This is a list of terrorist incidents in 2024, including attacks by Violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | Stabbing | 0 | 1 | Gadeokdo, South Korea | Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung | Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while visiting the construction site of an airport. The suspect was arrested on the scene.[1] [2] | Kim Jin-sung | 2024 South Korean legislative election | ||
| Suicide bombings | 103 (+2) | 284 | Kerman, Iran | 2024 Kerman bombings | A double suicide bombing occurred on the fourth anniversary of Qasem Soleimani's assassination during a commemorative ceremony.[3] [4] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province[5] [6] | Assassination and terrorism in Iran | |||
| Vehicular attack, stabbing | 1 | 18 | Ra'anana, Israel | 2024 Ra'anana attack | Two Palestinians rammed a car into pedestrians in the city of Ra'anana, after they exited the car they also stabbed one person.[7] [8] | Hamas | Israeli-Palestinian conflict | |||
| 27 January | Shooting | 9 | 3 | Saravan, Iran | 2024 Saravan killings | 12 Pakistani workers were shot by unknown gunmen. Nine of the twelve shot died | 3 Unknown gunmen | Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency and 2024 Iran-Pakistan border skirmishes | ||
| 28 January | Shooting | 1 | 1 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2024 Istanbul church shooting | Two men started shooting in the Church of Santa Maria during Sunday Mass. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[9] [10] | Islamic State | Turkey–Islamic State conflict | ||
| Drone attack | 3 | 47 | Rukban, Jordan | Tower 22 drone attack | A drone attack on U.S. military outpost Tower 22 killed 3 U.S. military personnel and wounded 47 others | Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Islamic Resistance in Iraq | Spillover of the Israel-Hamas war | |||
| 30 January | Bombing | 4 | 5 | Sibi, Pakistan | 2024 Sibi bombing | A bombing at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political rally killed four people and injured five others. The Islamic State – Pakistan Province claimed responsibility.[11] | Islamic State – Pakistan Province | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| 6 February | Bombings | 10 | 20+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2024 Mogadishu market bombing | Four blasts went off in different areas of the crowded Bakaara Market.[12] [13] | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | Somali Civil War | ||
| Shooting | 1 (+2) | 7 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2024 Istanbul Palace of Justice shooting | Two suspects attacked a security checkpoint near the Istanbul Justice Palace before being killed in a shootout with police.[14] | Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front | DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey | |||
| 7 February | Bombings | 28–30+ | 40+ | Pishin District and Qilla Saifullah District, Pakistan | 2024 Balochistan bombings | Two bombings occurred at separate political offices in Balochistan province a day before the 2024 Pakistani general election.[15] | Islamic State – Pakistan Province[16] | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| 9 February | Shooting | 25 | Unknown | Mucojo, Mozambique | 2024 Mucojo attack | Militants stormed a military position of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces.[17] | Islamic State – Mozambique Province | Insurgency in Cabo Delgado | ||
| 16 February | Shooting | 2 (+1) | 4 | Kiryat Malakhi, Israel | 2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack | A Palestinian man shot at people waiting at a bus stop. The attacker was killed by a bystander.[18] [19] | Fadi Jamjoun | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | ||
| 29 February | Shooting | 2 (+3) | 0 | Eli, West Bank | 2024 Eli shooting | A Palestinian police officer shot at Israeli civilians at a gas station. The shooter and two other terrorists involved in the attack were killed.[20] [21] | Mohammad Manasrah | spillover of the Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 2 March | Stabbing | 0 | 1 | Zurich, Switzerland | Zürich stabbing attack | A 15-year-old boy who pledged allegiance to ISIS stabbed a 50-year-old Orthodox Jew.[22] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Switzerland | ||
| 7 March | Kidnapping | 0 | 1 | Kuriga, Kaduna State, Nigeria | Kuriga kidnapping | More than 287 children and a teacher were kidnapped from their school in Kuriga by terrorists with guns on motorcycles.[23] | Unknown gunmen | Nigerian bandit conflict | ||
