date	location	killed	injured	description
13 Dec 1921	Bolgard, Bessarabia, Romania	100	?	bombing of Siguranzia palace in Bolgard (Ograd?) in Bessarabia
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
25 Nov 1940	Haifa, British Palestine	267	172	bombing and sinking of ship carrying Jewish immigrants
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
20 Aug 1978	Abadan, Iran	477	10	arson of theater
20 Nov-5 Dec 1979	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	240	600	hostage taking at Grand Mosque (includes 87 terrorists killed)
23 Sep 1983	United Arab Emirates	112	0	crash of Gulf Air flight following mid-air bombing over the UAE
23 Oct 1983	Beirut, Lebanon	301	161	simultaneous truck bombings of U.S. Marine and French barracks
14 May 1985	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	150	85	armed attack on crowds
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
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
18 Apr 1987	Alut Oya, Sri Lanka	127	64	Tamil Tiger roadway ambush of Sinhalese in five vehicles near Alut Oya
21 Apr 1987	Columbo, Sri Lanka	106	295	Tamil Tiger bombing of bus depot
29 Nov 1987	Burma	115	0	mid-air bombing of Korean Air flight near Burma
21 Dec 1988	Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom	270	12	mid-air bombing of Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland
19 Sep 1989	Bilma, Niger	171	0	mid-air bombing of French UTA flight near Bilma
27 Nov 1989	Bogota, Columbia	110	?	mid-air bombing of Avianca flight in Bogota, killing all 107 aboard plus 3 on the ground
3 Aug 1990	Kathankudy, Sri Lanka	140	70	armed attack at two mosques
13 Aug 1990	Eravur, Sri Lanka	122	79	armed attack at mosque
2 Oct 1990	Guangzhou, PR China	132	49	crash of hijacked PRC airliner
12 Mar 1993	Mumbai (Bombay), India	317	1,400	15 bombings throughout city
22 Sep 1993	Sukhumi, Georgia	106	26	crash of airliner struck by missile
19 Apr 1995	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States	169	675	truck bombing of federal building, causing partial collapse
14-19 June 1995	Budennovsk, Stavropol, Russia	143	435	hostage taking at hospital and two failed rescue attempts
23 Nov 1996	Moroni, Comoros	127	48	crash of hijacked Ethiopian Air flight off Comoros during forced landing off shore
29 Aug 1997	Algeria	238	?	attacks at Sidi Moussa and Hais Rais
22 Sep 1997	Ben Talha, Algeria	277	?	armed attack
30 Dec 1997	Ami Moussa, Algeria	272	?	armed attack
4 Jan 1998	Algeria	182	?	attacks at Had Chekala, Remka, and Ain Tarik, Algeria
11 Jan 1998	Sidi Hamed, Algeria	103	70	attack on movie theater and mosque
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
3 Nov 1998	Mitu, Columbia	138	30	FARC rebels attack police barracks with rockets, killing police officers and 10 civilians
13 Sep 1999	Moscow, Russia	130	150	bombing of apartment building
31 Oct 1999	Atlantic Ocean, Massachusetts, United States	217	0	intentional crash of Egypt Air flight off Nantucket Island by copilot
10 Aug 2001	Luanda, Angola	152	146	attack on train south of Luanda
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
2 May 2002	Bojaya, Choco, Columbia	119	80	armed attack on village including bombing of church
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
12 Oct 2002	Kuta, Indonesia	202	350	car bombing outside nightclub
23-26 Oct 2002	Moscow, Russia	170	656	hostage taking and attempted rescue in theater (includes 41 terrorists killed)
29 Aug 2003	Najaf, An-Najaf, Iraq	125	500	car bombing outside mosque
1 Feb 2004	Irbil, Irbil, Iraq	109	256	two suicide bombings of political party offices
21 Feb 2004	Uganda	239	60	armed attack and arson at refugee camp
27 Feb 2004	Manila, Philippines	118	9	bombing and fire on ferry near Manila
2 Mar 2004	Iraq	188	652	suicide bombings at shrines in Karbala and Kadhimiya
11 Mar 2004	Madrid, Spain	191	1,876	bombings of four trains
24 Jun 2004	Iraq	103	324	bombings in Mosul and Baghdad; armed attacks in Ramadi and Baquba
1-3 Sep 2004	Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia	372	747	hostage taking at school (includes 35 terrorists killed)
28 Feb 2005	Hilla, Babil, Iraq	135	130	car bombing outside medical clinic
