[ Home ]

Hotel Bombings and Shootings

1975 September 5th. - U.K., London, Hilton Hotel: IRA bomb; 2 people died and 63 were injured.

1978 February 13th. - Australia, Sydney, Hilton Hotel: bomb placed in a rubbish bin outside the hotel exploded; 3 people died and at least 7 were injured

1980 December 31st. - Kenya, Nairobi: bomb explosion in the Norfolk Hotel, owned by a Jewish family; 16 people died.

1984 October 12th. - United Kingdom, Brighton, Grand Hotel: a 20lb gelignite bomb planted by the IRA exploded during the Conservative Party Conference; 5 people died and 34 were injured

1987 October 13th. - Philippines, Manila, Makati District, Manila Garden Hotel: an explosive device concealed in a flower box exploded in the driveway; 7 people were injured

1996 January 18th. - Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: explosion in a hotel frequented by foreigners and diplomats; 4 people died and at least 20 were injured

1996 August 5th. - Ethiopia, Addis Ababa: bomb in a second hotel; 2 people died and 17 were injured

2002 March 27th. - Israel, Netanya, Park Hotel: a Palestine suicide bomber blew himself up in the hotel restaurant; 20 people died and at least 73 were injured

2002 May 8th. - Pakistan, Karachi, Sheraton Hotel: a suicide bomber stopped his sedan car next to a Pakistan Navy bus that was about to move from the hotel driveway and blew up; 14 people died and at least 18 others were injured; the majority of the casualties were French nationals and other nationals

2002 November 29th. - Kenya, Kikambala near Mombasa, Paradise Hotel: car bomb at the Israeli-owned 350-room hotel; at least 15 people died

2003 May 16th. - Morocco,

2003 July 22nd. -- Spain, Alicante, Residencia Bahia Hotel: 8 people were injured

2003 July 22nd. - Spain, Benidorm, Nadal Hotel: 5 people, including four police officers were injured

2003 August 5th. - Indonesia, Jakarta, JW Marriott Hotel: a car bomb went of in the driveway of the 33-story building; 14 people died and more than 145 were injured