List of terrorist attacks in 1971

The list of terrorist attacks in 1971 contains an incomplete selection of terrorist attacks that occurred in 1971. Assassinations are dealt with separately in the list of known assassinations . The list of explosives attacks also includes non-terrorist attacks. The list of aircraft hijackings contains a list mostly with a terrorist background. Further terrorist attacks are listed in the article right- wing terrorism.

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

unknown number of dead or injured

0 dead or injured

1–19 dead or injured

20–49 dead or injured

50–99 dead or injured

100 and more dead or injured

January

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
02nd January 1971	Palestinian Territories	Attack in the Gaza Strip	PLO	autonomist-Palestinian, nationalist	grenade	vehicle	2	2	Israeli-Palestinian conflict
January 27, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Catholic civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict

February

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
0February 6, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	PIRA	autonomist, Irish Catholic	Sniper rifle	British soldiers	1	4th	Northern Ireland Conflict
07th February 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Northern Ireland	presumably Irish Republican extremists	Irish Republican	Firearm	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0February 8, 1971	Iran	Attack in Siahkal	OIPFG	Marxist-Leninist	Assault on police station in Siahkal	Firearms	3
0February 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Tyrone	PIRA	autonomist, Irish-Republican, left-nationalist	Land mine	Technicians and workers in vehicle on the way to a transmitter	5	0	Northern Ireland Conflict
15th February 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	soldier	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
February 26, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	police officers	2		Northern Ireland Conflict

March

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
0March 8, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	OIRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Marxist, anti-imperialist	Firearm		1		Northern Ireland Conflict

April

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
April 11, 1971	Argentina	Stop in La Plata	Peronist Armed Forces	left-wing extremist, peronist	Automatic firearms	Police station	3	0
April 19, 1971	Puerto Rico	Stop in San Juan	probably Armed Commandos of Liberation		2 explosives	American company in shopping mall	3	0

May

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
May 13, 1971	United States	Attack in Chicago	Black Panther Party	socialist, black nationalist	gun	police officers	0	3
May 25, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	PIRA	autonomist, Irish Catholic	Time bomb	Police station	1	27	Northern Ireland Conflict

June

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background

July

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
July 12, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
July 14, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict

August

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
0August 8, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0August 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Irish Republican Extremists	Irish Republican	Explosive device	Protestant security guard	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0August 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Clady	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Protestant soldier	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 10, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Protestant soldier	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 11, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast			Firearm	Catholic civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 11, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Irish Republican Extremists	Irish Republican	Firearm	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 14, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	OIRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 21, 1971	Philippines	Attack in Manila	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas	Communist, Marxist-Leninist, Maoist	2 hand grenades	Party rally	9	95	Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines
August 25, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 25, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	office	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 29, 1971	United Kingdom	Stop in Crossmaglen	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
August 30, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict

September

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
03rd September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Kinawley	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
03rd September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military patrol	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
04th September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Newry	OIRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Land mine	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0September 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Northern Ireland	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 13, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Protestant extremists	protestant unionist	Explosive device	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 13, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Protestant extremists	protestant unionist	Explosive device	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 14, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Tyrone	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 14, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
16th September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Protestant extremists	protestant unionist	Firearm	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
16th September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
17th September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
18th September 1971	United Kingdom	Stop in Strabane	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	police officer	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 26, 1971	Colombia	Stop in Tolima	FARC	Marxist	Firearm (noun)	soldiers	10		Armed conflict in Colombia
September 28, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
29th September 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	Local	2		Northern Ireland Conflict
September 30, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict

October

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
01st October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
02nd October 1971	United Kingdom	Stop in Lambeg	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	Power station	0 (+1)		Northern Ireland Conflict
03rd October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	military	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
04th October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	OIRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	British Army Observatory	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0October 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	UVF	Protestant-unionist, loyalist	Explosive device	Local	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
15th October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	police officers	2		Northern Ireland Conflict
15th October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
October 16, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
17th October 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
October 23, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military patrol	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
October 24, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	Club	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
October 26, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Protestant civilian	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
October 27, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	British Army Observatory	2		Northern Ireland Conflict

November

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
01st November 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	police officers	2		Northern Ireland Conflict
0November 2nd 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosives	Local, curtain store	3		Northern Ireland Conflict
07th November 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Lurgan	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
0November 9, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Derry	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Sniper rifle	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
November 11, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	police officers	2		Northern Ireland Conflict
November 12, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	Irish Republican Extremists	Irish Republican	Firearm	Dutch sailor	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
17th November 1971	United States	Stop in Norman	White extremists		Arson	University of Oklahoma campus	0	27
18th November 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
20th November 1971	Taiwan	Attack over the Penghu Islands			probably explosives	China Airlines plane	25th	0
November 24, 1971	United Kingdom	Stop in Strabane	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Firearm (noun)	military	1		Northern Ireland Conflict
November 24, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Lurgan	IRA	autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic	Explosive device	Military personnel	1		Northern Ireland Conflict

December

Date / start	Affected country	attack	Perpetrator	Political orientation	medium	target	dead	Injured	background
04th December 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	UVF	protestant unionist	Explosive device	Catholic civilians in local	15th	17th	Northern Ireland Conflict
December 11, 1971	United Kingdom	Attack in Belfast	IRA	autonomist, Irish Catholic	Explosive device	Furnishing company	4th	19th	Northern Ireland Conflict

Web links

• Global Terrorism Database (database on terrorist attacks)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197101270004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 27, 2018 .
2. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197102060002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 26, 2018 .
3. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197102070001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 27, 2018 .
4. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197102090001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed June 27, 2018 .
5. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197102150002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 27, 2018 .
6. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197102260001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 27, 2018 .
7. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197103080003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on June 27, 2018 .
8. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197104110002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 9, 2018 .
9. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197104190004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 4, 2018 .
10. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197105130001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 9, 2018 .
11. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197105250002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on May 1, 2018 .
12. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197107120001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
13. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197107140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
14. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108080001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
15. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108090002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
16. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108090003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
17. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108100001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
18. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108110003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
19. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108110004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
20. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
21. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108250001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
22. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108250002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
23. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108290004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
24. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197108300001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
25. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109030001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
26. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109030002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
27. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109040001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
28. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109090002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
29. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109130001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
30. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109130002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
31. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109140002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
32. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109140003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
33. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109160002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
34. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109160003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
35. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109170002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
36. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109180001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
37. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109280001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
38. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109290001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
39. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197109300001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
40. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110010001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
41. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110020001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
42. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110030001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
43. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110040001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
44. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110090001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
45. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110150002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
46. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110150003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
47. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110160001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
48. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110170001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
49. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110230001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
50. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110240001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
51. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110260001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
52. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197110270001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
53. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111010002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
54. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111020003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
55. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111070001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
56. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111090001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
57. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111110001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
58. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111120001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
59. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111170003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 4, 2018 .
60. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111180003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
61. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111200002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 9, 2018 .
62. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111240001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
63. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197111240002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 14, 2018 .
64. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197112040001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 9, 2018 .
65. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 197112110001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 9, 2018 .

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