compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 29 August 2021
date | location | killed | injured | description |
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11 Sep 2001 | United States | 2,993 | 8,900 | crashing of hijacked planes into World Trade Center, New York City, New York, Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and site in Pennsylvania, USA |
7-9 Oct 2023 | Israel | 1,194 | 5,074 | armed attacks and massacres by Hamas in Kibbutz Re'im, Kibbutz Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Ofakim, and other communities near Gaza border plus rocket attacks throughout central Israel |
26-30 Jul 2009 | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | 780 | ? | armed attack on city by Boko Haram |
3-4 Jan 2015 | Baga and Doro Gowon, Nigeria | 700? | 300? | armed attack and arson of villages by Boko Haram |
14 Oct 2017 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 587 | 316 | truck bomb attack at intersection near hotels, restaurants, and government offices |
14 Aug 2007 | Iraq | 520 | 1,500 | multiple car bombings in Al-Adnaniyah and Al-Qataniyah |
20 Aug 1978 | Abadan, Iran | 477 | 10 | arson of theater |
1-3 Sep 2004 | Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia | 372 | 747 | hostage taking at school (includes 35 terrorists killed) |
16-18 Dec 2018 | Bongende, Bandundu, DR Congo | 339 | 111 | Batende tribe attacks on villages |
23 Jun 1985 | multiple | 331 | 4 | mid-air bombings of Air India flight off Cork, Ireland, killing 329; bomb intended for second Air India flight exploded in Narita Airport, Japan, killing 2 and injuring 4 |
3 Jul 2016 | Baghdad, Iraq | 324 | 225 | truck bombing in market area, setting fire to crowded shopping mall |
12 Mar 1993 | Mumbai (Bombay), India | 317 | 1,400 | 15 bombings throughout city |
7 May 2014 | Gamboru Ngala, Nigeria | 310 | ? | armed attack on market, after which many buildings were set on fire |
23 Nov 2017 | Bir al-Abed, Sinai, Egypt | 309 | 128 | attack on mosque with bombs followed by shooting attack on fleeing survivors; 27 children among those killed |
7 Aug 1998 | multiple | 303 | 4,954 | truck bomb explodes outside U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, destroying adjacent office building; 244 killed, 4,877 injured; within five minutes, a truck bomb explodes outside U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 12 killed |
23 Oct 1983 | Beirut, Lebanon | 301 | 161 | simultaneous truck bombings of U.S. Marine and French barracks |
22 Sep 1997 | Ben Talha, Algeria | 277 | ? | armed attack |
30 Dec 1997 | Ami Moussa, Algeria | 272 | ? | armed attack |
21 Dec 1988 | Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom | 270 | 12 | mid-air bombing of Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland |
25 Nov 1940 | Haifa, British Palestine | 267 | 172 | bombing and sinking of ship carrying Jewish immigrants |
21 Apr 2017 | Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan | 266 | 160 | attack on military base by 10 terrorists claiming to be transporting injured soldiers; suicide bombings and shooting attacks targeted soldiers at the base mosque; 10 terrorists killed |
21 Apr 2019 | Colombo, Negombo, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | 259 | 500 | eight explosions on Easter Sunday: suicide bombings at St. Anthony’s Shrine and three hotels in Colombo, St. Sebastian’s church in Negombo, and a church in Batticaloa; two more explosions in Colombo as police pursued leads; at least 36 foreigners among those killed |
20 Nov-5 Dec 1979 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 240 | 600 | hostage taking at Grand Mosque (includes 87 terrorists killed) |
21 Feb 2004 | Uganda | 239 | 60 | armed attack and arson at refugee camp |
29 Aug 1997 | Algeria | 238 | ? | attacks at Sidi Moussa and Hais Rais |
31 Oct 2015 | Sinai, Egypt | 224 | 0 | apparent mid-air bombing of Russian Airbus over Sinai after departing Sharm el-Sheikh airport; plane broke apart in midair |
25 Jul 2018 | As-Suwayda, Syria | 221 | 180 | armed attacks and bombings by Islamic State terrorists |
