List of terrorist incidents in 2004
This is a timeline of incidents in 2004 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
List guidelines
- Casualties figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
- Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
- Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher.
- If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
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January | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
January 1 | 10 | 30 | ![]() |
January 1 | 8 | 35 | ![]() |
January 4 | 14 | 87 | ![]() |
January 6 | 12 | 35 | ![]() |
January 10 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
January 13 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
January 14 | 4 | 14 | ![]() |
January 14 | 5 | 12 | ![]() |
January 15 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
January 15 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
January 16 | 3 | 5 | ![]() |
January 16 | 2 | 6 | ![]() |
January 17 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
January 24 | 4 | 36 | ![]() |
January 26 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
January 27 | 2 | 11 | ![]() |
January 29 | 0 | 11 | ![]() |
January 29 | 11 | 50 | ![]() |
January 30 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
January 31 | 9 | 45 | ![]() |
February | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
February 1 | 117 | 221 | ![]() |
February 3 | 3 | 10 | ![]() |
February 6 | 40 | 122 | ![]() |
February 7 | 116 | 0 | ![]() |
February 8 | 3 | 8 | ![]() |
February 9 | 0 | 11 | ![]() |
February 10 | 55 | 67 | ![]() |
February 12 | 6 | 13 | ![]() |
February 14 | 27 | 36+ | ![]() |
February 14 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
February 15 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
February 22 | 9 | 60 | ![]() |
February 23 | 10 | 45 | ![]() |
February 23 | 2 | 4 | ![]() |
February 26 | 6 | 7 | ![]() |
March | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
March 1 | 3 | 12 | ![]() |
March 1 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
March 2 | 65 | 320 | ![]() |
March 2 | 106 | 233 | ![]() |
March 3 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
March 3 | 47 | 130 | ![]() |
March 8 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
March 9 | 2 | 6 | ![]() |
March 9 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
March 10 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
March 11 | 191 | 2050 [4] | ![]() |
March 11 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
March 14 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
March 14 | 12 | 30 | ![]() |
March 15 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
March 15 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
March 18 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
March 18 | 3 | 10 | ![]() |
March 18 | 7 | 35 | ![]() |
March 19 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
March 19 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
March 22 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
March 27 | 0 | 28 | ![]() |
March 27 | 2 | 19 | ![]() |
March 30 | 3 | 10 | ![]() |
March 30 | 3 | 10 | ![]() |
April | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
April 3 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
April 6 | 2 | 7 | ![]() |
April 8 | 9 | 50 | ![]() |
April 12 | 26 | 0 | ![]() |
April 14 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
April 15 | 10 | 19 | ![]() |
April 17 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
April 18 | 10 | 4 | ![]() |
April 20 | 1 | 13 | ![]() |
April 20 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
April 21 | 5 | 148 | ![]() |
April 21 | 73 | 200 | ![]() |
April 25 | 4 | 45 | ![]() |
April 27 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
April 27 | 4 | 6 | ![]() |
April 28 | 3 | 59 | ![]() |
April 30 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
May | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
May 1 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
May 2 | 6 | 19 | ![]() |
May 2 | 0 | 17 | ![]() |
May 2 | 3 | 5 | ![]() |
May 3 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
May 7 | 24 | 125 | ![]() |
May 8 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
May 9 | 1 | 21 | ![]() |
May 9 | 10 | 56 | ![]() |
May 9 | 0 | 10 | ![]() |
May 12 | 1 | 14 | ![]() |
May 14 | 1 | 15 | ![]() |
May 17 | 7 | 7 | ![]() |
May 20 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
May 21 | 3 | 24 | ![]() |
May 21 | 3 | 100 | ![]() |
May 22 | 6 | 82 | ![]() |
May 22 | 5 | 13 | ![]() |
May 23 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
May 25 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
May 26 | 2 | 27 | ![]() |
May 26 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
May 27 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
May 30 | 22 | 25 | ![]() |
May 30 | 2 | 5 | ![]() |
May 31 | 21 | 50 | ![]() |
June | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
June 1 | 11 | 18 | ![]() |
June 1 | 25 | 7 | ![]() |
June 1 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
June 2 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
June 3 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
June 3 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
June 4 | 11 | 71 | ![]() |
June 5 | 7 | 5 | ![]() |
June 5 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
June 6 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
June 7 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
June 8 | 0 | 23 | ![]() |
June 8 | 9 | 25 | ![]() |
June 8 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
June 8 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
June 10 | 13 | 5 | ![]() |
June 10 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
June 12 | 3 | 7 | ![]() |
June 12 | 4 | 24 | ![]() |
June 13 | 12 | 13 | ![]() |
June 13 | 1 | 8 | ![]() |
June 14 | 13 | 60 | ![]() |
June 15 | 34 | 0 | ![]() |
June 16 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
June 16 | 9 | 10 | ![]() |
June 17 | 35 | 138 | ![]() |
June 17 | 2 | 5 | ![]() |
June 19 | 0 | 14 | ![]() |
June 21 | 0 | 70 | ![]() |
June 23 | 0 | 19 | ![]() |
June 24 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
June 24 | 4 | 15 | ![]() |
June 24 | 5 | 15 | ![]() |
June 24 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
June 25 | 12 | 12 | ![]() |
June 26 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
June 26 | 2 | 11 | ![]() |
June 27 | 40 | 22 | ![]() |
June 27 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
June 28 | 2 | 15 | ![]() |
June 29 | 2 | 10 | ![]() |
June 30 | 1 | 27 | ![]() |
July | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
July 2 | 5 | 24 | ![]() |
July 2 | 6 | 5 | ![]() |
July 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
July 4 | 2 | 39 | ![]() |
July 6 | 14 | 37 | ![]() |
July 8 | 1 | 6 | ![]() |
July 8 | 5 | 9 | ![]() |
July 9 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
July 11 | 5 | 31 | ![]() |
July 11 | 1 | 32 | ![]() |
July 14 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
July 14 | 10 | 40 | ![]() |
July 14 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
July 15 | 10 | 27 | ![]() |
July 15 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
July 16 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
July 18 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
July 18 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
July 18 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
July 19 | 9 | 60 | ![]() |
July 19 | 2 | 5 | ![]() |
July 20 | 5 | 50 | ![]() |
