List of terrorist incidents in 2017
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:04:00 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2017, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.
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Jan 1
Jan 1
Date
Jan 1
Type
Shooting
Dead
39
Injured
70
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Article
2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting
Details
A gunman opened fire in the Reina Nightclub during New Year celebrations.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Turkey–ISIL conflict
Jan 2
Jan 2
Date
Jan 2
Type
Suicide car bombings
Dead
56 (+3)
Injured
122
Location
Baghdad, Iraq
Article
January 2017 Baghdad bombings
Details
A series of car bombings in Sadr City and other parts of Baghdad.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Iraqi Civil War
Jan 2
Jan 2
Date
Jan 2
Type
Suicide car bombing
Dead
7 (+1)
Injured
17
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Article
2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings
Details
Suicide car bombing at a checkpoint near Aden Adde International Airport.
Perpetrator
Al-Shabaab
Part of
Somali Civil War
Jan 4
Jan 4
Date
Jan 4
Type
Jailbreak, shootout
Dead
2 (+5)
Injured
1
Location
Kidapawan, Philippines
Article
2017 Kidapawan jail siege
Details
Around 100 gunmen attacked the North Cotabato District Jail. A total of 158 inmates escaped, fourteen of whom were quickly recaptured, while five others were killed.
Perpetrator
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (suspected)
Part of
Moro conflict
Jan 5
Jan 5
Date
Jan 5
Type
Car bombing, shooting
Dead
2 (+2)
Injured
10
Location
İzmir, Turkey
Article
2017 İzmir courthouse attack
Details
A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse, triggering a shootout. Two of the attackers were killed, while a third managed to escape.
Perpetrator
Kurdistan Freedom Falcons
Part of
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Jan 6
Jan 6
Date
Jan 6
Type
Shooting
Dead
5
Injured
~42
Location
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Article
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
Details
Mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
Perpetrator
Esteban Santiago-Ruiz
Part of
Terrorism in the United States
Jan 7
Jan 7
Date
Jan 7
Type
Car bombing
Dead
60+
Injured
50
Location
Azaz, Syria
Article
January 2017 Azaz bombing
Details
Car bomb attack at a marketplace in the rebel-held town.
Perpetrator
Islamic State (suspected)
Part of
Syrian Civil War
Jan 8
Jan 8
Date
Jan 8
Type
Vehicular attack
Dead
4 (+1)
Injured
17
Location
East Jerusalem, Israel
Article
2017 Jerusalem truck attack
Details
A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers.
Perpetrator
Lone wolf
Part of
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Jan 18
Jan 18
Date
Jan 18
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
77 (+1)
Injured
115
Location
Gao, Mali
Article
2017 Gao bombing
Details
Five suicide bombers exploded near a NATO army base. There were no reported casualties among the NATO troops. Al-Mourabitoun claimed responsibility.
Perpetrator
Al-Mourabitoun
Part of
Northern Mali Conflict
Jan 21
Jan 21
Date
Jan 21
Type
Bombing
Dead
25
Injured
87
Location
Parachinar, Pakistan
Article
2017 Parachinar bombing
Details
A bomb that was placed in a crate exploded at a vegetable market in Kurram Agency tribal area.
Perpetrator
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi & Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Part of
War in Northwest Pakistan
Jan 25
Jan 25
Date
Jan 25
Type
Suicide car bombings,
shooting
Dead
28 (+4)
Injured
43+
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Article
2017 Dayah Hotel attack
Details
Coordinated attack against the Dayah Hotel.
Perpetrator
Al-Shabaab
Part of
Somali Civil War
Jan 29
Jan 29
Date
Jan 29
Type
Shooting
Dead
6
Injured
17
Location
Quebec City, Canada
Article
Quebec City mosque shooting
Details
A gunman opened fire at a mosque.
Perpetrator
Alexandre Bissonnette (suspected)
Part of
Terrorism in Canada
Feb 13
Feb 13
Date
Feb 13
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
18 (+1)
Injured
90+
Location
Lahore, Pakistan
Article
2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Details
A bomb blast ripped through a protest.
Perpetrator
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Part of
Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
Feb 15
Feb 15
Date
Feb 15
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
2 (+1)
Injured
12+
Location
Peshawar, Pakistan
Article
2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing
Details
A suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying local judges and government officials.
Perpetrator
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Part of
Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
Feb 16
Feb 16
Date
Feb 16
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
91+ (+1)
Injured
300+
Location
Sehwan, Pakistan
Article
Sehwan suicide bombing
Details
Suicide bombing at a shrine.
