United Kingdom (UK): deaths from terrorism 1970-2009
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."
