List of terrorist incidents in 1971 explained

This is a timeline of incidents in 1971 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

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List

DateTypeDeadInjuredLocationDetailsPerpetratorPart of
January 2Grenade22Gaza Strip, Palestine/ Occupied territoriesMembers of the Palestine Liberation Organization threw a grenade into a car, killing two children. PLOIsraeli-Palestinian conflict
January 8Kidnapping01Montevideo, UruguayKidnapping of the British ambassador Geoffrey Jackson.[1] Tupamaros
March 9Bombing30Belfast, Northern IrelandThree off-duty Scottish soldiers (John McCaig, Joseph McCaig and Dougald McCaughey) were shot dead by the IRA after being lured from a pub.Provisional IRAThe Troubles
April 7Shooting12Stockholm, SwedenMiro Baresic and another Ustasa supporter took the Yugoslav ambassador hostage at the embassy. They tied a rope to his neck around a chair, fired shots against his head and body until he bled and choked to death.Miro Baresic
May 17Kidnapping, Assassination10Ankara, TurkeyEfraim Elrom, the Israeli consul-general, was kidnapped and murdered by the Turkish People's Liberation Army.People's Liberation Army of Turkey
June 8Assassination10Santiago, ChileThe group Vanguardia Organizada del Pueblo, an ultra-left movement, whose members were formerly pardoned by President Salvador Allende, murdered former Interior Minister Edmundo Pérez Zujovic, in retaliation for the responsibility attributed to him by the so-called " Massacre of Port Mountt".[2] Vanguardia Organizada del Pueblo
June 14Bombing1020+Krasnodar, RussiaA homemade suitcase bomb placed near the gas tank by mentally ill Peter Volynsky exploded, killing 10 persons and wounding 20–90 others.Peter Kuzmich Volynsky
August 21Bombing995Manila, PhilippinesBomb kills nine at a rally of the Liberal Party.
November 2Bombing326Belfast, United KingdomRed Lion Pub bombing - the Provisional IRA exploded a bomb inside a pub on the Shankill Road. The blast killed three Protestant civilians and around 30 other people were injured, some seriously. There was also a bombing in drapery shop at the same time right beside the pub which injured several more people.Provisional IRAThe Troubles
December 4Bombing1517Belfast, United KingdomThe Protestant Ulster Volunteer Force bomb McGurk's bar in a Catholic neighbourhood, killing 15 and injuring 17.Ulster Volunteer ForceThe Troubles
December 11Bombing419Belfast, United KingdomTo retaliate for the McGurk's bar bombing, the Provisional IRA set off a bomb in front of a furniture showroom in the mainly Protestant Shankill Road area, killing 4 and injuring 19.Provisional IRAThe Troubles

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Notes and References

  1. News: Heath's secret deal to free ambassador. January 2002. Day. Peter.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190110174059/http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id=%7Bbf8dd7db-b97e-4d8b-a75b-1f3cae268c0b%7D . 2019-01-10 . dead .