Perpetrator
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Part of
Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
Feb 21
Feb 21
Date
Feb 21
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
7 (+3)
Injured
21
Location
Charsadda, Pakistan
Article
2017 Charsadda suicide bombing
Details
A sessions court was hit by multiple suicide bombers.
Perpetrator
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Feb 22
Feb 22
Date
Feb 22
Type
Shooting
Dead
1
Injured
2
Location
Olathe, United States
Article
2017 Olathe shooting
Details
A man shot three people after yelling "get out of my Country." The gunman said he believed the men he shot were Middle Eastern, but the victims were Indian engineers. An Indian man was killed and another was injured. Ian Grillot, an American who tried to save them, was also shot.
Perpetrator
Lone wolf
Part of
Terrorism in the United States
Mar 7
Mar 7
Date
Mar 7
Type
Bombing
Dead
0
Injured
10
Location
Madhya Pradesh, India
Article
2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing
Details
In the first ISIS attack on India, terrorists known to authorities planted low intensity pipe bombs which exploded on a train at Jabri railway station.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Terrorism in India
Mar 8
Mar 8
Date
Mar 8
Type
Suicide bombing, shootings
Dead
100+
Injured
63+
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Article
March 2017 Kabul attack
Details
Gunmen staged a complex assault on a military hospital in the Wazir Akbar Khan area.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Mar 11
Mar 11
Date
Mar 11
Type
Car bombing, suicide bombing
Dead
74 (+1)
Injured
120+
Location
Damascus, Syria
Article
March 2017 Damascus bombings
Details
Twin bombings in the Old City of Damascus that killed and injured mostly Iraqi Shia pilgrims.
Perpetrator
Tahrir al-Sham
Part of
Syrian Civil War
Mar 15
Mar 15
Date
Mar 15
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
40 (+2)
Injured
30+
Location
Damascus, Syria
Article
March 2017 Damascus bombings
Details
A suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the Palace of Justice. A second suicide blast took place at a restaurant in the Rabweh area.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Syrian Civil War
Mar 17
Mar 17
Date
Mar 17
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
0 (+1)
Injured
2
Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Article
2017 Dhaka RAB camp suicide bombing
Details
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a camp of Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion, injuring two security personnel.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Terrorism in Bangladesh
Mar 20
Mar 20
Date
Mar 20
Type
Stabbing
Dead
1
Injured
0
Location
New York City, United States
Article
Murder of Timothy Caughman
Details
A white supremacist stabbed an African-American to death. He revealed that he planned larger attacks against black men in Times Square.
Perpetrator
James Harris Jackson
Part of
Terrorism in the United States
Mar 22
Mar 22
Date
Mar 22
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
8 (+5)
Injured
20+
Location
Maiduguri, Nigeria
Article
March 2017 Maiduguri attack
Details
Multiple suicide blasts along a highway.
Perpetrator
Boko Haram
Part of
Boko Haram insurgency
Mar 22
Mar 22
Date
Mar 22
Type
Vehicle attack, stabbing
Dead
5 (+1)
Injured
50
Location
London, United Kingdom
Article
2017 Westminster attack
Details
52-year-old Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing the car into the railings of the Palace of Westminster. The attacker then fled from the vehicle and attempted to gain access through the Palace gates, fatally stabbing a police officer before being shot dead by a plainclothes police officer.
Perpetrator
Khalid Masood
Part of
Islamic terrorism in the West
Mar 25
Mar 25
Date
Mar 25
Type
Suicide bombing, bombings, shooting
Dead
7 (+4)
Injured
40+
Location
South Surma Upazila, Bangladesh
Article
2017 South Surma Upazila bombings
Details
Suicide bombing followed by more explosions and gunfire.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Terrorism in Bangladesh
Mar 31
Mar 31
Date
Mar 31
Type
Car bombing
Dead
24
Injured
70+
Location
Parachinar, Pakistan
Article
March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing
Details
Blast outside a mosque.
Perpetrator
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Part of
Operation Ghazi
Apr 3
Apr 3
Date
Apr 3
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
15 (+1)
Injured
64
Location
St Petersburg, Russia
Article
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
Details
Suicide bombing on the Saint Petersburg Metro on the day President Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city.
Perpetrator
Imam Shamil Battalion
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Apr 5
Apr 5
Date
Apr 5
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
8 (+1)
Injured
19
Location
Lahore, Pakistan
Article
April 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Details
A suicide bomber detonated near a Pakistan Army vehicle taking part in a census. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.
