2023 Brussels shooting

Islamist terrorist attack in Belgium

2023 Brussels shooting

Part of terrorist activity in Belgium

Temporary memorial for the Swedish football supporters on the site of the attack

Location| Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates| 50°51′29″N 4°20′47″E﻿ / ﻿50.85806°N 4.34639°E﻿ / 50.85806; 4.34639
Date| 16 October 2023 (2023-10-16)
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Target| Swedes

Attack type

| Shooting
Weapons| AR-15–style rifle
Deaths| 3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured| 1
Perpetrator| Abdesalem Lassoued[a]

The 2023 Brussels shooting was an Islamist terrorist attack carried out at about 19:15 (CEST) on 16 October when Abdesalem Lassoued, a 45-year-old Tunisian living illegally in Brussels, Belgium, opened fire on Swedish football supporters at the intersection of two boulevards just off the Square Sainctelette, leaving two dead and one injured. The victims were on their way to a football match at the King Baudouin Stadium.

Lassoued fled the scene, and soon after a video was posted on social media in which he claimed responsibility for the attack. The Belgian federal prosecutor immediately concentrated its investigation on a terrorist motive. The following morning, Lassoued was tracked down to a café in the Schaerbeek municipality where he was shot by Belgian police and died on the way to hospital. Following the attack, the terror threat level for Brussels was raised from 2 to 4, the highest level. In the rest of Belgium, it was raised from level 2 to 3. After Lassoued's death, Brussels was lowered to level 3, the same as the rest of the country.

Four days after the attack, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne resigned after it emerged that an extradition request by Tunisia for Lassoued in August 2022 had not been followed up by Belgian magistrates.

## Background[edit]

The attack was the fifth fatal Islamist terrorist attack carried out in Belgium since 2014, after the Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting in 2014, the 2016 Brussels bombings, the 2018 Liège attack, and the knife attack in Schaerbeek in 2022.[1] In addition, there were two attacks in Brussels in which no victims died: a failed bombing in 2017, and a knife attack in 2017.[2][3]

The Islamic State terror cell which planned and carried out both the November 2015 Paris attacks and the 2016 Brussels bombings was based in Brussels.[4]

## Attack[edit]

A view of the Square Sainctelette in Brussels. The attack took place outside and in the lobby of the glass-cladded building in the upper left-hand corner.

At about 7:15 pm on 16 October 2023, Lassoued opened fire on Swedish football supporters in a taxi at the junction of the Boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne and the Boulevard d'Ypres, just off the Square Sainctelette, in the City of Brussels. The supporters were on their way to the King Baudouin Stadium, about 5 km (3 mi) away, where the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was being played.[5][6][7] One victim was shot in the taxi, while the other was shot as he ran into the foyer of an office building. A third Swedish football supporter was also shot and was left in a serious, but not life-threatening, condition.[8][7][9][10] The gunman, who was wearing a fluorescent orange jacket, then fled the scene on a motorcycle.[11]

The football match, which had started at 8:45 pm, was called off at half-time as news of the attack spread. The Swedish players said they did not want to play the second half of the match and the Belgium team agreed.[12] The 35,000 spectators were held in the stadium before being evacuated a little before midnight, with the Swedish fans being the last to leave.[8] Swedish fans were reported to have removed their supporter's gear to avoid being identified as Swedish.[13] The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Swedes in Brussels to be vigilant.[14]

Soon after the attack a video of a man speaking Arabic and claiming responsibility for the shooting was circulating on social media.[11] The man said he was inspired by the Islamic State.[5] A spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said that the investigation was concentrating on a terrorist motive, with Swedish nationals having been targeted, possibly on account of the recent Quran burnings in Sweden.[5] The attacker was identified as Lassoued.[15]

As a result of the attack, the terror threat level for Brussels was raised from 2 to 4, the highest level, and raised from 2 to 3, the second-highest level, in the rest of the country.[5]

### Perpetrator's death[edit]

Police traced Lassoued to his address in Schaerbeek through the registration of his motorcycle. That evening two officers saw him sitting in a park opposite his flat (having been thrown out with a bag of belongings by his partner) but did not apprehend him.[16] The following morning, police received a tip-off that Lassoued was in a café close to where he lived. During the arrest, he was shot in the chest by police. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him and took him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His death was confirmed by Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden on the social media platform X.[17] The weapon used in the attack (an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle) was found in his possession, as was his bag of belongings.[18][19] After his death, the terror threat level for Brussels was lowered to 3, the same as the rest of Belgium.[15]

