Terrorist Incidents since 1970

1986

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  A bomb place on a bus in the West Bank kills one and severely injures three. A Jordanian Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta is arrested, extradited to Israel, convicted, sentenced to life in prison and freed by the Israeli Supreme Court. After the September 11 attacks, he was confused with ringleader Egyptian Mohammed Atta.^[26]
  
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  February 3: Paris, Claridge passage (Champs Élysées) seven injured, another bomb failed to explode in the Eiffel tower, pro-Iranian (Fouad Ali Saleh group)
  
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  February 4: Paris, Gibert book shop, seven injured, Fouad Ali Saleh
  
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  February 5: Paris, FNAC-sports, 15 injured
  
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  March 17: TGV Paris, nine injured
  
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  March 20: Paris, Galerie Point-Show bombed, two dead, 21 injured
  
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  April 2: TWA Flight 840 bombed on approach to Athens airport; four passengers (all of them American), including an infant, are killed.
  
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  April 6: the La Belle discotheque in Berlin, a known hangout for U.S. soldiers, was bombed, killing three and injuring 230 people, for which Libya is held responsible. In retaliation, the US bombs Libya in Operation El Dorado Canyon, hitting civilian targets and killing at least 100 people, while trying to kill Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, who survived the attack.
  
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  May 3: A bomb explodes aboard a Sri Lankan airliner in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 21 and injuring 40
  
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  June 14: ANC bombs Why Not Restaurant and Magoo's Bar in Durban, South Africa, three people killed, 73 wounded.
  
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  July 15: ETA Basque militant group bombs a Guardia Civil police truck, killing twelve.
  
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  September 5: Pan Am Flight 73, an American civilian airliner, is hijacked; 22 people die when plane is stormed in Karachi, Pakistan.
  
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  September 8: Paris town hall's post office bombed, one dead, 16 injured
  
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  September 12: Paris La Défense, Casino Supermarket's restaurant bombed, 43 injured
  
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  September 14: Paris, Pub Renault bombed, two dead, one injured
  
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  September 15: Paris, police headquarters bombed, one dead, 45 injured
  
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  September 17: Paris, Rue de Rennes a bomb explodes in the street, seven dead, 54 injured.
  
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  December 25: Iraqi Airways Flight 163 is hijacked. The pro-Iranian group "Islamic Jihad" claimed responsibility.
  
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  December 31: New Year's Eve fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, claimed 97 lives, mainly in the casino area. Fire set by three hotel workers, trying to make tourists stay away from Puerto Rico as a protest to their working wages.
  

1987

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  April 21: Car bomb at bus terminal in Colombo, Sri Lanka kills 110 people.^[28] This attack carried out by Sri Lankan Tamil terrorists belonging to the LTTE.
  
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  April 25: Bombing of Greek Air Force bus carrying American military personnel. A group called November 17 claims responsibility.^[29]
  
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  May 8: An assault by an IRA team on Loughgall RUC base is stopped by SAS commandos, who kill eight attackers and a civilian. See Loughgall Ambush.
  
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  June 6: The LTTE massacres 33 monks and their mentor, Chief Priest Ven. Hegoda Indrasara, at Aranthalawa in Eastern Sri Lanka.^[30]
  
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  June 19: Basque militant group ETA plant a bomb in the parking lot under the Hipercor hypermarket in Barcelona. It kills 21, 45 are injured.
  
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  November 8: Remembrance Day Bombing parade in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh by the IRA. Eleven are killed and 63 injured.
  
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  November 29: KAL Flight 858 bombed by North Korea.
  
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  December 11: Basque militant group ETA bomb a Guardia Civil police barracks in Zaragoza, killing eleven, 40 are injured.