| 14 March | Suicide car bombing, siege | 8 (+6) | 27 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2024 Mogadishu SYL Hotel attack and siege | An al-Shabaab suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives to the front of the SYL Hotel. After the explosion militants sieged the hotel. After more than 13 hours, the siege was ended by security forces.[24] [25] [26] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 20 March | Bombings, shootout | 2 (+8) | 0 | Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan | 2024 Gwadar attack | Eight Majeed Brigade terrorists detonated bombs at the Gwadar Port Authority Complex before being killed in a shootout with Pakistani security's forces.[27] | Balochistan Liberation Army | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| 21 March | Suicide bombing | 21 (+1) | 50 | Kandahar, Afghanistan | 2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombing | An Islamic State suicide bomber, identified by IS as Mu’awiyah al-Panjshiri, blew himself up at a New Kabul Bank in the PD-1 area of the city of Kandahar, Southern Afghanistan, as Taliban members were withdrawing their salaries, killing 21 people and wounding 50 others.[28] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province[29] | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| Ambush | 23 (+30) | 17 | Tillabéri Region, Niger | 2024 Tillabéri attack | Over 100 Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of Nigerien soldiers between Teguey and Bankilare.[30] [31] [32] | Islamic State – Sahil Province | Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |||
| 22 March | Shooting, bombing, arson | 145 | 551 | Krasnogorsk, Russia | Crocus City Hall attack | A mass shooting and multiple explosions occurred at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast. A fire broke out during the attack.[33] [34] The Islamic State claimed responsibility. | Islamic State – Khorasan Province[35] | Terrorism in Russia | ||
| 26 March | Suicide bombing | 6 (+1) | 0 | Shangla District, Pakistan | 2024 Shangla bombing | A suicide bombing occurred when an explosive laden vehicle rammed itself into a bus carrying Chinese nationals who were being taken to the Dasu Dam. All 6 people in the bus and the attacker were killed.[36] [37] | Unknown | Anti-China terrorism in Pakistan and insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| 30 March | Car bombing | 8+ | 30+ | Azaz, Syria | 2024 Azaz bombing | A car bomb exploded at a crowded market. No group has claimed responsibility, but a militant from Ahrar al-Sham was arrested.[38] [39] [40] [41] [42] | Ahrar al-Sham (suspected) | Syrian civil war | ||
| 12 April | Kidnapping, execution | 9 | 0 | Shangla District, Pakistan | Nushki incident | Armed attackers intercepted a bus from Quetta to Taftan and abducted nine passengers, which were later found shot dead.[43] | Balochistan Liberation Army[44] | Insurgency in Balochistan | ||
| Stabbing | 1 | 0 | Malachei HaShalom, West Bank | Killing of Benjamin Achimeir | 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir was fatally stabbed by a Palestinian man.[45] | Ahmed Dawabsha | Israeli-Palestinian conflict | |||
| 15 April | Stabbing | 0 | 3 (+1) | Wakeley, Australia | 2024 Wakeley church stabbing | A 16-year-old boy stabbed three people at the Christ The Good Sheppard Church before being taken into custody.[46] | 16-year-old boy, name unreleased | Terrorism in Australia | ||
| 17 May | Stabbing, shooting | 2 (+1) | 1 | Ulu Tiram, Malaysia | 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack | A man attacked the police station in Ulu Tiram to seize firearms for Jemaah Islamiyah. The attacker was shot and killed by the police.[47] [48] | Jemaah Islamiyah | Terrorism in Malaysia | ||
| Shooting | 6 | 8 | Bamyan, Afghanistan | 2024 Bamyan shooting | Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying foreign tourists from Spain, Norway, Lithuania, and Australia, alongside their Afghan guides, in the city of Bamyan, Central Afghanistan.[49] | Islamic State – Khorasan Province[50] | Islamic State-Taliban conflict | |||
| 5 June | Shooting | 0 | 1 (+1) | Beirut, Lebanon | 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting | An attacker shot at the US embassy in Beirut injuring a security guard before being shot and arrested.[51] | Islamic State (suspected) | Spillover of the Israel-Hamas war | ||
