassination,Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Melee |
| 201512240033 | 2015-12-24 | France | Ajaccio | Unknown | 3 | 0 | Other,Police | Western Europe | Unarmed Assault | Melee,Other |
| 201203150003 | 2012-03-15 | France | Montauban | Muslim extremists | 3 | 0 | Military | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201511130002 | 2015-11-13 | France | Saint Denis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 2 | 34 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201501090001 | 2015-01-09 | France | Dammartin en Goele | Muslim extremists | 2 | 2 | Business | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201311010031 | 2013-11-01 | Greece | Athens | Militant People's Revolutionary Forces | 2 | 1 | Violent Political Party | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201112130055 | 2011-12-13 | Italy | Florence | Right-wing extremists | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201103020018 | 2011-03-02 | Germany | Frankfurt | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 2 | 2 | Military | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200907300018 | 2009-07-30 | Spain | Calvia | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 2 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200903080013 | 2009-03-07 | United Kingdom | Antrim | Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) | 2 | 4 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200712010004 | 2007-12-01 | France | Capbreton | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 2 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Assassination | Firearms |
| 200703180006 | 2007-03-18 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) (suspected) | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Unarmed Assault | Melee,Melee |
| 200612300002 | 2006-12-30 | Spain | Madrid | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 2 | 12 | Police,Private Citizens & Property,Airports and Aircraft | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200406080002 | 2004-06-08 | Spain | Castejon | Unknown | 2 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200305300003 | 2003-05-30 | Spain | Sanguesa | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) | 2 | 6 | Police | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200302010002 | 2003-02-01 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Red Hand Defenders (RHD) | 2 | 2 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Western Europe | Assassination | Firearms |
| 200208040001 | 2002-08-04 | Spain | Alicante | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) | 2 | 30 | Business,Military | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200111230001 | 2001-11-23 | Spain | Beasain | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) | 2 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200111110001 | 2001-11-11 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Loyalists | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200102220003 | 2001-02-22 | Spain | Donostia-San Sebastian | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) | 2 | 5 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201612230001 | 2016-12-23 | Italy | Milan | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 1 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612190003 | 2016-12-19 | Germany | Berlin | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Hijacking | Firearms,Melee |
| 201612070012 | 2016-12-07 | Ireland | Cork | Dissident Republicans | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201610200029 | 2016-10-20 | United Kingdom | Belfast | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610160036 | 2016-10-16 | Germany | Hamburg | Unknown | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201609010054 | 2016-09-01 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 3 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608060037 | 2016-08-06 | Belgium | Charleroi | Unknown | 1 | 2 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201607240002 | 2016-07-24 | Germany | Ansbach | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 15 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607180002 | 2016-07-18 | Germany | Wurzburg | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 5 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201606160026 | 2016-06-16 | United Kingdom | Birstall | Neo-Nazi extremists | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Assassination | Firearms,Melee |
| 201605100031 | 2016-05-10 | Germany | Grafing | Muslim extremists (suspected) | 1 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201605090052 | 2016-05-09 | United Kingdom | Belfast | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201604150029 | 2016-04-15 | United Kingdom | Belfast | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201603240034 | 2016-03-24 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | Muslim extremists | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee,Melee |
| 201603040023 | 2016-03-04 | United Kingdom | Belfast | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602250042 | 2016-02-25 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201602180062 | 2016-02-18 | United Kingdom | Rochdale | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 0 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Western Europe | Unarmed Assault | Melee |
| 201602050049 | 2016-02-05 | Ireland | Dublin | Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201601070025 | 2016-01-07 | France | Paris | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee,Fake Weapons |
| 201601070054 | 2016-01-07 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Irish National Liberation Army (INLA),The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201511130009 | 2015-11-13 | France | Saint Denis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1 | 34 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511130007 | 2015-11-13 | France | Paris | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1 | 18 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201511130004 | 2015-11-13 | France | Saint Denis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1 | 34 | Business | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201509170068 | 2015-09-17 | Germany | Berlin | Muslim extremists | 1 | 1 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201506260005 | 2015-06-26 | France | Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 2 | Business | Western Europe | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Incendiary,Melee,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201504190055 | 2015-04-19 | France | Paris | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Religious Figures/Institutions | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201502210100 | 2015-02-21 | Greece | Lamia | Anarchists | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Assassination | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201502140031 | 2015-02-14 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 2 | Religious Figures/Institutions,Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201502140030 | 2015-02-14 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201501080001 | 2015-01-08 | France | Paris | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 1 | Police,Government (General) | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201501050067 | 2015-01-05 | United Kingdom | Balleymoney | Loyalists | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201412200053 | 2014-12-20 | France | Joue-les-Tours | Jihadi-inspired extremists | 1 | 3 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201404180060 | 2014-04-18 | United Kingdom | Belfast | Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201310100017 | 2013-10-10 | United Kingdom | Londonderry | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201310080012 | 2013-10-08 | United Kingdom | Belfast | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201309180038 | 2013-09-18 | Greece | Athens | Golden Dawn | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Assassination | Melee |
| 201305220004 | 2013-05-22 | United Kingdom | London | Muslim extremists | 1 | 0 | Military | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201304290057 | 2013-04-29 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | White supremacists/nationalists | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201301170040 | 2013-01-17 | Greece | Athens | Golden Dawn (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201211010010 | 2012-11-01 | United Kingdom | Portadown | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201210250038 | 2012-10-25 | United Kingdom | Newtownabbey | The New Irish Republican Army | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201208100027 | 2012-08-10 | Greece | Naousa | Conspiracy of Cells of Fire,Proletariat Self-defense Groups (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Business | Western Europe | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 201203120009 | 2012-03-12 | Belgium | Brussels | Sunni Muslim extremists | 1 | 1 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Western Europe | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Melee |
| 201203110021 | 2012-03-11 | France | Toulouse | Muslim extremists | 1 | 0 | Military | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201106090009 | 2011-06-09 | Ireland | Clondalkin | Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201104020010 | 2011-04-02 | United Kingdom | Omagh | Oglaigh na hEireann (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201012110008 | 2010-12-11 | Sweden | Stockholm | Iraqi extremists | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201007190005 | 2010-07-19 | Greece | Athens | Sect of Revolutionaries (Greece) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Journalists & Media | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201006240015 | 2010-06-24 | Greece | Athens | Revolutionary Struggle (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201003280005 | 2010-03-28 | Greece | Athens | Rebellious Group Lambros Foundas | 1 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201003130017 | 2010-03-00 | Greece | Athens | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Western Europe | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200906190013 | 2009-06-19 | Spain | Arrigorriaga | Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Police | Western Europe | Assassination | Explosives |
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