The list of terrorist attacks in France lists terrorist attacks that have occurred in France .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column . If the perpetrator or perpetrators died in the attack, this is indicated in brackets.
list
Until 1990
Date / start
place
Article / evidence
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
March 29, 1982
Limoges
Marxists
Marxist
explosive
express train
5
28
April 22, 1982
Paris
presumably Marxists
Marxist
Car bomb
Newspaper office
1
60
August 9, 1982
Paris
Abu Nidal Organization
autonomist-Palestinian
Firearm (s), explosives
Jewish restaurant
6th
22nd
July 15, 1983
Paris
Asala
Marxist-Leninist
Suitcase bomb
Airport
8th
55
July 14, 1986
Paris
Action directe
left-wing extremist
Explosive device
Police building
1
18th
September 8, 1986
Paris
presumably Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political Prisoners
explosive
Post office
1
19th
September 12, 1986
Paris
Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political Prisoners
Explosive device
shopping mall
0
54
September 15, 1986
Paris
Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political Prisoners
Explosive device
Police station
1
56
December 19, 1988
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Masada Action and Defense Movement
racist, Islamophobic
2 incendiary bombs
Migrant hostel
1
12
1991 to 2000
Date / start
place
Article / evidence
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
July 25, 1995
Paris
Series of attacks in France in 1995
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device (gas cylinder)
Subway train
7th
86
17th August 1995
Paris
Series of attacks in France in 1995
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
explosive
0
17th
September 7, 1995
Lyon
Series of attacks in France in 1995
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
explosive
Jewish school
0
14th
October 6, 1995
Paris
Series of attacks in France in 1995
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device
Maison Blanche underground station
0
18th
October 17, 1995
Paris
Series of attacks in France in 1995
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device
RER express train
0
30th
3rd December 1996
Paris
Attack in the Port-Royal train station in Paris
GIA
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device
Commuter train
4th
170
2001 to 2010
Date / start
place
Article / evidence
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
July 23, 2001
Borgo (Corsica)
Explosive device
Military post
0
14th
2011 until today
Date / start
place
Article / evidence
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
December 21, 2014
Dijon
vehicle
Civilians
0
11
January 7, 2015
Paris
Attack on Charlie Hebdo
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Islamist
Assault rifle
Building, street
12
11
January 9, 2015
Paris
Hostage-taking at the Porte de Vincennes
IS
Salafist, Wahhabi
Firearm
Kosher market
4 (+1)
9
June 26, 2015
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Terrorist attack in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Yassin Salhi
Islamist
knife
Production plant for industrial gases
1
2
November 13, 2015
Paris
Terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015 in Paris
IS
Salafist, Wahhabi
7 suicide bombers, grenades, assault rifles, firearms
Stadium, restaurants, bataclan , event, bar, civilians
130 (+7)
683
June 13, 2016
Magnanville
Terrorist attack in Magnanville
IS
Salafist, Wahhabi
knife
Police officer, police secretary
2 (+1)
0
July 14, 2016
Nice
Stop in Nice
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel
Islamist
Truck, gun
Boardwalk, event, civilians
85 (+1)
434
July 26, 2016
Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray
Stop in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray
Abdel Malik Petitjean, Adel Kermiche ( IS )
Salafist, Wahhabi
Firearm, knife
church
1 (+2)
1
August 30, 2016
Toulouse
Abderrahmane Amara
knife
police officer
0
1
December 16, 2016
Boulogne-Billancourt
Arson
Migrant home
1
13
3rd February 2017
Paris
Abdallah El-Hamahmy
Islamist
Machetes
soldiers
0
1 (+1)
18th March 2017
near Paris
Ziyed Ben Belgacem
Islamist
revolver
soldier
0 (+1)
0
April 20, 2017
Paris
Attack in Paris
Karim Cheurfi
Islamist
Assault rifle
Policemen, tourists
1 (+1)
3
June 6, 2017
Paris
Farid Ikken
Islamist
hammer
police officer
0
1 (+1)
19th June 2017
Paris
Adam Dzaziri
Islamist
Suicide bomber with a car bomb
Police vehicle
0 (+1)
0
August 9, 2017
Levallois-Perret
Hamou Bachir Benlatrèche
Islamist
Car
soldiers
0
6th
13th September 2017
Toulouse
Physical violence
Policemen, civilians
0
7th
13th September 2017
Dijon
The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland
Glass vessels
college student
0
1
15th September 2017
Paris
Islamist
knife
soldier
0
0
15th September 2017
Chalon-sur-Saône
The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland
hammer
Civilians
0
2
September 21, 2017
Grenoble
Anarchist Revolt Against Exiled Gendarmes, The Nocturnals
Arson
Police vehicles
0
1
26th September 2017
Dijon
The Defense Command of the French People and the Motherland
hammer
Student, civilians
0
3
October 1, 2017
