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Passengers included 35 Syracuse University students and many U.S. 21, Lockerbie, Scotland: N.Y.-bound Pan-Am Boeing 747 exploded in flight from a terrorist bomb and crashed into Scottish village, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on the ground. servicemen, killing 2 and injuring hundreds. April 5, West Berlin, Germany: Libyans bombed a disco frequented by U.S. 1986 April 2, Athens, Greece:A bomb exploded aboard TWA flight 840 en route from Rome to Athens, killing 4 Americans and injuring 9. 18, Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria: airports in Rome and Vienna were bombed, killing 20 people, 5 of whom were Americans. 7, Mediterranean Sea: gunmen attack Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro. June 14, Beirut, Lebanon: TWA Flight 847 en route from Athens to Rome hijacked to Beirut by Hezbollah terrorists and held for 17 days. soldiers, killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82. 1985 April 12, Madrid, Spain: Bombing at restaurant frequented by U.S.

3, Beirut, Lebanon: Kuwait Airways Flight 221, from Kuwait to Pakistan, hijacked and diverted to Tehran. embassy annex, killing 24, including 2 U.S. 20, east Beirut, Lebanon: truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy and other targets, killing 5 and injuring 80.

12, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Shiite truck bombers attacked the U.S. Minutes later a second bomb killed 58 French paratroopers in their barracks in West Beirut. military barracks at Beirut airport, killing 241 marines. 23, Beirut, Lebanon: Shiite suicide bombers exploded truck near U.S. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. embassy destroyed in suicide car-bomb attack 63 dead, including 17 Americans. Some were killed, some died in captivity, and some were eventually released. 1982?1991 Lebanon: Thirty US and other Western hostages kidnapped in Lebanon by Hezbollah. The remaining 52 were freed after 444 days on the day of President Reagan's inauguration. 4, Tehran, Iran: Iranian radical students seized the U.S. Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) claimed responsibility, and police tied 13 other bombings to the group. 24, New York City: bomb set off in historic Fraunces Tavern killed 4 and injured more than 50 people. Bolshevist or anarchist terrorists believed responsible, but crime never solved. 16, New York City: TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-drawn wagon exploded on Wall Street opposite House of Morgan, killing 35 people and injuring hundreds more. Sulfur stockpiles at mine set on fire, producing widespread sulfur dioxide plumes at least 41 U.S.The following timeline lists terrorist attacks against the United States and Americans living either in the U.S. Improved explosive device using chemical weapon artillery shellsįailed improvised explosive device using chemical weapon artillery shell near Baghdad airport Poisoning of food at meal on police base unconfirmed Iraq cities-Ramadi (6), Baghdad (3), Falluja (3), othersġ15 killed*, 854 injured (including 85 children)ġ5 car/truck bombings with chlorine tanks used most fatalities were from the explosions, most injuries from the chemical releases Multiple attacks, mostly blamed on Syrian government Syrian government accuses rebels of the attacksĪfghanistan-Takhar province (9), Sar-e-Pul province (4), othersĢ3 poison attacks on girls' schools, some cases of water poisoningĩ attacks involving poisoning of food at police stations/academiesĪfghanistan-Kabul (6), Kunduz (4), othersįailed improved explosive device using chemical weapon artillery shells Syria-Damascus, Al-Otaybeh, Khan al-Assal, Adra, Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Saraqeb Rockets with chemical agents fired at about 12 areas in suburbs south and east of Damascus, targeting rebel-held areas Syria-Damascus, Kafr Zita in Hama, and Talmenes in IdlibĬhlorine bombs used on civilians in two townsġ,429 killed (including 426 children), 2,200 injured Truck bomb with chlorine-filled tanks used against troopsīombs with chlorine-filled cylinders used against defending troops Sulfur mine set on fire, producing widespread sulfur dioxide plumesĪttack on town fatality was 3-year-old child Sources are provided following the table. other: several criminal incidents and accidental chemical releases are included because of their significance.use by terrorists: includes attacks with larger numbers of casualties.use in warfare: multiple attacks within a war are grouped together.Note that some incidents are disputed, and casualty figures in some cases are very uncertain. The listing is limited to events after 1900 (while there were some earlier instances of chemical/biological warfare, these instances were generally of very limited effectiveness). The following table summarizes known historical instances of the use of chemical or biological weapons, in reverse chronological order. Summary of historical attacks using chemical or biological weapons Summary of historical attacks using chemical or biological weapons