12/3/1975: A pipe bomb exploded at a post office in Miami, Florida, United States, in conjunction with three other blasts this day at another post office, an FBI building, and a social security office. Additionally, a fifth device was found, but dismantled by police before it  exploded.  Although no one claimed responsibility for the attack, it is suspected that this was the action of Cuban exiles as various Cuban exile groups, who opposed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba,  had been active and claiming attacks in the Miami area over the course of the year.  The blast caused minor damage, but it is unknown if any casualties resulted.
12/3/1975: A pipe bomb exploded at the Social Security office in Miami, Florida, United States, in conjunction with three other blasts this day, two at post offices, and one at an FBI building. Additionally, a fifth device was found, but dismantled by police before it  exploded.  Although no one claimed responsibility for the attack, it is suspected that this was the action of Cuban exiles as various Cuban exile groups, who opposed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba,  had been active and claiming attacks in the Miami area over the course of the year.  The blast caused minor damage, but it is unknown if any casualties resulted.
12/3/1975: In the United States, a pipe bomb exploded at a post office in Miami, Florida, in conjunction with three other blasts this day at another post office, an FBI building, and a social security office. Additionally, a fifth device was found, but dismantled by police before it  exploded.  Although no one claimed responsibility for the attack, it is suspected that this was the action of Cuban exiles as various Cuban exile groups, who opposed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba,  had been active and claiming attacks in the Miami area over the course of the year.  The blast caused minor damage, but it is unknown if any casualties resulted.
12/3/1983: Curtis Beseda set fire to the Everett Feminist Women's Health Care Center in Everett, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $45,000 in damages.
12/3/1998: A bomb exploded near a market in Khemis Miliana, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  At least 14 people were killed and 24 were wounded in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/3/2000:  Suspected militants shot at a passenger bus in Qazigund, Anantnag district, Kashmir, India.  Two young sisters were wounded in the shooting.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/3/2000: A bomb exploded at the Allenby Bridge, near Jericho, West Bank.  A bus was in the vicinity of the explosion, but no one was injured.  The bus suffered mild damage.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/3/2000: Six heavily armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock near L'chef, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a vehicle in which they identified three members of the Algerian militia.  The Islamic extremists shot and killed the three militiamen.
12/3/2001: Approximately 200 members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) raided "El Kilometro 40" hamlet, the home of coca leaf pickers, near La Gabarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia.  The assailants blew up 15 houses with tanks filled with dynamite and gasoline.  Six of the workers were killed in the attack; at least one was tortured before being burned alive.  Another three workers were reported missing.  Sources report that the murdered workers refused to give their coca leaves to the assailants.
12/3/2001: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of San Lorenzo, Caldas, Colombia.  The assailants killed a 14-year-old girl and injured three people.  They also set fire to 30 houses.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/3/2001: Members of the Katibat El Ahoual, a faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), killed two Shepherds in Behaïria, Algeria.  The assailants, armed with guns and knives, also kidnapped two girls in the area.  The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
12/3/2001: Suspected members of United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) threw grenades at a truck transporting polling officials near Samalangsu, Assam state, India.  After the grenades exploded, destroying the truck, the assailants sprayed the remains with bullets.  Eight people, including six polling officials and two police officers, were killed in the attack and another five people were injured.  The officials were traveling to their respective polling stations in preparation for district elections the following day.
12/3/2001: Three suspected Maoists exploded a bomb in a carpet factory in Lalitpur City, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  The assailants left a bag at the front entrance to the factory; they warned workers that they had 30 seconds to evacuate before the device exploded.  One person was killed, while another three were injured; one of the injured died later in hospital.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/3/2001: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Judge Javier Cote Laurenz as he was leaving his house in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.  The judge had been responsible for the prosecution of paramilitaries and was currently handling a case that involved the son of Adan Rojas, a suspected paramilitary leader.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/3/2011: A bomb, targeting a liquor store, wounded three individuals.  The store was located near Camp Rashid in central Baghdad in Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.  No additional weapons detail was given.
12/3/2011: An explosion damaged a bridge in Patikul, Barangay Taung, Philippines.  It is suspected that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is responsible, although no claim of responsibility was reported.  No one was injured in the attack.
12/3/2011: Brigadier General Fadhel al-Azul and his wife were killed in an armed assault in the Urr neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility reported.
12/3/2011: Nine Shi'ite pilgrims were wounded when a bomb detonated near them in the Zaadaraniya district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No deaths or claim of responsibility was reported.
12/3/2011: Seven people were wounded when a bomb, targeting a Shi'ite procession, detonated in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  Two of those wounded were police officers.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/3/2011: Suspected members of the Free Papua Organization attacked police officers with bows and arrows, killing two of the officers.  The attack occurred in the Puncak Jaya highlands in Papua, Indonesia.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/3/2011: Three civilians were wounded when a bomb detonated on farmland near Iskandaraiya, Babil, Iraq.  It is believed that the explosive was targeting police patrols.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/3/2011: Three civilians were wounded when two bombs exploded near the home of a local police officer in Baquba, Diyala, Iraq.  All three were members of the police officer's family.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/1985: In a series of related attacks, John Brockhoeft ignited a fire at the Margaret Sanger Center of Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained over $75,000 in damages.
12/30/1985: In a series of related attacks, John Brockhoeft ignited a fire at the Women's Heath Care Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $75,000 in damages.
12/30/1994:  As part of a multiple attack, John Salvi III entered the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts clinic in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, and fired at employees, patients, and visitors within the abortion facility.  Shannon Lowney, a receptionist at the clinic, was shot and killed and Anjana Agrawal, Antonio Hernandez, and Brian Murray were injured.
12/30/1994:  As part of a multiple attack, John Salvi III entered the Preterm Health Services in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, and fired at employees, patients, and visitors within the abortion facility.  Leanne Nichols, a receptionist at the clinic, was shot and killed and Jane Sauer and Richard J. Seron were injured.  Seron was able to scare Salvi away by firing at him with his own gun.
12/30/1999: A Hizballah suicide bomber injured 11 Lebanese citizens and an Israeli Defense soldier in an attack on a convoy in al-Qulay'ah (Al Qulaylah), Lebanon. The suicide bomber used a car in his attack.
12/30/1999: Four members of the Earth and Animal Liberation Fronts (ELF and ALF), Jacob Ferguson, Stanislas Meyerhoff, Josephine Overaker, and Chelsea Gerlach, toppled an 80-foot power line tower, owned by the Bonneville Power Administration, about 37 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon, in the United States.  The tower was toppled when the perpetrators dismantled support cables and unscrewed bolts that held the tower in place. Though no electricity was lost or interrupted because the current was automatically switched to an alternate power transmission line, the incident caused $126,000 in loss to the company in equipment and services to restore the power line. The perpetrators did not claim the incident. There were no casualties, but the incident caused a small brush fire, which was quickly extinguished. The perpetrators were part of a group calling themselves "The Family," which committed nearly 20 arson and ecotage attacks over a 6 year period.
12/30/2000: In a string of near simultaneous attacks, a bomb exploded at a gas station near the Dusit Hotel in Manila, Philippines, killing two bomb experts that were attempting to disable the bomb. The series of attacks killed 22 and injured approximately 100 people. The attack was not claimed, however more recent sources implicate Jemaah Islamiyah.
12/30/2000: In a string of near simultaneous attacks, a bomb exploded in a bus in the main terminal of Quezon Bus Station in Manila, Philippines. The series of attacks killed 22 and injured approximately 100 people.  The terminal was severely damaged. The attack was not claimed, however more recent sources implicate Jemaah Islamiyah.
12/30/2000: In a string of near simultaneous attacks, a bomb exploded in a park near the United States Embassy building in Manila, Philippines, damaging several buildings and wounding 20 people. The series of attacks killed 22 and injured approximately 100 people. The Embassy reportedly was not the primary target of the attack.  The attack was not claimed, however more recent sources implicate Jemaah Islamiyah.
12/30/2000: In a string of near simultaneous attacks, a bomb exploded in a train as it pulled into Blumentritt Station in Manila, Philippines, blowing the train's front coach apart. The series of attacks killed 22 and injured approximately 100 people. The attack was not claimed, however more recent sources implicate Jemaah Islamiyah.
12/30/2000: In a string of near simultaneous attacks, a bomb exploded near the aviation fuel depot at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. The explosion did not ignite the fuel, but did cause injuries.  The series of attacks killed 22 and injured approximately 100 people. The attack was not claimed, however more recent sources implicate Jemaah Islamiyah.
12/30/2000: Islamic extremists killed two shepherds near Sidi-Bouzid, Laghouat, Algeria.  The assailants slit the throats of the shepherds as they tended their sheep.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2001: A Russian patrol of military vehicles was ambushed in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Four Russian soldiers were killed in the attack.
12/30/2001: Fifteen suspected members of the Karenni National Progressive Party attacked a group of seven villagers at a mine near Lawpita, Kayar state, Myanmar.  The rebels demanded that the villagers join the rebels; when the villagers refused, the assailants shot and killed six of them.  A seventh villager managed to escape.  The Karenni National Progressive Party denied involvement in the incident.
12/30/2001: Muslim militants killed four people in an attack in Kanthol, India. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
12/30/2002: Three American missionaries in Yemen were shot and killed by a suspected Muslim extremist in a Southern Baptist hospital in the town of Jibla. A hospital pharmacist was also injured. The assailant, identified as Abed Abdul Razak Kamel, used a semiautomatic rifle and was subsequently arrested. He possibly had ties to a Muslim extremist who killed a Yemeni politician a few days before the hospital attack. The victims were identified as William E. Koehn of Arlington, Texas, Kathleen A. Gariety of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and Dr. Martha C. Myers of Montgomery, Alabama.
12/30/2003: The anarchist group called Informal Anarchic Federation sent a letter bomb addressed to the headquarters of the Eurojust. The bomb did not explode and did not cause any injuries.
12/30/2004: An improvised explosive device, set by unknown perpetrators, detonated near Tank, Pakistan, injured Ismatullah Gandapur, the chief administrator of the remote Pakistani tribal district, as well as his driver.
12/30/2004:An unknown perpetrator group attacked a U.S. military base in Mosul, Iraq with RPGs and a car bomb. There was one U.S. military fatality and 15 injured troops. There were also twenty-five perpetrator fatalities.
12/30/2005: A remote-controlled bomb killed four Afghan police officers and injured seven others at a checkpoint in Helmand Province’s Hazar Joft (District). Taliban spokesman, Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/30/2005: Five people were killed and 23 others wounded on Baghdad’s Al-Kifah Street when two mortar shells struck a public café and a car in the street.
12/30/2005: In one of two incidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province (cf. 200512300002), officials suspected saboteurs damaged a railway track between the towns of Harnai and Sibbi. The damage was caused by an explosive that detonated under a bridge which destroyed 150 feet of railway line.
12/30/2005: In one of two incidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province (cf. 200512300003), two paramilitary officers were shot and killed by two perpetrators in the town of Khuzdar. A spokesman, Meerak Baluch, for the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot at a group of six police officers patrolling in Kalkudah, Sri Lanka, injuring four of the officers.
12/30/2006: A 500 kilogram bomb killed two civilians at a Madrid Airport parking garage in Spain. Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) was immediatley suspected in this incident and claimed responsibility days later.
12/30/2006: A bomb hidden inside a mini bus at a fish market in Kufa, Iraq killed 15 and wounded 25. The bomber was spotted by locals at the scene and was killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/2006: A suicide bomber killed himself and nine others at a Shi i mosque in the Khalis area of Baghdad. Approximately 12 people were wounded. It is unclear who carried out the attack.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/2006: In Tambon Yupo, Yala Province, in Southern Thailand, militants shot two teachers and lit them on fire. Southern insurgents are suspected.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, at 1500 hrs, a tractor carrying six forest rangers was blown up by and IED in Sarpang, Bhutan. The foresters were going from Sarpang to their camp in Phisboo. The attackers then opened fire, killing four rangers and burned their bodies using the tractor tires. One wounded forester escaped to Singay village and informed Police, while the other wounded forester hid in the jungle until he was rescued by a search team at 2200 hours. The injured rangers were taken to the Gelephu hospital for treatment.The militants took two SLR rifles and 40 rounds and a motorala handset from the forest rangers. The United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, in the al Shaariyeen marketplace in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon and killed one civilian who was a former police officer. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday at 0200, in Minalabac, Camarines Sur, Philippines, Leoncio Paranial, 51, head of Taban Village in Minalabac Town in Camarines Sur, was shot and killed. The gunmen fled toward an unknown direction after the shooting. Recovered from the scene of the killing were two empty shells of a .45-caliber pistol and two empty shells of an unknown-caliber firearm. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines was responsible.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday night, at 2330, an unidentified assailant shot and killed the chief priest of the Kali Kovil Hindu Temple in his house at Negombo in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka's Western province. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, four Israelis were injured as a homemade projectile launched from the Gaza Strip landed in the Israeli town of Sderot in the western Negev. There was no reported damage. There were no claims of responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel and Ashdod, Central District, Israel, assailants fired two rockets at communities, wounding two civilians but causing no damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Bagacay village in Mobo, Masbate, Philippines, armed assailants fired upon security guards and a Globe Telecommunications facility, causing no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines was responsible.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired several rockets at a community, sending two civilians into shock and damaging a school.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Musa Qal'eh, Helmand, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the compound belonging to a district chief, killing twenty of his bodyguards and damaging the facility. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Nahal 'Oz, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired several rockets at a community, killing one member of the Nahal 'Oz governing council, one soldier, and wounding five civilians.  No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported property damage.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Sederot, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired one rocket at a community, wounding one civilian, sending three others into shock, and damaging a residence.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in the al Nour neighborhood of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, two people were wounded when a gunman threw a hand grenade inside a house. One of the two wounded is a police major and was visiting one of his relatives when the blast took place. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a hotel, injuring 11 civilians, including children, and damaging the hotel. The bomb was placed under a table of the hotel. The wounded were taken to a health facility of NATO forces and were said to be in stable condition. No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, in Al Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near Shiite pilgrims returning from Karbala', killing six civilians and one police officer and wounding between six and 24 civilians and four police officers. No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday morning, at about 0700, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, armed men in a car fired upon the car of Mohammed Salih Ahmed, a director general at the Ministry of Interior. Ahmend, his driver, and his son were injured and the vehicle damaged. The Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation (SCJL) claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday morning, between 0930 and 1010, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a checkpoint at a road junction leading to the governorate offices in central Ramadi, Iraq. Around thirty minutes later, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest ran toward the governor of the Anbar province, Qassim Mohammed Abid, who was on his was to assess the initial bombing, and when some security members were holding him back, he blew himself up. The governor was injured in the attack. A total of at least 23 people were killed and 57 were injured in both bombings, two provincial council members and one governor included. The security check point and 20 vehicles were damaged. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday morning, on the Panareh-Saiburi road, at Bangtha Ruad village in Panare, Pattani, Thailand, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a mobile teacher escort patrol, killing two village defense volunteers, wounding three others, and damaging their vehicle. suspected insurgents detonated the 5-kg home-made bomb planted under the road, the explosion caused the pickup truck to turn over. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday night, in the village of Telemses located in the province of Tahoua, Niger, armed assailants attacked the village by unknown means, killing one civilian and three soldiers. No material damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible for the attack.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, a suicide bomber killed seven CIA operatives and one Jordanian intelligence officer when he blew himself up at a meeting at the CIA's Forward Operating Base Chapman in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan. The attacker was identified as Humam Khalil Abu Mulal Al Balawi and had been arrested by Jordanian intelligence more than a year ago on suspicion of extremist sympathies. He was then recruited by the Jordanian intelligence service and taken to Afghanistan to infiltrate Al Qaeda by posing as a foreign jihadi. Balawi had been was invited to the remote base after offering urgent information to help locate Ayman Al Zawahiri. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the CIA base. Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud said in an e-mail that his arm of the Islamic movement carried out the attack, using a Jordanian national. Mehsud's message predicted, "This will be admitted by the CIA and the Jordanian government."
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, in Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a deputy village chief in a tea shop, killing him and damaging the tea shop. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, in Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants, on a motorbike, fired upon a district chief driving his vehicle, killing him, wounding two civilians, and damaging his vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, two French journalists, their driver and the Afghan interpreter were kidnapped by Taliban gunmen in Shira Khil and Omar Khil areas in Tagab District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. They came to Tagab District from Sorobi District of Kabul Province without informing security forces. On 12/31/2009, the police went to Tagab District to investigate the incident. They spoke to local residents and did not gain any information about the French journalists. The Taliban demanded a cash ransom as well as the release of a militant commander, in a statement released on 01/6/2010. The Taliban released another video of the French journalists on 2/14/2010.
12/30/2010: On Thursday evening, on 62 Street in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a restaurant, wounding three civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday evening, on al-Dareeba Street in the al-Ghadeer area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a Christian's house. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday morning around 0821, in the Panormos area of central Athens, Greece, Greece, a bomb placed on a motorbike exploded outside a courthouse. The blast damaged two administrative court buildings, shattered windows, damaged cars, and sent up a cloud of smoke that was visible across the city. The explosion occurred after an anonymous phone call warning. Two men in police uniforms were seen pulling up near the court building on a scooter around 0630. No casualties were reported and the militant group Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday morning around 1000, in the Girishk district of Helmand, Afghanistan, fourteen civilians were killed, four were wounded and one vehicle was damaged when their minibus struck an improvised explosive device planted by suspected Taliban militants. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2010: On Thursday night at 0200, a small bomb exploded at the entrance of the Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The blast broke some windows, caused minor damage to the building's facade and caused an unknown amount of property damage to nearby vehicles and other buildings on the block but resulted in no casualties as it was unoccupied at the time of the attack. Initial reports suggest a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at the embassy; however, the majority of sources report that an explosive device was used in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/30/2010: On Thursday night at 0400, in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, two unidentified men pried open the steel shutters of the Narodnaya Gazeta. Once the individuals had the shutters open, witnesses stated that the individuals threw an unknown explosive device inside, possibly a Molotov cocktail, which resulted in a loud explosion and a fire. The two men then fled the scene to an unknown location. The fire destroyed most of the furniture and equipment in the press office but caused no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday night, in Marda village in Chamorshi, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, a group of unidentified militants attacked and set ablaze the Gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution) building. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist militants were responsible.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, at the Hanumantpur weekly market in Hanumantpur village at Chandrapur block in Rayagada, Odisha, India, unidentified militants shot and killed a Central Reserve Police Force trooper, identified as Tek Chand. A police constable of the Orissa State Armyed Police, identified as Ramesh Kandhapani, was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist militants were responsible.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in al-Aalam neighborhood in the al-Sidiya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device and injured three Christian civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in al-Khadraa neighborhood in the al-Aamiriya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device, wounding two Christian civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants threw a grenade into a Christian home and injured two civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants threw two grenades into a Christian home, killing two civilians and wounding five others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown gunmen fired on a Christian home and wounded three civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown militants fired two Katyusha rockets at al-Zawraa court. The rockets landed in and around the al-Zawraa amusement park and wounded three civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Mechanik neighborhood in the al-Doura area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device that was placed inside the house of a Christian family. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified militants in a crowded area killed 10 Afghan civilians and wounded several others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in the Market Chowk area of Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan, three unidentified assailants attacked a journalist by unknown means, but the journalist escaped unharmed as locals overpowered one of the assailants, Abdul Nasir Khan, and handed him over to police. A case was registered against Abdul Nasir Khan and Saleem Malik alias Saleem Shuaee and an unknown person. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in the Yarmouk area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, an unknown number of civilians were injured when unidentified militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting Iraqi Christians. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, near Bago Jatoi village in the Ratodero area of Larkana district, in the Sindh province of Pakistan, unidentified militants killed two intelligence personnel and a police officer, identified as Fida Hussain Khoso, Naushahro Feroze, and Lance Fateh Mohammed Jarwar, when they opened fire on their vehicle. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2011: A bomb exploded outside of the police station in Orito in Putumayo, Colombia.  The explosion killed two and wounded 16 more.  It is suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.  No claim of responsibility was made.  No additional details on the explosive were given.
12/30/2011: A buried bomb detonated prematurely on Ban Samor-Ban Jalangtadong Road, Tathong tambon, Raman District, Yala province, Thailand. The intended target of the homemade bomb, which slightly injured one private, was a convoy of eight soldiers traveling on two motorcycles and a six-wheeled truck. There was no claim of responsibility.
12/30/2011: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service member was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2011: A police officer and his brother were shot by unknown assailants in Essai, Balochistan, Pakistan.  The officer died and his brother was critically wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/2011: A remotely triggered explosive detonated outside of a market in the village of Salarzai in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.  The explosion killed a pro-government militia member and a civilian.  At least three people were also wounded in the blast.  No claim of responsibility was reported, but a suspect was arrested soon after the attack.
12/30/2011: A roadside bomb killed 4 and injured 1 when it detonated outside of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, Afghanistan.  The bomb detonated when the civilian's car came into contact with the explosive.  While there is no official claim of responsibility, it is suspected that the Taliban is responsible.
12/30/2011: A suicide bomber in a car full of explosives detonated his improvised bomb outside of the home of a former minister in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.  It is not stated if the former minister, Naseer Mengal, was wounded or killed in the attack, but at least 7 of the 13 killed are said to be his son's body guards.  Another 30 people were injured and at least 6 vehicles and 10 homes were destroyed.  The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2011: An employee of the Ministry of Agriculture was wounded when a roadside bomb detonated in front of his home in Dibis, Kirkuk, Iraq.  The home also sustained damage.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/30/2011: Fifty gunmen, believed to be part of Lashkar-e-Islam, stopped 10 trucks and torched them using petrol gas in the Jaba Khuwar area of Jamrud, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. The trucks were carrying smuggled goods, worth tens of thousands of dollars, to Peshawar from Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, but gunshots were heard after the trucks were set on fire.
12/30/2011: Militants from the Arauco Malleco Coordinating Group (CAM), a Mapuche fringe group, set a forest service helicopter on fire in a forest service camp in Araucania, Chile. After doing so, they put up posters referring to their struggle to regain ancestral lands.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/30/2011: Two explosive devices were placed around a government run high school for girls in the suburbs of Peshawar, Khyber, Pakistan.  The resulting explosion completely destroyed at least four of the class rooms and damaged a number of others.  No claim of responsibility was reported but it is suspected that Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) is responsible.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/30/2011:In front of the Thai Rath Witthaya 52 school in Ban Ton Phai the Yarang district of Pattani, Thailand, a homemade bomb exploded wounding two soldiers.  The soldiers were part of a group of six who were providing security for teachers in the area.  The bomb itself was hidden by a tree near the road.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/30/2012: A roadside bomb detonated as an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) vehicle was passing by in Merka city, Merka district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were no reported military casualties; however, three civilians were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were injured and several shops were damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device attached to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tanker detonated in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The oil tanker caught on fire, igniting 10 additional tankers, destroying them and killing a civilian driver. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device detonated at a government-run primary school in Bara tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. This was one of two government schools that were targeted in Bara tehsil on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Ghurlamai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device planted outside the Shama Cinema detonated in the Faqeerabad neighborhood of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One civilian was injured and the cinema's entrance was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a cellular phone tower in Swabi area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for planting the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device was discovered attached to the vehicle of a police officer in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The device was successfully defused. The New Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated as three passenger buses carrying Shia pilgrims was passing by in Dringarh town, Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least 19 people were killed and another 25 were injured by the blast. Additionally, one bus was destroyed and two others were damaged. Jaish-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in response to attacks on Ahle Sunnat, a Sunni religious organization.
12/30/2012: Assailants kidnapped Alhaji Jalo Ahmed Gange from Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. Ganga, the chair of the House Committee on Finance, Deputy Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, and member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), was subsequently released unharmed on January 2, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Assailants kidnapped two members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary (CAFGU-AA) from Mangas-as village, Barangay Tambobong, Davao province, Philippines. Sitoy and Bulod, the two Active Auxiliary officers, were interrogated for several hours and released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/30/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a rickshaw in Cotabato city, Soccsksargen region, Philippines. The rickshaw driver was killed and three additional people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle threw an incendiary device at the residence of Dr. Paul De Jesus in Barangay Dubinan East, Santiago city, Isabela province, Cagayan Valley region, Philippines. Jesus, an incumbent city councilor, was not harmed in the attack; however, his residence was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle of Maulana Khalil in the Jamshed Town area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Khalil, the Imam of the Alamgir Masjid Mosque and former leader of the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) party, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities stated that the incident was a targeted sectarian killing.
12/30/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on two intelligence officers in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Both intelligence officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Assailants opened fire on a crowd of civilians in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Assailants stormed a Christian church in Kiyak village near Chibok city, Borno State, Nigeria. Fifteen civilians, all Christians, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Explosives hidden in a suitcase detonated outside of the public prosecutors' headquarters in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: Two roadside bombs detonated targeting the convoy of Rakan Saeed in Kirkuk, Iraq. Saeed, the Deputy Governor of Kirkuk, was not harmed in the blast; however, a bodyguard was injured and a vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the private residence of Major Ahmed Khalif in the Baiji town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two people, including Khlaif, the assistant commander of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Forces, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to blow up an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint in Khalis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Military forces stopped the assailant from reaching the checkpoint. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Kenya Police Force (KPF) convoy escorting CARE International employees in Dadaab town, Garissa county, Kenya. At least four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistani Police vehicle in Shabqadar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Khasavyurt city, Dagestan republic, Russia. At least one person was killed and two officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bannu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle of road construction workers in Pusht Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two workers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Armed Forces patrol in Qala-i Kah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Mikhlif Oda Al-Dulaimi in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Al-Dulaimi, the vice chairman of the provincial council, was not harmed; however, at least two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near the private residence of an Iraqi Police officer in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks targeting houses of police officers in Shirqat on the same day. At least four people were killed and eight others were injured across the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near the private residence of an Iraqi Police officer in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Captain Nuri al-Izzawi in Dujail town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Al-Izzawi, the deputy director of Tikrit Intelligence Services, was not harmed; however, his driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a private residence in Charsadda town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least three people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were arming the device in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Ra'd Yasin detonated in Qayarah town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Yasin, a colonel in the Iraqi Army, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device planted under the vehicle of Nasir Magasbi detonated in Sabri neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Magasbi, a Free Libya Martyrs Battalion commander, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Serai Naurang town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Mamdudah neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least four people were wounded in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least six people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Al-Khadharan town, Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. At least five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) station in Sulayman Beg town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the AsiaCell Telecom Company building in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants armed with automatic weapons and anti-tank rockets attacked an Armed Forces of Yemen base in Al-Habilayn district, Lahij governorate, Yemen. At least eight people, including five soldiers and three assailants, were killed in the incident. Furthermore, at least four soldiers were kidnapped following the attack and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) is behind the attack.
12/30/2013: Assailants armed with machetes and automatic weapons attacked the airport in Kinshasa city, Kinshasa province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 16 assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the assault. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Kinshasa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2013: Assailants armed with machetes and automatic weapons attacked the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC) General Staff Headquarters in Kinshasa city, Kinshasa province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 16 assailants were killed in the assault. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Kinshasa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2013: Assailants armed with machetes and automatic weapons stormed and took control of the Radio Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC) station in Kinshasa city, Kinshasa province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least eight assailants were killed in the assault. The outcome of the hostage taking is unknown. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Kinshasa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2013: Assailants attacked a Raskamboni Movement base in Afmadow town, Lower Jubba region, Somalia. At least four militia members were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/30/2013: Assailants attacked Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: Assailants fired a rocket on a hotel in Wadh town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants fired rockets at the National Emergency Response Brigade Headquarters in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants launched two rockets at Panjgur Airport in Panjgur city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants launched two rockets at the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) road construction camp in Panjgur city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police patrol in Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a passport official in Assalam neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Albu-Hashmah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four members were killed and two others were wounded in the assault. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint south of Al-Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the assault. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on police officers outside of the Qasr-e-Shabbir Imambargah in Dhoke Seydan town, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least three police officers were killed and one civilian was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Qais al-Jubouri in Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Jubouri, an imam at the Al-Muhammadi Mosque, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Wolfgang Dold in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. Dold, the German Ambassador, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. The Group of Popular Fighters claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that it was carried out in order to express solidarity with those whose living standards have been negatively affected by austerity measures. The group also stated that the attck was carried out in memory of Dimitris Christoulas, a pensioner who shot himself in April 2012 to protest the austerity measures.
12/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Faris Manna, the governor of Sadah, in Arhab district, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. It is unknown whether the attack resulted in casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/30/2013: Assailants set up a fake security checkpoint in Shirqat town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three police officers were killed and two fuel trucks were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused near the farmhouse of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf near Islamabad city, Islamabad province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: Four explosive devices were discovered on North-East Frontier Railway (NF Rly) tracks in Katihar district, Bihar state, India. Two of the devices detonated while authorities were working on removing them while the other two were defused. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2013: Nine assailants armed with knives and explosive devices attacked a Xinjiang Provincial Public Security Bureau station in Yarkand city, Xinjiang province, China. At least eight assailants were killed while the other was arrested in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Uighur separatists.
12/30/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles and three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Al-Jazirah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013:A suicide bomber detonated on a trolley bus in Volgograd city, Volgograd oblast, Russia. In addition to the bomber, at least 16 people were killed and 28 others were injured in the blast. Vilayat Dagestan, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that it was a warning ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and in retaliation for the killing of Muslims around the world.
12/30/2014: A police officer opened fire on other police officers in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant killed three officers and injured another five officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Dar Al-Salam Hotel in Tubruq city, Butnan district, Libya. The hotel was hosting the Libyan parliament at the time of the attack. At least 11 people, including hotel staff and lawmakers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a member of parliament attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Imam Muhsin shrine in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Sultan Waiys shrine in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in eastern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were wounded in the blast. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near soldiers in Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Faizullah in Zarkashan area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Faizullah, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, and three other people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: An explosive device planted in a tunnel detonated underneath a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Base in Old City neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least seven soldiers and militia members were killed and several others were injured in the blast. The Shamiya Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants abducted Dr. Muhammad Aslam from the Satellite Town neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The hostage was killed on or around July 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants ambushed two military members in Landang Laum village, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. One person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a cash transport car in As Saq area, between Marib and Shabwah governorates, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the assailants stole money. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a Frontier Constabulary (FC) checkpost in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a military base in Daynuunay village, Bay region, Somalia. Specific casualty numbers were not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. Six soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Doubel locality, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked a ranch in Azotey area, Concepcion department, Paraguay. There were no casualties in the attack; however, the assailants stole food from the home. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident. In a pamphlet left at the scene, the group warned the residents not to plant soy beans.