Perpetrator
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Apr 5
Apr 5
Date
Apr 5
Type
Shooting, Suicide bombings
Dead
35
Injured
40
Location
Tikrit, Iraq
Article
2017 Tikrit attacks
Details
Insurgent attack.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Iraqi Civil War
Apr 7
Apr 7
Date
Apr 7
Type
Vehicular attack
Dead
5
Injured
14
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Article
2017 Stockholm truck attack
Details
A hijacked truck driven by an Uzbek man steered into a pedestrian shopping street and a department store.
Perpetrator
Rakhmat Akilov
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Apr 9
Apr 9
Date
Apr 9
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
30 (+1)
Injured
70
Location
Tanta, Egypt
Article
Palm Sunday church bombings
Details
Explosion in a Coptic Church during Palm Sunday service, followed by another attack near a police station.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Insurgency in Egypt
Apr 9
Apr 9
Date
Apr 9
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
43
Injured
789
Location
Alexandria, Egypt
Article
Palm Sunday church bombings
Details
A suicide bomber detonated outside Saint Mark's Church in the Manshyia district, followed by another explosion in Chouhada Street.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Insurgency in Egypt
Apr 14
Apr 14
Date
Apr 14
Type
Stabbing
Dead
1
Injured
2
Location
Jerusalem, Israel
Article
2017 Jerusalem Light Rail stabbing
Details
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and killed a British student in the Jerusalem Light Rail near Tzahal square.
Perpetrator
Palestinian Nationalist
Part of
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Apr 15
Apr 15
Date
Apr 15
Type
Suicide car bombing
Dead
126
Injured
100+
Location
Aleppo, Syria
Article
2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing
Details
A motor bomb exploded.
Perpetrator
Unknown
Part of
Syrian Civil War
Apr 20
Apr 20
Date
Apr 20
Type
Shooting
Dead
1 (+1)
Injured
3
Location
Paris, France
Article
2017 shooting of Paris police officers
Details
One police officer was killed, two others and a woman injured in a shooting in the Champs-Élysées area. One of the two gunmen was killed in the attack.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Apr 21
Apr 21
Date
Apr 21
Type
Shooting
Dead
256 (+10)
Injured
160+
Location
Balkh Province, Afghanistan
Article
2017 Camp Shaheen attack
Details
Attack on a military base.
Perpetrator
Taliban
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Apr 24
Apr 24
Date
Apr 24
Type
Ambush
Dead
25 (+3-4)
Injured
7
Location
Sukma, India
Article
2017 Sukma attack
Details
Suspected Maoist rebels ambushed a group of Central Reserve Police Force officers who were guarding road workers in Chhattisgarh. At least 25 CRPF soldiers were killed and 7 others were critically injured.
Perpetrator
CPI (suspected)
Part of
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
May 8
May 8
Date
May 8
Type
Bombing
Dead
0
Injured
4
Location
Peshawar, Pakistan
Article
May 2017 Peshawar bombings
Details
Two bombs exploded while the third one was defused by Bomb Disposal Squad. Three officials of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and a passerby were injured.
Perpetrator
Unknown
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
May 9
May 9
Date
May 9
Type
Car bombings
Dead
1
Injured
60
Location
Pattani, Thailand
Article
2017 Pattani bombing
Details
Two bombs went off at Big C Supercenter in Muang district. A canvas vendor was killed before his truck was stolen to transport the bombs.
Perpetrator
Barisan Revolusi Nasional (suspected)
Part of
South Thailand insurgency
May 12
May 12
Date
May 12
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
28 (+1)
Injured
37
Location
Mastung, Pakistan
Article
2017 Mastung bombing
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
May 20
May 20
Date
May 20
Type
Shooting
Dead
141+
Injured
100+
Location
Wadi al Shatii District, Libya
Article
Brak El-Shati airbase raid
Perpetrator
Misrata Militants (suspected)
Part of
Second Libyan Civil War
May 22
May 22
Date
May 22
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
22 (+1)
Injured
800+
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Article
Manchester Arena bombing
Details
A suicide bomber blew himself up at an Ariana Grande concert.
Perpetrator
Salman Abedi
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
May 24
May 24
Date
May 24
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
3 (+2)
Injured
10
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Article
2017 Jakarta bombings
Details
Three police officers were killed and ten others, five police officers and five civilians, injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bus stop.
Perpetrator
Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
Part of
Terrorism in Indonesia
May 26
May 26
Date
May 26
Type
Shootings
Dead
28
Injured
25+
Location
Minya, Egypt
Article
2017 Minya attack
Details
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians.