16 Mar 2014 | Kaduna, Nigeria | 219 | ? | armed attacks on villages of Ungwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata, and Chenshyi |
31 Oct 1999 | Atlantic Ocean, Massachusetts, United States | 217 | 0 | intentional crash of Egypt Air flight off Nantucket Island by copilot |
11 Jul 2006 | Mumbai, India | 209 | 714 | seven bombings on commuter trains |
12 Oct 2002 | Kuta, Indonesia | 202 | 350 | car bombing outside nightclub |
23 Nov 2006 | Baghdad, Iraq | 202 | 260 | five car bombings and two mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad |
18 Apr 2007 | Baghdad, Iraq | 193 | 197 | multiple bombings |
11 Mar 2004 | Madrid, Spain | 191 | 1,876 | bombings of four trains |
24 Dec 2008 | Doroma, Orientale, DR Congo | 189 | 0 | armed attack on village |
2 Mar 2004 | Iraq | 188 | 652 | suicide bombings at shrines in Karbala and Kadhimiya |
22 Apr 2013 | Baga, Nigeria | 187 | 77 | Boko Haram attack on village |
23 May 2016 | Jableh and Tartus, Syria | 184 | 200 | multiple bombings |
4 Jan 1998 | Algeria | 182 | ? | attacks at Had Chekala, Remka, and Ain Tarik, Algeria |
14 Sep 2005 | Baghdad, Iraq | 182 | 679 | multiple suicide bombings and shooting attacks |
7 Jul 2007 | Armili, Iraq | 182 | 270 | multiple suicide truck bombings in Armili and area, Iraq |
26 Aug 2021 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 182 | 170 | suicide bombing at airport gate among crowds attempting to leave Afghanistan, followed by gunfight; casualties included multiple children killed, 13 U.S. soldiers killed and 20 more injured |
20 Jan 2012 | Kano, Nigeria | 178 | 50 | multiple bombings and gun attacks |
26-29 Nov 2008 | Mumbai, India | 174 | 370 | multiple shooting and grenade attacks and hostage takings (includes 9 terrorists killed) |
19 Sep 1989 | Bilma, Niger | 171 | 0 | mid-air bombing of French UTA flight near Bilma |
23-26 Oct 2002 | Moscow, Russia | 170 | 656 | hostage taking and attempted rescue in theater (includes 41 terrorists killed) |
19 Apr 1995 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | 169 | 675 | truck bombing of federal building, causing partial collapse |
16 Apr 1925 | Sophia, Bulgaria | 160 | 500 | bombing by communist terrorists of Sveta Nedelya Cathedral during funeral; cathedral dome collapsed, killing mostly officials attending the funeral |
05 Jun 2021 | Solhan, Burkina Faso | 160 | 40 | armed attack on village; at least 20 children among those killed; government reports indicate most attackers were child soldiers |
20 Aug 2021 | Arbinda, Burkina Faso | 160 | armed attack on convoy killed 59 civilians and 21 soldiers; 80 attackers also killed | |
23 Mar 2019 | Mopti, Mali | 160 | 0 | armed attack on villagers in Ogossagou and Welingara |
25 Oct 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 155 | 721 | two vehicle bombings at government buildings |
27 Mar 2007 | Tal Afar, Ninewa, Iraq | 153 | 351 | two truck bombings |
10 Aug 2001 | Luanda, Angola | 152 | 146 | attack on train south of Luanda |
2 Apr 2015 | Garissa, Kenya | 152 | 79 | attack on college campus by multiple gunmen |
31 May 2017 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 150 | 400 | truck bombing in square near foreign embassies |
13 Jul 2018 | Mastung, Pakistan | 150 | 300 | suicide bombing at election rally |
14 May 1985 | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | 150 | 85 | armed attack on crowds |
28 May 2010 | Khemasuli, West Bengal, India | 148 | 180 | sabotage resulting in derailment of Jnaneswari express train and collision with second train |
16 Dec 2014 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 148 | 124 | shooting and bombing attack on school |
14-19 June 1995 | Budennovsk, Stavropol, Russia | 143 | 435 | hostage taking at hospital and two failed rescue attempts |
17 Sep 2013 | Benisheik, Nigeria | 143 | ? | ambush of civilian traffic on highway |
20 Mar 2015 | Sanaa, Yemen | 142 | 352 | two bombings at each of two mosques |
18 Oct 2007 | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 141 | 540 | bombing of motorcade for former prime minister Bhutto |
19 May 2017 | Brak al-Shati Airbase, Libya | 141 | ? | armed attack on airbase, killing soldiers and civilians |
