List of terrorist attacks in 1981

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The list of terrorist attacks in 1981 contains an incomplete selection of terrorist attacks that occurred in 1981. 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
    0January 8, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Armenia Automatic firearm (s) Military units 50 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    0January 9, 1981 El Salvador Attack in San Salvador Automatic firearm (s) Military patrol 27 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    January 11, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 25th 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    January 11, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Chalchuapa Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 40 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    17th January 1981 El Salvador Stop in La Unión FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military units 87 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    January 26, 1981 United Kingdom Stop in Portadown IRA autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic Car bomb Furniture store 0 12 Northern Ireland Conflict

    February

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    05th February 1981 El Salvador Attack in Chalchuapa FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) city 45 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    05th February 1981 El Salvador Attack in Usulután Left guerrillas left-wing extremist explosive freight train 22nd 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    0February 9, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Cuscatlán FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearms, mortars, grenades bus 18th 23 Salvadoran Civil War
    February 10, 1981 Philippines Stop in Lanao del Norte Workers 20th 0 Moro conflict
    February 21, 1981 Germany Attack in Munich The Armed Secret Organization explosive Radio Free Europe office 0 8th
    February 21, 1981 Hong Kong Attack in Hong Kong explosive Shopping arcade 0 23
    February 22, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vincente FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 50 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    February 27, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vincente FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 45 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    February 28, 1981 Syria Attack in Idlib Muslim Brotherhood Sunni-Islamist, conservative, anti-communist Automatic firearm (s), explosives bus 25th 0

    March

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0March 2, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 40 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    0March 3, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 60 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    0March 6, 1981 Lebanon Attack in Zahle explosive 3 22nd Lebanese civil war
    0March 6, 1981 El Salvador Stop in Chalatenango Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 38 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    0March 8, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente Automatic firearm (s) Village 100 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    March 17, 1981 Colombia Attack in Putumayo M-19 Bolivarian, left-nationalist, revolutionary-socialist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 20th 0 Armed conflict in Colombia

    April

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0April 3, 1981 Iran Attack in Qom explosive mosque 0 23
    0April 7, 1981 El Salvador Attack in San Salvador Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 20th 4th Salvadoran Civil War
    0April 9, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Soyapango FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Police unit 23 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    April 11, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Chimaltenango Automatic firearm (s) farmers 24 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    April 14, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Quiché Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 29 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    April 20, 1981 Philippines Stop in Davao City presumably NPA Marxist-Leninist-Maoist grenade cathedral 13 161 Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines
    April 25, 1981 Iran Attack in Kermanshah Car bomb Bus stop 7th 35

    May

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    May 10, 1981 Uganda Attack in Kawanda Uganda Freedom Movement Grenades, automatic rifles Soldiers on trucks 34 0
    May 11, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Morazán Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 0 26th Salvadoran Civil War
    May 19, 1981 Philippines Attack in Cotabato City Muslim rebels grenade Cockfighting arena 4th 47 Moro conflict

    June

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0June 1, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Huehuetenango Automatic firearm (s) Houses 36 5 Guatemalan Civil War
    0June 6, 1981 Thailand Attack in Bangkok PULO autonomist, Islamist explosive Department store 0 40
    0June 7th 1981 El Salvador Attack in Zacatecoluca FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 27 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    June 11, 1981 Lebanon Stop in Tire Car bomb 1 35 Lebanese civil war
    June 11, 1981 El Salvador Stop in Chalatenango FMLN Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s), missile (s) Military post 30th 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    June 23, 1981 Iran Attack in Gilan explosive railway station 6th 50
    June 25, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente Automatic firearm (s) Military units 30th 15th Salvadoran Civil War
    June 28, 1981 Iran Attack in Tehran People's Mojahedin Islamic-Marxist, nationalist Explosive device IRP meeting 74

    July

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    July 12, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Petén Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 24 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    July 13, 1981 Colombia Attack in Magdalena FARC EP Marxist-Leninist, Bolivarian, left-nationalist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 21st 0 Armed conflict in Colombia
    July 19, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Huehuetenango Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 25th 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    July 21, 1981 Switzerland Stop in Lausanne Asala Marxist-Leninist explosive Department store 0 20th
    July 22, 1981 Greece Stop in Piraeus PFLP autonomist-Palestinian Gun, explosive device Tourist office 2 70 Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    July 26, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Vicente Automatic firearm (s), grenade launcher hacienda 21st Salvadoran Civil War

