As of 2026-10-12, September 11 attacks tops the list with 2,996 deaths.
- #1 September 11 attacks — 2,996 deaths
2001 attacks in the United States
The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A total of 19 hijackers commandeered four commercial passenger airliners. The first two planes were flown into each of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City, while the third plane crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 1983 Beirut barracks bombing — 307 deaths
Suicide bombing attack
On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians and two of the attackers. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 1998 United States embassy bombings — 224 deaths
attacks on the US Embassy
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in two nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African capital cities, one at the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other at the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 American Airlines Flight 77 — 189 deaths
2001 hijacking of an airliner and subsequent deliberate crash into The Pentagon in Virginia, USA
American Airlines Flight 77 was an American domestic passenger flight from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport in California that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The hijacked Boeing 757 was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., killing all 64 aboard the flight and another 125 in the building. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 2007 Karachi bombing — 139 deaths
attack on former prime minister of Pakistan
A bombing attack on a motorcade carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto occurred on 18 October 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan. The bombing occurred two months before she was assassinated. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 February 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings — 134 deaths
In early 2016 there was a series of bombings in the mainly Shi'ite town of Sayyidah Zaynab in Syria that were attributed to Islamic State. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing — 105 deaths
2010 terror attack in Pakistan
The 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing occurred on 1 January 2010, in the village of Shah Hassan Khel, Lakki Marwat District, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. At least 105 people died and over 100 were injured, many of them critically, when the suicide bomber blew up his sport utility vehicle filled with explosives in the middle of a crowd that had gathered to watch a volleyball game. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 May 2010 attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore — 98 deaths
suicide attack
The May 2010 Lahore attacks, also referred to as the Lahore massacre, occurred on 28 May 2010, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, during Friday prayers. 94 people were killed and more than 120 others were injured in nearly simultaneous attacks against two mosques of the minority Ahmadiyya community. After the initial attack, a hostage situation lasted for hours. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, as well as their Punjab wing, claimed responsibility for the attacks and were also blamed by the Pakistani Police. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 2015 Ankara bombings — 95 deaths
bombing of Ankara Central railway station on October 10 2015
On 10 October 2015 at 10:04 local time (EEST) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, two bombs were detonated outside Ankara Central railway station. With a death toll of 109 civilians, the attack surpassed the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings as the deadliest terror attack in Turkish history. Another 500 people were injured. Censorship monitoring group Turkey Blocks identified nationwide slowing of social media services in the aftermath of the blasts, described by rights group Human Rights Watch as an... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 American Airlines Flight 11 — 92 deaths
9/11 hijacked passenger flight, hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center
American Airlines Flight 11 was an American domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Los Angeles International Airport in California that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The hijacked airliner was deliberately crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City, killing all 92 people aboard the flight, and resulting in the deaths of more than 1,300 people... Read more on Wikipedia.
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