List of terrorist incidents in 1974

This is a timeline of incidents in 1974 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

Date	Type	Dead	Injured	Location	Details	Perpetrator	Part of
January 20	Hijacking, bombings	0	0	/ Strabane, United Kingdom	Two IRA volunteers hijack a helicopter from Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and use it to drop bombs on a British Barracks in Strabane, Northern Ireland.	PIRA	The Troubles
January 31	Hostage-taking	0	0	Singapore/ Kuwait	Laju incident: JRA–PFLP attack on a Shell facility in Singapore and the simultaneous seizure of the Japanese embassy in Kuwait.	Japanese Red Army PFLP
February 4	Bombing	12	39	West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom	Twelve people (nine soldiers and three civilians) are killed by the IRA in the M62 Coach Bombing.	PIRA	The Troubles
April 11	Massacre	18 (+3 terrorists)	15	Kiryat Shmona, Israel	Kiryat Shmona massacre: at an apartment building by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members, killing 18 people, nine of whom were children.	PFLP	Israel-Palestine conflict
May 15	Massacre	31 (+3 terrorists)	70	Ma'alot, Israel	Ma'alot massacre: at the Ma'alot High School in Northern Israel by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members: 26 of the hostages were killed, 66 wounded.	PFLP	Israel-Palestine conflict
May 17	Car bombings	35	300	Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland	Ulster Volunteer Force detonate three car bombs in Dublin and one in Monaghan, killing 35 civilians, the deadliest toll of any one day in Ireland's 'Troubles'. It is suspected that the British security forces may have assisted the bombers to plan and carry out the attacks. The UK government have so far refused to release files about the bombings.[1]	Ulster Volunteer Force	The Troubles
May 28	Bombing	8	102	Brescia, Italy	Eight people are killed and at least 90 wounded when a bomb placed in a rubbish bin explodes in the Piazza della Loggia bombing.	Ordine Nuovo
June 17	Attack	2		Padua, Italy	A group of terrorists from the Red Brigades attack an office of Italian Social Movement in Padua, Italy, killing two people.[2]	Red Brigades
June 17	Attempted bombing	0	0	Pittsburgh, United States	Weather Underground Organization planted a bomb the lobby of Gulf Oil Corporation's Pittsburgh headquarters to protest Gulf Oil's actions in Angola, Vietnam, and elsewhere.	Weather Underground
June 17	Bombing	0	11	London, United Kingdom	The IRA plant a bomb which explodes at the Houses of Parliament in London, causing extensive damage and injuring eleven people.[3]	PIRA	The Troubles
June 24-25	Shooting	4 (+3 terrorists)	8	Nahariya, Israel	Nahariya attack	Fatah	Israel-Palestine conflict
July 23	Attempted bombing	0	0	Manchester, United Kingdom	The Provisional IRA planted a bomb on a passenger airliner. They called The Irish News to issue a warning that the plane could blow up. The PIRA later said they never intended on blowing up the plane but wanted to prove they could smuggle a bomb onto a passenger plane.	PIRA	The Troubles
July 24	Torture murder	1	0	Belfast, United Kingdom	Ann Ogilby is tortured and murdered by two teenage girls from the Ulster Defence Association in retaliation for Ogilby having an affair with a married UDA commander.	Ulster Defence Association	The Troubles
August 4	Bombing	12	48	San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy	Italicus Express train between Roma and Brennero explodes, killing twelve and injuring 44. Attributed to fascist group Ordine nero.	Ordine Nero
August 30	Bombing	8	378	Tokyo, Japan	Powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight killed, 378 injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities.	Japanese Red Army
September 8	Bombing	88	0	/ Ionian Sea, Greece	TWA Flight 841: Bomb kills 88 on jetliner. Attributed to Abu Nidal and his terrorist organization.	Abu Nidal Organization	Israel-Palestine conflict
September 13	Bombing	13	71	Madrid, Spain	Basque group ETA bombs the "Rolando" cafeteria in Madrid and kills twelve people.	ETA	Basque conflict
September 13	Hostage-taking	0	1	The Hague, The Netherlands	Three members of the Japanese Red Army take hostages at the French embassy in The Hague. They wound a Dutch policewoman. All hostages are released without harm in exchange for JRA prisoner being released.	Japanese Red Army
September 15	Hijacking, bombing	75	0	Phan Rang, South Vietnam	Le Duc Tan, a South Vietnamese ranger who had recently had his position in the army demoted hijacked Air Vietnam Flight 706 and demanded to be flown to Hanoi. After the pilots refused to give in to his demands, Tan detonated grenades and caused the plane to crash, killing everyone on board.	Le Duc Tan	Vietnam War
October 5	Bombings	5	65	Guildford, United Kingdom	Guildford pub bombing by the IRA leaves four off-duty soldiers and a civilian dead and 44 injured.	PIRA	The Troubles
October 22	Bombing	0	3	London, United Kingdom	A bomb planted by the Provisional IRA explodes in London, injuring three people.[4]	PIRA	The Troubles
November 7	Bombing	2		Woolwich, United Kingdom	Woolwich, London pub bombing see Wiki -article Kings Arms, Woolwich	PIRA	The Troubles
November 17	Bombings	1		Northampton, Birmingham and Coventry, United Kingdom	Three bombs exploded in three cities, Northampton, Birmingham and Coventry, that caused the death of one person.	PIRA	The Troubles
November 19	Shooting	4 (+3 terrorists)	20+	Beit She'an, Israel	Beit She'an attack	DFLP	Israel-Palestine conflict
November 21	Bombings	21	182	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Birmingham pub bombing by the IRA kills 21 people, injures 182.	PIRA	The Troubles
December 11	Bombing	0	1	New York City, United States	A bomb set off by the Puerto Rican nationalist group FALN in East Harlem, New York, permanently disables a police officer. The officer lost an eye as a result of this act.	FALN

See also

• List of terrorist incidents

References