List of major terrorist incidents explained

This is a list of major terrorist incidents conducted by violent non-state actors, i.e. excluding state terrorism.

Attacks before 1950

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Wall Street Bombing1920Manhattan, New York City, U.S.40143+Galleanisti
King David Hotel bombing1946Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine9146Irgun

Attacks 1950 to 1989

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1961Southwest Asia, Persian Gulf238Unknown; possibly Omani separatists
McGurk's Bar bombing1971Belfast, Northern Ireland1517Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Munich massacre1972Munich, West Germany17 Black September Organization
Birmingham pub bombings1974Birmingham, England21182Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA)
Dublin and Monaghan bombings1974Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland34300Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 bombing1976Over the Caribbean Sea730Anti-Communists[1] [2] [3]
Cinema Rex fire1978Abadan, Iran470+200+4 men (unknown affiliation)The theatre was doused in airplane fuel, locked and started on fire as 700 people were trapped inside
Bologna massacre1980Bologna Centrale railway station, Italy85200+Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
1983Beirut, Lebanon307150 Islamic Jihad Organization (claimed responsibility), Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (court finding)
Air India Flight 182 bombing1985Over the Atlantic Ocean (en route from Montreal to London)3290Babbar Khalsa
Rome and Vienna Airport attacks1985Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Vienna International Airport19Abu Nidal Organization
Pan Am Flight 1031988Lockerbie, Scotland2700Libya[4] All 259 people on the plane were killed, as well as eleven others on-ground.
Massacre of Trujillo1988–1990Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia200–400Paramilitary groups and Cali Cartel members (prominently Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar and Henry Loaiza-Ceballos)

1990s

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1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers1990Eastern Province, Sri Lanka600–740Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires1992Buenos Aires, Argentina30 (including 1 suicide bomber)242Islamic Jihad Organization, Imad Mughniyeh
1993 World Trade Center bombing1993North Tower, World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States61,042Ramzi Yousef, Eyad Ismoil
1993 Bombay bombings1993Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai, India2571,400D-Company
Greysteel massacre1993Greysteel, Northern Ireland819Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
AMIA bombing1994Buenos Aires, Argentina86 (including 1 suicide bomber)300+Suspected Hezbollah and Iranian involvement[5] [6] [7]
Loughinisland Massacre1994Loughinisland, Northern Ireland65Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 bombing1994near Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport, Colón, Panama210Ali Hawa Jamal (unknown affiliation)
1995Tokyo, Japan131,050Aum Shinrikyo (Ikuo Hayashi, Kenichi Hirose Toru Toyoda, Masato Yakayama and Yasuo Hayashi)
Oklahoma City bombing1995Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States168-169680+Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
1995 France bombings1995Paris, France8190Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
Rais massacre1997 98–800120
1997village of Bentalha about 15 km south of Algiers, Algeria200–400
US Embassy Bombings1998Kenya, Tanzania2244,000+Al-Qaeda
Omagh bombing1998Omagh, Northern Ireland29220+Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA)
Russian apartment bombings1999Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk, Russia3071,700+Ibn Al-Khattab, Achemez Gochiyayev and accomplices, or Federal Security Service and GRU

2000s

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Rizal Day bombings2000Manila, Philippines22~100Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf
2001 Angola train attack2001 252 165
September 11 attacks2001United States2,9966,000–25,000al-QaedaAmerican Airlines Flight 11 crashes into One World Trade Center (North Tower) at 8:46 AM EDT. United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into Two World Trade Center (South Tower) at 9:03 AM EDT. American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon. Killing at least 2,700 people at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, it is the deadliest terrorist attack in history.
2001 Indian Parliament attack2001India918Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed
Passover massacre[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 2002Israel30[13] 160Hamas[14] An attack conducted on Passover Seder celebrations which were being held at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel.
2002 Bali bombings2002Indonesia204209Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda
Moscow theater hostage crisis2002Russia132700+Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
Beslan school siege2004Russia334800+Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
2004 Madrid train bombings2004Spain1932,050al-Qaeda
SuperFerry 14 bombing2004Philippines116Abu Sayyaf
7/7 bombings, London2004London, England56784al-Qaeda
2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings2005Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt88~150al-Qaeda
2006209714
2006215 140
Qahtaniyah bombings2007Iraq7961,562+
2008 Christmas massacres2008Democratic Republic of the Congo620–860+Lord's Resistance Army
2008 Mumbai attacks2008Mumbai, India175300+Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Lashkar-e-Taiba
Camp Chapman attack2009Khost Province, Afghanistan106Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, al-Qaeda, Pakistani Taliban

