This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2017, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.
Total incidents:
| Date | Type | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Shooting | 39 | 70 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting | A gunman opened fire in the Reina Nightclub during New Year celebrations.[1] [2] | Islamic State | Turkey–ISIL conflict | ||
| Jan 2 | Suicide car bombings | 56 (+3) | 122 | Baghdad, Iraq | January 2017 Baghdad bombings | A series of car bombings in Sadr City and other parts of Baghdad.[3] | Islamic State | Iraqi Civil War | ||
| Jan 2 | Suicide car bombing | 7 (+1) | 17 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings | Suicide car bombing at a checkpoint near Aden Adde International Airport.[4] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| Jan 4 | Jailbreak, shootout | 2 (+5) | 1 | Kidapawan, Philippines | 2017 Kidapawan jail siege | Around 100 gunmen attacked the North Cotabato District Jail. A total of 158 inmates escaped, fourteen of whom were quickly recaptured, while five others were killed.[5] | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (suspected) | Moro conflict | ||
| Jan 5 | Car bombing, shooting | 2 (+2) | 10 | Izmir, Turkey | 2017 İzmir Courthouse Attack | A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse, triggering a shootout. Two of the attackers were killed, while a third managed to escape.[6] [7] [8] | Kurdistan Freedom Falcons[9] | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | ||
| Jan 6 | Shooting | 5 | ~42 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Fort Lauderdale airport shooting | Mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida,.[10] [11] [12] [13] | Esteban Santiago-Ruiz | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Jan 7 | Car bombing | 60+ | 50 | Azaz, Syria | January 2017 Azaz bombing | Car bomb attack at a marketplace in the rebel-held town.[14] | Islamic State (suspected) | Syrian Civil War | ||
| Jan 8 | Vehicular attack | 4 (+1) | 17 | East Jerusalem, Israel | 2017 Jerusalem truck attack | A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers.[15] | Lone wolf | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Jan 18 | Suicide bombings | 77 (+1) | 115 | Gao, Mali | 2017 Gao bombing | Five suicide bombers exploded near a NATO army base. There were no reported casualties among the NATO troops.[16] [17] Al-Mourabitoun claimed responsibility.[18] | Al-Mourabitoun | Northern Mali Conflict | ||
| Jan 21 | Bombing | 25 | 87 | Parachinar, Pakistan | 2017 Parachinar bombing | A bomb that was placed in a crate exploded at a vegetable market in Kurram Agency tribal area.[19] [20] [21] | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi & Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | War in Northwest Pakistan | ||
| Jan 25 | Suicide car bombings, shooting | 28 (+4) | 43+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2017 Dayah Hotel attack | Coordinated attack against the Dayah Hotel.[22] [23] [24] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| Jan 29 | Shooting | 6 | 17 | Quebec City, Canada | Quebec City mosque shooting | A gunman opened fire at a mosque.[25] [26] [27] | Alexandre Bissonnette (suspected) | Terrorism in Canada | ||
| Feb 13 | Suicide bombing | 18 (+1) | 90+ | Lahore, Pakistan | 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | A bomb blast ripped through a protest.[28] | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Feb 15 | Suicide bombing | 2 (+1) | 12+ | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing | A suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying local judges and government officials.[29] [30] | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Feb 16 | Suicide bombing | 91+ (+1) | 300+ | Sehwan, Pakistan | Sehwan suicide bombing | Suicide bombing at a shrine.[31] [32] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Feb 21 | Suicide bombings | 7 (+3) | 21 | Charsadda, Pakistan | 2017 Charsadda suicide bombing | A sessions court was hit by multiple suicide bombers.[33] | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Feb 23 | Shooting | 1 | 2 | Kansas City, United States | 2017 Olathe shooting | A man shot three people after yelling "get out of my Country." The gunman said he believed the men he shot were Middle Eastern, but the victims were Indian engineers. An Indian man was killed and another was injured. Ian Grillot, an American who tried to save them, was also shot.[34] | Lone wolf | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Mar 7 | Bombing | 0 | 10 | Madhya Pradesh, India | 2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing | In the first ISIS attack on India, terrorists known to authorities planted low intensity pipe bombs which exploded on a train at Jabri railway station. | Islamic State | Terrorism in India | ||
