26-Feb-93 |
USA (New York) |
First World Trade Center bombing planned by Ramzi Youssef. 6 killed, over 1000 injured. |
11-Dec-94 |
Philippines |
Small bomb on Philippines Airlines flight; 1 Japanese businessman killed, 10 people injured. |
29-Jul-95 |
France (Paris and Lyon) |
4-month bombing campaign. Attacks on the Paris metro, the Arc de Triomphe and outside a Jewish school in Lyon. |
13-Nov-95 |
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) |
Car bombs at military compound. |
18-Sep-97 |
Egypt(Cairo) |
Gunmen attack a tourist bus. 9 Germans and 1 Egyptian killed. |
17-Nov-97 |
Egypt (Luxor) |
Gunmen attack tourists. c.70 killed. |
7-Aug-98 |
Kenya (Nairobi) and Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam) |
Truck bomb attack against US embassies. Over 200 people killed, thousands injured. |
12-Oct-00 |
Yemen |
Boat bomb attack on the USS Cole in the port of Aden. 17 US soldiers killed, 39 wounded. |
11-Sep-01 |
USA (New York and Washington) |
Hijacked planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashes into a field in Pittsburgh. c. 3000 killed. |
11-Apr-02 |
Tunisia |
Vehicle bomb attack against a synagogue on the resort island of Djerba. c.21 killed. |
8-May-02 |
Pakistan (Karachi) |
Bomb attack against bus carrying French engineers near Sheraton Hotel. |
14-Jun-02 |
Pakistan (Karachi) |
Truck bomb attack against US Consulate. 12 killed, 51 injured. |
6-Oct-02 |
Yemen |
Boat bomb attack against French oil tanker MV Limburg off Ash Shahir port. 1 killed. |
12-Oct-02 |
Indonesia (Bali) |
Attacks against US Consulate, Sari Club and Paddy's Bar. 202 killed, including 26 Britons. |
28-Nov-02 |
Kenya (Mombasa) |
Attack on an Israeli-owned hotel. 12 killed. Surface-to-air missile launched at Israeli airliner the same day. |
12-May-03 |
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) |
Attacks at 3 compounds housing expatriates. Over 30 killed. |
16-May-03 |
Morocco (Casablanca) |
Multiple suicide bombings against Spanish club, hotel and sites. 45 dead, c.100 injured. |
5-Aug-03 |
Indonesia |
Vehicle bomb attack against Marriott Hotel. c. 12 killed, 100 injured. |
8-Nov-03 |
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) |
Major vehicle bomb attack against residential compound housing mainly expatriate workers from other Arab countries. 17 killed, over 80 injured. |
15-Nov-03 |
Turkey (Istanbul) |
2 vehicle bomb attacks at Jewish synagogues. |
20-Nov-03 |
Turkey (Istanbul) |
2 vehicle bombs at HSBC Bank and British Consulate. Together with 15 Nov attack, over 60 people killed (including 2 Britons). |
11-Mar-04 |
Spain (Madrid) |
Bomb attacks against 4 trains. Terrorists blew themselves up when confronted by police. 199 killed. |
1-May-04 |
Saudi Arabia (Yanbu) |
Attack on expatriate oil workers. 6 foreign nationals and 1 Saudi killed. |
30-May-05 |
Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar) |
4 attacks in Al Khobbar target oil companies and compound. |
9-Sep-04 |
Indonesia (Jakarta) |
Vehicle bomb outside Australian Embassy. 9 killed, over 100 injured. |
8-Oct-04 |
Egypt |
Large explosions at Hilton Hotel in Taba and at 2 campsites in the Sinai area. Over 30 killed. |
28-Oct-04 |
Pakistan (Islamabad) |
Explosion at Marriott Hotel. 7 injured. |
19-Mar-05 |
Qatar (Doha) |
Vehicle bomb attack outside the Doha Players' Theatre. 1 (British national) killed, 12 injured. |
07-Apr-05 |
Egypt (Cairo) |
Attack near tourist bazaar in Cairo. 2 French nationals and one American killed, c.18 injured. |
30-Apr-05 |
Egypt (Cairo) |
Tourist bus fired on in Cairo. 8 injured. |
07-Jul-05 |
UK (London) |
4 explosions - 3 in tube trains, one in bus. At least 52 dead, 700 injured. |