2010 to 2014

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2011 Norway attacks2011Oslo, Norway & Utøya, Norway77320+Anders Behring Breivik
2013 Boston Marathon Bombings2013Boston, Massachusetts5281Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (brothers)
Westgate shopping mall attack2013Nairobi, Kenya71175Al-Shabaab
Camp Speicher massacre2014Iraq1,095–1,700Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre2014Nigeria300Boko Haram
2014 Peshawar school massacre2014Pakistan155114Pakistani Taliban

2015

DateIncidentKilledInjuredLocationDetailsPerpetratorPart of
January 3–7Baga massacre150–2,000UnknownBaga, Borno State, NigeriaBoko Haram militants opened fire on northern Nigerian villages, leaving bodies scattered everywhere, reporting over 100 fatalities with as many as 2,000 people unaccounted for – feared dead.[15] Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
January 7–9January 2015 Île-de-France attacks17 (+3 preparators) 22Paris, FranceFrom 7 January 2015 to 9 January 2015, terrorist attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris. Three attackers killed a total of 17 in four shooting attacks, and police then killed the three assailants.The main attacks were the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the Porte de Vincennes siege. The organization Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility and said that the coordinated attacks had been planned for years.Al-QaedaIslamic terrorism in Europe
March 202015 Sana'a mosque bombings142351+Sana'a, YemenIslamic State militants in Yemen carried out five suicide bombings at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Shia mosques during prayers in the city of Sana'a.[16] Islamic State Yemen branchYemeni Civil War (2015–present)
April 2Garissa University College attack14879Garissa, KenyaSix to ten gunmen associated with the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab opened fire at the Garissa University in Kenya. Christians were their main target of the attack, with the Islamic extremists separating the Muslims from Christians before executing them. Up to three hundred students are unaccounted for. One hundred and forty-eight students were reported killed, along with seventy-nine wounded. Four gunmen were killed by security forces.[17] [18] Al-ShabaabWar in Somalia
June 25Kobanî massacre223+300+Kobanî, SyriaOn 25 June 2015, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant detonated three car bombs in Kobanî, close to the Turkish border crossing.Islamic StateSyrian Civil War
June 262015 Sousse attacks38 (+ the preparator)39Port El Kantaoui, Sousse, TunisiaA mass shooting occurred at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia.Islamic StateIslamist extremism
July 1–230 June and 1 July 2015 Borno massacres14517Kukawa, NigeriaBoko Haram militants attacked multiple mosques between July 1 and 2. Forty-eight men and boys were killed on the 1st at one mosque in Kukawa. Seventeen were wounded in the attack. Ninety-seven others, mostly men, were killed in numerous mosques on the 2nd with a number of women and young girls killed in their homes. An unknown number were wounded. Boko Haram claimed responsibility.Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
July 172015 Khan Bani Saad bombing120–130130+Khan Bani Saad, IraqA car bomb was sent to a crowded market in Khan Bani Saad in Iraq, 30 km north to Baghdad, during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The explosion killed at least 120 (15 children among them) and injuring another 170 people and brought down several buildings. ISIL claimed responsibility and said 180 people were killed.[19] [20] [21] Islamic StateIraq War
September 20September 2015 Borno State bombings14597–150+Maiduguri, NigeriaBoko Haram executed a series of blasts, some of which were Suicide bombings, in the north eastern city of Maiduguri, targeting a market and civilians in a mosque during night pray and a football match viewers, bringing the total number of casualties to at least 53 dead and over 90 wounded. The attack was said to be made using homemade weapons.[22] Boko HaramBoko Haram insurgency
October 102015 Ankara bombings109508Ankara, TurkeyTwo suicide bombers blew themselves up near Ankara central station where a rally for peace supported by HDP was taking place.[23] The attack left 109 dead[24] and 508 injured.[25] Islamic StateNovember 2015 Turkish general election
October 31Metrojet Flight 92682240Sinai, EgyptISIL militants have claimed destruction of Metrojet Flight 9268. Bomb is cited by experts as the most likely cause.[26] Islamic StateSinai insurgency
November 122015 Beirut bombings43200+Beirut, LebanonTwo suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh.Islamic StateIslamist extremism
November 13November 2015 Paris attacks131 (+7 preparators)[27] 200+Paris, FranceNovember 2015 Paris attacks

