Major Terror attacks as for te Western World
November 4, 1979 Teran, Iran
U.S. Embassy Taken Over
A group of Iranian students who were angry at the United States attacked and seized its embassy in Tehran, Iran. They were supported by the countries leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
1982 - 1991
Lebanon 18 Americans Kidnapped
David Dodge was the president of the American University in Beirut. He was kidnapped the first time while he was on his way home from work. He was released, but he was kidnapped again. This time he was killed. His murder was called the most gruesome abduction, torture, and killing of a United States citizen. The terrorists videotaped his torture and murder. A group called the Organization of the Oppressed on Earth claimed responsibility, but the real suspects are the Hezbollah guerillas.
April 18, 1983
Beirut, Lebanon
Truck Bombing of U.S. Embassy
A large vehicle packed with explosives is driven quickly into the U.S. Embassy compound in Beirut. When it explodes it kills 63 people. A group of terrorists called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
October 23, 1983
Beirut, Lebanon Truck Bombing of U.S. Marine Barracks
A large truck bomb with 2,500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the U.S. Marine headquarters in Beirut. 241 U.S. servicement are killed when it expoldes. A French paratrooper base is blown up just a few minutes later and 58 French soldiers are killed. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
December 12, 1983
Kuwait City, Kuwait
U.S. Embassy Annex Attacked
A truck loaded with explosives crashed into the U.S. Embassy anex in Kuwait. Four people were killed and at least 62 were injured. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
September 20, 1984
Beirut, Lebanon
U.S. Embassy Compound Attacked
A van filled with explosives sped through several barriers and groups of U.S. soldiers and stopped about 30 feet in front of the embassy annex. The driver of the van and 12 soldiers and visitors to the annex were killed. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
April 12, 1985
Madrid, Spain
Restaurant Bombing
A bomb exploded in a restaurant where U.S. soldiers liked to eat. The explosion killed 18 Spaniard citizens and injured 82 other people. Only 15 of the Americans were injured, but none were killed.
June 13, 1985
Beirut, Lebanon/
Algiers, Algeria
TWA Flight 847
This airliner took off in Rome, Italy, but was hijacked and forced to fly to Beirut, Lebanon. Mohammed Hamadei from the terrorist group Hezbollah, Hassan Izz-al-Din from Lebanon, and Ali Atwa another terrorist hijacked the plane.
August 8, 1985
Frankfurt, Germany
Rhein-Main Airbase Bombing
Two Americans and 20 others are injured when a Volkswagon car loaded with explosives blew up at the U.S. Rhein-Main air base in Frankfurt, Germany. Two terrorist groups, West German Red Army faction and the French Direct Action, claimed responsibility for the bombing.
October 7, 1985
Port Said, Egypt
The Ship Achille Lauro is Hijacked
Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacked by four Palistinian men who are members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. They murder a handicapped man from New York and throw his body overboard.
November 23, 1985
Valeta, Malta Egyptair Flight 648 Hijacked
Three Arab men from the terrorist group Abu Nidal Organization hijacked this plane and forced it to land in Valletta, Malta. There was a 30 hour standoff between the hijackers and the Egyptian comandos.
December 27, 1985
Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria
Grenades and Guns are used to Massacre Passengers at Rome and Vienna Airport
At the same time two groups of terrorists, one in Rome and one in Vienna, charge up to the counters of Israel's El Air airline. They throw grenades at the tourists getting ready to fly on the airline.
April 02, 1986
Athens, Greece
TWA Flight 840 Bombed
As the plane was beginning to land in Athens a plastic explosive bomb exploded under the seat of the passenger sitting in seat 10F. Four people were killed and nine others were wounded. The terrorist group called Ezzedine Kassam Unit of the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility.Details
April 05, 1986
West Berlin
La Belle Disco in Berlin Bombed
The La Belle is a nightclub that was popular with the United States servicemen. Two United States soldiers and one Turkish woman were killed in the explosion
December 21, 1988
Lockerbie, Scotland
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing
The bomb that blew up this flight was packed in a small radio case. It was left on the plane by a terrorist that got off of the plane at an earlier stop. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist group claimed responsibility. The bombing was carried out so that they could take revenge on America when one of its warships accidentally mistook a Palestinian passenger plane as a war plane and shot it down.