July 23 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
July 25 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
July 26 | 1 | 30 | ![]() |
July 26 | 2 | 6 | ![]() |
July 28 | 6 | 7 | ![]() |
July 28 | 70 | 56 | ![]() |
July 29 | 0 | 12 | ![]() |
July 30 | 8 | 50 | ![]() |
August | |||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
August 1 | 12 | 37 | ![]() |
August 1 | 6 | 53 | ![]() |
August 3 | 70 | 138 | ![]() |
August 4 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
August 5 | 1 | 11 | ![]() |
August 5 | 5 | 21 | ![]() |
August 7 | 0 | 25 | ![]() |
August 8 | 9 | 50 | ![]() |
August 8 | 0 | 35 | ![]() |
August 9 | 1 | 6 | ![]() |
August 11 | 4 | 10 | ![]() |
August 11 | 2 | 15 | ![]() |
August 14 | 0 | 20 | ![]() |
August 17 | 7 | 42 | ![]() |
August 19 | 0 | 14 | ![]() |
August 21 | 1 | 50 | ![]() |
August 21 | 0 | 9 | ![]() |
August 21 | 15 | 20 | ![]() |
August 24 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
August 24 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
August 26 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
August 26 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
August 26 | 1 | 25 | ![]() |
August 26 | 5 | 43 | ![]() |
August 28 | 8 | 13 | ![]() |
August 29 | 10 | 22 | ![]() |
August 31 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
August 31 | 11 | 50 | ![]() |
August 31 | 16 | 85 | ![]() |
September | ||||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location | Description |
September 1 | 334 | 727 | ![]() |
Main article: Beslan school hostage crisis A group of thirty to thirty-five (sources varied) armed Chechen separatists, including men and women, many wearing suicide bomber belts, seized a school in the Southern Russian town of Belsan taking children, parents, and teachers hostage in the school gym. At least ten of the hostage-takers appeared to be from Arab countries.[1] A series of explosions shook the school, followed by a fire which engulfed the building and a chaotic gunbattle between the hostage-takers and Russian security forces. Ultimately, at least 334 hostages were killed, including 186 children.[5][6] |
September 4 | 21 | 30 | ![]() |
A suicide car-bomb exploded in front of the Iraqi Police Academy in Kirkuk. At least twenty-one people were killed and over thirty wounded in the attack. Those killed included police, military personnel, and civilians.[1] |
September 4 | 4 | 14 | ![]() |
Hooded gunmen opened fire on a congregation inside a church located near Colombia's border with Ecuador. Four parishioners were killed and fourteen wounded in the attack. Army officials believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) carried out the attack because the church had spoken out against the FARC's forced recruitment of local youth. It was reported the Protestant pastors in the region had preciously received death threats.[1] |
September 7 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
A rocket was fired at the Sederot settlement. One person sustained slight injuries. The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] |
September 9 | 10 | 182 | ![]() |
Nine people and at least one suicide bomber were killed when a large car bomb detonated outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. Over 180 others were injured by the blast. No Australians were killed by the bomb, which authorities blame on the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). It is uncertain if the group claimed responsibility for the attack or not. The blast shattered the windows in seven nearby buildings and left a large crater in the pavement. Authorities found traces of TNT and sulfate at the scene, the same materials that were used in the Marriott Hotel bombing in October 2002 and the Bali nightclub bombings. On September 17, police made their first arrest in this case. They took into custody a man who they believe to have transporting the explosives used in this attack. On October 1, authorities identified the suicide bomber as Heri Golun, based on DNA tests done at the scene. On November 24, police announced that they had arrested four more suspects in connection with this attack. The four men were identified as Iwan Darmawan (alias Rois), Hassan, Apuy and Sogir (alias Ansori).[1] |
September 11 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
Two people were killed and three others wounded when a road-side explosive charge went off near the offices of the US Embassy in Basra.[1] |
September 12 | 0 | 9 | ![]() |
Nine people were injured when a crude bomb placed on the road the Kathmandu's airport exploded. The prime minister was due to arrive from India and was expected to travel along the road. The device exploded as security officers were trying to defuse it. The bomb was a rigged liquid petroleum gas cylinder what was on a bridge. Police are blaming the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-M) for the attack.[1] |
September 12 | 1 | 7 | ![]() |
Gunmen attacked a group of policemen in Mosul, killing one and wounding seven others.[1] |
September 14 | 47 | 114 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded outside of the police station on Hayfa Street in Baghdad, where a crowd of volunteers and recruits were waiting to join the police force. Forty-seven people were killed and 114 wounded in the attack. The group headed by Abu Musab al-Zarquawi, Tawhid and Jihad (Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn), claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] |
September 16 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
Five people were wounded in a blast in Baghdad targeting an alcohol shop. Liquor stores are often the target of attacks by fundamentalists who dislike their presence.[1] |
September 16 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
A police patrol in Baqubah was hit by an explosive device that wounded four police officers and a civilian.[1] |
September 17 | 5 | 20 | ![]() |
Five people were killed and twenty others wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad. The blast targeted a large number of people who were volunteering for duty.[1] |
September 18 | 21 | 67 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber drove his car into a crowd waiting to apply for jobs with the National Guard in Kirkuk. Guardsmen opened fire on the car before it blew up. At least twenty-one people were killed and sixty-seven wounded in the attack, all civilians.[1] |
September 20 | 4 | 7 | ![]() |
Four students from the Faculty of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence in Baghdad University were killed and seven other wounded when an armed group opened fire on them. Baghdad University is considered a political target because of connections between the University and both the Iraqi Constitution and the political arena. Two of the members of the Iraqi governing council which drafted the Constitution were affiliated with the University, including Salama al-Khufaji, a female professor of dentistry, and Moshen Abdul Hameed, a professor at the University and the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party. Wamid Nadmi, also a professor at the University, and a spokesman for the Iraqi National Founding Congress, has been involved in the Sunni movement against the January 30 elections, on the grounds that Sunnis are at a disadvantage. Many Iraqi academics, including professors and the president of Baghdad University, have been killed since the beginning of the insurgency, some because they are Sunni and are considered holdovers from the previous regime and some because they seem to be cooperating with Americans.[1] |
