In 2016 , two deadly terrorist vehicle-based attacks occurred in Europe : the July attack in Nice , France , that killed 86 ; and the December attack in Berlin , Germany , that killed 12 . This was followed by five other similar attacks in 2017 : one in Jerusalem in January that killed four , one in London in March that killed three , one in Stockholm in April that killed five , a second attack in London in June that killed three , and two in Barcelona and Cambrils in August that killed fourteen people . That same year , another similar attack occurred in the US , specifically New York City , in October , killing eight . Other terrorist attacks of a similar M.O. have occurred intermittently in Western countries since 2014 , though these produced no fatalities
one in Jerusalem in January
2017 Jerusalem truck attack
Tactics of terrorism