| Mar 8 | Suicide bombing, shootings | 100+ | 63+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | March 2017 Kabul attack | Gunmen staged a complex assault on a military hospital in the Wazir Akbar Khan area.[35] [36] [37] | Islamic State | War in Afghanistan | ||
| Mar 11 | Car bombing, suicide bombing | 74 (+1) | 120+ | Damascus, Syria | March 2017 Damascus bombings | Twin bombings in the Old City of Damascus that killed and injured mostly Iraqi Shia pilgrims.[38] [39] | Tahrir al-Sham | Syrian Civil War | ||
| Mar 15 | Suicide bombings | 40 (+2) | 30+ | Damascus, Syria | March 2017 Damascus bombings | A suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the Palace of Justice. A second suicide blast took place at a restaurant in the Rabweh area.[40] | Islamic State | Syrian Civil War | ||
| Mar 17 | Suicide bombing | 0 (+1) | 2 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2017 Dhaka RAB camp suicide bombing | A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a camp of Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion, injuring two security personnel.[41] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Bangladesh | ||
| Mar 20 | Stabbing | 1 | 0 | New York City, United States | Murder of Timothy Caughman | A white supremacist stabbed an African-American to death. He revealed that he planned larger attacks against black men in Times Square.[42] | James Harris Jackson | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Mar 22 | Suicide bombings | 8 (+5) | 20+ | Maiduguri, Nigeria | March 2017 Maiduguri attack | Multiple suicide blasts along a highway.[43] | Boko Haram | Boko Haram insurgency | ||
| Mar 22 | Vehicle attack, stabbing | 5 (+1) | 50 | London, United Kingdom | 2017 Westminster attack | 52-year-old Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing the car into the railings of the Palace of Westminster. The attacker then fled from the vehicle and attempted to gain access through the Palace gates, fatally stabbing a police officer before being shot dead by a plainclothes police officer.[44] [45] | Khalid Masood | Islamic terrorism in the West | ||
| Mar 25 | Suicide bombing, bombings, shooting | 7 (+4) | 40+ | South Surma Upazila, Bangladesh | 2017 South Surma Upazila bombings | Suicide bombing followed by more explosions and gunfire.[46] [47] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Bangladesh | ||
| Mar 31 | Car bombing | 24 | 70+ | Parachinar, Pakistan | March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing | Blast outside a mosque.[48] | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | Operation Ghazi | ||
| Apr 3 | Suicide bombing | 15 (+1) | 64 | St Petersburg, Russia | 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing | Suicide bombing on the Saint Petersburg Metro on the day President Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city.[49] [50] [51] [52] [53] | Imam Shamil Battalion | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Apr 5 | Suicide bombing | 8 (+1) | 19 | Lahore, Pakistan | April 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | A suicide bomber detonated near a Pakistan Army vehicle taking part in a census. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.[54] | War in North-West Pakistan | |||
| Apr 5 | Shooting, Suicide bombings | 35 | 40 | Tikrit, Iraq | 2017 Tikrit attacks | Insurgent attack.[55] | Islamic State | Iraqi Civil War | ||
| Apr 7 | Vehicular attack | 5 | 14 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2017 Stockholm truck attack | A hijacked truck driven by an Uzbek man steered into a pedestrian shopping street and a department store.[56] | Rakhmat Akilov[57] | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Apr 9 | Suicide bombing | 30 (+1) | 70 | Tanta, Egypt | Palm Sunday church bombings | Explosion in a Coptic Church during Palm Sunday service, followed by another attack near a police station.[58] | ||||
| Apr 9 | Suicide bombing | 43 | 789 | Alexandria, Egypt | Palm Sunday church bombings | A suicide bomber detonated outside Saint Mark's Church in the Manshyia district, followed by another explosion in Chouhada Street. | Islamic State | |||
