List of attacks on diplomatic missions

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The following is a list of attacks on diplomatic buildings (embassies, consulates) anywhere in the world. The list does not include attacks on individuals outside or inside an embassy, such as assassinations of ambassadors, or incidents such as letter bombs to individuals, as occurred at the embassy of Israel in London in 1972.

Year Embassy/Consulate Location of Attack Reference
1829 Russia Tehran, Persia Death of Aleksandr Griboedov
1900 Legation Quarter (multinational) Beijing, China (See: Boxer Rebellion)
1966 Cuba Ottawa, Canada (See: Embassy of Cuba in Ottawa)
1972 United Kingdom Dublin, Ireland (See: Bloody Sunday (1972))
1972 Israel Bangkok, Thailand 1972 Israeli Embassy attack in Bangkok
1973 Saudi Arabia Khartoum, Sudan 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations
1974 Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait 1974 Japanese Embassy attack in Kuwait
1974 France The Hague, Netherlands 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague
1975 West Germany Stockholm, Sweden West German embassy siege
1975 Egypt Madrid, Spain 1975 Egyptian Embassy attack in Madrid
1975 Indonesia Amsterdam, Netherlands 1975 Indonesian Consulate attack in Amsterdam
1978 Iraq Paris, France 1975 Iraqi Embassy attack in Paris
1979 France, Costa Rica San Salvador, El Salvador 1979 Embassy attacks in San Salvador
1979 Egypt Ankara, Turkey 1979 Egyptian Embassy attack in Ankara
1979 United States Tehran, Iran Iran hostage crisis
1979 United States Islamabad, Pakistan 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad
1979 United States Tripoli, Libya 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya
1980 Dominican Republic Bogotá, Colombia Dominican embassy siege
1980 Spain Guatemala City, Guatemala 1980 Spanish Embassy attack in Guatemala City
1980 Iran London, England Iranian Embassy siege
1982 Israel Sydney, Australia
1983 United States Beirut, Lebanon 1983 United States Embassy bombing
1983 France Kuwait City, Kuwait 1983 Kuwait bombings
1983 United States Kuwait City, Kuwait 1983 Kuwait bombings
1986 Turkey Melbourne, Australia 1986 Turkish Embassy attack in Melbourne
1990 United States Tel Aviv, Israel 1990 US Embassy attack in Tel Aviv
1992 Israel Buenos Aires, Argentina Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires
1992 Iran Ottawa, Canada (See: Embassy of Iran in Ottawa)
1994 Israel London, England Israeli Embassy Attack in London
1995 Chile Managua, Nicaragua (See: Recontra 380)
1995 Egypt Islamabad, Pakistan 1995 Egyptian Embassy attack in Islamabad
1996 Japan Lima, Peru Japanese embassy hostage crisis
1998 Russia Riga, Latvia Riga Bombing 1998
1998 United States Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States Nairobi, Kenya 1998 United States embassy bombings
2002 United States Karachi, Pakistan 2002 US consulate bombing in Karachi
2004 Australia Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta embassy bombing
2006 Austria Tehran, Iran Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Chile Damascus, Syria Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Denmark Tehran, Iran Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 France Tehran, Iran Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Denmark Damascus, Syria Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Norway Damascus, Syria Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Norway Tehran, Iran Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 Sweden Damascus, Syria Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
2006 United States Damascus, Syria Damascus terrorist attacks
2007 United States Athens, Greece Embassy of the United States in Athens
2007 Spain Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2007 Russia San José, Costa Rica
2007 United States Vienna, Austria
2007 China New Delhi, India
2008 Israel Nouakchott, Mauritania
2008 Croatia Belgrade, Serbia Kosovo independence#Serbian_reaction
2008 Germany Belgrade, Serbia Kosovo independence#Serbian_reaction
2008 Turkey Belgrade, Serbia Kosovo independence#Serbian_reaction
2008 United Kingdom Belgrade, Serbia Kosovo independence#Serbian_reaction
2008 United States Belgrade, Serbia Kosovo independence#Serbian_reaction
2008 Denmark Islamabad, Pakistan 2008 Danish embassy bombing

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