List of terrorist incidents in 1974


This is a timeline of incidents in 1974 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).

Guidelines edit

  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List edit

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 31 Hostage-taking 0 0 Singapore/Kuwait Laju incident: JRAPFLP attack on a Shell facility in Singapore and the simultaneous seizure of the Japanese embassy in Kuwait. Japanese Red Army
PFLP
February 4 Bombing 12 39 West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom 12 people (nine soldiers and three civilians) are killed by the IRA in the M62 Coach Bombing. PIRA The Troubles
April 11 Massacre 18 (+3) 15 Kiryat Shmona, Israel Kiryat Shmona massacre: at an apartment building by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members, killing 18 people, nine of whom were children. PFLP Israeli–Palestinian conflict
May 2 Bombing 6 18 Belfast, Northern Ireland The Loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a bomb inside a Catholic owned bar, killing six people & injuring 18. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
May 15 Massacre 31 (+3) 70 Ma'alot, Israel Ma'alot massacre: at the Ma'alot High School by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members: 26 hostages were killed, 66 wounded. PFLP Israeli–Palestinian conflict
May 17 Car bombings 35 300 Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland Ulster Volunteer Force detonate three car bombs, killing 35 civilians, the deadliest toll of any one day in 'The Troubles'. It is suspected that the British security forces may have assisted the bombers to plan and carry out the attacks. The UK government have so far refused to release files about the bombings.[1] Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
May 28 Bombing 8 102 Brescia, Italy Piazza della Loggia bombing: Eight people are killed and at least 90 wounded when a bomb placed in a rubbish bin explodes. Ordine Nuovo
June 24–25 Shooting 4 (+3) 8 Nahariya, Israel 1974 Nahariya attack Fatah Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 23 Attempted bombing 0 0 Manchester, United Kingdom The Provisional IRA planted a bomb on a passenger airliner. They called The Irish News to issue a warning that the plane could blow up. The PIRA later said they never intended on blowing up the plane but wanted to prove they could smuggle a bomb onto a passenger plane. PIRA The Troubles
July 24 Torture murder 1 0 Belfast, United Kingdom Ann Ogilby is tortured and murdered by two teenage girls from the Ulster Defence Association in retaliation for Ogilby having an affair with a married UDA commander. Ulster Defence Association The Troubles
August 4 Bombing 12 48 San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy Italicus Express bombing: train between Rome and Brennero explodes, killing twelve and injuring 44. Ordine Nero
August 6 Bombing 3 36 Los Angeles, California, United States The 1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing occurred in the overseas passenger terminal lobby of Pan Am. The attack killed three people and injured 36 others. Muharem Kurbegovic
August 30 Bombing 8 378 Tokyo, Japan 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing: Powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi. Eight killed, 378 injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities. East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
September 8 Bombing 88 0 Ionian Sea, Greece TWA Flight 841: Bomb kills 88 on jetliner. Attributed to Abu Nidal and his terrorist organization. Abu Nidal Organization Israeli–Palestinian conflict
September 13 Bombing 13 71 Madrid, Spain Cafetería Rolando bombing Basque group ETA bombs the "Rolando" cafeteria and kills twelve people. ETA Basque conflict
September 13 Hostage-taking 0 1 The Hague, The Netherlands 1974 French Embassy attack: Three members of the Japanese Red Army take hostages at the French embassy. They wound a Dutch policewoman. All hostages are released without harm in exchange for JRA prisoner being released. Japanese Red Army
September 15 Hijacking, bombing 75 0 Phan Rang, South Vietnam Le Duc Tan, a South Vietnamese ranger who had recently had his position in the army demoted hijacked Air Vietnam Flight 706 and demanded to be flown to Hanoi. After the pilots refused to give in to his demands, Tan detonated grenades and caused the plane to crash, killing everyone on board. Le Duc Tan Vietnam War
October 5 Bombings 5 65 Guildford, United Kingdom Guildford pub bombing by the IRA leaves four off-duty soldiers and a civilian dead and 44 injured. Provisional Irish Republican Army The Troubles
November 7 Bombing 2 Woolwich, United Kingdom Bombing of the Kings Arms, Woolwich Provisional IRA The Troubles
November 19 Shooting 4 (+3 terrorists) 20+ Beit She'an, Israel 1974 Beit She'an attack DFLP Israeli–Palestinian conflict
November 21 Bombings 21 182 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham pub bombing by the IRA kills 21 people, injures 182. Provisional IRA The Troubles
December 19 Bombing, Car bomb 0 9 London, United Kingdom The IRA exploded a car bomb outside Selfridges department store on Oxford Street. The bomb caused £1.5 million worth of damage. There was 100 lbs of high explosives in the car, the biggest bomb the IRA had used in England at that time.[2] Provisional IRA The Troubles

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sheils McNamee, Michael. "The British government still has unreleased files on Ireland's worst terrorist attack". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1974". cain.ulst.ac.uk.