### Victims[edit]

The three victims were all Swedish football supporters who had travelled to Belgium to watch their national team play in the Euro 2024 qualifier. The two men who died were 60-year-old Patrick Lundström who lived in Switzerland, and 70-year-old Kent Persson who lived in Stockholm.[20][21] The injured victim was a man in his 70s.[7]

## Investigation[edit]

### Perpetrator's background[edit]

Abdesalem Lassoued (1 September 1978 – 17 October 2023) was sentenced in Tunisia in 2005 to more than 26 years in prison for crimes including attempted murder.[22] He escaped from prison in 2011 and entered Europe via Lampedusa, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, making the journey on a small boat with other migrants.[22][15] In the decade following his arrival in Europe, he is known to have sought asylum in Belgium, Italy, Norway and Sweden, all of which rejected his claims.[23] Living under a false identity in Sweden, he was arrested for drug-related offences in 2012 and was deported back to Italy after serving a two-year prison sentence.[24] From Italy, where he had been identified as radicalised, he travelled to Belgium and applied for asylum in 2019. His claim was rejected in 2020 and he remained in Belgium illegally, in spite of a request from Tunisia for his extradition.[15][23] He had been flagged by Belgian authorities for potential extremism and an unidentified foreign intelligence service had also issued a warning about him in 2016.[25] After having threatened another Tunisian man at an asylum centre, Lassoued had been due to be questioned by the Belgian authorities on 17 October.[25][26]

After the death of Lassoued, the federal prosecutor told reporters that he was thought to have been acting as a lone wolf rather than as a member of a terrorist group.[27] On the evening of 17 October, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through their Amaq News Agency.[28]

### Motive[edit]

Belgian authorities said that the killer had targeted Swedish people, possibly in revenge for the 2023 Quran burnings in Sweden.[29][30] The victims were wearing Sweden men's national football team shirts when they were shot.[31] In a video released after the attack, the perpetrator claimed to have been inspired by the Islamic State.[12] Lassoued had followed an account on the social media application TikTok that spread conspiracy theories about Muslim children being kidnapped by the Swedish social authorities.[32]

## Reactions[edit]

* Sweden \- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his thoughts were with the families of the victims and with the injured person. He accepted an invitation from Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to attend a memorial ceremony for the victims on 18 October.[29][33]
* Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the attacks "terrible news".[34]
* King Carl XVI Gustaf said he and his family were thinking of the victims and their relatives.[35]
* Belgium \- Prime Minister Alexander De Croo sent his condolences to the Swedish Prime Minister and said "Our thoughts are with the families and friends who lost their loved ones. As close partners the fight against terrorism is a joint one."[12]
* Denmark \- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sent her condolences on the evening of the attack.[36]
* Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sent his condolences, expressed solidarity with Sweden and Belgium and stated "In the face of terrorism and violence, we will stand united".[36]
* France \- President Emmanuel Macron, who was visiting Albania at the time, said that Europe had been shaken, while the interior minister ordered tighter border controls with Belgium.[11]
* EU \- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen sent her condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the terror attack. She vowed to take action against online hate speech, and to strengthen the power of member states to deport people who were considered a national security threat.[37]

## Aftermath[edit]

Two days after the attack, the Swedish and Belgian Prime Ministers attended a brief ceremony for the victims, laying wreaths at the site of the attack.[21] On 19 October, UEFA announced that the European Championship qualifying game between Belgium and Sweden would not be replayed, with the 1–1 half-time score treated as the final score. Both national football associations approved the decision as it had no impact on which teams qualified from Group F.[38]

On 20 October the Belgian government announced that the attack was officially classed as terrorism.[39] Later that day Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne resigned after it emerged that an extradition request by Tunisia for Lassoued in August 2022 had not been followed up by Belgian magistrates.[23]

On 24 October two men living in Paris were charged with terrorist-related offences in connection with the attack.[40] Two days later a man in Brussels suspected of helping Lassoued obtain his firearm was charged with terrorist-related murder and attempted murder and involvement in a terrorist organisation.[41] On 27 October, a man was arrested in Málaga, Spain, on suspicion of involvement in "activities linked to organised crime" along with Lassoued.[42]

