This is a timeline of incidents in 1980 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

Guidelines To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism". List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST. Casualty figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred). Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured). Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims. If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined. Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident. In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:

List DateType Dead InjuredLocation Details Perpetrator Part of17 JanuaryBombing35Dunmurry, Northern IrelandAn incendiary bomb planted on a train by the Provisional IRA prematurely detonated and set the train on fire, killing 3 and wounding 5.Provisional IRAThe Troubles20 JanuaryBombing410Alonsotegi, SpainA Spanish unionist paramilitary called the Grupos Armados Españoles bombed a bar that was known as a meeting place for Basque nationalists.Grupos Armados EspañolesBasque conflict25 JanuarySiege55Pretoria, South AfricaSilverton Bank Siege: members of an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) unit were confronted by the police while "on their way to carry out a mission". They entered a bank where they held customers hostage. This was followed by a shoot-out with the police in which two civilians and the three MK operatives were killed. Umkhonto we SizweInternal resistance to apartheid1 FebruaryShooting, grenade6 (+2 attackers)0Ispaster, SpainBasque group ETA kills 6 Civil Guards in a gun and grenade attack. 2 ETA members are killed by grenades they threw.ETABasque conflict27 February – 27 AprilSiege1 (an attacker) 5Bogotá, Colombia17 members of the 19th of April Movement held 60 hostages at the Dominican embassy for 2 months before escaping to Cuba. The only fatality was a young militant killed by police on the first day of the siege.M-19Colombian conflict7–8 AprilShooting, hostage-taking3 (+5 attackers)16Misgav Am, IsraelFive Palestinian terrorists from the Iraqi-backed Arab Liberation Front penetrated Kibbutz Misgav Am at night and entered the nursery. They killed the kibbutz secretary and an infant boy. They held the rest of the children hostage, demanding the release of about 50 terrorists held in Israeli prisons. The first raid of an IDF infantry unit was unsuccessful, but a second attempt, a few hours later, succeeded, and all the terrorists were killed. Two kibbutz members and one soldier were killed, four children and 11 soldiers were injured.Israel American Jewish Yearbook, 1982Arab Liberation FrontIsraeli–Palestinian conflict30 April – 5 MayShooting52London, EnglandThe Iranian Embassy siege took place after six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington. The gunmen, members of an Iranian Arab group campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in the southern region of Khuzestan, took 26 people hostage—mostly embassy staff, but also several visitors as well as a police officer who had been guarding the embassy. They demanded the release of Arab prisoners from prisons in Iran and their own safe passage out of the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government quickly resolved that safe passage would not be granted, and a siege ensued. Over the following days, police negotiators secured the release of five hostages in exchange for minor concessions, such as the broadcasting of the hostage-takers' demands on British television. However, a breakdown in negotiations led to the gunmen killing an embassy employee, forcing the government to send in SAS commandos to storm the embassy, rescuing all but one hostage who was killed by the gunmen during the assault and killing five of the six hostage-takers. Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of ArabistanArab separatism in Khuzestan13 JulyShooting, ambush2 (+2 attackers) 3Orio, SpainSeveral members of ETA shoot and ambush a group of Civil Guards, killing two and injuring three. The guards managed to kill two of the attackers.ETABasque conflict27 JulyGrenade120Antwerp, BelgiumA member of the Abu Nidal Organization throws two hand grenades into a group of Jewish schoolchildren waiting for a bus stop, killing one and wounding twenty. Said Al Nasr was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.Said Al Nasr Abu Nidal OrganizationIsraeli–Palestinian conflict31 JulyShooting22Athens, GreeceTwo members of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia attacked a Turkish family near the Turkish embassy. The father and 14-year-old daughter were killed while the mother and 16-year-old son were seriously wounded.ASALA2 AugustBombing85200+Bologna, ItalyThree members of the neo-fascist group Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari detonate a time bomb at Bologna Central Station.Nuclei Armati RivoluzionariAnni di piombo5 AugustShooting211Lyon, FranceTwo members of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia stormed the Turkish Consulate and opened fire, killing a doorman and a French visitor.ASALATerrorism in France22 AugustBombing23Hamburg, West GermanyThree members of the neo-Nazi Deutsche Aktionsgruppen attacked a Vietnamese refugee accommodation, killing two men. The attackers and the DA's founder, Manfred Roeder, are tried and given prison sentences.Deutsche Aktionsgruppen20 SeptemberShooting40Markina-Xemein, SpainFour members of Basque separatist group ETA kill four Civil Guards at a bar.ETABasque conflict26 SeptemberBombing12 (+1 attacker)213Munich, West GermanyA bomb at the Oktoberfest fairgrounds in Theresienwiese kills 12, including the alleged bomber Gundolf Köhler, a member of the neo-Nazi Military Sport Group Hoffman, and injures 213.Gundolf Köhler3 OctoberBombing446Paris, FranceA motorcycle bomb kills four people and injures over forty at the rue Copernic synagogue. Authorities blamed the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine..PFLPIsraeli–Palestinian conflict20 NovemberShooting55Zarautz, SpainTwo ETA members open fire on Civil Guards in a bar with machine guns. Four guards and a civilian are killed and 5 other people are wounded.ETABasque conflict31 DecemberBombing2085Nairobi, KenyaAt least 15 people were killed and 85 injured in a bombing at the Jewish-owned Norfolk Hotel. The bomber was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.PFLPIsraeli–Palestinian conflict

See also List of terrorist incidents

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