This is a timeline of incidents in 1982 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).
| Date | Type | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | Shooting, Prison Break | 9 (+15) | Unknown | Ayacucho, Peru | An armed command of the Sendero Luminoso group stormed the city jail, to free people imprisoned for crimes related to subversion, releasing 70 senderistas and 304 common criminals. Later, combined forces of the National Police executed three Senderista detainees who were wounded in the hospital of Huamanga.[1] | Sendero Luminoso | Internal conflict in Peru | ||
| 4 May | Assassination | 1 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Assassination of Orhan Gündüz, Turkish businessman and diplomat | Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide | ||||
| 18 April | Shooting | 5 | Unknown | Santander Department, Colombia | In the village of La Paragua, municipality of Santa Helena del Opon, guerrillas of the IV front of the FARC shot dead 5 peasants.[2] | FARC | Colombian conflict | ||
| 3 June | Attempted assassination | 0 | 1 | London, United Kingdom | Three gunmen from the Abu Nidal Organization opened fire on Israeli ambassador to the UK Shlomo Argov, paralyzing him. The attack led to the 1982 Lebanon war. | Abu Nidal Organization | 1982 Lebanon war | ||
| 7 June | Assassination | 1 | Lisbon, Portugal | Assassination of Erkut Akbay, the Turkish administrative attaché. He was assassinated near his home as he returned for lunch. | Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide | ||||
| 14 June | Shooting | 8 | 0 | San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia | 1 captain and 7 soldiers die in an attack on FARC front III in San Vicente del Caguan.[3] | FARC | Colombian conflict | ||
| 2 July | Bombing | 1 | 11 | Oslo, Norway | 1 person was killed by a home-made bomb at the Central Station and injuring 11 others. On 9 October an 18-year-old man confessed that he was behind the attack. | Lone wolf | |||
| 20 July | Bombings | 11 | 50 | London, England | 11 people were killed, and 50 others injured in two separate bombings at British military ceremonies in Hyde Park and Regent's Park. Seven horses are also killed. | Provisional Irish Republican Army | The Troubles | ||
| 7 August | Shooting, bombing, hostage-taking | 9 (+1 attacker) | 72 (+1 attacker) | Ankara, Turkey | Two gunmen from the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia open fire on and bomb Esenboğa International Airport before taking hostages. 1 attacker is killed and the other is arrested and executed. | ASALA | |||
| 9 August | Shooting, bombing | 6 | 22 | Paris, France | Two men believed to be members of the Abu Nidal Organization open fire on a Jewish restaurant in the Marais district. | Abu Nidal Organization | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 11 August | Bombing | 1 | 16 | Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii | A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 830, killing a Japanese teenager. A Jordanian named Mohammed Rashed, who was linked to 15 May Organization, was convicted of placing the bomb on the plane. | 15 May Organization | |||
| 14 September | Shooting, ambush | 4 | 1 | Errenteria, Spain | Six members of ETA stalk and open fire on 5 Civil Guards, killing four and wounding one. | ETA | Basque conflict | ||
| 16–18 September | Massacre | 460–3,500 | Beirut, Lebanon | Hundreds of Palestinian and Lebanese Shi'a civilians are massacred by Israel Defense Force ally Kataeb Party. | Kataeb Party | Lebanese Civil War | |||
| 18 September | Shooting | 0 | 4 | Brussels, Belgium | Four people are wounded when a synagogue is attacked in a "shoot and run" incident. Guards were taken by surprise and the gunman, believed to be from the Abu Nidal Organization, escaped. | Abu Nidal Organization | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 29 September | Poisoning/Mass Murder | 7 | 0 | Chicago area, Illinois United States | During the Chicago Tylenol murders, seven people throughout the West and Northwest Suburbs die within days of each other beginning 29 September, when all of them ingest Tylenol-branded Extra Strength aspirin laced with potassium cyanide. The perpetrator to this day is unknown. | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 9 October | Shooting, grenade | 1 | 10 | Rome, Italy | Attack with grenades and machine guns on the central synagogue. A child dies, ten people are injured.[4] | Abu Nidal Organization | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 23 October | Shooting | 1 (+3) | Unknown | Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | Militants of the M-19 attack the town of Chia. 1 police and 3 rebels die.[5] | M-19 | Colombian conflict | ||
| 11 November | Suicide bombing | 89–102 | 55 | Tyre, Lebanon | A suicide car bomber drove an explosive laden vehicle into Israeli military headquarters, the building was destroyed and 75 Israelis and other Lebanese prisoners died in the blast.[6] | Ahmad Qassir | 1982 Lebanon war | ||
| 18 November | Suicide bombing | 1 | 0 | Whanganui, New Zealand | An anarchist suicide bomber targeted the building housing the mainframe of the National Law Enforcement System. The perpetrator was the sole fatality. | Neil Roberts (Lone wolf) | |||
| 28 November | Assassination | 1 | 0 | Colombia | Gloria Lara de Echeverri, former national director of Community Action and Indigenous Affairs is assassinated by guerrillas. | FARC | Colombian conflict | ||
| 14 November | Bombing | 17 | 30 | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | Droppin Well bombing – 11 British soldiers and six civilians were killed by an Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) time bomb at the Droppin' Well Bar in Ballykelly, County Londonderry. | Irish National Liberation Army | The Troubles | ||
| 6–8 December | Shooting, Mass Murder | 201 | Unknown | Petén Department, Guatemala | The Dos Erres Massacre was carried out by the military and Kaibiles ('elite forces') of the Armed Forces of Guatemala1 – during the government of President General Efraín Ríos Montt – in a parcelamento (village) of La Libertad. The massacre took place during the Guatemalan Civil War.[7] | Guatemalan Army and Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil | Guatemalan Civil War | ||
| 23 December | Bombings | 0 | 2 | Sydney, Australia | A bomb exploded outside the Israeli Consulate, injuring two and causing extensive damage. A few hours later, a bomb partially exploded outside a Jewish soccer club. No one was injured in this bombing. No one has ever been convicted for these bombings. | Unknown |