List of terrorist incidents, 1986

List of terrorist incidents, 1986

The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism in 1986.

*flagicon|Israel 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. [Anti-Defamation League: [http://www.adl.org/rumors/atta%5Frumors.asp A Case of Mistaken Identity: Mohammad Atta Not Linked to Bus Bombing] , 2001]
*flagicon|France February 3: Paris, Claridge passage (Champs Élysées) seven injured, another bomb failed to explode in the Eiffel tower, pro-Iranian (Fouad Ali Saleh group)
*flagicon|France February 4: Paris, Gibert book shop, seven injured, Fouad Ali Saleh
*flagicon|France February 5: Paris, FNAC-sports, 15 injured
*flagicon|Sweden February 28: Stockholm, Olof Palme assassination
*flagicon|France March 17: TGV Paris, nine injured
*flagicon|France March 20: Paris, Galerie Point-Show bombed, two dead, 21 injured
*flagicon|Greece April 2: TWA Flight 840 bombed on approach to Athens airport; four passengers (all of them American), including an infant, are killed.
*flag|United States and flag|Germany April 5: 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing. A Berlin discotheque frequented by US servicemen was bombed, killing 3 people--A Turkish woman and two US servicemen--and injuring 230 including over 50 US servicemen. Libya was held responsible for this act.
*flagicon|Sri Lanka May 3: A bomb explodes aboard a Sri Lankan airliner in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 21 and injuring 40
*flagicon|South Africa|1928 June 14: ANC bombs Why Not Restaurant and Magoo's Bar in Durban, South Africa, three people killed, 73 wounded.
*flagicon|Spain July 15: ETA Basque militant group bombs a Guardia Civil police truck, killing twelve.
*flagicon|Pakistan September 5: Pan Am Flight 73, an American civilian airliner, is hijacked; 22 people die when plane is stormed in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 359 passengers and crew survive. The attack was carried out by Muslim extremists and was possibly sponsored by Libya.
*flagicon|France September 8: Paris town hall's post office bombed, one dead, 16 injured
*flagicon|France September 12: Paris La Défense, Casino Supermarket's restaurant bombed, 43 injured
*flagicon|France September 14: Paris, Pub Renault bombed, two dead, one injured
*flagicon|France September 15: Paris, police headquarters bombed, one dead, 45 injured
*flagicon|France September 17: Paris, Rue de Rennes a bomb explodes in the street, seven dead, 54 injured.
*flagicon|Iraq|1963 December 25: Iraqi Airways Flight 163 is hijacked. The pro-Iranian group "Islamic Jihad" claimed responsibility.
*flagicon|Puerto Rico 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.

ee also

*List of terrorist incidents

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