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2016 Brussels stabbing attacks The 2017 Brussels-Central bombing The 2017 Brussels stabbing attack The 2018 Brussels stabbing attack The 2023 Brussels shooting
Brussels_attack
Islamic State suicide bombings in Belgium
terrorist attacks in and close to Brussels, Belgium, were carried out by the Islamic State (IS). Two suicide bombers detonated bombs at Brussels Airport
2016_Brussels_bombings
Islamist terrorist attack in Belgium
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
2023_Brussels_shooting
Group who carried out terrorist attacks
sub-group was involved in large-scale attacks in Paris in November 2015, in which 130 people were killed, and Brussels in March 2016, in which 32 people were
Brussels Islamic State terror cell
Brussels_Islamic_State_terror_cell
Vehicle-ramming and slashing attack in Germany
after the attack. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that it was suspected to be an Islamist terrorist attack. A year before the attack, in May 2025
2026_Berlin_Pride_attack
Terrorist attack in Belgium
square) in Brussels, Belgium, when two soldiers were injured by an assailant wielding a knife. Since the Paris attacks in 2015 and the 2016 Brussels bombings
2017_Brussels_stabbing_attack
Attempted mass shooting in France
Syria. The court found the evidence supported Chatra being in Brussels at the time of the attack, something Chatra had denied. Mohamed Bakkali received 25
2015_Thalys_train_attack
2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom
Ben (25 May 2017). "Manchester bomb used same explosive as Paris and Brussels attacks, says US lawmaker". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 April
Manchester_Arena_bombing
Attempted terror attack in the Belgium capital
the Paris attacks that killed 130 people in 2015 and the Brussels bombings of 2016 that killed 32 civilians, soldiers were on patrol in Brussels to increase
2017_Brussels-Central_bombing
Stabbing attack in London, England
five people were stabbed, two of them fatally, in Central London. The attacker, Usman Khan, was fatally shot by City of London Police. Since Khan was
2019_London_Bridge_stabbings
Terrorist incident in Belgium
October 2016, three police officers were attacked by a man wielding a machete in the Schaerbeek municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Two of them suffered stab
2016 Brussels stabbing attacks
2016_Brussels_stabbing_attacks
2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France
condemned the attack. 2010s portal Freedom of speech portal France portal 2015 TV5Monde cyber-attack 2020 Paris stabbing attack Brussels ISIL terror cell
Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
2021 murder in England
of militant leader Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, who had called on Muslims to attack people in their home countries who were deemed to be enemies of the Islamic
Murder_of_David_Amess
2013 murder of a British soldier
London. Rigby was off duty and walking along Wellington Street when he was attacked. Adebolajo and Adebowale ran him down with a car, then used knives and
Murder_of_Lee_Rigby
2024 mass shooting and explosion in Krasnogorsk, Russia
terrorist attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The attack began at
Crocus_City_Hall_attack
2015 Islamist terror attacks in France
that the attacks were being coordinated in real time from Brussels, Belgium, the location of origin of the terrorist cell that the Paris attackers were members
November_2015_Paris_attacks
20 November 2018 terrorist action in Brussels
The 2018 Brussels stabbing attack occurred on 20 November 2018 when a man wielding two knives attacked police officers outside a police station adjacent
2018_Brussels_stabbing_attack
The Independent. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019. "Brussels Attacks Death Toll Lowered To 32". The Huffington Post. 29 March 2016. Retrieved
Terrorism_in_Europe
Terrorist attack in London
On 22 March 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old
2017_Westminster_attack
Terrorist attack in Sweden
at half-mast the day after the attack to show solidarity with the Swedish people. In Brussels, where a terrorist attack took place a year earlier, the
2017_Stockholm_truck_attack
the 2000s, most attacks were linked to the Northern Ireland conflict (the Troubles). In the late 20th century, there were also attacks by Islamic terrorist
Terrorism in the United Kingdom
Terrorism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Terrorist attacks in Spain in August 2017
others, one of whom died 10 days later on 27 August. Abouyaaqoub fled the attack on foot, then killed another person in order to steal the victim's car to
2017_Barcelona_attacks
1994 aircraft hijacking
hijacking. Aircraft flying to Algeria faced the possibility of missile attacks. As a result, Air France's flights to Algeria had crews composed entirely
Air_France_Flight_8969
Federal region of Belgium including the capital