September 22 | 5 | 10 | ![]() |
A suicide car bombing occurred on a street in Baghdad, killing at least five Iraqis and wounding about ten others. The blast targeted a makeshift recruiting center for the Iraqi National Guard. The makeshift recruiting center was moved to this location after it was targeted by another car bomb in another location the day before.[1] |
September 22 | 3 | 15 | ![]() |
A female suicide bomber detonated her bomb at the French Hill intersection in Jerusalem. She had tried to enter the protected soldier's pickup station but has been prevented. Two people were killed and fifteen injured in the attack. The blast was targeted at the large number of civilians at the station at the time of attack. The military wing of al-Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] |
September 24 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
One bodyguard of the Chechen president, Bai Ali Salmanov and one of his relatives were shot dead by assailants in the village of Mairtup. Another relative was wounded in the attack. Police were investigating.[1] |
September 26 | 10 | 26 | ![]() |
Ten people were killed and twenty-six wounded when a convoy of oil tanker trucks were attacked by rockets in Al-Latifiyah. The tankers belonged to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. At least five out of the twelve trucks were damaged.[1] |
September 29 | 2 | 17 | ![]() |
A Qassam rocket landed between two houses in Sederot, killing two and injuring seventeen. The rocket was launched from the Jabaliya area.[1] |
September 30 | 10 | 60 | ![]() |
A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle outside a crowded complex near Abu Ghraib which houses the mayor's office, a police station, and other government buildings. As many as ten people were killed and sixty wounded in the attack.[1] |
September 30 | 4 | 16 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded outside a mosque in Talafar, targeting a police chief and police patrol. At least four people were killed and sixteen wounded in the attack. Police captain Col. Ismail was not injured in the attack.[1] |
October | ||||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location | Description |
October 1 | 30 | 50 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded at a Shia mosque and killed thirty people and injured dozens of others. The explosion occurred during Friday prayers. Nearly 1,000 people were inside of the mosque at the time. Initial reports suggested that the bomb was set off by a suicide bomber. However, later investigations revealed that the bomb was set of by a remote device, that was passed on to an innocent bystander. The device later exploded. Angry Shia protesters riot in the aftermath of the attack, which came days after Pakistani security forces killed Amjad Hussain Farooq, an al-Qaeda operative.[1] |
October 2 | 13 | 23 | ![]() |
In Assam militants exploded a bomb that killed thirteen people and injured twenty-three. The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is believed to be responsible for the attack. The intended target of the attack is unclear.[1] |
October 2 | 10 | 40 | ![]() |
A second bomb blast occurred at the busy Hong Kong market, almost simultaneously with the railway blast in Assam. The bomb killed ten people and injured at least forty others. The two blasts are thought to have been coordinated.[1] |
October 2 | 12 | 60 | ![]() |
Twelve people were killed and at least sixty others injured in a bomb blasts targeting a rail line in Assam. The first occurred at the Dimapur railway station, and resulted in the deaths of all twelve people. The platform was packed with people waiting to board a train to Assam's Karbi district.[1] |
October 3 | 3 | 25 | ![]() |
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) bombed a market in Dhubri District, killing three and wounding twenty-five people. No further information is provided.[1] |
October 3 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
One person was killed when a motorcycle bomb placed on a road exploded. Officials were supposed to have passed along the road, but the device exploded too early, killing the bomber and injuring two others.[1] |
October 4 | 10 | 76 | ![]() |
A truck driven by a suicide bomber was detonated at the entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad. The driver targeted an Iraq police forces compound at one of the Green Zone entrances, and appears to have targeted the police. Initial reports were ten dead and more than seventy wounded.[1] |
October 4 | 2 | 17 | ![]() |
Two people were killed and at least seventeen others injured when a car bomb explod near a hotel complex frequented by Westerners in central Baghdad. The perpetrators were unknown.[1] |
October 5 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
At least six people were wounded when a bomb went off at the Kathmandu Development Committee office. Four young men and two young women, suspected to be anti-government insurgents threw a bomb on the ground floor of the building. Several rooms were damaged.[1] |
October 6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() |
The governor of Badakhshan Province and three other people were injured in an explosion. Two other people died in the incident, in which a landmine was detonated by remote-control. Hamid Karzai's running mate, Ahmed Zia Masud, was 200 meters away from the explosion. He was not injured in the attack.[1] |
October 6 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Suspected Muslim extremists killed two officials and injured seven others, hours after the government reshuffled the cabinet to create a new terrorism team. The attack took place in one of the troubled southern provinces.[1] |
October 7 | 38 | 100 | ![]() |
A powerful car bomb explosion killed over thirty-eight people and injured at least a hundred others. The explosion occurred after people were going home following the end of a religious rally among members of the outlawed Sunni Muslim group Millat-e-Islamia, who were marking the anniversary of their slain leader Azam Tariq. The bomb was a remote-detonate device. The attacks may have been in response to a bombing of a Shia mosque days before.[1] |
October 7 | 36 | 171 | ![]() |
In the final of three coordinated attacks in the Sinai, a car-bomb was detonated outside of al-Badiyah campground in Ras al-Shitan. The attacker, believed to be either Mohamed Ahmed Saleh Flayfil or Hammad Gaman Gomah (both Egyptians), drove a Nissan to the entrance to the camp and fled shortly before the bomb detonated. In the two attacks at Ras al-Shitan, it is believed that two people were killed and some twelve injured. The majority of the fatalities in the coordinated operations occurred in the Taba attack, in which 400 lbs of explosives were used to sheer off the front of the ten story Hilton hotel. On October 26, authorities arrested five Egyptians in connection with these attacks. The Battalions of the Martyr Abdullah Azzam, Al-Qaeda in the Levant and Egypt claimed responsibility for the attacks, but their claim was never verified.[1] |
October 8 | 0 | 10 | ![]() |
An explosive device detonated at the Indonesian Embassy in downtown Paris, injuring ten people. The explosion shattered the windows in nearby buildings and flying glass was the cause of most of the injuries. A group calling themselves the "French Armed Islamic Front" claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities are unsure whether they claim is believable or not. The group called for the release of two guerrilla fighters believed to be members of the Algerian Islamic Army (GIA), who are serving life sentences for a bomb attack in Paris in 1990.[1] |
