(incomplete--under construction)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 17 February 2019
This page identifies the following types of incidents:
date | type of attack | location | method and target | child casualties | total casualties | ||
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killed | injured | killed | injured | ||||
18 May 1927 | criminal | Bath, Michigan, United States | bombing of school | 41 | 55 | 46 | 58 |
11 Apr 1956 | terrorism | Shafrir, Israel | shooting attack on synagogue | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
15 Sep 1959 | criminal | Houston, Texas, United States | suicide bombing of school | 3 | 17 | 6 | 18 |
15 Sep 1963 | terrorism | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | bombing of church | 4 | 2+ | 4 | 23 |
18 Mar 1968 | terrorism | Negev desert, Israel | landmine attack on school bus | 2 | 28 | 2 | 28 |
22 May 1970 | terrorism | Avivim, Israel | rocket attack on school bus | 9 | 19 | 12 | 19 |
11 Apr 1974 | terrorism | Qiryat Shemona, Israel | shooting attack on residential building | 8 | ? | 18 | 16 |
15 May 1974 | terrorism | Ma'alot, Israel | hostage taking | 20 | 66+ | 27 | 134 |
8 Feb 1975 | terrorism | El Arish, Sinai | bombing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
13 Nov 1975 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | bombing outside ice cream shop | 6 | ? | 6 | 42 |
26 Jan-13 Feb 1978 | terrorism | Maastricht, Netherlands, and Bremen, West Germany | poisoning of Israeli citrus products | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
3 Feb 1976 | terrorism | Djibouti | hostage taking of school bus | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
11 Mar 1978 | terrorism | Tel Aviv, Israel | shooting attack on beach and hostage taking on bus | 13 | ? | 51 | 72 |
20 Aug 1978 | terrorism | Abadan, Iran | arson of movie theater | many | 0 | 477 | 10 |
18 Nov 1978 | criminal | Jonestown, Guyana | poisoning of children during mass suicide by cult members | 276 | 0 | 918 | 11 |
7 Apr 1980 | terrorism | Misgav Am Kibbutz, Israel | hostage taking at children's dormitory | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
2 Jun 1980 | terrorism | Hebron, West Bank | four bombings, including grenade attack near elementary school | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
2 Aug 1980 | terrorism | Bologna, Italy | bombing at railway station | 8 | ? | 85 | 300 |
16 May 1986 | terrorism | Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | hostage taking and bombing of school | 0 | 70 | 2 | 79 |
2 Jun 1988 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | attack in park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 Oct 1988 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | explosion of bomb hidden in loaf of bread | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
17 Jan 1989 | criminal | Stockton, California, United States | suicide shooting attack at school | 5 | 29 | 6 | 30 |
18 Apr 1989 | criminal | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | explosion of bomb hidden in toothpaste tube | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 Mar 1992 | terrorism | Buenos Aires, Argentina | suicide car bombing at Israeli embassy | ? | ? | 29 | 252 |
1 May 1992 | criminal | Olivehurt, California, United States | shooting at high school | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
19 Apr 1995 | terrorism | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | car bombing of federal office building | 19 | ? | 169 | 675 |
4 Mar 1996 | terrorism | Tel Aviv, Israel | suicide bombing at Dizengoff Center | 5 | ? | 14 | 163 |
13 Mar 1996 | criminal | Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom | suicide shooting attack at school | 16 | 10 | 18 | 12 |
16 Nov 1996 | terrorism | Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia | bombing of Russian border guard housing | 20 | ? | 67 | ? |
22 Jul 1997 | terrorism | Israel | terrorist drove car into a group of teenagers, then exited and began attacking with a knife | ? | ? | 1 | 12 |
24 Mar 1998 | criminal | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | shooting attack at school | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
6 May 1998 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | stabbing attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 May 1998 | criminal | Springfield, Oregon, United States | shooting attacks at residence and high school | 2 | 25 | 4 | 25 |
29 Oct 1998 | terrorism | Gush Katif, Gaza | attempted bombing of school bus | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
29 Oct 1998 | criminal | Goteborg, Sweden | arson attack on dance hall | 49 | ? | 63 | ? |
20 Apr 1999 | criminal | Littleton, Colorado, United States | suicide shooting attack on school | 12 | 25 | 15 | 27 |