A series of attacks occurred simultaneously in central Paris. The first shooting attack occurred in a restaurant and a bar in 10th arrondissement of Paris. A bomb was detonated at Bataclan theatre in 11th arrondissement of Paris during a rock concert. Dozens were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were taken. Another bombing took place in the Stade de France stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis during a football game.[28]

Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe

2016

DateTypedata-sort-type="number" Killeddata-sort-type="number" InjuredLocationDetailsPerpetratorPart of
11 JanuaryBombings132UnknownSharaban, IraqJanuary 2016 Iraq attacks

Two huge bomb blasts, one at a teashop and the other at a mosque, killed at least 100 people in the township of Sharaban in Iraq's northern Diyala Governorate.

Islamic StateIraqi Civil War
16 JanuaryMassacre135–300+UnknownDeir ez-Zor, SyriaISIL militants attacked the neighbourhoods of Begayliya and Ayash in Deir ez-Zor, killing dozens of people in execution-style murder. Fatality estimates variates between 135 and over 300. International sources reported that the attack was against Syrian Army personnel and killed 85 Syrian soldiers along with 50 civilians while Syrian sources said over 300 people were killed, most of whom were children and women. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed suicide bombers were used.[29] [30] [31] Islamic StateSyrian Civil WarDeir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016)
21 FebruaryBombing134 (+2)180Sayyidah Zaynab, SyriaFebruary 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings

Islamic State militants detonated a car bomb and later launched two suicide bombings, about 400 meters from Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, a Shi'ite shrine, believed to contain the grave of Islamic prophet Muhammad's granddaughter. 83 to 134 people were killed and 180 wounded, including children. Syrian media said the attack occurred when pupils were leaving school in the area. At least 60 shops were damaged as well as cars in the area. Islamic State claimed responsibility.[32] [33]

Islamic StateSyrian Civil War
22 MarchBombings32 (+ 3 perpetrators)340Brussels, Belgium2016 Brussels bombings

On the morning of 22 March 2016, three coordinated suicide bombings occurred in Belgium: two at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, and one at Maalbeek metro station in central Brussels.

Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
17 MaySuicide and car bombings, shooting101+194+Baghdad, IraqMay 2016 Baghdad bombings

A series of eight attacks in Baghdad killed numerous people and wounded more.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

Islamic StateIraqi Civil War
23 MaySuicide bombing184 (5)200Jableh and Tartus, SyriaMay 2016 Jableh and Tartous bombings

Nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.[39] [40]

Islamic StateSyrian Civil War
3 JulyBombing347+250+Baghdad, Iraq2016 Karrada bombing

At least 346 people were killed, and over 246 injured, in a series of coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad. Early in the evening of July 3, a large car bomb exploded in the middle of a busy market, killing nearly 346 civilians.[41] The blast occurred in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada, which contains Shia Muslims and a large Christian minority. A second car bombing in the district of Sha'ab killed at least 5 people and injured 16, while two more bombings killed at least two more people.[42] [43]

Islamic StateIraqi Civil War
14 JulyVehicle-ramming attack86 (+1)434Nice, France2016 Nice truck attack

On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France.

Lone wolfIslamic extremism
24 NovemberSuicide truck bombing125 (+1)95Hillah, IraqNovember 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing

A truck bomb killed at least 125 people in Hillah city 95 others are injured.[44]

Islamic StateIraqi Civil War
19 DecemberVehicle-ramming attack1355Berlin, Germany2016 Berlin truck attack

On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat.

Lone wolfIslamic extremism

2017

DateTypedata-sort-type="number" Killeddata-sort-type="number" InjuredLocationDetailsSuspected perpetratorPart of
April 7Vehicle-ramming attack514Stockholm, Sweden2017 Stockholm truck attack

Stockholm truck attack An attacker used a truck to run over pedestrians along a shopping street before crashing into a department store. Five people were killed and 14 others wounded. Police said the attacker, an Uzbek immigrant, had shown sympathies for extremist organizations including ISIL. He was sentenced to life in prison and lifetime expulsion from Sweden in June 2018.