October 10 | 4 | 16 | ![]() |
Four people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb at a Jamia Kashmiryan Shia mosque. Roughly 200 Muslims had gathered at the Mosque for Maghrib prayers. The bomber attempted to enter the mosque at the main gate, but was stopped by a security guard who was killed when the bomber shot him. The bomber appeared to have had the bomb in a bag and detonated it at the entrance to the mosque. Sixteen people were also injured by the blast.[1] |
October 12 | 1 | 5 | ![]() |
A paramilitary volunteer was killed and five policemen injured when gunmen opened fire on a government office and nearby police station at Kapho in Pattani province. Police are blaming Muslim insurgents.[1] |
October 15 | 6 | 10 | ![]() |
A car driven by a suicide bomber blew up in an Iraqi Police contingent in main street in Al-Dawrah, south Baghdad. One civilian and nine policemen were injured in the incident and five police were killed.[1] |
October 15 | 6 | 18 | ![]() |
Two bombs were detonated by suicide bombers in the 'Green Zone' of Baghdad, killing at least ten people, including four Americans (all workers at Dyncorp), and wounding twenty others (including two US state department employees). The bombs were set off close together at a market and popular café. The group led by Abu Musab Al-Zarquawi, Tawhid and Jihad, claimed responsibility for the blasts. Two Jordanian men are suspected of perpetrating the café blast. Both entered the café, drank tea, and then one left. The other detonated his bomb following the exit of the first man. At least six were killed and about eighteen injured in the café blast. None of the killed in this incident were Americans.[1] |
October 17 | 1 | 6 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded outside of a hospital in Groznyy, killing gone police officer and wounding 2 other officers and four pedestrians.[1] |
October 21 | 1 | 14 | ![]() |
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying female employees of the Iraqi Airways at the Baghdad airport, killing one woman and injuring fourteen others. Sources indicate that two cars of armed men stopped the bus on the western outskirts of the capital. One assailant threw at least two hand grenades into the bus and then gunmen opened fire from the outside.[1] |
October 23 | 3 | 8 | ![]() |
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide mission carried out on "Chicken Street," a narrow, busy shopping district with jewelry, rug, and antique shops in Kabul. There were reportedly two fatalities, one US woman civilian and an Afghani. There were at least seven others wounded, including three Icelandic ISAF soldiers. Afghan citizens comprise the rest of the wounded group.[1] |
October 23 | 17 | 30 | ![]() |
A suicide car bomber attacked a police station in Khan al-Baghdadi killing sixteen Iraqi police and wounding at least thirty others. The car bomb targeted the police station where many Iraqis were lined up to surrender their weapons and/or join the police force. The station is also the site of a police training center. At the time of the attack, police were gathered at the station for a training course.[1] |
October 24 | 0 | 7 | ![]() |
Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb, attempting to kill Omar Abdullah, the leader of pro-India National Conference Party. The attack was carried out as Abdullah was attending a prayer ceremony for the former National Conference minister Safdar Ali Baig (killed by militants). The rebels' bomb missed their target, but injured four others in the crowd. There were no fatalities.[1] |
October 24 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
Six people were injured when an explosive device detonated at a McDonalds fast food restaurant in Trabzon. The victims were taken to the hospital immediately after the blast. The perpetrators managed to escape. No further information is available.[1] |
October 25 | 8 | 9 | ![]() |
Two suicide car bombs detonated in Mosul, killing at least three Iraqis and wounding at least nine government employees. Both suicide attackers were also killed. The first bomb caused most of the casualties and targeted a Nineveh governorate compound.[1] |
October 28 | 0 | 9 | ![]() |
There was an explosion in the lobby of a Marriott Hotel in the center of Islamabad. The government of Pakistan claims that there was an electrical short circuit, but there is evidence of foul play. The hotel is frequented by foreign journalists, diplomats, and business people and is located a few hundred meters from the president's house. There were US diplomats and military troops at the hotel. There was a purported "important personality" to arrive at the hotel on November 30. The explosion occurred while a bomb disposal squad team was doing an inspection. It was reported that despite the "short circuit," all of the lights were still on. A few days later, an al Qaeda activist and tribal leader wanted by Pakistan for the abduction of a Chinese Engineer, Cdr Abdullah Mahsud, claimed responsibility for the explosion. Interior Ministry recommended equipping law enforcement agencies with explosive detectors (despite the fact that the government still claimed the incident to be an electrical failure).[1] |
October 28 | 2 | 20 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded outside a bar frequented by tourists in Narathiwat province. Two tourists, Malaysian national Sawakiaat Hoe and Thai national Pissamai Daengdamdi, were killed in the blast. At least twenty-one were wounded. Reports indicate the blast may have been a revenge attack for the eighty-five Muslim protesters crushed to death on October 25 en route to a military detention center. It is not clear if the bar was the intended target. A police station was also nearby the blast.[1] |
October 29 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded near a bus stop along Bogotá's Transmilenio bus system route. A taxi passing by was caught in the blast resulting in the death of the driver and a passenger. Two other passengers were also injured. The explosion damaged about 30 houses in the area. The chief of police believes the attack was aimed at the bus stop but did not comment on the motive of the attack or who was responsible for it. The Transmilenio system has been the target of at least three attacks.[1] |
October 30 | 7 | 19 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded outside the office of the Al-Arabiya television station in Baghdad killing at least seven people and wounding nineteen. The incident was initially claimed by the National Islamic Resistance, 1920 Revolution Brigades. Later this group denied responsibility and the Jihadist Martyrs Brigades in Iraq, Saraya al-Shuhada al-jihadiyah Fi al-Iraq, claimed responsibility. The group claimed that Al-Arabiya was the "mouthpiece of the American occupation in Iraq" and threatened that similar attacks would be launched against any non-neutral media source. The network's staff was in a meeting at the time of the explosion.[1] |
November | ||||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location | Description |
November 1 | 3 | 32 | ![]() |