16 Jul 2005	Musayyib, Babil, Iraq	100	150	suicide bombing in marketplace near gas tanker and mosque
14 Sep 2005	Baghdad, Iraq	182	679	multiple suicide bombings and shooting attacks
5 Jan 2006	Iraq	124	203	bombings in Karbala, Ramadi, and Baghdad
11 Jul 2006	Mumbai, India	209	714	seven bombings on commuter trains
16 Oct 2006	Habarana, Sri Lanka	103	150	suicide bombing of military convoy near Habarana
23 Nov 2006	Baghdad, Iraq	202	260	five car bombings and two mortar attacks in Sadr City, Baghdad
22 Jan 2007	Iraq	101	186	bombings in Baghdad and Baquba
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
27 Mar 2007	Tal Afar, Ninewa, Iraq	153	351	two truck bombings
29 Mar 2007	Iraq	137	251	multiple bombings in Baghdad, Khalis, and Mahmudiya
18 Apr 2007	Baghdad, Iraq	193	197	multiple bombings
3-10 Jul 2007	Islamabad, Pakistan	102	29	hostage taking and army storming of mosque
7 Jul 2007	Armili, Iraq	182	270	multiple suicide truck bombings in Armili and area, Iraq
14 Aug 2007	Iraq	520	1,500	multiple car bombings in Al-Adnaniyah and Al-Qataniyah
18 Oct 2007	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	141	540	bombing of motorcade for former prime minister Bhutto
17 Feb 2008	Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan	105	95	suicide bombing at dogfighting festival
10 Oct 2008	Orakzai, Pakistan	110	165	truck bombing of anti-Taliban tribal meeting
26-29 Nov 2008	Mumbai, India	174	370	multiple shooting and grenade attacks and hostage takings (includes 9 terrorists killed)
24 Dec 2008	Doroma, Orientale, DR Congo	189	?	armed attack on village
26-30 Jul 2009	Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria	780	?	armed attack on city by Boko Haram
19 Aug 2009	Baghdad, Iraq	104	568	multiple bombings at government sites
25 Oct 2009	Baghdad, Iraq	155	721	two vehicle bombings at government buildings
28 Oct 2009	Peshawar, Pakistan	119	213	car bombing at marketplace
8 Dec 2009	Baghdad, Iraq	127	448	five car bombings
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
28 May 2010	Khemasuli, West Bengal, India	148	180	sabotage resulting in derailment of Jnaneswari express train and collision with second train
10 Jul 2010	Kakaghund, Pakistan	106	115	two suicide bombings
4 Nov 2011	Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria	100	100	bombings and shooting attacks on churches, police headquarters, government buildings, and banks
20 Jan 2012	Kano, Nigeria	178	50	multiple bombings and gun attacks
23 Jul 2012	Iraq	116	299	multiple bombings in Taji, Mosul, Baghdad, Dhuluiya, Baquba, and Diyala
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
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
10 Jan 2013	Pakistan	120	222	bombings at security checkpoint, billiards hall, nearby street, and market in Quetta, and bombing at mosque in Mingora
22 Apr 2013	Baga, Nigeria	187	77	Boko Haram attack on village
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
17 Sep 2013	Benisheik, Nigeria	143	?	ambush of civilian traffic on highway
21 Sep 2013	Iraq	100	160	bombings and shooting attacks in Baghdad, Beiji, and Mosul
16 Mar 2014	Kaduna, Nigeria	219	?	armed attacks on villages of Ungwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata, and Chenshyi
7 May 2014	Gamboru Ngala, Nigeria	310	?	armed attack on market, after which many buildings were set on fire
20 May 2014	Jos, Nigeria	118	56	two car bombings at market and bus station
28 Nov 2014	Kano, Nigeria	121	280	bombing attack on mosque
16 Dec 2014	Peshawar, Pakistan	148	124	shooting and bombing attack on school
3-4 Jan 2015	Baga and Doro Gowon, Nigeria	700?	300?	armed attack and arson of villages by Boko Haram
20 Mar 2015	Sanaa, Yemen	142	352	two bombings at each of two mosques
2 Apr 2015	Garissa, Kenya	152	79	attack on college campus by multiple gunmen
25 Jun 2015	Kobani, Syria	146	?	three car bombings
1 Jul 2015	Kukawa, Nigeria	118	?	attack by 50 gunmen on village
17 Jul 2015	Khan Bani Saad, Diyala, Iraq	115	170	truck bombing in marketplace
20 Sep 2015	Borno, Nigeria	108	97	bombings at a mosque, market, and football game spectators in Maiduguri; bombing of market in Monguno
10 Oct 2015	Ankara, Turkey	102	400	two suicide bombings at political rally
