1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks

Rome and Vienna airport attacks
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict
Aftermath in a fast food restaurant in the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport after the attack
1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks is located in Europe
1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks
1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks
Locations of the incidents in Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria
LocationFiumicino, Italy
Schwechat, Austria
Date27 December 1985
9:15 am (UTC+1)
TargetIsraeli targets in Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Rome) and Vienna International Airport (Vienna)
Attack type
Shootings, bombings
WeaponsAssault rifles
Grenades
Deaths19 (+4 terrorists)
Injured138 (+1 terrorist)
PerpetratorsAbu Nidal Organization (purported)

The Rome and Vienna airport attacks were two major terrorist attacks carried out on 27 December 1985. Seven Arab terrorists attacked two airports in Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria, with assault rifles and hand grenades. Nineteen civilians were killed and over a hundred were injured before four of the terrorists were killed by El Al Security personnel and local police, who captured the remaining three.