List of terrorist incidents in 1984

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This is a timeline of incidents in 1984 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

January

Date Dead Injured Location and description
January 1 0 3 Lebanon Tripoli: Guerrillas bomb a French cultural center and the car of an Israeli-backed militia leader. Three Lebanese were injured in the two attacks.[1]
January 1 0 0 United Kingdom Cookstown: Two bombs exploded at a gas station and a factory in Cookstown and a third bomb was defused. The bombings caused little damage and no one was injured.[2]
January 18 1 0 Lebanon Beirut: Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut was killed by gunmen belonging to Islamic Jihad.[3]
January 23 1 5 El Salvador San Miguel: The bombing of a commuter plane by leftist rebels killed one person and injured another five.[4]
January 31 2 0 United Kingdom Forkhill: Two police officers were killed when driving by a 500 kg-bomb planted in a roadside ditch by the IRA.[5]

February

Date Dead Injured Location and description
February 28 18 21 El Salvador San Antonio Grande: The bombing of two trains by leftist guerrillas left 18 people dead and 21 injured.[6]

March

Date Dead Injured Location and description
March 7 3 9 Israel Ashdod: Three killed and nine injured in the bombing of a civilian bus in Ashdod.

April

Date Dead Injured Location and description
April 2 0 48 Israel Jerusalem: 48 people are wounded by a machine gun attack on a crowded shopping mall in Jerusalem.
April 19 24 30 Angola Huambo: The bombing of barracks housing Soviet and Cuban military officers killed at least 24 people and injured 30 more, though some news agencies reported up to 200 people dead. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola claimed responsibility for the bombing.[7][8]
April 20 0 22 United Kingdom London: A bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport. The bomb exploded at 7:55 pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously. No one has claimed responsibly for the bombing.

July

Date Dead Injured Location and description
July 6 12+ 20+ Iraq Baghdad: A truck bomb exploding at the Iraqi Popular Army headquarters in Baghdad leaves dozens dead and scores injured.[9]
July 10 1 0 Lebanon Sarafand: A bomb planted in his car killed Jawad Khalifeh, mayor of Sarafand.[10]
July 12 5 26 South Africa Durban: A car bomb exploding at an industrial area in Durban kills 5 and injures 26.[11]
July 15 10 55 Angola Chimbolo: A bomb exploding near a major pipeline in Cabinda province killed at least 10 people. 55 others were injured.[12][13]
July 15 21 4 El Salvador San Antonio Grande: Guerrillas bombed an empty freight train before firing at the 25 treasury policemen aboard, killing 21 of them and leaving the other four injured.[14]

August

Date Dead Injured Location and description
August 3 29 India Kancheepuram district: A time bomb blast in counter of Air Lanka, Chennai International Airport, Tirusulam, Kancheepuram district, India, killed at least 29. Blame placed on LTTE. [citation needed]
August 17 1 9 Turkey Eruh: One soldier killed, 6 soldiers and 3 civilians wounded by the PKK attack to a gendarmeire outpost in Eruh, Siirt. This was the first paramilitary attack by the PKK.
August 21 18 300 Iran Teheran: A powerful blast in Rah Ahan railroad station, Iranian capital of Teheran, kills 18 and injures 300. Blame placed on Mujahadin Khalq guerrilla group.[15]
August 29 – October 10 0 751 United States The Dalles: The Rajneeshee cult spreads salmonella in salad bars at ten restaurants in The Dalles, Oregon to influence a local election. Health officials say that 751 people were sickened and more than 40 hospitalized.[16] See also 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack

September

Date Dead Injured Location and description
September 20 24 Lebanon Beirut: Hezbollah suicide car bombing of the U.S. embassy annex.

October

Date Dead Injured Location and description
October 12 5 31 United Kingdom Brighton: Brighton hotel bombing by the IRA: five are killed in an attempt to kill members of the British cabinet.
October 27 0 5 Chile Santiago: A car bomb exploded near a military base in the city of Santiago. The blast wounded five people. [1][
October 31 1 0 India New Delhi: Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. The killing was in retaliation for the Indian army's entry into the Golden Temple at Amritsar the temple complex in 3 days. The incidents have not been covered well by western press as they were ejected from Amritsar before the events took place.

November

Date Dead Injured Location and description
November 3 4 11 Chile Valparaíso: A bomb exploded next to a bus filled with riot police in the city of Valparaís. The bomb killed four and wounded 11. [2]

December

Date Dead Injured Location and description
December 23 17 267 Italy Florence: A bomb placed on the Naples-Milan Express Train 904 explodes, killing 17 and wounding 250. The attack is attributed to the Mafia. The Italicus Express bombing in 1974 took place on the same line

See also

References

  1. ^ Bomb destroys French cultural center in Tripoli, Eugene Register-Guard (January 2, 1984)
  2. ^ 3 bombs blast Ireland; no injuries reported, The Ledger (January 2, 1984)
  3. ^ American university head shot in Beirut, The Age (January 19, 1984)
  4. ^ Rebels bomb commuter plane; 1 dead, Mohave Daily Miner (January 24, 1984)
  5. ^ Ulster Bomb Kills 2 Officers, The New York Times (February 1, 1984)
  6. ^ Guerrillas bomb 2 trains in El Salvador, killing 18, Gainesville Sun (February 29, 1984)
  7. ^ Bomb deaths estimates vary, Spokane Chronicle (April 23, 1984)
  8. ^ Angola reports bomb killed 24, Toledo Blade (April 24, 1984)
  9. ^ Iran reports bomb set off in Iraq, Spokane Chronicle (July 7, 1984)
  10. ^ Car bomb kills mayor, Toledo Blade (July 10, 1984)
  11. ^ Bomb blast fatal, Spokane Chronicle (July 13, 1984)
  12. ^ Bomb Kills 10 in Angola, The New York Times (July 15, 1984)
  13. ^ Angola oil pipeline blown up by rebels; casualty tolls differ, Toledo Blade (July 16, 1984)
  14. ^ El Salvador guerrillas kill 21 policemen, Gainesville Sun (July 16, 1984)
  15. ^ 18 killed, 300 injured as bomb explodes near Iran station, [The Courier[]] (August 21, 1984)
  16. ^ Carol Eisenberg: Agroterrorism - Behind this very real threat, Newsday.com, December 15, 2006
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