15 Sep 1999 | criminal | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | shooting attack at church service | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
20 Nov 2000 | terrorism | Gaza | bombing of school bus | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
31 Dec 2000 | terrorism | Ramallah, West Bank | shooting attack on civilian car | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
26 Mar 2001 | criminal | Machakos, Kenya | arson of secondary school | 67 | 19 | 67 | 19 |
5 Jun 2001 | terrorism | Shiloh, Israel | stoning attack on car | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 Jun 2001 | criminal | Ikeda, Osaka, Japan | knife attack on school | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
4 Sep 2001 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | attempted suicide bombing at school | 0 | ? | 1 | 20 |
9 Sep 2001 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | suicide bombing in pizzeria | 7 | 5+ | 15 | 130 |
1 Dec 2001 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | two suicide bombings in pedestrian mall | 5 | ? | 13 | 188 |
2 Mar 2002 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | suicide bombing outside synagogue | 7 | 1+ | 11 | 50 |
26 Apr 2002 | criminal | Erfurt, Germany | shooting attack in high school | 2 | ? | 17 | 1 |
9 May 2002 | terrorism | Kaspiysk, Russia | bombing at parade | 17 | 31 | 43 | 151 |
28 May 2002 | terrorism | Itamar, Israel | shooting attack on school | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
3 Jun 2002 | terrorism | Thailand | shooting attack on school bus | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
20 Jun 2002 | terrorism | Itamar, West Bank | shooting attack | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
23 Sep 2002 | terrorism | Hebron, West Bank | shooting attack | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
7 Oct 2002 | terrorism | Bowie, Maryland, United States | shooting attack by Beltway sniper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
29 Oct 2002 | terrorism | Hermesh, West Bank | shooting attack | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
11 Nov 2002 | criminal | Changde, P.R. China | poisoning of food at high school | 0 | many | 0 | 193 |
21 Nov 2002 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | suicide bombing on bus | 4 | ? | 12 | 50 |
25 Nov 2002 | criminal | Zhanjiang City, Guangdong, P.R. China | poisoning of food at kindergarten school | 0 | 70 | 0 | 72 |
5 Mar 2003 | terrorism | Haifa, Israel | suicide bombing on bus | 9 | ? | 18 | 53 |
7 Jul 2003 | terrorism | Moshav Kfar Yavetz, Israel | suicide bombing at house | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
10 Aug 2003 | terrorism | near Lebanon border | anti-aircraft rocket fired from across Lebanon border | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
19 Aug 2003 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | suicide bombing on bus | 8 | ? | 24 | 133 |
2 Mar 2004 | terrorism | Karbala, Iraq | suicide bombings at shrines | 15 | ? | 121 | 122 |
21 Apr 2004 | terrorism | Basra, Iraq | car bombings at police stations and police academy | 13 | ? | 74 | 100 |
2 May 2004 | terrorism | Gush Katif, Gaza | shooting attack on vehicle | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
28 Jun 2004 | terrorism | Sderot, Gaza | rocket attack on nursery school | 1 | ? | 2 | 11 |
4 Aug 2004 | criminal | Beijing, P.R. China | knife attack at kindergarten school | 1 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
1-3 Sep 2004 | terrorism | Beslan, Russia | hostage taking and bombing at school | 156 | 337 | 366 | 747 |
30 Sep 2004 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | car bombing at public ceremony | 35 | 72 | 42 | 69 |
25 Nov 2004 | criminal | Ruzhou, Henan, P.R. China | knife attack at high school dormitory | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
28 Feb 2005 | terrorism | Hilla, Babil, Iraq | car bombing outside medical clinic | 8 | ? | 135 | 130 |
21 Mar 2005 | criminal | Red Lake, Minnesota, United States | shooting attack at high school | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
4 Apr 2005 | criminal | Zhanjian, Guangdong, P.R. China | knife attack at middle school | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
23 Apr 2005 | terrorism | Pakhapani, Rolpa, Nepal | bombing | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
10 Jun 2005 | criminal | Hikari, Yamaguichi, Japan | bomb attack at high school | 0 | 56 | 0 | 58 |
16 Jun 2005 | criminal | Siem Reap, Cambodia | hostage taking at elementary school | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 Jun 2005 | terrorism | Beit Hagai, West Bank | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 | |
13 Jul 2005 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | car bombing of gathered children | 24 | 20 | 27 | 50 |
