Here then is the news for TODAY - not Today Tonight .... and it covers terrorist attacks in Europe in 2018 - I've taken the liberty of including Russia and Chechnya, though some would argue there are not strictly part of Europe - and also Turkey, which is just outside the Pale.......
January 2018Stabbing
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Vendin-le-Vieil, France
A German prisoner jailed for his involvement in the Djerba bombing in 2002 assaulted four guards at the Vendin-le-Vieil prison while shouting "Allahu Akbar". One of the guards was hospitalized for a head wound.
Shooting
1
0
North Mitrovica, Kosovo
A drive-by shooting outside an office in North Mitrovica killed the head politician of the Kosovo Serb party called Freedom, Democracy, Justice, Oliver Ivanović.
Rocket attack
2
11
Kilis, Turkey
Two rockets fired from Syria struck the city of Kilis in southern Turkey, killing two people and injuring eleven others
February 2018
Shooting, rocket attack
3
7
Hakkâri Province, Turkey
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven wounded in cross-border attacks carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from northern Iraq, targeting the eastern Turkish province of Hakkâri .
Shooting
1
0
Belfast, United Kingdom
A man was shot dead in front of his partner and 11-year-old child in Belfast in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
March 2018
Arsons
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0
Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece
A number of attacks across the country were claimed for a group identified only as 'Anarchists' in an online statement. The group threatened further attacks in the capital Athens.
Shooting
1
0
Şırnak Province, Turkey
A civilian was killed in an attack by PKK terrorists in the Besta district of Şirnak province
Stabbing
0 (+1)
1
Vienna, Austria
2018 Vienna embassy stabbing: An Islamist stabbed and injured a guard at the residence of the Iranian ambassador in Vienna. The attacker was shot and killed
Shooting
0 (+1)
1
Grozny, Russia
A man with a firearm attacked and injured a police officer in the Chechen capital Grozny. The assailant was killed
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Shootings, stabbing, hostage taking
4 (+1)
15
Carcassonne and Trèbes, France
Carcassonne and Trèbes attack: A gunman affiliated with the Islamic State attacked the French cities of Carcassonne and Trèbes: He attacked and stole a car, killing the passenger and wounding the driver, in Carcassonne. He arrived in Trèbes and during the process a police officer was injured when the terrorist shot him. Then, he attacked a supermarket, where two civilians were killed and several others injured. A policeman exchanged himself for a hostage, was later shot and stabbed and died of his injuries in hospital. The attacker was later killed by the police.
Shooting
7
6
Eruh, Turkey
Siirt raid Six Turkish village guards were killed in an attack by PKK terrorists in Siirt’s Eruh district. Three village guards and four soldiers were wounded in the attack. One soldier dies from his injury days later
Shooting
3
1
Şırnak Province, Turkey
At least three soldiers were killed in action, another was injured following a terror attack by the PKK in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak
May 2018Stabbing
0 (+1)
2
Neftekumsk, Russia
In the Russian city of Neftekumsk, a man attacked two police officers with a knife. As a result, both law enforcement officers were injured. During the arrest, the man resisted and stabbed one of the policemen, after which a policeman shot him dead.
Shooting
0 (+1)
3
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
A man started shooting at police officers during a document check in Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, the attacker was killed and three police officers were injured.
Bombing
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Chirkey, Russia
A bomb exploded at the grave of a Sufi leader killed in a suicide bombing in the village of Chirkey in Dagestan, Russia. The tomb was destroyed, but there were no other victims
Stabbing
1 (+1)
4
Paris, France
2018 Paris knife attack: A man stabbed one pedestrian to death and injured four others in Paris, France. The attacker was later killed by the police.
Shooting, attempted hostage taking
3 (+4)
2
Grozny, Russia
Armed men attacked and attempted to take several hostages in an Orthodox church in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. At least two policemen and one churchgoer were killed and two other policemen injured in the attack. Four terrorists were eliminated by the security forces
Bombing
2
3
Şemdinli, Turkey
Two Turkish village guards were killed and three others injured when a roadside bomb planted by PKK terrorists exploded in the Şemdinli district of the Turkish province of Hakkâri
Melee attack, stabbing, shooting, hostage taking
4 (+1)
4
Marche-en-Famenne and Liège, Belgium
2018 Liège attack: A man who shouted "Allahu Akbar" stabbed two female police officers, then took their guns and used them to shoot and kill the two officers and a pedestrian in Liège, Belgium. The gunman took a woman hostage before he was killed by police. Four other police officers were wounded, one of whom was seriously injured.