    August

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    02nd August 1981 Egypt Attack in Cairo presumably front of steadfastness explosive wedding 3 56 Middle East conflict
    August 10, 1981 Austria Attack in Vienna May 15 Organization for the Liberation of Palestine explosive Israeli embassy 0 1
    August 12, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Quiché Automatic firearm (s) Military convoy 35 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    20th August 1981 El Salvador Stop in cabañas Automatic firearm (s) bus 20th 15th Salvadoran Civil War
    August 27, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Quiché EGP Communist, Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) Military convoy 34 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    August 29, 1981 Austria Attack in Vienna Abu Nidal Organization autonomist-Palestinian Grenade (s), machine guns City temple 2 30th Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    August 31, 1972 Germany Attack in Ramstein-Miesenbach RAF anti-fascist, anti-imperialist, communist, Maoist, Marxist-Leninist, anti-Zionist Car bomb US military airport 0 20th

    September

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0September 1, 1981 Iran Attack in Tehran Automatic rifles Police bus 20th 7th
    03rd September 1981 Syria Attack in Damascus Car bomb Military personnel 20th 50
    September 13, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Chimaltenango Pistol (noun) farmers 32 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    17th September 1981 Lebanon Attack in Sidon Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners Car bomb PLO headquarters 23 90 Lebanese civil war
    20th September 1981 Lebanon Attack in Beirut Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners explosive movie theater 4th 28 Lebanese civil war
    September 24, 1981 France Attack in Paris Asala Marxist-Leninist hostage taking Turkish Consulate 1 2
    September 27, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Baja Verapaz Pistol (noun) farmers 31 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    September 27, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Quiché Pistol (noun) farmers 24 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    29th September 1981 Guatemala Stop in Chiquimula Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 30th 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    29th September 1981 Guatemala Attack in Baja Verapaz Automatic firearm (s) Village 14th 30th Guatemalan Civil War

    October

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0October 1, 1981 Lebanon Attack in Beirut Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners Car bomb Police headquarters 83 300 Lebanese civil war
    07th October 1981 Egypt Attack in Asyut Assault rifles, grenades Police headquarters 54 0
    0October 9, 1981 United Kingdom Attack in London IRA autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic Car bomb barracks 2 37 Northern Ireland Conflict
    17th October 1981 Iran Attack in Shiraz Arson bus 2 30th
    October 19, 1981 El Salvador Stop in La Unión Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 20th 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    20th October 1981 Belgium Attack in Antwerp Car bomb synagogue 3 95-106
    October 28, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Sololá EGP Communist, Marxist-Leninist Automatic firearm (s) city 24 0 Guatemalan Civil War

    November

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    November 13, 1981 Guatemala Stop in Quiché Automatic firearm (s) Farmers) 23 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    November 29, 1981 Syria Attack in Damascus Muslim Brotherhood Sunni-Islamist Car bomb building 200+ Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Syria
    November 29, 1981 Syria Attack in Aleppo Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners Car bomb building 90 135
    November 29, 1981 El Salvador Stop in San Miguel Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 30th 0 Salvadoran Civil War

    December

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    01st December 1981 Guatemala Attack in Chimaltenango Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 70 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    0December 6, 1981 Guatemala Attack in Chimaltenango Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 32 0 Guatemalan Civil War
    0December 9, 1981 Colombia Stop in Caquetá M-19 Bolivarian, left-nationalist, revolutionary-socialist Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 20th 0 Armed conflict in Colombia
    December 13, 1981 El Salvador Attack in Morazán Automatic firearm (s) Military unit 40 0 Salvadoran Civil War
    15th December 1981 Lebanon Attack in Beirut al-Dawa Shiite Islamist Suicide bomber with a car bomb Iraqi Embassy 60-66 (+1) 100+ Lebanese civil war
    19th December 1981 Dominica Stop in Roseau Anti-government extremists anti-government Automatic firearm Police station 3 10

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

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