This is a list of terrorist incidents in Arizona.

List +ArticleDatePerpetrator(s)Type of attackFatalitiesInjuriesNotesEarth First! campaignMay 14, 1986Earth First!Ecotage00On May 14, 1986, acts of sabotage occurred at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station near Phoenix, Arizona. Three incoming power lines were damaged at separate locations near the station.EMETIC campaign in ArizonaNovember 7, 1987Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International ConspiracyEcotage00Members of the Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International Conspiracy carried out an act of sabotage at the Fairfield Snow Bowl Ski Resort near Flagstaff, Arizona. Using propane torches, they destroyed cables that controlled the main ski lift. The attack caused no casualties, but Snow Bowl officials estimated damages at $260,000 with an additional $30,000 for security measures.October 25, 1988An EMETIC member used a propane torch to sabotage a cable lift at the Fairfield Snow Bowl Ski Resort near Flagstaff, Arizona. EMETIC claimed responsibility by calling into a radio station.Animal Liberation Front campaign April 3, 1989Animal Liberation FrontArson00Two buildings at the University of Arizona in Tucson were damaged by arson, causing approximately $1 million in damage. More than 1,000 research animals were released by the attackers, and the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility.1995 Palo Verde, Arizona, derailmentOctober 9, 1995Sons of the GestapoDerailment and sabotage178Amtrak's Sunset Limited was derailed by terrorists near Palo Verde, Arizona on Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Two locomotives, and eight of twelve cars derailed, four of them falling off a trestle bridge into a dry river bed. One person was killed and 78 people were injured. After the attack, four letters were discovered at the scene, the notes criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for there handling of the Waco Siege.2000 Phoenix arson attacksDecember 2000Mark Warren SandsEcotage00In December 2000, 11 homes under construction in the Phoenix, Arizona, area were destroyed by arson. The luxury homes were being built along the North Phoenix Mountain Preserves, a 25,000-acre area designated for public recreation. The fires occurred in the evenings and targeted homes at similar stages of construction. The attacks caused more than $5 million in property damage.Casa Grande bombingNovember 29, 2012Abdullatif Ali AldosaryBombing00A bomb placed at the back door of a Social Security Administration office in Casa Grande, Arizona exploded, but failed to breach the building. The perpetrator was Iraqi-born 47-year-old Abdullatif Ali Aldosary, Evidence shows he researched "terrorist bombs" and amassed appropriate materials.2015 Phoenix freeway shootingsAugust 27 September 10, 2015UnknownShooting01A series of eleven shootings that occurred between August 27 and September 10, 2015, along Interstate 10 and State Route 202 in Phoenix, Arizona. Each incident resulted in projectile damage to cars, and one girl was injured. The Arizona Department of Public Safety called the shootings an act of “domestic terrorism”.2020 Westgate Entertainment District shootingMay 20, 2020Armando Hernandez Jr.Livestreamed shooting, sabotage, and incel terrorism03Armando Hernandez Jr., a self-proclaimed incel, opened fire at the Westgate Entertainment District, in Glendale, Arizona. Hernzandez recorded himself while shooting, he injured three people, and caused a local power outage after shooting a power transformer.

See also

List of mass shootings in Arizona

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