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked the Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank in Ash Shihr town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. This was one of two banks targeted in Ash Shihr on this date. One police officer was killed and approximately 233,000 USD were stolen across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/30/2014: Assailants attacked the Islamic Solidarity Bank in Ash Shihr town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. This was one of two banks targeted in Ash Shihr on this date. One police officer was killed and approximately 233,000 USD were stolen across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/30/2014: Assailants attempted unsuccessfully to blow up a cell phone tower in Satyanarayanapuram area, Andhra Pradesh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/30/2014: Assailants blew up a house in Shiraa village, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the explosion. This was one of five houses and one of seven buildings targeted with explosives in Shiraa on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/30/2014: Assailants blew up a mosque in Shiraa village, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the explosion. This was one of seven buildings targeted with explosives in Shiraa on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/30/2014: Assailants blew up a storage facility in Shiraa village, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the explosion. This was one of seven buildings targeted with explosives in Shiraa on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/30/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a gas pipeline in Loti area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices targeting the Quetta-Sibi railway in Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties resulting from the blast. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants kidnapped four police officers in Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The bodies of three officers were discovered on an unspecified date; the whereabouts of the fourth officer is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants killed at least 13 truck drivers in Mora town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a local Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The leader was killed and another person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Tawitha area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in Ailam town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured in the attack, and three others were kidnapped; their bodies were found on December 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Captain Shaeq Mohammed Shaeq in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Shaeq, an army officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Filipino military personnel in Patikul town, Sulu province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents in Kautikari town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 15 people were killed and several buildings were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/30/2014: Assailants set fire to a primary school in Kanddali Baba village, Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two similar attacks against primary schools in Kurram district on this date. There were no reported casualties; however, the schools were damaged in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a government official attributed the attacks to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/30/2014: Assailants set fire to a primary school in Mandan village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two similar attacks against primary schools in Kurram district on this date. There were no reported casualties; however, the schools were damaged in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a government official attributed the attacks to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/30/2014: Assailants using assorted aircraft attacked pro-government forces at the oil terminal in Sidra area, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/30/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at the Gabriel Restaurant in al-Wasta neighborhood, Qamishli city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of two suicide bombings targeting restaurants in al-Wasta on the same day. In addition to the two bombers, 16 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at the Miami Restaurant in al-Wasta neighborhood, Qamishli city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of two suicide bombings targeting restaurants in al-Wasta on the same day. In addition to the two bombers, 16 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near Turkish National Police (EGM) officers in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a National Uprising Movement (NUM) were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused at an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint in Faisal neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a road in Namphanoy village, Vientiane province, Laos. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2015: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in Kalehe, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Nyatura Militia.
12/30/2015: Assailants attempted to extort money from truck drivers in Zhutovi village, Dimapur district, Nagaland state, India. A security patrol arrived, and a clash ensued. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the incident to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
12/30/2015: Assailants executed 40 civilians in Al-Sherka area, Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2015: Assailants hijacked an ambulance between Yalaxow village and Ceeldheer town, Galgaduud region, Somalia. The two hostages, the ambulance driver and a doctor, were released on January 6, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on the motorcade of Ahmed al-Idrisi in Mansura neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman city, Adan governorate, Yemen. At least five people, including Al-Idrisi, a Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) senior commander, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Al-Bashiri al-Hasnawi in Nawfaliya town, Sirte district, Libya. Al-Hasnawi, the secretary to the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs undersecretary, was injured and abducted while two other people were killed in the assault. Al-Hasnawi was released on January 17, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed two former militants in Ab-i-Sar neighborhood, Turbat city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2015: Assailants, including three suicide bombers, attacked a joint security forces facility in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Security force members repelled the assault, killing 12 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated at Algi Manohorpur Government Primary School, which was being used as an Election Commission of Bangladesh polling center, in Madhabdi district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. This was one of three attacks targeting polling centers in Madhabdi on the same day. At least one journalist was injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated at Bhuiya Kindergarten, which was being used as an Election Commission of Bangladesh polling center, in Madhabdi district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. This was one of three attacks targeting polling centers in Madhabdi on the same day. At least one journalist was injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated at Wizdom Preparatory School, which was being used as an Election Commission of Bangladesh polling center, in Madhabdi district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. This was one of three attacks targeting polling centers in Madhabdi on the same day. At least one journalist was injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2015: Police discovered and defused a landmine in Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Police discovered and defused a landmine in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused a missile planted in Nirkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ishkamish, Takhar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in Shafi Town neighborhood, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least two officials were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also suspected that the incident may have been carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ-Pakistan), and Jundallah.
12/30/2016: An assailant attempted to stab police officers at a checkpoint in Qalandiyah, West Bank. The assailant was wounded when police officers opened fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
12/30/2016: An explosive device attached to a National Uprising Movement vehicle detonated in Mangajek, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two uprising members were killed and five members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near a water pipeline in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near the City Hall in Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Abdullah Ali Watin's vehicle near Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. Watin, the Baidoa district commissioner, was not harmed; however, three guards were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Assailants abducted an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The officer, Major Qasim Khan, was rescued on January 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2016: Assailants abducted Mahadeb Sisa, a Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) member in Malkangiri, Odisha, India. Sisa was injured and released the same day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
12/30/2016: Assailants ambushed military forces in Rann, Borno, Nigeria. At least 15 assailants were killed and four soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/30/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Nertiti, Central Darfur, Sudan. At least three people, including a soldier, were killed and 47 others were wounded in ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Sudan Liberation Movement, which denied involvement.
12/30/2016: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units in Salibo, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least seven assailants were killed and five others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out in response to the recent death of a BIFM member.
12/30/2016: Assailants attacked Al Falah, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2016: Assailants attacked Al-Sukar, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2016: Assailants attacked and killed Qari Zubair, the brother of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer, in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Assailants attacked joint security checkpoints in Rutbah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/30/2016: Assailants fired rockets and threw grenades at Chashma Sugar Mills Limited buildings in Miryan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties and an additional explosive device was defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Cuper Banugan at his residence in Poblacion neighborhood, Caraga, Davao Oriental, Philippines. At least two people, including Banugan, a Mandaya tribal chieftain, were killed in the assault. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Asif Mirza in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. At least two people, including Mirza, a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) official, and his driver, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2016: Assailants raided Dan Mayans community in Rafi district, Niger state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in two communities in Rafi over two days. An unknown number of people were abducted in the second two raids, while four people were killed and an unknown number of women were sexually assaulted across all four raids. One person escaped, while the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/30/2016: Assailants raided Dogongona community in Rafi district, Niger state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in two communities in Rafi over two days. n unknown number of people were abducted in the second two raids, while four people were killed and an unknown number of women were sexually assaulted across all four raids. One person escaped, while the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/30/2016: Assailants set up checkpoints and searched vehicles in Dara Morghab, Ghor, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/30/2016: Gunmen attacked a military camp in Bukavu, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mayi Mayi.
12/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along Cotabato-Isulan highway in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices on a bus in Raichur, Karnataka, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Gidarwaan, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2017: A stun grenade detonated outside of the residence of a Kurdish family in Az Zahra, Daquq, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden bulldozer at a Syrian Army base in Harasta, Damascus governorate, Syria. Following the blast, additional assailants then attacked the base. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham, and the Al-Rahman Corps of the Free Syrian Army.
12/30/2017: An assailant, equipped with two explosives-filled bottles, took 11 people hostage at a post office in Kharkiv, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. All hostages were later released and the assailant was wounded before he was apprehended. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Biya, Baghdad, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked a convoy along the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria. There were an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked a house on Cavendish street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Dinsor, Bay, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of casualties among soldiers, at least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked a military installation in Kanamma, Yobe, Nigeria. At least five soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were wounded in the attack. Additionally, at least 30 others were reported as missing in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mafa, Borno, Nigeria. At least 50 people were killed and there were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and ten assailants were killed and seven soldiers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a telecommunications mast in Ijara, Garissa, Kenya. There were no reported casualties, though the mast was destroyed in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Ijara on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2017: Assailants fired grenades at a cafe in Tisin, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar attacks targeting cafes in Kirkuk on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on and detonated a mine targeting soldiers responding to assailants activities in Tarragona, Davao Oriental, Philippines. Two soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on loggers in Maiwa, 20 kilometers from Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. At least 25 people were killed in the attack and there were an unknown number of casualties and missing persons reported. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants raided a police station in Ijara, Garissa, Kenya. There were no reported casualties, though the station was set on fire in the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Ijara on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2017: Assailants raided a shop in Ijara, Garissa, Kenya. There were no reported casualties, though the shop was set on fire in the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Ijara on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/30/2017: Assailants set fire to seven vehicles at a road construction site in Toylanka, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/30/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian residence in Poblacion, Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a store in Pikit, North Cotabato, Philippines. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Koothuparamba, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a cafe on Al-Quds Street in Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks targeting cafes in Kirkuk on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the municipal court building in El Monte, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a door of the building was destroyed and twelve windows were shattered.
12/31/1972: Mark Essex, a member of the Republic of New Afrika, indiscriminately fired shots into the Central Lockup area of the Police Headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.  Cadet Alfred E. Harrell was killed and lieutenant Horatio Perez was wounded in the initial barrage of bullets.  Essex ignited firecrackers to distract police and fled from the scene escaping into the Burkant Building, however, Essex inadvertently set off the building's alarm system.  Police officers, Edwin Hosli and Kenneth Blapper, responding to the alarm were ambushed by Essex at the warehouse.  Officer Hosli was wounded and died from his injuries three months later.  Essex was able to escape from the police once more.  It is believed that Essex was injured in the incident because his blood was scattered throughout the warehouse.
12/31/1974: 01/01/1975: An unexploded bomb is found by police at a supermarket on Puerto Rico's north coast in the town of Manati. The bomb was placed there by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN), who police suspected were protesting the visit of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger.
12/31/1974: A bomb exploded at the Chase Manhattan Bank in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage to the bank as well as to nearby offices, including a branch of the First National City Bank.  It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities. The Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) are responsible for the explosion, and police suspected the motive was to protest the vacationing of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger.
12/31/1974: A bomb exploded at the Chase Manhattan Bank in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage to the bank as well as to nearby offices, including a branch of the First National City Bank.  It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities. The Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) are responsible for the explosion, and police suspected the motive was to protest the vacationing of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger.
12/31/1974: An unexploded bomb is found by police at a Chase bank in Caguas, in the mountains in the center of Puerto Rico. The bomb was placed there by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN), who police suspected were protesting the visit of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger.
12/31/1974: In efforts to  protest the visits of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) bombed an underground pipeline carrying gasoline from tanks from Texaco and Shell gas companies as well as from the Commonwealth Oil Refining Company in Puerto Rico. It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities.
12/31/1974: In efforts to protest the vacationing of Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary of State Kissinger, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) bombed an electric transformer of a government agency, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage and a power outage in the eastern end of Puerto Rico. It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities.
12/31/1985: Marjorie Reed set fire to the Toledo Medical Services in Toledo, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $20,000 in damages.
12/31/1994: John Salvi III approached the Norfolk's Hillcrest Clinic in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and began firing shots at the abortion facility before his gun jammed and he drove away.  There were no casualties, but all windows in the lobby of the building were shattered.  Salvi was captured by authorities shortly after the incident.
12/31/1999: A homemade bomb killed four people and injured at least six in Tlemcen, Algeria. The perpetrator of this attack was unknown.
12/31/1999: The Earth Liberation Front claimed an arson attack at the agriculture building at Michigan State University located in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.  ELF claimed it set the fire specifically to stop the work of those who study genetically modified food.
12/31/1999: Three individuals belived to be from the National Liberation Army (NLA) kidnapped a Spanish engineer from his home in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. No one claimed credit, but the National Liberation Army (NLA) was suspected in the incident. There was no information on the fate of the hostage.
12/31/2000: A device exploded outside the front entrance of The Environment Office of Corsica in Corte, Corsica.  No one was injured in the attack; however, the building suffered damage.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2000: A vehicle carrying explosives was detonated in Seville, Spain. No one was injured and no one claimed credit for the attack. The vehicle had been stolen Toulouse, France.
12/31/2000: Albanian separatists stopped 16 Serbians at Mucibaba checkpoint near the town of Cerevajka, in the disputed buffer zone on Serbia's boundary with Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  The rebels abducted six of the Serbians while releasing the rest in order to ensure that news of the abduction spread.  The abductors demanded that 120 Albanians being held in Serbian jails be released within three days.  The captives were released on January 1, 2001.
12/31/2000: An improvised explosive device exploded outside of a school in Kabacan, North Cotabato, Philippines.  No one was injured in the attack.  Authorities suspect that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is responsible for the incident and have two suspects in custody.
12/31/2000: An unknown perpetrator fired twenty-five shots into the Planned Parenthood Kansas and Mid-Missouri in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained around $25,000 in damages.
12/31/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a bus carrying workers from the Sonelgaz National Gas Company in Maala, Algeria.  One technician was killed in the blast.  When Algerian soldiers arriving on the scene to investigate the attack a second bomb was detonated.  One soldier was killed and another was wounded.
12/31/2000: Rabbi Binyamin Zeev Kahane, son of the late Israeli extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, was shot to death along with his wife in an un-named settlement in the West Bank. The couple's five daughters were also injured in the attack when the van they were driving in drove off the road. A previously unknown group, the "Intifada Martyrs", claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement faxed to Agence France Presse in Beirut, Lebanon.
12/31/2000: The Burmese group, God's Army, was suspected of an attack on a grocery store in Suan Phung, Thailand, which killed six people.
12/31/2000: Unidentified assailants bombed the residence of Dilwendra Prasad Badu, the Minister of State for Education, in Kathmandu, Nepal.  No one was injured in the attack.
12/31/2000: Unidentified assailants bombed the residence of the former home minister in Kathmandu, Nepal.  No one was injured in the attack.
12/31/2000: Unidentified assailants threw a pipe bomb at the home of the National Congress general secretary, Sushil Koirala, in Kathmandu, Nepal.  No one was injured but the compound wall and part of the building were damaged.
12/31/2001: Five assailants attacked worshippers in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Castries, Castries Quarter, St. Lucia.  The five men attacked while 400 people were in attendance during Holy Communion; they began dousing people in gasoline, setting them on fire, and hacking at them with machetes.  The assailants also set fire to the altar and to a priest.  Two people were killed, including a nun, and at least 12 were hospitalized.  Two men were taken into custody; they stated that they were Rastafarians and claimed that they had been sent by God to cleanse the Catholic church of corruption.
12/31/2003: A car bomb explosion at the restaurant called Nabil killed five people and wounded thirty five individuals including two Americans and a Briton in Baghdad, Iraq.
12/31/2004: An unknown perpetrator attacked Iraqi National Guard members in a suicide car bombing in Al-Siniyah, Iraq. Seven Iraqi National Guardsmen were killed in the incident.
12/31/2005: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq involving explosive devices targeting police forces (cf. 200512310001), two policemen were wounded when they were hit with an explosive charge.
12/31/2005: Unidentified perpetrators bombed the Bab al-Mu’azzam area of Baghdad, Iraq killing two policemen and injuring four others.
12/31/2006: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) kidnapped Govinda Upreti in Sarlahi, Nepal. The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown. JTMM's Political Commissar, Arjun Yadav, claimed responsibility for the attack. Uprety was released on January 2, 2007.
12/31/2006: In separate incidents in the Sarlahi district of Nepal, Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha killed opposition supporter Krishna Neupane and abducted Govind Upreti, father of famous actor Nikhil Upreti from their home, the captive was released days later. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/31/2006: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) threw rocks at and then fired upon a van belonging to Kantipur Publications in Khadopul, Saptari, Nepal. JTMM-J's Saptari coordinator claimed credit for the attack, stating that it was in response to Kantipur Publications not giving priority to news related to JTMM. The vehicle was damaged, but passengers inside were not harmed.
12/31/2006: Six bombs went off in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, on the Sukhumvit Road. The charges may have been grenades or bombs. The blasts happened on New Year's Eve and killed two and injured twenty. It is unclear whether Southern insurgents or opposition to the September military coup carried out the attacks.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/31/2006: The Taliban attacked a police van in Ghazni province Afghanistan killing one policeman and wounding another, five Taliban fighters died in the incident.
12/31/2006: The Taliban captured a district headquarters in Khak-e Safid, Afghanistan kidnapping a police chief and three other security forces, the police chief was later found dead.
12/31/2006: Three car bombs exploded killing four and leaving 18 injured in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
12/31/2006: Two men suspected members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested at a New Delhi, India, train station carrying improvised explosive devices disguised as toys, the target was a market in New Delhi, India.
12/31/2007: African Union peacekeepers from Uganda and Burundi were attacked near Somalia's Mogadishu international airport, but the peacekeepers reported that no one was hurt. Shaykh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur, spokesman for the Al Shabab group, claimed responsibility for the attack, but so did the Mujahidin Youth Movement (MYM). The MYM and Al Shabab claimed that the peacekeepers suffered ‘losses’ in the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at 1520 hours, two Israelis working in a mall,  Rosengirdscentret Center,  in Odense, Fyn, Denmark were shot by suspected Palestinian Authority Arab militants. The two were wounded, one receiving injury to the leg, and the other to the shoulder from gunfire. The militants escaped in a black Audi sedan, which police later found at a nearby college. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, in Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) near a public market, killing five civilians, wounding between 45 and 48 others and two police officers, and damaging several vendor stalls, shops, and cars. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday morning at 0830, provincial police recovered and defused  improvised explosive devices inside a Husky passenger bus number 108, parked at the Isulan town's public terminal. The explosives were fashioned from 81- and 60- mm mortar shells and was placed inside a traveling bag. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday morning, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), damaging the main pipeline of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited at Ring Road in Landi Arbab, near Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The explosion caused suspension of gas supply to several localities, including Hayatabad, Badbher, Ormar, Achenay and adjacent villages. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Pro-Taliban militants were suspected to be responsible for the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 1105, in Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), wounding one civilian and damaging the headquarters of the Basque Radio and Television (EiTB) television station.  The force of the blast blew out the windows of the glass facade and smoke covered the six story building. The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday morning, in the al-Magmouaa al-Thaqafiya district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, an improvised explosive device exploded shortly after an initial explosion that targeted a police patrol. The second blast targeted those that gathered to help at the site of the first blast. The blast killed two civilians, wounded nine others and caused no reported damage. Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday night, at 2130, a man lobbed a grenade into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year at a plaza in General Santos City, Mindanao, injuring at least 22. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspect the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTLC) exchange was partially damaged in a bomb attack in Wana, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The News reported that it was unclear whether the perpetrators of the blast wanted to target the telephone exchange, military convoy or bunkers of the law-enforcement agencies located near the PTCL exchange. The blast took place on the premises of the tehsil (revenue division) building where various offices of civil administration are located. Besides the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) South Waziristan Scouts, the army troops had also been stationed in the camp and had set up bunkers to secure the FC camp. Official sources said a military convoy had passed through site of the blast five minutes before the explosion.No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades fired two rockets into Sederot, Southern District, Israel. Five civilians were injured in the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, in Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorcycle parked in a public market, wounding two civilians and destroying the motorcycle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, assailants fired upon a Sunni politician who was a candidate for the upcoming provincial elections from the Iraq for Us Party as he sat in a cafe on Najafi Street, killing the politician and damaging the cafe. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, militants fired a rocket that struck a house in Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Four people were killed and six people were injured in the attack. Officials said the rocket was fired from some location in the hills near the town. The rocket blew up the house, killing three women and a boy of the family on the spot and injuring six other members of the family. Four of the six injured were women. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Pro-Taliban militants were suspected in  the attack.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, Taliban militants executed a 28 year old man, Mohammad Nawaz, charged of being a U.S. spy in the town of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan area of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The man appeared to have died from multiple gunshot wounds. Officials said that a note found near his body said Nawaz had been "found guilty of spying for the US". No group has claimed responsibility.
12/31/2008: On Wednesday, unidentified assailants fired three rockets at a community in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel. The attack injured one civilian and sent several others into shock. There was no reported damage. There were no claims of responsibility.
12/31/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered in the village of El Hadj Tifrit Do Ath, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  It detonated as the military attempted to defuse it; four soldiers were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2009: An improvised explosive device was successfully defused by police in Sidi El Bachir, Oran province, Algeria.  The device consisted of scrap metal and TNT in a gas canister and had been placed under a recently built busy bridge.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2009: On Thursday, unknown militants blew up a high school and a primary school in Shago, Mohmand, Pakistan. The government schools were damaged. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/31/2010: On Friday evening around 2130, at the Obyekt Shooting Club located at house number 50 on Yenergetikova Street, in Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated as an unidentified assailant was assembling it, killing the assailant and damaging the building. The IED was filled with more than seven kilograms of TNT. The explosion caused an unknown amount of damage to the building. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although 10 suspects have been arrested.
12/31/2010: On Friday night at 0130, in Untsukulskiy District, Dagestan, Russia, unknown gunmen with automatic rifles fired at Magomedrasul Makachyev, the acting chief of the Criminal Seach Bureau for the Untsukulskiy District ROVD, while he was at his home. Makachyev died from eight bullet wounds received during the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/31/2010: On Friday, in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia, Russia, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a store selling wine. One civilian, later identified as the store owner, was wounded in the blast. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2010: On Friday, in the Asokoro area of Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, eleven civilians were killed and 26 others were injured when unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been placed near a fish fry shop in the Mammy market which was next to the Sani Abacha military barracks. No damage was specified and no group has claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect Boko Haram was responsible for the attack.
12/31/2010: On Friday, in the neighborhood of Jikowyi in Abuja city, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device at the Dunamis Church. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2011: A bomb detonated outside the home of village elder Salamat Khan in Landi Kotal subdivision, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two tribesmen were killed and four more were injured, though Salamat Khan was safe. The main gate of the home and a car were damaged in the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2011: A civilian was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in the Nasr neighborhood of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/31/2011: A remote-triggered, homemade roadside bomb detonated near a military convoy in Boya village, North Waziristan tribal district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan, killing two Pakistani soldiers. It is unknown whether the were any additional injuries in the incident, but the explosion did cause damage to one military vehicle. While no claim of responsibility has been made, Pakistani intelligence officials believe that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is responsible for the attack.
12/31/2011: Five members of the Sahwa militia were attacked in an armed assault in the town of Khan Bani Saad, Diyala, Iraq.  The attackers used guns with silencers.  The five members were staffing a check point in the town.  While no claim of responsibility was reported, it is believed that al-Qa ida in Iraq may have been responsible.
12/31/2011: Two children were killed and thirteen civilians (including ten children and three tribal landlords) were wounded when a bomb went off during a tribal council meeting deciding the ownership of a bus stop. The explosion occurred at 12:30 a.m. at a compound belonging to tribal elder Malik Rasool Khan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/31/2012: A mortar detonated near a group of Shia pilgrims in Latifiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: A mortar shell struck a civilian home in the Wazir Dhand area of Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three civilians, including a child, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the Rashid area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six Shia pilgrims were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: A roadside bomb struck the vehicle of the district police chief, Abdul Ghani, in Khak-e Safid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. An officer was killed and three others, including Ghani, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a tent housing Shia pilgrims in Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least four pilgrims were killed and another 16 pilgrims were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosive device attached to a WAPDA power pylon detonated in Dodani, Sindh, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, though a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene the following day. This was one of two related attacks targeting power pylons in Dodani on this date. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five police officers were killed and another six officers were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosive device detonated at a Shia house in Musayib town, Babli governorate, Iraq. This was one of three attacks targeting Shia homes in Musayib and one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Seven people were killed and four more were injured across the three attacks in Musayib. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a government girls' middle school in the Bakharabad area of Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The school's night guard was killed and the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/31/2012: An explosive device detonated inside the residence of a pro-government militia member in Imam Waysid sub-district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the blast, including the militia member and three family members. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Imam al-khudur Shrine mosque in Khalis town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two Shia pilgrims were killed and 16 others were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosive device struck a passenger van in the Kalanga area of Aka Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One person was killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a police station in Tandragee town, Armagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: An explosive device was discovered near the Ghariza Canal Tunnel in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan. Experts safely control-detonated the device. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
12/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One Shia pilgrim was killed and three others were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Hilla city and one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police patrol in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated south of Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting Mohammad Al-Mas'oudi's convoy in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Al-Mas'oudi, the governor of Babil, was not harmed; however, two civilians were killed and 17 other people, including guards and civilians, were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Hilla city and one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Assailants abducted a civilian from Kasthiniya village, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. The victim's body was discovered the following day; he had been shot several times. A spokesperson for the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility for the killing, stating that the victim was killed because he was a police informer.
12/31/2012: Assailants abducted Matthew Schrier as he traveled in a car in Aleppo governorate, Syria. Schrier, an American photographer, escaped captivity on July 29, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Jabhat Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham.
12/31/2012: Assailants hurled a hand grenade at a police station in Guapi village, Cauca department, Colombia. At least six people were injured, including two police officers and four civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/31/2012: Assailants hurled a pipe bomb at a civilian home in Ballymurphy area, Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The device failed to detonate and security forces were able to remove it. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a contingent of Special Action Force (SAF) officers in Lamitan City, Basilan province, Philippines. Two officers and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was involved.
12/31/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi military official in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The official and a bodyguard were killed in the attack. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Assailants opened fire on judge Munir Haddad's vehicle in Mansour area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Haddad was not injured in the attack. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Assailants opened fire on Khalid al-Lihabi's residence in Buhruz district near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Lihabi, the national reconciliation adviser, was not harmed in the attack; however, one bodyguard was killed and two more were injured. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Assailants opened fire on Malik Mukhtar Hussain in Chiniot city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Hussain, a Shia leader, was killed and two nearby civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade and then opened fire on a residence occupied by Ras Kamboni militia members in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of security officers in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three security officers were killed in the attack. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Suicide bombers driving an explosives-laden vehicle rammed a Kurdish security office in Kirkuk city, Iraq. Three assailants and one security guard were killed by the subsequent explosion. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Three explosives-laden vehicles detonated simultaneously in Balad Ruz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four Shia pilgrims were injured by the blast. This was one of 19 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2012: Two Afghan soldiers opened fire on a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: Two explosive devices attached to a WAPDA power pylon detonated in Dodani, Sindh, Pakistan. At least one assailant was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting power pylons in Dodani on this date. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/31/2012: Two explosive devices detonated near the Boys' Government Primary School in Dallo Khel village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2012: Two individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were planting detonated prematurely in Grishk district, Helmand province. Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2013: A group of 50 armed assailants raided a road construction site in Khaira village, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. The assailants harassed construction workers and set several pieces of equipment on fire. No one was injured in the attack; however, several pieces of construction equipment were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/31/2013: A letter addressed to prefect Francesco Antonio Musolino detonated at Naples' prefecture in Naples city, Campania region, Italy. Musolino's secretary suffered minor injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a convoy of Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers detonated in the Yaaqshid neighborhood of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the front gate at security headquarters in Khormaksar district, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. At the same time, several cars with assailants tried to storm the compound but were repelled. The bomber was killed and seven police officers were injured in the attack. Additionally, the two assailants in vehicles were apprehended. This was one of three coordinated attacks that occurred simultaneously in Aden this night. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An armed assailant opened fire at a primary school principal near his home in Bikr area, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device attached to a truck detonated in Basateen neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle and a passenger were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near a checkpoint staffed by Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers in Waxar Cadde neighborhood, Huriwa district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Six soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of al-Shabaab.
12/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near a girls' school in Sadah city, Sadah governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near a private residence in Zone 6 area of Tumahubong village, Sumisip municipality, Basilan province, Philippines. At least seven people were killed and five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/31/2013: An explosive device detonated on an army patrol in Al-Qayarah area, south of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. An Iraqi soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the Baba Saheb shrine in Charsadda town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the shrine's outer wall was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device planted in a rickshaw detonated prematurely in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three assailants were killed and another four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device planted under the vehicle of Rasul Gasanov detonated in Buynaksk city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Gasanov, a prosecutor's aide, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosive device was discovered and removed near a home in Armagh city, Armagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Jamilah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Eleven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Kamaliyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants ambushed a vehicle in a convoy near the town of Muxungue, Sofala province, Mozambique. This was one of two uncoordinated ambushes on vehicles near Muxungue on two different days. Five people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incidents to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked a military base in Bangui city, Bangui autonomous commune, Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anti-Balaka militia members.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked a military campsite in Nabalawag village, Midsayap town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The number of casualties from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked a Mininco forestry company facility in Araucania region, Chile. The attackers threw petrol bombs at helicopters, destroying one and damaging another, and then opened fire at guards. One guard was injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked a wedding party in Suuqa Xoolaha area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No one was injured; however, music equipment was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of al-Shabaab.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops stationed at Halane base in Huriwaa district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked armed forces stationed near an oil pipeline in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. No damages or casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked Dayniile police station in Dayniile district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2013: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Abdi Usman Farah with a grenade in Garsoor neighborhood, Gaalkacyo city, Mudug region, Somalia. Farah, the Gaalkacyo Deputy Mayor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of al-Shabaab. Five men were arrested in connection with the case on January 1, 2014.
12/31/2013: Assailants blew up a natural gas pipeline 50 kilometers south of Arish city in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reports of injuries in the attack; however, the pipeline was damaged. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and set fire to the Bharti Airtel Limited mobile phone tower installation in Kalia Atal village, Koraput district, Odisha state, India. No one was injured in the attack; however, the installation suffered damages. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to Maoists.
12/31/2013: Assailants fired rockets on a police center in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No damages or casualties were reported. This was one of three coordinated attacks that occurred simultaneously in Aden this night. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped the son of Colonel Fazal Ahmad, the anti-terrorism chief for Farah province, in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The boy's body was discovered nearby on January 2, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction and murder.
12/31/2013: Assailants launched three mortars at a condominium in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a journalist during a New Year's celebration in Warah area, Qamber Shahdadkot district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ab Tak Television bureau chief Shan Dahr was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military campsite in Paidu Pulangi village, Pikit town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a service at the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Maikatako village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Two people were killed and 16 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Fulani herdsmen of perpetrating the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on Raees Abdul Quddus Gazgi in Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Gazgi, a tribal leader and Health Department employee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at a mall near the government complex in Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties or damages from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants set fire to three Palestinian-owned cars near the Beit El settlement north of Ramallah city, West Bank territory, West Bank and Gaza Strip. They also sprayed graffiti calling for death to Arabs and saying "regards to John Kerry." There were no reports of casualties in the attack. Israeli extremists claimed responsibility for the incident and sources stated that it may have been committed in retaliation for perceived injustices committed by Palestinians.