January 25, 1993
Langley, Virginia
CIA Employees in Langley, VA are Shot
A Pakisini man, Mir Aimal Kasi, who lived in Virginia drove up to the CIA building in Langley, Virginia and shot two CIA agents. He was angry because he believed that the United States were mistreating Muslims who lived in the Middle East.
February 26, 1993
New York, New York
1993 World Trade Center in New York Bombed
A group of Muslim terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives and driven into the World Trade Center's underground parking garage. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 are injured in this terrorist attack
November 13, 1995
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
U.S. Military Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Bombed
Seven people are killed when a powerful car bomb explodes in front of a military center run by the United States military. Three terrorist groups: Islamic Movement for Change, the Tigers of the Gulf, and the Combatant Partisans of God claim responsibility for the bombing of this military center.
June 25, 1996
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia are Bombed
A fuel truck was parked 35 yards away from a United States military compound. When the truck blew up 19 American soldiers were killed and 500 more people were wounded. The Movement for Islamic Change claimed responsibility for the bombing.
August 07, 1998
Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are Bombed
These terrorist attacks happened almost at the same time. More than 5,000 people were injured and 224 were killed when the buildings that they were working in collapsed during the explosions.
October 12, 2000
Aden, Yemen
USS Cole Bombed
The USS Cole was docked in Aden Yemen for refueling. A small craft pulled alongside the ship and two terrorists set off the bomb. The two terrorists were killed and so were 17 U.S. Navy seamen when the explosion blew a 20 by 40 foot hole in the side of the ship.
September 11, 2001
New York City, Washington, D.C.
World Trade Center is Destroyed and the Pentagon is Attacked
Terrorists hijack 4 domestic flights from Boston airport. Two of the planes slam in to the two World Trade Center towers, causing them to collapse. A third flight crashes into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in Pennsylvania.
U.S. Embassy Taken Over
A group of Iranian students who were angry at the United States attacked and seized its embassy in Tehran, Iran. They were supported by the countries leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
1982 - 1991
Lebanon 18 Americans Kidnapped
David Dodge was the president of the American University in Beirut. He was kidnapped the first time while he was on his way home from work. He was released, but he was kidnapped again. This time he was killed. His murder was called the most gruesome abduction, torture, and killing of a United States citizen. The terrorists videotaped his torture and murder. A group called the Organization of the Oppressed on Earth claimed responsibility, but the real suspects are the Hezbollah guerillas.
April 18, 1983
Beirut, Lebanon
Truck Bombing of U.S. Embassy
A large vehicle packed with explosives is driven quickly into the U.S. Embassy compound in Beirut. When it explodes it kills 63 people. A group of terrorists called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
October 23, 1983
Beirut, Lebanon Truck Bombing of U.S. Marine Barracks
A large truck bomb with 2,500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the U.S. Marine headquarters in Beirut. 241 U.S. servicement are killed when it expoldes. A French paratrooper base is blown up just a few minutes later and 58 French soldiers are killed. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
December 12, 1983
Kuwait City, Kuwait
U.S. Embassy Annex Attacked
A truck loaded with explosives crashed into the U.S. Embassy anex in Kuwait. Four people were killed and at least 62 were injured. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
September 20, 1984
Beirut, Lebanon
U.S. Embassy Compound Attacked
A van filled with explosives sped through several barriers and groups of U.S. soldiers and stopped about 30 feet in front of the embassy annex. The driver of the van and 12 soldiers and visitors to the annex were killed. A terrorist group called the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
April 12, 1985
Madrid, Spain
Restaurant Bombing
A bomb exploded in a restaurant where U.S. soldiers liked to eat. The explosion killed 18 Spaniard citizens and injured 82 other people. Only 15 of the Americans were injured, but none were killed.
