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The following is a list of terrorist incidents that were not carried out by a
state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...
or its forces (see
state terrorism State terrorism is terrorism conducted by a state against its own citizens or another state's citizens. It contrasts with '' state-sponsored terrorism'', in which a violent non-state actor conducts an act of terror under sponsorship of a state. ...
and
state-sponsored terrorism State-sponsored terrorism is terrorist violence carried out with the active support of national governments provided to violent non-state actors. It contrasts with '' state terrorism'', which is carried out directly by state actors. States can ...
). Assassinations are presented in
List of assassinations This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location. For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premedit ...
and unsuccessful attempts at
List of people who survived assassination attempts This is a list of survivors of assassination attempts. For successful assassination attempts, see List of assassinations. Non-heads of state Heads of state and government Gallery File:Arrestation Gregori.jpg, Arrest of Louis Gregori, th ...
and List of heads of state and government who survived assassination attempts.
Definitions of terrorism There is no legal or scientific consensus on the definition of terrorism. Various legal systems and government agencies use different definitions of terrorism, and governments have been reluctant to formulate an agreed-upon legally-binding defin ...
vary, so incidents listed here are restricted to those that are notable and described as "terrorism" by a consensus of
reliable sources A source text is a text (sometimes oral) from which information or ideas are derived. In translation, a source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language. More generally, source material or symbolic sources are ob ...
. Scholars dispute what might be called terrorism in earlier periods. The modern sense of terrorism emerged in the mid-19th century.


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1970–present

* List of terrorist incidents in 1970 * List of terrorist incidents in 1971 * List of terrorist incidents in 1972 * List of terrorist incidents in 1973 * List of terrorist incidents in 1974 * List of terrorist incidents in 1975 * List of terrorist incidents in 1976 * List of terrorist incidents in 1977 * List of terrorist incidents in 1978 * List of terrorist incidents in 1979 * List of terrorist incidents in 1980 * List of terrorist incidents in 1981 * List of terrorist incidents in 1982 * List of terrorist incidents in 1983 * List of terrorist incidents in 1984 * List of terrorist incidents in 1985 * List of terrorist incidents in 1986 * List of terrorist incidents in 1987 * List of terrorist incidents in 1988 * List of terrorist incidents in 1989 * List of terrorist incidents in 1990 * List of terrorist incidents in 1991 * List of terrorist incidents in 1992 * List of terrorist incidents in 1993 * List of terrorist incidents in 1994 * List of terrorist incidents in 1995 * List of terrorist incidents in 1996 * List of terrorist incidents in 1997 * List of terrorist incidents in 1998 * List of terrorist incidents in 1999 * List of terrorist incidents in 2000 * List of terrorist incidents in 2001 * List of terrorist incidents in 2002 * List of terrorist incidents in 2003 * List of terrorist incidents in 2004 * List of terrorist incidents in 2005 * List of terrorist incidents in 2006 * List of terrorist incidents in 2007 * List of terrorist incidents in 2008 * List of terrorist incidents in 2009 *
List of terrorist incidents in 2010 This is a timeline of incidents in 2010 that have been labelled, or investigated as possible cases of "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism S ...
* List of terrorist incidents in 2011 * List of terrorist incidents in 2012 * List of terrorist incidents in 2013 * List of terrorist incidents in 2014 * List of terrorist incidents in 2015 * List of terrorist incidents in 2016 * List of terrorist incidents in 2017 * List of terrorist incidents in 2018 * List of terrorist incidents in 2019 * List of terrorist incidents in 2020 * List of terrorist incidents in 2021 * List of terrorist incidents in 2022 * List of terrorist incidents in 2023 * List of terrorist incidents in 2024 * List of terrorist incidents in 2025


