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).
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June
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
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3 June | Attempted assassination | 0 | 1 | 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 |
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2 July | Bombing | 1 | 11 | 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 |
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7 August | Shooting, bombing, hostage-taking | 9 (+1 attacker) | 72 (+1 attacker) | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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14 September | Shooting, ambush | 4 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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9 October | Shooting, grenade | 1 | 10 | 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 |
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11 November | Suicide bombing | 89-102 | 55 | 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 |
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23 December | Bombings | 0 | 2 | 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
- ↑ Mickolus, Edward (1989). International Terrorism in the 1980s: 1980-1983. Iowa State University Press. p. 21.
- ↑ Bergman, Ronen (September 2008). The Secret War With Iran. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-5839-X.
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