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
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 Jan 2016	Deir ez-Zor, Syria	250	?	Islamic State militants attacks on two neighborhoods, killing families of pro-Syrian government individuals
21 Feb 2016	Syria	140	279	four suicide bombings near Shia shrine in Sayyida Zeinab; two car bombings in pro-Syrian government neighborhoods of Homs
23 May 2016	Jableh and Tartus, Syria	184	200	multiple bombings
27 May 2016	Baghdad, Iraq	101	194	multiple bombings
3 Jul 2016	Baghdad, Iraq	324	225	truck bombing in market area, setting fire to crowded shopping mall
24 Nov 2016	Hillah, Iraq	125	95	suicide car bombing at gas station
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
15 Apr 2017	Rashidin, Syria	126	100	suicide car bombing targeting buses carrying refugees; fatalities included 80 children
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
19 May 2017	Brak al-Shati Airbase, Libya	141	?	armed attack on airbase, killing soldiers and civilians
31 May 2017	Kabul, Afghanistan	150	400	truck bombing in square near foreign embassies
14 Oct 2017	Mogadishu, Somalia	358	228	truck bomb attack at intersection near hotels, restaurants, and government offices; 56 people missing
4 Nov 2017	Deir ez-Zor, Syria	100	140	suicide car bombing at refugee center
23 Nov 2017	Bir al-Abed, Sinai, Egypt	305	128	attack on mosque with bombs followed by shooting attack on fleeing survivors; 27 children among those killed
15 Jan 2018	Baghdad, Iraq	38	105	two suicide bombings at street market
27 Jan 2018	Kabul, Afghanistan	103	235	suicide bombing in ambulance at a police checkpoint
13 Jul 2018	Mastung, Pakistan	150	300	suicide bombing at election rally
25 Jul 2018	As-Suwayda, Syria	221	180	armed attacks and bombings by Islamic State terrorists
19 Nov 2018	Mitile, Borno, Nigeria	118	150	Boko Haram attack on military base
16-18 Dec 2018	Bongende, Bandundu, DR Congo	339	111	Batende tribe attacks on villages
21 Jan 2019	Maidan Shar, Wardak, Afghanistan	129	54	suicide vehicle bombing at security base; 3 attackers among those killed
23 Mar 2019	Mopti, Mali	160	0	armed attack on villagers in Ogossagou and Welingara
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
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
10 Dec 2019	Inates, Niger	128	12	Boko Haram attack on military base killed 71 soldiers, injured 12; 57 attackers also killed
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 2020	Jere, Nigeria	110	14	Boko Haram armed attack on village, mostly using bladed weapons; a number of women were kidnapped
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
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
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

The following incidents are criminal in nature, not considered terrorism:

• 18 Nov 1978: mass suicide and murder by cult members in Jonestown, Guyana, following armed attack on group accompanying U.S. Congressmen (918 killed, 11 injured)
• 19 Dec 1997: intentional crash of SilkAir Flight 185 in Sumatra, Indonesia (104 killed)
• 7 May 2002: crash of China Northern Airlines flight off Dalian, P.R. China, due to fire set by a passenger (112 killed)
• 6 Sep 2014: ramming of ship carrying migrants and refugees, causing it to sink in the Mediterranean Sea (450 killed, 8 injured)
• 24 Mar 2015: intentional crash of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 near Prads-Haute-Bleone, France (150 killed)

• 4 Mar 1960: explosion of munitions ship in harbor of Havana, Cuba (100 killed)
• 21 Feb 1973: accidental shootdown of Libyan airliner, Sinai, Egypt (108 killed, 5 injured)
• 10 Apr 1988: explosion at ammunition depot in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (100 killed, 3,000 injured)
• 17 Jul 1996: mid-air explosion of TWA Flight 800 over East Moriches, New York, United States (230 killed)
• 31 Aug 2005: stampede in Baghdad, Iraq (965 killed, ? injured)
• 28 Mar 2011: explosion at ammunition factory in Ja'ar, Yemen (121 killed, 45 injured)
• 8 Mar 2014: disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Indian Ocean (239 missing)

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