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This is a timeline of incidents in 1976 that have been labeled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

Guidelines

  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 1 Bombing 81 0 Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia A flight from Beirut to Abu Dhabi is bombed by unknown perpetrators. Unknown Lebanese Civil War
January 4 Mass shooting 6 1 County Armagh. Northern Ireland Two Catholic families, the Reaveys and the O'Dowds, are murdered by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
January 5 Mass shooting 10 1 Kingsmill, Northern Ireland Kingsmill massacre: Ten Protestant textile factory workers were massacred when 11 gunmen ambushed their minibus, which was traveling along the Whitecross to Bessbrook road in County Armagh. The "South Armagh Republican Action Force" claimed responsibility. One worker was spared because he was Catholic, and one other worker survived despite being shot 18 times. In June 2011, the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) determined that the Irish Republican Army was responsible for the attack.[1][2] PIRA The Troubles
February 3 Hijacking 1 Djibouti Members of the Somali Coast Liberation Front hijack a school bus, killing one girl. Somali Coast Liberation Front
March 2 Bombing 2 85 Sapporo, Japan A time-bomb exploded at the Hokkaido Prefectural office, killing two, and injuring another 85. A member of a left-wing group was arrested by Japanese authorities on September 1. East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
March 17 Car bombing 4 12 Dungannon, Northern Ireland Ulster Volunteer Force bombing of a pub celebrating St. Patrick's Day, killing four civilians including two young boys. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
April 19 Assassination 1 0 Colombia The M-19 executes union leader, Jose Raquel Mercado, held hostage since February. M-19 Colombian Conflict
May 9 Shooting 2 3 Montejurra, Spain Two members of the Carlist Party are killed and three wounded by neo-fascists Warriors of Christ the King militants Neofascist terrorism in Spain
June 5 Bombing 2 Belfast, Northern Ireland Bombing of a bar frequented by Ulster Defence Association members. Two Protestant civilians are killed. PIRA The Troubles
June 5 Shooting 5 Belfast, Northern Ireland Four gunmen from the Ulster Volunteer Force open fire on the Chlorane Bar, killing five men, three Catholic and two Protestant. The shootings were in retaliation for an IRA bombing earlier in the day. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
June 16 Kidnapping 2 Beirut, Lebanon US Ambassador Francis E. Meloy, Jr., and Economic Counselor Robert O. Waring were kidnapped by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and killed a short time later. PFLP
June 18 Bombing 1 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina The head of the Federal Police, General Cesáreo Ángel Cardozo, was killed by a bomb packed with 700 grams of TNT under his bed, also seriously wounding his wife.[3] Montoneros Dirty War
July 2 Shooting 6 3 Antrim, Northern Ireland Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force attack a Catholic-owned pub, killing five Protestant civilians and one Catholic civilian. Ulster Volunteer Force The Troubles
July 2 Bombing 23 60+ Buenos Aires, Argentina Montoneros attacked the Federal Security Superintendency (also known as Federal Coordination) of the Federal Police, causing the collapse of the roof of the dining room when the place was full of officers having lunch. 23 people died, including one female civilian who was visiting, and about 60 were injured, in response for the coup d'état of March 24.[4] Montoneros Dirty War
July 4 Hostage-taking 4 (+52) 15+ Kampala, Uganda Hijacking of Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Paris) by PFLP and German Revolutionary Cells (Revolutionäre Zellen); four hostages, one Sayeret Matkal soldier and 45 Ugandan soldiers killed. PFLP-EO
Uganda 		Israeli–Palestinian conflict
July 21 Bombing 2 0 Ireland An IRA landmine kills Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the newly appointed British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, and his secretary Judith Cook. IRA
August 16 Car bombing 2 20 Keady, Northern Ireland Ulster Volunteer Force subgroup the Glenanne gang car bombs a Catholic pub, killing two. Glenanne gang (UVF) The Troubles
September 10 Hijacking, bombing 1 1 United States Five Croatian nationalists hijack a plane en route from New York City to Chicago with a hoax bomb. At the same time, a bomb was discovered at Grand Central Station. One police officer was killed and another was wounded while they attempted to defuse it.[5][6] Croatian nationalists Terrorism in the United States
September 12 Bombing 11 30 Rosario, Argentina A bomb blast kills ten policemen and two civilians and injures at least 30 people.[7] Montoneros Dirty War
September 21 Assassination, Car Bombing 2 1 Washington, D.C., United States Orlando Letelier, a leading opponent of Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet who was living in exile in the United States, was killed along with Ronni Karpen Moffitt, who was in the car along with her husband Michael, who worked for Letelier. DINA Terrorism in the United States
October 4 Mass shooting 5 10 San Sebastián, Spain Juan María de Araluce Villar, the government appointed president of Gipuzkoa Province, is killed along with his driver and three bodyguards by ETA. ETA Basque conflict
October 6 Bombing 73 0 Bridgetown, Barbados Bombing of Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 by Anti-Castro exiles. The Cuban government accused the CIA and Venezuelan DISIP of organizing the bombing.[8] Anti-Castro exiles Cuban dissident movement
November 17 Hostage-taking 4 (+3) Amman, Jordan Abu Nidal Organization fighters stormed the Intercontinental Hotel and seized several hostages. Security then stormed the hotel. In the ensuing fight 3 terrorists, 2 soldiers, and 2 civilians were killed.[9][10] Abu Nidal Organization Israeli–Palestinian conflict
December 4 Hostage-taking 1 The Hague, Netherlands Members of the RMS movement occupy the Indonesian consulate. One Indonesian official is killed. Republik Maluku Selatan
December 14 Shooting 1 Athens, Greece Two terrorists killed Evangelos Mallios, a dishonorably discharged police officer and torturer during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 Revolutionary Organization 17 November

See also

References

  1. ^ Kingsmills massacre: Alan Black says state agents involved, BBC News (February 17, 2014).
  2. ^ IRA Kingsmills massacre: full inquest ordered into 1976 killings, Guardian (September 17, 2015).
  3. ^ "Muere en atentado el jefe de la policía federal argentina". El País. 1976-06-19.
  4. ^ "Superintendencia de Seguridad Federal".
  5. ^ Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism: Croatian Freedom Fighters, Terrorism Knowledge Base, 04/03/2001
  6. ^ World And Nation Update Newsday July 25, 2008
  7. ^ Nine policemen killed by bomb, Times Daily (September 13, 1976)
  8. ^ Letta Tayler: Is he a Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?, Newsday.com, January 3, 2007
  9. ^ Mannes, Aaron (2003). Profiles in Terror: The Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 105.
  10. ^ Jewish Virtual Library List of Terrorist Attacks Attributed to Abu Nidal
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