List of terrorist incidents in 1982

This is a timeline of incidents in 1982 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).

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

June

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
3 June Attempted assassination 0 1 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Three gunmen from the Abu Nidal Organization opened fire on Israeli ambassador to the UK Shlomo Argov, paralyzing him. The attempt on his life led to the 1982 Lebanon war. Abu Nidal Organization 1982 Lebanon war

July

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
2 July Bombing 1 11 Norway Oslo, Norway 1 person were killed in a home-made bomb at the Central Station of Oslo and injuring 11 others. The 9th of October an 18-year-old young man confessed that he was behind the attack. Lone wolf

August

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
7 August Shooting, bombing, hostage-taking 9 (+1 attacker) 72 (+1 attacker) Turkey Ankara, Turkey Two Armenian gunmen from the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia open fire on and bomb Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara before taking hostages. 1 attacker is killed and the other is arrested and executed. ASALA
9 August Shooting, bombing 6 22 France Paris, France Two men believed to be members of the Abu Nidal Organization open fire on a Jewish restaurant in the Marais district in Paris. Abu Nidal Organization Israel-Palestine conflict
11 August Bombing 1 16 United States Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 830, killing a Japanese teenager. A Jordanian named Mohammed Rashed, who was linked to 15 May Organization, was convicted of placing the bomb on the plane. 15 May Organization

September

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
14 September Shooting, ambush 4 1 Spain Errenteria, Spain Six members of ETA stalk and open fire on 5 Civil Guards, killing four and wounding one. ETA Basque conflict
16-18 September Massacre 460-3,500 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Hundreds of Palestinian and Lebanese Shi'a civilians are massacred by Israel Defense Force ally Kataeb Party in Beirut. Kataeb Party Lebanese civil war
18 September Shooting 0 4 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Four people are wounded when a synagogue in Brussels is attacked in a "shoot and run" incident. Guards were taken by surprise and the gunman, believed to be from the Abu Nidal Organization, escaped. Abu Nidal Organization Israel-Palestine conflict

October

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
9 October Shooting, grenade 1 10 Italy Rome, Italy Attack with grenades and machine guns on the central synagogue in Rome, Italy. A child dies, ten people are injured.[1] Abu Nidal Organization Israel-Palestine conflict

November

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
11 November Suicide bombing 89-102 55 Lebanon Tyre, Lebanon A suicide car bomber drove an explosive laden vehicle into the Israeli military headquarters in Tyre, the building was destroyed and 75 Israelis and other Lebanese prisoners died in the blast.[2] Ahmad Qassir 1982 Lebanon war

December

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
23 December Bombings 0 2 Australia Sydney, Australia A bomb exploded outside the Israeli Consulate in Sydney, injuring two and causing extensive damage. A few hours later, a bomb partially exploded outside a Jewish soccer club. No one was injured in this bombing. No one has ever been convicted for these bombings. Unknown

See also

References

  1. Mickolus, Edward (1989). International Terrorism in the 1980s: 1980-1983. Iowa State University Press. p. 21.
  2. Bergman, Ronen (September 2008). The Secret War With Iran. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-5839-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.