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital
Brussels
Belgian-born French terrorist (born 1989)
shootout in Brussels. In September 2021, he stood trial in Paris. During the trial, he spoke for the first time about his role in the attacks, having maintained
Salah_Abdeslam
Terrorist attack in Würzburg, Germany
Würzburg, Germany. He was shot dead by police soon afterwards, after attacking a police tactical unit with an axe. Investigations revealed he was in
Würzburg_train_attack
Mass stabbing in Mannheim, Germany
of the attack. Police officer Rouven Laur [de], assigned as security for the event, died from stab wounds to the neck two days later. The attack was stopped
2024_Mannheim_stabbing
Terrorist attack in Scotland
The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane
2007_Glasgow_Airport_attack
2016 Islamist terrorist attack in France
attack ended following an exchange of gunfire, during which he was shot and killed by police. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack
2016_Nice_truck_attack
2020 murder in Éragny-sur-Oise, France
Samuel Paty (French: [samɥɛl pati]), a French secondary school teacher, was attacked and killed in Éragny, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France, by an Islamic
Murder_of_Samuel_Paty
Terrorist attack on Madrid's suburban trains
Molenbeek" (Brussels), was arrested in the Canary Islands in December 2004. He was accused of having been aware of and having instigated the attacks. Released
2004_Madrid_train_bombings
Terror attack in London
On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London
2017_London_Bridge_attack
Islamist suicide terrorist attacks
travelling on London's public transport during the morning rush hour. The attacks are sometimes known as the 7/7 bombings or simply 7/7. Three terrorists
7_July_2005_London_bombings
reaction to the 2016 Brussels bombings. African Union: Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said "strongly condemns the despicable attacks at the Zaventem Airport
Reactions to the 2016 Brussels bombings
Reactions_to_the_2016_Brussels_bombings
2004 Russian hostage crisis and massacre
the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre, was a terrorist attack that occurred from 1 September 2004 to 3 September 2004 in the town of Beslan
Beslan_school_siege
Extreme or radical form of Islam
responsible for terrorist attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. The Washington Post has confirmed Wahhabi involvement in attacks against U.S. forces in Fallujah
Islamic_extremism
Terrorist attack in Turku, Finland
discovered among his possessions. Finland had not experienced terrorist attacks and had faced very little political violence since the end of World War
2017_Turku_attack
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
March 2016. "ISIS suspects planned attacks on Jews in Mumbai". Wionews. 21 April 2018. "ISIS Suicide Bombers at Brussels Airport 'Targeted U.S. Airline,
Islamic_State
Railway and metro station in Brussels, Belgium
in the Central Station in the failed June 2017 Brussels attack; there were no casualties. The attacker was subsequently shot and killed by one of the
Brussels-Central railway station
Brussels-Central_railway_station
Mass shooting and explosion in Russia
On 23 June 2024, coordinated attacks were launched in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala in the Russian republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus
2024_Dagestan_attacks
Islamic terrorist attacks in France
assailants killed a total of 17 people in 3 shooting attacks; the attackers were then killed by police. The attacks also wounded 22 others. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian
January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
January_2015_Île-de-France_attacks
Swedish terrorist (born 1992)
used for the 22 March 2016 terror attack in Brussels Airport in Zaventem. His DNA was found in the Schaerbeek (Brussels) apartment used by the Zaventem
Osama_Krayem
2017 nightclub shooting in Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
nightclub attack, heightened security measures had been put in place in Istanbul, with 17,000 police officers on duty, following several attacks in the area
Istanbul_nightclub_shooting
Terrorist attack in Strasbourg, France
the evening of 11 December 2018, a terrorist attack occurred in Strasbourg, France, when a man attacked civilians in the city's busy Christkindelsmärik
2018_Strasbourg_attack
Belgian police carried out raids on houses in Brussels. The raids were conducted in connection to the attacks in Paris four months earlier. In the raids
2016_Brussels_police_raids
Belgian anti-terrorism military operation
from 21 to 26 November 2015 and after the attacks of 22 March 2016 in Brussels. After the 2023 Brussels attack, Belgium’s crisis center urged continued
Operation_Vigilant_Guardian
Terrorist attack in July 2016 in France
