The list of terrorist attacks in London will list in London committed terrorist attacks on.
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
Before 1970
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
October 30, 1883
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Explosives
2 underground stations
0
70
Northern Ireland Conflict
1970
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1971
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1972
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1973
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 March 8, 1973
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bombs
Old Bailey , Department of Agriculture
1
238
Northern Ireland Conflict
18th December 1973
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
Government building
0
34
Northern Ireland Conflict
1974
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
17th June 1974
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
Palace of Westminster
0
11
Northern Ireland Conflict
17th July 1974
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
Tower of London
1
41
Northern Ireland Conflict
0 November 7th 1974
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Red flag
explosive
Local
1
19th
Northern Ireland Conflict
1975
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 5th September 1975
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
hotel
2
63
Northern Ireland Conflict
0 October 9, 1975
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Time bomb
Bus stop
1
20th
Northern Ireland Conflict
October 29, 1975
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
restaurant
0
18th
Northern Ireland Conflict
1976
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1977
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
October 14, 1977
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
Arson
Local
0
14th
Northern Ireland Conflict
1978
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
20th August 1978
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PFLP
autonomist-Palestinian
Automatic firearm (s)
El Al crew members in bus
2
9
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
1979
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1980
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1981
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 October 9, 1981
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
Car bomb
barracks
2
37
Northern Ireland Conflict
1982
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
July 20, 1982
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
explosive
Parks
11
50
Northern Ireland Conflict
1983
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
17th December 1983
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bomb
Department store
6th
90
Northern Ireland Conflict
1984
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
March 10, 1984
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Gaddafi - loyalists
explosive
Local
0
23
April 17, 1984
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Submachine gun (noun)
Libyan protesters, police officers
1
11
April 20, 1984
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Explosive device
London Heathrow Airport
0
22nd
1985
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1986
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
August 19, 1986
United Kingdom
Attack in London
explosive
Iranian business
1
12
1987
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1988
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 2nd August 1988
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
explosive
barracks
1
14th
Northern Ireland Conflict
1989
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1990
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
June 10, 1990
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
explosive
Military headquarters
0
17th
Northern Ireland Conflict
1991
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
February 18, 1991
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Explosives
Train stations
1
40
Northern Ireland Conflict
1992
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
February 28, 1992
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
explosive
London Bridge station
0
21st
Northern Ireland Conflict
April 10, 1992
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bomb
office building
3
91
Northern Ireland Conflict
December 10, 1992
United Kingdom
Attack in London
IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
explosive
shopping mall
0
11
Northern Ireland Conflict
1993
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
April 24, 1993
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bomb
Financial district
1
44
Northern Ireland Conflict
1994
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
July 26, 1994
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Hezbollah
pan-Islamic, anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic
Car bomb, explosive device
Israeli embassy
0
26th
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
1995
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1996
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 February 9, 1996
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Car bomb
Canary Wharf
2
200
Northern Ireland Conflict
1997
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1998
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
1999
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
April 17, 1999
United Kingdom
Attack in London
David Copeland
national socialist, racist
Nail bomb
Black civilians
0
45
April 24, 1999
United
Attack in London
David Copeland
national socialist, racist
Nail bomb
Civilians
0
13
April 30, 1999
United Kingdom
Attack in London
David Copeland
National Socialist, racist, homophobic
Nail bomb
Local
3
79
2000
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2001
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2002
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2003
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2004
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2005
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 July 7, 2005
United Kingdom
Attack in London
al Qaeda
Islamist
4 suicide bombers
3 underground trains, double-decker bus
52 (+4)
784
2006
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2007
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2008
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2009
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2010
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2011
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2012
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2013
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2014
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2015
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2016
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
December 12, 2016
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Adrian Brown
Islamophobic
knife
Muslim civilian
0
1
2017
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
22nd March 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Khalid Masood
Islamist
Vehicle, knife
Civilians, police officers
5 (+1)
50
0 3rd June 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane, Youssef Zaghba
Islamist
Pickup truck, knife
Market, civilians
8 (+3)
48
0 June 7, 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Islamist
knife
civilian
0
1
19th June 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Darren Osborne
Islamophobic
vehicle
Muslim civilians
1
12
June 21, 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
John Tomlin
Islamophobic
acid
Muslim civilians
0
2
August 25, 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury
Islamist
sword
Police officers in front of Buckingham Palace
0
3
15th September 2017
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Ahmed Hassan ( IS )
Salafist, Wahhabi
Explosive device
Subway train, civilians
0
30th
2018
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
2019
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 5th March 2019
United Kingdom
Attack in London
New IRA
autonomist, Irish Republican
Package bombs
London Waterloo Railway Station , London Heathrow Airport , London City Airport
0
0
Northern Ireland Conflict
29th November 2019
United Kingdom
Attack in London
Usman Khan ( Islamist )
Islamist
knife
Civilians
2 (+1)
3
2020
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 February 2, 2020
United Kingdom
Knife attack in London
-
-
knife
Streatham
0
0
-
Individual evidence
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197509050003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 11, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197510090002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 11, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197510290002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on April 11, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197710140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 197808200009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198110090009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198312170001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198403100001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198404170008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198404200008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198608190001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 198808020004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199006100012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199202280004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199204100007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199212100010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199407260002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 25, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 199602090004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1999: Dozens hurt in London bomb blast. Retrieved June 9, 2017 .
↑ Car bomb explodes in London's Brick Lane . In: The Guardian . April 24, 1999, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 9, 2017] 9:28 pm report from the Press Association).
↑ By Mark Honigsbaum, Denis Campbell, Tony Thompson, Sarah Ryle, Nicole Veash: Bomb factory man seized as death toll rises . In: The Guardian . May 2, 1999, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 9, 2017]).
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201703220001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 27, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706030010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706070008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706190002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201706210023 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 3, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201708250025 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 27, 2018 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201709150004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
↑ Group calling itself IRA says it sent five bombs to British targets. In: The Guardian . March 12, 2019, accessed on July 7, 2019 .
↑ Stabbings Around London Bridge Kill 2 in 'Terrorist Incident'. In: The New York Times . November 30, 2019, accessed November 30, 2019 .
↑ Guardian staff: Streatham: police shoot man dead after stabbings in south London . In: The Guardian . February 2, 2020, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed February 2, 2020]).
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