Perpetrator
Islamic State (suspected)
Part of
Insurgency in Egypt
May 30
May 30
Date
May 30
Type
Car bombing
Dead
30+
Injured
40
Location
Baghdad, Iraq
Article
Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing
Details
A car bomb detonated outside an ice cream shop.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Iraqi Civil War
May 31
May 31
Date
May 31
Type
Car bombing
Dead
150+
Injured
413+
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Article
May 2017 Kabul attack
Details
Car bombing in the diplomatic quarter.
Perpetrator
Haqqani network
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Jun 3
Jun 3
Date
Jun 3
Type
Vehicular attack, Stabbing
Dead
8 (+3)
Injured
48
Location
London, United Kingdom
Article
2017 London Bridge attack
Details
A van ran over multiple pedestrians on London Bridge. The men then drove to Borough Market, where they stabbed multiple people before being shot by police.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Jun 5
Jun 5
Date
Jun 5
Type
Hostage taking, Shooting
Dead
1 (+1)
Injured
3
Location
Brighton, Australia
Article
2017 Brighton siege
Details
Yacqub Khayre, killed a man and took a woman hostage before he was shot dead by police following a siege. During the course of the siege three police officers were wounded.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Terrorism in Australia
Jun 6
Jun 6
Date
Jun 6
Type
Bombing
Dead
10
Injured
16
Location
Herat, Afghanistan
Article
2017 Herat bombing
Details
Bomb blast outside the Jama Masjid of Herat.
Perpetrator
Taliban (suspected)
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Jun 6
Jun 6
Date
Jun 6
Type
Melee attack
Dead
0
Injured
1 (+1)
Location
Paris, France
Article
2017 Notre Dame attack
Details
A police officer who was outside Notre-Dame Cathedral was injured after he was attacked by a man with a hammer, who was then shot by police.
Perpetrator
Lone wolf
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Jun 7
Jun 7
Date
Jun 7
Type
Shooting, suicide Bombings
Dead
18 (+5)
Injured
52
Location
Tehran, Iran
Article
2017 Tehran attacks
Details
The Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini were attacked by seven armed men with pistols and Kalashnikov rifles.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Assassination and terrorism in Iran
Jun 14
Jun 14
Date
Jun 14
Type
Shooting
Dead
0 (+1)
Injured
6
Location
Alexandria, United States
Article
Congressional baseball shooting
Details
A gunman targeting Republican lawmakers opened fire at a baseball field. A top Republican, Steve Scalise, was critically injured.
Perpetrator
Lone wolf
Part of
Terrorism in the United States
Jun 16
Jun 16
Date
Jun 16
Type
Stabbing, shooting
Dead
1 (+3)
Injured
4
Location
Jerusalem, Israel
Article
June 2017 Jerusalem attack
Details
A Border Police guard in a coordinated stabbing and shooting attack in two areas in Jerusalem's Old City.
Perpetrator
Islamic State (claimed)
PFLP
Hamas
Part of
Terrorism in Israel
Jun 17
Jun 17
Date
Jun 17
Type
Bombing
Dead
3
Injured
9
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Article
Centro Andino bombing
Details
A bomb exploded in a women's bathroom at the upscale Andino mall.
Perpetrator
MRP (suspected)
Part of
Terrorism in Colombia
Jun 19
Jun 19
Date
Jun 19
Type
Vehicular attack
Dead
1
Injured
10
Location
London, United Kingdom
Article
2017 Finsbury Park attack
Details
A vehicle rammed into people walking out of a mosque in the Finsbury Park neighborhood.
Perpetrator
Lone wolf (suspected)
Part of
Terrorism in the United Kingdom
Jun 20
Jun 20
Date
Jun 20
Type
Attempted suicide bombing, Shooting, Melee attack
Dead
0 (+1)
Injured
0
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Article
June 2017 Brussels attack
Details
A terrorist ran into Brussels Central Station, where he detonated a small bomb which caused no injuries. Still carrying a suicide vest, he ran to another part of the station. There he was shot and killed by soldiers who were guarding the station.
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Jun 21
Jun 21
Date
Jun 21
Type
Stabbing
Dead
0
Injured
1
Location
Flint, United States
Article
2017 Bishop International Airport incident
Details
A man shouting "Allah Akbar", stormed Bishop International Airport. A police officer was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the neck.
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Terrorism in the United States
Jun 21
Jun 21
Date
Jun 21
Type
Bombing
Dead
34+
Injured
60+
Location
Lashkargah, Afghanistan
Article
June 2017 Kabul bank attack
Details
Bomb attack on a branch of the Kabul Bank in the province of Helmand.