| Apr 14 | Stabbing | 1 | 2 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2017 Jerusalem Light Rail stabbing | A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and killed a British student in the Jerusalem Light Rail near Tzahal square.[59] | Palestinian Nationalist | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Apr 15 | Suicide car bombing | 126 | 100+ | Aleppo, Syria | 2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing | A motor bomb exploded.[60] | Unknown | Syrian Civil War | ||
| Apr 20 | Shooting | 1 (+1) | 3 | Paris, France | 2017 shooting of Paris police officers | One police officer was killed, two others and a woman injured in a shooting in the Champs-Élysées area. One of the two gunmen was killed in the attack.[61] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Apr 21 | Shooting | 256 (+10) | 160+ | Balkh Province, Afghanistan | 2017 Camp Shaheen attack | Attack on a military base.[62] | Taliban | War in Afghanistan | ||
| Apr 24 | Ambush | 25 (+3-4) | 7 | Sukma, India | 2017 Sukma attack | Suspected Maoist rebels ambushed a group of Central Reserve Police Force officers who were guarding road workers in Chhattisgarh. At least 25 CRPF soldiers were killed and 7 others were critically injured.[63] [64] | CPI (suspected) | Naxalite–Maoist insurgency | ||
| May 8 | Bombing | 0 | 4 | Peshawar, Pakistan | May 2017 Peshawar bombings | Two bombs exploded while the third one was defused by Bomb Disposal Squad. Three officials of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and a passerby were injured.[65] | Unknown | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| May 9 | Car bombings | 1 | 60 | Pattani, Thailand | 2017 Pattani bombing | Two bombs went off at Big C Supercenter in Muang district. A canvas vendor was killed before his truck was stolen to transport the bombs.[66] [67] | Barisan Revolusi Nasional (suspected) | South Thailand insurgency | ||
| May 12 | Suicide bombing | 28 (+1) | 37 | Mastung, Pakistan | 2017 Mastung bombing | [68] | Islamic State[69] | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| May 20 | Shooting | 141+ | 100+ | Wadi al Shatii District, Libya | Brak El-Shati airbase raid | Misrata Militants (suspected)[70] | Second Libyan Civil War | |||
| May 22 | Suicide bombing | 22 (+1) | 800+ | Manchester, United Kingdom | Manchester Arena bombing | A suicide bomber[71] blew himself up at an Ariana Grande concert.[72] [73] | Salman Abedi | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| May 24 | Suicide bombings | 3 (+2) | 10 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2017 Jakarta bombings | Three police officers were killed and ten others, five police officers and five civilians, injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bus stop.[74] [75] | Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid | Terrorism in Indonesia | ||
| May 26 | Shootings | 28 | 25+ | Minya, Egypt | 2017 Minya attack | Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians.[76] [77] | Islamic State (suspected) | Insurgency in Egypt | ||
| May 30 | Car bombing | 30+ | 40 | Baghdad, Iraq | Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing | A car bomb detonated outside an ice cream shop.[78] | Iraqi Civil War | |||
| May 31 | Car bombing | 150+ | 413+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | May 2017 Kabul attack | Car bombing in the diplomatic quarter.[79] [80] [81] | War in Afghanistan | |||
| Jun 3 | Vehicular attack, Stabbing | 8 (+3) | 48 | London, United Kingdom | 2017 London Bridge attack | A van ran over multiple pedestrians on London Bridge. The men then drove to Borough Market, where they stabbed multiple people before being shot by police.[82] [83] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Jun 5 | Hostage taking, Shooting | 1 (+1) | 3 | Brighton, Australia | 2017 Brighton siege | Yacqub Khayre, killed a man and took a woman hostage before he was shot dead by police following a siege. During the course of the siege three police officers were wounded.[84] [85] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Australia | ||
| Jun 6 | Bombing | 10 | 16 | Herat, Afghanistan | 2017 Herat bombing | Bomb blast outside the Jama Masjid of Herat.[86] | Taliban (suspected) | War in Afghanistan | ||
| Jun 6 | Melee attack | 0 | 1 (+1) | Paris, France | 2017 Notre Dame attack | A police officer who was outside Notre-Dame Cathedral was injured after he was attacked by a man with a hammer, who was then shot by police.[87] | Lone wolf | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Jun 7 | Shooting, suicide Bombings | 18 (+5) | 52 | Tehran, Iran | 2017 Tehran attacks | The Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini were attacked by seven armed men with pistols and Kalashnikov rifles.[88] | Islamic State | |||