3 Aug 1990 | Kathankudy, Sri Lanka | 140 | 70 | armed attack at two mosques |
3 Nov 1998 | Mitu, Columbia | 138 | 30 | FARC rebels attack police barracks with rockets, killing police officers and 10 civilians |
13-14 Nov 2015 | Paris, France | 137 | 352 | shooting and hostage-taking at a theater; shooting attacks on three restaurants; four suicide bombings outside a soccer stadium and at a restaurant |
3 Feb 2007 | Baghdad, Iraq | 137 | 334 | truck bombing in marketplace |
6 Mar 2007 | Hilla, Babil, Iraq | 137 | 310 | two suicide bombings and additional attacks |
29 Mar 2007 | Iraq | 137 | 251 | multiple bombings in Baghdad, Khalis, and Mahmudiya |
28 Feb 2005 | Hilla, Babil, Iraq | 135 | 130 | car bombing outside medical clinic |
2 Oct 1990 | Guangzhou, PR China | 132 | 49 | crash of hijacked PRC airliner |
13 Sep 1999 | Moscow, Russia | 130 | 150 | bombing of apartment building |
21 Jan 2019 | Maidan Shar, Wardak, Afghanistan | 129 | 54 | suicide vehicle bombing at security base; 3 attackers among those killed |
10 Dec 2019 | Inates, Niger | 128 | 12 | Boko Haram attack on military base killed 71 soldiers, injured 12; 57 attackers also killed |
8 Dec 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 127 | 448 | five car bombings |
18 Apr 1987 | Alut Oya, Sri Lanka | 127 | 64 | Tamil Tiger roadway ambush of Sinhalese in five vehicles near Alut Oya |
23 Nov 1996 | Moroni, Comoros | 127 | 48 | crash of hijacked Ethiopian Air flight off Comoros during forced landing off shore |
19 Aug 2002 | Khankala, Chechnya, Russia | 127 | 14 | Mi-26 helicopter carrying Russian troops shot down by terrorist-fired missile shortly before landing; 115 killed immediately, 12 died of injuries; 21 survivors included 14 injured |
15 Apr 2017 | Rashidin, Syria | 126 | 100 | suicide car bombing targeting buses carrying refugees; fatalities included 80 children |
29 Aug 2003 | Najaf, An-Najaf, Iraq | 125 | 500 | car bombing outside mosque |
24 Nov 2016 | Hillah, Iraq | 125 | 95 | suicide car bombing at gas station |
5 Jan 2006 | Iraq | 124 | 203 | bombings in Karbala, Ramadi, and Baghdad |
13 Aug 1990 | Eravur, Sri Lanka | 122 | 79 | armed attack at mosque |
24 Dec 2019 | Arbinda, Burkina Faso | 122 | armed attack on village killed 35 civilians, mostly women, and 7 soldiers; 80 attackers also killed | |
28 Nov 2014 | Kano, Nigeria | 121 | 280 | bombing attack on mosque |
10 Jan 2013 | Pakistan | 120 | 222 | bombings at security checkpoint, billiards hall, nearby street, and market in Quetta, and bombing at mosque in Mingora |
28 Oct 2009 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 119 | 213 | car bombing at marketplace |
2 May 2002 | Bojaya, Choco, Columbia | 119 | 80 | armed attack on village including bombing of church |
19 Nov 2018 | Mitile, Borno, Nigeria | 118 | 150 | Boko Haram attack on military base |
20 May 2014 | Jos, Nigeria | 118 | 56 | two car bombings at market and bus station |
27 Feb 2004 | Manila, Philippines | 118 | 9 | bombing and fire on ferry near Manila |
1 Jul 2015 | Kukawa, Nigeria | 118 | ? | attack by 50 gunmen on village |
23 Jul 2012 | Iraq | 116 | 299 | multiple bombings in Taji, Mosul, Baghdad, Dhuluiya, Baquba, and Diyala |
17 Jul 2015 | Khan Bani Saad, Diyala, Iraq | 115 | 170 | truck bombing in marketplace |
29 Nov 1987 | Burma | 115 | 0 | mid-air bombing of Korean Air flight near Burma |
20 May 2013 | Iraq | 113 | 329 | bombings in Baghdad, Hilla, Basra, Balad, Jisr Diyala, Samarra, Mosul, Baiji, Rutba, Baquba, and Tuz Khormato, and armed attacks in Haditha |
23 Sep 1983 | United Arab Emirates | 112 | 0 | crash of Gulf Air flight following mid-air bombing over the UAE |
10 May 2010 | Iraq | 111 | 391 | multiple bombings in Hilla, Basra, al-Suwayra, Baghdad, Tarmiyah, Fallujah, Mosul, and Iskandariyah, and additional armed attacks in Baghdad |
27 Nov 1989 | Bogota, Columbia | 110 | ? | mid-air bombing of Avianca flight in Bogota, killing all 107 aboard plus 3 on the ground |
10 Oct 2008 | Orakzai, Pakistan | 110 | 165 | truck bombing of anti-Taliban tribal meeting |