| 8 June | Bombings, Car Bombings | 79+ (+60) | Unknown | El Dher District, Somalia | 2024 El Dher attack | Al-Shabaab militants attacked four military bases and overran the town of El Dher for several hours, killing 25-59+ people. 60+ militants were also killed. | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 9 June | Ambush, shooting | 9 | 41 | Reasi district, India | 2024 Reasi attack | A group of gunmen ambushed a passenger bus carrying Hindu pilgrims, causing it to crash into a ravine.[52] | Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)[53] | Kashmir conflict | ||
| 16 June | Hostage taking | 0 (+5) | 0 (+1) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis | Militants took people hostage before five of them were killed, and the sixth was injured and captured. No hostages were injured or died during the crisis.[54] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Russia | ||
| 23 June | Mass shooting, spree shooting, arson | 22 (+5) | 45 | Dagestan, Russia | 2024 Dagestan attacks | Two synagogues, two Eastern Orthodox churches, and a traffic police post were attacked simultaneously[55] [56] with automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails.[57] | Islamic State | Terrorism in Russia | ||
| 29 June | Crossbow attack | 0 (+1) | 1 | Belgrade, Serbia | 2024 attack on the Israeli embassy in Belgrade | An armed assailant attacked the Israeli embassy in Serbia and shot an officer in the neck who was guarding it before being fatally shot by police.[58] | Salahudin Zujovic | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| Bombings | 32 (+3) | 48 | Borno State, Nigeria | 2024 Gwoza bombings | At least three bomb blasts targeted several areas in Gwoza killing thirty-two people and injuring forty-eight others.[59] | Three suicide bombers | Crime in Nigeria | |||
| 13 July | Grenade explosions, shootout | 3 (+5) | 21 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2024 Mogadishu prison attack | Al-Shabaab militants attacked soldiers and attempted to break out of jail by using grenades and firearms. Three soldiers and five militants were killed.[60] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 14 July | Car bombing | 9 (+1) | 20 | Mogadishu, Somalia | Top Coffee bombing | A car bomb exploded in Boondheere, Mogadishu killing at least 9 and injuring another 20. | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 15 July | Shooting | 6 (+3) | 30+ | Muscat, Oman | 2024 Muscat mosque shooting | A mass shooting occurred at a Shia mosque in Muscat, Oman. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[61] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism | ||
| 27 July | Rocket attack | 12 | 42+ | Majdal Shams, Golan Heights | Majdal Shams attack | An explosive projectile struck a soccer field in Majdal Shams, killing twelve people and injuring at least 42 others.[62] | Hezbollah (accused) | Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023-present) | ||
| 2 August | Suicide bombing, shooting, shootout | 38+ (+6) | 212+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2024 Lido Beach attack | A suicide bomber detonated an explosive on Lido Beach near the Beach View Hotel. After the bombing, Al-Shabaab militants stormed a hotel and started shooting and killing people. In total, at least 44 people died, including six attackers and a soldier.[63] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War | ||
| 8-10 August | Failed terrorism plot | 0 | 0 | Vienna, Austria | 2024 Vienna terrorism plot | Three males who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and ISIS were arrested after planning bombings, shootings, stabbings and vehicle rammings at Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour.[64] | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe | ||
| 11 August | Bombing | 1 | 11+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | 2024 Kabul bus bombing | A bomb exploded on a bus in Kabul, killing one person and injuring at least eleven others.[65] | Islamic State | Islamic State–Taliban conflict | ||
| 15 August | Shooting, looting, arson, massacre | 108+ | 153+ | Galgani, Sennar State, Sudan | Galgani massacre | Mass killing of civilians by RSF troops in Sudan.[66] [67] | Rapid Support Forces | Sudanese civil war | ||
| 17 August | Suicide bombing | 20+ (+1) | 10+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing | An IED suicide bombing at a tea shop in Mogadishu killed at least twenty, and injured ten others.[68] | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War |