The list of terrorist attacks in 1976 contains an incomplete selection of terrorist attacks that occurred in 1976. 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
0 January 1, 1976
Saudi Arabia
Stop near Qaisumah
explosive
plane
81
0
Lebanese civil war
0 4th January 1976
United Kingdom
Armagh attack
UVF
protestant unionist
Firearm (noun)
2 Catholic families
6th
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
0 5th January 1976
United Kingdom
Kingsmill massacre
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Firearm (noun)
Protestant textile factory workers in minibus
10
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
February
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
February 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Manchester
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
explosive
textileshop
0
19th
Northern Ireland Conflict
March
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 March 2, 1976
Japan
Attack in Sapporo
East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
communist, anti-imperialist, anti-Japanese
Explosive device
Prefectural office, civilians
2
85
March 17, 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Dungannon
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bomb
Local
4th
12
Northern Ireland Conflict
April
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
April 22, 1976
United States
Stop in Boston
United Freedom Front
Marxist
explosive
Courthouse
0
22nd
May
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 May 3, 1976
Israel
Attack in Jerusalem
PFLP
autonomist-Palestinian
Car bomb
Memorial ceremony
1
31
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
0 May 9, 1976
Spain
Attack in Navarre
Warriors of Christ the King
neo-fascist
Firearm (noun)
Members of the Carlist Party
2
3
May 21, 1976
Philippines
Stop in Davao City
Muslim rebels
Firearm, grenades
Philippine Airlines flight
10 (+3)
22 (+3)
Moro conflict
June
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 June 1, 1976
Germany
Attack in Frankfurt am Main
RAF
anti-fascist, anti-imperialist, communist, Maoist, Marxist-Leninist, anti-Zionist
explosive
IG Farben House
0
16
0 5th June 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Belfast
UVF
protestant unionist
Firearms
bar
5
Northern Ireland Conflict
0 5th June 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Belfast
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
bar
2
Northern Ireland Conflict
July
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 2nd July 1976
Argentina
Attack in Buenos Aires
Montoneros
peronistic
explosive
Police building
23
60+
Dirty war
0 2nd July 1976
United Kingdom
Stop in Antrim
UVF
protestant unionist
Firearm (noun)
Catholic eatery
6th
3
Northern Ireland Conflict
0 4th July 1976
Uganda
Air France Flight 139
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - External Operations (Uganda), Revolutionary Cells
autonomist-Palestinian, left-wing extremist
hostage taking
plane
50
15+
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
August
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
20th August 1976
Argentina
Attack in Buenos Aires
Alianza Anticomunista Argentina
right-wing extremist
Automatic firearms, explosives
Suspected terrorists
30th
Dirty war
September
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
September 12, 1976
Argentina
Attack in Rosario
Montoneros
peronistic
explosive
Policemen, civilians
11
30th
Dirty war
September 26, 1976
Syria
Attack in Aleppo
Abu Nidal Organization
autonomist-Palestinian
hostage taking
hotel
5
34
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
October
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 October 1, 1976
Spain
Attack in Madrid
Grupos de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre
Communist
Automatic firearm
police officers
4th
0
0 October 6, 1976
Barbados
Cubana Flight 455
explosive
plane
73
0
Cuban opposition from 1959
October 11, 1976
Pakistan
Syria
Attack in Islamabad
Abu Nidal Organization
autonomist-Palestinian
Automatic firearms, grenades
Syrian Embassy
1
2
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
October 16, 1976
Argentina
Attack in Buenos Aires
Montoneros
peronistic
explosive
military
0
50
Dirty war
October 25, 1976
France
Attack in Paris
Youth Action Group - France
right-wing extremist
explosive
0
7th
October 27, 1976
Spain
Morocco
Attack in Belfast
Polisario front
nationalistic, social democratic
explosive
Moroccan embassy
0
4th
October 30, 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Belfast
UVF
protestant unionist
Firearm
Newspaper delivery
2
Northern Ireland Conflict
November
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
17th November 1976
Jordan
Attack in Amman
Abu Nidal Organization
autonomist-Palestinian
Automatic firearms, grenades, hostage-taking
hotel
4 (+3)
5
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
November 27, 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Londonderry
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Booby trap
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
November 27, 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Lurgan
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Booby trap
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
November 29, 1976
Italy
Attack in Rome
Communist Fighting Unit
Marxist
gun
Bookstore
0
1
December
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 1st December 1976
Germany
Attack in Frankfurt am Main
Revolutionary cells
anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist, feminist
explosive
Local
0
18th
0 December 8, 1976
Italy
Attack in Milan
Arson
Teatro alla Scala
0
19th
0 December 8, 1976
Italy
Attack in Rome
Red Brigades
Communist
Arson
vehicle
0
0
0 December 8, 1976
Italy
Attack in Rome
Red Brigades
Communist
Arson
vehicle
0
0
December 12, 1976
United States
Stop in Needham
United Freedom Front
Marxist
Explosive device
Union Carbide Corporation
0
December 13, 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Belfast
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Explosive device, firearm
factory
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
December 13, 1976
Germany
Attack in Hanau
explosive
Police station
0
0
15th December 1976
United Kingdom
Stop in Portadown
Irish Republican Extremists
Irish Republican
Explosive device, firearm
Local
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
15th December 1976
Iraq
Attack in Baghdad
explosive
Airport
10
285
December 16, 1976
Italy
Attack in Brescia
Black Order
explosive
City center
1
2
17th December 1976
Austria
Attack in Vienna
RAF
left-wing extremist, communist
explosive
Police Control Center
0
0
18th December 1976
Germany
Attack in Bad Hersfeld
Revolutionary cells
anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist, feminist
Arson
Military building
0
0
20th December 1976
Spain
Attack in Madrid
Grupos de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre
Communist
Pistols
Hispanic-American Bank
1
0
20th December 1976
Germany
Attack in Frankfurt
Black Cells
Arson
vehicle
0
0
22nd December 1976
United Kingdom
Attack in Maghera
INLA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Booby trap
police officer
1
Northern Ireland Conflict
23rd December 1976
Spain
Albania
Attack in Madrid
Military Council for the True Liberation of Albania
rocket
Albanian Embassy
0
0
December 24, 1976
Spain
Attack in Madrid
AGEL
explosive
synagogue
0
0
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197602000002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
^ East Asia Anti Japanese Armed Front. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 (American English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1 @ 2 Template: Dead Link / terrorist-groups.insidegov.com
↑ Asahi Shimbun: Tokyo evening Newspaper . March 31, 1985.
^ East Asia Anti Japanese Armed Front. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 (American English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1 @ 2 Template: Dead Link / terrorist-groups.insidegov.com
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197603020001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 27, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197604220004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 4, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197605030002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 23, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197605210003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 23, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197606010004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on July 28, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197607020001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 23, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197608200001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 23, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197609260001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 23, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197610060001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 27, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Youth Action Group - France in Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Communist Fighting Unit in Tracking Terrorism. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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