## See also[edit]

* List of terrorist incidents in 2023
* List of terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State
* Terrorist activity in Belgium
* 2023 Quran burnings in Sweden

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Killed by police the morning after the attack

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Musée juif, aéroport, école… la Belgique déjà frappée par plusieurs attentats meurtriers commis au nom de Daech". Le Parisien (in French). 17 October 2023.
2. ^ "Suspected suicide bomber shot at Brussels railway station". BBC News. 21 June 2017.
3. ^ "Brussels attack: Man shot after stabbing soldier". BBC News. 26 August 2017.
4. ^ "Paris attacks: Who were the attackers?". BBC News. 27 April 2016.
5. ^ a b c d Plazy, Sylvain; Casert, Raf (16 October 2023). "Gunman kills two Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match". AP News.
6. ^ "Attentat à Bruxelles : "Je suis resté figé", un témoin raconte l'attaque". RTBF (in French). 17 October 2023.
7. ^ a b c "Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes". BBC News. 17 October 2023.
8. ^ a b "Attentat à Bruxelles : match Belgique-Suède définitivement arrêté, public confiné... Le récit d'une soirée glaçante au stade Roi Baudouin". Le Figaro (in French). 16 October 2023.
9. ^ "UD: Två äldre svenska män döda i terrordådet i Bryssel" (in Swedish). TV4. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
10. ^ "Attentat à Bruxelles: qui sont les deux supporters suédois assassinés par Abdesalem Lassoued?". 7sur7 (in French). 19 October 2023.
11. ^ a b c "Suspect on the run after killing at least two in Brussels shooting". France 24. 16 October 2023.
12. ^ a b c "Brussels shooting: 'Europe shaken' after two Swedes shot dead". BBC News. 16 October 2023.
13. ^ ""Folk tar av sig sina Sverigetröjor"". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
14. ^ "Bryssel höjer terrorhotnivån – Terrorattack i Bryssel". SVT (in Swedish). 16 October 2023.
15. ^ a b c d O'Carroll, Lisa; Bryant, Miranda; Tondo, Lorenzo (17 October 2023). "Killing of two Swedish football fans in Brussels 'probably lone wolf' attack". The Guardian.
16. ^ ""Dégage, tu es fou": Abdesalem Lassoued venait d'être mis à la porte par sa femme quand il a été repéré par deux policiers dans un parc". 7sur7 (in French). 19 October 2023.
17. ^ "Brussels attacker dies after being shot by police". Le Monde. 17 October 2023.
18. ^ "Brussels shootings: Gunman who killed two Swedes shot dead by police". Reuters. 17 October 2023.
19. ^ "Brussels: Suspected gunman who killed two people before football match dies after being shot by police". Sky News. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
20. ^ "Who were the victims of the Brussels terror attack?". The Brussels Times. 19 October 2023.
21. ^ a b "Swedish and Belgian PMs lay wreaths for Brussels terror victims". The Guardian. 18 October 2023.
22. ^ a b "Attentat de Bruxelles : le ministre de la Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne démissionne". RTBF (in French). 20 October 2023.
23. ^ a b c "Belgium's justice minister resigns after Brussels terror attack". The Guardian. 20 October 2023.
24. ^ "Lassoued had served two-year prison sentence in Sweden for drug charges". The Brussels Times. 18 October 2023.
25. ^ a b "Suspect in Brussels Attack Had Been Known to Belgian Authorities for Years". New York Times. 17 October 2023.
26. ^ "Utpekade terroristen Abdesalem Lassoued satt i svenskt fängelse" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 October 2023.
27. ^ "Belgian police shoot dead 'lone wolf' who killed Swedish fans". France 24. 17 October 2023.
28. ^ "Attentat à Bruxelles : l'Etat islamique revendique l'attaque". Le Soir (in French). 17 October 2023.
29. ^ a b "Brussels attack: suspect shot dead by police after killing of Swedish football fans". The Guardian. 17 October 2023.
30. ^ "Deux supporters suédois tués à Bruxelles : voici l'auteur présumé, il se revendique membre de l'État islamique". La Libre Belgiqie. 16 October 2023.
31. ^ Robinson, James. "Brussels 'on highest terror alert' and football fans told to stay in stadium after two shot dead". Sky News. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
32. ^ Wikén, Johan; Jönsson, Oskar; Alshawish, Kovan; Brusman, Filip (17 October 2023). "Han misstänks för attacken mot svenskar i Bryssel". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
33. ^ "Attentat à Bruxelles : Alexander De Croo, Ulf Kristersson et Ursula von der Leyen plaident pour une sécurisation renforcée des frontières". RTBF (in French). 18 October 2023.
34. ^ Ringstrom, Anna; Solsvik, Terje (16 October 2023). "Sweden says killing of two Swedes in Brussels is terrible news". Reuters. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
35. ^ "Terrorattack i Bryssel". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
36. ^ a b ""De vil skræmme os til tavshed, men det kommer de aldrig til": Her er de politiske reaktioner på formodet terrorangreb i Bruxelles". Altinget.dk (in Danish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
37. ^ "Press statement by President von der Leyen with Belgian Prime Minister De Croo and Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson following the memorial for the victims of the Brussels attack of 16 October 2023". European Commission. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
38. ^ "UEFA declares Belgium vs. Sweden a draw after shooting near stadium, no games in Israel indefinitely". CBS Sports Network. 19 October 2023.
39. ^ "Attentat à Bruxelles - Le gouvernement reconnaît l'attentat du 16 octobre comme acte de terrorisme". La Libre (in French). 20 October 2023.
40. ^ "Brussels attack: Two suspects charged in French terror investigation". Le Monde. 25 October 2023.
41. ^ "Man aangehouden die Lassoued allicht aan wapen hielp". De Standaard (in Dutch). 26 October 2023.
42. ^ "Spanish police detain suspect in connection with Brussels terror attack". VRT. 27 October 2023.