12/31/2013: Assailants stopped a car and abducted the head of the election office of Saladin and the post paymaster in Daur district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The whereabouts of the two abducted people are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade from a passing car at a police security checkpoint in Sayidiyah area, south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants threw explosive devices off of the Mouchak overpass at a Dhaka Metropolitan Police vehicle in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least seven people, including four police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Three assailants on two motorcycles tossed a grenade at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in Ugalingan village, Carmen municipality, Cotabato province, Philippines. The target of the attack may have been a militia member who entered the church with his family immediately before the incident. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Two assailants riding a motorcycle lobbed a hand grenade into the car of Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Sindh Assembly member Arshad Vohra in SITE area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Vohra was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated in the Shia neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device targeting a Huthi religious celebration at the Culture Center in Ibb city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. In addition to the assailant, 49 people were killed and 70 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely as he and other assailants were traveling to an unknown target in Maiduwa village, Yobe state, Nigeria. At least six assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated as police personnel were attempting to defuse it near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including a Civil Order Police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in a market in Mlang town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Two people were killed and 32 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least two people, including a soldier, were killed and 13 people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated outside a bank in Helwan town, Cairo governorate, Egypt. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a building in Mykolayiv area, Mykolayiv oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device was discovered at the entrance to the Culture Center in Ibb city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a citadel in Tal Afar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants abducted a local resident from Lembah Napu village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The resident was killed on an unspecified date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked a convoy of former Taliban members heading to join the peace process in Tor Oghli area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four assailants, were killed and nine people, including six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Dali city, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Ghundi area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One assailant was killed and at least one assailant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked nongovernmental organization (NGO) officials in Loralai district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. An unknown number of officials were tortured and injured. Additionally, the assailants tried to set their vehicle on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Kantoma village, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed in the attack and one of the victims was beheaded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Fulani militants were involved.
12/31/2014: Assailants detonated two explosive devices and opened fire on Assam Rifles (AR) personnel in Chandel district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at an United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp in Tessalit area, Kidal region, Mali. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Ansar al-Dine (Mali) was involved.
12/31/2014: Assailants kidnapped 18 women in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police van in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Dungu district, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
12/31/2014: Assailants raided Malari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 40 male residents were kidnapped in the attack. The outcome of kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/31/2014: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Muhammad Khamis al-Nasi, a senior police officer, in Ataq city, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants stormed Sheikh Adnan's house in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Adnan, a tribal leader, was kidnapped and his brother was killed in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a civilian residence in Waterford city, Waterford county, Ireland. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants threw grenades at the Radio Gaalkacyo station in Galkayo town, Mudug region, Somalia. Two journalists were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a Palestinian home in Yatta area, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Israeli settlers.
12/31/2014: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a civilian residence in Magherafelt area, Magherafelt district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked the al-Habaniya Iraqi military base in Fallujah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Explosive devices detonated at a bridge in Qayyarah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and arrested three suicide bombers in Algiers city, Algiers province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber en route to target the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the bomber was affiliated with the Haqqani Network.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber in Tani district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailant detonated, killing himself in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and shot a female suicide bomber approaching a military barracks in Bolari area, Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. The assailant's explosives detonated, killing her; there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and stopped a suicide bomber targeting a security checkpoint in Huran area, Hadithah district, Iraq. This was one of two unsuccessful attacks targeting the same checkpoint in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2014: Suicide bombers detonated explosives and assailants opened fire on the district headquarters in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three people and two assailants were killed and 14 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An assailant ran over an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier at the checkpoint in Hawara, West Bank. The assailant was killed and the soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Hassan Bazour, as a Palestinian extremist.
12/31/2015: An assailant threw a grenade at Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers in Kiziltepe town, Mardin province, Turkey. The assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated inside the vehicle of Major General Ahmad Sayf al-Yafi in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Yafi, the Yemeni Army 4th Military Region Commander, was not harmed; however, at least one of his bodyguards was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce market in Al-Nasr Wal Salam, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Jihad area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amiriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near workshops in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military detachment in Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and a second soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a power pylon in Bohdanivka village, Kherson oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the pylon was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device planted under a civilian vehicle detonated in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and a second person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Kilmore Road in Knocknaheeny neighborhood, Cork city, Cork county, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Mand town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: Assailants abducted 20 Egyptian civilians in Zillah city, Jufra district, Libya. All 20 hostages were released on January 16, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Fezzan Province of the Islamic State. The attack was also attributed to Gaddafi loyalists.
12/31/2015: Assailants abducted Salih Mubarak Bin Hantush in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of Hantush, the University of Aden Faculty of Engineering Dean, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/31/2015: Assailants abducted two civilians in Kalapahar, Manipur, India. The outcome of the kidnaping is unknown. Kuki tribal militants claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victims.
12/31/2015: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline in Ubaydah Valley, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/31/2015: Assailants executed five suspected spies in Saacow town, Middle Juba region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Datu Piang district, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three attacks targeting the military in Maguindanao on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at Abha International Airport near Abha, Asir region, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthis.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a civilian residence in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least five people were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a hospital in Al-Thawrah, Taizz governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Huthis.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Mand town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Lashkar-e-Balochistan claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired several rockets at residential areas in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. At least three people were killed and eleven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants fired two rockets that landed and detonated near a polling station in Dasht subdistrict, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Jan Mohammad in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a school principal, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
12/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Linantangan village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least six assailants were killed and 20 others were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks targeting the military in Maguindanao on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Timbangan village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three attacks targeting the military in Maguindanao on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents in East Basak village, Marawi district, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Aminoden Awar, the village chair, was killed and at least two other people, including one Philippine National Police (PNP) officer and one Mindanao State University (MSU) security guard, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: Assailants set fire to refugee housing near Hanover, Lower Saxony state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants shot and killed Siphiwe Zulu, an African National Congress (ANC) ward councilor, in Witpoortjie, Gauteng, South Africa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a bar in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at an Indian Police Service (IPS) station in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at students at Dilla University in Dilla, Oromai region, Ethiopia. At least two students were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in a market in Sinak area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated explosions in the area within a short period of time. At least 28 people were killed and 43 people were injured across both attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2016: An assailant threw a grenade at a church in Muzinda, Bubanza, Burundi. Eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a motorcycle in Lehri, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers and aid workers in Talitay, Maguindanao, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the house of a former bank official in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in New Baghdad area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Jakdalk, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Shirkhel, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Tofan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Zoqum, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a village and abducted 33 civilians in Nakolongbo, Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hostages were rescued by security forces on January 8, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a volunteer forces checkpoint in Mutaybijah, Saladin, Iraq. At least three volunteers were killed and two volunteers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Band-e Abgardan village in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Bukhari Qala village in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Chaghatak village in Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked military positions in Garoua, Diffa, Niger. At least 15 people, including three soldiers and 12 assailants, were killed and seven other people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Sayad district in Sar-e Pul, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and two security members were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants kidnapped a soldier in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. The soldier was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants launched projectiles and opened fire on a military post in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. One soldier was killed in the attack. Huthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in Gajukhel, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Elian, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan district, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Nabalawag, North Cotabato, Philippines. The wife of a soldier was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on the house of Gabriel Valencia Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. Juarez, a journalist, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rahim Barakzai in Peshawar, Pakistan. Barakzai, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader, was killed and his companion was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2016: Assailants shot and injured an Afghan Local Police (ALP) deputy head in Bagh Kafi, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed Manzurul Islam Liton, an Awami League Member of Parliament, in Sundarganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).
12/31/2016: Five explosive devices detonated in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Gunmen opened fire on police officers in Chowgul, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Security forces intercepted and killed an unknown number of suicide bombers targeting security forces with four explosives-laden vehicles in Tamim, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2016: Security forces intercepted and killed two suicide bombers driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Kadhimiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Two young female suicide bombers attempted to attack a crowd near a food vendor in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. One assailant detonated, killing herself and injuring another person. The second assailant was lynched by the crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/31/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a cafe in Bia, Mayo-Sava, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, one person was killed and 28 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
12/31/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Poblacion Mother, Tuayan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, Philippines. A police officer was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated at a jewelry shop in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated outside of a Iraqi Turkmen Front office in Tariq Baghdad, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) joint convoy in the Industrial Road area, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a plaza in Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a funeral for a former governor in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 18 people were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State may have been behind the attack.
12/31/2017: Assailants abducted Prafulla Phukan, a personal security officer (PSO), from Hungrum, Assam, India. Phukan was rescued by security forces the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Zeliangrong United Front.
12/31/2017: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms launched a fidayeen attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Lethapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three assailants and five CRPF officers were killed and three CRPF officers were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. The Afzal Guru Squad, a subgroup of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked a police station in Hawd al-Waqf, northeast of Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. A police officer was killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, killing five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Farhatiyah, Ishaqi, Saladin, Iraq. At least four civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked the house of a public uprising member in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six relatives of the uprising member were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked volunteer fighter posts north of Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. Thirteen assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/31/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) counterterrorism patrol in Shurjah, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: Assailants fired mortars at an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Wajid, Bakool, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/31/2017: Assailants launched mortars at the Hmeymim Air Base in Jableh, Lattakia, Syria. Two Russian soldiers were killed and ten people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
12/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) checkpoint in Ceelka Geelow, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2017: Assailants set fire to a migrants' center in Spinetoli, Marche, Italy. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: Assailants set fire to at least 12 houses in Limpogo, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2017: Assailants set fire to houses in Kubentog, Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/31/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Forest Department office in Mantripukhri neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/4/1986: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in front of the Woman's Care Clinic of Southfield in Lathrup Village, Michigan, United States.  The bomb was discovered by an employee of the clinic and subsequently defused by state police.
12/4/2000: Rebels attacked Gbayaro village, Macenta, Guinea.  At least one civilian and more than three rebels were killed in the attack.  A similar attack occurred in a neighboring village the same day.
12/4/2000: Rebels attacked Kotizu village, Macenta, Guinea.  At least one civilian and more than three rebels were killed in the attack.  A similar attack occurred in a neighboring village the same day.
12/4/2011:  Six civilians were injured when their home was hit by a shell in Bara, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: A bomb attached to the bottom of a van exploded near the British embassy in Manama, Al-Manama, Bahrain.  The explosion occurred in the early morning hours and there were no reports of any deaths or injuries from the explosion.  The van did sustain damage, but the embassy did not.  No claims of responsibility were reported.
12/4/2011: A car bomb exploded in Hilla, Babil, Iraq, killing 16 and wounding 45 Shi'ite pilgrims.  The pilgrims were part of a procession celebrating Ashura, an important Shi'ite holiday.  No claim of responsibility was reported.  While no motive for this attack was stated, numerous attacks on Shi'ite's occurred in this region during this holiday.
12/4/2011: A car bomb exploded in Mogadishu, Mogadishu, Somalia about 50 meters from the recently re-opened Turkish Embassy.  Police stopped a car to the question the driver.  The driver then detonated explosives hidden/attached to the car killing two police officers and a civilian.  At least eight other people were also injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported, but it is believed that Al-Shabaab is responsible.
12/4/2011: A police officer was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Fallujah, Anbar, Iraq.  The car was also destroyed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: A roadside bomb detonated wounding six civilians in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  The attack occurred in the Camp Sara district of the city.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: A roadside bomb killed four soldiers in the Abu Ghraib suburb of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  The bomb was targeting their patrol.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants attacked a military outpost near the town of Zinjibar in Abyan, Yemen.  The militants used a combination of rocket propelled grenades (RPG's) and machineguns in the attack, killing five Yemeni soldiers.  No information regarding the number wounded or any casualties on the militant's side were reported.
12/4/2011: In Helmand Province, Afghanistan, an explosion injured three children.  No deaths or property damage were reported.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/4/2011: In Palamu, Jharkhand, India, members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered two landmines, virtually destroying the Hariharganj block office.  There were no reports of deaths or injuries, but there was extensive damage to the building and the property inside.
12/4/2011: Major Khaled Salehal-Wasmani, director of the military police investigations service, was assassinated when his car was ambushed by unknown gunmen in the Arka area of Shabwa, Yemen.  The Major was on his way to the headquarters of the police investigations agency.  It is suspected that Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is responsible.
12/4/2011: Members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine on a railroad track between Burwadih and Chhipadohar in Latehar, Jharkhand, India.  The explosion damaged twelve feet of track and left a crater five feet deep.  There were no reports of injury or death.
12/4/2011: Nine Shi'ite pilgrims were wounded when a roadside bomb detonated in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  The attack occurred in the southeastern district of Zaafaraniya.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: On the rail line connecting Gomia and Dumri ub Bokaro, Jharkhand, India, an explosive detonated, damaging the railroad.  A pamphlet from the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was left at the scene.  The attack was in retaliation for the assassination of the CPI-M leader, Kishan Da.
12/4/2011: Outside of the village of Ain al-Jahash, Iraq, a police officer was attacked by unknown gunmen.  The officer, the Assistant Commander of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of Mosul's Federal Police, was killed.  One of his body guards was wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: Ten police officers and a civilian were killed when a landmine detonated under/near a passing convoy in Latehar, Jharkhand, India.  While the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack, it denies that it was targeting Member of Parliament Inder Singh Namdhari's convoy.  The CPI-M stated that the attack was in retaliation for the assassination of its leader, Kishan Da.
12/4/2011: Three paramilitary soldiers were wounded when an explosive detonated in the village of Eidak, North Waziristan, Pakistan.  The Frontier Corps soldiers were traveling on Bannu-Miramshah Road from Miramshah to Bannu.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/4/2011: Two roadside bombs exploded in Hilla, Babil, Iraq, killing six and wounding 18 Shi'ite pilgrims celebrating the holiday Ashura.  No claim of responsibility was reported.  While the motive for this attack is unknown, there were a number of attacks around the same time against Shi'ite pilgrims in this region of the world.
12/5/2000: Armed rebels attacked the town of Gueckedou, Guinea, near the southern border with Liberia.  The rebels fought their way into the town and they held Gueckedou for a day before being driven out by army forces.  At least 48 civilians were killed in the attack.  Government buildings and company offices were burned down; in addition, vehicles and power lines were destroyed.  Thousands of local residents and refugees fled the area.
12/5/2000: Gunmen shot and killed six people in the Mandela Park squatters camp, southeast of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.  The assailants entered the park and began shooting at random, killing four men and one woman, and injuring a second woman who died later in the hospital.  Eight people were arrested for the shooting.  The motive behind the attack is uncertain; however, the attack occurred during voting for municipal councils.  The United Democratic Movement (UDM) stated that all of the victims were supporters and three of the arrested were party members.  The African National Congress (ANC) stated that one of the arrested was a member.
12/5/2000: Unidentified assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a campaigning tent belonging to the African National Congress (ANC) in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.  The attack occurred just hours before polling stations opened. The tent was damaged, as was the windows of a nearby building, but no one was injured in the attack.
12/5/2011:  An explosive device damaged a natural gas pipeline near Sui in Dera Bugi, Balochistan, Pakistan.  No injuries were reported, but the pipe was damaged and a water purification plant had to temporarily be shut down.  While no official claim of responsibility has been made, it is suspected that the Baloch Republican Army (PRA) is responsible.
12/5/2011: A bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims killed eight and wounded an additional 18 when it exploded in the Urr neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/5/2011: A bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims killed two and wounded another eight when it detonated in the Mashtal neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported
12/5/2011: A bomb was placed outside of the home of Brigadier Ali Resool.  When it exploded his son was injured.  The attack occurred in Dujayl, Salah al Din, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: A bomb went off in the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, North Eastern Province, Nigeria, killing one police officer and wounding three more.  The police were escorting United Nations officials to the refugee camp.  No claim of responsibility was reported.  No property damage was reported.
12/5/2011: A car bomb killed eight Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded 56 more when it detonated in Mahaweel, Babil, Iraq.  The pilgrims were on their way to Karbala.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: A paramilitary ranger was shot and injured on a rural road in Ban Kampong in Rangae district, Narathiwat, Thailand.  Tharnnuruj Hayidorloh, a member of paramilitary unit number 4409, was riding his motorcycle when suspected separatists on motorcycles opened fire on him, hitting him in the body.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.  However, authorities believe that separatist militants may be responsible.
12/5/2011: A police officer was wounded when a sticky bomb, attached to his car, detonated in Al-Zab, Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: A roadside bomb in Uruzhan, Chora, Afghanistan, killed five people and wounded six more.  The bomb tore through a minivan traveling in the area.  Four of those killed were children.  No claim of responsibility was reported.  No motive for this attack in known.  However, roadside bombs are common in this region of Afghanistan.
12/5/2011: A school was destroyed by members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bodari, Jharkhand, India.  Explosives were detonated inside one of the rooms of the school.  No deaths or injuries were reported.  The attack happened just before the end of the declared bandh which was in protest of the assassination of a CPI-M leader.
12/5/2011: A sticky bomb attached to the side of a police officer's car wounded him when it detonated in Al-Zab, Kirkuk, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: A sticky bomb attached to the side of Brigadier Ali Resool's car detonated, injuring one of his body guards.  The attack occurred about 30 miles north of Baghdad in Dujayl, Salah al Din, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: A vehicle was set on fire by members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near the village of Arauri in Bihar, India.  The three-wheeler was burned because the owner was not observing the bandh (strike) that the group had declared.  No injuries or deaths were reported.
12/5/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Lines area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  Three men were injured in the bombing and the bridge was damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/5/2011: Approximately 400 members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the Hariharganj police station in Palamau, Jharkhand, India.  The firefight lasted two hours; there were no reported injuries or casualties.
12/5/2011: At least 30 Maoists set fire to a communications tower in the district of Malkangiri in Odisha, India.  No deaths or injuries were reported, but the tower was destroyed.  The tower belonged to a private company and had been destroyed twice in the past.
12/5/2011: Four Shi'ite pilgrims were injured when they were targeted by a bomb in the Zadraniya district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: In Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq, unknown individuals threw grenades into a group of Shi'ite pilgrims celebrating Ashura.  Two of the pilgrims were killed and four more were wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/5/2011: In the village of Tandwa in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar, India, the police station was attacked by armed members of the Communist Part of India - Maoist (CPI-M).  The attack was in retaliation for the assassination of the group's leader.  No deaths were reported.
12/5/2011: Maoists set two mobile towers on fire in Ramban village, Jharkhand, India.  There were no reported injuries.
12/5/2011: Prominent cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Hajji Abdirahman, was assassinated as he was leaving a mosque in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia.  Unknown gunmen shot at him using a pistol.  While the attack has not been officially claimed, it is believed that Al-Shabaab is responsible.
12/5/2011: Three civilians were wounded with a bomb detonated in the southwestern part of Mosul, Ninewa, Iraq.  No deaths or claim of responsibility were reported.
12/6/1971: Members of the Jewish Armed Resistance claimed credit for bombing a store in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States that sold Russian gifts.  There were no casualties but the store was destroyed.
12/6/1976: Police intercepted a bomb, before it detonated, in the fifth-floor mailroom of  the North Building of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare at 300 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, United States, which was being used as headquarters by President-elect Carter and his transition team.  Police were able to dismantle the bomb, which was placed in a package; officials said the bomb malfunctioned and failed to detonate.  Staff were able to identify wires and a battery through the  X-ray screening device used to check all incoming mail.  There were no casualties in this incident, nor was there any property damage, and the perpetrator(s) are unknown.
12/6/1976: Three members of the May 19 Communist Order attempted to rob an armored truck carrying $1.44 million outside of a Mellon Bank branch in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.  However, one of their handguns accidently discharged alerting police of the robbery in progress.  No money was stolen and two members of the group were captured. No casualties resulted from this incident.
12/6/2000: A bomb exploded in a busy marketplace in Muzaffarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan.  At least one person was killed in the explosion and at least 15 were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani government claims that it was perpetrated by Indian agents in order to disrupt peace initiatives.
12/6/2000: A claymore mine detonated under a passenger bus traveling in the outskirts of Batticaloa city, Eastern province, Sri Lanka.  At least three people were killed in the explosion, including one police officer, and 23 people were injured, including a second police officer.  Authorities suspect that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are responsible for the attack.
12/6/2000: At least 100 members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of Granada in western Colombia.  At least 29 people were killed in the attack and 15 were injured.  The assailants set off explosives, including a car bomb, and demolished numerous buildings.  They also took 15 journalists hostage but released them the next day.  Witnesses report that the assailants had orders to kill police officers.  Specific motive is unknown, but witnesses state that it appeared the attack was motivated by the presence of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) in the town.  FARC and AUC are engaged in a battle over territory.
12/6/2000: At least two improvised explosive devices were thrown into a procession of Christians in Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia.  One soldier was killed and at least seven people were injured in the attack, including four civilians.   The bombs originated from a group of Muslim men who surrounded the procession.
12/6/2000: Gary Moore, a Catholic construction worker, was shot and killed as he was working in a Protestant suburb of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  Two unidentified assailant approached Moore and shot him several times with a handgun, killing him instantly.  No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities blame the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) for the attack.
12/6/2000: Police safely defused a bomb found in front of the courthouse in Eibar, Basque country, Spain.  The bomb consisted of three kilograms of dynamite and a timer.  The police were alerted about the bomb by a warning phone call; the caller claimed to be a member of the group Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).  The motive behind the incident is unknown; however, the incident did occur on the 22nd anniversary of the Spanish Constitution, which separatist groups want to revise.
12/6/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle driving through Bir Ghazal, Algeria.  The blast wounded four Algerian civilians and their J5-type vehicle was damaged.  At the time of the incident, the Algerian military was performing a search operation in the region.
12/6/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed an Algerian policeman at a shop near Aomar, Algeria.  The victim was identified as Sid Ahmed B.
12/6/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb on the route of a military truck on a search operation in Oumessad, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and destroyed by Algerian authorities.
12/6/2009: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed to police officers at the cattle market in Sidi Aissa, M'sila province, Algeria.  The officers had been providing security for the market at the time of the attack; the assailants stole the officers' firearms after killing them with automatic weaopns.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
12/6/2011:  Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Luz Marina Paz, a journalist, in Tegucigalpa, Central District, Honduras.  She was on her way to work when the assailants opened fire on her vehicle, killing her and her driver.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/6/2011: A bomb exploded at an ATM at the Bank of Ayudhya in Muang district, Pattani, Thailand.  The ATM was destroyed, but no one was wounded.  There were no reported injuries resulting from the explosion.  This was one of two consecutive bombing in the area.  No group claimed responsibility for either incident and specific motive is unknown.  Ii is believed that four individuals were involved in placing the two bombs.
12/6/2011: A bomb exploded at an ATM at the Krung Thai Bank in Muang district, Pattani, Thailand.  One civilian was slightly injured in the blast.  It was reported that a person wearing a woman's headscarf was spotted placing the bomb.  This was one of two consecutive bombing in the area.   No group claimed responsibility for either incident and specific motive is unknown.  Ii is believed that four individuals were involved in placing the two bombs.
12/6/2011: A bridge was destroyed by suspected Maoists using some form of explosives in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, India.  The bridge was on National Highway 30 and its destruction caused traffic problems on the important highway.  No deaths, injuries or claims of responsibility were reported.
12/6/2011: A car bomb detonated at a check point in Mogadishu, Mogadishu, Somalia, killing the driver and at least 3 other people.  Those killed included a police officer and at least 2 civilians.  Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.  There were no reports on the number of wounded.
12/6/2011: A civilian was killed and three more were wounded when unknown gunmen stormed the home of a police officer and opened fire in Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq.  The officer was not home at the time of the attack.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: A police officer was killed and a second was wounded when a bomb exploded in Baquba, Diyala, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: A police officer was killed and two more were injured during a sabotage attack on power lines in the area of Imam Weis, Diyala, Iraq.  Four towers were destroyed. No claim of responsibility was reported.  The types of weapons used were not reported.
12/6/2011: A roadside bomb detonated near an Iraqi military patrol in Sadiyah, Diyala, Iraq.  An officer was killed and a soldier was injured in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/6/2011: A rocket landed in a residential area of Kohat, Kyber, Pakistan.  A home was damaged, but no loss of life was reported.  No claim of responsibilty was reported.
12/6/2011: A rocket struck a grocery store in the main bazaar in Kohat, Khyber, Pakistan.  Damage was sustained to both the store and a near by mosque and a local civilian was injured.  Despite police being on the roofs of the buildings, no one was injured or killed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: A rocket struck the Al-Hadiz Public School and College in Kohat, Kyber Pakistan.  No deaths or injuries occurred.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was fired at a civilian house in Hangu City, Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The rocket caused part of the roof to collapse; no causalities or injuries were reported.  No one claimed responsibility for the attacks.  This was one of three attacks with a rocket in Hangu at the same time, injuring three police officers, and causing damage to three stores.
12/6/2011: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian's car detonated killing the civilian in Fallujah, Baghdad, Iraq.  No other injuries occurred.  No claim on responsibility reported.
12/6/2011: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest outside of the Abul Fazi shrine in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.  The attack occurred during the Shiite holiday, Ashoura.  At least 55 were killed and at least 134 were wounded.  The Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack, but their actual involvement is unknown.  No material damage was reported.
12/6/2011: A telecommunications tower was set on fire by suspected Maoists in Maduaha, Bihar, India. No deaths or injuries were reported. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: An explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan killed 4 people and wounded another 21.  The explosion occurred in a roundabout on a busy street.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: An explosion targeting a local security patrol wounded one person near the city of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  No deaths or claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: An off-duty Kurdish peshmerga soldier was killed when unknown gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: Local police and bomb units successfully defused two bombs placed in an abandoned store near Imambargah Haideria and the Sheesh Mahal Bakery in Bicketgunj Bazaar, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.  The Ashura parade was supposed to pass the store on its route.  There were no injuries or damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/6/2011: Security guards were targeted in an attack on a road near Aomar in Bouira, Algeria.  One guard died and two were injured when a buried explosive was remotely detonated.  The men had been hired to provide security for the Hassi R'Mel Djenat-Cap ga pipeline.  The pipeline had been targeted in the past.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: The home of the South Ossetian prosecutor general Taymuraz Khugayev was targeted by unknown individuals in Ts'khinvali, South Ossetia, Georgia.  A grenade launcher fired an explosive at the home early in the morning while the prosecutor, his wife, and his two children were home.  No one was injured, but the windows were blown out and a 30-cm hole was left in a wall of the home.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: The Kurdistan Democratic Party headquarters was targeted by a Katyusha rocket in Tal Afar, Ninawa, Iraq.  One guard was wounded.  No deaths or claim of responsibility were reported.
12/6/2011: Two bombs exploded in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia.  The first bomb was roughly equivalent to five kilograms of TNT and detonated outside of a shop.  A security guard was wounded and the shop sustained damage.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: Two bombs exploded in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia.  The second bomb was roughly equivalent to ten kilograms of TNT.  It detonated with investigators arrived to look into the first bombing.  Three police officers were wounded and their armored vehicle sustained damage.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: Two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were fired toward the offices of the Livestock Department, Hangu City, Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan along the Ashura parade route; no injuries or casualties were reported.  This was one of three attacks with a rocket in Hangu today, causing damage to three stores and injuring three security personnel.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/6/2011: Two rockets landed near the Government High School in Hangu, Kyber, Pakistan.  At last one security guard sustained injuries.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/6/2011: Unidentified assailants threw grenades at a military base belonging to the Puntland forces in Gaalkacyo, Mudug, Somalia.  The number of casualties and injuries is unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2000: Approximately 20 suspected members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked Kurulubedda village, in the Welikanda region of North Central province, Sri Lanka.  The assailants threw two hand grenades into a house, killing four of the family members, and wounding one child.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/7/2011:  In Grand Lahour, Ivory Coast, a rocket was launched into a police party rally for the Democratic party.  Three civilians were killed and three more were wounded.  No claim for the attack was reported.
12/7/2011:  On the outskirts of Florencia, Caqueta, Colombia, police responded to a report of a dead body.  After arriving the police became suspicious and backed away from the body.  Upon doing so, explosives hidden around the body detonated, injuring 4 officers.  It is believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible.
12/7/2011: A civilian was injured when unknown militants threw a grenade at passing security forces on the highway in Bijehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The militants missed their target and the grenade blew up on the roadside, injuring the one civilian.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A group of arsonists broke into Burqin Village, Jenin Governorate, West Bank and Gaza Strip, setting two vehicles on fire and tossing burning tires into the entrance of a mosque.  The walls of the mosque were spray-painted with the words "Avi, hero of Ariel."  Police suspect a "price-tag" attack, meaning an act of vandalism perpetrated by radical Israelis in response to the Israeli government evacuating certain West Bank illegal outposts. Ariel is a Jewish settlement close to Burqin where some radical Israelis live.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/7/2011: A letter bomb exploded in the hands of a professor at the Pachuca Polytechnic University in Pachuca in the state of Hildalgo, Mexico.  The letter had originally been addressed to a professor who researches nanotechnology.  That professor noticed that it was suspiciously heavy and gave it to a faculty member who was part of the security committee.  The package exploded in the hands of the second individual, slightly burning his hands.  While no group has claimed this attack it is similar to attacks committed by the Individuals Tending Toward Savagery a few months earlier.  The names of the professors were not given.
12/7/2011: A letter bomb, addressed to Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann, was discovered in the mailroom on the bank's headquarters in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.  Authorities were able to defuse the bomb before it caused any harm.  The Italian anarchist group, Federazione Anarchica Informal (FAI), claimed responsibility.
12/7/2011: A meeting of police officers was interrupted when at least 10 members of the Taliban entered the meeting and began firing upon the officers in the Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan.  Two officers were killed, two were wounded and six were kidnapped.  The perpetrators also destroyed three trucks during their getaway.  The Taliban claimed the attack.
12/7/2011: A member of the Establishment Protection Force was shot and killed east of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A North Oil Company employee was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A police officer was killed in an armed attack by unknown gunmen outside of his home in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle killing one police officer and wounding three others in Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A senior official of the Iraqi Railways Company was wounded when an explosive detonated on or near his car in central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: A time-bomb was discovered inside a tiffin box, within an abandoned bag, under a seat on a bus in Mokkampatti Village, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu State, India.  A passenger alerted the bus driver, who tossed the bomb onto the side of the road as the bus was evacuated.  Police officers were able to defuse the bomb later.  Two youths are suspected of planting the bomb, but are still at-large.
12/7/2011: An improvised explosive device (IED), equipped with a timer, was found in a black bag at Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue next to the Government Lottery Office in Bangkok, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok province, Thailand.  The bomb squad of the National Police Office deactivated the device with a water cannon hours before the bomb was set to explode.  There is speculation the bomb was set in the area because it was near the location of the King's 84th birthday celebration a few days earlier.  On December 17th, a suspect was arrested in relation to the bombing.
12/7/2011: Fifteen suspected members of the Communist Part of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked construction workers in Bataloka in the district of East Singbhum, Jharkhand, India.  At least three workers were injured and a number of cycles were burned.  No official claim of responsibility was reported.
12/7/2011: Five members (three men and two women) of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up a false checkpoint on the road leading to Casacara Bercerril in Cesar, Colombia.  Using weapons, they obtained a number of vehicles, set three of them on fire and vandalized another with "Cano Lives."  The attackers were able to flee and avoid capture.
