List of attacks on diplomatic missions


The following is a list of attacks on diplomatic buildings anywhere in the world. The list does not include attacks on individuals outside or inside an embassy, such as assassinations of ambassadors, or incidents such as letter bombs to individuals.
YearDateDiplomatic missionLocation countryLocation cityDeathsInjuriesDetails
1829February 11Russian EmpireTehran10Death of Aleksander Griboyedov
1900June 20 – August 14Legation Quarter
Beijing68
1924July 18Tehran10Muslim clerics and soldiers of the Iranian military beat Robert W. Imbrie, United States Consul in Tehran after it was incorrectly believed that he poisoned a well.
1926May 16Buenos Aires00Bombing following the trial and executions of Sacco and Vanzetti.
1926June 4Montevideo00Bombing following the trial and executions of Sacco and Vanzetti.
1927March 24NankingNanking Incident
1927March 24NankingNanking Incident
1927March 24NankingNanking Incident
1937ValenciaAerial bombings by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War damaged the British Embassy and destroyed the Paraguayan consulate.
1937ValenciaAerial bombings by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War damaged the British Embassy and destroyed the Paraguayan consulate.
1941MadridOn June 24, in the days following Nazi Germany's declaration of war on the Soviet Union, members of the Falange stormed the British Embassy with a truck-load of stones at their disposal. Embassy staff as well as 16 escaped POWs prevented an attempted break in by the Falangists. The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dismissed the incident as a "trivial matter concerning young hotheads" in response to a protest by the British Ambassador Sir Samuel Hoare.
1946RomeIrgun campaign; British Embassy bombing
1951February 19Tirana0Bombing led to the Massacre of 1951 in Albania
1952November 8 and December 5Tel Aviv0Perpetrated by the Tzrifin Underground in response to the persecution of Jews in Czechoslovakia.
1953February 9Tel Aviv03Perpetrated by the Tzrifin Underground in response to the Doctors' plot and other incidents of persecution in the Eastern Bloc.
1955February 14–16Berne0Berne incident
1957May 24Taipei338May 24 Incident
1958July 27Ankara00Bombs exploded at the US Embassy compound and a private American bookstore. The bombings coincided with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' arrival in the city for meetings of the Baghdad Pact.
1962November 28Bonn11Attack by Croatian Crusader Brotherhood.
1963September 16Jakarta00Mob attack burnt the Embassy and smashed all its windows.
1964March 5 and 8Libreville001964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings
1964March 18Moscow001964 Moscow protest
1964June 30SaigonBombing
1965March 30Saigon2218830 March 1965 Saigon Embassy bombing
1966Ottawa0
1967AugustBeijingSee: Chinese Cultural Revolution)
1967JuneBenghaziAmerican and British embassies were attacked and burned by rioters after false rumors spread in the city that the United States had bombed Cairo. This incident occurred at the start of the Six-Day War.
1967JuneBenghaziAmerican and British embassies were attacked and burned by rioters after false rumors spread in the city that the United States had bombed Cairo. This incident occurred at the start of the Six-Day War.
1967September 19Saigon012Bombing
1967OctoberJakarta00Aftermath of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966. Diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China severed.
1967November 29Melbourne01Bombing.
1968January 31Saigon5Saigon Embassy attack
1968February 21Washington D.C.00
1968OctoberJakartaRansacked in reaction to Singapore's execution of two Indonesia marines responsible for the MacDonald House bombing.
1968Kuala LumpurDue to the North Borneo dispute
1969BeijingDue to the Sino-Soviet border conflict
1969JuneSydneyBombing.
1969NovemberCanberraGelignite bombing.
1970October 21MelbourneBombing.
1971Phnom Penh
1971April 7Stockholm10The 1971 Yugoslav Embassy shooting. Ambassador Vladimir Rolović was killed in the attack by Croatian National Resistance.
1972February 2Dublin020
1972February 17PerthArmed assault.
1972December 28Bangkok,01972 Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis
1972Montreal1
1972Manila01Attacked by suspected Soviet soldiers.
