This is a timeline of incidents in 1984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 0 | 3 | Tripoli, Lebanon | Tripoli, Lebanon Guerrillas bomb a French cultural center and the car of an Israeli-backed militia leader. Three Lebanese were injured in the two attacks.[1] | Islamic Jihad | Lebanese Civil War | |||
| January 18 | 1 | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon | Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut was killed by gunmen belonging to Islamic Jihad.[2] | Islamic Jihad | Lebanese Civil War | |||
| January 21 | 1 | 0 | Rome, Lazio | The Libyan ambassador in Italy Ammar D. el-Taggazy, was shot when he was outside his home, dying for his wounds in February 11.[3] [4] | Al-Borkan Liberation Organization | Terrorism in Italy | |||
| January 23 | 1 | 5 | San Miguel, El Salvador | The bombing of a commuter plane by leftist rebels killed one person and injured another five.[5] | FMLN | Salvadoran Civil War | |||
| 30 January | 0 | 1 | Santiago, Chile | A policeman was shot and wounded by extremists near his home | Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front | Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | |||
| January 31 | 2 | 0 | Forkhill, United Kingdom | Two police officers were killed when driving by a 500 kg-bomb planted in a roadside ditch by the IRA.[6] | Provisional IRA | The Troubles | |||
| February 6–7 | 15 (+7) | Unknown | Cimitarra, Colombia: FARC | FARC militants shoot dead at least 15 peasants on two farms (La Traviata and Las Palmas) located in Santander Department.[7] | FARC Militants and M-19 | Colombian conflict | |||
| February 23 | 1 | 0 | Guipuzcoa, Spain | Senator Enrique Casas was murdered at the door of his house on the third anniversary of the failed 23-F state coup by the terrorist group Comandos Autónomos Anticapitalistas. This group made him responsible for the repression of the left in the Basque Country because of his status as a member of the regional Security Board.[8] | Comandos Autónomos Anticapitalistas | Basque conflict | |||
| February 28 | 18 | 21 | The bombing of two trains by leftist guerrillas left 18 people dead and 21 injured.[9] | FMLN | Salvadoran Civil War | ||||
| February 28 | 0 | 21 | Jerusalem, Israel | Jaffa Road attack 21 people were injured after two grenades exploded outside a clothing store on Jaffa Road.[10] | DFLP and/or Abu Nidal | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |||
| March 1 | 0 | 4 | Valparaíso, Chile | An explosive device detonated in a street injuring 4 people | Revolutionary Left Movement | Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | |||
| March 7 | 3 | 9 | Ashdod, Israel | Three killed and nine injured in the bombing of a bus.[11] | PLO | Israel-Palestine conflict | |||
| April 2 | 0 (+1) | 48 | Jerusalem, Israel | King George Street attack 48 people are wounded by a machine gun attack on a crowded shopping mall. One attacker was shot by armed civilians. | DFLP and/or Abu Nidal | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |||
| April 12–13 | 1 (+4) | 8 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Bus 300 affair Four PFLP members hijacked an Egged bus. During a counter-operation, one civilian and two hijackers were killed and eight more civilians injured. The remaining two hijackers were immediately executed after capture by IDF soldiers. | PFLP | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |||
| April 19 | 24-200 | 30 | Huambo, Angola | The bombing of barracks housing Soviet and Cuban military officers killed at least 24 people and injured 30 more, though some news agencies reported up to 200 people dead. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola claimed responsibility for the bombing.[12] [13] | UNITA | Angolan Civil War | |||
| April 20 | 0 | 22 | London, United Kingdom | 1984 Heathrow Airport bombing A bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport. The bomb exploded at 7:55 pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously. No one has claimed responsibly for the bombing. | Unknown | ||||
| May 13 | 0 | 13 | Alfortville, France | Alfortville Armenian Genocide Memorial bombings Three bombs explode at a recently dedicated memorial to the Armenian genocide in a Paris suburb, injuring thirteen people, two seriously. The attack was organized by Grey Wolves member Abdullah Çatlı and the Turkish MİT. | Grey Wolves | ||||
| July 6 | 12+ | 20+ | Baghdad, Iraq | A truck bomb exploding at the Iraqi Popular Army headquarters leaves dozens dead and scores injured.[14] | Iran-backed rebels | Iran–Iraq War | |||
| July 10 | 1 | 0 | Sarafand, Lebanon | A bomb planted in his car killed mayor Jawad Khalifeh of Sarafand.[15] | Islamic Jihad | Lebanese Civil War | |||
| July 12 | 5 | 26 | Durban, South Africa | A car bomb exploding at an industrial area kills 5 and injures 26.[16] | ANC (suspected) | Internal resistance to apartheid | |||