| Jun 14 | Shooting | 0 (+1) | 6 | Alexandria, United States | Congressional baseball shooting | A gunman targeting Republican lawmakers opened fire at a baseball field. A top Republican, Steve Scalise, was critically injured.[89] | Lone wolf | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Jun 16 | Stabbing, shooting | 1 (+3) | 4 | Jerusalem, Israel | June 2017 Jerusalem attack | A Border Police guard in a coordinated stabbing and shooting attack in two areas in Jerusalem's Old City.[90] [91] | Islamic State (claimed) PFLP Hamas | Terrorism in Israel | ||
| Jun 17 | Bombing | 3 | 9 | Bogota, Colombia | Centro Andino bombing | A bomb exploded in a women's bathroom at the upscale Andino mall.[92] | MRP (suspected) | Terrorism in Colombia | ||
| Jun 19 | Vehicular attack | 1 | 10 | London, United Kingdom | 2017 Finsbury Park attack | A vehicle rammed into people walking out of a mosque in the Finsbury Park neighborhood. | Lone wolf (suspected) | Terrorism in the United Kingdom | ||
| Jun 20 | Attempted suicide bombing, Shooting, Melee attack | 0 (+1) | 0 | Brussels, Belgium | June 2017 Brussels attack | A terrorist ran into Brussels Central Station, where he detonated a small bomb which caused no injuries. Still carrying a suicide vest, he ran to another part of the station. There he was shot and killed by soldiers who were guarding the station.[93] [94] | Islamic terrorism in Europe | |||
| Jun 21 | Stabbing | 0 | 1 | Flint, United States | 2017 Bishop International Airport incident | A man shouting "Allah Akbar", stormed Bishop International Airport. A police officer was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the neck.[95] | Islamist | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Jun 21 | Bombing | 34+ | 60+ | Lashkargah, Afghanistan | June 2017 Kabul bank attack | Bomb attack on a branch of the Kabul Bank in the province of Helmand. | War in Afghanistan | |||
| Jun 23 | Suicide bombings | 78 (+2) | 200+ | Parachinar, Pakistan | June 2017 Pakistan bombings | Two bomb blasts took place in a market.[96] [97] | War in North-West Pakistan | |||
| Jun 23 | Car bombing | 13 (+1) | 20 | Quetta, Pakistan | June 2017 Pakistan bombings | Car bomb attack near the provincial police chief's office.[98] | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Jun 23 | Shootings | 4 | 1 | Karachi, Pakistan | June 2017 Pakistan bombings | Men on motorcycles shot policemen in an industrial area. | Islamist (suspected) | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Jul 10 | Shooting | 7 | 19 | Anantnag district, India | 2017 Amarnath Yatra attack | Militants first attacked a police bunker and then a police party. A bus carrying pilgrims to Amarnath Temple was caught in the crossfire between militants and policemen.[99] | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | |||
| Jul 14 | Shooting | 2 (+3) | 1 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2017 Temple Mount shooting | Three Arab-Israelis opened fire on Israeli police officers at the Temple Mount near the Lions' Gate and fled to mosques of the Mount. Three officers were shot and injured, two of them critically. The three attackers, who were armed with rifles and a handgun, were all shot dead by police. | Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (suspected) | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Jul 14 | Stabbing | 3 | 3 | Hurghada, Egypt | 2017 Hurghada attack | Two German tourists and a Czech citizen were killed and when a knifeman attacked a holiday resort.[100] | Insurgency in Egypt | |||
| Jul 21 | Stabbing | 3 | 1 (+1) | Halamish, West Bank | 2017 Halamish stabbing attack | Three Israelis were killed and one severely wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant, identified as Palestinian, was shot by a neighbour.[101] | Islamist | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Jul 23 | Melee attack | 1 (+1) | 1 | Amman, Jordan | 2017 Amman incident | A Jordanian worker at the Israeli embassy stabbed a guard who shot the perpetrator dead. A bystander was also hit by the gunfire and later succumbed to his injuries | Islamist | Temple Mount crisis | ||
| Jul 24 | Stabbing | 0 | 1 | Petah Tikva, Israel | July 2017 Petah Tikva attack | A 32-year old Israeli Arab civilian was stabbed in the neck by a Palestinian man from Qalqilya. The attacker was arrested and reportedly said that he "did it for Al-Aqsa".[102] | Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (suspected) | Temple Mount crisis | ||
