Terrorism in the United Kingdom

Map of where terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom from 1970 until 2015 have taken place, with a total of 4,972 incidents planned. Northern Ireland and London are by far the most common locations of attacks.

Terrorism in the United Kingdom, according to the Home Office, is a big threat to the nation.[1] There have been a few different causes of terrorism in the UK. in the 20th century, most attacks were caused by the Northern Ireland conflict (the Troubles). In the 21st century, most of the attacks were by Middle Eastern terrorist groups, most of which were linked with Islamism and/or the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Since 1970, it is thought that there have been at least 3,395 terrorist-caused deaths in the UK, the highest number of deaths in Western Europe.[2] Most of the deaths took place in Northern Ireland.[2] In Great Britain, there were about 430 terrorist caused deaths from 1971 until 2001.[3][4] Since 2001, there have been almost 100 terrorist-related deaths in Great Britain, most of which were caused by the 7 July 2005 London bombings in 2005 and the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "List of proscribed terrorist groups" (PDF). Gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "How many people are killed by terrorist attacks in the UK?". The Telegraph. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sutton Index of Deaths: Geographical Location of the death". Conflict Archive on the Internet. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Douglas, Roger. Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism. University of Michigan Press, 2014. p.18