Marseille
Ahmed Hanachi
knife
Marseille-Saint-Charles train station , civilians
2 (+1)
0
23 March 2018
Carcassonne , Trèbes
Carcassonne and Trèbes stop
Redouane Lakdim ( IS )
Salafist, Wahhabi
Firearm, knife, hand grenades
Supermarket
4 (+1)
15th
May 12, 2018
Paris
Attack in Paris on May 12, 2018
IS
Salafist, Wahhabi
knife
Civilians
1 (+1)
4th
December 11, 2018
Strasbourg
Attack in Strasbourg in 2018
Chérif Chekatt
Islamist
Firearm, knife
Christmas Market
5 (+1)
13
May 24, 2019
Lyon
IS
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device
bakery
0
13
3rd October 2019
Paris
Attack on the Paris Police Prefecture
Mickael Harpon
Islamist
knife
Police Prefecture
4 (+1)
2
0 January 3, 2020
Villejuif
Nathan C.
salafist
knife
Civilians
1 (+1)
2
0 3rd February 2020
Metz
Islamist
Stabbing weapon
police officer
0
1 (+1)
0 April 5, 2020
Romans-sur-Isere
Abdallah A.
Islamist
Stabbing weapons
Tobacco shop, butcher shop, civilians
2
5
See also
Individual evidence
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198203290004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198204220003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198208090005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198307150003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198607140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 18, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198609080007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 18, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198609120001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 18, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198609150001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 18, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198812190001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199507250011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 8, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199508170010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199509070017 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199510060008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199510170037 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199612030010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 200107230001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201412210070 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Deaths in attack on Islam-critical satirical magazine (accessed on January 7, 2015)
↑ Frankfurter Rundschau: Fear returns to France . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . ( fr.de [accessed on March 23, 2017]).
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved November 25, 2018
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201607140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 11, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201607260001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 12, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201608300025 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201612160012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201702030003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 28, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201703180018 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 28, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201704200005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 28, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706060028 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706190022 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201708090015 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201709130022 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201709130032 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201709150014 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201709210023 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201710010010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
^ [1] Knife attack in Paris - Suddenly panic broke out. Daily News. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201805120004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
↑ Three dead: terrorist attack on Strasbourg Christmas market. In: Nürnberger Nachrichten . December 12, 2018, accessed December 13, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201812110001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
↑ Lyon bomb blast suspect pledged allegiance to Islamic State - French judicial source. In: Reuters . May 30, 2019, accessed May 31, 2019 .
^ Paris Villejuif stabbings: Counter-terror unit takes on case. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . January 4, 2020, accessed on January 8, 2020 .
↑ Attaque de la gendarmerie de Dieuze: la piste terroriste envisagée. In: Le Figaro . February 3, 2020, accessed on February 13, 2020 (French).
^ Romans-sur-Isère: le Parquet national antiterroriste se saisit de l'enquête sur l'attaque au couteau qui a fait deux morts. In: Le Monde . April 5, 2020, accessed April 7, 2020 (French).
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