106940°E / 49.382633; 1.106940 On 26 July 2016, two Islamist terrorists attacked participants in a Mass at a Catholic church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
2016_Normandy_church_attack
Terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey
The Atatürk Airport attack, consisting of shootings and suicide bombings, occurred on 28 June 2016 at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Gunmen armed
2016_Atatürk_Airport_attack
Swedes in Brussels". CNN News. Brussels: CNN. Retrieved 18 October 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Paris attack near Eiffel
Islamic_terrorism_in_Europe
2017 terrorist explosion in England
other attacks occurred in England in the months preceding the bombing: the Westminster attack, the Manchester Arena bombing, the London Bridge attack and
Parsons_Green_train_bombing
Belgium government lockdown due to terrorism
lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, public transportation, due to information about potential terrorist attacks in the wake
2015_Brussels_lockdown
2014 terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium
fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people in an antisemitic Islamist terrorist attack. Three of them, an Israeli couple on holiday
Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
Jewish_Museum_of_Belgium_shooting
Islamist terrorist attack in Vienna
police officer. The attacker was killed by police and was later identified as an ISIL sympathizer. Officials said that the attack was an incident of Islamist
2020_Vienna_attack
International airport serving Brussels, Belgium
12 km (7 miles) northeast of Brussels. Also informally known as Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Brussels Airport handled more than
Brussels_Airport
2016 truck attack in Berlin, Germany
the attack, a man who was critically injured during the attack died from complications related to his wounds, becoming the 13th victim. The attack is the
2016_Berlin_truck_attack
29 May 2018 terrorist action in Liège, Belgium
high alert since a Brussels-based Islamic State (IS) cell was involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the March 2016 Brussels bombings that killed
2018_Liège_attack
2002 terrorist attack and hostage crisis in Moscow
terrorists on 23 October 2002, resulting in the taking of 912 hostages. The attackers, led by Movsar Barayev, claimed allegiance to the rebel breakaway movement
Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis
2022 stabbing attack
Brussels, Belgium, a stabbing attack killed a police officer and injured another. Authorities suspected the attack to be terror-related. The attacker
2022_Brussels_stabbing
Stabbing attack in Reading, England
On the evening of 20 June 2020, a man with a knife attacked people who were socialising in Forbury Gardens in Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Three
2020_Reading_stabbings
1969 terrorist attack
offices in Brussels, Belgium. Three El Al employees and one customer were wounded in the Brussels attack, while none were hurt in the other attacks. In response
1969 Israeli embassies and El Al attacks
1969_Israeli_embassies_and_El_Al_attacks
Terrorist bombing in Paris, France
Islamic Group of Algeria claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were one of several attacks that took place across France in 1995. On 25 July 1995
1995_Paris_RER_bombing
Islamist terror attack at former satirical magazine headquarters
Paris. The building had previously been the site of an Islamic terrorist attack in 2015. The French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin considered this to
2020_Paris_stabbing_attack
French anti-terrorism military operation
ongoing French military operation following the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, with the objective of protecting sensitive "points" of the territory from
Opération_Sentinelle
2023 attacks in Andalusia, Spain
killed and four people, including a parish priest, were injured in a machete attack at two churches in Algeciras in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Police
2023_Algeciras_church_attacks
2019 shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands
Amsterdam stabbing attack 2023 Rotterdam shootings 2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack "Dutch Court Convicts Man in Deadly Tram Terrorist Attack". The New York
Utrecht_tram_shooting
Spree shootings that occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 14 February 2015
France in Denmark, who opened the seminar with his speech just before the attack took place. Vilks is often described as the main target because of his drawings
2015_Copenhagen_shootings
Stabbing attack in Streatham, London
Streatham, London, England in what police termed a terrorist incident. The attacker, Sudesh Amman, was shot dead by the police. A nearby woman was slightly
2020_Streatham_stabbing
Terror attacks by Algerian militants
Algerian Civil War to France. The attacks killed eight people, all during the first attack on 25 July. The attack also injured 190 people. The assassination