1973March 1Khartoum31973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations
1973December 14Marseille4231973 Algerian consulate bombing in Marseille
1974February 7Kuwait City01974 attack on the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait
1974August 19Nicosia20TMT attack
1974September 13The Hague01974 French Embassy attack in The Hague
1975April 24Stockholm4West German Embassy siege
1975April 29Johannesburg4821975 Fox Street siege: David Protter, a South African Jew, seized about 20-30 hostages at the Israeli Consulate General where he worked as a security officer. The consulate was on the 5th-floor of an office building in downtown Johannesburg. After killing two consulate employees Protter - armed with two Uzi submachine guns, eleven pistols, a.22 pellet gun and about 2 000 rounds of ammunition - opened fire on pedestrians and motorists in Fox and Von Brandis Streets, killing 2 and wounding 82. He surrendered to police early the next morning, 19 hours after taking over the consulate.
1975Madrid1975 Egyptian Embassy attack in Madrid
1975August 4Kuala Lumpur
December 4–19Amsterdam11975 Indonesian Consulate attack in Amsterdam
1977November 18Athens1A group of Arab students stormed the Egyptian embassy in Athens to protest Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic trip to Jerusalem. Embassy guards opened fire on the protesters.
1977November 18Beirut18A rocket fired at the Egyptian Embassy killed one security guard and wounded two other guards and six soldiers from Saudi Arabia. This incident was in response to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic trip to Jerusalem.
1978Paris
1979San Salvador
1979San Salvador
1979February 14Tehran01First Iran hostage
1979May 18Washington D.C.Bomb detonated by Omega 7
1979July 14Ankara3Four terrorists from the group Eagles of the Palestinian Revolution seized the Egyptian embassy in Ankara and held a number of diplomats, including the ambassador, hostage for two days.
1979November 4Tehran9Iran Hostage Crisis
1979November 22Islamabad41979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad
1979December 2Tripoli1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya
1980February 27 – April 27Bogotá1Dominican embassy siege
1980January 31Guatemala City3621980 Spanish Embassy attack in Guatemala City
1980April 30 – May 5London7Iranian Embassy siege
1981September 24–25Paris11981 Turkish consulate attack in Paris
1981December 15Beirut61100+1981 Iraqi embassy bombing
1982May 24Beirut1422Car bombing of the French embassy in Beirut. The Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility.
1982December 23Sydney
1982Bern
1982Kabul
1983April 18Beirut641983 United States embassy bombing
1983August 27Washington, D.C.0Three unidentified men hurled home made bombs into the lobby of the embassy.
1983December 12Kuwait City01983 Kuwait bombings
1983December 12Kuwait City61983 Kuwait bombings
1983July 27Lisbon71983 Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon
1984September 20Beirut241984 U.S. embassy annex bombing
1984November 26Bogota17A bomb exploded on the street adjacent to the embassy, killing one Colombian woman. Drug traffickers were believed to be responsible.
1985March 12Ottawa11985 attack on Turkish embassy in Ottawa
1985May 15LimaThe terrorist group Shining Path bombed a number of targets in Lima, including the Soviet and Chinese embassies. Two sticks of dynamite were thrown over the wall of the United States Ambassador's residence, causing no injuries.
1985May 15LimaThe terrorist group Shining Path bombed a number of targets in Lima, including the Soviet and Chinese embassies. Two sticks of dynamite were thrown over the wall of the United States Ambassador's residence, causing no injuries.
1985May 15LimaThe terrorist group Shining Path bombed a number of targets in Lima, including the Soviet and Chinese embassies. Two sticks of dynamite were thrown over the wall of the United States Ambassador's residence, causing no injuries.