June 13, 1985
Beirut, Lebanon/
Algiers, Algeria
TWA Flight 847
This airliner took off in Rome, Italy, but was hijacked and forced to fly to Beirut, Lebanon. Mohammed Hamadei from the terrorist group Hezbollah, Hassan Izz-al-Din from Lebanon, and Ali Atwa another terrorist hijacked the plane.
August 8, 1985
Frankfurt, Germany
Rhein-Main Airbase Bombing
Two Americans and 20 others are injured when a Volkswagon car loaded with explosives blew up at the U.S. Rhein-Main air base in Frankfurt, Germany. Two terrorist groups, West German Red Army faction and the French Direct Action, claimed responsibility for the bombing.
October 7, 1985
Port Said, Egypt
The Ship Achille Lauro is Hijacked
Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacked by four Palistinian men who are members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. They murder a handicapped man from New York and throw his body overboard.
November 23, 1985
Valeta, Malta Egyptair Flight 648 Hijacked
Three Arab men from the terrorist group Abu Nidal Organization hijacked this plane and forced it to land in Valletta, Malta. There was a 30 hour standoff between the hijackers and the Egyptian comandos.
December 27, 1985
Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria
Grenades and Guns are used to Massacre Passengers at Rome and Vienna Airport
At the same time two groups of terrorists, one in Rome and one in Vienna, charge up to the counters of Israel's El Air airline. They throw grenades at the tourists getting ready to fly on the airline.
April 02, 1986
Athens, Greece
TWA Flight 840 Bombed
As the plane was beginning to land in Athens a plastic explosive bomb exploded under the seat of the passenger sitting in seat 10F. Four people were killed and nine others were wounded. The terrorist group called Ezzedine Kassam Unit of the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility.Details
April 05, 1986
West Berlin
La Belle Disco in Berlin Bombed
The La Belle is a nightclub that was popular with the United States servicemen. Two United States soldiers and one Turkish woman were killed in the explosion
December 21, 1988
Lockerbie, Scotland
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing
The bomb that blew up this flight was packed in a small radio case. It was left on the plane by a terrorist that got off of the plane at an earlier stop. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist group claimed responsibility. The bombing was carried out so that they could take revenge on America when one of its warships accidentally mistook a Palestinian passenger plane as a war plane and shot it down.
January 25, 1993
Langley, Virginia
CIA Employees in Langley, VA are Shot
A Pakisini man, Mir Aimal Kasi, who lived in Virginia drove up to the CIA building in Langley, Virginia and shot two CIA agents. He was angry because he believed that the United States were mistreating Muslims who lived in the Middle East.
February 26, 1993
New York, New York
1993 World Trade Center in New York Bombed
A group of Muslim terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives and driven into the World Trade Center's underground parking garage. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 are injured in this terrorist attack
November 13, 1995
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
U.S. Military Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Bombed
Seven people are killed when a powerful car bomb explodes in front of a military center run by the United States military. Three terrorist groups: Islamic Movement for Change, the Tigers of the Gulf, and the Combatant Partisans of God claim responsibility for the bombing of this military center.
June 25, 1996
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia are Bombed
A fuel truck was parked 35 yards away from a United States military compound. When the truck blew up 19 American soldiers were killed and 500 more people were wounded. The Movement for Islamic Change claimed responsibility for the bombing.
August 07, 1998
Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are Bombed
These terrorist attacks happened almost at the same time. More than 5,000 people were injured and 224 were killed when the buildings that they were working in collapsed during the explosions.
October 12, 2000
Aden, Yemen
USS Cole Bombed
The USS Cole was docked in Aden Yemen for refueling. A small craft pulled alongside the ship and two terrorists set off the bomb. The two terrorists were killed and so were 17 U.S. Navy seamen when the explosion blew a 20 by 40 foot hole in the side of the ship.
September 11, 2001
New York City, Washington, D.C.
World Trade Center is Destroyed and the Pentagon is Attacked
Terrorists hijack 4 domestic flights from Boston airport. Two of the planes slam in to the two World Trade Center towers, causing them to collapse. A third flight crashes into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in Pennsylvania.
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