1995_France_bombings
Champs-Élysées car attack
responsibility for the attack on a list of attacks it carried out during the holy month of Ramadan, including another failed bombing at Brussels Central Station
June 2017 Champs-Élysées car ramming attack
June_2017_Champs-Élysées_car_ramming_attack
2017 terrorist attack in Paris, France
museum. The attacker, identified as Abdullah al-Hamahmy, was confirmed by French authorities to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, and although
Louvre_machete_attack
Terrorist bombing in Rijeka, Croatia
The 1995 Rijeka bombing was a suicide attack perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya against Croatia on 20 October. At
1995_Rijeka_bombing
Chemical compound
bombers in the November 2015 Paris attacks, 2016 Brussels bombings, Manchester Arena bombing, June 2017 Brussels attack, Parsons Green bombing, the Surabaya
Acetone_peroxide
Stabbing attack in France
attack occurred in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, resulting in the death of two people and the wounding of five others. The attacker
2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack
2020_Romans-sur-Isère_knife_attack
Use of violence to achieve aims in Germany
extremist activity. Several attacks and plots linked to jihadist networks have occurred, including the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack and the 2024 Solingen
Terrorism_in_Germany
ISIL-DCPJ/RAID shootout near Paris
Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, French police identified Abdelhamid Abaaoud as the suspected mastermind of the attacks. After learning that a relative
2015_Saint-Denis_raid
Belgian anti-terrorism police raid
Islam portal 2015 Saint-Denis raid 2015 Thalys train attack 2015 Brussels lockdown 2016 Brussels bombings Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting (2014) Terrorism
2015_Verviers_police_raid
Champs-Élysées terrorist attack
and Syria (ISIS), claimed the attacker was an ISIS fighter. French police and prosecutors are investigating the attack as terrorism, and have launched
April 2017 Champs-Élysées attack
April_2017_Champs-Élysées_attack
British government military plan
and free up police officers in key locations following a major terrorist attack or major public disorder. It was put into effect for the first time on 22
Operation_Temperer
Series of Islamist terrorist attacks
The Toulouse and Montauban shootings were a series of Islamist terrorist attacks committed by Mohammed Merah in March 2012 in the cities of Montauban and
Toulouse and Montauban shootings
Toulouse_and_Montauban_shootings
2011 terrorist attack in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
police sniper. The attacker shot 105 bullets, and severely wounded policeman Mirsad Velić. A sniper neutralized the gunman. The attacker was identified as
2011 United States embassy attack in Sarajevo
2011_United_States_embassy_attack_in_Sarajevo
Al-Qaeda suicide bombings in Istanbul, Turkey
The 2003 Istanbul bombings were a series of suicide attacks carried out with trucks fitted with bombs detonated at four locations in Istanbul, Turkey
2003_Istanbul_bombings
Terrorist attack in Russia
fear of an attack.[importance?] Tel Aviv city hall building was lit with the colours of the Russian flag. In Brussels, where a similar attack took place
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing
2017_Saint_Petersburg_Metro_bombing
Belgian-Moroccan terrorist
November 2015 Paris attacks. Laachraoui was born in Ajdir, Taza Province, Morocco but raised in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood of Brussels, where he attended
Najim_Laachraoui
2019 stabbing in Paris, France
injuring two others. Police opened fire, killing the attacker in the building's main courtyard. The attack came a day after police went on strike across France
Paris police headquarters stabbing
Paris_police_headquarters_stabbing
2024 mass stabbing in Solingen, Germany
the attack, a 24-hour manhunt ensued, which ended with police arresting the perpetrator, a 26-year-old Syrian refugee. In September 2025, the attacker, after
2024_Solingen_stabbing
Israeli politician (born 1955)
Belgians For Brussels Attack". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Rapoport, Meron (28 March 2016). "Israel seeks to exploit Brussels attacks as it
Israel_Katz
Terrorist suicide attack
thought that al-Abdaly operated with a network. Europol categorized the attack as Islamist terrorism. The first explosion occurred at 16:48 CET, when an
2010_Stockholm_bombings
Terrorist incident in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and destroying or damaging 120 apartments, as well as 120 vehicles. The attack is thought to have targeted Croat civilians and policemen as retribution
1997_Mostar_car_bombing
Terrorist attack in the Netherlands
On 31 August 2018, a knife attack occurred in Amsterdam Centraal station. Two American tourists were stabbed and injured in the station's western pedestrian