1986April 9-?Makati0100 Nigerian students seized and occupied the Nigerian embassy for days to protest alleged neglect of the diplomatic mission over their plight
1986April 15TripoliDuring 1986 United States bombing of Libya
1986NovemberJakartaJapanese Red Army attack
1986NovemberJakartaJapanese Red Army attack
1986NovemberLisbonForças Populares 25 de Abril attack
1986November 23Melbourne1Melbourne Turkish consulate bombing
19861987Rome
1987Rome
1987TehranIn response to the 1987 Mecca Massacre
1987TehranIn response to the 1987 Mecca Massacre
1988TehranDue to alleged Soviet support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war
1989Kabul
1989September 17BogotaSuspected FARC attack
1990Tel AvivFailed 1990 US Embassy attack in Tel Aviv
1990LondonDuring the Poll Tax Riots
1991HelsinkiIraqi Kurdish refugee protest on Kurdish massacre in Northern Iraq
1992Buenos Aires291992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires
1992April 5Ottawa
1992April 6Canberra01attack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilBonn, Hamburg04attack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilCopenhagenattack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilThe Hagueattack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilOslo01attack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilStockholm03attack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilLondonattack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1992AprilNew Yorkattack by members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization
1993July 27LimaShining Path attack
199426 JulyLondon01994 attack on Israeli embassy in London
1995Managua0
199517 JunePerth0
1995November 19Islamabad19Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan
19956 SeptemberKabul11995 attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul
1995September 13MoscowSuspected Chechen attack
1996December 17 – April 22 Lima3Japanese embassy hostage crisis
1998Riga0Riga Bombing 1998
1998Mazari Sharif111998 Iranian diplomats assassination in Afghanistan
1998June 21BeirutHezbollah attack
1998August 7Nairobi2121998 United States embassy bombings
1998August 7Dar es Salaam111998 United States embassy bombings
1999May 7Belgrade3U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
1999Beijing0In response to the U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
1999Bangkok01999 Burmese Embassy Siege
2000August 1Jakarta2212000 Philippine consulate bombing
2002January 22Kolkata5Attack by gunmen on the American Centre in Kolkata.
2002April 12Caracas0Part of the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt
2002June 14Karachi122002 US consulate bombing in Karachi
2002October 12Manado
2002October 12Denpasar
2003February 25Caracas00
2003February 25Caracas00
2003February 28Karachi20Suspected Al-Qaeda attack
2003Baghdad172003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad
2003Kabul002003 attack on Pakistan Embassy in Kabul
2003Baghdad1Turkish embassy bombing in Baghdad
2003Istanbul712003 Istanbul bombings
2004Tashkent2Tashkent embassy bombings
2004Tashkent2Tashkent embassy bombings
2004Jakarta92004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta
2004Manila2004 Malaysian embassy siege by protesters
2004JeddahJeddah consulate attack
2006February 7TehranJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006March 2Karachi4Suspected Al-Qaeda attack
2006September 12Damascus4Damascus bombings and other attacks
2006BeirutJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006DamascusJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006Benghazi
2006Colombo2006 attack on Pakistani ambassador to Sri Lanka
2007Athens0Embassy of the United States, Athens
2007Kinshasa
2007San JoséHostage situation.
2007New Delhi
2008Belgrade12008 Serbia protests
2008Belgrade12008 Serbia protests
2008March 10Toronto2008 Tibetan unrest
2008March 11Washington D.C.2008 Tibetan unrest
2008March 14Calgary2008 Tibetan unrest
2008March 15Sydney12008 Tibetan unrest
2008March 16Paris2008 Tibetan unrest
2008March 20Vienna2008 Tibetan unrest
2008Budapest2008 Tibetan unrest
2008The Hague2008 Tibetan unrest
2008Zurich2008 Tibetan unrest
2008Nouakchott2008 Tibetan unrest
2008Islamabad2008 Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad
2008Kabul2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul
2008OctoberHelsinkiKurdish–Turkish conflict
2008Istanbul62008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack
2008Sana‘a192008 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen
2008Hargeisa302008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings
2008Berlin
2009Nouakchott32009 Nouakchott suicide bombing
2009StockholmDeportation of Iraqi Refugees
2009February 4Caracas
2009February 18Tehran2009 attack on Pakistan Embassy in Tehran
2009Budapest2009 attack on Slovak Embassy in Budapest
2009July 5Los AngelesJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
2009July 6MunichJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
2009July 6AmsterdamJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
2009July 7OsloJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
2009July 13AnkaraJuly 2009 Ürümqi riots
2009August 25BelgradeMolotov cocktails attack by anarchists in support of Greek riots.
2009October 8Kabul172009 Kabul Indian embassy attack
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010AthensConspiracy of Fire Nuclei
2010RomeThe Informal Anarchist Federation claimed credit for these mail bombs.
2010RomeThe Informal Anarchist Federation claimed credit for these mail bombs.
