List of terrorist incidents in 1973

This is a timeline of incidents in 1973 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).

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Guidelines
  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 7 Spree shooting 8 11 New Orleans, United States After shooting a police officer a week earlier, Mark Essex, a former Black Panther Party member, shot nineteen people (ten of them police officers) in retaliation for police killings at a Howard Johnsons hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, he also set fires in the hotel before being killed by police. Mark Essex
January 20 Car bombing 1 14 Dublin, Ireland 1972 and 1973 Dublin bombings: A car bomb exploded near a betting shop in Dublin, ROI, killing a bus conductor. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
March 1 Hostage-taking 3 Khartoum, Sudan 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations: Black September took ten hostages (five of them diplomats) at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Khartoum. Three western diplomats were killed.[1] Palestinian gunmen burst into the embassy, and took Moore hostage, as well as fellow American Cleo Allen Noel, a Belgian diplomat, and two others.[1] Black September Israeli–Palestinian conflict
March 4 Attempted bombings 0 0 New York City, United States 1973 New York City bomb plot: Black September member Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary attempted to bomb three Israeli locations in New York City to coincide with Golda Meir's visit to the city. However, the bombs were poorly wired and failed to detonate. Black September Israeli–Palestinian conflict
March 8 Car bombing 1 200 London, United Kingdom 1973 Old Bailey bombing: PIRA car bombing of the Old Bailey courthouse in London, killing 1 person. PIRA The Troubles
April 16 Arson 2 Rome, Italy Primavalle fire: 3 activists of Potere Operaio burned the house in Rome, Lazio, of a militant of the Italian Social Movement and killed his two sons. Potere Operaio Years of Lead
May 1 Stabbing 1 0 Madrid, Spain During the demonstrations held in Madrid called by the PCE (ml) and the Coordinating Committee pro-FRAP, a deputy inspector of the Political-Social Brigade (BPS) was killed, having being stabbed in clashes between police and demonstrators in the vicinity of Atocha.[2] FRAP
May 17 Bombing 4 52 Milan, Italy Milan police headquarters bombing: Gianfranco Bertoli, an anarchist activist, supporter of Max Stirner, attacked the police headquarters in Milan, Lombardy, Italy with a hand grenade during a commemorative ceremony with Italian Prime Minister Mariano Rumor. Gianfranco Bertoli (lone wolf) Years of Lead
May 17 Bombing 5 Tullyvallen, United Kingdom The PIRA killed 5 British soldiers in a roadside bomb attack in Tullyvallen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK.[3] PIRA The Troubles
May 18 Bombing 82 0 Lake Baikal, USSR An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B flying from Irkutsk Airport to Chita Airport exploded in flight after a passenger detonated a bomb when refused passage to China. The plane crashed east of Lake Baikal, Russia, killing all 82 passengers.[4] Lone wolf
June 12 Car bombings 6 33 Coleraine, United Kingdom 1973 Coleraine bombings: Two PIRA car bombings targeted a wine shop and a garage. Six people were killed in the wine shop bombing and 33 others were injured. PIRA The Troubles
June 20 Massacre 13+ 365+ Buenos Aires, Argentina Ezeiza massacre: Massacre of left-wing Peronists at rally celebrating his return from Spain at Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Right-wing Peronists were blamed for the massacre. 13 victims were positively identified but more people may have been killed. Right-wing Peronists
July 1 Assassination 1 0 Washington, D.C., United States The Israeli attaché in Washington, U.S., Yosef Alon, was shot dead there. Black September (suspected) Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 20 Hijacking 0 (+1) 1 Japan Japan Air Lines Flight 404: Hijacking by a member of the Japanese Red Army and four members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. One of the terrorists is killed when his grenade accidentally detonates. Japanese Red Army
PFLP		 Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 21 Assassination 1 0 Lillehammer, Norway Israeli Mossad agents shot and killed Ahmed Bouchiki, a Moroccan waiter and brother of musician Chico Bouchikhi, in Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway. The Israeli agents had mistaken their target for Ali Hassan Salameh, the chief of operations for Black September. Six of the Mossad team of fifteen were arrested and convicted of complicity in the killing by the Norwegian justice system, in a major blow to the intelligence agency's reputation. Mossad Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 27 Assassination 1 0 Santiago de Chile Chile In July 1973, militants of Frente Nacionalista Patria y Libertad, from the command Rolando Matus assassinated the naval aide to President Salvador Allende, Commander Arturo Araya Peters. He was shot by a sniper in front of his home.[5] Frente Nacionalista Patria y Libertad