| Jul 24 | Suicide bombing | 26 (+1) | 54 | Lahore, Pakistan | July 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan[103] | War in North-West Pakistan | |||
| Jul 28 | Stabbing | 1 | 6 | Hamburg, Germany | 2017 Hamburg attack | A man shouting "Allahu Akbar" stabbed civilians in a supermarket.[104] | Islamist | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Jul 30 | Shooting and bombing | 12-39+ (+8) | 7 | Lower Shebelle, Somalia | Golweyn ambush | A convoy of Ugandan AMISOM peacekeepers and Somali soldiers was ambushed by Al-Shabaab.[105] [106] | Al-Shabaab | War in Somalia | ||
| Aug 1 | Suicide bombing, shooting | 33 (+2) | 66 | Herat, Afghanistan | 2017 Herat mosque attack | Two suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque. One of the bombers shot at worshipers with a rifle before detonating himself.[107] [108] | Islamic State | War in Afghanistan | ||
| Aug 2 | Stabbing | 0 | 1 | Yavneh, Israel | 2017 Yavne attack | A 19-year-old Palestinian man from Yatta, stabbed a 40-year-old Israeli civilian in a supermarket. The victim suffered serious injuries. The attacker was arrested by police.[109] [110] | Ismail Abu Aram | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Aug 9 | Vehicular attack | 0 | 6(+1) | Levallois-Perret, France | 2017 Levallois-Perret attack | A car rammed into a group of soldiers in the northwestern suburbs of Paris. Six soldiers patrolling the area as part of Opération Sentinelle were injured, three of them seriously. The driver fled the scene and, several hours later, was shot and arrested by an elite police unit on a highway near Marquise, Pas-de-Calais after attempting to ram a roadblock.[111] | ||||
| Aug 11 | Bombing | 3 | 26 | Bajaur Agency, Pakistan | 2017 Bajour bombing | Roadside bomb in a tribal district near the Afghan border.[112] | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (suspected) | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Aug 12 | Vehicular attack | 1 | 19 | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | Charlottesville car attack | A car driven by a neo-Nazi plowed into a group of people marching peacefully during protests.[113] | James Alex Fields | Unite the Right Rally[114] | ||
| Aug 12 | Suicide bombing | 15 (+1) | 32 | Quetta, Pakistan | August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing | [115] | Islamic State | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Aug 14 | Shootings | 19 (+3) | 22 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2017 Ouagadougou attack | Suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and Hotel. Three attackers were also killed.[116] | Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (suspected) | Insurgency in the Maghreb | ||
| Aug 14 | Bombing | 8 | 4 | Harnai District, Pakistan | 2017 Harnai bombing | Soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Baluchistan.[117] [118] [119] | Balochistan Liberation Army (suspected) | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| Aug 17-22 | Vehicular attacks, Stabbings, Bombings, Attempted massive truck bombing | 16 (+8) | 152 | Barcelona, Alcanar, Cambrils and Subirats, Catalonia, Spain | 2017 Barcelona attacks | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | |||
| Aug 18 | Stabbing | 2[125] | 8 | Turku, Finland | 2017 Turku attack | Islamists | Islamic terrorism in Europe | |||
| Aug 25 | Hostage taking, executions | 99+ | Unknown | Maungdaw District, Myanmar | Kha Maung Seik massacre | Hindu villages in the cluster of Kha Maung Seik in Rakhine State were attacked by armed insurgents.[126] | Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army | Northern Rakhine State clashes | ||
| Aug 25 | Stabbing | 0 (+1) | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | August 2017 Brussels attack | Two soldiers were lightly wounded after a machete-wielding man attacked them. The perpetrator was shot dead at the scene.[127] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Sep 14 | Suicide car bombing, Shooting | 84 (+4) | 93 | Nasiriyah, Iraq | 2017 Nasiriyah attacks | The first attack struck close to a restaurant while shortly afterwards a car bomb targeted a security checkpoint in the same area.[128] [129] [130] | Iraqi Civil War | |||