28 Nov 2020 | Jere, Nigeria | 110 | 14 | Boko Haram armed attack on village, mostly using bladed weapons; a number of women were kidnapped |
1 Feb 2004 | Irbil, Irbil, Iraq | 109 | 256 | two suicide bombings of political party offices |
20 Sep 2015 | Borno, Nigeria | 108 | 97 | bombings at a mosque, market, and football game spectators in Maiduguri; bombing of market in Monguno |
17 Mar 2017 | Mosul, Iraq | 107 | 36 | ISIS terrorists held over 100 civilians in a building rigged with explosives, then had two snipers on the roof invite a U.S. airstrike which triggered the explosives; 101 killed in the building’s collapse plus 4 killed in neighboring buildings; 36 reported missing |
9 Sep 2012 | Iraq | 106 | 424 | bombings in Baghdad, Amara, Kirkuk, Taji, Maysan, Tuz Khormato, Nasiriyah, Basra, Tal Afar, Hawija, and Ar Riyad, and armed attack on Dujail army base |
16 Aug 2012 | Iraq | 106 | 342 | bombings in Baghdad, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, Daquq, Garma, Kut, Husainiya, Tuz Khurmato, and armed attacks in Mushahda, Falluja, Al-A'amiriya, and Baaj |
21 Apr 1987 | Columbo, Sri Lanka | 106 | 295 | Tamil Tiger bombing of bus depot |
10 Jul 2010 | Kakaghund, Pakistan | 106 | 115 | two suicide bombings |
22 Sep 1993 | Sukhumi, Georgia | 106 | 26 | crash of airliner struck by missile |
17 Feb 2008 | Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan | 105 | 95 | suicide bombing at dogfighting festival |
19 Aug 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 104 | 568 | multiple bombings at government sites |
24 Jun 2004 | Iraq | 103 | 324 | bombings in Mosul and Baghdad; armed attacks in Ramadi and Baquba |
27 Jan 2018 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 103 | 235 | suicide bombing in ambulance at a police checkpoint |
16 Oct 2006 | Habarana, Sri Lanka | 103 | 150 | suicide bombing of military convoy near Habarana |
11 Jan 1998 | Sidi Hamed, Algeria | 103 | 70 | attack on movie theater and mosque |
10 Oct 2015 | Ankara, Turkey | 102 | 400 | two suicide bombings at political rally |
3-10 Jul 2007 | Islamabad, Pakistan | 102 | 29 | hostage taking and army storming of mosque |
27 May 2016 | Baghdad, Iraq | 101 | 194 | multiple bombings |
22 Jan 2007 | Iraq | 101 | 186 | bombings in Baghdad and Baquba |
09 Jun 2019 | Darak, Cameroon | 101 | 9 | Boko Haram attack on military forces killed 37 soldiers and civilians and injured 9; 64 attackers also killed |
13 Dec 1921 | Bolgard, Bessarabia, Romania | 100 | ? | bombing of Siguranzia palace in Bolgard (Ograd?) in Bessarabia |
6 Nov 1985 | Bogota, Columbia | 100 | ? | 50 M-19 terrorists seize Palace of Justice in Bogota, Columbia; 12 judges killed, palace is stormed, fire results and kills all terrorists and additional hostages |
21 Sep 2013 | Iraq | 100 | 160 | bombings and shooting attacks in Baghdad, Beiji, and Mosul |
16 Jul 2005 | Musayyib, Babil, Iraq | 100 | 150 | suicide bombing in marketplace near gas tanker and mosque |
4 Nov 2011 | Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria | 100 | 100 | bombings and shooting attacks on churches, police headquarters, government buildings, and banks |
18 May 1973 | Chita, Siberia, USSR | 100 | 0 | mid-air bombing of Aeroflot airliner over Siberia |
4 Dec 1977 | Malaysia | 100 | 0 | crash of hijacked Malaysian Boeing 747 airliner in Straits of Johore near Malaysia |
24-28 Mar 2021 | Palma, Mozambique | 100 | armed attack by 200 fighters on town, killing dozens and destroying much infrastructure over 4 day period; victims included foreigners in besieged hotel; about 20,000 residents fled |
date | location | killed | injured | description |
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6 Apr 2007 | Ramadi, Al-Anbar, Iraq | 35 | 50 | suicide bombing with truck carrying chlorine tanks |
15 May 2007 | Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq | 32 | 50 | bombing at open air market involving chlorine release |
7 Apr 2016 | Aleppo, Syria | 23 | 100 | chemical attack on Kurdish-controlled neighborhood |
6 Sep 1987 | Zamboanga City, Philippines | 19 | 140 | water poisoning with pesticide at constabulary |
27 Feb 2013 | Habib Godala, Ghazni, Afghanistan | 17 | ? | police officers poisoned, then shot |