By country

* List of terrorist incidents in Australia * Terrorism in Austria * List of terrorist incidents in Denmark * List of terrorist incidents in France * List of terrorist incidents in Great Britain * List of terrorist incidents in India * List of terrorist incidents in Indonesia * List of terrorist incidents in Iraq * List of terrorist incidents in the Netherlands * List of terrorist incidents in North Macedonia * List of terrorist incidents in North Korea * List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan *
List of terrorist incidents in the Philippines The following is a list of terrorist incidents in the Philippines. Before 2000 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 ...
* List of terrorist incidents in Saudi Arabia * List of non-state terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka * List of terrorist incidents in Syria * List of terrorist incidents in Tunisia *
Terrorism in Argentina Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...
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Terrorism in Australia Terrorism in Australia deals with Terrorism, terrorist acts in Australia as well as steps taken by the Australian government to counter the threat of terrorism. In 2004 the Australian government has identified Transnationalism, transnational t ...
* Terrorism in Azerbaijan *
Terrorism in Brazil Terrorism in Brazil has occurred since at least the 1940s. Terror organizations Shindo Renmei The Shindo Renmei were a Japanese-Brazilian terror organization whose attacks were focused on resistance to the Japanese surrender at the end of Worl ...
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Terrorist activity in Belgium This article covers attacks and activity of terrorism in Belgium. Islamic terrorism In the 1990s Belgium was a transit country for Islamist terrorist groups like the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) and the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group ...
* Terrorism in Bangladesh * Terrorism in Burkina Faso *
Terrorism in Colombia Terrorism in Colombia has occurred repeatedly during the last several decades, largely due to the Colombian conflict, ongoing armed conflict the country has been involved in since 1964. Perpetrators of terrorist acts in the country range from le ...
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Terrorism in Canada Terrorism and mass attacks in Canada includes acts of terrorism, as well as mass shootings, vehicle-ramming attacks, mass stabbings, and other such acts committed in Canada that people may associate with terroristic tactics but have not been ...
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Terrorism in China Terrorism in the People's Republic of China encompasses the employment of violence or threats thereof to instigate political or ideological shifts within the country. The Chinese government identifies terrorism as one of the " Three Evils," alo ...
* Terrorism in Chile *
Terrorism in Denmark Terrorism in Denmark refers to terrorist attacks carried out in Denmark or by people connected to Denmark. Like other countries Denmark increased its focus on defending against terrorist attacks after the September 11 attacks in New York in 2001. ...
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Terrorism in Egypt Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war a ...
* Terrorism in Ecuador *
Terrorism in France {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Terrorism in France , partof = the Opération Sentinelle, War on terror, Islamic terrorism in Europe , image = Lieu de l'attentat du 14 juillet 2016 à Nice cropped.jpg ...
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Terrorism in Germany Germany has experienced significant terrorism in its history, particularly during the Weimar Republic and during the Cold War, carried out by Far-left politics, far-left and Far-right politics in Germany, far-right German groups as well as by ...
* Terrorism in Greece *
Terrorism in India Terrorism in India, according to the Home Ministry, poses a significant threat to the people of India. Compared to other countries, India faces a wide range of terror groups. Terrorism found in India includes Islamist terrorism, ultranat ...
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Terrorism in Indonesia Terrorism in Indonesia refer to acts of terrorism that take place within Indonesia or attacks on Indonesian people or interests abroad. These acts of terrorism often target the government of Indonesia or foreigners in Indonesia, most notably We ...
* Assassination and terrorism in Iran * Terrorism in Iraq * List of terrorist incidents in Israel *
Terrorism in Italy Terrorism in Italy is related to political and subversive terrorism activities, carried out by various groups and organizations with different and sometimes conflicting methods, motivations and interests. This article is primarily about late 20t ...
* Terrorism in Jamaica *
Terrorism in Kenya Many terrorist attacks have occurred in Kenya during the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1980, the Jews in Kenya, Jewish-owned Norfolk hotel was attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1998, the 1998 United States embassy bombi ...
* Terrorism in Kuwait * Terrorism and counterterrorism in Kazakhstan * Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan * Terrorism in Lebanon *
Terrorism in Malaysia This article is about the extent of terrorism in Malaysia, including historical background, laws concerning terrorism, incidence of terrorism and international terrorism from the Malaysian perspective. Etymology Definition of terrorism in Mala ...
* Terrorism in Morocco * Terrorism in Myanmar * Terrorism in Mexico * Terrorism in Norway * Terrorism in North Korea * Terrorism in New Zealand *
Terrorism in Pakistan Terrorism in Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Interior, poses a significant threat to the people of Pakistan. The wave of terrorism in Pakistan is believed to have started in 2000. Attacks and fatalities in Pakistan were on a "declinin ...
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Terrorism in the Philippines Terrorism is a major social issue in the Philippines linked to the Moro conflict and the Communist rebellion in the Philippines, communist rebellion. The country ranks in 18th place on the Global Terrorism Index's 2023 list of countries most affec ...
* Terrorism in Poland *
Terrorism in Russia Terrorism in Russia has a long history starting from the time of the Russian Empire. Terrorism, in the modern sense, means violence against civilians to achieve political or ideological objectives by creating extreme fear. Terrorism was an ...
* Terrorism in Syria * Terrorism in South Africa * Terrorism in Somalia * Terrorism in Sudan * Terrorism in Serbia * Terrorism in Sri Lanka *
Terrorism in Saudi Arabia Terrorism in Saudi Arabia has mainly been attributed to Islamic extremists. Their targets included foreign civilians— Westerners affiliated with its oil-based economy—as well as Saudi Arabian civilians and security forces. Anti-Western ...
* Terrorism in Spain *
Terrorism in Sweden Until the late 2000s, terrorism in Sweden was not seen as a serious threat to the security of the state. However, there has been a rise in far right and Islamist terrorist activity in the 21st century. The Swedish government agency tasked with ...
* Terrorism in Switzerland *
Terrorism in Turkey Terrorism in Turkey is defined in Turkey's criminal law as crimes against the constitutional order and internal and external security of the state by the use of violence as incitement or systematic to create a general climate of fear and intimida ...
* Terrorism in Tajikistan * Terrorism in Uzbekistan * Crime in Ukraine#Terrorism * Terrorism in Uganda * Terrorism in the United Arab Emirates *
Terrorism in the United Kingdom Terrorism in the United Kingdom, according to the Home Office, poses a significant threat to the state. There have been various causes of terrorism in the UK. Before the 2000s, most attacks were linked to the Northern Ireland conflict (the ...
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Terrorism in the United States In the United States, a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence in order to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious, or ideol ...
* Terrorism in Yemen