A teenage Palestinian suicide bomber struck on outdoor market in Tel Aviv, killing at least three people and wounding more than thirty. The bomber hit the Carmel Market at 11am, causing a big explosion using 5 kg of explosives. The attack was claimed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The group said they carried our the attack to show that Arafat's illness would not stop the fight against the Israeli occupiers and as a warning to those who talk of reducing the resistance movement. Israeli forces razed the home of the suicide bomber the following day in retaliation.[1] |
November 2 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
Theo van Gogh was murdered by Islamic fundamentalist Mohammed Bouyeri.[1] |
November 2 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
20-25 kilos of TNT, which was packed in a white Suzuki FX with a timing device and was parked behind the office of the provincial chief minister in the city center and 30 meters from the Afghan consulate, detonated. The perpetrator is unknown, but there have been reported low-level insurgency on government targets in the "resource rich" province of Baluchistan. Four people suffered minor injuries from flying glass when the car detonated. Windows were shattered and two homes were damaged.[1] |
November 2 | 8 | 29 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded on Tuesday near the Ministry of Education in Baghdad, killing eight people and wounding twenty-nine others. The car plowed into the concrete blast walls and protective barriers surrounding the compound.[1] |
November 3 | 1 | 9 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the Baghdad Airport Road, injuring 9 airline employees who were also waiting at the checkpoint. The suicide bomber detonated his bomb when a soldier approached the car and asked for identification.[1] |
November 4 | 1 | 10 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber blew up a car in front of the building of the municipal council in Tikrit. As a result, ten people were wounded including civilians and National Guard members. Prior to the attack police guards tried to prevent the bomber from reaching the building, but failed.[1] |
November 6 | 4 | 21 | ![]() |
An attack by gunmen on a police station in central Samarra killed four policemen and wounded six others. The attack occurs on the same day as extensive violence in the city. An attack by gunmen on a police station in southern Samarra killed or wounded fifteen people (the report does not disaggregate the number of killed or injured). The attack occurs on the same day as extensive violence in the city.[1] |
November 6 | 42 | 62 | ![]() |
A suicide car bomb exploded in front of a police station in Samarra. This was one of four bombs that exploded nearly simultaneously in front of different police stations in the city. The fourth bomb exploded slightly after the first three. At least forty-two people were killed and sixty-two wounded in all four attacks. The group affiliated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the attacks. Note: No information on each individual attack's casualty numbers was available.[1] |
November 8 | 4 | 45 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded outside St. Matthews Catholic Church in Baghdad. The blast was one of two suicide attacks on churches in Baghdad on this day. The blasts occurred within minutes of each other, killing at least four people and wounding over forty, though it is impossible to disaggregate how many were killed and injured in each attack.[1] |
November 9 | 0 | 38 | ![]() |
A bomb was planted inside state-owned Employees’ Provident Fund building at Sundhara, a new government office building that was supposed to be populated the next week (after the Hindu Diwali festival). Authorities are blaming the Communist Party of Nepal- Maoists (CPN-M). Thirty-eight laborers and pedestrians were injured.[1] |
November 9 | 45 | 32 | ![]() |
The Tahrir Police Station in Baqubah was attacked by gunmen. This was one of three police station attacks on this day. A total of forty-five people were killed and thirty-two wounded, mostly police men. Note casualty figures obtained only for the three attacks total.[1] |
November 9 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
A car bomb went off in Urosevac, injuring two people, one of them a US member of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (Kfor), and the other a passer-by. Police and Kfor members evacuated the area, on the suspicion that there were explosives placed in the car and while they were inspecting the car, the bomb went off.[1] |
November 11 | 19 | 15 | ![]() |
At least nineteen people were killed and fifteen wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a car bomb in central Baghdad, in a busy market during rush hour. The blast damages twenty-five cars, twenty shops, and left a hole in the ground. The attack targeted a vehicle carrying Americans.[1] |
November 11 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
Insurgents attacked several police stations, overwhelming and eventually controlling some of them. Several police cars were also burned. No information on how many or which police stations were attacked was available. The attacks occurred as US forces tried to control the insurgents in the city.[1] |
November 12 | 0 | 16 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded at 6 pm at the Angmor Restaurant in Narathiwat Province's Muang city district. At least sixteen people were seriously injured. A person posing as a customer left an explosives-filled bag behind a refrigerator in the restaurant and detonated it via mobile phone after leaving. The restaurant is frequented by ethnic Thais and Chinese in the province. Within two hours, two other bombs exploded in the province: one at a general store in Tak Bai, the other at a military checkpoint in the Bacho district. No one was injured in these bombings. The coordinated blasts appear to be a continuation of the violence in the area since the October 25 riot in Tak Bai in which eighty-five people were killed.[1] |
November 13 | 1 | 8 | ![]() |
A bomb believed to have been detonated by mobile phone exploded in a market in Yala province's Than To province. It instantly killed a vegetable vendor, Sompong Nukhao, and injured eight others.[1] |
November 13 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded near a market in Ban Buketa in the Waeng district of Narathiwat province. The explosion seriously injured two people: Anand Waebuesa and Roebusee Badae.[1] |
November 16 | 4 | 5 | ![]() |
A police vehicle hit a homemade bomb triggered by a remote controlled device (according to the Uruzgan province police chief Rozi Khan). Four Afghan police were killed and five injured. Among the injured was the district police chief. The injured police were evacuated by US troops in the area and brought to Kandahar for treatment. The attack was claimed by Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, claiming to speak for the Taliban.[1] |
November 17 | 2 | 29 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded in a cinema in Mingora, killing two people and wounding twenty-nine. The bomb was planted under a seat at the back of Palwasha cinema and exploded just before the end of the movie. The bomb was apparently hidden in a plastic bag. It is possible that the suspect could be among the wounded.[1] |
November 17 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
One person was killed and four other injured when a funeral procession for two youths, Ranjit Kumar and Roshan Lal, was attacked by militants in Tund Nallah. The attackers threw a bomb at the procession and also sprayed the crowd with gunfire. The two dead youths being honored by the funeral had been gunned down by ultras earlier. The Prime Minister was also scheduled to visit the region the next day.[1] |
