List of Islam-related terrorist incidents in Belgium Terrorist activity in Belgium

1 list of islam-related terrorist incidents in belgium

1.1 attacks related middle east politics
1.2 antisemitic attacks
1.3 islamist attacks

list of islam-related terrorist incidents in belgium
attacks related middle east politics

1985


1 august 1985: silco incident kidnapping of belgian-franch family government of libya; held 5 years.

antisemitic attacks

1980


28 july 1980: 1980 antwerp summer camp attack. syria-born palestinian, said al nasr, used grenades attack group of 40 jewish children waiting families bus take them summer camp. 1 boy killed , 20 other people wounded in attack. explosion killed 1 boy, identified 15-year-old parisian david kuhan, , wounded 20, aged 13 27, 8 of whom had hospitalized,


1981


20 october 1981: 1981 antwerp bombing bombing of antwerp synagogue.

islamist attacks

terrorism experts regard isis activities in europe s francophone area single, french-belgian nexus of islamic state activity , attacks.

2014


24 may 2014: jewish museum of belgium shooting. isis directed attack on jewish museum of belgium in brussels french national in contact isis.


2016


22 march 2016: 2016 brussels bombings. 2 isis suicide bombings occurred @ brussels airport in zaventem, , 1 @ maalbeek metro station in central brussels. thirty-two civilians , 3 perpetrators killed, , more 300 people injured. bomb found during search of airport. islamic state of iraq , levant (isil) claimed responsibility attacks.


6 august 2016: 2016 stabbing of charleroi police officers. isis claimed responsibility attack on belgian police officers algerian national had been scheduled deportation.


5 october 2016: 2016 stabbing of brussels police officers isis-inspired lone wolf stabbing of 3 police officers in brussels.


2017


20 june 2017: explosion occurred in brussels central train station, failed bombing attempt moroccan lone wolf oussama zariouh.
25 august 2017: 2 soldiers lightly wounded after machete-wielding man attacked them in brussels close grand place. perpetrator shot dead @ scene, , surrounding area promptly evacuated. [168]




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