Modern Terrorism Timeline1972 - Today

Munich Olympics

September 5, 1972Membersof the Israeli olympic team were taken

hostage during the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Muncih Germany, by the Palestinian group, Black September.  This was the first (unintentionally) televised terrorist

attack in history.

Iran Hostage Crisis

November 4, 1979In Tehran, Iranian

radicals seized the U.S. Embassy, after President Carter agreed to let the

Shah of Iran into the United States. They took 66 American diplomats

hostage.  First, 13 hostages were released, but the other 53 were

held until January of '81.

Hijacking at the Rome Airport

Dec. 17, 1973First, five terrorists killed two bystanders whilst

exposing their weapons in the terminal lounge at the Rome Airport.  They then hijacked a Pan American 707 on its way to Beirut and Tehran.  Twenty nine people

were killed.

Assassination of Egyptian President

Oct. 6, 1981Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, was killed during a

troop review.  The perpetrators were soldiers who duped as members of the Takfir Wal-Hajira sect.

Bombing of US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

April 18, 1983The Islamic Jihad was responsible for the attack on the

US Embassy by a 400-pound suicide bomb in Beirut, Lebanon. Sixty-three people were killed, and 120 were

injured.

Bombing of Marine Barracks

Oct. 23, 1983A US compound

in Beirut was attacked by a 12,000-pound bomb, killing

242 Americans. Meanwhile, 58 French troops

were killed when a French base

was attacked by a 400-pound

bomb . Islamic Jihad was

responsible.

Naval Officer Assassinated in Greece

Nov. 15, 1983In Athens, Greece, a US Navy officer was shot while in

his car, stopped at a red light. The Nov. 17 terrorist group was responsible.

Restaurant Bombing in Spain

April 12, 1984In Torrejon Spain, a restaurant was bombed near a US Air Force Base, killing 18 US servicemen, and injuring

83.

TWA Hijacking

June 14, 1985Two Lebanese

Hizballah terrorists

hijacked a Trans-World Airlines

flight, and flew it to Beirut. The crew members and hostages

were held hostage for 17

days, in which a US Navy Sailor was murdered.

Achille Lauro Hijacking

Oct. 7, 1985Four Palestinian Liberation Front terrorists took over

700 hostages when seizing an Italian cruise liner in the Mediterranean Sea. One American passenger was

murdered before granted freedom.

Airport Attacks in Rome and Vienna

Dec. 27, 1985The Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome was attacked by the Abu Nidal Organization. They bombarded the ticket counters with grenades and automatic rifles.

Thirteen people were killed, while 75 were wounded. Three of the gunmen were killed, and the fourth was captured. At the Schwechat Airport in Vienna, more

Abu Nidal terrorists attacked, killing three people and injuring 30.

Assassination of US Army Officer

April 21, 1989

Colonel James Rowe

and two other US

government defense

contractors were

assassinated by the New

People’s Army, in Manila.

World Trade Center Bombing

Feb. 26, 1993A car bomb was put in front of the WTC by Islamic terrorists (part of the Umar Abd al-Rahman). Six

people died and 1,000 were injured.

Athens Embassy Attack

Feb. 15, 1996A rocket was fired at the US Embassy compound in Athens. No injuries, just surrounding vehicles and

buildings. The perps. Are unidentified.

Terrorist Attack at WTC

Sep. 11, 2001Two airplanes were hijacked and crashed into the twin towers in NYC, as well as the Pentagon building. The

fourth hijacked plane’s course failed. 3,025 US citizens were killed. Osama bin Laden was claimed to have been the mastermind behind the whole attack.

Kidnapping of Daniel Pearl

Jan. 23, 2002Reporter from Wall Street /journal was

kidnapped in Karachi, Islam.

The four subjects murdered Daniel,

and were convicted on July 15. Saeed,

the leader was sentenced to death.

The other three were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Bomb Attack on U.S. Diplomats in the Gaza Strip

Oct. 15, 2003A car was bombed in a US diplomatic convoy, passing through the Northern Gaza strip. All of the employees

of DynCorp were killed, as well as three security guards. The diplomats were about to do an interview that would get them scholarships to study in the US.

Palestinian President and Prime Minister dismissed the attack, but military forces arrested suspects the next

day.

Civilian Vehicle Attacked in Iraq

April 9, 2004Unknown perpetrators attacked a civilian vehicle near Baghdad. Eight US contractors were kidnapped. Five of which were found dead later that month. The sixth

was found dead the following January, the seventh escaped, and the eighth’s whereabouts remain

unknown.

Bombing of Transportation Targets in London

Jul. 7, 2005The morning of, four suicide bombers were station at four different locations within the

commuter rail transit system, in London, UK. Their weapons were

IEDs (improvised explosive devices) disguised in backpacks.

Hostages  Found and Freed in Baghdad

March 23, 2006Three

hostages were freed

in Baghdad,

Iraq, by US and British

troops. The

Swords of Righteousn

ess Brigades

were responsible

.

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Reflection3 Most Memorable Events:

1. Bombing of Transportation System in London—this caught my attention right away, because I remember reading about a first-hand account in a magazine a few years ago.

2. World Trade Center bombing in 1993—I didn’t know that the WTC was targeted before 9/11. This provided me with a more in-depth perception of the entire 9/11 event.

3. The Munich Olympics—I think that it is interesting that this was the very first televised terrorist attack, caught live on tape.

2 Events/ People I Would Like to Learn More About:

4. New People’s Army—I have never heard of this terrorist group before. They’ve done some damage, so I think it’s odd that they are not familiar at all.

5. Islamic Jihad group—This group showed up quite frequently on the timeline, so I’m interested in their other involvements with terrorism.

How to Stop Terrorism:

If there was an actual cure for terrorism, it would have been found by now. There really isn’t any way to get everyone on the earth to see the same light, but people can rid the world of ignorance and prejudice through promotion and example. If people see how functional peace and acceptance is, they might follow that lead. Those are what most conflicts birth from, anyway, so to eliminate them would be to eliminate and excuse for war.