November 19 | 2 | 10 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle near an Iraqi police patrol in Baghdad. One policeman was injured and one killed. Up to ten bystanders were also wounded.[1] |
November 21 | 0 | 9 | ![]() |
Nine Israeli settlers were wounded in a joint attack by the Islamic Jihad and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) groups. The groups ambushed a convoy of vehicles along the Kissufim road. Two vehicles fell into a nearby valley.[1] |
November 25 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
A man was detained wearing explosives near a housing block in the residential district of Oismae. While in a police car with four law-enforcement officers, the man activated the explosive device, killing himself and wounding four others. The man was reported as "Russian speaking", but no other details about him are known.[1] |
November 26 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
Three German soldiers affiliated with the NATO led International Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan were injured when a bomb exploded while they were patrolling Kunduz City to the airport southwest of the city in their car. The Taliban claimed responsibility in a letter left beside the bomb site. They threatened more attacks on foreign troops and cited an "attack against the infidels".[1] |
November 26 | 6 | 15 | ![]() |
Four members of a British security firm, Global Risk Strategies, that provides security in Iraq were killed and fifteen wounded when either a rocket or a mortar round hit the firm's compound. The four dead were of Nepalese origin. This attack took place in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone. Ansar al-Sunnah claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] |
November 27 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Two policemen were killed in Germenchuk, in Chechnya's Shali district, when unidentified attackers fired Kalashnikov assault rifles into their car from another car on Germanchuk's central street. The attackers' car was later found abandoned fifteen miles away.[1] |
November 28 | 6 | 5 | ![]() |
A car bomb killed six people and injured five others when it hit two civilian vehicles in Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad. The blast occurred as a minibus drove past a school. All the casualties were passengers in the minibus.[1] |
November 28 | 1 | 6 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded beside the mayor's office in the Rafael Uribe district of Bogotá on Sunday evening. Initial reports indicated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were involved. The only fatality was the person who was carrying the bomb. Those injured where passengers in a bus traveling by when the explosion took place. Otherwise the explosion damaged the building and broke the windows of the bus.[1] |
November 29 | 12 | 10 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber drove into a group of policemen waiting to collect their salaries in western Ramadi. Twelve people were killed and ten wounded. Most of the victims were police officers.[1] |
November 30 | 3 | 8 | ![]() |
Three people were killed and eight wounded when a fragment grenade was left at a supermarket checkout counter. It is believed that the National Liberation Army (ELN) is behind the attack which was carried out in retaliation for the recent capture of one of their chiefs. A man who left the bomb quickly fled through the back exit.[1] |
December | ||||
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Date | Dead | Injured | Location | Description |
December 1 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
The Taliban attacked the staff of the Ministry of Rural Development in Farah Province. Three were killed, two wounded, and one was taken hostage. The date of the attack was not mentioned, however, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Afghan Rural Development Minister released his statement regarding the attack on December 1. The tactic and weapon were unknown[1] |
December 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Chalermpong Muakchumbot, a Buddhist school teacher, was gunned down by motorcycle gunmen, who followed him as he was driving home from school. A passenger in the car, Charal Kanchanarangsri, was also injured in the shooting. The attack took place in the Saiburi district of Pattani province. Police believe that the killings were part of targeted attacks by Muslim militants in Southern Thailand.[1] |
December 2 | 3 | 20 | ![]() |
A mortar attack was launched against the Abi-Nuwwas theater in Baghdad. This was one of several attacks in Baghdad on this day. A total of three people were killed and dozens wounded.[1] |
December 3 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
A small, low-potency explosive device, detonated at a petrol station along the N-5 highway (which leads to Lisbon) in Madrid. This was one of five explosive attacks on petrol stations throughout Madrid on this evening. An anonymous caller representing the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) warned of the devices prior to their detonation. Six people were slightly injured in the attacks, though it is impossible to disaggregate the numbers for each individual attack. The attacks came as residents were traveling away from the city for a holiday weekend.[1] |
December 3 | 0 | 10 | ![]() |
Unknown individual shelled the Ninawa Governorate building in Mosul with three mortar shells. The shells fell on a residential community near the building, wounding at least ten people.[1] |
December 4 | 9 | 38 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber drove a minibus filled with explosives into a police station near the Green Zone, killing eight officers and wounding thirty-eight. Police officers were gathering in front for roll call at the time of the attack. The blast caused the roof of the station to collapse.[1] |
December 4 | 15 | 25 | ![]() |
Fifteen Kurdish security personnel were killed and twenty-five wounded when a bomb detonated outside of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan headquarters in Mosul. The security personnel were in a bus in front of the headquarters when the bomb detonated.[1] |
December 6 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
A bomb went off in Rangae district, Narathiwat province. The bomb detonated at a gathering point of defense volunteers near Tanyongmas market. The senior chief of Rangae district, Preecha Nuannoi, was injured.[1] |
December 6 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
One police officer was injured in an explosive attack in Ciudad Real. An explosive device detonated in the kitchen of the El Peral café in the city, after an anonymous caller representing the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) called in a warning of the attack. This was one of seven bomb attacks that took place all over Spain on this day, a holiday to celebrate Spain's independence. All seven of the bombs are being blamed on ETA. These attacks also come only three days after a series of five explosive devices detonated at five gas stations in Madrid. Those attacks are being blamed on ETA as well.[1] |
December 6 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
An explosive device detonated in the Robleda Park in Santillana del Mar, injuring two people; a woman and a child. This was one of seven bomb attacks that took place all over Spain on this day, a holiday to celebrate Spain's independence. All seven of the bombs are being blamed on the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA). These attacks also come only three days after a series of five explosive devices detonated at five gas stations in Madrid. Those attacks are being blamed on ETA as well.[1] |