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* Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
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* Fatiha Mejjati
* Ahlam al-Nasr
* Issam Abuanza

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† Former|

* Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
* Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
* Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
* Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
* Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
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* War on terror
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* Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
* Insurgency (2011–2013)
* War in Iraq (2013–2017)
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* Mozambique
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* Mali War
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| 2013|

* Akashat
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* Al-Shabah
* Ras al-Ayn
* Tell Abyad
* Latakia
* Menagh
* Sidi Ali Ben Aoun
* Sadad
* Qalamoun
* Aleppo
* Al-Yaarubiyah
* Tell Hamis and Tell Brak
* Anbar

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2014|

* Fallujah
* N Aleppo
* Markada
* N Iraq (Jun)
* Mosul
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* Kobanî
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* Zumar
* Amirli

2015|

* Nofaliya
* W Africa
* Egyptian airstrikes in Libya
* Niger raid
* E al-Hasakah
* Tikrit
* Sirte
* Hama & Homs (Mar–Apr)
* Sarrin (Mar–Apr)
* Yarmouk
* Qalamoun
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* Al-Hasakah city
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* Al-Hasakah
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* Ramadi (15–16)
* Al-Qaryatayn
* Al-Hawl
* Homs (Nov–Dec)
* Sinjar
* E Aleppo (15–16)
* Niveneh Plains
* Tishrin Dam

2016|

* Deir ez-Zor (Jan)
* Fallujah (Feb–May)
* Nangarhar
* Ben Guerdane
* Ithriyah-Raqqa (Feb–Mar)
* Al-Shaddadi
* Khanasir
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* Palmyra (Mar)
* N Aleppo (Mar–Jun)
* Hīt
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* Sirte
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* N Raqqa
* Fallujah (May–Jun)
* Manbij
* Ithriyah-Raqqa (Jun)
* Abu Kamal
* al-Rai (Aug)
* N al-Bab (Sep)
* W al-Bab (Sep)
* Dabiq
* W al-Bab (Oct–Nov)
* Al-Bab
* Aleppo
* Palmyra

2017|

* Mosul (16–17)
* Raqqa (16–17)
* Palmyra
* Deir ez-Zor (Jan–Feb)
* E Aleppo (Jan–Apr)
* E Homs
* Hama
* W Nineveh
* Tabqa
* Syrian Desert (Dec 16–Apr 17)
* Syrian Desert (May–Jul)
* Maskanah
* Marawi
* Raqqa
* S Raqqa
* C Syria
* Tal Afar
* Deir ez-Zor (17–19)
* Hawija
* E Syria (Sep–Dec)
* NW Syria (Oct 17–Feb 18)
* Abu Kamal
* W Iraq

2018|

* As-Suwayda (Jun)
* S Syria
* As-Suwayda (Aug–Nov)