2010RomeAlleged explosive device defused by Italian police
2010Bamako
201011 MayTehran2010 attack on Pakistan ambassador to Iran
2010April 5Peshawar62010 Peshawar bombings
201026 FebruaryKabul18 February 2010 Kabul attack
201126 MayMoscowAttacked by National Bolshevik Party activists as a response to arrest of Ratko Mladić.
2011DamascusSyrian civil war
2011DamascusSyrian civil war
20119–10 SeptemberCairo2011 attack on Israeli Embassy in Egypt
2011Kabul2011 Kabul Attacks
2011Sarajevo
2011DamascusSyrian civil war
2011DamascusSyrian civil war
2011DamascusSyrian civil war
201129 NovemberTehran2011 attack on the British Embassy in Iran
2012January 8SeoulA Chinese man hurled four petrol bombs at the Japanese mission in protest of Japan's war crimes during the World War II.
2012Bishkek
2012Cairo2012 attack on the American Embassy in Egypt
2012July 9Seoul
2012September 11Benghazi44 U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi. Official and unofficial accounts vary on the number of Americans injured, from 4 to as many as 30.
2012Sana'a2012 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen
2012Tunis
2012Khartoum2012 attack on the German Embassy in Sudan
2012Shenyang02012 attack on the Japanese Consulate in Shenyang
2013February 1Ankara22013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara
2013April 23Tripoli0AQIM car-bombing attack
2013July 25Tripoli0Rocket-propelled grenade attack.
2013June 29Tripoli2013 attack on Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli
2013August 3Jalalabad921
2013August 7New Delhi2013 attack on Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi
2013September 13Herat2202013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat
2013October 3Tripoli1
2013November 5Damascus
2013November 8Rijeka
2013November 11Warsaw
2013November 19Beirut20+50+Iranian embassy bombings
2013December 19Dhaka2013 siege of the Pakistani embassy in Dhaka
201422 MayHerat2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
2014June 14Kiev00Attack following the downing of a plane with 49 Ukrainian troops near Luhansk carried out by pro-Russian militants using weapon probably from Russia.
2014November 13Tripoli00
2014November 13Tripoli00
2015January 17Tripoli03
2015February 22Tripoli00
2015April 12Tripoli21
2015April 13Tripoli00
2015April 21Tripoli00
2015June 12Tripoli00
2015June 24Mogadishu37
2015July 8Istanbul6th anniversary of the Ürümqi riots
2015July 9Ankara6th anniversary of the Ürümqi riots
2015July 11Cairo14Suspected ISIS attack
2015July 24Sydney017th anniversary of the 2008 Tibetan unrest
2015July 26Mogadishu120Suspected Al-Shabaab attack
2015July 29Cairo12Suspected Al Qaeda attack
2015August 10Istanbul01Suspected DHKP-C attack
2015September 20Damascus00
2015November 25Moscow00Attack following the downing a bomber aircraft by Turkey near the border between Syria and Turkey
2015December 11Kabul29Taliban attack
2016January 3Tehran and Mashhad2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
2016May 11Baghdad1Security contractor shot dead. investigation underway.
2016August 30Bishkek13
2016November 10Mazar-i-Sharif6120German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif attack: Taliban truck bombing
2017March 29Lutsk00Polish consulate in Lutsk was attacked with grenade launcher
2018March 11Vienna1 1Soldier posted outside Iranian Embassy in Vienna was attacked by a knife-wielding Egyptian national with Islamist sympathies. Attacker was shot and killed.
2018September 7BasraProtesters torched the Iranian consulate.
2019February 22Madrid10 men forcibly entered the North Korean embassy in Madrid and beat and tied up eight diplomats within, before stealing computers and files.
2019November 3Karbala30During the 2019 Iraqi protests
2019November 10La PazDuring the 2019 Bolivian protests, a group attacked and took control of the Venezuelan embassy building.
2019November 27NajafAmid antigovernment protests in Iraq focusing on government dysfunction, corruption, and Iranian influence over the Iraqi government, a crowd of Iraqi demonstrators (almost all Shiite burned down the Iranian consulate in Najaf in southern Iraq. Najaf police said that 35 protesters and 32 members of Iraqi security forces were injuries. No Iranian personnel were in the consulate during the attack, as consulate staff fled just beforehand.
2019December 1NajafThe Iranian consulate in Najaf was torched by an angry crowd of Iraqis a second time.
2019December 31Baghdad2019 attack on the United States embassy in Iraq. During protests against a U.S. airstrike killing 25 fighters from an Iran-backed Shiite militia in Iraq.
2020February 10AbujaDuring a protest to oppose the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and the Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, angry crowds of Nigerians stormed the embassy.
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