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Black september is created
Palestinian guerrillas expelled from Jordan -
Munich olympics
Israeli athletes held hostage at Munich Olympics by Black September; 11 killed. -
Lufthansa hijack
Three Black September terrorists hijack Lufthansa plane and demand release of those who committed 1972 Olympics massacre; hijackers are captured but all later released -
Assassination of Carrero Blanco
The assassination Carrero Blanco, also known by its code name Operación Ogro. Admiral Carrero Blanco was killed in Madrid by the Basque separatist group ETA. -
Birmingham pub bombings
Two bombs exploted in public houses and killed 21 people also, 182 wounded. This attack was carried out by the IRA. -
Air france hijack
Air France flight hijacked by PFLP; two hostages and one hijacker are killed -
U.S. embassy attack in Iran
US Embassy in Tehran seized, 66 taken hostage -
Egypt president killed
EGYPT: President Sadat assassinated by Egyptian Islamic Jihad -
Aircraft bombed
UAE: Omani Gulf Aircraft bombed, 111 killed, including one US citizen -
Attack on US barracks in Beirut
LEBANON: Islamic Jihad bombs US Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 US Marines and 58 French paratroopers -
India's prime minister killed
INDIA: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, many Sikhs killed in retaliation for her death -
Bomb on air India flight 182
CANADA: Bomb explodes on Air India flight 182, killing 329; Sikhs Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri held responsible -
HAMAS is founded
WEST BANK: Founding of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) by Shaykh Ahmad Yasin -
Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed by bomb
UK: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed by bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, all 259 passengers and 11 on ground killed, Libya responsible -
Libya bombs UTA Flight 772
FRANCE: UTA Flight 772 to Paris explodes over Niger, killing 170; Libya held responsible -
Attack on Dowing street by PIRA
UK: Attack on No. 10 Downing Street; mortar rounds fired at Prime Minister John Major’s residence wound three; PIRA responsible -
First attack of Al-qaeda against US interests
YEMEN: Few casualties in bombing of Gold Mohur Hotel in Aden; incident is believed to be first attack by al-Qa‘ida against US interests -
Air France jet is hijacked but paratroopers strom in with no casualties
FRANCE: Paratroopers storm hijacked Air France jet in Marseille, killing hijackers and freeing passengers -
Tuck bomb in Oklahoma kills 168 people
US: Truck bomb explodes at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 and wounding hundreds; Timothy McVeigh found guilty and executed 11 June 2001 -
Car bomb in Riyadh kills 7
SAUDI ARABIA: Car bomb at US military advisors facility in Riyadh kills seven, wounds more than 60, Saudis with ties to Bin Ladin arrested -
Osama bin Laden declares war on the west
WORLDWIDE: Osama Bin Laden issues first declaration of war against the United States and the West, calling for the death of Americans wherever they are found -
Double suicide attack in Jerusalem kills 16
ISRAEL: Double suicide attack kills 16 and wounds 150 in Jerusalem, HAMAS responsible -
Bombing of Moscow kills 94
Bombing of Moscow apartment building kills 94, Islamic Dagestan Liberation Army claims responsibility -
Bombing of USS Cole kills 17
Bombing of USS Cole off Yemen coast kills 17 and wounds 39, Osama Bin Laden and al-Qaeda responsible -
9/11
Four passenger planes hijacked two crash into World Trade Center in New York City, one crashes into Pentagon, fourth crashes into field in the middle of Pennsylvania.Nearly 3,000 killed, Osama Bin Laden and al-Qaeda responsible -
War on Terror starts
AFGHANISTAN: US-led coalition begins military campaign in response to 9/11 attacks -
Car bombs explode in Bali
Multiple car bombs explode outside nightclubs in Bali, killling 202; JI responsible -
Khalid Shaykh Muhammad is arrested
Planned 9/11 attacks in United States -
Near-simultaneous explosive attacks in Casablanca
Al-Sirat al-Mustaqim members conduct near-simultaneous explosive attacks at five locations in Casablanca, killing 42 and wounding 100 -
First female HAMAS suicide bomber
kills four, wounds 10 at Erez Crossing -
Bombs in Atocha
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade claims responsibility for four bombs on Madrid trains, killing 198, wounding 600 -
Bombs on London transportation system
Three near-simultaneous bombs on London transportation system, followed by another bombing less than an hour later, kill more than 50, wound over 700; al-Qa'ida claims responsibility -
Death of Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi
Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qa`ida in Iraq, killed in Coalition raid -
Detention of al-Qa'ida-linked individuals
In counterterror raids, police in Copenhagen arrest eight al-Qa'ida-linked individuals for plotting terrorist attacks -
Three detentions in Oberschledorn (Germany)
Three arrested in Oberschledorn as authorities foil plot to attack US and other targets; Islamic Jihad Union claims responsibility for failed attack -
Female suicide bombers attack Shia pilgirms
in Baghdad and Kurdish demonstrators in Kirkuk; more than 50 killed in bombings and clashes prompted by the attacks -
Terrorists attack several sites in Mumbai
Sieges end three days later with more than 170 dead and 300 wounded; surviving attacker says Lashkar-e-Tayyiba responsible -
Car bomb in Burgos
More than 60 people wounded in car bomb attack in Burgos; ETA claims responsibility -
Death of Baitullah Mehsud
Baitullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, killed; Mehsud was responsible for many high-profile attacks including assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007 -
Zarein Ahmedzay pleads guilty
Zarein Ahmedzay pleads guilty to conspiracy charges associated with Najibullah Zazi's plan to attack New York City subway system -
Death of Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah
Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, spiritual leader of Hizballah, dies in Beirut -
Death of Usama Bin Ladin
Usama Bin Ladin, leader of al-Qa‘ida and responsible for the 11 September 2011 attacks in the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people is killed by US forces in Abbotabad, Pakistan -
New leader of Al-Qa'ida
Al-Qa'ida names Ayman al-Zawahiri as new head of the group following death of Usama Bin Ladin -
Coordinated attacks in Kano
kill more than 185; Boko Haram claims responsibility -
Suicide bomber attacks bus in Burgas (Bulgaria)
killing six Israelis, one Bulgarian, himself, and wounding more than 30 others; no claim of responsibility but Israeli prime minister blames Iran and Hizballah -
Explosio at Boston marathon
Three killed, 264 wounded when bombs explode at Boston Marathon; Djokhar Tsarnaev arrested, Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed in manhunt -
Attacks in Volgograd (Russia)
At least 34 killed in three attacks over past four days in Volgograd; Ansar al-Sunna claims responsibility in January on website linked to Imirat Kavkaz -
Kidnapping of girls in Nigeria
More than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped in Boko Haram attack in Chibok; group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, claims responsibility -
Attack on school in Peshawar (Pakistan)
Kills 145, including 132 schoolchildren, and wounds another 130; TTP claims responsibility -
Shia mosques attacked in Sanaa (Yemen)
Suicide bombers attack four Shia mosques in Sanaa, killing 140 and wounding more than 350; ISIL claims responsibility -
Attacks in Bataclan theatre (France)
Series of attacks in and around Paris, most prominently at the Bataclan theatre, kill 129, injure more than 400; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility -
Dhaka attack
Five militants took hostages in a Bakery. The police shortly arrived but 29 people were killed then the army raided the bakery -
2017 Barcelona attack
22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others -
Pulwama attack
A convoy of vehicles carrying Indian security personnel was attacked by a vehicle-borne. The attack killed 40 Indians. -
Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed
The succesor of Osama Bin Laden is killed in a drone attack by the US