21 Jan 1994 | Ormancik, Turkey | 16 | ? | attack with chemical grenades on village of Ormancik |
28 Jan 2007 | Ramadi, Al-Anbar, Iraq | 16 | 0 | suicide bombing with dump truck carrying chlorine tank |
20 Mar 1995 | Toyko, Japan | 12 | 5,511 | sarin nerve gas attack in subway |
20 Feb 2007 | Taji, Baghdad, Iraq | 9 | 150 | bombing of chlorine tanker truck near restaurant |
Mar 2012 | Yahyakhel district, Paktika, Afghanistan | 9 | 0 | poisoning and armed attack on police |
16 Mar 2007 | Al-Anbar, Iraq | 8 | 352 | two suicide bombings in Falluja and one in Ramadi, all trucks carrying chlorine tanks resulting in chemical releases |
8 Oct 2006 | Numaniyah, Wasit, Iraq | 7 | 700 | possible poisoning of food |
27 Jun 1994 | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | 7 | 270 | sarin nerve gas attack, attributed to Aum Shinrikyo |
21 Feb 2007 | Baghdad, Iraq | 6 | 73 | explosion of car bomb carrying chlorine tanks |
30 Apr 2007 | Ramadi, Al-Anbar, Iraq | 6 | 10 | explosion of chlorine tanker near restaurant |
25 Apr 2013 | Kunduz, Afghanistan | 6 | 0 | poisoning and armed attack on police outpost |
9 Oct 2001 | Washington, DC, United States | 4 | 7 | anthrax-laced letters mailed to Washington, DC |
19 Dec 2012 | Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan | 4 | ? | poisoning attack on police |
Jan 2013 | Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | poisoning attack on police |
21-27 Oct 2016 | near Mosul, Iraq | 2 | 1,500 | sulfur mine set on fire, producing widespread sulfur dioxide plumes |
19 Feb 2007 | Ramadi, Al-Anbar, Iraq | 2 | 16 | suicide bombing with car carrying chlorine tanks |
31 Mar 2012 | Esfandi, Ghazni, Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | acid attack on children |
18 Sep 2001 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | 1 | 10 | anthrax-laced letters mailed to West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and New York City, New York, USA |
25 Apr 2007 | Baghdad, Iraq | 1 | 2 | truck bombing involving chlorine |
8 Mar 2016 | Taza Khurmatu, Iraq | 1 | 800 | chemical weapon attack by ISIS |
19 Apr 1946 | Nuremberg, FR Germany | 0 | 2,283 | cyanide poisoning of bread for SS prisoners in Camp Stalag 13 near Nuremberg |
9-19 Sep 1984 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | 0 | 751 | salmonella poisoning in restaurants by followers of Bhadwan Shree Rajneesh |
19 Apr 1995 | Yokohama, Japan | 0 | 272 | tear gas attack |
2 Jul 2012 | Sheberghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan | 0 | 255 | gas poisoning at girls' school |
17 Apr 2012 | Rustaq, Takhar, Afghanistan | 0 | 171 | water poisoning at girls' school |
1 May 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 0 | 150 | poisoning attack on girls' school |
14 May 2013 | Balkh province, Afghanistan | 0 | 150 | poisoning attack on girls' school |
28 May 2012 | Takhar, Afghanistan | 0 | 124 | gas poisoning at girls' school |
22 Jun 2012 | Sar-e-Pul, Afghanistan | 0 | 118 | gas poisoning at girls' school |
12 May 2009 | Kunduz, Afghanistan | 0 | 104 | gas poisoning at girls' school |
Jul 2012 | Jawzjan, Afghanistan | 0 | 100 | gas poisoning at girls' school |
date | location | killed | injured | description |
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11 Sep 2001 | United States | 2,993 | 8,900 | crashing of hijacked planes into World Trade Center, New York City, New York, Pentagon in Alexandria, Virginia, and site in Pennsylvania, USA |
20 Mar 1995 | Toyko, Japan | 12 | 5,511 | sarin nerve gas attack in subway |
7-9 Oct 2023 | Israel | 1,194 | 5,074 | armed attacks and massacres by Hamas in Kibbutz Re'im, Kibbutz Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Ofakim, and other communities near Gaza border plus rocket attacks throughout central Israel |
7 Aug 1998 | multiple | 303 | 4,954 | truck bomb explodes outside U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, destroying adjacent office building; 244 killed, 4,877 injured; within five minutes, a truck bomb explodes outside U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 12 killed |
