List of terrorist incidents, 1982
Encyclopedia
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
).
March 29: A bomb on board the Paris
-Toulouse
train kills five and injures 27 people. Carlos assumed to be responsible. July 20: The Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings
in London
by the IRA
kill eleven members of the Household Cavalry
and the Royal Green Jackets
. August 7: Esenboga airport attack
. Two gunmen set off a bomb and opened fire from submachine guns on passengers in a crowded check-in area at Ankara's Esenboga Airport, killing nine people and wounding 72. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
claimed responsibility. August 9: Rue des Rosiers, Paris
gunning and bombing of Goldenberg restaurant: six killed and 22 wounded August 11: A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830
, en route from Tokyo
to Honolulu, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers. August 12: A leftist terrorist group attack an Italian Army
convoy in Salerno
, Italy
, killing one Corporal and later another one policemen. September 14: Assassination of Lebanese
President Bashir Gemayel and twenty-five others in a car explosion at the Kataeb headquarters. September 18: 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. October 1: A powerful bomb explode in Imam Square, Iran
ian capital of Teheran, which damaged double decker buses and restaurants, many shop, kills at least 80, injures at least 700, Mujahedin Khalq
guerrilla group has responsible this case. October 9: Attack with grenades and machine guns on the central synagogue
in Rome
, Italy
. A child dies, ten people are injured. October 14: Direct Action
bombs a Litton Industries
factory. November 11: A suicide car bomber drove an explosive laden vehicle into the Israeli military headquarters in Tyre, the building was completely destroyed and 75 Israelis and other Lebanese prisoners died in the blast. This was the world's first suicide car bomber. November 30: A group called the Animal Rights Militia
send a letter bomb to Margaret Thatcher
at 10 Downing Street
, London
the device exploded injuring one person. December 6: Ballykelly disco bombing
in which Irish National Liberation Army
kills seventeen soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland
. December 31: FALN
a Puerto Rican
separatist group explodes bombs outside of the 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan
, FBI Headquarters and a United States courthouse in Brooklyn
. Three NYPD police officers are blinded with one officer losing both eyes. All three officers sustained other serious injuries trying to defuse a second Federal Plaza bomb,
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
or its forces (see state terrorism
State terrorism
State terrorism may refer to acts of terrorism conducted by a state against a foreign state or people. It can also refer to acts of violence by a state against its own people.-Definition:...
and state-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism is a term used to describe terrorism sponsored by nation-states. As with terrorism, the precise definition, and the identification of particular examples, are subjects of heated political dispute...
).
March 29: A bomb on board the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
-Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
train kills five and injures 27 people. Carlos assumed to be responsible. July 20: The Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings
Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings
The Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings occurred on 20 July 1982 in London, England. Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs during British military ceremonies in Hyde Park and Regent's Park. The explosions killed eleven military personnel: four soldiers of the Blues...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
by the IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
kill eleven members of the Household Cavalry
Household Cavalry
The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Head of state.Canada's Governor General's...
and the Royal Green Jackets
Royal Green Jackets
The Royal Green Jackets was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division .-History:...
. August 7: Esenboga airport attack
Esenboğa Airport attack
The Esenboğa International Airport attack was an attack on Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, perpetrated by the "Pierre Gulumian commando" group from the Armenian militant organization ASALA on August 7, 1982....
. Two gunmen set off a bomb and opened fire from submachine guns on passengers in a crowded check-in area at Ankara's Esenboga Airport, killing nine people and wounding 72. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia or ASALA was an Armenian nationalist militant organization, that operated from 1975 to 1986. The group also operated under other names such as The Orly Group and the 3 October Organization...
claimed responsibility. August 9: Rue des Rosiers, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
gunning and bombing of Goldenberg restaurant: six killed and 22 wounded August 11: A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830
Pan Am Flight 830
Pan Am Flight 830 was a Boeing 747-121, named "Clipper Ocean Rover", flying from Narita International Airport in Tokyo to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii on August 11, 1982....
, en route from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
to Honolulu, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers. August 12: A leftist terrorist group attack an Italian Army
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
convoy in Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, killing one Corporal and later another one policemen. September 14: Assassination of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
President Bashir Gemayel and twenty-five others in a car explosion at the Kataeb headquarters. September 18: Four people are wounded when a synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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. October 1: A powerful bomb explode in Imam Square, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian capital of Teheran, which damaged double decker buses and restaurants, many shop, kills at least 80, injures at least 700, Mujahedin Khalq
People's Mujahedin of Iran
The People's Mujahedin of Iran is a terrorist militant organization that advocates the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran....
guerrilla group has responsible this case. October 9: Attack with grenades and machine guns on the central synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. A child dies, ten people are injured. October 14: Direct Action
Squamish Five
The Squamish Five were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action....
bombs a Litton Industries
Litton Industries
Named after inventor Charles Litton, Sr., Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001.-History:...
factory. November 11: A suicide car bomber drove an explosive laden vehicle into the Israeli military headquarters in Tyre, the building was completely destroyed and 75 Israelis and other Lebanese prisoners died in the blast. This was the world's first suicide car bomber. November 30: A group called the Animal Rights Militia
Animal Rights Militia
The Animal Rights Militia is a banner used by animal rights activists who engage in direct action that ignores the Animal Liberation Front's policy of taking all necessary precautions to avoid harm to human and non-human life.-History:...
send a letter bomb to Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
at 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
the device exploded injuring one person. December 6: Ballykelly disco bombing
Ballykelly disco bombing
The Droppin Well bombing or Ballykelly bombing occurred on 6 December 1982, when the Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb at a disco in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The disco was targeted because it was frequented by British Army soldiers from the nearby...
in which Irish National Liberation Army
Irish National Liberation Army
The Irish National Liberation Army or INLA is an Irish republican socialist paramilitary group that was formed on 8 December 1974. Its goal is to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and create a socialist united Ireland....
kills seventeen soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. December 31: FALN
FALN
FALN is an acronym for Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional .It can refer to:*Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña*Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional...
a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
separatist group explodes bombs outside of the 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, FBI Headquarters and a United States courthouse in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. Three NYPD police officers are blinded with one officer losing both eyes. All three officers sustained other serious injuries trying to defuse a second Federal Plaza bomb,