29 Sep 2005 | terrorism | Balad, Salah Al-Din, Iraq | three car bombings | 25 | ? | 95 | 101 |
12 Oct 2005 | criminal | Guangde, Anhui, P.R. China | shooting attack at primary school | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
29 Nov 2005 | terrorism | Santa Cruz, California, United States | incendiary bombing of homes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
15 Jun 2006 | terrorism | Kabithigollewa, Sri Lanka | mine explosion against bus | 15 | ? | 64 | 80 |
25 Jun 2006 | terrorism | Batar Illit, West Bank | teenager kidnapped and killed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 Aug 2006 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | explosion of bombs buried in soccer field | 12 | ? | 12 | ? |
27 Sep 2006 | criminal | Bailey, Colorado, United States | hostage taking at school | 1 | ? | 2 | ? |
2 Oct 2006 | criminal | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, United States | hostage taking and shooting at school | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
6 Oct 2006 | terrorism | Basauti, Kailali, Nepal | bombing of village development committee area | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 Dec 2006 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | mortar attack on school | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
28 Jan 2007 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | mortar attack on school | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 |
28 Jan 2007 | terrorism | Ramadi, Iraq | bombing attack near school | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
20 Feb 2007 | terrorism | Taji, Iraq | bombing of chlorine tanker truck near restaurant | 0 | 52 | 9 | 150 |
24 Feb 2007 | terrorism | Habaniya, Al-Anbar, Iraq | fuel truck bombing near Sunni mosque | 15 | ? | 56 | 48 |
16 Mar 2007 | terrorism | Falluja, Iraq | suicide bombing with dump truck carrying chlorine tanks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 250 |
2 Apr 2007 | terrorism | Kirkuk, Iraq | truck bombing of police station next to school | 2 | 50 | 12 | 200 |
6 Apr 2007 | terrorism | Ramadi, Iraq | suicide truck bombing using chlorine tanks | ? | ? | 35 | 50 |
12 Jun 2007 | terrorism | Logar province, Afghanistan | shooting attack on girls leaving school | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
15 Jun 2007 | terrorism | Tarinkot, Afghanistan | suicide bombing near school | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
6 Aug 2007 | terrorism | Qubbak, Iraq | truck bombing of residential area | 19 | ? | 28 | 50 |
14 Aug 2007 | terrorism | Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah, Iraq | multiple truck bombings in villages | many | many | 520 | 1,500 |
12 Oct 2007 | terrorism | Tuz Khurmato, Iraq | bombing on playground | 2 | 17 | 2 | 18 |
6 Nov 2007 | terrorism | Baghlani-jadid, Afghanistan | suicide bombing at public ceremony | 61 | 93 | 77 | 100 |
7 Nov 2007 | criminal | Tuusula, Finland | shooting attack at high school | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
22 Jan 2008 | terrorism | Ba'qubah, Iraq | suicide bombing at school | 0 | 17 | 1 | 21 |
6 Mar 2008 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | shooting attack | 7 | ? | 9 | 11 |
12 Nov 2008 | terrorism | Kandahar City, Afghanistan | acid attack on schoolgirls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
26 Dec 2008 | terrorism | Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip | rocket attack | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
28 Dec 2008 | terrorism | Khost, Afghanistan | suicide car bombing at checkpoint near elementary school | 14 | ? | 16 | 58 |
13 Feb 2009 | terrorism | Iskandiriya, Iraq | suicide bombing of Shiite pilgrimage | ? | 28 | 32 | 76 |
11 Mar 2009 | criminal | Winnenden, Germany | shooting attack at secondary school by former student; gunman fled the school and shot victims at other locations before killing himself | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
2 Apr 2009 | terrorism | Bat Ayin, West Bank | attack by axe-wielding terrorist | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
26 Apr 2009 | terrorism | Charikar, Kapisa province, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 40 | 0 | 45 |
10 May 2009 | terrorism | Busurungi, Congo Dem. Rep. | armed attack on village | 25 | ? | 86 | 24 |
11 May 2009 | terrorism | Charikar, Kapisa province, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 61 | 0 | 62 |
12 May 2009 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 98 | 0 | 104 |
9 Jul 2009 | terrorism | Logar province, Afghanistan | truck bombing near highway | 16 | ? | 25 | 5 |
