Attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities

The United States maintains numerous embassies and consulates around the world, many of which are in war-torn countries or other dangerous areas.

Diplomatic Security

The Regional Security Office is staffed by Special Agents of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and is responsible for all security, protection, and law enforcement operations in the embassy or consulate. The Regional Security Officer (RSO) is the senior DSS Special Agent in country and is the principal adviser to the Chief of Mission (generally an Ambassador or Consul General) on all security, law-enforcement, and counter-terrorism issues for that country or region. The RSO is responsible for liaising with the host government's security and law enforcement officials. The RSO is supported by a Marine Security Guard (MSG) Detachment, Assistant Regional Security Officers (ARSOs) and local security guards.

Attacks on US diplomatic facilities
Date Location Details Type of attack Deaths
18 July 1924 Qajar Iran Tehran, Sublime State of Persia An angry mob led by members of the Muslim clergy and including many members of the Iranian Army beat Consul Robert W. Imbrie to death. The mob blamed America for poisoning a well.[1] mob 1
24 May 1957 Taiwan Taipei, TaiwanMob attack on embassy chancery (see May 24 Incident) none
27 January 1958 Turkey Ankara, TurkeyBombing in embassy compound[2]none
5 March 1964 Gabon Libreville, Gabon Two weeks after a failed coup which the U.S. was mistakenly blamed for, a small bomb detonated outside the embassy compound, damaging a sign and cracking windows (see 1964 United States Embassy in Libreville bombings) bombing none
8 March 1964 Gabon Libreville, Gabon The second of two bomb attacks on the embassy in Gabon. The embassy was also fired on with a shotgun, causing minor damage. bombing, shooting none
4 March 1965 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union Protests in front of the embassy related to the Vietnam War turned into rioting, approximately 2000 students had to be cleared away by the Red Army.[3] mob none
30 March 1965 South Vietnam Saigon, South Vietnam Viet Cong agents detonated a car-bomb outside the embassy.

(Main article: 1965 Saigon bombing)

 bombing 2 Americans (1 CIA employee), 19 Vietnamese and one Filipino
31 January 1968 South Vietnam Saigon, South Vietnam As part of the Tet Offensive, Viet Cong commandos forced their way onto the Embassy grounds and surrounded the building until US reinforcements arrived.

(Main article: Tet offensive attack on US Embassy)

 armed assault 5 US security
20 attackers
26 September 1971 Khmer Republic Phnom Penh, CambodiaAttack on embassy softball game[4]1 Marine Security Guard

1 Army master sergeant 1 Young Cambodian girl

1972 Philippines Manila, PhilippinesAttack by communist group, Marine guard wounded[4] none
19 August 1974 Cyprus Nicosia, CyprusRiot outside embassy; ambassador Rodger Davies and assistant shot by snipermob2
14 November 1974 Japan Tokyo, Japan Several Japanese youth attacked the embassy with Molotov cocktails, throwing them from a nearby hotel. Afterwards, five stormed the compound where they were arrested. Seven local guards were injured.[5] armed assault none
22 November 1974 Japan Fukuoka, Japan Three men wearing red helmets from the Marxist Youth League broke windows and threw an explosive device at the Consulate. The men then attacked and injured a consulate employee.[6] armed assault none
4 August 1975 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJapanese Red Army gunmen stormed the AIA building, containing both the US and Swedish embassies, and took 53 hostages.

(main article: 1975 AIA building hostage crisis)