Perpetrator
Taliban
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Jun 23
Jun 23
Date
Jun 23
Type
Suicide bombings
Dead
78 (+2)
Injured
200+
Location
Parachinar, Pakistan
Article
June 2017 Pakistan bombings
Details
Two bomb blasts took place in a market.
Perpetrator
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Jun 23
Jun 23
Date
Jun 23
Type
Car bombing
Dead
13 (+1)
Injured
20
Location
Quetta, Pakistan
Article
June 2017 Pakistan bombings
Details
Car bomb attack near the provincial police chief's office.
Perpetrator
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Jun 23
Jun 23
Date
Jun 23
Type
Shootings
Dead
4
Injured
1
Location
Karachi, Pakistan
Article
June 2017 Pakistan bombings
Details
Men on motorcycles shot policemen in an industrial area.
Perpetrator
Islamist (suspected)
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Jul 10
Jul 10
Date
Jul 10
Type
Shooting
Dead
7
Injured
19
Location
Anantnag district, India
Article
2017 Amarnath Yatra attack
Details
Militants first attacked a police bunker and then a police party. A bus carrying pilgrims to Amarnath Temple was caught in the crossfire between militants and policemen.
Perpetrator
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Part of
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Jul 14
Jul 14
Date
Jul 14
Type
Shooting
Dead
2 (+3)
Injured
1
Location
Jerusalem, Israel
Article
2017 Temple Mount shooting
Details
Three Arab-Israelis opened fire on Israeli police officers at the Temple Mount near the Lions' Gate and fled to mosques of the Mount. Three officers were shot and injured, two of them critically. The three attackers, who were armed with rifles and a handgun, were all shot dead by police.
Perpetrator
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (suspected)
Part of
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Jul 14
Jul 14
Date
Jul 14
Type
Stabbing
Dead
3
Injured
3
Location
Hurghada, Egypt
Article
2017 Hurghada attack
Details
Two German tourists and a Czech citizen were killed and when a knifeman attacked a holiday resort.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
Insurgency in Egypt
Jul 21
Jul 21
Date
Jul 21
Type
Stabbing
Dead
3
Injured
1 (+1)
Location
Halamish, West Bank
Article
2017 Halamish stabbing attack
Details
Three Israelis were killed and one severely wounded in a stabbing attack. The assailant, identified as Palestinian, was shot by a neighbour.
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Jul 23
Jul 23
Date
Jul 23
Type
Melee attack
Dead
1 (+1)
Injured
1
Location
Amman, Jordan
Article
2017 Amman incident
Details
A Jordanian worker at the Israeli embassy stabbed a guard who shot the perpetrator dead. A bystander was also hit by the gunfire and later succumbed to his injuries
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Temple Mount crisis
Jul 24
Jul 24
Date
Jul 24
Type
Stabbing
Dead
0
Injured
1
Location
Petah Tikva, Israel
Article
July 2017 Petah Tikva attack
Details
A 32-year old Israeli Arab civilian was stabbed in the neck by a Palestinian man from Qalqilya. The attacker was arrested and reportedly said that he "did it for Al-Aqsa".
Perpetrator
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (suspected)
Part of
Temple Mount crisis
Jul 24
Jul 24
Date
Jul 24
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
26 (+1)
Injured
54
Location
Lahore, Pakistan
Article
July 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Perpetrator
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Jul 28
Jul 28
Date
Jul 28
Type
Stabbing
Dead
1
Injured
6
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Article
2017 Hamburg attack
Details
A man shouting "Allahu Akbar" stabbed civilians in a supermarket.
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Jul 30
Jul 30
Date
Jul 30
Type
Shooting and bombing
Dead
12-39+ (+8)
Injured
7
Location
Lower Shebelle, Somalia
Article
Golweyn ambush
Details
A convoy of Ugandan AMISOM peacekeepers and Somali soldiers was ambushed by Al-Shabaab.
Perpetrator
Al-Shabaab
Part of
War in Somalia
Aug 1
Aug 1
Date
Aug 1
Type
Suicide bombing, shooting
Dead
33 (+2)
Injured
66
Location
Herat, Afghanistan
Article
2017 Herat mosque attack
Details
Two suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque. One of the bombers shot at worshipers with a rifle before detonating himself.
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
War in Afghanistan
Aug 2
Aug 2
Date
Aug 2
Type
Stabbing
Dead
0
Injured
1
Location
Yavneh, Israel
Article
2017 Yavne attack
Details
A 19-year-old Palestinian man from Yatta, stabbed a 40-year-old Israeli civilian in a supermarket. The victim suffered serious injuries. The attacker was arrested by police.