8 Sep 2009 | terrorism | Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq | kidnapping and killing of 10-year-old son of politician | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 Oct 2009 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | twin vehicle bombing of government buildings | 20 | 6+ | 155 | 540 |
28 Oct 2009 | terrorism | Peshawar, Pakistan | car bombing at marketplace | 13 | ? | 118 | 213 |
4 Dec 2009 | terrorism | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | attack on mosque with guns, grenades, and suicide bombs | 17 | ? | 40 | 81 |
7 Dec 2009 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | bombing of school | 6 | 25 | 8 | 41 |
23 Mar 2010 | criminal | Fujian, P.R. China | attack on students at elementary school | 8 | ? | 8 | ? |
1 Apr 2010 | criminal | Fujian, P.R. China | knife attack on primary school students | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
21 Apr 2010 | terrorism | Kunduz, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
24 Apr 2010 | terrorism | Kunduz, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 48 | 0 | 51 |
25 Apr 2010 | terrorism | Kunduz, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
4 May 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
11 May 2010 | terrorism | Kunduz, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
11 May 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
12 May 2010 | criminal | Shaanxi, P.R. China | knife attack on kindergarten students | 7 | ? | 9 | ? |
13 May 2010 | terrorism | Israel | shooting attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jun 2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
12 Jun 2010 | terrorism | Ghazni City, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
3 Aug 2010 | criminal | Zibo, Shandong, P.R. China | knife attack at kindergarten school | 3 | ? | 4 | 20 |
21 Aug 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
25 Aug 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 60 | 0 | 74 |
28 Aug 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 48 | 0 | 52 |
31 Aug 2010 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 74 | 0 | 74 |
22 Oct 2010 | criminal | Zamboanga City, Philippines | knife attack at elementary school | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | ? | 0 | ? |
2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | ? | 0 | ? |
2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | ? | 0 | ? |
2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | ? | 0 | ? |
2010 | terrorism | Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | ? | 0 | ? |
11 Mar 2011 | terrorism | Itamar, West Bank | knife attack on residence | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
11 Mar 2011 | criminal | Panjwayi district, Afghanistan | shooting attack on villages by U.S. soldier | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
7 Apr 2011 | criminal | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | shooting attack at elementary school | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
7 Apr 2011 | terrorism | Sa'ad, Israel | anti-tank missile attack on school bus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
17 Jun 2011 | terrorism | Sirkanay, Kunar, Afghanistan | strike of rocket fired across border from Pakistan | 4 | ? | 4 | ? |
19 Jun 2011 | terrorism | Kapisa province, Afghanistan | rocket strike on school during gunbattle | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
3 Jul 2011 | terrorism | Faryab province, Afghanistan | grenade attack on high school | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
22 Jul 2011 | terrorism | Utoya and Oslo, Norway | shooting attack and bombing | 50 | 40? | 77 | 151 |
13 Sep 2011 | terrorism | Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | attack on school bus | 4 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
28 Nov 2011 | criminal | Kunduz, Afghanistan | acid attack on family in home | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
31 Mar 2012 | terrorism | Esfandi area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan | acid attack on children | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 Apr 2012 | terrorism | Rustaq district, Takhar province, Afghanistan | water poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 150 | 0 | 171 |
22 May 2012 | terrorism | Taloqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan | water poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 80 | 0 | 84 |
26 May 2012 | terrorism | Taloqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
28 May 2012 | terrorism | Takhar province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 121 | 0 | 124 |
2 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Taloqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
3 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 |
5 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Rustaq district, Takhar province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