 armed assault, hostage crisis none
17 February 1976 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela Gunmen in a car fire at the Embassy causing minimal damage.[7] shooting none
1979 Pahlavi dynasty Tehran, IranIran hostage crisis armed assault, hostage crisis
21 November 1979 Pakistan Islamabad, PakistanRiots break out in response to rumors that the US bombed Mecca during the Grand Mosque seizure (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Islamabad)mob2 US security
2 Pakistani personnel
2 attackers
2 December 1979 LibyaTripoli, LibyaIslamist riots destroy Embassy (see 1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya)mobnone
18 April 1983 Lebanon Beirut, LebanonIslamic Jihad car bomb destroys Embassy (see April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing)bombing63 (of which 17 were Americans)
12 December 1983 Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwaital-Dawa truck bomb outside Embassy (see 1983 Kuwait bombings)bombing6
20 September 1984 Lebanon Beirut, LebanonHezbollah car bomb outside embassy (see 1984 United States embassy annex bombing)bombing24
November 1984 Colombia Bogota, ColombiaCar bomb outside embassy planted by drug cartel[8]bombing1
February 1986 Portugal Lisbon, PortugalPopular Forces of 25 April car bomb outside embassy[9]bombingnone
14 May 1986 Indonesia Jakarta, IndonesiaJapanese Red Army members attempt a mortar attack; their mortar shells fail to detonate[10]bombingnone
9 June 1987 Italy Rome, ItalyCar bomb set off, two rocket-propelled grenades fired at embassy[11]bombingnone
17 September 1989 Colombia Bogota, ColombiaHomemade rocket fired at embassy by unknown assailant, no damage reported[12]bombingnone
27 July 1993 Peru Lima, PeruCar bomb planted by Shining Path, significant damage to embassy building[13]bombingnone
13 September 1995 Russia Moscow, RussiaRPG fired on Embassy by unknown assailant[14]bombingnone
21 June 1998 Lebanon Beirut, LebanonRPGs fired at Embassy by Hezbollah[15]bombingnone
7 August 1998 Kenya Nairobi, Kenyaal-Qaeda simultaneously attacked both Embassies with truck bombsbombing213, including 10 U.S. personnel and 2 US security
Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania11
19 September 1998 Liberia Monrovia, LiberiaLiberian security forces opened fire on a warlord speaking with U.S. officials at the Embassy gate and subsequently laid siege to the building, killing or wounding more than 10 people. An Embassy staff member and a government contractor were among the wounded.armed assault10
22 January 2002 India Calcutta, IndiaHarkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami gunmen attacked American cultural centre, which included public affairs office of nearby Consulate (more details)armed assault5 Indian security
14 June 2002 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistanal-Qaeda truck bomb detonated outside Consulate (more details)bombing12 Pakistani civilians
12 October 2002 Indonesia Denpasar, IndonesiaConsular Office bombed by Jemaah Islamiyah as part of the Bali bombingsbombingnone
28 February 2003 Pakistan Karachi, PakistanUnknown gunmen attack Consulate (more details)armed assault2 Pakistani security
30 June 2004 Uzbekistan Tashkent, UzbekistanIslamic Movement of Uzbekistan bombs Embassybombingnone
6 December 2004 Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabiaal-Qaeda gunmen raid diplomatic compound[16]armed assault5 Saudi personnel
4 attackers
2 March 2006 Pakistan Karachi, PakistanCar bomb explodes outside Consulate, killing a diplomat (more details) bombing1 US personnel
1 Pakistani personnel
1 Pakistani security
1 attacker
12 September 2006 Syria Damascus, SyriaGunmen raid Embassyarmed assault1 Syrian security
3 attackers
12 January 2007 Greece Athens, GreeceRPG Fired at Embassy by Revolutionary Strugglebombingnone
14 April 2007 Morocco Casablanca, MoroccoTwo suicide bombers detonated their explosive devices across the street from the Consulate General and in front of the Consulate General’s public diplomacy facility and language center. Only the bombers were killed.bombing2 attackers
21 February 2008 Serbia Belgrade, SerbiaRioters burn the building of the Embassy. One rioter found dead. (more details) mob 1 attacker
18 March 2008 Yemen Sana'a, YemenMortar rounds missed Embassy, hitting nearby schoolbombing2 Yemeni civilians
9 July 2008 Turkey Istanbul, TurkeyArmed attack against Consulate (more details)armed assault3 Turkish security
3 attackers
17 September 2008 Yemen Sana'a, YemenA coordinated attack resulted in a 20-minute battle with security (more details)armed assault6 Yemeni security
5 Yemeni civilians
1 US civilian
6 attackers
30 October 2009 Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua Several hundred supporters from the Sandinista National Liberation Front protesting "U.S. interventionism" swarm the embassy compound, attacking personnel and vandalizing property for four hours.[17] mob none
5 April 2010 Pakistan Peshawar, PakistanAn attack near the Consulate, killed two consulate security guards and at least six others (more details)armed assault2 Pakistani personnel
1 Pakistani security
1 Pakistani civilian
4 attackers
22 July 2010 Iraq Baghdad, IraqUnknown individuals fired a rocket that struck an Embassy firing range, killing three Embassy guards and injuring 15 fifteen others, including two Embassy contractors.rocket attack3
25 September 2011 Afghanistan Kabul, AfghanistanAn Afghan employee opened fire inside an Embassy Annex compound, killing one American and wounding three others before being shot and killed.armed assault1 American
1 attacker
28 October 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaA Wahhabi Islamist gunman, fired on the embassy, resulting in one local policeman guarding the embassy being wounded in the arm by the gunman, while the shooter was wounded by a police sniper.armed assaultnone
11 September 2012 Egypt Cairo, EgyptProtestors scaled the walls of the Consulate and replaced the US flag with an Islamist banner before being driven back by Egyptian security (more details)mobnone
Libya Benghazi, LibyaA group of terrorists storm the Consulate—killing the Ambassador, one staff member, and two security contractors (more details)armed assault4 US personnel
14 September 2012 Yemen Sana'a, YemenProtestors stormed the Embassy and set fire to several vehicles before being driven back by Yemeni security (more details)mob5 attackers
Tunisia Tunis, TunisiaTunisian police fought back protestors who attacked the Embassy (more details)mob2 attackers
1 February 2013 Turkey Ankara, TurkeyA suicide bomber attacked the Embassy, detonating himself inside a security entrance to the compound (more details)bombing1 Turkish security
1 attacker
25 June 2013 Afghanistan Kabul, AfghanistanSuicide insurgents initiated a failed assault on the Embassy, engaging Afghan security forces and Local Guard Force personnel in a firefight. All perpetrators were killed.armed assault8 insurgents
7 Afghan security
13 September 2013 Afghanistan Herat, AfghanistanA group of 7 Taliban militants attacked the Consulate using truck bombs, assault rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades, killing 2 Afghan security guards and wounding 20 others (more details)armed assault2 Afghan security
28 September 2015 Uzbekistan Tashkent, UzbekistanUnidentified man threw two Molotov cocktails or similar improvised explosives over the wall of the Embassybombingnone
21 February 2018 Montenegro Podgorica, MontenegroA pro-Russian and Serbian-born assailant threw a hand grenade over the wall of the Embassy. Reporting indicated the grenade appeared to detonate as it was thrown into the air, and the man detonated a second device that killed him. The man's body was found 100 feet from the embassy wall.bombing1 attacker
26 July 2018 China Beijing, ChinaUnidentified 26-year-old man set off explosive device outside the Embassy.[18]bombingnone
1 December 2018 Mexico Guadalajara, MexicoUnidentified assailant threw a grenade at the consulate.[19]bombingnone
31 December 2019 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq 2019 attack on the United States embassy in Iraq mob
27 March 2021 Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar Attack on the embassy in Yangon[20] shooting none
1 December 2022 Spain Madrid, Spain Letter bomb sent to the embassy in Madrid[21] Bombing none

See also

References
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