12/7/2011: On the road to Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, a homemade roadside bomb exploded under a van, killing 19 civilians and wounding an additional 5.  No claim of responsibility was reported, but the Taliban is suspected.
12/7/2011: Police Sr. Sgt. Maj Tuanhami Nihae was killed in a drive-by shooting in Puyud in the Muang district of Pattani, Thailand.  Two gunmen opened fire on the officer as they drove by on a motor cycle.  While no claim was made, officials suspect that local insurgents are responsible.  The attack may have been motivated by the fact that the officer is closely related to a Democrat MP from Pattani.
12/7/2011: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attacked a military post near the city of Zinjibar, Abyan province, Yemen.  Ten people were killed in the assault, including one soldier and nine assailants.  Four additional soldiers were wounded.
12/7/2011: The Baku-Grozny oil pipeline was bombed at approximately 8:50 pm at the 242 kilometer mark in Dagir-Kala, Karabudakhkent District, Republic of Dagestan, North Caucasian Federal State, Russia.  The explosion created a dent in the pipeline, but there was no spill nor disruption of oil flow.  No one claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/8/1974:  The Latin America Anti-Communist Army (LAACA) claimed credit for bombing a dump truck in Miami, Florida in the United States.  There were no casualties or damages reported.  The incident coincided with the Cuban national day of mourning.
12/8/1974:  The Latin America Anti-Communist Army (LAACA) claimed credit for bombing a parking lot in Miami, Florida in the United States.  There were no casualties a hole was blown into the lot.  The incident coincided with the Cuban national day of mourning.
12/8/1974:  The Latin America Anti-Communist Army (LAACA) claimed credit for bombing a portable toilet near WFAB, a Spanish-language radio station, in Miami, Florida in the United States.  There were no casualties but the structure was destroyed.  The incident coincided with the Cuban national day of mourning.
12/8/2000: Two unidentified assailants ran away after leaving a bag of explosives in front of the Kasimpasa branch of Pamukbank in Istanbul.  The explosion caused some damage to the bank.  The motive behind the bombing is unknown.
12/8/2011: A government employee and his cousin were killed when  a sticky bomb attached to their car detonated in a town west of Muqdadiya, Diyala, Iraq.  The man worked for the citizen department.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/8/2011: A group of unknown individuals blew up an oil pipeline outside of Homs, in Homs, Syria.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.  However, the city was being shelled by government forces at the time, so rebel forces are likely responsible.  No monetary amount was given in terms of the damage done.
12/8/2011: A local elder named Hajji Jamrud, his driver, and a bodyguard were kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kohi Safi, Parvan, Afghanistan.  The three were beheaded and their bodies were located the next day.  It is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.  No ransom demand was reported.
12/8/2011: A soldier and a civilian were wounded in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia when an explosive detonated in the center of the city.  The explosion happened during a celebration for the Day of the Candles.  While no claim of responsibility was reported, it is believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the attack.
12/8/2011: A tribal leader was wounded by an explosive device in an unnamed town west of Muqdadiya, Diyala, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/8/2011: An explosion did damage to a water tank outside of a government building in Wokha, Nagaland, India.  The building held the offices of a number of government officials.  No deaths, injuries or claim of responsibility was reported.
12/8/2011: Six civilians were wounded when they were attacked by men with sharp weapons in Jagun, Assam, India.  The perpetrators claimed to be members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).  No deaths were reported.
12/8/2011: The head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot and killed in Jamrud, Khyber, Pakistan.  The Abdullah Azam Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.  Afridi had been working with tribal leaders to promote tolerance and peace in the region.
12/9/1994: Four members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Third Federal Savings & Loan in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States.  $7,906 was stolen.
12/9/1999:  A bomb exploded just before 11am in a building opposite the House of Parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria.  The bomb had been placed in the gutter in front of a restaurant, but no one was injured in the explosion.  The person or group responsible is unknown, as is the purpose of the explosion.
12/9/2000: Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) used a crude firebomb, made of milk-type containers filled with gasoline and topped with gasoline-soaked sponges and incense sticks, to set fire to the Birchwood at Spring Lake condominium in Middle Island, New York in the United States.  There were no casualties in the arson, which caused about $200,000 in damages. Similar incendiaries were found in three adjacent condos, but those failed to ignite.  ELF claimed responsibility for the incident in communiqués sent to the Daily News a few days after the incident, stating they were waging "an unbounded war on urban sprawl" and that the condos were going to be used "future dens of the wealthy elite."  The group also set arson to homes on Dec. 19 and 30 in Suffolk County, New York.  Four teenage activists and members of ELF, George Mashkow, Jared McIntyre, Matthew Rammelkamp, and Conor Cash were charged with the arsons. McIntyre, Mashkow, and Rammelkamp pled guilty and were sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, 1 year in prison, and six months in a federal prison camp, respectively.  Cash was acquitted at trial.
12/9/2000: Ten unidentified gunmen burst into a shop and began shooting people in Bechloul, Algeria.  Two people were killed, including a police officer, and one person was seriously wounded.  Specific motive is unknown.
12/9/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb intended to target a convoy of Algerian soldiers in Morched, Algeria.  The explosive device was located and defused by Algerian security forces.
12/9/2010: A local businessman was taken from a bar by four men with automatic weapons in Yakouren in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  He was released a few hours later.  It is unknown if any ransom was demanded or paid.
12/9/2011: A land mine exploded in the area of Talai, Kurram, Pakistan, injuring a member of the security forces.  The explosive detonated when the individual stepped on it.  While the Taliban is suspected, no claim of responsibility was reported.
12/9/2011: A remotely detonated roadside bomb killed three paramilitaries and wounded four more in the eastern area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  The seven individuals were on patrol in a vehicle in the area when the bomb was detonated.  No official claim of responsibility has been reported.
12/9/2011: A roadside bomb exploded in the outskirts of Tyre, Sour, Lebanon.  The explosion wounded five French UN peacekeepers and damaged the vehicle that they were driving in.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/9/2011: A roadside bomb near Safoora Chowrangi in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area within Karachi, Pakistan, detonated killing 3 paramilitary rangers and wounding at least 4 more.  The explosive was hidden in a garbage dump, contained nuts and bolts, and had anywhere from 5-17 kilograms of explosive material.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/9/2011: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in a mosque as worshipers were leaving in Ghaziabad, Konar, Afghanistan.  Five people were killed, including a local police chief, and 9 more were injured.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/9/2011: Eight civilians were wounded when a missile fired by suspected Taliban agents fell on their house in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The missile was one of five which were aimed at the Muqur district office, according to officials. The Taliban stated that it did not fire any missiles in the area. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/9/2011: In Inza, Cauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia surrounded the town, opened fire, and tossed bombs into houses and government buildings.  Two homes, a police station, and city hall were all hit by explosives.  Only one injury was reported.  No claim of responsibility was mentioned.
12/9/2011: In Rome, Lazio, Italy, a letter bomb was sent to the tax collection agency's office, called Equitalia.  The explosive was opened by the director general, Maco Cucagna.  He lost part of a finger, but did not sustain any life threatening injuries.  There were no deaths reported.  The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack.  However, the motive for the attack is unknown.
12/9/2011: In the province of Shabwa, Yemen, two gunmen fired rocket propelled grenades at the Jannah-Safer oil pipeline.  While the pipeline was damaged, no injuries were reported.  While no claim for responsibility was reported, it is suspected that Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is behind the attack.  No motive was reported.
12/9/2011: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) surrounded and opened fire on the village of Toribio in Cauca, Colombia.  While no one was injured or killed, people fled to into buildings for shelter.
12/9/2011: Suspected members of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated a landmine in Lakkavarapupet, Andhra Pradesh state, India.  The blast was targeting a Greyhound security team consisting of 40 members; no was injured in the small blast.  The assailants fled following the explosion.
12/9/2011: Unnamed suspects threw grenades at the home of district Congress committee president in Imphal, Manipur, India.  While the explosion from the grenade did destroy part of the house, no deaths or injuries were reported.  The attack occurred just after a similar attack on the home of the president of the Manipur People's Party.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/9/2011: Unnamed suspects threw grenades at the home of the president of the Manipur People's Party in Thoubal, Manipur, India.  While the explosion from the grenade did destroy part of the house, no deaths or injuries were reported.  The attack occurred just before a similar attack on the home of the district Congress committee president.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/0/1978: Unknown perpetrators threw a chemical bomb into the Women for Women Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio, United, States.  There were no casualties but the abortion facility sustained $3,000 in damages.
2/0/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, between mid-February to mid-May 2003, a total of thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' travelling through the Illizi and Tamanghasset provinces of Algeria were kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).  On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province.  It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault.  The remaining hostages were transported to Mali.  One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill.  The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
2/1/1970: An unknown perpetrator broke into the Northeast Oregon building in Portland, Oregon, United States, which housed a Selective Service office and set fire to draft records.  About two hundred and fifty files were destroyed causing $4,189 in damage.
2/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired shots at an Illinois State Police Car that was patrolling the all-Black Pyramid Courts housing development in Cairo, Illinois, United States.  Three bullets struck the police car of Officers Harold Nelson and John Abercrombie.  Neither officer was injured but the windshield of vehicle car was shattered.
2/1/1972: Irving Rubin, a member of the Jewish Defense League, was accused of firing two shots at Joe Tommasi, a leading member of the National Socialist White People's party in El Monte, California, United States.  Tommasi was not injured in the incident.
2/1/1972: Unknown perpetrators bombed Central High School in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.  There were no casualties but a cabinet was destroyed resulting in an estimated $100 in damages.
2/1/1972: Unknown perpetrators placed a firebomb outside the house of Professor Sanford Dornbusch in Palo Alto, California, United States.  The device was discovered by campus police and subsequently disarmed.  Professor Dornbusch voted in favor of firing radical professor H. Bruce Franklin from Stanford University.
2/1/1991: Arson was set to the Fairholm Ranger Station at Olympic National Park in Lake Crescent, Washington in the United States, causing an estimated $30,000 in damage.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The perpetrator(s) and motives remained unknown, but this was one of five incidents of arson at the Olympic National Park in three years, and there were tensions with some people in the region who wanted to curtail logging in the national forest. This incident was in conjunction with arson at the Soleduck entrance station to the park at the same time (199102010015).
2/1/1991: Arson was set to the Soleduck entrance station at Olympic National Park in Lake Crescent, Washington in the United States, causing an estimated $12,000 in damage.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The perpetrator(s) and motives remained unknown, but this was one of five incidents of arson at the Olympic National Park in three years, and the second to destroy to Soleduck building in particular.  There were tensions with some people in the region who wanted to curtail logging in the national forest. This incident was in conjunction with arson at the Fairholm Ranger Station in the park at the same time (199102010014).
2/1/1997: A juvenile (whose name was not released by authorities) broke into the Reproductive Services clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, and fired several rounds from his handgun at medical and office equipment.  An FBI monitor, a procedure table, and some medical equipment were damaged.
2/1/2000: Masked assailants shot three park rangers in a reserve for vicuna in the central Andes, Peru.  The rangers had their hands bound and were shot with a single bullet to the head, a trademark of the rebel group Shining Path.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded in compound of the Taliban-owned Kabul Hotel in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.  No one was injured in the explosion and there was only minor damage; however, the explosion caused panic amongst the guests.  The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement.  This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded in front of a monument in Mirogoj cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia.  The monument was erected in remembrance of victims of fascism in World War II.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, the monument was badly damaged.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded near the Ministry of Education in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, the windows of two nearby shops were damaged.  The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement.  This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
2/1/2001: A bomb hidden in a sewer drain exploded in front of the Tribal Affairs Ministry in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, a brick wall near the ministry was damaged.  The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement.  This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
2/1/2001: Suspected members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked a village approximately 10 kilometers outside of the provincial capital of Uige, Uige province, Angola.  The assailants then lobbed several mortars at Uige from their village vantage point.  At least five people were killed and 38 were injured in the attack.  An unknown number of youth were abducted and civilian property was looted.
2/1/2004: Around seventeen perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Boulakharachef, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted many vehicles, stealing money and cellular phones.  The attackers also slit the throats of two individuals; one a prison guard and the other a pastry chef.  Additionally, an Algerian soldier was also targeted but he was able to escape from the Islamic extremists.
2/1/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members placed a homemade bomb near the headquarters of the Municipal People's Assembly in Baghlia, Algeria.  The explosive device was located by Algerian security forces and subsequently defused.
2/1/2010: A bomb detonated in Oued Djemaa, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a military vehicle passed by; at least three soldiers were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/10/1971: Charles Lawrence, a member of a Neo-Nazi group, placed a dynamite bomb at the home of Ben Maidenburg in Akron, Ohio, United States.  Maidenburg was the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
2/10/1997: A grenade was thrown into the Belayneh Hotel in Harer, Misraq Hararghe zone, Ethiopia.  Two people were killed and an additional nine people were injured in the explosion.  The hotel is a popular location for Western tourists and sources believe the attack was targeting foreigners.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/10/2000: A bomb exploded in Eminonu district in Istanbul, Turkey.  The bomb damaged the building of the Istanbul Religious Directorate, situated near a mosque.  A note was found at the site that was signed by IBDA-C, the initials of the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front.  The same group later called newspapers claiming responsibility for the attack.
2/10/2000: A bomb exploded in front of a museum in Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey.  The museum was dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic.  Windows were broken and one woman was injured in the explosion.  The group known as the  Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front (IBDA-C) called newspapers and claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/10/2000: Members of the bomb squad discovered and defused at least one bomb placed on the railway tracks near Hali-Ela railway station, in Badulla, Sri Lanka.  Authorities state that the bomb was targeting a passenger train scheduled to pass by two hours after the bomb was discovered.
2/10/2000: Suspected separatist guerrillas entered a house and opened fire in Palpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Six people were killed in the incident, including two civilian special police officers who were aiding counter-insurgency efforts.  One of the officers is identified as Ghulam Mohammed Reshi; the other is his daughter.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/10/2000: Two bombs exploded in Sisli district in Istanbul, Turkey.  The bombs exploded in the neighboring offices of Telecom company, a cellular telephone company.  No one was injured but windows were broken in the explosion.  A note was found at the site that was signed by IBDA-C, the initials of the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front.  The same group later called newspaper claiming responsibility.
2/10/2001: A bomb exploded outside of a government building in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan.  Four people were injured in the explosion and a nearby mosque was damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Taliban accused the opposition for orchestrating the attack.
2/10/2001: Islamic rebels attacked three families with machine guns in Berrouaghia, Médéa Province, Algeria.  The assailants shot and killed 26 civilians in total, including 11 children, and burned three of the bodies.  Local residents believe that the rebels would have killed everyone in the village had government soldiers not intervened.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/10/2001: Maoists ambushed and attempted to seize a transport of personnel and explosives at Diysini Khola, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.  The transport was on the way to the Indrawati hydro power project when the jeep hit landmines.  The Maoists opened fire on the transport, wounding at least ten people.  An unknown number of assailants were also injured in the exchange of fire.
2/10/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked Cherata village, in Médéa province, Algeria.  The assailants entered six homes and killed at least 23 people, including 12 children.  Two people survived, but the attackers had torn out the eyes of one of the survivors.
2/10/2001: The house of P.L. Handoo, the state Law Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, came under attack at Anantnag, south Kashmir, India.   Unidentified militants opened fire and threw grenades at the house, which was heavily guarded.  Two drivers were injured in the attack.  Handoo and his family were in Jammu at the time of the incident.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/10/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed four Algerian civilians at a roadside café near Jijel, Algeria.  Three of the victims were shot to death and another's throat was slit.  Other customers at the café were beat up and the assailants stole their money and cell phones.
2/10/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) abducted a merchant in Keddara, Algeria.  The Algerian citizen was released 12 hours later near Zemmouri after the assailants received a large ransom.
2/10/2007: A child was killed and two other civilians were injured when mortar shells hit a displaced person camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: A child was shot and killed and two other civilians were injured in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: A fifty six year old man was shot and killed by insurgents in Pattani, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: A twenty year old civilian was shot dead outside a mosque in Narathiwati, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: One soldier was killed and several other people were injured in car bomb attack in Mosul, Iraq. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: Pakistani militants blow up a gas line in Kashmirabad, Pakistan. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility in this incident.
2/10/2007: Several missiles were fired near the Mogadishu, Somalia airport by militants that killed a boy and injures several other civilians. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: Three civilians died when a missile hit a livestock market in Daynille, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/10/2007: Two children were killed and several others wounded when gunmen fired rounds into a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb into a building at Washtenaw Community College in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties, but the buildings sustained an estimated $2,500 in damages.
2/11/2001:  A masked gunmen, a former officer of the National Liberation Army (ALN) known as Essayd, shot and killed Ali Merad outside of his apartment in Souk Ahras city, Souk Ahras province, Algeria.  Merad was a former high-ranking officer in the Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), the military branch of the guerrilla Islamic Salvation Front (FIS).  Specific motive is unknown; however, the FIS claims the attack was meant to undermine peace and stability.
2/11/2001:  Palestinian gunmen shot and killed Tzahi Sasson, a Jewish motorist, as he drove over a bridge in Beit Jala, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  His car hit another, injuring three other motorists.  The responding paramedics were also subjected to gunfire, but no additional injuries were reported.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/11/2001: A pipe bomb was thrown at a Catholic house on Alliance Avenue in North Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  None of the three members of the household were injured in the attack; however, the house did suffer damage.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.  Officials speculate that it was a sectarian attack.
2/11/2001: A pipe bomb was thrown into a Catholic home in Artouges Park, Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The pipe bomb consisted of a bundle of fireworks with nails; it failed to explode.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities are stating that the incident was sectarian.
2/11/2001: A pipe bomb was thrown into a Catholic home in The Commons, Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The pipe bomb consisted of a bundle of fireworks with nails; it failed to explode.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities are stating that the incident was sectarian.
2/11/2002: Three unidentified assailants threw two petrol bombs at the offices of the Daily News in Bulawayo, Bulawayo province, Zimbabwe.  No one was injured in the attack, although the bombs caused some material damage to the office.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/11/2002: Three unidentified assailants threw two petrol bombs at the printing house of the Daily Print in Bulawayo, Bulawayo province, Zimbabwe.  No one was injured in the attack, although the bombs caused some material damage.  Daily Print was responsible for printing election material for the opposition party.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/11/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two roadside bombs targeting a convoy of construction workers and their police escort in Lakhdaria, Algeria.  One policeman was injured and his vehicle was damaged.
2/11/2006: Two 14-year-old students were injured when a roadside bomb, left by Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels, exploded in Banepa, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2007: A car bomb set off in Baghdad, Iraq killed one and injured two more. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2007: An explosion in the Red Cross parking lot injured no one but damaged four cars in Islamabad, Pakistan. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2007: During a rally for support of foreign peace keepers a bomb was thrown killing five and wounds twenty five in Kismayo, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2007: Fifteen people, both policemen and civilians, died in a car bomb explosion that targeted a police station in Al-Dawr, Iraq. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2007: Four people were killed and twenty four were wounded when bomb exploded in an airport in Kismayo, Somalia. The target is thought to have been a new military chief however the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/11/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired a homemade shell at the vehicle of the mayor of Erraguene as he was driving near the Babors mountains in Algeria.  The shell missed its target and did not cause any casualties.  It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
2/11/2009: On Wednesday at 2000, members of the Philippine Army defused an improvised explosive device planted in front of a pharmacy store in Cotabato city. No claim of responsibility was issued for the attempted bombing.
2/12/2001: Approximately ten unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ivan Villamizar as he was leaving the Free University in eastern Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia.  Villamizar was a university president and a former government human rights official who investigated and denounced paramilitary massacres.  As he was leaving the university, the gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, injuring two of his bodyguards and the driver.  Villamizar attempted to flee, but was surrounded by the gunmen and killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/12/2001: Maoist rebels attacked Thaneshwor Poudel, a teacher at Uday Higher Secondary School located in Shantipur, Gulmi district, Nepal.  The assailants cut off Poudel's limbs but did not kill him; he was airlifted to Kathmandu for medical care the next day.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
2/12/2001: Suspected animal rights activists sent a letter bomb to a farm in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, Great Britian.  The recipient became suspicious of the package and called the police; bomb disposal experts control detonated the package.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/12/2001: Suspected Maoist guerrillas planted two improvised explosive devices (IED) at a community waterspout in a village near Mangalsen, Achham district, Nepal. One of the IED's, a socket bomb, was picked up by children, causing it to explode.  Two children were killed and at least eight other were injured in the blast.  The second socket bomb was defused by the police.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/12/2002: Unidentified militants opened fire on the private home of L Ibomcha Singh, a member of the Federal Party of Manipur, in Keisamthong, Manipur, India.  No one was injured in the attack.  The assailants also opened fire on the home of Singh's political rival.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/12/2002: Unidentified militants opened fire on the private home of L Jayanta Singh, a Congress candidate, in Keisamthong, Manipur, India.  No one was injured in the attack.  The assailants also opened fire on the home of Singh's political rival.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/12/2004: Around nine armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol, consisting of a three jeep convoy, near Tighremt, Algeria.  The assailants shots and killed seven gendarmes and wounded three others before mutilating some of the dead bodies with knives.  The perpetrators also stole a Jeep, a truck, and seven firearms belonging to the victims before fleeing.
2/12/2007: A civilian was killed by gunmen while using a public telephone in Pattani, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: A double car bombing occurred at the same time in Baghdad, Iraq markets killed 66 and wounded over 150 civilians. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: A railway official was injured when militants attacked a train in Rangae, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Four Russian policemen were shot and killed by militants in Sunzhenskiy, Chechnya. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Nine police officers were killed when a suicide bomber drove into a police station in Tikrit, Iraq. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: One railway officer was injured when a train was attacked by militants in Narathiwat, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Three civilians were killed in an ambush by militants in Yala, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Three police officers were wounded in an attack on the Wadajir Police Station in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Two people were killed in mortar attacks in a neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, homes were also destroyed. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2007: Two policemen were killed in an ambush by militants on a highway in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/12/2009: On Thursday, around 2200,  in Charbiharia village, Khoksa, Kushtia district, Bangladesh, Bikash Kumar Bose, a regional leader of the New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP), was shot and killed by about five unidentified militants. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
2/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated two dynamite bombs in the parking lot of the Berkeley Police Station in California, United States, during a shift change.  Seven police officers were injured, three cars were destroyed, and windows were shattered at nearby buildings.
2/13/1971: James Palmer Brewer and Randy Gerald Davis bombed the Armed Forces Induction Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.  There were no casualties but the blast shattered hundreds of windows.
2/13/1997:  Harry Shapiro placed a pipe bomb at the Jacksonville Jewish Center in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.  The bomb did not detonate and was discovered by a group of children nine days later.  Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres spoke at the Conservative Jewish synagogue on the same day the bomb was scheduled to detonate.
2/13/2001:  Ethnic Albanians opened fire on a Serbian convoy near Banjica village, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  The convoy was carrying Serbians on a weekly shopping trip to Serbia.  One Serbian was killed and two more were injured.  Five Albanians were arrested for the shooting.
2/13/2001: Burundian rebels  attacked the neighborhood of Buterere, northeast of Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi.  The rebels were singing "We are the Children of God," as they attacked a military post, then private residences.  The rebels killed a soldier and a young boy, and looted several homes.  Three of the rebels were killed in the incident.
2/13/2001: Unidentified individuals placed a pipe bomb outside of the home of the Magee family in the Springfield Road area of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  A four-year-old girl found the device and brought it into the house; her mother fled with the child to the neighbor's house.  Police successfully defused the device.  The Magee family believes that they may have been targeted because a family member is in Maghaberry prison.
2/13/2006: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) dressed in civilian clothing and driving a stolen vehicle abducted the manager of a store named Bouali in Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  The assailants demanded a 500-million centime ransom from the victims parents and he was released two days later.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie station in Si Mustapha, Algeria.  Four civilians were killed by the blast and eight people were wounded; including four gendarmes.  The National Gendarmerie building and houses in the area were also damaged.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie station in Souk El Had, Algeria.  There were no casualties but the National Gendarmerie building sustained massive damage.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a police station in Boumerdès, Algeria.  One policeman and three civilians were wounded by the blast.  The police station and houses in the area were also damaged.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a car bomb targeting a police station in Mekla, Algeria.  Two policemen were killed and at least three civilians were wounded by the blast.  The police station and houses in the area were also damaged.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members left a bomb ladened van near a bridge in Boubhir, Algeria.  One member of the Algerian security forces was killed when he attempted to defuse the bomb.
2/13/2007: In a series of six coordinated bombings, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members shot at police that approached their bomb ladened vehicle which was stationed in front of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) headquarters in Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria.  The assailants subsequently fled into another vehicle and detonated their car bomb which wounded fourteen policemen and civilians.  The BMPJ building sustained heavy damage in the blast.
2/13/2009: On Friday evening at 2010, two unidentified persons on a motorcycle threw a socket bomb at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepalgunj, Banke, Nepal. The explosion occurred just outside the gate of the office. No casualties or damages were reported. Pamphlets of "Bhisan Himali Bag", a previously unheard group, were found at the incident site, though security forces suspect Hindu extremists to be responsible.
2/13/2009: On Friday in the town of Maitum at 2000, six people were wounded when unknown gunmen detonated an improvised explosive device near a gymnasium in Maitum town. No claim of responsibility has been issued.
2/13/2009: On Friday, Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped Omar Jaleel, a 34-year-old Sri Lankan and member of the Nonviolent Peace force, at Maloong San Jose village, Lamitan town, Basilan Province.
2/14/1971: Five anti-war protesters broke into the Bucks County Selective Service office in Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States.  The perpetrators set fire to draft records and ransacked the office.  The interior of the office was heavily damaged and around half of the files were destroyed.
2/14/1991: Members of the Christian Liberation Army threw two firebombs into the Central Ohio Women's Clinic that was housed in a building owned by the Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio in Columbus, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $75,000 in damages.
2/14/2001:  Approximately 12 masked and military-clad gunmen attacked the residents of Limoncito de Ayala, Sinaloa, Mexico.  The assailants entered the village, stole a truck, and traveled from house to house rounding up males.  The gunmen shot 12 men and wounded another three, then fled in the truck.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive behind the incident is unknown.
2/14/2001: A bomb exploded in the home of Ali Mohammad Bhat, an official from National Conference, in the Charar-i-Sharif area, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Four family members were hurt in the explosion and the house was damaged; however, Bhat was not harmed in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/14/2001: An unidentified gunman shot Lyoma Temirgeriyev, the administration chief of Agish-Betoi village, Chechnya, Russia.  The assailant rushed into Temirgeriyev's home, shot him three times, then fled.  Temirgeriyev managed to leave his house and make his way to a police checkpoint, where he relayed details of the incident before dying.  The motive is unknown.
2/14/2001: Unidentified gunmen opened fire upon the vehicle belonging to the local prosecutor in Argun, Chechnya, Russia.  Two female passengers were killed and the driver was badly wounded; he died later in hospital.  The prosecutor was not in the car at the time of the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/14/2002: Around thirty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a café in El Alia, Algeria.  The assailants carried with them a list of four individuals who completed their national service in the Algerian military.  After identifying two of these individuals, the Islamic extremists slit the throats of three people at the café.  Following this act, the perpetrators set fire to the nearby Kribaa Saadi primary school.  The building sustained extensive damage and many pieces of furniture were destroyed.
2/14/2003: A bomb exploded at the Basic Court in Struga, Struga municipality, Macedonia.  The Albanian National Army (ANA) claimed responsibility for the explosion; they stated that the Skenderbeg special unit placed the device in the courthouse.  The press release on their website stated that the attack was in response to the unjustified arrest of Albanians; the ANA claimed that Albanians were being arrested simply because of their origin.  Five suspects were detained for questioning; one remained in custody under suspicion of involvement.
2/14/2007: A bus blast killed three civilians and wounded more than twenty near Beirut, Lebanon. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: A married couple was attacked by gunmen on motorcycles in Tmbon Rusoh, Thailand, the wife was killed. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: A politician, Eduard Khidirov, was shot and wounded in Makhachkala, Dagestan. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: A teacher was shot and killed in Yala, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: An attack on a security checkpoint in Delaram, Afghanistan leaves one dead and several injured. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: Eighteen soldiers were killed by a car bomb in Zahedan, Iran. The suspected perpetrator group is the Jundallah.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/14/2007: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) conducted seven different bombings simultaneously in Algeria.
2/14/2007:Twenty-four Filipino civilian prisoners were released after being held for twenty-four days by the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) in the Delta region of Nigeria.
2/14/2009: On Saturday at 0130, assailants lobbed a grenade and opened fire on a bus in Puliyankulam, killing one civilian 13 others injured, and damaging the bus. The soldier driving the bus was able to drive the bus to safety during the attack. No group claimed responsibility, though its believed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were responsible.
2/14/2009: On Saturday at 0400, suspected New People's Army rebels set fire to a "Bachelor" bus in Lupon town, Davao Oriental province. The guerrillas allegedly posed as Philippine National Police personnel, flagging down the bus in Banay-banay. They then commandeered the vehicle and set it aflame in Lupon. No group claimed responsibility.
2/14/2009: On Saturday, four mortar shells were fired at the border town of Myawaddy, Karen (Kayin), Myanmar. One shell struck a lodging house in the town, while another struck a compound of a monastery. The other two shells landed outside of the town. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, though its believed that the Karen National Union was responsible.
2/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a building housing an R.O.T.C. storage area at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States.  One fireman was injured fighting the blaze and the men's physical education building sustained an estimated $350,000 in damages.  The incident took place a week after the university voted to retain the R.O.T.C. program.
2/15/1979: Peter Burkin, an unemployed drifter entered into the waiting room of the Bill Baird Clinic in Hempstead, New York, United States and ignited a fire using a bottle of gasoline and two foot torch.  The person was injured in the incident and the abortion clinic was burnt down, resulting in over $100,000 in damages.
2/15/1994: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Brenton First National Bank in Davenport, Iowa, United States.  The perpetrators left a fake bomb behind before leaving.  $4,400 was stolen.
2/15/2001: Raul Benoit, a U.S. journalist with Univision, escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.  Benoit was leaving his car when two gunmen opened fire on him.  The gunmen and Benoit's bodyguards exchanged fire; one of the bodyguards and one of the perpetrators were wounded in the exchange.  The wounded gunman was taken into custody; it was discovered that he was a police officer.  The specific motive is unknown.
2/15/2001: Unidentified gunmen attacked a group of farmers in Quinzango, Malanje, Angola.  The assailants attacked while the farmers were harvesting their crops; the gunmen opened fire, killing approximately 20 civilians and wounding at least another 10.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unknown.
2/15/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a home in Guerbaa, Algeria, and took one man and one woman hostage.  The woman managed to escape the assailants but the male was discovered with his throat slit the next day.