2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack
2018_Amsterdam_stabbing_attack
Terrorist attack in Paris, France
On 2 December 2023, a French man carried out a machete and hammer attack against three people near the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, France, killing one
2023_Paris_attack
Provisional IRA bombing in Belgium
The 1979 Brussels bombing was an attack carried out by volunteers belonging to the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) against a British Army band
1979_Brussels_bombing
2015 Islamist attack in southeastern France
Hollande, left an EU summit in Brussels to return to France. Hollande said, "The attack bears the hallmarks of a terrorist attack." The French Minister of the
2015 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack
2015_Saint-Quentin-Fallavier_attack
Stabbing attack in France
three people were killed in a stabbing attack at Notre-Dame de Nice, a Catholic basilica in Nice, France. The attacker, Tunisian man Brahim Aouissaoui, was
2020_Nice_stabbing
2017 terrorist attack in Paris, France
The March 2017 Île-de-France attacks were a pair of terrorist attacks by the same individual in Garges-lès-Gonesse, an outer suburb of Paris, and at Orly
2017_Orly_Airport_attack
2014 terrorist attack in France
"Why Has The Islamic State Changed its Strategy and Mounted the Paris-Brussels Attacks?". Perspectives on Terrorism; Terrorism Research Initiative; University
2014 Tours police station stabbing
2014_Tours_police_station_stabbing
Islamic terrorism attack
before returning to attack the second woman. A female passerby attempted to intervene. The perpetrator then attempted to attack two soldiers patrolling
2017_Marseille_stabbing
2015 Islamist terrorist attack in Paris
submachine gun, an assault rifle, and two Tokarev pistols, entered and attacked a Hypercacher kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France
Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege
Hypercacher_kosher_supermarket_siege
in an unprovoked attack in the Islamic Center of Imam Reza. 10 June: The first Picnic the Streets [nl; fr] occurs. 14 October: Brussels municipal elections
Timeline of Brussels (21st century)
Timeline_of_Brussels_(21st_century)
Terrorist attack in Frankfurt, Germany
Oberlandesgericht (Higher Regional Court) Frankfurt, this was the first terrorist attack in Germany in which the perpetrator had an Islamist motive. According to
2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
2011_Frankfurt_Airport_shooting
Terrorist attack in Nice, France
three soldiers, guarding a Jewish community center in Nice, France, were attacked with a knife by Moussa Coulibaly, a lone-wolf terrorist. Three soldiers
2015_Nice_stabbing
BRUSSELS ATTACK
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Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Old French byname Rousel, RUSSELL means "little red one."
Boy/Male
Biblical American Hebrew
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Latin
Fox; Reddish; Red-head; Red Skinned
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French troussel, Middle English trussel in the sense ‘packet’, and hence an occupational nickname for a peddler, or from the same word in the sense ‘stamp’, ‘mould (for stamping coins)’, and hence an occupational name for a minter. Alternatively, it may be from a nickname representing a variant of Thrussell, from Middle English throstle ‘thrush’, given probably to a cheerful person, the bird being noted for its cheerful song.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bissell 1.
Boy/Male
Latin American Anglo Saxon French English
Red haired.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Russell.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Attacker
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : variant of Hart.German : topographic name from Middle High German hurt ‘hurdle’, ‘woven fence’.Dutch : nickname, presumably for a pugnacious or aggressive person, from Middle Dutch hort, hurt ‘strike’, ‘blow’, ‘attack’.
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Boy/Male
British, English
Brussels Sprout
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Russell.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Russell, RUSSEL means "little red one."
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German
Rufus; Red-haired; Red Skinned; Little Red One
Biblical
he that bruises or breaks; a destroyer
Boy/Male
French
Red. Russell was originally given as a nickname to people with red hair.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : from Rousel, a common Anglo-Norman French nickname for someone with red hair, a diminutive of Rouse with the hypocoristic suffix -el.Americanized spelling of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of the various personal names formed with the Old High German element hrÅd ‘renown’.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Red
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