2019|

* Hajin
* Baghuz Fawqani
* Barisha raid

2020|

* Chinagodrar
* Mocímboa da Praia
* Al Bayda

2021|

* Tessit
* Palma
* Sambisa
* Dangarous

2022|

* Al-Hasakah
* Atme raid
* Andéramboukane
* Talataye

Attacks|

| 2014|

* Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
* Camp Speicher massacre
* Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming

|

2015|

* Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege
* Beheading of Copts in Libya
* Corinthia Hotel
* Al Qubbah bombings
* Bardo National Museum
* Sanaa bombings (Mar)
* Jalalabad bombing
* Curtis Culwell Center
* Qatif & Dammam bombings
* 26 June
* Kobanî massacre
* Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
* Kuwait mosque bombing
* Sousse
* Khan Bani Saad bombing
* Suruç bombing
* Baghdad bombing (Aug)
* Sanaa bombing (Sep)
* Ankara bombings
* 2015 Saihat shooting
* Metrojet Flight 9268
* Beirut bombings
* Paris (Nov)
* Tunis bombing
* Qamishli bombings

2016|

* Zliten truck bombing
* Hurghada
* Istanbul bombing (Jan)
* Jakarta
* Ramadi bombing
* Mahasin mosque
* Sayyidah Zaynab (Jan)
* Mosul massacre
* Homs bombings (Feb)
* Sayyidah Zaynab bombings (Feb)
* Baghdad bombings (Feb)
* Istanbul bombing (Mar)
* Brussels bombings
* Aden bombing
* Iskandariya bombing
* Baghdad bombing (Apr)
* Samawa bombing
* Gaziantep bombing (May)
* Baghdad bombings (11 May)
* Real Madrid fan club massacres
* Baghdad gas plant
* Yemen police bombings (15 May)
* Baghdad bombings (17 May)
* Jableh & Tartous bombings (May)
* Yemen bombings (23 May)
* Aktobe shootings
* Magnanville stabbing
* Mukalla (Jun)
* Movida Bar
* Atatürk Airport
* Dhaka (Jul)
* Karrada bombing
* Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi Mausoleum
* Würzburg train
* Kabul bombing (Jul)
* Ansbach bombing
* Normandy church
* Qamishli bombings (Jul)
* Charleroi stabbing
* Shchelkovo Highway police station
* Aden bombing (Aug)
* Syria bombings (5 Sep)
* Baghdad bombings (9 Sep)
* Baghdad bombings (Oct)
* Quetta police college
* Hamam al-Alil massacre
* Khuzdar bombing
* Samarinda bombing
* Hillah bombing (Nov)
* Aden bombings (Dec)
* Botroseya bombing
* Al-Karak
* Berlin truck
* Baghdad bombings (Dec)

2017|

* Istanbul nightclub shooting
* Baghdad bombings (2 Jan)
* Azaz bombing (Jan)
* Sehwan bombing
* Kabul (Mar)
* Westminster
* St Petersburg Metro bombing
* Egypt church bombings
* Mastung bombing
* Manchester Arena bombing
* Jakarta bombings
* Minya
* Al-Faqma bombing
* London Bridge
* Brighton siege
* Tehran
* Pakistan attacks (Jun)
* Hurghada
* Quetta bombing (Aug)
* Barcelona
* Brussels (Aug)
* Nasiriyah
* Afghanistan (20 Oct)
* Sinai mosque
* Kabul bombing (28 Dec)
* Saint Menas church

2018|

* Baghdad bombings
* Save The Children Jalalabad
* Kizlyar church shooting
* Kabul bombing (Mar)
* Carcasonne & Trèbes
* Kabul bombing (22 Apr)
* Kabul bombings (30 Apr)
* Tripoli
* Mako Brimob standoff
* Paris knife
* Surabaya bombings
* Liège
* Jalalabad bombing (Jul)
* Mastung & Bannu bombings
* Quetta bombing
* As-Suwayda
* Kabul (Sep)
* Ahvaz military parade
* Minya bus
* Melbourne stabbing

2019|

* Jolo Cathedral bombings
* Sri Lanka Easter bombings
* Sainthamaruthu shootout
* Kabul bombing (17 Aug)

2020|

* Kabul shooting (6 Mar)
* Kabul gurdwara
* Afghanistan (May)
* Jalalabad prison
* Jolo bombings
* Kabul University
* Vienna
* Afghanistan (Dec)