2/15/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed four homemade bombs on a road near Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  The explosive devices were apparently put in place to target Algerian security forces.  The Algerian military discovered and defused the bombs after being notified of their location by a 'repentant' Islamist.
2/15/2007: A bomb exploded outside Sadr City, Iraq and killed three civilians and wounded over twenty. The perpetrator of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: A Chief investigator was killed in ambush by militants in Pattani, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: A fruit vendor was killed by militants at market place in Yala, Thailand. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: A suicide car bomber killed eight police officers in Ramadi, Iraq. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Socialist Party for the Basque Country offices and the Basque Nationalist Party offices were attacked in San Sebastian, Spain. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility for this incident.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Suspected militants shot and killed three villagers associated with anti-Maoist movement in Biajarpur, India. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Suspected Taliban members fired mortars into an Afghan council meeting with the British in Haji Amin Kalay, Afghanistan, one Afghan woman dies.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Three body guards of the Iraqi Kurdish Foreign Minister, were killed and three others were injured in Tikrit, Iraq. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Three civilians were killed and three others injured by mortar attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
2/15/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers travelling on National Highway 68 in Bouchakour, Algeria.  Two soldiers were wounded in the blast and their vehicle was a damaged.  A car belonging to an Algerian citizen driving nearby was also damaged.
2/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at the municipal stadium of Lakhdaria, Algeria, during a soccer match.  Two policemen and an Algerian civilian were wounded by the blast.  The stadium was also damaged.  It is unclear if the assailants intended to specifically target Algerian security forces or Algerian civilians.
2/15/2009: Islamic rebels stopped a passenger bus at false checkpoint in Bordj Menail, Boumerdès province, Algeria. Three of the passengers were soldiers dressed in civilian clothing; when the soldiers identified themselves, the assailants shot them.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/16/1970: Four hours after a San Francisco Police Station was bombed in California, United States, a sniper took aim at three police officers.  However, police fired at the sniper before he could get a shot off.  The sniper and a companion fled the scene before being apprehended.
2/16/1971: In a series of five incidents that might have been related, Puerto Rican nationalists placed a pipe bomb at the United States Coast Guard radio beacon tower in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The bomb was discovered and deactivated two hours before it was set to detonate.
2/16/1971: In a series of five incidents that might have been related, Puerto Rican nationalists placed an incendiary device in the Franklin's Store in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  The firebomb were discovered unignited and subsequently removed.
2/16/1971: In a series of five incidents that might have been related, Puerto Rican nationalists placed three Molotov cocktails in an office building housing American owned businesses in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The firebombs were discovered unignited and subsequently removed.
2/16/1971: In a series of related incidents, Puerto Rican nationalists bombed El San Juan Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the hotel sustained $5,500 in damages.
2/16/1971: In a series of related incidents, Puerto Rican nationalists bombed the Americana in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the hotel sustained $5,000 in damages.
2/16/2000: 200 members of an ultra-right wing death squad raided and occupied the village of El Salado in Colombia from February 16, 2000 through to Feb 19, 2000.  The assailants danced and drank while they tortured and beheaded at least 28 villagers.  Most of the villagers were killed on a table set up on a basketball court but at least one was killed in the village church.  The assailants were searching for suspected communist sympathizers.
2/16/2000: A small bomb hidden in a video tape was sent to Telecentro television network in Guayaquil city, Ecuador.  It exploded, slightly wounding the network's news editor, Rafael Cuesta.  The network had received warnings from a group calling itself National Liberation Army (Ecuador); the group warned the network to change its pro-governmental perspective.  Authorities believe that the group may be responsible for the bombing, however the People's Combatant Group (GCP) also claimed responsibility.
2/16/2001: Approximately 20 suspected members of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance attacked travelers on a highway near Bonna, Casamance, Senegal.  The assailants stopped six trucks and several other vehicles, then robbed and executed the drivers and passengers.  13 civilians were killed and two more were wounded in the incident.
2/16/2001: Gunmen attempted to assassinate Dusan Mihajlovic, the Serbian Interior Minister, as he was driving in central Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.  Two cars tried to blockade Mihajlovic's car; however, Mihajlovic's driver swerved and managed to avoid the blockade.  The assailants opened fire on the vehicle but did not succeed in causing any injuries.
2/16/2002: Palestinian militants fired a missile from the Gaza Strip into Israel.  The rocket is believed to have been targeting the Kfar-Azza kibbutz, an agricultural cooperative.  No one was injured in the attack.
2/16/2002: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed the representative of the municipal bureau of the National Office of War Veterans (ONM) in Oued Lakhdar, Algeria.
2/16/2003: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road near Tadmait, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a bus and forced the occupants to hand over their identification papers.  The Islamic extremists shook down the Algerian civilians and killed two individuals identified as municipal guardsmen.  One victim was shot and the others throat was slit.
2/16/2006: Around six perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, decapitated Mohamed Saouli, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), in El Menzah, Algerian.  The assailants also stole his firearm and set his tractor on fire.  Moreover, the Islamic extremists booby-trapped a homemade bomb to the victim's body.  The bomb detonated the next morning when two members of the GLD approached Saouli's corpse.  One GLD member (identified as Djebbar El Hadj) was killed and the other militiaman sustained serious injuries.
2/16/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated two bombs near a permanent checkpoint on National Road 12 near Tadmait, Algeria.  The first bomb caused no casualties but damaged vehicles passing by.  The second bomb detonated when reinforcements from the Algerian military arrived on the scene.  Three soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.  An Algerian civilian was wounded as well.
2/17/1970: A day after bombings in San Francisco and Berkeley, twenty-four sticks of dynamite were discovered at Walter Boysen Paint Company in Oakland, California, United States.  The bombs never detonated.
2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a power pole in Buckeystown, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties, however, as a result of the bombing, five-hundred homes and two industrial facilities lost power.  Windows were also shattered in buildings a quarter of a mile a way.
2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at Covington High School in Louisiana, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.  The bombing took place six months before the school was integrated.
2/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a gasoline bomb underneath the Armory at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States.  The bomb did not explode and was later discovered and removed.
2/17/1984: Kenneth Shields, Thomas Spinks, and Michael Donald Bray placed anywhere between one and seven pipe bombs against the window of a bank located on the first floor of the building that housed the Hillcrest Clinic in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.  The bombs exploded and shattered the bank's plate-glass windows.  The clinic was not damaged.  A message signed 'AOG' (Army of God) was discovered at the scene.
2/17/2000:  Several hooded men dressed in military clothes placed 50 kilograms of dynamite at a construction site for a new police barracks in Dagua, Colombia.  The bomb exploded, killing one construction worker and wounding another. Part of the construction site was destroyed and the surrounding buildings were damaged.  Authorities blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the attack.
2/17/2001: A suspicious package was discovered at a McDonalds restaurant on Mustafa Kemal Avenue, Aksaray district of Istanbul, Turkey.  Authorities determined that it was a time bomb and safely defused it.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.
2/17/2001: Suspected Sunni Muslims attacked two Shiite Muslim activists from Tehreek-i-Jafria Pakistan (TJP) in Shorkot town, Punjab, Pakistan.  Two masked gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the activists, killing one and wounding the other.  Police believe that the incident was a sectarian attack; however, no group has claimed responsibility.
2/17/2001: Unidentified assailants ambushed Rashid Omar Ali, the Chake Chake District Secretary of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, while he was riding his motorcycle on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.  The assailants set up a makeshift roadblock and attacked Ali with machetes when he stopped at the roadblock;  he was killed in the assault.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/17/2001: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Dogan Media Center building in Istanbul, Istanbul province, Turkey.  The assailants fired at the building from a speeding car, hitting the third and fourth floors.  No one was injured in the attack; however, the shots did shatter windows on the building.  The Dogan Media Center is home to the daily newspapers Milliyet, Radikal, and Posta, as well as a sports newspaper called Fanatik.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/17/2002: Militants fired several rockets in Rajouri town, Jammu, India.  Three of the rockets hit a Himalayan private school and two fell into a nearby stream.  The school was damaged but there were no reports of injuries.  It is believed that the assailants were targeting the Army divisional headquarters.
2/17/2008: Unknown perpetrators ignited two fires within the Six Rivers Planned Parenthood in Eureka, California, United States.  There were no casualties and the abortion clinic only sustained $50 in damages.  Biblical scriptures were taped to the front door of the facility.
2/18/1970: Amidst a period racial strife at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb that damaged a car of a police officer working as a security guard.
2/18/1970: Booby trapped handgrenades were discovered wired to a car in the parking lot of the Vallejo Police Department in California, United States.  The device was deactivated.
2/18/1978: A male posing as a deliveryman walked into the Concerned Women's Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.  The perpetrator threw a bag containing gasoline at the abortion clinic's receptionist, temporarily blinding her.  The perpetrator proceeded to spread gasoline throughout the facility, subsequently igniting a fire within the facility.  There were no other casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $100,000 in damages.
2/18/1991:  Billy Alexander, a hitman hired by suspected Macoute sympathizers, shot and killed Jean Claude Olivier as he was walking to his car outside a club in Miami, Florida, United States.  Olivier hosted a Haitian radio program on WLQY in Miami and was openly critical of people who opposed the democratically elected leaders of Haiti.
2/18/2001: A bomb exploded in a baggage locker area in a railway terminal in Kokshetau, Akmola, Kazakhstan.  A police officer that was inspecting the area was wounded in the explosion.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
2/18/2001: The body of Rusli Radja, a journalist, and the body of a public transport worker were found along the roadside in Sungai Pauh village in East Aceh province, Indonesia.  The bodies bore bullet wounds and marks signifying torture.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unclear.
2/18/2001: Two masked gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on three Shiite Muslims in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.  The assailants shot and killed Hasan Raza, a leader of Tehrik-e-Jafria, and wounded his brother and driver, both of whom died later in hospital.  No group claimed responsibility; however, police believe that it was a sectarian attack.
2/18/2001: Unidentified assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of a socialist councilor in Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain.  The residents extinguished the flames before the fire got out of control.  No one was injured in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
2/18/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a combined patrol of Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen on a search operation in Fadhala, Algeria.  Four members of the Algerian security forces were killed and seven others were wounded.
2/19/1978- 2/19/1978: Two gunmen shot and killed Egyptian newspaper editor, Youssed Sebai, at the Hilton hotel in Nicosia.  They then took 30 people hostage and barricaded themselves in the kitchen of the hotel.  After negotiating with authorities, they released 12 hostages under the condition that the two shooters and the remaining hostages be allowed to travel to Larnaca Airport.  At the airport, the gunmen boarded a plane, along with 11 hostages and 4 volunteers from the flight crew.  Once in the air, the gunmen requested to land in Libya, Kuwait, Somalia, Greece and Sothern Yemen.  All 5 denied them permission to land.  The plane eventually landed in Djibouti and refueled.  After refueling the plane was forced to return to Larnaca Airport.  At the airport a gun fight erupted involving the Greek Cypriot National Guard and Egyptian commandos while both groups were attempting to rescue the hostages.  15 Egyptians were killed.  Eventually, the gunmen released all remaining hostages and surrender to the National Guard.  The gunmen claimed they assassinated Yousef Sebai because he had published pro-Israel articles and they were supporting the Palestinian cause.
2/19/2001: A 120-millimeter landmine was found between the city prosecutor's office and the local FSB security service office in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.  The building was evacuated and the bomb safely defused within an hour of discovering it.  Authorities question how the bomb originally got there, given that the area was supposed to be heavily guarded.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/19/2001: An explosive device detonated on a playground in Lalpora, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Several teenage children discovered it and were playing with it when it exploded.  One 13-year-old boy was killed in the explosion and at least three more were injured.  It is not known who left the device in the playground.
2/19/2001: Approximately 100 Maoist rebels attacked the former state minister Prakash Bahadur Singh and his family in their home in Ratipur, Seti province, Nepal.  Ashok Bahadur Singh, the nephew of the former minister, was killed, and five family members, including the former minister, were injured.  The rebels accused the Singh family of sexually and financially exploiting local girls, and failing to pay fair wages to laborers.
2/19/2002: A limpet mine attached to the understructure of a car exploded in Sestao, Vizcaya province, Spain.  Eduardo Madina, a Socialist politician who owned the vehicle, was badly wounded when the device exploded; a second person in the car also suffered injuries.  Authorities suspect that Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) was responsible for the incident.
2/2/1970: An incendiary device was discovered at Mays department store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The device was dismantled before it inflicted any damage.  The next day, two incendiary devices were discovered at other department stores in New York City.
2/2/2000:  A bomb exploded between the Basic Court and the Municipal Assembly buildings in Kumanovo, Macedonia.  No one was injured in the attack, but the buildings did suffer some damage.  Sources believe that a hand grenade was thrown somewhere in the vicinity of the buildings.  Unofficial sources state that the assailants were caught on security camera footage.
2/2/2000: A bomb was found attached to the tire of a car belonging to Metin Alp, the Director General of Isparta Security, in Isparta, Turkey.  A police guard had heard sounds coming from the police station garage and had seen a man running away.  Police discovered the bomb and detonated it.  The assailant remained unidentified.
2/2/2000: Unidentified assailants placed explosives encased in plastic bottles in a tax office in Seyhan, Turkey.  The explosives detonated, causing panic amongst the employees, but no injuries were reported.
2/2/2001: Nine hikers were found shot execution-style in a ravine near Purace National Park, Cauca Department, Colombia.  The hikers had began their week-long hike on February 2 and were not heard from again.  Authorities speculate that it may have been a purely criminal act; however, the attack happened in an area of heavy guerrilla activity.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/2/2001: Rwandan Hutu militia ambushed a bus on a road linking Bukavu and Kisangani, Sud-Kivu province, Congo (Kinshasa).  Eleven people were killed in the ambush and at least five were injured.  The specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
2/2/2002: Members of National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked the port town of Baia Farta, Benguela province, Angola.  14 people were killed in the attack, including three of the assailants.  Approximately ten civilians were injured as well.  The attackers looted stores and private residences around the town.  Before fleeing, UNITA stole 50 head of livestock and adbucted at least 40 residents.  Two of the assailants were captured by security forces.
2/2/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a homemade bomb placed underneath the stands of a soccer stadium in Benchoud, Algeria, while a match was being played.  Two spectators were wounded and the stadium sustained minor damages.
2/2/2008: Chadian rebels attacked the capital city of N'Djamena, in N'Djamena region, Chad.  The rebels engaged in three days of fighting with military forces, finally agreeing to a cease-fire on February 5, 2008.  Hundreds of civilians and an unknown number of rebels and military personnel were killed in the attack; more than one thousand people were wounded.  Stores and businesses in the downtown sector were looted, as were the parliament buildings and the state broadcasting station.  Approximately 20,000 residents fled the city during the assault.  The rebels entered the city with the intention of toppling President Deby; they directed their attack towrds the presidential palace.
2/2/2008: Chadian rebels threw an explosive device at the private residence of the Saudi ambassador in N'Djamena, N'Djamena region, Chad.  The wife and the daughter of an embassy staff member were killed in the explosion; they had been taking shelter at the residence.  The incident occurred while rebels were attacking the city in an attempt to overthrow President Deby.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/2/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a military convoy travelling near Adrar village in Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  Five soldiers were injured in the explosion, including two captains.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators ignited a firebomb at the Columbia University International Law Library in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained slight damages.
2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two dynamite bombs at the construction site of the School of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, United States.  Only one of the two bombs exploded causing little damage.  There were no casualties.
2/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail at a Federal Building that housed a United States Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $450 in damages.
2/20/1971: Miami Police Officer Victor Butler Jr. was ambushed by suspected members of the Black Afro-militant Movement (BAMM) in Miami, Florida, United States.  The bullets struck him in the chest and back and he died instantly.  BAMM members John Lane and John Murray Johnson were indicted of the murder but the charges were dropped when the police witness, and fellow BAMM member Jan Thurston, recanted his confession.  Police eventually indicted Thurston for the murder but charges against him were also dropped because a judged ruled that he was questioned without probable cause.
2/20/1980: Eight members of the May 19 Communist Order attempted to rob an armored truck stationed outside of Korvettes Department Store in Greenburgh, New York, United States.  However, a security guard refused to open up the truck even as the perpetrators threatened to kill another guard they were holding hostage.  The perpetrators eventually fled from the scene without stealing any money. No casualties resulted from the incident.
2/20/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at the Sidi Khaled water tower near Tiaret, Algeria.  A two-meter section of the water pipe was slightly damaged.
2/20/2001: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Madhusudan Saha, an opposition MLA on Tripura Congress, near his home in Sibnagar area of Agartala, Tripura, India.  The gunmen opened fire on him from close range, hitting him once in the arm and twice in the head.  No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
2/20/2001: Unidentified militants shot and killed Wali Mohammad Khan, a National Conference activist, in his home in Sodal village, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Khan had recently filed nominations for panchayat elections; he had withdrawn them after being threatened.
2/20/2002: Approximately 200 members of Maoist Communist Center (MCC) blocked the Patna-Ranchi national highway in Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand, India.  The assailants opened fire on a large convoy of vehicles that stopped at the blockade; at least three people were killed and another six were injured.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack occurred during a general strike called for by the MCC in protest of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
2/20/2002: Members of Maoist Communist Center (MCC) blew up the railway tracks between Parasnath and Nimiaghat railway stations, Jharkhand, India.  Twelve cars on the Patna-Hatiya Express train were derailed as a result of the explosion.  Eight people were injured in the attack.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack occurred during a general strike called for by the MCC in protest of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
2/20/2007:  Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members placed a homemade bomb at a spot near a Mosque, a natural gas network, and a location with a heavy presence of municipal guardsmen in Slalma, Algeria.  The explosive device was located by an Algerian citizen and defused by the National People's Army.
2/20/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy travelling near Guabel Boudjlal, Algeria.  One officer was wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
2/20/2009: On Friday evening, watchman Joey Baui, 38, was injured when an unidentified man threw a grenade by his post at the Cococabana Grill bar along Kalayaan Avenue in Poblacion village, Makati City. Two vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
2/2010:  On the night of the 23rd-24th, two shepherds and a rancher were kidnapped while they were tending their cattle in Dermoune, Tebessa, Algeria.  Four hundred heads of cattle were also taken.  The outcome is unknown.
2/21/1970: The Weathermen claimed credit for bombing the residence of State Supreme Court Justice John Murtagh New York, United States.  The attack caused no casualties but the house sustained minor damages.  Judge Murtagh was presiding over a trial of thirteen Black Panther members at the time.    Anti-Vietnam war and pro-Black Panther graffiti was left at the scene of the attack.
2/21/1970: Two Military Recruiting Stations in the vicinity of Brooklyn College were firebombed by unknown perpetrators in New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the recruiting stations sustained minor damages before the fire was extinguished.
2/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb at a police car in front of the Charles Street Police Station in Greenwich, New York, United States.  Another bomb was thrown to the pavement  seventy-five feet away.  The attacks caused no damages or casualties.
2/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb into the residence of James C. Perrill in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the house was damaged.  The attack occurred during heightened racial tensions due to the integration of Denver City Schools and Perrill was  a conservative school board member.
2/21/2001: A pipe bomb exploded outside of the home of a Catholic family in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The pipe bomb was crafted with a dozen three inch nails.  No one was hurt in the explosion, but the device damaged the garden, a fence, and a neighbor's car.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/21/2001: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Lizeth Perez, the daughter of retired General Otto Perez Molina, as she drove out of her home in Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala.   Lizeth Perez was shot five times; however, she was listed as stable after undergoing surgery.  Assailants also attacked General Molina's wife on the same day in a separate incident.  General Molina was known for being openly critical of the government and had recently declared that he was going to form his own political party.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/21/2001: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Rosita de Perez, the wife of retired General Otto Perez Molina, as she drove through a parking lot of a shopping mall in Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala.   Rosita de Perez was not hurt in the attack; however, a woman in a car ahead of her was killed.  Assailants also attacked General Molina's daughter on the same day in a separate incident.  General Molina was known for being openly critical of the government and had recently declared that he was going to form his own political party.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/21/2002: Two Palestinian gunmen attacked a military roadblock near Baka a-Sharkiya, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The gunmen approached the roadblock in a vehicle and began shooting at soldiers.  They wounded two soldiers and killed a Palestinian civilian.  One assailant was killed in return fire while the second escaped in the vehicle.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/21/2006: Five armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting assassinated a former member of the GSPC (identified as D. H.) at his home in Ben Ouali, Algeria.  Three years before the incident, D. H. surrendered to Algerian security agencies and dropped out of the GSPC.
2/21/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb underneath a military convoy consisting of National Gendarmes and Algerian soldiers on a search operation in El-Gao, Algeria.  One gendarme was killed and another gendarme was wounded.  Two Algerian soldiers were wounded as well.
2/21/2007:  Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed two bombs near Mustapha Bacha Hospital in Algiers, Algeria.  The first bomb was discovered in a student's briefcase placed near the hospital.  The device was subsequently defused.  The second bomb was discovered one day later on a street close to the hospital.  That device was also disarmed before detonating.  It is believed that the intent of the bombs, left in heavily trafficked locations, was to cause mass civilian casualties.
2/21/2009: Armed assailants stopped a truck and a school bus at Ain Zaouia, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants forced all passengers out of the two vehicles before lighting the vehicles on fire.  The gunmen fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident; specific motive is unknown.
2/22/1970:  A realty office in Los Angeles, California, United States was bombed by the Chicano Liberation Front.  Apparently the office was mistakenly thought to be owned by a critic of militant Chicanos.  There were no casualties.
2/22/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, attempted to bomb the Wisconsin Power and Light substation in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, United States.  Carrying thirteen sticks of dynamite he broke into the substation, but fled the scene when a night security guard arrived unexpectedly.  The substation supplied power to the Badger Ammunition Plant.
2/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw kerosene flare pots at the Wari House Dormitory which housed the Black Women's Cooperative at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.  The incendiary tossed at the dormitory failed to ignite, but an incendiary thrown through the window of a car parked in front of the dormitory burst into flames and caused minor damages to the vehicle.  There were no casualties.
2/22/1985: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Women's Clinic of Mesquite in Mesquite, Texas, United States.  Two firefighters were injured fighting the blaze.  The abortion clinic was destroyed as well as twenty two other businesses located in the same shopping center.  Total damages amounted to $1.5 million.
2/22/2001: At least eight unidentified assailants kidnapped Chikao Muramatsu, vice president of a joint venture of the auto parts maker Yazaki Ciemel, as he was driving on a highway on the outskirts of Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The kidnappers, dressed as police officers, flagged down Muramatsu's car, took custody of Muramatsu and his driver, and sped off with them.  The driver was later released.  The assailants handed Muramatsu over to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who began negotiations for his release three weeks following the abduction.
2/22/2001: Ethnic Albanian guerrillas attempted to kidnap Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic while he was at a police checkpoint near Lucane, Serbia, Yugoslavia.  Covic had traveled to the checkpoint in order to investigate complaints made by Albanians concerning mistreatment at the hands of the Serbian police.  When he arrived at the checkpoint, Albanian snipers attempted to kidnap Covic and kill the rest of his party.  Serbian special police managed to foil the abduction attempt.  The guerrillas state that the incident never occurred.
2/22/2001: Unidentified assailants attached a grenade to a vehicle transporting Abdul Ghani Bhat, a Kashmiri separatist leader and the chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, in Tarzoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Bhat had just finished speaking at a public gathering and was about to get into his vehicle when his bodyguard spotted a grenade attached to the outside of the jeep.  The bodyguard safely disabled the device before it could explode.  No one was injured in the incident.  No group has claimed responsibility; however, Pakistan blames the incident on Indian authorities.
2/22/2002: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Valerie Ahmir, a civilian, in a drive-by shooting near Jerusalem, Jerusalem district, Israel.  Ahmir was driving home from work when the attackers opened fire on his vehicle, killing him.  The assailants fled.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
2/22/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb on a road near the village of Ait-Aissa-Ouziane, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by an Algerian citizen and defused by the police.  It is suspected that the bomb, constructed to be detonated remotely, was intended to target Algerian security forces.
2/22/2008-10/31/2008: Two Austrian tourists, Wolfgang Ebner and Andrea Kloiber, were kidnapped while on vacation in Matmata, Tunisia.  Al-Qa'idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) later claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, demanded a ransom and moved the hostages to Mali.  After many months of negotiation, the two Austrians were released unharmed and without the ransom being paid.
2/22/2008: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) kidnapped two Austrian tourists as they were vacationing in Tunisia.  In a recorded statement, AQLIM declared that the kidnapping was in response to the massacre of "our brothers in Gaza"; they also sent out a warning to Western tourists planning to vacation in Tunisia.  The two hostages, Wolfgang Ebner and Andrea Kloiber, were released in Mali on October 31, 2008.
2/22/2009: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked the housing compound of security personnel at the Sonelgaz electricity dam near Ziama Mansouriah, Jijel province, Algeria.  The assailants fired mortars and detonated bombs at the compound, killing at least nine security guards and injuring another three.
2/23/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed four separate power transmission poles in the Dakota City and Sioux City areas in Nebraska, United States.  There were no casualties and none of the dynamite blasts broke off any of the poles.   These attacks were one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike.
2/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a dynamite bomb in front of the Selective Service Headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, United States. There were no casualties, however, all of the windows of the building shattered.
2/23/1977: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $250,000 in damages.
2/23/1987: John Alan Brockhoeft placed a pipe bomb outside of the Margaret Sanger Center of Planned Parenthood clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
2/23/1991: Members of the Christian Liberation Army threw a firebomb into the Capital Care Women's Center in Columbus, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $250,000 in damages.
2/23/1998: Two fake bombs were discovered by a parks employee and police at Durand-Eastman Park in Rochester, New York in the United States. The park was closed down for several hours when an employee found a suspicious device at one of the bait sites.  It is suspected that the devices, which appeared to be metal and about 2 inches in diameter and about 18 to 24 inches long, were planted by members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) as letters "ALF" and the words, "There's a bomb at the site. No killing of deer"  were  written in red paint on the road and at the scene.  The incident was apparently in protest of the county's bait-and-shoot program.  Later in the day, a warning letter from ALF was found in the mailbox of county Parks Director Allen Cassidy, demanding that the program be stopped.
2/23/1999: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade parcel bomb at a restaurant in Khemis Miliana, Algeria.  Four civilians were killed and twenty-two others were wounded by the blast.
2/23/2001: Four unidentified gunmen opened fire on Harunur Rasheed, the general secretary of the Rupsha Thana Awami League, as he was walking with two employees in Khulna, Khulna district, Bangladesh.  Rasheed was killed instantly in the shooting; there were no reports of injuries for the two people accompanying him.  The gunmen then fled to the Rupsha river and got on board a trawler.  Witness report that the assailants, while fleeing, chanted slogans for the Purbabanglar Communist Party, while detonating small explosives.
2/23/2001: Tamil separatist rebels seized five fishing boats and nine fishermen off the coast of Batticaloa, Eastern province, Sri Lanka.  The assailant later released eight of the captives, but continued to hold one man.  The motive behind the abduction is unknown.
2/23/2001: Two bodies were discovered in Kishtwar, Dodo district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The bodies had been shot several times and their identity is unknown.  Authorities speculate that militants were involved in the shooting; however, no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/23/2002: Members of People's War Group (PWG) attempted to assassinate Arabinda Dhali, the state Co-operative and Textiles Minister, near Telerai village, Orissa state, India.  The assailants triggered a landmine hidden in a culvert when the minister's car was in the vicinity; they then opened fire on Dhali's car.  Dhali was not wounded in the attack.
2/23/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) sabotaged an electrical installation belonging to Sonelgaz, an Algerian national gas company, in Zemmouri, Algeria, causing the entire city to lose power.  The assailants proceeded to head toward the nearby premises of COSIDER, a construction company in charge of rebuilding homes for disaster victims.  The GSPC set fire to cars at the facility and destroyed one of the company's cement plants.  During the attack, the perpetrators shot and killed H. Lounes, a militiaman who rushed to the scene to investigate the commotion.
2/23/2007: Five individuals shot and killed a citizen in front of the La Casbah apartment complex in Thenia, Algeria.  The citizen was suspected of assisting security forces in their combat against Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
2/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb in front of the house of Wilfred Keyes in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the front porch was destroyed and many windows were shattered.  Keyes was the lead plaintiff in a court case calling for the desegregation of Denver City Schools.
2/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Armory at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, United States.  There were no casualties but the firebomb caused $2,000 in damages.  The offices of the R.O.T.C. were located in the Armory
2/24/1989: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb at the Almacen El Espanol building in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and the device did not cause an damages.  Almacen El Espanol was a business establishment that sent pharmaceutical supplies to Cuba.
2/24/1999: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a car bomb near a bus terminal in Algiers, Algeria.  Five civilians were wounded by the blast.
2/24/2000:  Muslim militants killed three communal guards near Chiffa, Algeria.  The guards were staffing a roadblock.  The militants ambushed the guards as they drove up to the roadblock and opened fire on them.
2/24/2000: Muslim militants killed six shepherds near Ben Allel, Algeria.  The assailants slit the throats of the young men, aged 15 to 21 years old.
2/24/2001: A bomb exploded at an army bus stop in Laghouat city, Laghouat province, Algeria.  Three soldiers were killed in the explosion and at least another 27 people were injured, including some civilians.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities are attributing the attack to  Muslim rebels.
2/24/2001: Approximately ten members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked the town of Kitgujm, Northern Uganda district, Uganda.  The assailants stole valuables from private houses, then abducted seven children.  The LRA rebels took five children from the residence of the Anglican Bishop of Kitgum diocese and another two children from a neighboring house; they also tried but failed to abduct three adults.  The LRA often uses abduction as a recruitment tactic.
2/24/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a bus stop frequented by Algerian soldiers in Laghouat, Algeria.  Three people were killed and twenty-seven others were wounded.  Most of the casualties were members of the Algerian military.
2/24/2002: Approximately five members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed at least five residents of La Macarena, a town located within an area that used to be rebel-controlled in Meta department, Colombia.  The government had ceded the area to FARC as a good faith gesture when peace negotiations had begun several years prior; however, the government had canceled the peace negotiations the week before and were moving military into the area to reclaim it.  Residents stated that FARC began attacking villagers because they no longer had reason to feel responsible for their well being.
2/25/1975: A Cuban exile group claimed credit for an attempted bombed of the offices of Avianca, a Colombian airline, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The group protested Colombia's decision to resume diplomatic relations with the Cuban government.
2/25/1998: An unidentified perpetrator, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, threw an explosive device at a bus that was stationed at Martyrs' Square in Algiers, Algeria.  Thirteen Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast and the bus was damaged.  Before the assailant could be apprehended, another extremist fired his gun into the air allowing both men to flee amidst the confusion.
2/25/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban shot and killed Habibullah Jan, a senior government official, as he was leaving a mosque in Dilaram, Nimroz province, Afghanistan.  Authorities suspect that the Taliban is involved, due to their recent activities in the province; they believe that the assailants were sending a message not to cooperate with the government.  Twelve people were taken into custody.