Jun 2012 | terrorism | Shirin Hazara, Bamyan province, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 2+ | 0 | 2+ |
19 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Bamyan province, Afghanistan | gas poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
22 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Sar-e-Pul province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's high school | 0 | 118 | 0 | 118 |
23 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Sar-e-Pul, Sar-e-Pul province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's school | 0 | 94 | 0 | 94 |
25 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Sar-e-Pul province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's high school | 0 | 90 | 0 | 90 |
30 Jun 2012 | terrorism | Sar-e-Pul, Sar-e-Pul province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's school | 0 | 53 | 0 | 53 |
2 Jul 2012 | terrorism | Sheberghan province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's school | 0 | 255 | 0 | 255 |
Jul 2012 | terrorism | Jawzjan province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's school | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
7 Jul 2012 | terrorism | Jawzjan province, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girl's school | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
9 Oct 2012 | terrorism | Mingora, Pakistan | shooting attack on school bus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
26 Oct 2012 | terrorism | Maimana, Faryab, Afghanistan | suicide bombing by 15-year-old | 6 | 4 | 40 | 59 |
15 Nov 2012 | terrorism | Kiryat Malachi, Israel | rocket attack from Gaza on apartment building | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
14 Dec 2012 | criminal | Chengping, Henan, P.R. China | knife attack on children outside primary school | 0 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
14 Dec 2012 | criminal | Newtown, Connecticut, United States | shooting attack on elementary school | 20 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
18 Mar 2013 | terrorism | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | armed attack on three schools | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
15 Apr 2013 | terrorism | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | two bombings at Boston Marathon | 1 | 14 | 3 | 264 |
18 Apr 2013 | terrorism | Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
21 Apr 2013 | terrorism | Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 74 | 0 | 74 |
1 May 2013 | terrorism | Kabul, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
1 May 2013 | terrorism | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | bombing at shopping mall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 May 2013 | terrorism | Balkh, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
15 May 2013 | terrorism | Faryab, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
1 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Behsud, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 22 | 0 | 20 |
1 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Maimana, Faryab, Afghanistan | poisoning attack on girls' school | 0 | 77 | 0 | 77 |
3 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Paktika, Afghanistan | suicide bombing targeting school children on lunch break | 10 | 16 | 14 | 26 |
16 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria | attack on school | 7 | ? | 9 | ? |
17 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | attack on school | 9 | ? | 9 | ? |
30 Jun 2013 | terrorism | Baghdad, Iraq | bombing at soccer game | 10 | ? | 12 | ? |
6 Jul 2013 | terrorism | Mamudo, Yobe, Nigeria | attack on boarding school | 41 | ? | 42 | ? |
9 Jul 2013 | terrorism | Herat, Afghanistan | roadside bombing | 4 | ? | 17 | ? |
19 Nov 2013 | terrorism | Khairkot, Paktika, Afghanistan | roadside bombing | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
20 Jan 2014 | terrorism | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | suicide bombing at market | 3 | ? | 14 | 29 |
2 Mar 2014 | terrorism | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | truck bombing in market | many | ? | 50 | ? |
8 Apr 2014 | terrorism | Sibi, Pakistan | bombing at market | 5 | ? | 17 | 46 |
14 Apr 2014 | terrorism | Chibok, Borno, Nigeria | attack and kidnapping at girls' boarding school | ? | 276 | 1 | 276 |
28 Apr 2014 | terrorism | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | grenade attack on seminary | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
12 Jun 2014 | terrorism | West Bank | kidnapping and killing of teenagers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 Jul 2014 | terrorism | West Bank | kidnapping and killing of teenager | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 Sep 2014 | criminal | Mediterranean Sea off Malta | ramming and sinking of refugee ship | 100 | 1 | 450 | 8 |
