Classification of terrorist incidents
This list is to be referenced to when editing the List of non-state terrorist incidents or any of its sub-articles.
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Airstrike | An incident where assailants drop explosive devices from an aircraft onto their targets. | Tulsa race riot |
| Arson | An incident which involves the intentional setting fire to a target by the perpetrator | 2012 Benghazi attack |
| Assassination | An attack of any type on this list which targets an "important" figure.[1] | Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin |
| Attack | When multiple attacks occur where assailants use a variety of means and methods, the incident may just be labeled as an "Attack". When assailants use a means not listed here, or an unknown weapon, the incident may also be listed as an "Attack". | November 2015 Paris attacks |
| Attempted (type of attack) | An unsuccessful attack of any type on this list where nobody is killed or injured. Suicide attacks are considered attempted if and only if the perpetrator fails to kill himself. | 2001 failed shoe bomb attempt |
| Biological attack / Bioterrorism | An incident involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents.[2] | 2001 anthrax attacks |
| Bombing | An attack which involves an explosive device being detonated. Includes grenade attacks.[3] | 2016 Davao City bombing |
| Car bombing | A bombing attack which involves the use of a vehicle as the method of transport for the explosive device.[4] Applicable to truck and motorcycle bombings. | Oklahoma City bombing |
| Chemical attack | An incident which involves the intentional release or dissemination of chemical agents[5] | Tokyo subway sarin attack |
| Execution | An incident involving the killing of prisoners or hostages. | 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya |
| Hijacking | An incident involving the takeover of an aircraft or ship. | September 11 attacks |
| Hostage-taking | An incident involving the holding of people against their will by the perpetrators. | Beslan school siege |
| Kidnapping | An incident in which the perpetrators kidnap people. Distinct from hostage-taking because in a hostage-taking the location of the hostages is known while in a kidnapping, the location of the person or people kidnapped. | 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers |
| Land-mine | A specific type of bombing which involves the detonation of a landmine by applied pressure of the victim onto the device. | Ballygawley bus bombing |
| Massacre | An incident in which involves the killing of numerous unarmed people.[6] | 2015 Baga massacre |
| Melee attack | An attack which involves the perpetrator using a blunt or sharp object. Stabbings are included in a separate category. | 2016 Magnanville stabbing |
| Nuclear attack | An incident involving the intentional release or dissemination of nuclear material. | |
| Petrol bombing / firebombing | An incident involving the throwing of Molotov cocktails or other similar incendiary devices. | Duma arson attack |
| Rocket attack | An attack where guided or unguided surface-to-surface rockets are fired at military or civilian targets. | ISIS rocket attacks on Turkey |
| Shelling | An attack where artillery or mortar shells are launched against military or civilian targets. Distinct from rockets attack. | Downing Street mortar attack |
| Shoot-down | An incident involving the downing of an military or civilian aircraft through the use of surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft guns, small arms fire, etc. Does not include bombings. | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 |
| Shooting | An attack which involves the intentional discharging of firearms. | 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting |
| Stabbing | A melee attack in which a knife or other sharp object is used as a weapon. | 2016 Minnesota mall stabbing |
| Suicide bombing | An bombing attack which involves the perpetrator intentionally detonating an explosive device with the knowledge that the explosion will kill him.[7] | 7 July 2005 London bombings |
| Suicide car bombing | A suicide bombing involving the use of a car as the method of transport for the explosive device.[8] | 1983 Beirut barracks bombings |
| Torture | This incident occurs when terrorists kidnap and torture their captives. | Khaled al-Asaad |
| Vehicular assault | An attack involving the use of a vehicle as a ramming device against human targets. | 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack |
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2016
- List of terrorist incidents in October 2016
- Violent non-state actor
References
- ↑ "Assassinate". merriam-webster.com. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Bioterrorism Overview". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Milstein, Randall L. (2008). "Bomb damage assessment". In Ayn Embar-seddon, Allan D. Pass (eds.). Forensic Science. Salem Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-58765-423-7.
- ↑ "Vehicle Borne IEDs (VBIEDs)". globalsecurity.org. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Biological and Chemical Terrorism:Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Gallant, Thomas W. (2001). "review of Levene, Roberts The Massacre in History". Crime, History & Societies. 5 (1).
- ↑ Definition given by Kofi Annan, March 2005 in the UN General Assembly, while Secretary General of the UN."Story: UN reform". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "Vehicle Borne IEDs (VBIEDs)". globalsecurity.org. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
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