2/26/1971: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Hawaii, in Honolulu, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $70,000 in damages.
2/26/1999:  The group Robin Food reportedly poisoned Nestle food products with incecticides in Germany.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
2/26/2001: Noor Mohammad Shah, the Deputy Block President for the National Conference, was killed in Latina village, Kashmir, India.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities believe that militants orchestrated the attack.
2/26/2001: Three bodies were discovered near Alur Gading, Aceh, Indonesia.  The bodies belonged to a husband and wife couple, and a third person; they had been beaten and then killed.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
2/26/2001: Three male bodies were discovered near Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia.  The bodies were eventually identified as belonging to three missing residents of Bireun regency.  The motive behind the attack is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/26/2001: Two male bodies were discovered near Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia.  The bodies were not identified.  The motive behind the attack is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/26/2001: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Tanveer Shah in Vehari, Punjab province, Pakistan.  Although Shah was not a prominent member of the Shiite Muslim Tehrik-e-Jafria Party (TJP), his family was active in the TJP.  Shah was killed while driving his vehicle; two gunmen on motorcycles forced him to open his car door, then fired on him before fleeing.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities believe that it was a sectarian attack orchestrated by Sunni Muslims.
2/26/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed the family of a municipal guardsman in Kara Mostafa, Algeria.  One person was shot and killed and three others were wounded.
2/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb in the Behavioral Sciences Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
2/27/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in a Selective Service office in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  It is unknown if the bomb detonated.
2/27/1973: Around two hundred members of the American Indian Movement took over and occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in the United States, taking eleven hostages.  The release of the hostages was negotiated after two days; however, only one of them decided to leave the occupied town.  The siege lasted seventy-one days.  Two AIM members were shot and killed and at least one was wounded.  A member of the US Marshalls was wounded as well.   The occupation would end peacefully on May 9 with the disarmament of AIM.
2/27/2001:  A pipe bomb was thrown into a taxi depot in north Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  No one was injured in the attack; however, the depot was damaged.  The business depot is owned by Jackie Mahood, a former member of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), who fell out of favor with the political party.  Mahood claims that the attack was perpetrated by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); he states that he has been targeted several times by them in the past.
2/27/2001: Approximately 30 members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked the Agweng trading centre near Lira city, Northern Uganda region, Uganda.  The assailants looted several shops and physically assaulted two people.  The LRA also abducted 40 people in the raid, likely for the purposes of recruitment.
2/27/2001: Four suspected Muslim fundamentalists attacked the Khelil family in their house at Bouharoun, Tipaza province, Algeria.  The assailants, clad in military uniforms, raided the house, shooting and beheading at least seven members of the family, including six children and their mother.  One young boy escaped by hiding under the bed; the father also survived, although he was badly injured.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
2/27/2001: Maoist guerrillas shot and killed Tikaraj Aran outside of his home in Purana Gaon, Ramechhap district, Janakpur Zone, Nepal.  Aran was a Nepalese Congress Convention member who had been cooperating with the guerrillas' demands for money.  The motive behind the incident is unknown.
2/27/2001: Three suspected Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli van near Atarot, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The van was transporting people from a nearby factory where they worked.  One woman was shot in the chest and seriously wounded and two more people were wounded by flying glass.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/27/2004:  A bomb consisting of eight pounds of TNT planted in a TV set by an  Abu Sayyaf member caused a powerful explosion and large fire that destroyed the Superferry 14 in Manila Bay about an hour after it left Manila, Philippines.  The ferry was carrying 899 passengers and crew, 116 of whom were killed by the attack.  Abu Sayyaf spokesman Abu Soliman and leader Khaddafy Janjalani claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the group.
2/28/1984: Kenneth Shields, Thomas Spinks, and Michael Donald Bray were convicted of firebombing the Prince George's County Reproductive Health Services in College Park, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained approximately $85,000 in damages.  After the firebombing, one of the perpetrators called the Washington Post and Washington Times claiming the incident on behalf of the Army of God.
2/28/1986: Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot and killed after leaving a movie with his wife in Stockholm, Sweden.  An unknown gunmen shot Mr. Palme twice at close range and also shot at his wife.  His wife was only slightly injured. One person was convicted of the murder, but the ruling was overturned upon appeal.  Over 130 people have claimed responsibility for the crime, but none of those claims have been deemed credible by authorities.  The case remains unsolved.
2/28/2000:  Several unidentified assailants threw an improvised explosive device (IED) at the Guatemalan embassy in Belize City, Belize.  The bomb rebounded off a wall and fell back to the street, causing damage to a car when it detonated.  No one was injured in the attack.  No known group claimed responsibility for the attack but the assailants did call the police both before and after the incident warning that it was only the first attack and the next would occur inside the embassy.
2/28/2001: A bomb was discovered hidden in a bag at a popular restaurant in downtown Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv district, Israel.  The police defused the bomb, which consisted of two kilograms of explosives stuffed into a metal tube.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspect that a Palestinian left the bag in the restaurant.
2/28/2001: Police discovered a bag containing explosives outside of the court house in Lanciano, Chieti province, Italy.  The bag contained two kilograms of what appeared to be TNT and a slow lit fuse.  Authorities are uncertain whether the bag was intended as a warning, a hoax, or was a failed attack.  A man was spotted leaving the bag but fled when police arrived.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/28/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot at a vehicle bearing license plates that looked Israeli as it traveled on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Jerusalem district, Israel.  The bullets shattered the glass, lacerating an 11-year-old Palestinian girl who was a passenger in the vehicle.  Authorities believe that the gunmen were Palestinian and were intending to target Israeli vehicles.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/28/2002: A bomb stored in a parked car exploded in the Jebel Amman district of Amman, Capital Governorate, Jordan.  Two civilians that were walking by at the time of the explosion were killed in the blast.  The bomb had been hidden in a car belonging to Yasmin Burjak, the wife of Ali Burjak, the head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit in Jordan.  The car was destroyed, as was several other cars in the area.  Authorities believe that the bombing was a message to Jordanian security in light of their support of the campaign against international terrorism.
2/28/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated homemade bomb underneath the vehicle of Algerian soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Ouled El Abi, Algeria.  Two soldiers were wounded by shrapnel emitted from the explosive device.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed a municipal guard post in the village of Ait Ouarzedine, Algeria.  There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the municipal guardsmen forced the assailants to flee.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed a National Gendarmerie post near Tidjelabine, Algeria, on National Road 5.  Two civilians were shot and wounded before the gendarmes forced the assailants to flee.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed an army billet in Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the Algerian soldiers forced the assailants to flee.
2/28/2007: In a series of four related attacks, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, ambushed the Tamsaout municipal guard post in Thenia, Algeria.  There were no casualties and, in the ensuing firefight, the municipal guardsmen forced the assailants to retreat.
2/28/2009: On Saturday, 60 assailants bombed the Bhalulata Railway Station near Rourkela and abducted two railway officials, including the station master of another railway station, in the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district. The Maoists, several of them women, used landmines and powerful explosives. The station building was nearly destroyed. Train services on the Tatanagar-Rourkela route, under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway, and train services on the Howrah-Mumbai route were interrupted due to the attacks. No one was injured in the explosion. On 20090301, the victims were released. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
2/28/2009: On Saturday, CPI-Maoists bombed a railway station at Chandiposh on Rourkela-Barasuan section, about 30 kilometers from Rourkela. Soon after, station master S K Singh and his assistant Samir Mukherjee were found missing. Police suspect the two might have been kidnapped by the Maoists. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
2/3/1970: In a series of related attacks, an incendiary device was discovered and dismantled at Alexander's Department Store in the Bronx, New York, United States.
2/3/1970: In a series of related attacks, an incendiary device was ignited at Alexander's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The device was immediately doused with water and did not cause any damage.
2/3/2000:  Four individuals and a plane chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) were captured in Fanjack, Western Upper Nile, Southern Sudan. The hostages included two African pilots, a Sudanese aid worker, and an American United Nations official.  The hostages were released on February 10, 2000, although the Sudanese aid worker was restricted from leaving the area.  It is believed that the hostages were held by Gabriel Tanginya, a militia leader, in retaliation for the capture of his commanders a month earlier when they got off another WFP plane.
2/3/2001:  A pipe bomb was thrown through the front window of the home of a Catholic family living in North Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  All five family members escaped unharmed although the downstairs of the house was badly damaged.  Authorities blame the incident on the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) as part of their terror campaign targeting Catholics.
2/3/2001: A bomb hidden in a briefcase was discovered outside of the Civil Stadium in Taegu, Yeongnam, South Korea.  Two individuals driving by spotted the briefcase, brought it into their van, and tried opening it.  The briefcase exploded, causing minor injuries to both individuals.  No group has claimed responsibility for the device.
2/3/2001: Suspected Muslim separatists opened fire on a group of Sikhs in Mahjoor Nagar, a Sikh-majority residential neighborhood in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Six Sikhs were killed and five were critically injured.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/3/2001: Unidentified gunmen attacked the Kebun Baru palm-oil plantation near Langsa, Birem Bayeun district in Aceh province, Indonesia.  The assailants dragged five plantation workers from their homes, killing three of them and seriously injuring the other two.   They also burned down eight homes and two kiosks.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/3/2007: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) attacked a police station in Pachhargada, Saptari, Nepal, looting arms and ammunition.  According to the police superintendant, 20-25 armed attackers opened fire as they stormed the police post. The police did not return fire for fear of harming nearby civilians.
2/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting members of the National Gendarmerie on a search operation in Mzira, Algeria.  Three gendarmes were wounded by the blast.
2/4/1970: In an attack suspected of being connected with the Iowa Beef Packer's Strike, a dynamite bomb exploded near a parked car in Akron, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties and the car sustained only minor damages.
2/4/1971: The Charlotte, North Carolina, United States law offices of civil rights attorney Julius Chambers were destroyed by arson.  There were no casualties in the attack.
2/4/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb in central Algiers, Algeria.  Four Algerian civilians were wounded.  It is unknown if the blast caused any damages.
2/4/2000: A car exploded in front of the Guirama hotel in Puerto Asis, Colombia.  The car was holding approximately 40 kilograms of dynamite.  Two people were killed, including a 6 year old boy, and at least four were injured in the explosion.  The hotel was destroyed and several surrounding buildings were damaged.  Authorities believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the attack.  Source speculate that the attack may have been in protest of government attempts to destroy coca  crops.
2/4/2001:  A bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in Saravena, Arauca Department, Colombia.  One man was killed in the explosion and two children were injured.  The military believes that the explosion was intended to target Reveiz Pizarro Battalion troops.  Authorities blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident.
2/4/2001: A bomb exploded outside of an office building in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.  The explosion blasted a hole in the sidewalk, shook the building, and broke windows; however, no one was hurt.  The building was home to several news agencies, an oil company, and a financial institution; the intended target is unknown.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/4/2002: Muslim extremists set up a false checkpoint at Sidi Lakdar, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  They proceeded to shoot and kill nine people at the checkpoint, injuring another three.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/4/2007: Around 300 Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres kidnapped at least 10 people in Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal. The group of 10 were traveling from Rajbiraj to Pokhara by rickshaw when they were abducted. Members of JTMM-J claimed responsibility for the abduction, but their motive is unknown. The abductees were freed the next day.
2/4/2007: Some 25 armed attackers raided  the Lagdigariyani police post in Siraha, Nepal, taking weapons and ammunition. Police identified the attackers as being members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM).
2/4/2008: Bombs exploded in five separate places, including Zero Mile and the district education office, the day before a Nepali Congress rally in Jaleswar, Mahottari, Nepal. The district leader of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) claimed responsibility for the explosions, stating that the explosions were meant to target Nepali Congress members. There was no report of injury, damage, or casualties.
2/4/2009: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted to use a 13 year old female suicide bomber against troops that were advancing on Chalai, Sri Lanka.  The attack failed.  There are no reports of injuries.
2/5/2000: A bomb exploded on a passenger train a few minutes after it pulled out of the station at Hyderabad, Pakistan.  The train was headed east for Mirpurkhas.  Four people were killed, and at least 15 were critically injured.  The incident coincided with Kashmir Solidarity Day.  Pakistan blamed India's intelligence agency for the attack.
2/5/2001:  Right-wing paramilitary members shot and killed five peasants in a small village near Heliconia, Antioquia, Colombia.  The military-clad assailants dragged the victims from their homes and executed them, accusing them of collaborating with rebels.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/5/2001: Muslim extremists slit the throat of an elderly man on his farm near Algiers, Algeria.  The assailants had intended to kill the man's son, a police officer, but when they failed to find the son at the farm, they killed the elderly man in his place.  The motive behind the incident is unknown.
2/5/2001: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on two Shiite Muslim activists who were seated outside of their apartment building in east Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  The gunmen drove by in a vehicle and opened fire with automatic weapons, killing both Tehreek Jafaria Pakistan (TJP) activists.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/5/2002: 15 year old Zarema Inarkaeva targeted a police station, carried in a bag containing an explosive which was detonated remotely. She said she was kidnapped and did not know the bag contained a bomb.
2/5/2002: In a series of two related attacks, around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on National Road 4 near Sidi Lakhdar, Algeria.  The assailants fired their machine guns at the multiple cars that drove by.  In total, nine Algerian civilians were killed and thirteen others were wounded.  Additionally, many vehicles were damaged by the gunshots.
2/5/2002: In a series of two related attacks, around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stormed the home of the Serdoun family in Ben Achour, Algeria.  The assailants blew open the door of the residence using a homemade bomb before shooting and/or stabbing the occupants of the house.  In total, thirteen people were killed in the attack.  It is believed that the Serdouns were targeted because the family was affiliated with the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD).
2/5/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two bombs targeting a municipal guard patrol near the school for the blind in Boukhalifa, Algeria.  Following the shock of the blasts, the assailants fired at the patrol.  In total, three municipal guardsmen were killed and one other was wounded in the attack.
2/5/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol on the outskirts of Boghni, Algeria.  Following the blast, the perpetrators fired machine guns into two BMPJ vehicles that were engulfed in flames.  In total, five policemen were killed and two others were wounded.  Before fleeing the scene, the assailants stole weapons from the victims.
2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at a General Electric facility in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage.
2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at a Selective Service office in Dorado, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage.
2/6/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for igniting firebombs at Hotel San Juan in Carolina, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage.
2/6/1970: Suspected White Racists detonated a bomb at the house of State Senator Fred Dore in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties, but the house sustained major damages.  Dore was a White sympathizer of African American causes.
2/6/1970: Unknown anti-desegregationists detonated at least twelve dynamite bombs damaging thirty-nine vehicles, most of them school buses, in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties.
2/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a synagogue in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building as well as surrounding residences sustained minor damage.   During this time period, there were numerous bombings in the Seattle area.
2/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed an R.O.T.C. office at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire damaged the office.
2/6/1986: Two suspected members of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) assassinated Vice-Admiral Cristobal Colon near his home in Madrid, Spain.  Colon, a direct descendent of Christopher Columbus, was attacked while driving his car; the assailants threw a grenade at the vehicle and opened fire with machine guns.  Colon and his driver were immediately killed while a third passenger, Major Antonio Rodriguez Nunez, was seriously injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the assailants fled the scene following the attack.
2/6/1988:  An unknown perpetrator fired five shots into the Boulder Abortion Clinic in Boulder, Colorado, United States.  An employee at the building was nearly hit by one of the bullets, but he remained unharmed.  The abortion facility, owned by Dr. Warren Hern, sustained around $1,000 in damages.
2/6/2001: A pipe bomb was thrown at the home of Barrie Bradbury, an outspoken Protestant loyalist, in Donald Park in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.  No one was injured in the attack; however, the house was damaged.  The police had warned Bradbury before the incident that he might be threatened.  Bradbury believed that the attack was a consequence of his public accusations about the Loyalist Volunteer Force and purported racketeering and drug-dealing.
2/6/2001: Ethnic Albanian extremists directed sniper fire at a Serbian Radio Television RTS news team that were filming damaged houses from a previous attack near a police checkpoint in Lucane village, Pcinja, Serbia, Yugoslavia.  The sniper fire missed the news team and no one was hurt.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/6/2001: Filemon Lagman, a leftist labor leader, was shot and critically wounded by four gunmen at the University of the Philippines campus in the Manila suburb of Quezon City, Philippines.  Lagman died later in hospital.  In addition to his union and labor work, Lagman also co-founded the Alex Boncayao Brigade of the New People's Army.   The specific motive behind the killing is unknown; however, three of the four assailants were eventually identified as being part of a "professional assassination group".
2/6/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed Yakoubi Khelifa, the former mayor of Benchoud, in front of his home in Cherarda, Algeria.
2/6/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked Algerian policeman guarding a barracks in Boukhalifa, Algeria.  One Algerian policeman was killed and another wounded in the drive-by shooting.
2/6/2009: On Friday, suspected insurgents, under the leadership of Lito Masaring aka Commander Daryl, attacked the Globe Telecom cell site with gunfire in Tabon-Tabon village, Pacian, Monkayo town, Compostela Valley. Military troops repelled the attack, with no reported casualties.
2/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in Old Mail Hall at Wisconsin State College in Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1,000,000 in damages.
2/7/1998: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb inside a building in Blida, Algeria.  Two Algerian civilians were killed and four others were wounded.  The blast caused some material damage to the building as well.
2/7/2001:  A bomb exploded in a crowded bus stand at Pindora intersection that links Islamabad with Rawalpindi, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan.  At least four people were injured in the explosion.  The bomb was hidden in a piece of luggage and detonated at 7:45 am.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/7/2001:  A pipe bomb was thrown at a private home in Edenmore Park, Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.  The house was occupied by Roman Catholic residents and authorities believe it was a sectarian attack by Protestant extremists.  No one was injured in the explosion.
2/7/2001:  A pipe bomb was thrown at a residence in Eventide Gardens, Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.  The house was occupied by Roman Catholic residents and authorities believe it was a sectarian attack by Protestant extremists.  No one was injured in the explosion.
2/8/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for bombing the General Electric Service Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  There are no casualties but the building sustains minor damages.
2/8/1970: In a series of related events, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) claimed credit for bombing the General Electric Service Center in Queens, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustains minor damages.
2/8/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb near a secondary school in Bab El-Oued, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
2/8/2001: A bomb exploded at the inter-district court in Shali, Chechnya, Russia.  No one was injured in the 4am explosion; however, the building was badly damaged.   Authorities reported the next day that they had identified the persons responsible for the attack but they did not release information concerning their identification.
2/8/2001: A pipe bomb exploded at a building site at Moygashel near Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.  The device exploded when a foreman opened the cab of a forklift; he was treated for facial injuries.  No one claimed responsibility; however, Catholics blamed the attack on Protestant extremists.
2/8/2001: Members of the Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD) raided a refugee transit center near Kigoma, Kigoma region, Tanzania.  The Burundian rebels killed one man and abducted 36 others.  24 of the abductees managed to escape and return to the refugee center.  They told the police that the rebels' intention was to force the captives to join the rebels in fighting the Burundian government.
2/8/2001: Six suspected Islamic extremists slit the throats of seven shepherds in a sheep pasture in Mainis, Chlef, Algeria.  The assailants had emerged from their hideout in the forest of Oued El Amri before attacking the unarmed shepherds.  Five of the shepherds were children.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/8/2001: Unidentified assailants threw an explosive device at a home in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.  The device consisted of a firecracker with nails taped to it.  No one was injured in the explosion and no damage was reported.
2/8/2002: Four Palestinian youths stabbed Moran Amit, an Israeli woman, as she walked through the Forest of Peace in Jerusalem, Jerusalem district, Israel.  The police chased the youths as they fled.  One of the youths, Samar Abu Miala, collapsed shortly after being arrested.  An autopsy revealed he was shot by the police before being taken into custody.
2/8/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed a municiple guardsman in Beni Ferguene, Algeria.  His body was discovered one day later.  Algerian authorities suspected that the assailants were part of the country's Islamic insurgency.
2/8/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed a roadside bomb at the western edge of Tigzirt, Algeria, near Tassalasth beach.  The bomb was located and defused by Tigzirt's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ).
2/9/1970: In a series of related events, a member of the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) was suspected of placing a bomb at the General Electric Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, United States.   The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
2/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators in Batavia, Ohio, United States, bombed two cars belonging to Leslie Jewel, an employee of General Electric that was not part of the union.  The automobiles were damaged, but there were no casualties.  There had been a recent labor strike at the nearby General Electric Evendale plant.
2/9/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb underneath the car of Thomas H. Abbott, the principal of Twin Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.  The bomb failed to explode because the timing device of the weapon malfunctioned.  Twin Lakes High School was the scene of intense racial conflict.
2/9/2000: A small bomb exploded in front of the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan.  No one was injured in the attack, but the building experienced minor damage.  The Taleban claimed that the explosion was caused by a north-based opposition alliance, but anti-Taleban groups claim that the explosion was caused by disgruntled Taleban forces.
2/9/2000: At least four unidentified gunmen shot and killed Rodolfo Gallardo Hernandez, his spouse Marta Delgado, and his son Rodolfo Gallardo Delgado in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.  Rodolfo Gallardo Hernandez was a prominent lawyer in Tijuana, a political figure, and the former head of two  bar associations.  The victims were shot outside of their home; the assailants fired a minimum of 50 shots and used three different caliber weapons.  The personal security guard for the Canadian consul and a neighbor of the victims, Fernando Alcala, was also shot and killed in the attack.  The motive behind the attack is unclear.
2/9/2001: Ethnic Albanians raided Miroc village, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  The assailants burned down two houses belonging to Serbians in the village; however, no injuries were reported.  The assailants came from the neighboring village of Karac.
2/9/2002: Unidentified Palestinian gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on another vehicle at a junction near Nablus, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  An Israeli woman was killed in the attack and her son was injured; her husband was not harmed.  The gunmen escaped to a neighboring Palestinian village.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/9/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on the outskirts of Bouira, Algeria.  The assailants identified two Algerian policemen inside a taxi and proceeded to shoot and kill them.
2/9/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed an Algerian policeman outside of a police station in Boumaati, Algeria.  The assailants were unsuccessful in stealing the victim's weapon.
2/9/2007: Unknown perpetrators placed two homemade bombs inside of a popular spa in Hammam Righa, Algeria.  The explosive devices were discovered and subsequently defused.
2/9/2009:  A female suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) blew herself up at a rescue centre for internally displaced persons in Sugandirapuram, Sri Lanka.  At least 29 people were killed and at least another 64 were injured.  Both soldiers and civilians were amongst the victims.   Sources speculate that the attack was intended to target civilians fleeing the area.
3/0/2000: At some point during the month of March, members of the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA) blew up a portion of a railway track near Cuddalore, India.  They left pamphlets at the site of the explosion that condemned the visit of the U.S. President, Bill Clinton.
3/07/2001: The manager of the Titanite Explosifs store and eight of his family members were taken hostage around 7pm at their home outside of Grenoble, France, by suspected Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) militants.  The militants then proceeded to use the manager's access to raid the company's store and steal 1.6 tons of dynamite, detonating cable to the length of 10km, and 20,000 detonators.  The family was released two hours later after the trucks ETA loaded were gone.
3/1/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators firebombed a University of Colorado campus police vehicle in Boulder, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
3/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the office of the Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the R.O.T.C. training facility sustained an estimated $2,000 in damages.
3/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the headquarters of the Selective Service in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained moderate damages.
3/1/1978: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Akron Women's Clinic in Akron, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties and the monetary extant of the damages are unknown.
3/1/2001: Militants shot and killed Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a National Conference activist, in Dangerpora, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Specific motive is unknown.
3/1/2001: Two bombs exploded at the Pasto airport in Narino province, Colombia.  The first explosion occurred at the end of the landing strip, leaving a deep crater in the runway.  The second explosion occurred at the airport fire station; it demolished parts of the building and a vehicle.  The airport closed following the explosion.  There were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
3/1/2002: An Israeli thought to be a police officer was found shot near Qedar, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of one of its leaders several months previous.
3/1/2002: Three bodies were discovered near Zipacon, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.  The bodies were identified as Senator Martha Catalina Daniels, Ana Maria Medina, and the senator's driver, Carlos Lozano.  The three victims had been shot and their bodies bore signs of torture.  The husband of Ana Maria Medina had been kidnapped by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  a year previous and Senator Daniels had been negotiating his release.  The three had left the Senator's residence on March 1, 2002 and their bodies were found on March 3, 2002.  Authorities suspect that FARC is responsible for the killing.
3/1/2006: Algerian police defused a bomb in an apartment complex near a weekly market in Tigzirt, Algeria.  The perpetrators of the incident are unknown; however, Algerian sources suggest that people associated with Algeria's Islamic insurgency planned the failed attack.
3/1/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a municipal guardsman as he got off a bus in Beni Mahboub, Algeria.  The victim would later die from his injuries.  Another member of the municipal guard, responding to the initial attack, was wounded by the detonation of a homemade bomb buried in the ground.
3/1/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed two homemade bombs on a road near Assouaf, Algeria, where a military envoy of Algerian soldiers routinely drove through.  The explosive devices were located by Algerian security forces and subsequently disarmed.
3/1/2010: Four soldiers were killed when a bomb, buried on/near the roadway, exploded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/10/1970: An unidentified White middle-aged female was suspected of bombing the Dorchester County Courthouse in Cambridge, Maryland, United States where the trial for radical Black leader H. Rap Brown was originally scheduled to be held.  There were no casualties but the building sustained extensive damages.
3/10/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the office of Dr. Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, the president of San Francisco State College, in San Francisco, California, United States.  The bomb failed to ignite.  The next day their were violent protests on campus against military recruiters on the SFSC campus.  Previously, S. I. Hayakawa took a hard line against student demonstrators.
3/10/2001: A family of four were uninjured when a petrol bomb landed in their home's living room at 3:30am around Ballykeel in Ballymena, Ulster province, Northern Ireland.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/10/2001: Ten suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked and killed five male farmers in Ain Berda village, Guelma region, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/10/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, assassinated Abu-Hafs al-Jaza'iri in Algiers, Algeria.  Abu-Hafs was an Imam who called on extremists to give up their arms.  Additionally, the Imam also acted as a mediator between the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) and Algerian security forces.
3/10/2006: Three armed members of the El-Feyh El Moubine katibat, a commando unit affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), shot and killed Abdelkrim Kaddouri while he was in his car in front of his home in El-Oued, Algeria.  Kaddouri was the former advisor to Abderezak El-Para, a senior member of the GSPC.  Kaddouri had previously surrendered to the Algerian government and had convinced others to cut off ties with the GSPC as well.  It is believed that GSPC leader Abdelmalek Droukdel ordered the assassination to make an example of Kaddouri, specifically, to show what happens to those who supported Algeria's Charter for National Reconciliation.
3/10/2006: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the municipal guard outside of his residence in Legata, Algeria.  It is unclear if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if the Islamic extremists set out to kill a municipal guardsman at random.
3/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, United States.  There were no casualties but the Recruiting Station was destroyed.
3/11/1972: The Jewish Armed Resistance Assault Team claimed credit for firebombing the home of Robert Ambrose in Queens, New York, United States.  The bomb was intended for the home of Anna Harmione Ryan, a suspected Nazi.  There were no casualties and the house only sustained slight damages.
3/11/1973: Members of the Ku Klux Klan were suspected of bombing the Socialist Worker Party headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained around $2,500 in damages.
3/11/2001: A bomb placed in the car of the Vedeno District Deputy, Raybek Tevsiyev, exploded around 12pm as the vehicle traveled with an armed escort vehicle near the village of Serzhen-Yurt in Vedeno District, Russia.  Tevsiyev and an officer in the escort escaped with minor injuries, but serious damage was done to the vehicles.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/11/2001: Early in the morning, Teuku Iskandar and his wife, Rasyidah, were shot and killed in their village home in Garot Kupula Jurong, Pidie district, Indonesia.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although sources note that T. Mulyadi, an officer and the couple's son, had been kidnapped two months before and had not yet been found.
3/11/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Kerkara, Algeria.  Two soldiers were shot and wounded.
3/12/1970:  In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, a bomb exploded underneath an empty police car parked in front of detective headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties but the car sustained minor damages.
3/12/1970:  In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, a cherry bomb was thrown at an empty police car in Chicago, Illinois, United States, after two officers left the vehicle responding to a call for help.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
3/12/1970: In a series of related attacks, the Revolutionary Force 9 claimed credit for the bombing of the Mobil Oil Company Building in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained heavy structural damage.  The Revolutionary Force 9 claimed that the Mobil Oil Company was an "enem(y) of human life" because it profited off of the Vietnam War.
3/12/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Portland Police Community Relations Center in Portland, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $10,000 in damages.
3/12/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs targeting a weekly market  in Abou El Hassen, Algeria.  One person was killed and thirteen others were wounded by the blast.
3/12/2001: A family of eight were killed in their homes by a group of at least a dozen gunmen around 9:30pm in El Afroun village, Tipaza province, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/12/2001: A family of eleven, including three children, was attacked in their homes and their throats were cut by seven individuals at 11:30pm in Haouch Rabta Jelloul village, Tipaza province, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/12/2001: Unidentified gunmen killed the President and Vice President of the coal company Drummond Ltd.'s union as they traveled on a bus toward the company mine near Chiriguana, in the northern Cesar province of Colombia.  Valmore Locarno Rodriguez, the President, was killed immediately after being taken off the bus, while Victor Orcasita, the Vice President, was kidnapped and later killed.  No group claimed responsibility.
3/12/2002: Suspected Palestinian gunmen shot at two security guards that were patrolling the area between the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Sefer and Harbata, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The guards' car overturned, killing one of them and injuring the other.   The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Berkouka, Algeria.  Two soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
3/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs near a municipal guard garrison in Ouled Ayed, Algeria.  Four municipal guardsmen were injured and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
3/12/2004: Four suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two patrons at a café in Dellys, Algeria.  One victim, Said S., was an elected official of the Municipal People's Assembly and the other victim, Mohamed Fedjri, was an Algerian citizen.
3/13/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at the R.O.T.C. Building at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained damage to its walls
3/13/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators threw two incendiary devices into Appleton West High School in Wisconsin, United States.  The firebombs caused a fire but there were no casualties.
3/13/1986: Brent Paul Braud, Derrick James Jarreau, and Charles Albert Cheshire Jr. failed in their attempts to ignite a fire at the Acadian Women's Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
3/13/2001: A grenade explosion wounded two individuals after unidentified militants targeted a bus stand in Baramulla district, India.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/13/2001: A live grenade was removed from St. Carolus Catholic Hospital by the bomb squad after the grenade was discovered by hospital workers around 6:30am in Jakarta, Indonesia.  A faxed letter sent to the hospital two weeks earlier mentioned the planted explosives and requested 30 million rupiah (approximately $3400 US dollars) or there would be a bombing at the hospital.  No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive.
