Terrorist Attacks · Full chronicle and history

A knife attack occurred in Krakow, Poland, resulting in several deaths. The suspect is a local man with mental health issues, and the police intervened quickly to handle the situation.

According to @clashreport, at Beijing time on October 18, 2026, an explosion occurred at the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Baghdad, Iraq. The PMF officially attributed the explosion to the stockpiling of damaged ammunition. However, some local sources and social media accounts claimed that the site was hit by an airstrike. No group has yet claimed responsibility.

According to a report by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), on Beijing time October 17, 2026, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker was attacked approximately 140 nautical miles southeast of Al Mukalla, Yemen. The attackers were aboard a small vessel carrying 7 people and opened fire on the tanker. There are currently no further detailed reports of casualties or damage to the vessel.

According to Radio France Internationale, Houthi forces launched a missile attack on the seat of the Yemeni government on October 16, 2026. The attack killed at least four people. The relevant casualties and the follow-up impact are still being further assessed.

According to clashreport, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett publicly stated that no country in the world has ever experienced what they went through on October 7.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on October 14, 2026 that Israel is detecting attempts by enemies led by Iran and its proxies to influence the outcome of Israel's elections through terrorist attacks. Katz warned that anyone who attacks Israel before or after the election will face retaliation.

According to a report cited by @clashreport at 02:44 Beijing time on October 14, 2026, Saudi Arabia stopped publishing public warnings about the imminent attack several days before four strikes hit Riyadh airport. The attacks killed at least 18 people and injured more than 300. The tweet did not specify the exact reason for halting the warnings or who made the decision, and the details of the incident remain to be further verified.

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh International Airport was hit by a fierce attack by Houthi forces, causing multiple casualties including a US citizen, raising pressure on Middle Eastern countries as well as the US and Israel to jointly respond to terrorist proxies.

The Saudi-led coalition said that a strike on a terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh caused injuries, following an attack on Saturday that killed 13 people and injured about 300, for which the Houthis claimed responsibility.

Israel's state prosecution filed a case in the Jerusalem District Court against a 22-year-old Palestinian pharmacy student, Mohammed Sharabi, accusing him of being influenced by ISIS and of researching lethal poisons and explosives to plan a terrorist attack.

Memorial events were held locally in Israel, remembering those who died in the massacre and those who were injured by means of human figures and fountains dyed red.

The FBI arrested an 18-year-old Somali-American citizen inspired by ISIS who planned to carry out a mass shooting with an AK47 at the Mall of America in Minnesota.

UK counter-terrorism police arrested five suspects on suspicion of a terrorist attack against the US military's forward operating base at Fairford in Europe, but subsequently released them on bail, sparking concerns from Trump and the outside world about UK national security and legal leniency.

A Palestinian attacker drove a car into Israeli police and soldiers at a checkpoint on Highway 443, leaving Neria Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, seriously injured. The attacker was shot dead by security personnel.

A terrorist attack attempt at the Fairford air base in Britain was foiled, a suspect vehicle was found, British police conducted the investigation in close cooperation with the United States, and the British Prime Minister confirmed that Iran played a role in it.

A flight from Dubai to Israel was hijacked mid-air by a knife-wielding co-pilot. As the captain was seriously injured, he pressed the cabin door release, and passengers together with reserve crew members subdued the attacker. The plane eventually landed safely at a Saudi airport.

After a foiled aircraft hijacking attempt, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with heroic passengers aboard the flight and delivered remarks, then departed for the United States for emergency security talks with Trump.

British police have arrested five British citizens suspected of preparing acts of terrorism after discovering suspicious activity near an air base used by US strategic bombers.

Israel released intelligence claiming that remnants of Iran's Revolutionary Guard will join forces with remnants of terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis to launch attacks on Israel and the Western world similar to, or even larger than, October 7.

CCTV cited data from the Ministry of Public Security stating that the number of criminal cases nationwide decreased by 16.1% year-on-year from January to May. However, the phenomenon of multiple regions investing financially in expanding detention centers and prisons has led to external doubts about the real public security situation.

After nearly a decade of proceedings, a Thai court has delivered its verdict on the 2015 Bangkok Erawan Shrine bombing, which killed 20 people. Two Uyghur men from Xinjiang, China, were found guilty and sentenced to death. The trial process has long drawn international human rights concerns.

The suspect visited Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport in June this year to scout it out in preparation for a subsequent hijacking terrorist attack.

In 2025, Hong Kong recorded a total of 89,137 criminal cases, 50% more than the 59,225 cases in 2019. Among them, 43,212 were fraud cases, accounting for half, with victims defrauded of HK$8.1 billion. Fraud cases have multiplied fivefold from fewer than 10,000 in 2019.

Mutadi, a suspect involved in the October 7 Gaza massacre, was arrested by the FBI after sneaking into the United States and living there for more than a year.

Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding Trump and leaving two people dead or wounded; the gunman was then shot dead.

Russia has released surveillance footage of the March 2024 terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow for the first time. The attack occurred in March 2024 and caused a large number of casualties.

Data shows that in 2024, the annual number of criminal cases filed by Chinese police (Public Security) exceeded 10 million, a sharp increase compared to 2000, with the majority of short-sentence cases involving various "pocket crimes."

19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners as weapons for suicide attacks on September 11, 2001, causing nearly 3,000 deaths, including the attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93.

The United States suffered the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York collapsed, causing a large number of American and civilians and rescue workers from many countries around the world to die.

In the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, relevant personnel supported evidence collection efforts and played bagpipes during breaks to mourn and commemorate, demonstrating the resilience of a free land and a brave homeland.

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the outbreak of rescue operations after physical conflicts, multiple police officers and firefighters died during the rescue. Welles Remy Crowther, a Wall Street trader and volunteer firefighter, tragically lost his life while saving people, and his red bandana became an iconic item. The fires at the ruins of the New York World Trade Center burned continuously for three months, and rescue and cleanup operations lasted for nine months. Hundreds of public servants from the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department, the Court, and the Fire Department sacrificed their lives.

According to Shanghai professor Bao Pengshan, on the night of the September 11 attacks in 2001, students at several universities in Shanghai lit candles on the lawns, singing and dancing to celebrate the terrorist attacks, and many of them were at the time applying for scholarships to study in the United States.