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New York City
TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-drawn wagon exploded on Wall Street opposite House of Morgan, killing 35 people and injuring hundreds more. Bolshevist or anarchist terrorists believed responsible, but crime never solved. -
New York City
bomb set off in historic Fraunces Tavern killed 4 and injured more than 50 people. Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) claimed responsibility, and police tied 13 other bombings to the group. -
Tehran, Iran
Iranian radical students seized the U.S. embassy, taking 66 hostages. 14 were later released. The remaining 52 were freed after 444 days on the day of President Reagan's inauguration. -
Lebanon
1982%u20131991
Lebanon: Thirty US and other Western hostages kidnapped in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Some were killed, some died in captivity, and some were eventually released. Terry Anderson was held for 2,454 days. -
Beirut, Lebanon
U.S. embassy destroyed in suicide car-bomb attack; 63 dead, including 17 Americans. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. -
Beirut, Lebanon
Shiite suicide bombers exploded truck near U.S. military barracks at Beirut airport, killing 241 marines. Minutes later a second bomb killed 58 French paratroopers in their barracks in West Beirut. -
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Shiite truck bombers attacked the U.S. embassy and other targets, killing 5 and injuring 80. -
East Beirut, Lebanon
Truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy annex, killing 24, including 2 U.S. military. -
Beirut, Lebanon
Kuwait Airways Flight 221, from Kuwait to Pakistan, hijacked and diverted to Tehran. 2 Americans killed. -
Madrid Spain
Bombing at restaurant frequented by U.S. soldiers, killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82. -
Beirut, Lebanon
TWA Flight 847 en route from Athens to Rome hijacked to Beirut by Hezbollah terrorists and held for 17 days. A U.S. Navy diver executed. -
Mediterranean Sea
Gunmen attack Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro. One U.S. tourist killed. Hijacking linked to Libya. -
Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria
Airports in Rome and Vienna were bombed, killing 20 people, 5 of whom were Americans. Bombing linked to Libya. -
Athens, Greece
A bomb exploded aboard TWA flight 840 en route from Rome to Athens, killing 4 Americans and injuring 9. -
West Berlin, Germany
Libyans bombed a disco frequented by U.S. servicemen, killing 2 and injuring hundreds. -
Lockerbie, Scotland
N.Y.-bound Pan-Am Boeing 747 exploded in flight from a terrorist bomb and crashed into Scottish village, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on the ground. Passengers included 35 Syracuse University students and many U.S. military personnel. Libya formally admitted responsibility 15 years later (Aug. 2003) and offered $2.7 billion compensation to victims' families. -
New York City
Bomb exploded in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. In 1995, militant Islamist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 9 others were convicted of conspiracy charges, and in 1998, Ramzi Yousef, believed to have been the mastermind, was convicted of the bombing. Al-Qaeda involvement is suspected. -
Oklahoma City
Car bomb exploded outside federal office building, collapsing wall and floors. 168 people were killed, including 19 children and 1 person who died in rescue effort. Over 220 buildings sustained damage. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols later convicted in the antigovernment plot to avenge the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Tex., exactly 2 years earlier. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Car bomb exploded at U.S. military headquarters, killing 5 U.S. military servicemen. -
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Truck bomb exploded outside Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds of others. 13 Saudis and a Lebanese, all alleged members of Islamic militant group Hezbollah, were indicted on charges relating to the attack in June 2001. -
Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
truck bombs exploded almost simultaneously near 2 U.S. embassies, killing 224 (213 in Kenya and 11 in Tanzania) and injuring about 4,500. 4 men connected with al-Qaeda 2 of whom had received training at al-Qaeda camps inside Afghanistan, were convicted of the killings in May 2001 and later sentenced to life in prison. A federal grand jury had indicted 22 men in connection with the attacks, including Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, who remained at large. -
New York City, Arlington, VA., and Shanksville, PA.
hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing numbered 2,9921: 2,749 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon, 40 in Pa., and 19 hijackers. Islamic al-Qaeda terrorist group blamed. -
Aden, Yemen
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. 17 sailors killed. Linked to Osama bin Laden, or members of al-Qaeda terrorist network. Photo: United States Navy and Marine Corps security personnel patrol past the damaged destroyer USS Cole following the October 12, 2000, terrorist bombing attack on the ship in Aden, Yemen. AFP/CORBIS. -
Karachi, Pakistan
Bomb exploded outside American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12. Linked to al-Qaeda. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Suicide bombers killed 34, including 8 Americans, at housing compounds for Westerners. Al-Qaeda suspected.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 29%u201331, Terrorists attack the offices of a Saudi oil company in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, take foreign oil workers hostage in a nearby residential compound, leaving 22 people dead including one American. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 11%u201319, Terrorists kidnap and execute Paul Johnson Jr., an American, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2 other Americans and BBC cameraman killed by gun attacks. -
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Terrorists storm the U.S. consulate, killing 5 consulate employees. 4 terrorists were killed by Saudi security. -
Amman, Jordan
Suicide bombers hit 3 American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn, in Amman, Jordan, killing 57. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. -
Damascus, Syria
An attack by four gunman on the American embassy was foiled. -
Athens, Greece
The U.S. embassy was fired on by an anti-tank missile causing damage but no injuries. -
Algeria
More than 60 people are killed, including 11 United Nations staff members, when Al Qaeda terrorists detonate two car bombs near Algeria's Constitutional Council and the United Nations offices. -
Afghanistan
Four American servicemen are killed when a roadside bomb explodes near a U.S. military vehicle in Farah Province. -
Iraq
A suicide bomber kills at least 20 people, including three U.S. Marines, at a meeting between sheiks and Americans in Karmah, a town west of Baghdad. -
Deadliest terrorist strikes in the United States
26 Feb to Present
Deadliest terrorist strikes in the United States date attack and location fatalities injuries
11 Sep 2001 crashing of hijacked planes into World Trade Center, New York City, New York, Pentagon in Alexandria, Virginia, and site in Pennsylvania 2,993 8,900
19 Apr 1995 truck bombing of federal building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 169 675
16 Sep 1920 bombing near bank in New York City, New York 38 300
1 Oct 1910 b
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