| Sep 15 | Bombing | 0 | 30 | London, United Kingdom | Parsons Green train bombing | A crude homemade bomb partially exploded on a District line tube train at Parsons Green tube station.[131] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Sep 26 | Shooting | 3 (+1) | 1 | Har Adar, West Bank | 2017 Har Adar shooting | A Palestinian gunman killed three Israeli soldiers and critically injured a fourth. The gunman was shot and killed by the other soldiers.[132] | Palestinian nationalist (suspected) | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| Sep 30 | Stabbing, vehicular attack | 0 | 5 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 2017 Edmonton attack | A police oficer was stabbed near Commonwealth Stadium and four pedestrians were injured by a fleeing rental van.[133] | Abdulahi Sharif | Terrorism in Canada | ||
| Oct 1 | Knife attack | 2 (+1) | 0 | Marseille, France | 2017 Marseille stabbing | A man with a knife killed two women at Saint Charles station before he was shot dead by police. The perpetrator was alleged to have yelled "Allahu Akbar" during the attack.[134] [135] [136] | Ahmed Hanachi[137] | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Oct 4 | Ambush | 9 (+21) | 10 | Tillabéri Region, Niger | Tongo Tongo ambush | Four U.S. Army personnel and five Nigerien soldiers were killed after being ambushed while assisting local forces.[138] [139] | Islamic State (suspected) | Insurgency in the Maghreb | ||
| Oct 14 | Truck bombing | 587 | 316 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings | Truck bombing in a busy area near a hotel.[140] [141] [142] [143] | Al-Shabaab | War in Somalia | ||
| Oct 28 | Car bombings, Shootings | 25 | 30 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 28 October 2017 Mogadishu attacks | Explosion occurred near the national theater.[144] [145] [146] | Al-Shabaab | War in Somalia | ||
| Oct 31 | Vehicular assault | 8 | 11 (+1) | New York City, United States | 2017 New York City truck attack | A pickup truck rammed into pedestrians near the World Trade center. An ISIS flag and a note that read "Islamic State lives forever" in Arabic were found near the truck. The attacker was self-radicalized.[147] [148] | Islamic State | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Nov 21 | Suicide bombing | 50 | Dozens | Mubi, Nigeria | 2017 Mubi bombing | Attack in a mosque in Adamawa State.[149] | Boko Haram | Boko Haram insurgency | ||
| Nov 24 | Bombing, shootings | 309+ | 128+ | Bir al-Abed, Egypt | 2017 Sinai attack | Attackers put explosives around the mosque and set fire to them when worshippers left after Friday prayers. Then they shot at the survivors.[150] [151] [152] [153] [154] | Islamic State (suspected) | Sinai insurgency | ||
| Nov 24 | Suicide bombing | 2 (+1) | 8 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack | A motorcycle suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle of AIG Asharf Noor while he was travelling to work. Noor and his guard were killed and eight other police in the AIG's squad were injured.[155] [156] [157] | Lashkar-e-Islam (suspected) | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| Dec 1 | Shooting | 9 (+3) | 37 | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack | 3–4 gunmen who were burqa-clad, arrived at the Agriculture Training Institute in a rickshaw. Three attackers were also killed.[158] [159] [160] | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Dec 8 | Shooting | 19 | 53 | North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo | 2017 Semuliki attack | At least 14 UN peacekeepers were killed and 53 wounded in an attack in the east of the country. Five Congolese soldiers were also killed. The attack was described as the worst on UN peacekeepers in recent history.[161] | Allied Democratic Forces | Allied Democratic Forces insurgency | ||
| Dec 11 | Attempted suicide bombing (pipe bomb partially detonated) | 0 | 3 (+1) | New York City, United States | 2017 New York City Subway bombing | A 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who lived in Brooklyn set off a home-made pipe bomb at the port authority in Manhattan. Later he told police his motive was recent Israeli actions in Gaza and that was inspired by the Islamic State.[162] | Akayed Ullah | Terrorism in the United States | ||
| Dec 17 | Suicide bombing, shooting | 9 (+2) | 57 | Quetta, Pakistan | 2017 Quetta church attack | Suicide bombers attacked Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Zarghoon Road.[163] | Islamic State | War in North-West Pakistan | ||
| Dec 28 | Suicide bombing, Bombings | 50 (+1) | 80 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing | A suicide bomber stormed a Shi‘ite cultural center and news agency. Two other bombs were detonated in the zone.[164] [165] | Islamic State | War in Afghanistan |