22 Oct 2014 | terrorism | Jerusalem, Israel | vehicle driven into crowd at rail station | 1 | ? | 3 | 13 |
24 Oct 2014 | criminal | Marysville, Washington, United States | shooting attack at high school by student | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
16 Dec 2014 | terrorism | Peshawar, Pakistan | shooting/bomb attack on school | 132 | 121 | 148 | 124 |
16 Dec 2014 | terrorism | Radaa, Bayda, Yemen | two bombings, one striking a school bus | 20 | ? | 31 | 12 |
3-4 Jan 2015 | terrorism | Baga, Borno, Nigeria | armed attack and arson destroying most of Baga | ? | ? | 700 | 300 |
4 Feb 2015 | terrorism | Fotokol, Cameroon | armed attack on town | ? | ? | 90 | 500 |
24 Mar 2015 | criminal | Prads-Haute-Bleone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | intentional crash of airliner by co-pilot | 17 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
13 Jul 2015 | terrorism | Camp Chapman, Khost, Afghanistan | suicide car bombing at checkpoint near Camp Chapman | 12 | ? | 33 | 10 |
2 Oct 2015 | terrorism | Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | five suicide bombings at a mosque and home of local leader; the five bombers were girls aged 9 to 15; three bombers attacked the mosque, one ran into a nearby bush, and one attacked the home | 5 | ? | 15 | 36 |
10 Oct 2015 | terrorism | N'Djamena, Chad | five suicide bombings, multiple each at a marketplace where 16 were killed and at a refugee camp where 22 were killed | ? | 14 | 41 | 50 |
30 Jan 2016 | terrorism | Dalori, Borno, Nigeria | attack on village including suicide bombings by three females, shootings, and firebombing of huts | many | ? | 86 | 62 |
31 Jan 2016 | terrorism | Sayyida Zeinab, Syria | bombings at a bus station and a military headquarters | 5 | ? | 71 | 99 |
27 Mar 2016 | terrorism | Lahore, Pakistan | suicide bombing attack on amusement park | 29 | ? | 72 | 200 |
14 Jul 2016 | terrorism | Nice, France | vehicular attack on crowds celebrating Bastille Day; truck was driven down a 2 km stretch of crowded boardwalk | 10 | 54 | 87 | 434 |
20 Aug 2016 | terrorism | Gaziantep, Turkey | ISIS suicide bombing of wedding | 34 | ? | 57 | 90 |
16 Feb 2017 | terrorism | Sehwan, Pakistan | suicide bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a Sufi shrine | 9 | ? | 88 | 343 |
11 Mar 2017 | terrorism | Damascus, Syria | bombings targeting Shia pilgrims | 8 | ? | 74 | 120 |
15 Apr 2017 | terrorism | Rashidin, Syria | suicide car bombing targeting buses carrying refugees | 80 | ? | 126 | 100 |
25 Apr 2017 | terrorism | Godar district, Parachinar, Pakistan | passenger van struck by landmine explosion | 4 | ? | 14 | 9 |
2 May 2017 | terrorism | Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria | ? | 5 | ? | 6 | ? |
22 May 2017 | terrorism | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | suicide bombing outside concert at Manchester Arena | 7 | 16 | 23 | 119 |
5 Oct 2017 | terrorism | Jhal Magsi district, Pakistan | suicide bombing at Shiite shrine | 5 | ? | 25 | 20 |
31 Oct 2017 | terrorism | New York City, New York, United States | vehicular attack on pedestrians, bikers, and a school bus | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
4 Nov 2017 | terrorism | Deir ez-Zor, Syria | suicide car bombing at refugee center; most victims were women and children | many | many | 100 | 140 |
5 Nov 2017 | criminal | Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States | shooting attack on church during worship service | 9 | 4 | 27 | 30 |
17 Nov 2017 | terrorism | Deir ez-Zor, Syria | car bombing at rally | 12 | ? | 26 | 30 |
23 Nov 2017 | terrorism | Bir al-Abed, Sinai, Egypt | attack on mosque with bombs followed by shooting attack on fleeing survivors | 27 | ? | 305 | 128 |
14 Feb 2018 | criminal | Parkland, Florida, United States | a former student entered a high school, shooting and killing 14 students and 3 staff | 14 | ? | 17 | 25 |
12 Mar 2018 | terrorism | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | teenager fatally stabbed a 13-year-old and stabbed two others, including one other 13-year-old | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
13 May 2018 | terrorism | Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia | three bombings of churches and a fourth premature bombing; terrorists attacked as family groups, killing or injuring their children in the suicide bombings | 6 | 4 | 25 | 50 |
18 May 2018 | criminal | Santa Fe, Texas, United States | shooting attack at high school by a student | 8 | ? | 10 | 14 |
22 Sep 2018 | terrorism | Ahvaz, Iran | shooting attack at military parade | 1 | ? | 29 | 60 |
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