3/13/2005: Eighty perpetrators , believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on Wilaya road 7 in Boushaba, Algeria.  The assailants attempted to intercept a car driven by Algerian citizens; however, the driver tried to pass through the roadblock.  Resultantly, the assailants fired into the car wounding the driver and a passenger.  The perpetrators subsequently took several bystanders hostage and did not release them before stealing their belongings.
3/14/1970: Two crewmen on the SS Columbia Eagle, Clyde William McKay Jr. and Leonard Glatkowski, hijacked the ship which debarked from Long Beach, California, United States towards Thailand.  The ship was transporting munitions that were to be used by the US military in the Vietnam War.  Twenty four crewmen were released from the ship immediately after the hijacking while thirteen were held on board as the ship was diverted to Cambodia.  The next day the SS Columbia reached Cambodia and the two perpetrators attempted attain asylum.  After many negotiations, the ship and crew were allowed to return to the United States on April 8th and McKay and Glatkowski remained in Cambodia.
3/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an explosive device outside of the U. S. Army Reserve Building in Fort Hamilton, New York, United States.  The device was discovered and disarmed.
3/14/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb outside of a high school in Birkhadem, Algeria.  Five people were wounded by the blast.
3/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a Kresge's Department Store in suburban San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties and only minor damages were inflicted.  Kresge was an American owned company.
3/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb in the backseat of a parked police car in Billings, Montana, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the car was demolished.
3/15/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a draft board office in San Mateo, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the office was damaged.
3/15/1972: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, a famous Italian publisher, is suspected of detonating a bomb outside of Milan, Italy.  The bomb slightly damaged the electrical pylon that was being targeted and killed Mr. Feltinelli.  It is believed that it was not intended to be a suicide attack and that his death was due to a premature detonation.  No official claim of responsibility was reported for this attack.
3/15/1991:  Billy Alexander, a hitman hired by suspected Macoute sympathizers, shot and killed Fritz Dor outside of his office in Miami, Florida, United States.  Dor hosted a Haitian radio program on WKAT in Miami and was openly critical of people who opposed the democratically elected leaders of Haiti.
3/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw four firebombs at the house of Councilman Norris Gregory in San Bernardino, California, United States.  He received minor burns attempting to put out the fire and the house sustained an estimated $4,000 in damages.  Gregory was the first and only Black councilman in San Bernadino at the time.
3/16/1972:  Four members of the Black Liberation Army robbed a Bankers Trust Company branch in the Bronx, New York, United States.  The perpetrators stole $180,000.  When police officers arrived on the scene a brief shoot-out occurred.  Police officer Robert Kirsh was wounded and the assailants were able to escape.
3/16/1985: Shane Cameron threw a Molotov cocktail into the Birth Control Institute in San Diego, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $10,000 in damages.
3/16/1999: Ricky Lee McDonald ignited a fire at the Planned Parenthood of New Mexico clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $3,000 in damages.
3/16/2000:  A crude low intensity bomb exploded in the crowded shopping Sadar Bazar district in New Delhi, India.  At least seven people were injured in the explosion and two were in critical condition.  U.S. President Clinton was scheduled to arrive in the area three days after the explosion, but authorities state that the explosion is not linked to the presidential visit.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/16/2000: Eugenio Olivas (also known as Camilo Turcios) was ambushed, shot and killed near Boaco, Nicaragua.  Olivas was the founder and ex-captain of the Andres Castro United Front (FUAC).  Olivas' deputy, Francisco Contreras, was also killed in the attack, and Contreras's spouse, Doribel Caceres, was critically wounded.  Members of FUAC, including the group's alleged leader, Franklin Hernandez Granados, are believed to have facilitated the attack, possibly due to personal differences.
3/16/2000: Two British men, Paul Winder and Tom Hart Dyke, were kidnapped while hiking in the Darien Gap area of Colombia.  The two were released unharmed nine months later on December 10, 2000.  The captives did not know the purpose of the abduction or who had kidnapped him, although the abductors did ask for a five million dollar ransom for each of them at one point.
3/16/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near a drinking water supply station in Ain Lechiekh, Algeria, targeting a detachment of municipal guardsmen.  One guard was injured and two of the attackers sustained injuries as well.  It is believed that the assailants were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
3/16/2006: Around eleven heavily armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road linking Beni Zmenzer to Tizi Ouzou in Algeria.  The perpetrators abducted three Algerian civilians and stole their Mercedes.  The fate of the kidnapped civilians remains unknown.
3/16/2008: Four suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) entered a mosque in Megueren, Algeria, and shot and killed two moderate Salafists.  The victims were identified as Ahmed Haroune and Abdeldjabar Haroune.
3/16/2009: A suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) dressed in a Sergeant uniform exploded in the area west of Puthukkudiyiruppu, Sri Lanka.  The bomber was targeting Special Forces but the troops were not hurt in the attack.
3/16/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Oued Essania, Tebessa province, Algeria.  Two people, a father and his son, were killed in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is believed to be involved.
3/16/2009: Armed militants detonated two roadside bombs as a military convoy passed by in Tadmait, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the convoy following the explosion.  Four soldiers were killed in the explosion and at least one was injured.
3/17/1970: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front detonated two bombs in administration offices at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties and the bombs caused little damage.
3/17/1971: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a classroom used by the Air Force R.O.T.C. at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the fire caused only minor damage.
3/17/1986: Suspected Puerto Rican nationalists placed a bomb at an Esso Service Station in Ponce, Puerto Rico.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
3/17/1991: In a series of related attacks, Robert Hugh Farley firebombed the Piedmont Carolina Medical Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $100,000 in damages.
3/17/1991: In a series of related attacks, Robert Hugh Farley firebombed the Women's Pavilion in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $3,000 in damages.
3/17/2003: Dwight Watson, a tobacco farmer from North Carolina, drove a tractor through the Constitution Gardens in Washington D.C., United States and partially submerged his vehicle into a pond.  He claimed that he had an Organophosphate bomb.  DC traffic was paralyzed as streets in an eight block radius were shut down and the Federal Reserve building, Interior Department building, National Academy of Sciences, and Vietnam War Memorial were closed as well.  Watson surrendered to authorities forty-seven hours after the incident began.  It turned out that the bomb was a hoax, however the tractor caused around $1,000 in damage to the gardens.  Watson believed that the tobacco policies of the United States government were unfair to the tobacco farmer and he was trying to bring nationwide attention to the policies that he maintained ruined him financially.
3/17/2005: Anatoly Chubais was on his way to work, coming from a suburb in Moscow, when a roadside bomb detonated near his two-car convoy and two gunmen open fired with automatic rifles. Chubais, is the head of Russia's state-controlled electricity monopoly. He was blamed for the drop in living standards that resulted from his post-Soviet economic reforms, which allowed for the privatization of state-owned property. Investigators believe that the former military servicemen were motivated by extremist views and a violent dislike of Chubais, who spearheaded economic reforms in the 1990s, impoverishing millions, and leaving the economy in the hands of a few powerful and connected businessmen.  Robert Yashin and Alexander Naidyonov  conspired with former military intelligence colonel, Kvachkov Vladimir Kvachkov, his son Alexander, and Ivan Mironov to commit the crime.
3/18/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a booster station of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company in Lockland, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the transformer sustained extensive damage.
3/18/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed an Army Recruiting office in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the office was damaged.
3/18/1986:  Trahn Khan Van, a former South Vietnam government official, was shot and wounded outside of his real estate office in Westminster, California, United States.  He was shot by Be Tu Van Tran, who was angered by Van's support for the communist government of Vietnam.
3/18/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at an apartment complex in Saïda, Algeria.  Eleven people were wounded and the blast damaged the building.  It is believed the assailants chose the target because many Algerian bureaucrats resided at the apartment complex.
3/18/2002: A Yemeni man shot three oil workers at the Hunt Oil rig in Marib province, Yemen.  An American and a Canadian worker were killed in the attack, and a second Canadian was injured.  The gunman shot himself following the attack.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
3/18/2002: Approximately 40 separatist rebels ambushed Yambem Thamkishore, Chandel's deputy commissioner, as he was traveling from Imphal to Chandel in Manipur state, India.  The assailants halted his convoy, disarmed his bodyguards, and abducted him at gunpoint.  Authorities believe that National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is responsible for the incident; however, the family received a ransom demand from United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), which has close ties to the NSCN.
3/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the village of Mapiripan in Meta Department, Colombia.  The rebels fired homemade mortars at the village, causing 1500 residents to flee.  FARC believed that the villagers had collaborated with right-wing paramilitaries.
3/18/2007: Grant Barnes, suspectedly affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), planted an incendiary device near a parked 2007 Chevrolet Suburban at the 700 block of East 8th Place in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in the United States.  A second incendiary was also found near another SUV on this day. These devices did not detonate, thus, no damage or injuries were caused in the incident.  However, these were two in a series of seven firebombs which Barnes planted in the Cherry Creek area, targeting SUVs over the course of four days.  Two of the other devices exploded.  Barnes was arrested on March 22, 2007, indicted, and pled guilty in July  2007, and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3/18/2010:  A 16-year-old shepherd was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated near Collo, Skikda, Algeria.  The victim had been tending his livestock with his brother when the device exploded, injuring both of his feet.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/18/2010: National People’s Army (ANP) officials defused a roadside bomb hidden in a plastic bag on a road to a cleaning supply factory outside of the city of Lakdaria in Bouira, Algeria.  No claim of responsibility has been reported.
3/19/1971: Suspected members of the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) set off three incendiaries at the B. Altman Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the store sustained $50 in damages.
3/19/1988: Puerto Rican nationalists placed a bomb in front of an Army-Navy recruiting center in Caguas, Puerto Rico.  The device was discovered by a passing police officer and subsequently disarmed.
3/19/2002: Economist Marco Biagi was shot outside his apartment in Bologna, Italy by two members of the Red Brigades. Biagi was the author of a labor reform plan that was violently opposed by unions and leftists.   The Red Brigades Fighting Communist Party claimed responsibility in a 26-page communiqué. The document accused Biagi of betraying the proletariat by working on controversial legislation aimed at improving flexibility within Italy’s labor market. Forensics revealed that the gun that was used to kill Biagi was the same one that had killed a government advisor, Massimo D'Antona in 1999. In addition,  Biagi's door was marked with two five pointed stars in a circle; the same symbol that was found on the door of Prime Minister Aldo Moro, when he was was murdered more than two decades earlier.
3/19/2002: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed three people at the Sunni institute Minhajul Quran in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.  The assailants shot and killed Sunni professor Attaur Rahman and his driver as they arrived at the institute.  As the assailants were fleeing, they also killed Shiite leader Syed Hassan Raza where he stood at a bus stop near by.  Authorities believe that the attack was sectarian.
3/19/2005: Unknown perpetrators shattered glass at the front door and ignited a small fire within the Planned Parenthood of Indiana in Bloomington, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained minor damages.
3/2/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators bombed a city police car in Boulder, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
3/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the house of Frank Schaeffer, the president of the Cleveland Fraternal Order of Police, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $200 in damages.  Schaeffer had recently defended the actions of Cleveland Police Officers during the 1968 racial disorders.
3/2/1987: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, fired homemade mortars at the Chet Holifield Federal Building which housed several Internal Revenue Service offices in Laguna Niguel, California, United States.  Due to a design flaw, no shells exploded and the building did not sustain any damages.
3/2/2001: Six unidentified assailants attacked a group of five shepherds at Essedra, near Mechraa-Sfa, Tiaret province, Algeria.  Two of the shepherds managed to escape, but the remaining three were killed; the assailants slit their throats, decapitated them, and took their clothes.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, it is believed that the assailants had attacked another group of shepherds nearby before attacking this group.
3/2/2001: Six unidentified assailants attacked a group of four shepherds at El Azouania, Tiaret province, Algeria.  Three of the shepherds managed to escape, but the fourth one was shot and killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, it is believed that the assailants continued on and attacked a second group of shepherds.
3/2/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a military convoy on a road in Ouriacha, Algeria.  The assailants remotely detonated a bomb before firing at the Algerian soldiers.  Three soldiers were killed in the attack.
3/2/2008: Twelve suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), armed with Kalashnikovs and grenades, stormed into the Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (BADR) and a post office in Tizi Rached, Algeria.  During the attack, which lasted about one hour, around one million centimes were stolen and a policeman was killed as he tried to intervene.  Additionally, the bank and post office were damaged by grenade blasts and the police officer's firearm was stolen.
3/2/2009:  A female suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) blew up in the general Vannankulam area, Sri Lanka.  The bomber was targeting the 55th Division troops in the area.  It is believed that the bomber was in the company of other suicide cadres shortly before she exploded.  It is reported that the troops suffered minor injuries.
3/2/2009: Two bombs exploded near the communal guard barracks in Djebla village, Béjaïa province, Algeria.  One male soldier and one female civilian were killed in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
3/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two firebombs at the United States Army Reserve Training Center in Portland, Oregon, United States.  One bomb ignited but burnt out before causing any damage and the other bomb was found and dismantled.
3/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed Burton I. Gordin, the director of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, in a downtown garage in Detroit, Michigan, United States.  Police suspected that this incident might have been politically motivated as no money was stolen from Gordin's wallet.
3/20/1983: The car belonging to oil baron John K. Mitchell was bombed in a parking lot in front of an exclusive apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties, but Mitchell's Cadillac was destroyed and surrounding vehicles were damaged.  An unknown male claimed this incident for the Republic of Revolutionary (RPR).  However, an FBI investigation could not discover any information about what the RPR was or any possible motives behind the attack.
3/20/1989: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, placed three pipe bombs on high-voltage power poles located on the same street in Los Angeles, California, United States.  All three bombs exploded causing minor structural damage to the utility poles but did not disrupt the flow of power.  Hicks mistakenly believed that the power lines provided service to the Olympic Plaza Building which housed Internal Revenue Service offices.
3/20/2001: Gonzalo Rodriguez Bautista was shot and killed by at least one gunman in Socorro, Santander province, Colombia.  Bautista is the brother of Nicolas Rodriguez, the leader of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN); other than through his brother, Bautista has no connections with guerrilla groups or activities.  The assailant fled following the shooting; however, one man named Roberto Tirado was arrested a few hours later in connection with the attack.  The motive behind the shooting is unknown.
3/20/2002: Three unidentified gunmen attacked Mian Akhlaq Guddu, a leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), as he left his house in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan.  The assailants threw grenades and opened fire on the politician and his bodyguards.  One bodyguard and one passer-by were killed in the attack; Guddu and the other bodyguard were injured.  The assailants fled and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/20/2007: Grant Barnes, suspectedly affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), planted an incendiary device under a parked 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe in the driveway of Josh and Jennifer Rudolph's home in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in the United States.  The SUV sustained heavy fire damage, but there were no casualties in the incident.  Two more devices were discovered, targeting other SUVs in the area on this day.   These were three in a series of seven firebombs which Barnes planted in the Cherry Creek area, targeting SUVs over the course of four days. Barnes was arrested on March 22, 2007, indicted, and pled guilty in July  2007, and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3/20/2007: Members of the Algerian security forces defused a homemade bomb in front of a store in Tiaret, Algeria.  It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
3/20/2008: Ashok Kumar Yadav, a Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist-Leninist candidate, was stabbed numerous times by suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) activists in Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal. Though JTMM did not claim responsibility for the attack, they had stated previously that they were opposed to the election to choose a constituent assembly.
3/20/2008: Tuareg rebels ambushed a military convoy near the town of Abeïbara, Abeïbara cercle, Mali.  The assailants kidnapped at least 20 soldiers and stole several vehicles, including two armored personnel carriers.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
3/20/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of El Ancer, Jijel province, Algeria.  Three soldiers and one militia member were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/21/1970: In a series of related attacks, a group called Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for an incendiary device that ignited at Bloomingdale's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the firebomb caused minor damage.
3/21/1970: In a series of related attacks, a group called Puerto Rican Resistance claimed credit for two incendiary devices that ignited at Alexander's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  One person was injured but the firebomb caused minor damage.
3/21/1970: In a series of related incidents, a letter bomb protesting the draft was sent to President Richard Nixon in Washington D.C., United States.  The bomb was intercepted and dismantled.
3/21/1971: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Dean's office at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the office of the Dean and an adjoining office were destroyed and two other offices were damaged.  Total damages amounted to $75,000.
3/21/1997: A bomb detonated at a café in Tel Aviv, Israel.  The bomber, Mousa Abdel Khader Ghneimat, was killed in the explosion along with three other civilians; at least 47 people were wounded.  The bomber was a Palestinian Moslem who was from Sourif, a village in the West Bank.  Sources received a phone claiming that the Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) was responsible for the attack; three weeks later, authorities located and broke up the Hamas cell.
3/21/2002: Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Kazim Jafri, a Shiite Muslim video store owner in Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan.  The assailants opened fire on Jafri as they drove past his store, killing him and wounding two passersby.  Jaffri had been playing Shiite speeches at his store before the attack.   No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/21/2003: Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) are believed to be responsible for setting arson to a luxury home under construction in Superior Township, Michigan, in the United States. The construction of the home was completely destroyed.  The house would have been worth  about $ 500,000 after completion.  An anti-sprawl message and the initials ELF were spray painted at the scene of the fire. ELF indirectly claimed responsibility for the incident on their website and stated that luxury projects are "accelerating the destruction of forested areas, wetlands and other areas of environmental concern across North America."  This incident is linked to a similar arson of another luxury home at a nearby street in the Mystic Forest subdivision on the same day (321032).
3/21/2003: Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) are believed to be responsible for setting arson to a luxury home under construction in Superior Township, Michigan, in the United States. The construction of the home was completely destroyed.  The house would have been worth  about $ 500,000 after completion.  An anti-sprawl message and the initials ELF were spray painted at the scene of the fire. ELF indirectly claimed responsibility for the incident on their website and stated that luxury projects are "accelerating the destruction of forested areas, wetlands and other areas of environmental concern across North America."  This incident is linked to a similar arson of another luxury home at a nearby street in the Mystic Forest subdivision on the same day (321033).
3/21/2007: Grant Barnes, suspectedly affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), used an incendiary device to set arson to a Hummer H2 parked in the 200 block of South Monroe Street in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in the United States.  The SUV and a Chevrolet Avalanche, parked next to it, sustained heavy fire damage, but there were no casualties in the incident.  The letters "ELF" were written on the Hummer H2, seemingly in marker. One more device was discovered, targeting another SUV in the area on this day.  These were two in a series of seven firebombs which Barnes planted in the Cherry Creek area, targeting SUVs over the course of four days. Barnes was arrested on March 22, 2007, indicted, and pled guilty in July  2007, and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a member of the Black Panther Party detonated a pipe bomb at the brokerage firm Nagler, Weissman & Co. in the Bronx, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the door and windows of the building were damaged.
3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a member of the Black Panther Party placed a pipe bomb on the window ledge of Chase-Manhattan Bank in the Bronx, New York, United States.  Police discovered and disarmed the time bomb.
3/22/1970: In a series of related attacks, a suspected member of the Black Panther Party detonated a pipe bomb at the Electric Circus Discotheque in Manhattan New York, United States.  Seventeen people were injured and the building sustained minor damages.
3/22/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade bombs at a school in Thenia, Algeria.  The explosive devices were discovered and subsequently defused.  The bombs were set to detonated when classes began.
3/22/2000: Approximately 3,200 Terena Indians took two hostages, historian Rogerio Alves de Resende and press officer Geraldo Duarte, and held them for three days in Brazil.  The Indians took the hostages after they were told that they were entitled to a much smaller land mass than they claimed they were entitled.  The Terena tribe demanded to meet with Federal Indian Bureau president Carlos Frederico Mares de Souza Filho and released the hostages after Souza Filho agreed to reevaluate the tribal land claims.  The hostages were not hurt.
3/22/2000: Arkady Gukasyan, the unofficial president of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, was shot and wounded as he was driving home in Stepanakert, in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Azerbaijan.  His driver and bodyguard were also injured in the attack.  The former Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Minister Samvel Babayan and his brother, Stepanakert Mayor Karo Babayan, were arrested in connection to the attack.  Government authorities stated that the attack was designed to undermine democratic reform.
3/22/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb targeting a Sonatrach gas pipeline near Tazrouts, Algeria.  There were no casualties but the blast damaged ten meters of pipeline and ignited a fire that blazed for hours.  The pipeline was disabled and was not fixed until four days later.
3/22/2009: On early Sunday morning, near Tbilisi, Georgia, an assailant fired upon and threw a grenade at the Mtskheta-Mtianeti district police headquarters, causing minor damage to the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
3/22/2010: A local businessman was kidnapped at a carwash on the road connecting Boghni and Ait Kouffi in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  No further information regarding ransom demands or responsibility was reported.
3/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb that destroyed the local headquarters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners union in Orlando, Florida, United States.  There were no causalities.
3/23/1971: Unknown perpetrators detonated two small bombs at in the Center Building at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the buildings sustained around $4,000 in damages.
3/23/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Mountclef Bank of America branch on the campus of California Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $20,000 in damages.
3/23/1981: Three members of the May 19 Communist Order attempted to rob a Purolator truck outside of a Bache, Halsey, Stuart, and Shields stock brokerage office in Danbury, Connecticut, United States.  The perpetrators handcuffed one security guard and demanded another guard, still inside the truck, to unlock the vehicle.  The perpetrators fired a shotgun blast into the vehicle, injuring the guard, but he was able to drive away.
3/23/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb near a market in Blida, Algeria.  Three Algerian civilians were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
3/23/2006: Two suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed four peasants (identified as: Mohamed Hacen, Mohamed Bergoug, Rachid Ramdane, and Lotfi Boukhidar) as they worked in a field in Zerarkia, Algeria.
3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside of the home of a police officer in Richmond, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the house sustained minor damages.
3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb at Auguste Rodin's Thinker statue that was located in front of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the statue was irrevocably damaged.
3/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed a bomb through the window of Joe's Restaurant in Manhattan, New York, United States after it closed.  There were no casualties, however, windows and furniture were damaged.
3/24/2002: An unidentified assailant threw a grenade at a Catholic congregation gathering for an open-air mass in Goma, Nord-Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo.  A priest and a young girl were killed in the explosion; at least 15 others were injured.  Sources believe that the Bishop was the target of the attack; however, he suffered only minor injuries.  Four people were taken into custody for questioning.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/24/2002: At least one unidentified gunmen shot at an armored bus as it passed the village of Umm Safah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  A bullet pierced a portion of the bus, hitting a passenger, Esther Klieman, in the head and killing her.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/24/2003: A small bomb exploded outside of the British Council building in Beirut, Lebanon.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, the British Council and surrounding buildings were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
3/24/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two Algerian soldiers, dressed in civilian clothing, as they were returning towards their barracks in Thenia, Algeria.
3/24/2006: A member of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Brahim Djelladi, the mayor of Benchoud, in front of his home in Benchoud, Algeria.
3/24/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Seddat, Algeria.  Six soldiers were wounded in the blast.
3/24/2009: Approximately 30 militants from Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked a police station in Ouacifs, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants fired on the police station for half of an hour, killing at least one officer and injuring at least another three.  Officials reported that one of the injured officers died later from his wounds.  The attackers withdrew following the incident.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack coincided with arrival of President Bouteflika to the region.
3/25/2001: David Haim, an Israeli Jew, and three of his Israeli Arab friends were kidnapped masked Tanzim members from the Tarboosh restaurant in Tulkarm, Gaza Strip.  Haim and his three friends were released shortly after their kidnapping on orders from Yasser Arafat, the President of Palestine.
3/25/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) used an explosive to break into a residence housing three families in Bouarfa, Algeria.  Once inside the home, the assailants killed twelve Algerian civilians using guns and knives.  Algerian security forces later a defused an additional bomb left at the scene that did not detonate.
3/26/1984: Curtis Beseda set fire to the Everett Feminist Women's Health Care Center in Everett, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $10,000 in damages.
3/26/1989: Unknown perpetrators detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices at the offices of Marazul Charters, Inc. in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.  Marazul Charters organized flights from Miami to Cuba.
3/26/1999: Frank Darwin Alexander sent a mail bomb to the White House addressed to Bill Clinton.  The device detonated in inside a truck trailer at the Washington D.C., United States bulk mail center.  There were no casualties but three containers of mail were damaged.
3/26/2003: A bomb exploded in an oil tanker in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The oil tanker was parked outside of an oil depot at the time of the explosion.  One person was killed and five were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the specific motive is unknown.
3/26/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Meftahi, Algeria.  The assailants shot and killed nine civilians.
3/26/2009: Assailants linked to Al-Qa ida ambushed a lieutenant colonel and his troops as they were tracking militants in the vicinity of Azeffoun, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The lieutenant colonel was killed in the attack.  The incident occurred the day before the President arrived in the region.
3/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Trovatore Tavern in San Francisco, California, United States.  The Tavern was across the street from the Hall of Justice and frequented by police officers.  There were no casualties, however, the building sustained $5,000 in damages.
3/27/1983:  An unknown perpetrator bombed the vehicle of Congressman Bill Archer, which was stationed outside of the San Antonio Country Club in Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but Archer's Chevrolet Camaro was destroyed.  Authorities could not establish a motive for this incident but  were confident that Archer himself was not targeted and that the car was only bombed because it had Congressional licence plates.
3/27/2000: Dagestan's Deputy Prime Minister Ilyas Umakhanov was attacked as he was driving on Sovetskaya Street, outside the Kavkaz hotel, in Makhachkala, Russia.  The car he was traveling in exploded;  both Umakhanov and his driver were injured in the attack.  Authorities originally believed the explosion was caused by a car bomb but they later found a grenade launcher in the vicinity of the attack.  The incident occurred shortly after Russia's presidential elections closed, but it is unclear if the incident had anything to do with the election.
3/28/1995: Michael Glen Mathias and Joseph Grant bombed an outhouse on a campground in Lamoille, Canyon Nevada, United States.  There were no casualties but the outhouse was damaged.
3/28/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting Algerian security forces on a search operation in Kness, Algeria.  Five people were killed by the blast and several others were wounded.
3/28/1999: Frank Darwin Alexander sent a mail bomb addressed to John Hagee, a preacher with Cornerstone Ministries, in San Antonio.  The device detonated at the Dallas, Texas, United States bulk mail center.  There were no casualties but machinery and equipment at the facility were slightly damaged.
3/28/1999: Peter Quinn ignited a fire at the Summit Women's Health Organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.  The clinic sustained minor damages.  There were no casualties.
3/28/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal road block near San Clemente, Risaralda Department, Colombia.  The rebels took eight people hostage, releasing four, and lit two tractor trailers on fire.  Specific motive is unknown.
3/28/2003: Muslim militants fired rockets at an army camp in the Kashmir village of Wagad, India, killing one soldier and injuring five others.
3/28/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated a bomb targeting a vehicle driven by the head of Boumerdès' Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) in Boumerdès, Algeria.  The bomb, which was planted in a traffic circle, missed its intended target but damaged two other vehicles, a restaurant, and the building housing the headquarters of Boumerdès' National Housing Fund.  There were no casualties.
3/28/2008: Sean Langan and his interpreter were kidnapped when attempting to interview a high-ranking Taliban member for a documentary along the Afghan-Pakistan border.  They were taken to a compound in Bajaur Agency, FATA, Pakistan.  They were then released in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 21, 2008.  Sources speculate that the kidnappers were merely criminals; however, the Haqqani network is believed to be behind the attack.
3/28/2009: A suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exploded in Varikottoru, Sri Lanka.  The 21st Division troops cordoned off the area upon receiving a report of rebels in the area.  One bomber escaped while the second one self-detonated when the troops began firing upon him.  No troops were injured.
3/28/2010: Two shepherds were injured in Mizab, Tebessa, Algeria when a homemade bomb exploded.  They were out letting their cattle graze with the buried device detonated.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/29/1995: Four members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Boatman's Bank in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.  The perpetratros left behind a fake pipe bomb at the bank and a live grenade in one of the getaway cars.  $28,225 was stolen.
3/29/1997: Two explosions occurred at a bus station in the vicinity of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The first explosion happened on or near a bus while the second explosion originated at a motor scooter parked outside of the station.  Two additional bombs were also located and defused in the vicinity of the station.  Eighteen people were killed and at least 53 were injured; in addition to the bus station, ten shops in the area were also damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blame Muslim rebels.
3/29/1999: Frank Darwin Alexander sent a mail bomb addressed to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.  Alexander notified authorities that the bomb was located at the Las Vegas Greyhound bus station and the device was subsequently removed.
3/29/1999: Martin Uphoff set a bush on fire that was located in front of the Planned Parenthood of Sioux Fall, South Dakota, United States.  The fire did not spread to the abortion clinic but caused $100 in damages to the bush.
3/29/2002: Mykola Shkriblyak, a candidate of the Social Democratic Party, was shot inside of his apartment building in Kiev, Kiev City Municipality, Ukraine.  He died the next day from his injuries.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown; however, the attack occurred two days before parliamentary elections.
3/29/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal road block near Belen de Umbria, Risaralda Department, Colombia.  The rebels took at least two civilians hostage.  Specific motive is unknown.
3/29/2005: Two members of the Algerian security forces were seriously injured when a bomb, placed at the entrance of an abandoned house, exploded while they were on a routine patrol near Oued Sbaa, Algeria.  It is believed that members of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria planted the homemade bomb.
3/29/2008: Mohamed Mahdjoubi was shot dead by Algerian authorities as he was preparing to carry out a suicide bombing attack against a state-owned company in Sidi El Houari, Algeria.
3/29/2009: Unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on the roadway In Tamazirt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The explosion targeted a passing convoy of gendarmes that were providing security for the Chinese company CITIC-CRCC, who were in the process of building a road east of Bouira.  Three gendarmes were injured in the explosion.
3/3/1970: Four left wing radicals set off a dynamite bomb at a post office in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building and a vehicle were damaged.
3/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
3/3/1986: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, was suspected of placing four pipe bombs outside an unoccupied Internal Revenue Service office in Culver City, California, United States.  The bombs were discovered and subsequently defused.
3/3/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in a Delhi-bound bus near Tarkhan Majra village, in Punjab state, India.  Of the 28 passengers on board, at least eight people were killed when the blast ripped apart the bus and at least another four were seriously injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspect the involvement of Kashmiri and Sikh separatist groups.
3/3/2001: A bomb exploded in a market in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, killing three police officers and one civilian woman.  The police had noticed a suspicious package and began evacuating the area; however, one woman unknowingly approached the package.  Three officers attempted to pull her back, but the device exploded before they could move her to safety.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
3/3/2001: A Thai International Airways Company passenger plane erupted in flames at Bangkok domestic airport in Bangkok, Thailand.  The passengers had not yet boarded when the eruption occurred; however, one flight steward was killed and seven others were injured.  There were several VIPs scheduled to be on board, including Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra; sources speculate that he was the intended target.  Police later confirmed that the fire was caused by an explosive device that consisted of several explosive materials.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
3/3/2001: An incendiary device was thrown at a bus transporting Israeli passengers near Jericho, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Five passengers were wounded in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
3/3/2001: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped ten people in Colombia.  Among the ten captives were a motorcycle racing champion and two police bodyguards.  Four of the hostages were later released.  The motive behind the abduction is unknown.