December 6 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
A suspected Al Qaeda armed attack was carried out on police in a village in Bala Buluk District, Farah Province. One policeman was killed and two were injured. One suspect was arrested and two escaped. Two Corolla station wagons were seized by the police.[1] |
December 6 | 9 | 15 | ![]() |
Five Saudi militants attacked the US consulate in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. Saudi forces killed three of the militants and wounded the other two (one subsequently died of his wounds). The militants threw explosives at the gates of the walled consulate and then entered through the entrance used to deliver mail to the consulate, firing at the guards as they went. They had tried to enter in their car but were blocked by an automatic gate. About eighteen third-country nationals were taken hostage inside the consulate for some time, but were later released. Some reports indicated the hostages were used as human shields when the Saudi guards engaged the militants. American Marines and Saudi guards eventually repelled the militants. Five non-American employees were killed in the attack along with some Saudi security personnel. The victims were of several nationalities: one Yemeni, one Sudanese, one Filipino, a Pakistani, and a Sri Lankan. Several Saudi security personnel were also injured in the attack, along with more embassy personnel (two Yemenis, two Pakistanis, a Lebanese, a Filipino, an Indian, and Sri Lankan). Saudi sources said that several Saudi civilians were also hit by gunfire. Two Americans sustained slight injuries. Consulate workers reported that the militants entered one of the consulate buildings and began screaming: "Where are the Americans?" However, no Americans worked in that building. The attackers failed to reach the main building where Americans work. A Saudi group linked to Al-Qaeda, calling itself Qaeda al Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the attack on several Islamic websites. The group said that the attack had been organized by al-Qaeda. However, during the attack the hostage takers called Saudi officials and identified themselves as the Fallujah Brigades (this discrepancy is not yet addressed). The attack occurs exactly one year after the Interior Ministry took the step of listing twenty-six wanted terrorists linked to al-Qaeda. None of the attackers were on this list of most wanted terrorists. Several of the militants were later identified as Fayiz Bin Awwad al-Jihinni, Id Bin Dakhilallah al-Jihinni, and Hasan bin-Hamid al-Hazimi.[1] |
December 7 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
Militants bombed two churches in Mosul, wounding a total of three people in the attacks. The first attack occurred at the church of the Chaldean bishopric in Mosul. Three people were wounded in this attack. The attackers ordered the guards out of the church before detonating the explosives. Severe damage was done to the church.[1] |
December 8 | 1 | 5 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded near two Iraqi police vehicles, as the vehicles passed by. The explosion killed one policeman and wounded five others. Only one of the cars was severely damaged.[1] |
December 9 | 0 | 22 | ![]() |
An explosion destroyed a section of the Mozdok-Gazimagomed gas pipeline, injuring twenty-two people. The fire resulting from an explosion of unknown origin began at about 10:00 pm Moscow time at the 614th kilometer of the pipeline just outside Makhachkala. The explosion put about 148,000 people out of natural gas. Most of the twenty-two injured were mildly to severely burned. Preliminary analysis pointed to the possibility of an artillery shell aimed at the pipeline.[1] |
December 11 | 2 | 19 | ![]() |
A bomb detonated by an unknown person resulted in two deaths, including one journalist, and nineteen reported injuries. The attack was at an open-air stadium staging a concert of the Indian artist Shahrukh Khan in Colombo. The concert was being protested by Buddhist monks for being held on the anniversary of the death of a monk one year before (Gangodawila Soma). The artist observed a minute of silence in honor of the monk and proceeded. Many government dignitaries, including, the High Commissioner of India Nirupama Rao, Minister of Transport Felix Perera, Minister for Medium & Small Plantation Industries & Rural Human Resource Development C.B. Ratnayake, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Industries, and Investment Promotion Arjuna Ranatunga, and the Secretary of the Ministry C. Ramanujan, Thilanga Sumathipala, were all in attendance.[1] |
December 13 | 15 | 58 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded in a public market in General Santos City, killing sixteen people and wounding at least fifty-seven others. A week prior to the event, an anonymous source claimed that a group associated with Al-Ghozi (a member of Jemaah Islamiyah) threatened to burn the market in retaliation for the death of one of its members. However, Philippine police initially downplayed the bombing as the result of a feud between Christian and Muslim groups. Soon after the bombing, military intelligence sources concluded that Jemaah Islamiyah was responsible for the bombing and was working with Abu Sayyaf to bomb other targets on Mindanao Island. Police have arrested five suspects in the bombing, including Omar Hassan, an ASG rebel. Another four rebels were arrested in June 2005, including Uztadz Norodin Mangelen, the leader of the group thought responsible for this attack and another in March 2003 against the Davao airport. Mangelen told authorities that he is a local liaison for the JI.[1] |
December 14 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
Three people were injured when a small bomb exploded in the back seat of a bus in the Transmilenio rapid transit system in Bogotá. Authorities believe the attack was carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This is the third such attack in forty-five days.[1] |
December 14 | 13 | 15 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle while in line at a checkpoint at the Western Gate of the Green Zone in Baghdad. Thirteen people were killed and fifteen wounded in the attack. Most of those killed were people waiting to enter the compound. No Americans were killed in the attack. The attack occurs exactly one year after the capture of Saddam Hussein. The group linked to Abu Musab al-Zarquawi, al-Qaeda in Iraq or Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] |
December 14 | 2 | 8 | ![]() |
Two explosions occurred near the Assam Assembly building. The attacks were carried out by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). Two persons were killed and eight injured. Authorities believe that the group carried out these attacks to mark the completion of a year of the Bhutan operations that have "evicted the ULFA from the Himalayan kingdom."[1] |
December 14 | 7 | 13 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle at the western checkpoint into Baghdad's Green Zone. The blast occurred at the same place as a suicide bomb attack had occurred the day before. There were no US casualties in the attack.[1] |
December 14 | 20 | 40 | ![]() |