19 Apr 1946 | Nuremberg, FR Germany | 0 | 2,283 | cyanide poisoning of bread for SS prisoners in Camp Stalag 13 near Nuremberg |
11 Mar 2004 | Madrid, Spain | 191 | 1,876 | bombings of four trains |
14 Aug 2007 | Iraq | 520 | 1,500 | multiple car bombings in Al-Adnaniyah and Al-Qataniyah |
21-27 Oct 2016 | near Mosul, Iraq | 2 | 1,500 | sulfur mine set on fire, producing widespread sulfur dioxide plumes |
12 Mar 1993 | Mumbai (Bombay), India | 317 | 1,400 | 15 bombings throughout city |
31 Jan 1996 | Columbo, Sri Lanka | 91 | 1,400 | suicide truck bombing of Central Bank |
26 Feb 1993 | New York City, New York, United States | 6 | 1,040 | truck bombing in garage of World Trade Center |
6 Dec 1989 | Bogota, Columbia | 52 | 1,000 | truck bombing at federal police building in Bogota |
9 Mar 2016 | Taza Khurmatu, Iraq | 1 | 800 | chemical weapon attack by ISIS |
7 Jul 2005 | London, England, United Kingdom | 56 | 784 | bombings of three subway trains and one bus |
9-19 Sep 1984 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | 0 | 751 | salmonella poisoning in restaurants by followers of Bhadwan Shree Rajneesh |
1-3 Sep 2004 | Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia | 372 | 747 | hostage taking at school (includes 35 terrorists killed) |
25 Oct 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 155 | 721 | two vehicle bombings at government buildings |
11 Jul 2006 | Mumbai, India | 209 | 714 | seven bombings on commuter trains |
1 Oct 1982 | Tehran, Iran | 60 | 700 | truck bombing in public square |
8 Oct 2006 | Numaniyah, Wasit, Iraq | 7 | 700 | possible poisoning of food |
14 Sep 2005 | Baghdad, Iraq | 182 | 679 | multiple suicide bombings and shooting attacks |
19 Apr 1995 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | 169 | 675 | truck bombing of federal building, causing partial collapse |
23-26 Oct 2002 | Moscow, Russia | 170 | 656 | hostage taking and attempted rescue in theater (includes 41 terrorists killed) |
2 Mar 2004 | Iraq | 188 | 652 | suicide bombings at shrines in Karbala and Kadhimiya |
27 Dec 2002 | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia | 71 | 640 | two car bombings outside government house |
20 Nov-5 Dec 1979 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 240 | 600 | hostage taking at Grand Mosque (includes 87 terrorists killed) |
17 Jul 1996 | Sri Lanka | 70 | 600 | bombing of train |
19 Aug 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 104 | 568 | multiple bombings at government sites |
18 Oct 2007 | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 141 | 540 | bombing of motorcade for former prime minister Bhutto |
15 Aug 1998 | Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 29 | 530 | two car bombings, with telephoned warning directing evacuees towards one bomb |
1 Oct 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 59 | 527 | (CRI?) sniper attack on concert; fatalities included 1 police officer and 2 Canadians; attacker killed himself |
26 Jun 1996 | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | 19 | 515 | truck bombing at U.S. military housing complex near Dhahran |
21 Apr 2019 | Colombo, Negombo, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | 259 | 500 | eight explosions on Easter Sunday: suicide bombings at St. Anthony’s Shrine and three hotels in Colombo, St. Sebastian’s church in Negombo, and a church in Batticaloa; two more explosions in Colombo as police pursued leads; at least 36 foreigners among those killed |
16 Apr 1925 | Sophia, Bulgaria | 160 | 500 | bombing by communist terrorists of Sveta Nedelya Cathedral during funeral; cathedral dome collapsed, killing mostly officials attending the funeral |
29 Aug 2003 | Najaf, An-Najaf, Iraq | 125 | 500 | car bombing outside mosque |
4-5 Feb 2015 | Fotokol, Cameroon | 90 | 500 | armed attack on town |
16 Sep 1999 | Volgodonsk, Rostove, Russia | 17 | 480 | car bombing |
30 Oct 2008 | Assam, India | 84 | 470 | twelve bombings in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road, and Bongaigaon |
8 Dec 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 127 | 448 | five car bombings |