Perpetrator
Ismail Abu Aram
Part of
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Aug 9
Aug 9
Date
Aug 9
Type
Vehicular attack
Dead
0
Injured
6(+1)
Location
Levallois-Perret, France
Article
2017 Levallois-Perret attack
Details
A car rammed into a group of soldiers in the northwestern suburbs of Paris. Six soldiers patrolling the area as part of Opération Sentinelle were injured, three of them seriously. The driver fled the scene and, several hours later, was shot and arrested by an elite police unit on a highway near Marquise, Pas-de-Calais after attempting to ram a road
Perpetrator
Islamist
Part of
Islamic terrorism in Europe
Aug 11
Aug 11
Date
Aug 11
Type
Bombing
Dead
3
Injured
26
Location
Bajaur Agency, Pakistan
Article
2017 Bajour bombing
Details
Roadside bomb in a tribal district near the Afghan border.
Perpetrator
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (suspected)
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Aug 12
Aug 12
Date
Aug 12
Type
Vehicular attack
Dead
1
Injured
19
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Article
Charlottesville car attack
Details
A car driven by a neo-Nazi plowed into a group of people marching peacefully during protests.
Perpetrator
James Alex Fields
Part of
Unite the Right Rally
Aug 12
Aug 12
Date
Aug 12
Type
Suicide bombing
Dead
15 (+1)
Injured
32
Location
Quetta, Pakistan
Article
August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
Perpetrator
Islamic State
Part of
War in North-West Pakistan
Aug 14
Aug 14
Date
Aug 14
Type
Shootings
Dead
19 (+3)
Injured
22
Location
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Article
2017 Ouagadougou attack
Details
Suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and Hotel. Three attackers were also killed.
Perpetrator
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (suspected)
Part of
Insurgency in the Maghreb
Aug 14
Aug 14
Date
Aug 14
Type
Bombing
Dead
8
Injured
4
Location
Harnai District, Pakistan
Article
2017 Harnai bombing
Details
Soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Baluchistan.
Perpetrator
Balochistan Liberation Army (suspected)
Part of
Insurgency in Balochistan
| Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Article | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
| Jan 1 | Shooting | 39 | 70 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting | A gunman opened fire in the Reina Nightclub during New Year celebrations. | Islamic State | Turkey–ISIL conflict |
| Jan 2 | Suicide car bombings | 56 (+3) | 122 | Baghdad, Iraq | January 2017 Baghdad bombings | A series of car bombings in Sadr City and other parts of Baghdad. | Islamic State | Iraqi Civil War |
| Jan 2 | Suicide car bombing | 7 (+1) | 17 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings | Suicide car bombing at a checkpoint near Aden Adde International Airport. | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War |
| Jan 4 | Jailbreak, shootout | 2 (+5) | 1 | Kidapawan, Philippines | 2017 Kidapawan jail siege | Around 100 gunmen attacked the North Cotabato District Jail. A total of 158 inmates escaped, fourteen of whom were quickly recaptured, while five others were killed. | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (suspected) | Moro conflict |
| Jan 5 | Car bombing, shooting | 2 (+2) | 10 | İzmir, Turkey | 2017 İzmir courthouse attack | A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse, triggering a shootout. Two of the attackers were killed, while a third managed to escape. | Kurdistan Freedom Falcons | Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
| Jan 6 | Shooting | 5 | ~42 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Fort Lauderdale airport shooting | Mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida. | Esteban Santiago-Ruiz | Terrorism in the United States |
| Jan 7 | Car bombing | 60+ | 50 | Azaz, Syria | January 2017 Azaz bombing | Car bomb attack at a marketplace in the rebel-held town. | Islamic State (suspected) | Syrian Civil War |
| Jan 8 | Vehicular attack | 4 (+1) | 17 | East Jerusalem, Israel | 2017 Jerusalem truck attack | A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers. | Lone wolf | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| Jan 18 | Suicide bombings | 77 (+1) | 115 | Gao, Mali | 2017 Gao bombing | Five suicide bombers exploded near a NATO army base. There were no reported casualties among the NATO troops. Al-Mourabitoun claimed responsibility. | Al-Mourabitoun | Northern Mali Conflict |
| Jan 21 | Bombing | 25 | 87 | Parachinar, Pakistan | 2017 Parachinar bombing | A bomb that was placed in a crate exploded at a vegetable market in Kurram Agency tribal area. | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi & Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | War in Northwest Pakistan |
| Jan 25 | Suicide car bombings, shooting | 28 (+4) | 43+ | Mogadishu, Somalia | 2017 Dayah Hotel attack | Coordinated attack against the Dayah Hotel. | Al-Shabaab | Somali Civil War |