Ten cars carrying eighty-five Iraqi police recruits were attacked while traveling between Basra and Baghdad. Twenty-four recruits were killed or wounded and thirteen others were missing. Nine vehicles were destroyed. In addition, four policemen were killed and twenty were wounded (not recruits). Note: Injury and fatality numbers are estimates.[1] |
December 15 | 12 | 40 | ![]() |
An explosive charge went off outside one of the entrances to the Imam Al-Husayn Shiite shrine in the city of Karbala. Twelve people were killed and about forty injured. The bomb exploded when a group of people were walking into evening prayers, following an aide to cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The aide, Sheik Abdul Mahdee al-Karbalayee, was wounded in the attack and is believed by some to be the primary target of the attack. He later died of his wounds. Local leaders also believe the attack was intended to fuel tension between Shiites and Sunnis in the lead up to the Iraqi election. The shrine is one of the holiest sites for Shiites and attracts pilgrims every month.[1] |
December 15 | 0 | 12 | ![]() |
Four explosions in insurgent Assam province injured twelve civilians and police officers.[1] |
December 16 | 1 | 8 | ![]() |
The deputy head of the Iraqi Communication Ministry, Qassim Mehawi, was shot when gunmen attacked his car while he was on his way to work. Eight of his bodyguards were injured in the attack.[1] |
December 17 | 1 | 11 | ![]() |
The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) carried out a grenade attack on a hotel in the Paltan Bazaar in Guwahati. There were eleven seriously injured and one person was killed. This is following several days of heightened violence and attacks by ULFA.[1] |
December 19 | 14 | 50 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded near a bus stop in Karbala, killing fourteen and wounding at least fifty. The attack also occurred near the twin shrines of Hussein and Abbas. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani also lives near the site of the blast. It was unclear if he was a target or not. The attack occurs on the same day as a bombing in Najaf. At least fifty people were detained in connection with the Najaf bombing and could have connections to Karbala as well.[1] |
December 19 | 50 | 91 | ![]() |
A car bomb exploded in the middle of a funeral procession in Najaf. The bomb was detonated only 300 yards from the Imam Ali Shrine, an important Shiite shrine. Nearby were crowds of people waiting for buses. At least fifty people were killed and ninety-one wounded in this attack. The explosion ruptured water pipes and caused damage to nearby shops. The blast occurred only one day after a bomb attack in Karbala. The attacks may be linked to the upcoming elections. On December 20, sources reported that at least fifty people had been detained in connection with the attack. On December 25, the governor of Najaf announced that the perpetrators of the attack had been arrested.[1] |
December 21 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
The Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors claimed responsibility for a bomb that exploded outside a restaurant popular with foreign tourists in Myanmar's capital. The group demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners. The bombing injured one worker.[1] |
December 22 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
An Israeli man was shot by a Palestinian gunman West of Hebron. He was shot at a location where Israel is currently building a wall to separate the West Bank from Israel. The terrorists escaped. Tel Aviv Ynet reported that it received an anonymous call claiming responsibility from the National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.[1] |
December 22 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Two teachers were shot dead in Pattani Province. This incident and others in the region in recent days, forced all schools in Pattani to close for the day.[1] |
December 23 | 9 | 13 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle during rush hour at a checkpoint in the Al-Latifiyah area. The explosion destroyed five cars, killed five people, and wounded thirteen others. Most of those killed were police and National Guard Members.[1] |
December 24 | 9 | 19 | ![]() |
A fuel tanker exploded in the al-Mansur district of Baghdad, near the Libyan and Jordanian embassies. Several other embassies and government buildings, including the homes of Sunni dignitary Adnan Pachachi and Shiite party leader Ahmed Chalabi, are also located in the area. The fuel tanker was tied with explosives and driven by a suicide bomber. The explosion damaged nearby buildings and killed at least nine people, including guards at the Libyan embassy. At least nineteen people were injured in the attack.[1] |
December 25 | 2 | 7 | ![]() |
The Haroon Spices Shop in Bannu (Frontier Province) was attacked when a bomb went off. Other shops in the Mandan Gate Bazaar were also damaged. The shop owner, Haroon, died and eight were taken to the hospital. One died on the way. Haroon was the nephew of Abdul Razzaq Mujaddadi, Member Provincial Assembly.[1] |
December 28 | 41 | 18 | ![]() |
At least twenty-nine people were killed and eighteen wounded, a large number of them Iraqi police, when a powerful bomb exploded in a house that police were raiding. After receiving an anonymous call about a militant hideout, police were on their way to raid this hideout in the Ghazaliya neighborhood. When they were about to enter the house a large explosion occurred. Officials believe the attack was a setup/booby-trap arranged by insurgents. As many as eight surrounding houses were destroyed during the attack. Gunmen attacked a police station in Tikrit, killing twelve police officers. No further information is available.[1] |
December 29 | 1 | 10 | ![]() |
A suicide bomber detonated his bomb in the center of Samarra. Ten people were wounded in the attack. The target of the blast was not stated in the report.[1] |
December 29 | 3 | 10 | ![]() |
A bomb exploded at a center for recruiting emergency troops in Riyadh. The bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber who tried to drive his bomb into the recruiting center. Two security personnel and two bystanders were injured in the attack. This was the second of two bombings, 30 minutes apart on this same night within 5 miles of each other. The attacks come shortly after Saudi security forces were involved in a shootout during a raid of an area where a terror suspect had been killed the night before. Saudi forces carried out raids following the attacks, killing seven militants that they believe were involved. Those involved were members of several radical groups. On January 4, sources reported that a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the blasts, claiming that the targets were the Interior Minister, Nayef bin Abdel Aziz al Saud, and his son.[1] |
See also
- List of non-state terrorist incidents
- ETA attacks in 2004
- List of Qassam rocket attacks
- List of Palestinian suicide attacks
- List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2001–2006
References
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- ↑ http://www.factsofisrael.com/en/palestine-suicidebombs.shtml
- 1 2 http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1064789.html
- ↑ El Mundo (Spanish)
- ↑ "Woman injured in 2004 Russian siege dies". The Boston Globe. December 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Putin meets angry Beslan mothers". BBC News. September 2, 2005. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
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