2021|

* Machh
* January Baghdad bombings
* Kabul school bombing
* Kabul airport
* Kunduz bombing
* Kandahar bombing
* Kampala bombings
* Kabul hospital

2022|

* Diyala massacre
* Peshawar mosque
* Hadera shooting
* Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing
* Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings
* Bourasso and Namissiguima
* 5 August Kabul bombing
* August Kabul mosque bombing
* Shah Cheragh
* Kabul hotel

2023|

* Kabul airport bombing
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing
* Al-Sukhnah
* Hama
* Khar bombing
* Arras school stabbing
* Pul-i-Khumri bombing
* Brussels shooting
* Kabul bombing (Nov)
* Paris
* Mindanao State University bombing

2024|

* Kerman bombings

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* Collaboration

Media|

* A Second Message to America
* Al-Bayan
* AlFurat Media Center
* AlHayat Media Center
* Al-Naba
* Amaq News Agency
* Dar al-Islam
* Dabiq
* Dawlat al-Islam Qamat
* Huroof
* I'lam foundation
* Istok
* Konstantiniyye
* Rumiyah
* Salil al-Sawarim

Related topics|

* Defeating ISIS
* ISIS-chan
* Islamism
* Millenarianism
* Sexual violence in the Iraqi insurgency
* Shia–Sunni relations
* Slavery in 21st-century jihadism
* Theocracy

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Islamic terrorism in Europe

General|

* Terrorism in Europe
* Islamic terrorism
* Islamic extremism
* Islam and violence
* Jihadism
* Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
* ISIL-related terrorist attacks in France
* Brussels ISIL terror cell
* Cannes-Torcy cell
* Insurgency in the North Caucasus
* Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
* Al-Qaeda involvement in Europe
* Lone wolf
* Salafi jihadism

Attacks|

| East|

* 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
* Shchelkovo Highway police station attack

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North|

* 2010 Stockholm bombings
* 2015 Copenhagen shootings
* 2017 Stockholm truck attack
* 2017 Turku attack

| United
Kingdom|

* 2005 London bombings
* Glasgow Airport attack
* Murder of Lee Rigby
* 2017 Westminster attack
* Manchester Arena bombing
* 2017 London Bridge attack
* Parsons Green train bombing
* 2019 London Bridge stabbing
* 2020 Streatham stabbing
* 2020 Reading stabbings
* Murder of David Amess

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South|

* 2003 Istanbul bombings
* 2004 Madrid train bombings
* 2017 Barcelona attacks

West|

* 2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack
* 2019 Utrecht tram shooting
* 2020 Vienna attack
* Murder of Theo van Gogh

| Belgium|

* Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
* 2016 Brussels bombings
* 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers
* 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers
* June 2017 Brussels attack
* August 2017 Brussels attack
* 2018 Liège attack

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France|

* Air France Flight 8969
* 1995 bombings
* Toulouse and Montauban shootings
* 2013 La Défense attack
* 2014 Tours police station stabbing
* 2015 Île-de-France attacks
* Charlie Hebdo shooting
* Hypercacher siege
* 2015 Nice stabbing
* Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack
* 2015 Thalys train attack
* 2015 Paris attacks
* 2016 Paris police station attack
* 2016 Magnanville stabbing
* 2016 Nice truck attack
* 2016 Normandy church attack
* 2017 Orly Airport attack
* 2017 Champs-Élysées attack
* 2017 Notre Dame attack
* 2017 Champs-Élysées ramming
* Levallois-Perret attack
* 2017 Marseille stabbing
* Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
* 2018 Paris knife attack
* 2018 Strasbourg attack
* 2019 Lyon bombing
* Paris police headquarters stabbing
* 2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack
* 2020 Paris stabbing attack
* Murder of Samuel Paty
* 2020 Nice stabbing
* Rambouillet knife attack

Germany|

* 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
* Hanover stabbing
* Würzburg train attack
* 2016 Ansbach bombing
* 2016 Berlin truck attack
* 2017 Hamburg knife attack
* 2020 Dresden knife attack

Counter-
terrorism|

| Operations|

* Opération Sentinelle, France
* Operation Vigilant Guardian, Belgium
* Operation Temperer, UK

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Raids|

* 2014 anti-terrorism operations in Norway
* January 2015 anti-terrorism operations in Belgium
* Brussels lockdown
* 2016 Brussels police raids
* 2015 Saint-Denis, France raid
* 2017 Saint Petersburg raid

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