This graph shows the number of fatalities resulting from terrorist attacks within the United Kingdom (UK) since 1970 until 2009. Over this 39 year period the peak occurred in 1988; 270 people fell victim to the Lockerbie bomb attack that brought down the Pan Am Flight 103, en route from London to New York. According to the source, the plane "exploded midair and crashed into the Scottish village of Lockerbie, fifteen miles north of the English border. Along with the 259 people on board, 11 people on the ground were killed in the crash."
Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009
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RAND Corporation. (September 21, 2015). Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
RAND Corporation. "Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009." Chart. September 21, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
RAND Corporation. (2015). Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
RAND Corporation. "Incidences of Terrorism Fatalities in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2015, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/
RAND Corporation, Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Incidences of terrorism fatalities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2009 [Graph], RAND Corporation, September 21, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/539489/deaths-of-terrorism-united-kingdom/