14-19 Jun 1995 | Budennovsk, Stavropol, Russia | 143 | 435 | hostage taking at hospital and two failed rescue attempts |
14 Jul 2016 | Nice, France | 87 | 434 | vehicular attack on Bastille Day crowds |
7 Aug 2015 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 44 | 426 | multiple bombings: 27 police recruits killed and 26 injured by suicide bombing at a police academy; 15 killed and 400 injured (including 15 children injured) by a truck bombing in a residential area near an army base |
9 Sep 2012 | Iraq | 106 | 424 | bombings in Baghdad, Amara, Kirkuk, Taji, Maysan, Tuz Khormato, Nasiriyah, Basra, Tal Afar, Hawija, and Ar Riyad, and armed attack on Dujail army base |
31 May 2017 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 150 | 400 | truck bombing in square near foreign embassies |
10 Oct 2015 | Ankara, Turkey | 102 | 400 | two suicide bombings at political rally |
23 Aug 2013 | Tripoli, Lebanon | 42 | 400 | two bombings outside mosques |
20 Nov 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey | 30 | 400 | suicide bombings of British consulate and bank |
10 May 2010 | Iraq | 111 | 391 | multiple bombings in Hilla, Basra, al-Suwayra, Baghdad, Tarmiyah, Fallujah, Mosul, and Iskandariyah, and additional armed attacks in Baghdad |
10 May 2012 | Damascus, Syria | 55 | 372 | twin suicide attacks |
26-29 Nov 2008 | Mumbai, India | 174 | 370 | multiple shooting and grenade attacks and hostage takings (includes 9 terrorists killed) |
20 Mar 2015 | Sanaa, Yemen | 142 | 352 | two bombings at each of two mosques |
13-14 Nov 2015 | Paris, France | 137 | 352 | shooting and hostage-taking at a theater; shooting attacks on three restaurants; four suicide bombings outside a soccer stadium and at a restaurant |
16 Mar 2007 | Al-Anbar, Iraq | 8 | 352 | two suicide bombings in Falluja and one in Ramadi, all trucks carrying chlorine tanks resulting in chemical releases |
27 Mar 2007 | Tal Afar, Ninewa, Iraq | 153 | 351 | two truck bombings |
12 Oct 2002 | Kuta, Indonesia | 202 | 350 | car bombing outside nightclub |
19 Apr 2016 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 65 | 347 | suicide bombing and armed attack on government building |
16 Feb 2017 | Sehwan, Pakistan | 88 | 343 | suicide bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a Sufi shrine |
16 Aug 2012 | Iraq | 106 | 342 | bombings in Baghdad, Tal Afar, Kirkuk, Daquq, Garma, Kut, Husainiya, Tuz Khurmato, and armed attacks in Mushahda, Falluja, Al-A'amiriya, and Baaj |
22 Mar 2016 | Brussels and Zaventem, Belgium | 35 | 340 | three suicide bombings at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and subway station in Brussels |
3 Feb 2007 | Baghdad, Iraq | 137 | 334 | truck bombing in marketplace |
20 May 2013 | Iraq | 113 | 329 | bombings in Baghdad, Hilla, Basra, Balad, Jisr Diyala, Samarra, Mosul, Baiji, Rutba, Baquba, and Tuz Khormato, and armed attacks in Haditha |
24 Jun 2004 | Iraq | 103 | 324 | bombings in Mosul and Baghdad; armed attacks in Ramadi and Baquba |
14 Oct 2017 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 587 | 316 | truck bomb attack at intersection near hotels, restaurants, and government offices |
15 Apr 2013 | Iraq | 41 | 313 | multiple car bombings in Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato, Baghdad, and other cities |
13 Jun 2012 | Iraq | 93 | 312 | 16 car bombings during Shiite pilgrimage |
26 Sep 1980 | Munich, FR Germany | 13 | 312 | suicide bombing by Wehrsportsgruppe Neo-Nazi bomber |
6 Mar 2007 | Hilla, Babil, Iraq | 137 | 310 | two suicide bombings and additional attacks |
3-4 Jan 2015 | Baga and Doro Gowon, Nigeria | 700 | 300 | armed attack and arson of villages by Boko Haram |
13 Jul 2018 | Mastung, Pakistan | 150 | 300 | suicide bombing at election rally |
2 Aug 1980 | Bologna, Italy | 85 | 300 | Armed Revolutionary Nuclei bomb at railway station |
1 Oct 1981 | Beirut, Lebanon | 83 | 300 | car bombing by FLP of PLO office |
14 Jul 1987 | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 72 | 300 | twin car bombs and two other bombs in shopping area |
11 Aug 2013 | Baghdad, Iraq | 61 | 300 | 11 bombings at cafes, markets, and restaurants during religious festival |