August 5 Mass shooting, Grenade throwing 3 58 Athens Greece Two Palestinian terrorists opened fire and threw four grenades in the transit area of Ellinikon International Airport at passengers waiting to board flights for Geneva and New York City and took thirty to thirty five hostages. Surrounded by Greek Police, they surrendered after two hours. They declared that they belonged to Black September and their objective was to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv, but they missed the flight because they were confused by the airport signs. Black September Israeli–Palestinian conflict
September 1 Suicide bombing 2 (+1) Moscow, USSR A man blew himself up inside Lenin Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow, Russia - also killing two women standing next to him.[6] Lone wolf
September Shootout, clash 30+ 33 Arrested Antioquia, Colombia The So-called "Operation Anori" military operation carried out by the V Brigade of the Army of Colombia against guerrillas of the Army of National Liberation (ELN), damaging them enormously. ELN Colombian conflict
September 1 Bombings 0 21 London, United Kingdom King's Cross and Euston Station bombings: The PIRA set off bombs at London's King's Cross and Euston stations, injuring 21 people.[7] PIRA The Troubles
September 6 Mass shooting 1 3 Buenos Aires, Argentina A group of guerrillas assaulted the Army Health Command in Buenos Aires, as a means of obtainting weapons and ammunition. In the process one soldier was accidentally shot dead and other three wounded.[8] People's Revolutionary Army Dirty War
September 28–29 Hijacking 0 0 Marchegg, Austria Two Arab terrorists hijacked the Chopin-Express from Moscow to Vienna at the East-West border in Marchegg, Lower Austria. The train was often used by Jewish exiles from the USSR. The terrorists demanded the closure of an Austrian transit camp for Jews on their way to Israel. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (Jewish himself) complied and allowed the terrorists to escape to Libya.[9] As-Sa'iqa Israeli–Palestinian conflict
October 13 Ambush, mass shooting 11 Unknown Tolima, Colombia An ambush of the FARC left 8 soldiers and 3 civilians killed. FARC Colombian conflict
November 23 Bombing 4 0 Marghera, Italy Argo 16: A C-47 aircraft called the Argo 16 is bombed in Marghera, Venice, Italy by unknown terrorists, killing all four people on board. Unknown
November 25 Hijacking 0 0 Iraq KLM Flight 861: A hijacking by three Arabs demanding the release of seven Palestinian prisoners. The situation ended peacefully without casualties. Arab Nationalist Youth Organization Israeli–Palestinian conflict
December 14 Bombing 4 20 Marseille, France Algerian consulate bombing in Marseille: The Algerian consulate in Marseille, France was bombed by the anti-Arab Charles Martel Group. Four people were killed and another twenty were injured.[10] Charles Martel Group
December 17–18 Hijacking, bombing 34 22 Rome, Italy 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking: On Pan Am Flight 110, 30 passengers were killed when Palestinian guerrillas threw phosphorus bombs aboard the aircraft as it prepared for departure.[11] A Lufthansa plane was hijacked the same day by Palestinians, who killed 2 passengers. Black September
PLO		 Israeli–Palestinian conflict
December 20 Bombing, assassination 1 Madrid, Spain Assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco: Prime Minister Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco was assassinated in Madrid, Spain by ETA. ETA
December 24 Bombing 1 (+2) 34 Newry, United Kingdom A PIRA bomb exploded prematurely inside a pub in Newry, County Armagh/County Down, killing both bombers and another person. It injured 34 other people.[12] PIRA The Troubles
December 27 Kidnapping, murder 1 0 Belfast, United Kingdom German industrialist Thomas Niedermayer was kidnapped and murdered by the PIRA. His body was not discovered until 1980. PIRA The Troubles

See also

References
  1. Jureidini, Paul A. Middle East Quarterly, Review of Assassination in Khartoum, June 1994
  2. "Dialnet".
  3. Wesley Johnston: Major Killings in or Associated with Northern Ireland 1969 - 1998
  4. "Tupolev 104B CCCP-42411 Chita". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. http://www.bncatalogo.cl/F?func=direct&local_base=BNC01&doc_number=000515501
  6. Oberg, James E. Uncovering Soviet Disasters: Exploring the Limits of Glasnost. Random House, New York 1988; p.104
  7. BBC: Bomb blasts rock central London, On this day, September 10, 1973
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. DeRouen, Karl (2005). Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies. ABL-CLIO. p. 67.
  10. MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
  11. Ramsden, J. M., ed. (27 December 1973). "Rome hijacking" (PDF). FLIGHT International. IPC Transport Press Ltd. 104 (3380): 1010. Retrieved 11 February 2015 – via flightglobal.com/pdfarchive. ... ran on to the apron and two phosphorus bombs were thrown into the front and rear entrances of a Pan American 707 Celestial Clipper, with 170 passengers on board
  12. Three die in pub bombing, Spartanburg Herald-Journal (December 25, 1973)
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