1985
January 13
Libyan Embassy Press Officer Farag Omar Mkhyoun was shot and killed in Rome.
January 25
General René Audran was shot and killed in Paris. Action Directe was responsible.
February 2
A bomb exploded at Bobby's Bar in Athens, wounding 78 people, including 50 Americans. The National Front was responsible.
February 23
A bomb exploded at a Marks & Spencer store in Paris, killing 1 person. The 15 May Organization was responsible.
March 1
Libyan businessman Mordecai Fadlun was bludgeoned to death in Rome.
April 4
A Royal Jordanian Airline plane was struck by a rocket at Athens International Airport. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
April 6
Libyan exile Gebril el-Denali was shot and killed in Bonn, West Germany.
April 12
A bomb exploded at El Descanso Restaurant in Madrid, killing 18 people; 11 Americans were among the injured. The Islamic Jihad Organization was responsible.
May 25
A suicide car bomb exploded amidst the motorcade of Kuwaiti Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, killing 3 people. The Islamic Jihad Organization was responsible.
June 14
TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by 2 terrorists during a flight from Athens, Greece to Rome, Italy. The plane was diverted to Beirut, Lebanon, where 19 passengers were released, and then to Algiers, Algeria, where 21 passengers were released. The plane was then flown back to Beirut where the hijackers executed an American Navy sailor the next day before having the plane flown back to Algiers, where another 66 passengers and crew were released. The plane was flown back to Beirut the next day and the remaining 40 passengers were removed from the plane to be held hostage until June 30th, when they were released in exchange for Israel releasing Lebanese prisoners. Hezbollah was responsible.
June 19
A bomb exploded at Frankfurt Airport, killing 3 people. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
June 19
Gunmen opened fire in the Zona Rosa district of San Salvador, El Salvador, killing 12 people, including 6 Americans. The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front claimed responsibility.
June 23
A suitcase bomb exploded at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, killing 2 baggage handlers. The bomb was intended for Air India Flight 301 but exploded prematurely. Babbar Khalsa was responsible.
June 23
A bomb exploded on Air India Flight 182 over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight from Montreal to London, killing all 329 people on board. Babbar Khalsa was responsible.
July 1
The TWA and Alia Royal Jordanian Airline offices in Madrid were strafed and bombed, killing 1 person. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
July 11
Bombs exploded at two cafes in Kuwait City, Kuwait, killing 11 people. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
July 22
Bombs exploded at the Northwest Orient Airlines office and the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, killing 1 person. The Palestinian Popular Struggle Front was responsible.
December 27
Four gunmen opened fire at the El Al Airlines and TWA ticket counters at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, killing 16 people, including General Donato Miranda Acosta. Three of the gunmen were also killed. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
December 27
Three gunmen opened fire at the El Al Airlines ticket counter at Schwechat Airport in Vienna, killing 3 people. One of the gunmen was also killed. The Abu Nidal Organization was responsible.