| July 15 | 10-22 | 55 | Chimbolo, Angola | A bomb exploding near a major pipeline in Cabinda Province killed 10 to 22 people. 55 others were injured.[17] [18] | UNITA | Angolan Civil War | |||
| July 15 | 21 | 4 | San Antonio Grande, El Salvador | Guerrillas bombed an empty freight train before firing at the 25 treasury policemen aboard, killing 21 of them and leaving the other four injured.[19] | FMLN | Salvadoran Civil War | |||
| August 3 | 33 | 27 | Kancheepuram district, India | Meenambakkam bomb blast A time bomb blast in the counter of Air Lanka, Chennai International Airport, Tirusulam, killed at least 29. Blame placed on LTTE. | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | |||
| August 15 | 3 | 11 | Siirt, Turkey | 1984 PKK attacks Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) forces attacked the gendarmerie station in Eruh and killed one gendarmerie soldier and injured six soldiers and three civilians. Simultaneously, PKK forces attacked a gendarmerie open-air facility, officer housings and a gendarmerie station in Şemdinli, Hakkâri Province[20] and killed two police officers[21] and injured one police officer and a soldier. | PKK | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |||
| August 21 | 18 | 300 | Tehran, Iran | A powerful blast in Rah Ahan railroad station, kills 18 and injures 300. Blame placed on Mujahadin Khalq guerrilla group.[22] | Mujahadin Khalq | Iran–Iraq War | |||
| August 29 – October 10 | 0 | 751 | The Dalles, United States | 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack The Rajneeshee cult spreads salmonella in salad bars at ten restaurants to influence a local election. Health officials say that 751 people were sickened and more than 40 hospitalized.[23] See also 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack | Rajneeshee | ||||
| September 20 | 23 (+1) | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon | 1984 United States embassy annex bombing | Hezbollah | Lebanese Civil War | |||
| October 12 | 5 | 31 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Brighton hotel bombing by the IRA; five are killed in an attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and members of the Cabinet. | PIRA | The Troubles | |||
| October 27 | 0 | 5 | Santiago, Chile | A car bomb exploded near a military base, wounding five people. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-LgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3366,4540305&dq=car+bomb+attack&hl=en | Unknown | ||||
| October 31 | 1 (+1) | 0 | New Delhi, India | Prime minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. The killing was in retaliation for the Indian army's entry into the Golden Temple at Amritsar. | Satwant Singh and Beant Singh | ||||
| November 3 | 4 | 11 | Valparaíso, Chile | A bomb exploded next to a bus filled with riot police, killing four and wounding 11. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uFseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BMgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2172,426492&dq=bomb+attack&hl=en | Unknown | ||||
| November 26 | 1 | 6 | Bogotá, Colombia | A car bomb explodes in front of the US embassy. 1 dead and 6 wounded in the attack attributed to the Extraditables and the guerrilla command Ricardo Franco. | The Extraditables or Guerrilla Command Ricardo Franco | Colombian conflict | |||
| November 30 | 33 | 0 | Dollar Farm village, Sri Lanka | Kent and Dollar Farm massacres 33 civilians which included women and children were attacked in the night by an armed group made up of LTTE cadres.[24] | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | |||
| November 30 | 29 | 0 | Kent Farm village, Sri Lanka | Kent and Dollar Farm massacres 29 civilians including women and children were massacred by LTTE cadres. | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | |||
| December 3 | 11 | Kokilai, Sri Lanka | 1984 Kokkilai massacre LTTE cadres kill eleven Sinhalese civilians.[25] | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | ||||
| December 12 | 0 | 1 | Madrid | Both Al-Burkan and the Iraqi Sadr Brigade took credit for the 11 September 1984 attack on two Libyan diplomats in Madrid.[26] [27] | Al-Burkan | ||||
| December 18 | 0 | 12 | VI Region of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile | A bomb explodes in the Intendance, leaving 12 wounded.[28] | Unknown | Armed resistance in Chile (1973–90) | |||
| December 23 | 17 | 267 | Florence, Italy | Train 904 bombing A bomb placed on the Naples–Milan Express Train 904 explodes, killing 17 and wounding 250. The attack is attributed to the Sicilian Mafia. The Italicus Express bombing in 1974 took place on the same line | Sicilian Mafia | ||||
| December 31 | 30 | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | LTTE members kill 4 Tamil civilians and dump them outside Batticaloa for refusing to join the group.[29] | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War |