See also

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State terrorism State terrorism is terrorism conducted by a state against its own citizens or another state's citizens. It contrasts with '' state-sponsored terrorism'', in which a violent non-state actor conducts an act of terror under sponsorship of a state. ...
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Domestic terrorism Domestic terrorism or homegrown terrorism is a form of terrorism in which victims "within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship" as the victims.Gary M. Jackson, ''Predicting Malicious Behavior: Tools and Techniques ...
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Communist terrorism Communist terrorism is terrorism perpetrated by individuals or groups which adhere to communism and ideologies related to it, such as Marxism–Leninism, Maoism, and Trotskyism. Historically, communist terrorism has sometimes taken the form of ...
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Cyberterrorism Cyberterrorism is the use of the Internet to conduct violent acts that result in, or threaten, the loss of life or significant bodily harm, in order to achieve political or ideological gains through threat or intimidation. Emerging alongside th ...
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Economic terrorism The term economic terrorism is strictly defined to indicate an attempt at economic destabilization by a group. More precisely, in 2005 the Geneva Centre for Security Policy defined economic terrorism in the following terms: Impact on supply c ...
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Environmental terrorism Environmental terrorism consists of one or more unlawful or even hostile actions that harm or destroy environmental resources or deprive others of their use. It is different to environmental vandalism, which is a rather permitted but ethically ...
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Left-wing terrorism Left-wing terrorism is a form of terrorism, terrorist political violence motivated by Far-left politics, far-left ideologies, committed with the aim of overthrowing current Capitalism, capitalist systems and replacing them with Communism, comm ...
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Misogynist terrorism Misogynist terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by the desire to punish women. It is an extreme form of misogyny—the policing of women's compliance to patriarchal gender expectations. Misogynist terrorism uses mass indiscriminate violenc ...
* Narcoterrorism *
Nuclear terrorism Nuclear terrorism is the use of a nuclear weapon or radiological weapon as an act of terrorism. There are many possible terror incidents, ranging in feasibility and scope. These include the sabotage of a nuclear facility, the intentional irrad ...
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Right-wing terrorism Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different Right-wing politics, right-wing and far-right politics, far-right ideologies. It can be motivated ...
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Religious terrorism Religious terrorism (or, religious extremism) is a type of religious violence where terrorism is used as a strategy to achieve certain religious goals or which are influenced by religious beliefs and/or identity. In the modern age, after the d ...
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Christian terrorism Christian terrorism, a form of religious terrorism, refers to terrorist acts which are committed by groups or individuals who profess Christian motivations or goals. Christian terrorists justify their violent tactics through their interpretat ...
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Islamic terrorism Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism, or jihadist terrorism) refers to terrorist acts carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists. Since at least the 1990s, Islami ...
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Jewish religious terrorism Jewish terrorism is terrorism, including religious terrorism, committed by Jewish fundamentalism, extremists within Judaism.
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Hindu terrorism Hindu terrorism, or sometimes Hindutva terror, or metonymically saffron terror, refer to terrorist acts carried out, on the basis of motivations in broad association with Hindu nationalism or Hindutva. The phenomenon became a topic of conte ...
* Number of terrorist incidents by country * List of major terrorist incidents * List of aircraft hijackings *
List of assassinations This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location. For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premedit ...
* List of bus attacks *
List of designated terrorist groups Several national governments and two international organizations have created lists of organizations that they designate as terrorist. The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former ...
* List of mass car bombings *
Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents These are lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents. Main lists * List of nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents * List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll * List of civilian nuclear accidents * List o ...
* List of marauding terrorist incidents


References


External links


U.S. National Counterterrorism Center's Worldwide Incidents Tracking SystemFatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel since the Declaration of Principles (September 1993) to September 2000


* ttp://www.crimsonbird.com/terrorism/timeline.htm History of Terrorism: Timeline of Terrorist Acts – Chronology * Thinkquest
Timeline of Terror
* Infoplease

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(within the United States or against Americans abroad) * '' Frontline''
Terrorist Attacks on Americans
Chronology of significant plots uncovered in Europe both before and after 9/11. January 2004

Listing anarchist terrorist incidents in France, or others countries. In French.

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