Sympathiser of ISILIslamic terrorism in Europe
April 15Suicide car bombing126+60+Aleppo, Syria2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing

In a district of Aleppo a strong explosion occurred. According to provisional data, a motor bomb exploded. The blast killed at least 126 people, including more than 60 children.[45] [46]

UnknownSyrian Civil War
May 22Suicide bombing22 (+ 1 perpetrator)112+Manchester, EnglandManchester Arena bombing

On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande.

Two Lone AssassinsIslamic terrorism in Europe
May 31Car Bombing 150+413+Kabul, AfghanistanMay 2017 Kabul attack

A car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter killed at least 150 persons and wounded 413 others.[47] [48]

Islamic Jihad Union (suspected)War in Afghanistan
June 3Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing8 (+ 3 perpetrators)48London, England2017 London Bridge attack

Three assailants used a van to ram pedestrians on London Bridge and then drove to Borough Market, where the three attacked people with knives before being shot by police. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured. The injured included four unarmed police officers. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism

Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
June 7Suicide bombing, mass shooting, hostage-taking2352Tehran, Iran2017 Tehran attacks

The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran.[49] [50]

Islamic StateTerrorism in Iran
August 17–18Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing16 (+ 8 perpetrators)152Barcelona, Spain2017 Barcelona attacks

On 17 August 2017, a van was driven into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, killing 14 and injuring at least 130. The following day, a woman was killed in a related attack in Cambrils when a car tried to run into pedestrians and attackers stabbed people. A policeman shot and killed four of the five attackers while the fifth died later of his injuries. ISIL claimed responsibility for the Ramblas attack. Europol classified the attack as terrorism.

Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
October 14Suicide truck bombing587303Mogadishu, Somalia14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings

At least 587 people were killed and 303 wounded in a suicide truck bombing in Mogadishu.[51] [52]

Al-Shabaab (suspected)Somali Civil War (2009–present)
November 24Car bombing and shooting311128+Bir al-Abed, Egypt2017 Sinai mosque attack

A mosque located near the town of Bir al-Abed was attacked by more than 10 militants. The attackers used three car bombs and four off-road vehicles to block escape routes, and opened fire at worshippers during a crowded Friday prayer at al-Rawada. First responders were also attacked upon arrival.[53]

Islamic State Sinai insurgencyTerrorism in Egypt

2018

DateTypedata-sort-type="number" Killeddata-sort-type="number" InjuredLocationDetailsSuspected perpetratorPart of
January 27Suicide car bombing103235Kabul, Afghanistan2018 Kabul ambulance bombing

103 people were killed and 235 others injured when a Taliban suicide bomber exploded an ambulance laden with explosives near Sidarat Square in central Kabul where several government offices are located.[54] [55]

TalibanWar in Afghanistan
July 13Suicide bombing154223Mastung, Pakistan13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings

154 people, including the Balochistan Awami Party candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed and 223 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Mastung in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[56] [57]

Islamic StateWar in North-West Pakistan
July 25Suicide bombings, shootings, hostage taking255 (+63)180As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria2018 As-Suwayda attacks

Islamic state militants carried out suicide bombings and gun attacks in the city of As-Suwayda and a number of villages in the southern Syrian governorate of As-Suwayda, killing 255 people, including 142 civilians, and injuring 180 others. At least 63 terrorists were also killed, including the suicide bombers. The jihadists also seized hostages from the villages they had attacked.[58] [59] [60]

Islamic StateSyrian Civil War
December 11Mass shooting511Strasbourg, France2018 Strasbourg attack

A French citizen attacked people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg with a gun and a knife, killing five civilians and wounding eleven others. The man was killed two days later by police. Europol classified the attack as jihadist terrorism.

Jihadist attackerIslamic terrorism in Europe

2019

!Date!Type!Killed!Injured!Location!Details!Suspected perpetrator!Part of
March 15Mass shooting5140Christchurch, New ZealandChristchurch mosque shootings

Brenton Tarrant carried out two mosque shootings, killing 51 people and injuring 40 more.