15 Dec 1976 | Baghdad, Iraq | 40 | 300 | bombing at airport |
16 Sep 1920 | New York City, New York, United States | 38 | 300 | bomb in horse-drawn wagon exploded near Morgan bank in lower Manhattan |
5 Mar 1998 | Columbo, Sri Lanka | 32 | 300 | bombing of bus |
26 Jun 2015 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 27 | 300 | suicide bombing at Shia mosque |
date | location | child casualties | all casualties | description | ||
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killed | injured | killed | injured | |||
1-3 Sep 2004 | Beslan, Russia | 156 | 337 | 366 | 747 | hostage taking and bombing at school (includes 35 terrorists killed) |
16 Dec 2014 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 132 | 121 | 148 | 124 | shooting and bombing attack on school |
15 Apr 2017 | Rashidin, Syria | 80 | ? | 126 | 100 | suicide car bombing targeting buses carrying refugees |
6 Nov 2007 | Baghlani-jadid, Afghanistan | 61 | 93 | 77 | 100 | suicide bombing at public ceremony |
08 May 2021 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 60 | many | 90 | 147 | car bombing outside Sayed Al-Shuhada high school followed by two more explosions; most victims were female students 11-14 years in age |
22 Jul 2011 | Utoya and Oslo, Norway | 50 | 40? | 77 | 151 | car bombing in Oslo followed by shooting attack at youth political rally in Utoya |
21 Apr 2019 | Colombo, Negombo, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | 45 | many | 259 | 500 | eight explosions on Easter Sunday: suicide bombings at St. Anthony’s Shrine and three hotels in Colombo, St. Sebastian’s church in Negombo, and a church in Batticaloa; two more explosions in Colombo as police pursued leads; at least 36 foreigners among those killed |
6 Jul 2013 | Mamudo, Yobe, Nigeria | 41 | ? | 42 | ? | shooting and arson attack on boarding school |
7-9 Oct 2023 | Israel | 36 | ? | 1,194 | 5,074 | armed attacks and massacres by Hamas in Kibbutz Re'im, Kibbutz Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Ofakim, and other communities near Gaza border plus rocket attacks throughout central Israel |
30 Sep 2004 | Baghdad, Iraq | 35 | 72 | 42 | 69 | car bombing at public ceremony |
20 Aug 2016 | Gaziantep, Turkey | 34 | ? | 57 | 90 | ISIS suicide bombing of wedding |
27 Mar 2016 | Lahore, Pakistan | 29 | ? | 72 | 200 | suicide bombing attack on amusement park |
23 Nov 2017 | Bir al-Abed, Sinai, Egypt | 27 | ? | 305 | 128 | attack on mosque with bombs followed by shooting attack on fleeing survivors |
29 Sep 2005 | Balad, Salah Al-Din, Iraq | 25 | ? | 95 | 101 | three car bombings at marketplace, bank, and police station |
10 May 2009 | Busurungi, Congo Dem. Rep. | 25 | ? | 86 | 24 | armed attack on village |
13 Jul 2005 | Baghdad, Iraq | 24 | 20 | 27 | 50 | car bombing of gathered children |
25 Oct 2009 | Baghdad, Iraq | 24 | 6+ | 155 | 540 | twin vehicle bombing of government buildings |
15 May 1974 | Ma'alot, Israel | 20 | 66+ | 27 | 134 | PLO attack and hostage taking at Israeli collective farm |
05 Jun 2021 | Solhan, Burkina Faso | 20 | ? | 160 | 40 | armed attack on village; at least 20 children among those killed; government reports indicate most attackers were child soldiers |
16 Nov 1996 | Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia | 20 | ? | 67 | ? | bombing of Russian border guard housing |
16 Dec 2014 | Radaa, Bayda, Yemen | 20 | ? | 31 | ? | twin car bombings, one striking a checkpoint while a schoolbus carrying primary schoolgirls was passing, second striking a tribal leader's house |
14 Aug 2007 | Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah, Iraq | many | many | 520 | 1,500 | multiple truck bombings in villages |
26-30 Jul 2009 | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | many | many | 780 | ? | armed attack on city by Boko Haram |
3-4 Jan 2015 | Baga and Doro Gowon, Nigeria | many | many | 700 | 300 | armed attack and arson of villages by Boko Haram |
20 Aug 1978 | Abadan, Iran | many | 0 | 477 | 10 | arson of movie theater |
Updated from "Selected Terrorist Incidents: U.S. and Abroad," version 5
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