| Jan 29 | Shooting | 6 | 17 | Quebec City, Canada | Quebec City mosque shooting | A gunman opened fire at a mosque. | Alexandre Bissonnette (suspected) | Terrorism in Canada |
| Feb 13 | Suicide bombing | 18 (+1) | 90+ | Lahore, Pakistan | 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | A bomb blast ripped through a protest. | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan |
| Feb 15 | Suicide bombing | 2 (+1) | 12+ | Peshawar, Pakistan | 2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing | A suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying local judges and government officials. | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan |
| Feb 16 | Suicide bombing | 91+ (+1) | 300+ | Sehwan, Pakistan | Sehwan suicide bombing | Suicide bombing at a shrine. | Islamic State – Khorasan Province | Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan |
| Feb 21 | Suicide bombings | 7 (+3) | 21 | Charsadda, Pakistan | 2017 Charsadda suicide bombing | A sessions court was hit by multiple suicide bombers. | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | War in North-West Pakistan |
| Feb 22 | Shooting | 1 | 2 | Olathe, United States | 2017 Olathe shooting | A man shot three people after yelling "get out of my Country." The gunman said he believed the men he shot were Middle Eastern, but the victims were Indian engineers. An Indian man was killed and another was injured. Ian Grillot, an American who tried to save them, was also shot. | Lone wolf | Terrorism in the United States |
| Mar 7 | Bombing | 0 | 10 | Madhya Pradesh, India | 2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing | In the first ISIS attack on India, terrorists known to authorities planted low intensity pipe bombs which exploded on a train at Jabri railway station. | Islamic State | Terrorism in India |
| Mar 8 | Suicide bombing, shootings | 100+ | 63+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | March 2017 Kabul attack | Gunmen staged a complex assault on a military hospital in the Wazir Akbar Khan area. | Islamic State | War in Afghanistan |
| Mar 11 | Car bombing, suicide bombing | 74 (+1) | 120+ | Damascus, Syria | March 2017 Damascus bombings | Twin bombings in the Old City of Damascus that killed and injured mostly Iraqi Shia pilgrims. | Tahrir al-Sham | Syrian Civil War |
| Mar 15 | Suicide bombings | 40 (+2) | 30+ | Damascus, Syria | March 2017 Damascus bombings | A suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the Palace of Justice. A second suicide blast took place at a restaurant in the Rabweh area. | Islamic State | Syrian Civil War |
| Mar 17 | Suicide bombing | 0 (+1) | 2 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2017 Dhaka RAB camp suicide bombing | A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a camp of Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion, injuring two security personnel. | Islamic State | Terrorism in Bangladesh |
| Mar 20 | Stabbing | 1 | 0 | New York City, United States | Murder of Timothy Caughman | A white supremacist stabbed an African-American to death. He revealed that he planned larger attacks against black men in Times Square. | James Harris Jackson | Terrorism in the United States |
| Mar 22 | Suicide bombings | 8 (+5) | 20+ | Maiduguri, Nigeria | March 2017 Maiduguri attack | Multiple suicide blasts along a highway. | Boko Haram | Boko Haram insurgency |
| Mar 22 | Vehicle attack, stabbing | 5 (+1) | 50 | London, United Kingdom | 2017 Westminster attack | 52-year-old Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing the car into the railings of the Palace of Westminster. The attacker then fled from the vehicle and attempted to gain access through the Palace gates, fatally stabbing a police officer before being shot dead by a plainclothes police officer. | Khalid Masood | Islamic terrorism in the West |
| Mar 25 | Suicide bombing, bombings, shooting | 7 (+4) | 40+ | South Surma Upazila, Bangladesh | 2017 South Surma Upazila bombings | Suicide bombing followed by more explosions and gunfire. | Islamic State | Terrorism in Bangladesh |
| Mar 31 | Car bombing | 24 | 70+ | Parachinar, Pakistan | March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing | Blast outside a mosque. | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar | Operation Ghazi |
| Apr 3 | Suicide bombing | 15 (+1) | 64 | St Petersburg, Russia | 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing | Suicide bombing on the Saint Petersburg Metro on the day President Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city. | Imam Shamil Battalion | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| Apr 5 | Suicide bombing | 8 (+1) | 19 | Lahore, Pakistan | April 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | A suicide bomber detonated near a Pakistan Army vehicle taking part in a census. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility. | Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan | War in North-West Pakistan |
| Apr 5 | Shooting, Suicide bombings | 35 | 40 | Tikrit, Iraq | 2017 Tikrit attacks | Insurgent attack. | Islamic State | Iraqi Civil War |