Brenton TarrantWhite supremacy
April 21Suicide bombings259500+Sri Lanka2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings

On Easter Sunday, three churches across Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo, were bombed. Later that day, two smaller explosions occurred at a housing complex and a guest house, killing mainly police officers investigating the bombings and raiding suspect locations. 258 people were killed, including at least 35 foreign nationals, and around 500 were injured in the bombings.[61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]

National Thowheeth Jama'athIslamic extremism

2020

!Date!Type!Killed!Injured!Location!Details!Suspected perpetrator!Part of
November 2Mass shooting4 (+ 1 perpetrator)23Vienna, Austria2020 Vienna attack

Four people were killed and 22 were injured in a shooting attack in 1st district, Vienna. The gunman was wearing a fake suicide vest and was shot dead by police.

A sympathiser of the Islamic StateIslamic extremism

2021

!Date!Type!Killed!Injured!Location!Details!Suspected perpetrator!Part of
March 21Massacres137UnknownTahoua Region, Niger2021 Tahoua attacks

137 people were killed in a series of attacks on villages, camps and hamlet's by armed jihadists.

Islamic State – Sahil ProvinceJihadist insurgency in Niger
August 26Suicide bombing, mass shooting183 (including the perpetrator)150+Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan2021 Kabul airport attack

182 people, including 13 members of the United States military, were killed in a suicide bombing attack near Abbey Gate of the Kabul Airport. The attack took place during the mass evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the Fall of Kabul.

ISIS-KIslamic State–Taliban conflict

2022

!Date!Type!Killed!Injured!Location!Details!Suspected perpetrator!Part of
4–6 JanuaryArson, mass shooting, massacres200+UnknownAnka and Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria2022 Zamfara massacres

Bandits massacred an estimated 200 people after a military crackdown occurred.

BanditsNigerian bandit conflict
4 MarchMass shooting, suicide bombing63 (including the perpetrator)196Peshawar, Pakistan2022 Peshawar mosque attack Islamic State – Khorasan ProvincePersecution of Shias by the Islamic State
29 OctoberCar bomb, Suicide attack, Mass shooting121350Mogadishu, Somalia2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings Al-ShabaabSomali Civil War

2023

!Date!Type!Killed!Injured!Location!Details!Suspected perpetrator!Part of
30 JanuarySuicide bombing101(including the perpetrator)220+Police Lines area, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan2023 Peshawar mosque bombing

A suicide bombing inside a mosque in the Police Lines area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The bomber triggered a suicide vest during the solar noon Zuhr prayers, killing 101 people and injuring over 220 others

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistaninsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
7 OctoberRocket barrage and mass shootings1,175 3,400Israel2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel

Hamas attacks Israel with rockets and militants enter Israeli territory. 859 civilians are killed. The 2023 Israel–Hamas war begins.

Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groupsIsrael–Hamas war

2024

DateTypeKilledInjuredLocationDetailsPerpetrator
3 January105284Kerman, Iran2024 Kerman bombings

Two suicide bombers from the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, IS-K attack a commemorative ceremony for Qasem Soleimani

Islamic State – Khorasan Province
22 MarchMass shooting, slashing attacks, fire 145551Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Russia, on the western edge of MoscowCrocus City Hall attack

Four gunmen carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks on the people gathered at the venue and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire. Investigators said the following day the attack had killed at least 133 people, with more than 100 concertgoers injured. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–K), a South-Central Asia-based regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility shortly after the attack.

Islamic State – Khorasan Province

Other attacks

This is a list of terrorist incidents with at least 100 fatalities, that are not included in the chronological timeline.

data-sort-type="number" Estimated DeathsNamePolitical IdeologyCountryLocationYear
198 2007
185 2012
178+ 2004
171 1989
168 1996
165+ 2000
155 2009
152 2007
150 1925
148 2010
141+ 2017
140–256 2017
140 1995
136 2007
135 2007
133+ 2011
130 2002
127 2013
127 2009
127 Unknown 2005
125 Unknown 1996
120 2007
120 2012
120 1985
119 2002
117 2009
117 2004
114+2010
114 2017
113+2010
112 2005
112 1989
112 1983
110 2008
105 2010
104 2010
102 1982
101 2009
100 Bessarabian separatism 1921
100+ 2011
100 Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 hijacking 1977
100 2008

See also

Notes and References

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