| Apr 7 | Vehicular attack | 5 | 14 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2017 Stockholm truck attack | A hijacked truck driven by an Uzbek man steered into a pedestrian shopping street and a department store. | Rakhmat Akilov | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| Apr 9 | Suicide bombing | 30 (+1) | 70 | Tanta, Egypt | Palm Sunday church bombings | Explosion in a Coptic Church during Palm Sunday service, followed by another attack near a police station. | Islamic State | Insurgency in Egypt |
| Apr 9 | Suicide bombing | 43 | 789 | Alexandria, Egypt | Palm Sunday church bombings | A suicide bomber detonated outside Saint Mark's Church in the Manshyia district, followed by another explosion in Chouhada Street. | Islamic State | Insurgency in Egypt |
| Apr 14 | Stabbing | 1 | 2 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2017 Jerusalem Light Rail stabbing | A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and killed a British student in the Jerusalem Light Rail near Tzahal square. | Palestinian Nationalist | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| Apr 15 | Suicide car bombing | 126 | 100+ | Aleppo, Syria | 2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing | A motor bomb exploded. | Unknown | Syrian Civil War |
| Apr 20 | Shooting | 1 (+1) | 3 | Paris, France | 2017 shooting of Paris police officers | One police officer was killed, two others and a woman injured in a shooting in the Champs-Élysées area. One of the two gunmen was killed in the attack. | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| Apr 21 | Shooting | 256 (+10) | 160+ | Balkh Province, Afghanistan | 2017 Camp Shaheen attack | Attack on a military base. | Taliban | War in Afghanistan |
| Apr 24 | Ambush | 25 (+3-4) | 7 | Sukma, India | 2017 Sukma attack | Suspected Maoist rebels ambushed a group of Central Reserve Police Force officers who were guarding road workers in Chhattisgarh. At least 25 CRPF soldiers were killed and 7 others were critically injured. | CPI (suspected) | Naxalite–Maoist insurgency |
| May 8 | Bombing | 0 | 4 | Peshawar, Pakistan | May 2017 Peshawar bombings | Two bombs exploded while the third one was defused by Bomb Disposal Squad. Three officials of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and a passerby were injured. | Unknown | War in North-West Pakistan |
| May 9 | Car bombings | 1 | 60 | Pattani, Thailand | 2017 Pattani bombing | Two bombs went off at Big C Supercenter in Muang district. A canvas vendor was killed before his truck was stolen to transport the bombs. | Barisan Revolusi Nasional (suspected) | South Thailand insurgency |
| May 12 | Suicide bombing | 28 (+1) | 37 | Mastung, Pakistan | 2017 Mastung bombing | Islamic State | War in North-West Pakistan | |
| May 20 | Shooting | 141+ | 100+ | Wadi al Shatii District, Libya | Brak El-Shati airbase raid | Misrata Militants (suspected) | Second Libyan Civil War | |
| May 22 | Suicide bombing | 22 (+1) | 800+ | Manchester, United Kingdom | Manchester Arena bombing | A suicide bomber blew himself up at an Ariana Grande concert. | Salman Abedi | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| May 24 | Suicide bombings | 3 (+2) | 10 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2017 Jakarta bombings | Three police officers were killed and ten others, five police officers and five civilians, injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bus stop. | Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid | Terrorism in Indonesia |
| May 26 | Shootings | 28 | 25+ | Minya, Egypt | 2017 Minya attack | Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians. | Islamic State (suspected) | Insurgency in Egypt |
| May 30 | Car bombing | 30+ | 40 | Baghdad, Iraq | Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing | A car bomb detonated outside an ice cream shop. | Islamic State | Iraqi Civil War |
| May 31 | Car bombing | 150+ | 413+ | Kabul, Afghanistan | May 2017 Kabul attack | Car bombing in the diplomatic quarter. | Haqqani network | War in Afghanistan |
| Jun 3 | Vehicular attack, Stabbing | 8 (+3) | 48 | London, United Kingdom | 2017 London Bridge attack | A van ran over multiple pedestrians on London Bridge. The men then drove to Borough Market, where they stabbed multiple people before being shot by police. | Islamic State | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| Jun 5 | Hostage taking, Shooting | 1 (+1) | 3 | Brighton, Australia | 2017 Brighton siege | Yacqub Khayre, killed a man and took a woman hostage before he was shot dead by police following a siege. During the course of the siege three police officers were wounded. | Islamic State | Terrorism in Australia |
References
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- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/world/middleeast/iraq-baghdad-market-suicide-bombing-islamic-state.html?ref=middleeast
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