3/3/2001: Three suspected members of the Liberation War Veterans Association shot and killed Gloria Olds at her farm in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.  Olds was the mother of an opposition activist that had been killed the previous year.  She was the eighth white farmer to be killed since veterans and militants began seizing farms in the area.
3/3/2002: A Palestinian sniper targeted a military checkpoint near Ofra, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The sniper shot ten Israelis and wounded another six, including soldiers, civilians, and a paramedic that arrived on the scene after the first victims were shot.  Another six victims were injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the assailant fled into a neighboring village before security forces could intercept.
3/3/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a hand grenade that targeted Algerian soldiers on a search operation in the forests of Ouriacha, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and ten others were wounded in the attack.
3/3/2006: Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar rented a Jeep Cherokee and drove it through a crowed of people gathered in "The Pit" on the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill campus in North Carolina, United States.  His intention was to hurt or kill people in order to "avenge the deaths of Muslims around the world."  He was acting alone.  Although he was born in Iran, he was raised in the United States and was a citizen of the United States.
3/3/2007: Members from the group of Sermons and Struggle, a branch of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), detonated two landmines targeting a truck of Russian gas pipeline construction workers employed be Stroytransgaz as they were travelling on a minibus near Sharshal, Algeria.  One Russian worker and three national gendarme escorts were killed in the blast.  Five others were wounded as well.
3/3/2008: A group of individuals associated with the ELF burned down a number of million-dollar show homes.  Explosives were found at the scene by investigators. The event occurred in Woodinville, a suburb north of Seattle, Washington, United States.  Fire bombs were used to ignite the building.  A spray painted sign was left behind with "ELF" and "Build Green? Nope Black!" painted on it.  The homes were located near the headwaters at Bear Creek.  The area is home to an endangered type of salmon and activists had expressed concerns that not enough was being done to protect the environment in the area.
3/3/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated three bombs targeting private security guards in Laadjadra, Algeria.  One guard was killed and seven others were wounded.  The guards worked for a firm providing protection services for construction workers participating on a project building high-tension electric lines.
3/3/2009: On Friday, in the Imphal West District, India an engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Mohammed Liyaquat Ali, was abducted on 3/3/2009 by suspected militants from Singjamei area, when he was on his way to the office. No casualties reported and no one claimed responsibility.
3/3/2010:  The headquarters of the communal guard in Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria; was attacked by individuals using homemade rockets.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Old State Bank of Biggsville building which housed the Selective Service Offices in Biggsville, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties but the building and draft records were destroyed causing an estimated $10,500 in damages.
3/30/1971: A United States soldier threw a firebomb at the military courthouse in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States where the trial of Lt. William Calley was taking place.  Lt. William Calley was on trial for his involvement in the My Lai Massacre.  It is unknown if the attack was successful.
3/30/1971: The Jewish Defense League is suspected of planting a pipe bomb in front of a building that housed the headquarters of the Communist Party USA in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the front door of the building was damaged and windows at surrounding buildings were shattered.
3/30/2001: Five members of the Animal and Earth Liberations Fronts (ALF and ELF),  Stanislas Meyerhoff, Kevin Tubbs, William Rodgers, Nathan Block, and Joyanna Zacher, used an incendiary device and fuel soaked cloths to set arson to the Romania Chevrolet Truck Center lot in Eugene, Oregon in the United States, causing damage to 35 sport utility vehicles (SUVs), all 2001 Chevrolet Suburbans or Tahoes.  The total property loss was $959,000.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The site was chosen as a “statement of defiance,” in honor of Jeffrey Luers, another environmentalist, who had been charged for an earlier arson at the same location.  The perpetrators sent out an anonymous communiqué (making no reference of ELF), claiming responsibility for the arson, speaking out against the prison system, and stating, "the techno-industrial state thinks it can stop the growing resistance by jailing some of us, but they cannot jail the spirit of those who know another world is possible."  The perpetrators were part of a group calling themselves "The Family," which committed nearly 20 arson and ecotage attacks over a 6 year period.
3/30/2002: A bomb exploded in front of a discotheque in Puerto Carreno, Vichada Department, Colombia.  At least two soldiers were killed in the explosion and 14 civilians were injured.  Authorities suspect that members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the incident.
3/30/2005: Unknown perpetrators fired a bullet through the front door and ignited a small fire within the Planned Parenthood of Indiana in Bloomington, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained minor damages.
3/30/2009:  A suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exploded in Putdukkudiyiruppu North, Sri Lanka.  The bomber exploded inside a bunker, giving other members of the LTTE time to escape.  There were no reports of injuries to the advancing troops.
3/31/1970: In a series of related incidents, a letter bomb protesting the draft was sent to Curtis W. Tarr, the head of the Selective Services in Washington D.C., United States.  The bomb was intercepted and dismantled.
3/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed two jeeps owned by the University of Washington parked at the Seattle campus in Washington, United States.  There were no casualties, but the vehicles sustained major damages.
3/31/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Military Recruiting Station in Denver, Colorado, United States.   There were no casualties and it is unknown if the center sustained any damages.
3/31/1989: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the All Women's Health Center in Ocala, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $60,000 in damages.
3/31/1991: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, detonated a pipe bomb outside of the National Treasury Employees Labor Union Building in Fresno, California, United States.  The union represented thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged, windows were shattered at a nearby apartment, and a natural gas line was ruptured causing a small fire.
3/31/1997: Approximately 40 members of Armed Islamic Group (GIA) atatcked villager in Amroussa, Blida province, Algeria.  The assailants broke into homes and killed 15 people people, in some cases dousing them with gasoline and setting them on fire.  Specific motive is unknown.
3/31/1997: Muslim rebels attacked the village of Thalit, Medea province, Algeria.  At least 40 armed assailants surrounded the village before moving in to kill 52 residents and burn their homes; sources report that one villager escaped. Specific motive is unknown.
3/31/1999: Peter Quinn broke into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, through a window and ignited a fire.  There were no casualties, but the fire caused $400 in damages to the health care facility.
3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb on a railroad car in Martinez, California, United States.  The bomb was subsequently discovered and disarmed.  The railroad car was used to transport acid.
3/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a time bomb in a Barracks at the Oakland Army Base in California, United States.  The bomb was subsequently discovered and disarmed. The base was used as a departing point for United States troops heading to Vietnam.
3/4/1984: Curtis Beseda firebombed the Family Practice Clinic in Bellingham, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $60,000 in damages.
3/4/1994: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Associated Bank in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States.  It is unknown how much money was stolen.
3/4/2001: A bomb exploded outside of a bank in Cartagena, Bolivar province, Colombia.  The device was remote-controlled and was activated by two men driving in a vehicle in the vicinity of the bank.  No one was injured in the incident; however, the bank was damaged.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
3/4/2001: Approximately 40 members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked a café in Djenane El Aneb, Skikda province, Algeria.  The assailants demanded that everyone in the café reveal their identity; they proceeded to slit the throats of six people with military backgrounds.  Others in the cafe were physically assaulted.  Before leaving, the attackers identified themselves as GIA and stated that the uniforms they were wearing were taken from soldiers they had slain several months previous.
3/4/2003: Around five members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Hamid Doghman, a 'repentant' Islamic extremist, as he was returning to his home at the Torni housing complex near Zemmouri, Algeria.
3/4/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members ambushed a two vehicle convoy of National Gendarmes travelling through Tleta, Algeria.  The assailants detonated multiple homemade bombs and fired into the vehicles from the side of the road.  Seven gendarmes were killed and one other was wounded.  Two of the perpetrators were killed in the resulting firefight with Algerian security forces.
3/4/2007: Members of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) defused a homemade bomb planted inside a vehicle in Constantine, Algeria.  It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
3/4/2010: At roughly 6:40 p.m., John Patrick Bedell walked up to the entrance of the Pentagon- in Arlington, Virginia, United States- drew out a gun and fired, wounding two police officers. Bedell was shot and critically wounded.  He later died of his wounds in the hospital.  The two police officers had non-life-threatening injuries and survived.
3/4/2010: One soldier was killed and six more were injured when a bomb exploded on a road just south of El Aouana in Jijel, Algeria.  The road connects El Aouana and Selma.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
3/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a foreign-made car painted red in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was heavily damaged.
3/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the University District Post Office in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the side of the building was damaged.
3/5/1970: Unknown Puerto Rican Nationalists assassinated two United States Navy personal stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The incident was in response to the death of Antonia Martinez Lagaras, who was shot and killed during a confrontation between students and police in front of the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras a day earlier.
3/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators set a travel industry management school building on fire at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $7,500 in damages.
3/5/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at an abandoned school in Bouskene, Algeria.  One person was killed and one person was wounded by the blast.  It is unknown if the building sustained any property damage.
3/5/2000: Approximately 100 members of the right-wing United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) attacked the village of San Miguel del Tigre in the Yondo region, Columbia.  Six villagers were killed after being dragged from their homes.  Two more villagers were abducted, but authorities believed they were also killed and their bodies were thrown in the river.  The gunmen stated that the victims were selected because they were believed to be collaborating with Marxist guerrillas.
3/5/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up a roadblock in Cesar Department, Colombia. The assailants burned several vehicles, stole a trailer truck full of food, and kidnapped nine people.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
3/5/2010: A soldier was wounded while on patrol in the forest around Tafessour, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.  The explosive device had been placed next to a trail.  No claim has been reported.
3/6/1970: In a series of related unsuccessful attacks, suspected members of the Weathermen placed thirty-four sticks of dynamite at the Detroit Police Department building in Michigan, United States.  The bombs were subsequently discovered and  disarmed.
3/6/1970: In a series of related unsuccessful attacks, suspected members of the Weathermen tossed a package containing dynamite through a window of the Detroit Police Officers Association in Michigan, United States.  The dynamite was  discovered and subsequently disarmed.
3/6/1971: In a series of related events, unknown perpetrators firebombed the predominantly Black Mount Orange Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the Church was completely destroyed.
3/6/1971: In a series of related events, unknown perpetrators firebombed the predominantly Black St. Paul's Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the Church was completely destroyed.
3/6/1978: Joseph Paul Franklin was suspected of shooting Larry Flynt and his attorney Gene Reeves outside of the courthouse in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States.  Flynt and Reeves were both injured.
3/6/1995: Jennifer Sperle and Clark Ryan Martin ignited a fire at the Tidewater Women's Health Center in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
3/6/2000: A remote-controlled car bomb exploded as an armored Civil Guard patrol car passed by in the Basque country city of San Sebastian, Spain. The explosion blew apart the patrol car, injuring the two members of the Civil Guard who were inside.  At least five additional civilian bystanders were also injured in the explosion.  Members of the ETA, also known as Basque Homeland and Freedom, have been blamed for the attack as an attempt to influence elections.
3/6/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, bombed the National Gendarmerie headquarters in Baghlia, Algeria.  There were no casualties but a wall surrounding the building was partially damaged.
3/6/2009: Niger: Unnamed armed men attack cattle ranches, killing 10 and burning 30 square miles of pasture land near Mangaize in Tillaberi, Niger.
3/7/1971: In a series of related events, unknown perpetrators attempted to firebomb the predominantly Black New Town Church in Texarkana, Texas, United States.  The firebomb malfunctioned and the church sustained no damages.
3/7/1971: In a series of related events, unknown perpetrators firebombed the predominantly Black Holy Chapel church in Texarkana, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties and the church sustained minor damages.
3/7/1998: An unidentified male, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, threw a homemade grenade at a bus in Algiers, Algeria.  The explosive device bounced off the bus and detonated within the bus station.  Twelve Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast and many of the bus' windows were shattered.  It is unknown if the perpetrator was arrested by Algerian authorities.
3/7/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting an army patrol near Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  Four soldiers were killed and four others were wounded.  Their vehicle was damaged as well.
3/8/1987: Marjorie Reed set fire to the Toledo Medical Services in Toledo, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $1,000 in damages.
3/8/2003: In a series of seven related incidents, two German citizens driving in the province of Illizi, Algeria, were part of the thirty-two European 'adventure tourists' kidnapped by the Free Salafist Group faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).  On May 13, 2003, seventeen of the hostages were freed following a gun battle between Algerian security forces and the assailants in the Illizi province.  It is believed that nine out of the eighteen hostage takers were killed during this assault.  The remaining hostages were transported to Mali.  One of these hostages, a German woman, died from heat stroke and six other hostages became critically ill.  The rest of the fourteen hostages were eventually released on August 18, 2003, after a ransom of 4.6 million euros (5.2 million dollars) was paid to the perpetrators.
3/8/2009: Militants killed a police officer near Boghni, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants burned the officer's body and car.  No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
3/8/2010: Five soldiers were killed when unidentifies gunmen attacked the Tiloa military outpost in Tillaberi, Algeria.  The gunman attacked using rockets and machine guns.  Three assailants were also killed.
3/9/1970: A bomb exploded in the car of Ralph Featherstone and William Payne, members of the Student non-violent Coordinating Committee and supporters of H. Rap Brown, while they were driving in Bel Air, Maryland, United States.  Both men died as a result of the blast.  Police suspected that the bomb exploded prematurely and was intended for H. Rap Brown's trial scheduled to be held  at the Harford County Courthouse   Many members of the radical Black community believed that the bomb was set off by White Racists or the police.  The next day, a bomb was detonated at Dorchester County Courthouse, the original location of Brown's trial, by an unknown perpetrator.
3/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed Shiloh Baptist Church, a predominantly African American Church, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
3/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary bomb underneath the Air Force R.O.T.C. building at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.  The bomb was discovered and disarmed fifteen minutes before it was set to explode.
3/9/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) provoked Algerian soldiers at their barracks in Fil-fila to chase them towards Oued Soudane, Algeria.  The assailants led the soldiers to the spot of a homemade bomb.  When the bomb detonated, two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.
3/9/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Bissi, Algeria.  Seven soldiers were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
3/9/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb underneath railroad tracks in Ammal, Algeria.  The assailants were targeting a fuel train travelling from Algiers to Beni-Mansour; however, the explosive device detonated seven seconds after the train past by.  There were no casualties, but a section of the tracks was damaged.
3/9/2009: On Tuesday, in Pachubigha village, Arwal District, Bihar, India, suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two women and two children of a family by slitting their throat in connection with a land dispute case. The victims were identified as Pluleshwari Devi, mother of Nageshwar Mahto, his wife Lakhmani Devi and daughters Ritu (3) and Mitu (5). The Police suspect that Avadhesh Singh, a distant cousin of Mahto, hired some Maoists to take revenge for the land dispute controversy. Before leaving the incident site, the Maoists left a leaflet threatening Nageshwar with eliminating other members of his family if he did not settle the dispute in favour of Avadhesh Singh.
4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the administration building at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $500 in damages.
4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a kerosene fire to the Naval R.O.T.C. building at Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but a hole was burned through one side of the building.
4/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators started a fire at the building that houses the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $100,000 in damages.
4/1/2001: A bomb exploded at a stadium in Kurunegala, North Western province, Sri Lanka.  The device detonated during a concert, when the stadium was filled with 25,000 spectators.  At least six people died in the explosion, another five died from injuries, and at least another 150 people were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/1/2001: Members of the Katibat El Ahoual, a faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), ambushed Algerian soldiers in Beni Bouattab, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and one other was wounded.
4/1/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded the home of a family in Ain Agba, Algeria.  The assailants slit the throats of five individuals at the residence and also planted homemade bombs at the house.  Sources conflict at to whether the bombs detonated when the bodies were discovered (injuring one individual) or if the bombs were located and defused by responding Algerian security forces.
4/1/2002: A bomb exploded on a passenger bus in Spenki Raghzai, Waziristan region, Pakistan.  Two people were killed and another 12 were injured in the explosion.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/1/2002: Suspected members of National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked a group of people traveling in a truck in Huambo province, Angola.  The assailants killed seven of the passengers in the vehicle and wounded another four passengers.  The incident occurred just days before a formal ceasefire was signed by the government and UNITA.
4/1/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed Algerian security forces on a search operation in Moulay Larbi, Algeria.  Twenty soldiers and one member of the Algerian militia were killed.  It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
4/1/2002: Two unidentified assailants threw a grenade at Muslims as they left a mosque in Chaman, Balochistan province, Pakistan.  At least two people were killed in the explosion and another 35 were wounded.  The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/1/2004: Attempting to initiate a race war, Sean Gillespie hurled a Molotov cocktail at Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
4/1/2007: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) kidnapped Sahadev Sah from his village in Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal. Sah was held for 24 days before being shot and killed on April 25, 2007. The district leader for JTMM-G claimed responsibility for both the abduction and the shooting, stating that Sah had been spying on the group for security personnel.
4/10/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Rabah Ouramdane, a member of the Socialist Forces' Front, at a fake roadblock between Tadmait and Ait Ouarzedine, Algeria.
4/10/1999: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Internal Revenue Service Building in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.  The buildings sustained heavy damages and one firefighter was injured fighting the blaze.
4/10/2000: Merilus Deus, a rural assembly candidate for the Christian Movement for a New Haiti party, and his daughter were attacked by unidentified assailants in their Savanette home in Haiti.   Merilus Deus was shot and hacked to death and his daughter, Michou, was critically injured with a machete.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/10/2005: Members of an organization affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped M. Sassi from his home in Serdj-El-Ghoul.  The fate of the victim is unknown.
4/10/2008:  Palestinians shot an Israeli bus in Beita a Tahta, West Bank, Palestine. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and there were not any casualties.
4/10/2008: On Thursday, at 2115, a man was shot paramilitary-style at his house in Norglen Crescent in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The man was admitted to the hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/10/2010: After being alerted by citizens, authorities disabled a bomb near Souk El Thenine in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  The public was nervous because there were rumors that there were more explosives in the area.
4/11/1970: Two unknown individuals threw Molotov cocktails into the Olin Library, McGraw Hall, Morrill Hall, and Psi Upsilon fraternity at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.  Only two of the Molotov cocktails ignited and caused minor damage.  There were no casualties.
4/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the barracks at the Imperial Beach Naval Air Station in San Diego, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the barracks building was damaged.
4/11/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a storage tank at the Dow Chemical Company located north of Freeport, Texas, United States.  Five people received minor injuries from flying glass and an estimated $250,000 in damages was caused to the facilities.
4/11/1981: A man, armed with a handgun, fired one shot through the solid oak door and lead glass inside the Soviet Consulate General building in Pacific Heights in San Francisco, California, United States.  There were no casualties in the incident. The USSR Foreign Ministry lodged a protest over the act to the America Embassy, and demanded in a note, that the perpetrators be punished accordingly since it was only by chance that no one was injured, and asked that the US authorities take effective measures to guarantee the security and work operations for Soviet institutions and citizens in the US.
4/11/1992: Rachelle Shannon set a fire at the building housing the Catalina Medical Center and offices of Dr. Williard L. Brown in Ashland, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building was destroyed resulting in $379,000 in damages.
4/11/1995: An unexploded homemade incendiary device was found underneath a delivery truck of the Oneonta Beef Inc., a meat distribution plant in DeWitt, New York, a suburb of Syracuse in the United States.  There were no casualties, nor property damage as the device failed to ignite. The device was made from a pair of two-liter plastic soda bottles containing flammable liquid, and was held together with duct tape, a book of matches and a fuse.  Animal rights activists, specifically members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) who were also believed to be affiliated with the Animal Defense League were suspected to be responsible for the incident.    Three days later, a second incendiary was placed at the beef company, and that time, it caused a fire resulting in damages (41495).
4/11/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb inside Emir Abdelkader High School in Khemis Miliana, Algeria.  Four students were wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
4/11/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 12 provincial lawmakers from the parliament building in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.  The assailants burst into the legislative assembly, posing as a bomb squad and ordering the assembly to evacuate.  The assailants led the 12 lawmakers into a vehicle and drove off with them.  Rescue attempts were partially successful; a legislator and four aides were later rescued.  However, the wife of one of the remaining captives received a phone call from her husband asking that the rescue attempts cease, given that they were putting the hostages in danger.  One officer was killed in the attack and the outcome of the abduction is unknown.
4/11/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Khaled El-Hechemi, a former Algerian police officer as he was leaving his home in Algiers, Algeria.  The specific motives behind the attack are unspecified.
4/11/2007: Seven armed attackers shot at former district chief of the Maoist People's Government, Shiva Chandra Kushawaha, as he returned home to Bariyapur, Bara, Nepal. The attackers fired six shots before Kushawaha was able to escape on his motorbike. It is believed the attackers were cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G). The motive for the attack is unknown.
4/11/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a natural gas pipeline between the municipalities of Skikda and Jijel in the region of Ain Sebih, Algeria.  There were no casualties but a large portion of the pipeline was damaged and major quantities of natural gas were released.  As a result, natural gas was cut from several regions in Jijel.
4/11/2008: On Friday, Islamic insurgents captured the town of Mahaday, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia. No casualties were reported.
4/12/1984: Four Arab assailants hijacked a passenger bus traveling between Tel Aviv and Ashkelon in Israel.  The hijackers demanded the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the safety of the 35 passengers that were onboard the bus.  The assailants directed the bus to the Gaza Strip and held the passengers hostage for ten hours before Israeli soldiers shot out the tires on the vehicle, causing it to stop.  One passenger was killed in the ensuing gunfire, and seven passengers were wounded.  At least two of the hijackers were also killed.
4/12/1996: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the 1955 Chevrolet truck of Gene Ainslee, a federal mine inspector.  The bomb detonated in the truck while Gene and his wife Rita were driving eastbound on Interstate 80 near Vacaville, California, United States.  Both Ainslees were injured but managed to escape the vehicle before it was engulfed with flames.  Before the incident, the United States Department of Labor office in Vacaville, where Gene Ainslee was employed, received an anonymous phone call stating "you guys are all (expletive) dead. Timothy McVeigh lives on."
4/12/2002: At least one Palestinian gunman opened fire and hurled a grenade at the Erez border crossing in Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  One Israeli and one Palestinian were killed in the incident; another three Israelis and three Palestinians were injured.  The assailant was also killed.  The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/12/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian soldiers near Oum Doub, Algeria.  Two members of the People's National Army were killed and one other soldier was wounded.
4/12/2007: Algerian security forces defused a car bomb in Algiers, Algeria.  The vehicle, filled with high-powered explosives, was placed near the Danish embassy, the residence of Algeria's ambassador to Morocco, and the home of the General National Security Directorate.  It is believed that the bomb was planted by individuals affiliated with Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
4/12/2007: Members of the Algerian security forces defused a homemade bomb that was placed in front of a post office near a permanent police roadblock in Boudouaou, Algeria.  It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
4/12/2008: On Saturday, a small device exploded near a television and telecommunications relay tower in Navarre, Navarra, Spain. Another device was found at the scene unexploded. A placard found near the bomb said "Danger, ETA bomb" while another one said "Do not touch." The bomb blew a hole in the ground at the entrance to the tower but no one was hurt.
4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed East High School in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage.
4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed Linwood Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage.
4/13/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Police Academy of Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the windows of the Police Academy and surrounding buildings were shattered.
4/13/1975: A group of Phalangists opened fire on a bus full of Palestinians, killing 22 in Beirut, Lebanon.  The attack was in retaliation for an attack earlier that day in which 4 Phalangists were killed.  The events of this day sparked the civil war.
4/13/1995:  Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside of the Duval county tax collector's office in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.  Authorities were unsure whether the target of the attack was the tax office or the adjacent All Women's Clinic.  There were no casualties but a hole was blown into the roof of the tax collector's office and all of the facility's windows were shattered.  It is unclear if the abortion clinic sustained damages.
4/13/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs near a bus stop at the central square of Birkhadem, Algeria.  Nine Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast.
4/13/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a supply truck on its way to a surveillance post in Beni Bouattab, Algeria.  One member of the Algerian militia was killed and one soldier was wounded by the sustained fire.
4/13/2005:  Affiliates of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a small road in Ramka, Algeria.  When Algerian forest rangers stopped in front of the pile of stones, the assailants, hiding on both sides of the road, fired into the vehicle with their automatic weapons.  In total, two rangers were killed and three were wounded.
4/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian civilians in a forest near Relizane, Algeria.  Two citizens were shot and killed and five others were wounded.
4/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a meteorology station in Stah, Algeria, targeting municipal guardsmen.  Three municipal guardsmen, including the chief of the unit, were killed in the blast.  Two hours later, the assailants detonated two bombs targeting reinforcements from the National Gendarmerie that had arrived at the scene.  Three National Gendarmes were wounded in the explosions.  It is unknown if either of the two bombings caused any property damages.
4/13/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol driving through Figuier, Algeria.  One gendarme was killed and two others were wounded.  One of the assailants were also killed in the ensuing firefight.  Moreover, two passing by vehicles were damaged by bullets.
4/13/2008:  A local council member and five members of his family were wounded in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq by a bomb in their car.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/13/2008:  Five people were injured in a grenade attack in the Shan State of Myanmar, after authorities accused ethnic insurgents of trying to disrupt Buddhist New Year celebrations.  Four men and one woman were hurt when a man, whom the paper claimed was a member of the Shan State Army (SSA) rebel group, tossed a bomb into a gathering early Sunday.  The perpetrator escaped.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/13/2008:  On Saturday, one civilian man and four other family members were wounded in an attack by alleged Al Qaeda gunmen on their home in the district of Baladruz southeast of Baaquba, Diyala, Iraq.  There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/13/2008:  On Saturday, two civilians were killed and three others wounded in a roadside improvised explosive device attack near the Ur neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, Masari Tolamae, a village defense volunteer, was gunned down on a motorcycle as he was on his way to guard a school in Raman, Yala, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, Satoba Yaror, a former village head, was ambushed as he was driving a car in Saba Yoi, Songkhla, Thailand. Yaror was shot dead by the suspects. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
4/13/2008: On Sunday, six people were killed and ten others were wounded after an unknown attacker threw a hand grenade into a cinema-house in Marka, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, suspected Al Shabaab militants killed four foreign teachers during an attack on the town of Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. A senior commander of the al Shabaab, Mukhtar Ali Robow, said the four victims were killed accidentally in crossfire.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, suspected Palestine Islamic Jihad members burned the car of the governor of Nablus in Balata, West Bank, Palestine. No casualties were reported.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, suspected Palestine Islamic Jihad members shot at the car carrying Jamal Al Muhsin, the governor of Nablus, when he was traveling to the Balata refugee camp in Balata, West Bank, Palestine. The governor was not hurt but one of his bodyguards was wounded.
4/13/2008: On Sunday, two armed men on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at people on the premises of the Ayub Stadium, injuring three people, in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a sewer leading from the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a substantial part of the sewer was destroyed.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the Science Building at California State University, Long Beach, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
4/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a stick of dynamite, kerosene, a cloth rag, matches, and a cigarette explosive device at the May Company Department Store in Los Angeles, California, United States.  The weapons were discovered and removed by security officials.
4/14/1971: Puerto Rican nationalists placed a bomb at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently dismantled.
4/14/1971: Two unknown perpetrators threw three Molotov cocktails at the Campus Police Headquarters of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States.  Only one of the three firebombs exploded causing little damage.
4/14/1986: Members of the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution bombed the student center at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but a bathroom was damaged.
4/14/1991: An unidentified male threw four Molotov cocktails at the Founder's Women's Health Center in Columbus, Ohio, United States.  The firebombs bounced off of the building's reinforced windows and caused around $1,000 in damages to a sidewalk outside of the facility.
4/14/1995: A homemade incendiary device ignited at the Oneonta Beef Inc. meat company in DeWitt, New York, a small suburb of Syracuse, in the United States.  The arson, which started at the garage nearby the building, caused about $6,000 in damage to the building.  The letters "ALF" and the slogans, "meat sucks" and "meat is murder," were spray-painted at the scene.  There were no casualties in the incident, which is related to a prior incident, just three days earlier, where the same building was targeted with an incendiary, but the device failed to ignite (41195).  Animal rights activists, specifically members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) who were also believed to be affiliated with the Animal Defense League were suspected to be responsible for the incident.
4/14/2000: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Fort Lauderdale Women's Clinic in Oakland Park, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $2,500 in damages.
4/14/2002: A bomb exploded at Dimapur, Nagaland state, India.  Two people were killed in the explosion and two more were injured.  One of those killed was a leader for National Socialist Council of Nagaland Isak-Muivah (NSCM[I-M]).  The explosive device was "foreign made".  No group claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
4/14/2008:  On Monday morning, an explosion killed five people and wounded six to nine others in downtown central Baghdad, Iraq.   Police say the bomb was placed under a parked car near Tayaran Square; the blast hit a passing minibus.  Although no security force personnel were hit, one source claims that they were the target of the attack.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, a car bomb exploded in Mosul's western district of Rabiaa; 12  Kurdish peshmerga militia fighters troops were killed and another five wounded. This was one of several car bomb attacks on the same day in Mosul, although it is unknown if the attacks are related.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, leaving no casualties or material damage. It went off near Baghdad's main coach station.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, an armed group assassinated an NGO official near the district of Al Wajihiya, Diyala, Iraq.  Abdul-Kareem Sabaa was killed while he was heading to the provincial council to attend an expanded meeting on civil society organizations.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, gunmen killed an Independent Electoral Commission worker in a drive-by shooting outside of his house east of Baquba, Diyala, Iraq.  There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, seventeen civilians were injured in an armed attack by suspected al-Qaeda militants in Balad city, Salah al-Din, Iraq.  A group of 20 to 30 gunmen attacked Tal al-Thahab village in Yatrhreb district in Balad.  Residents clashed with the gunmen, killing four of them, including a local leader.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/14/2008:  On Monday, three people died and thirty other funeral attendees were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an Iraqi soldier's funeral in Tal Afar, Ninawa, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/14/2008: On Monday, an adhesive explosive device was put under the car of the deputy chief of Fallujah city local council, Kassem Mashkor Al Essawi. The device exploded when Al Essawi was driving his pick-up truck with his wife on the Arba'een street in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Eight people, including Al Essawi and his wife, were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility.
4/14/2008: On Monday, at 0125, two windows were broken and flammable liquid poured inside a flat on Eglinton Street in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The flat was attacked again an hour later. No one was injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility. On Monday, at 0225, a flat at Eglinton Street was attacked with two petrol bombs after a previous arson an hour before. No one was injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
4/15/1970: Four Cuban refugees firebombed a building in Los Angeles, California, United States, occupied by pro-Castro sympathizers.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
4/15/1970: In a series of related attacks, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to a storage structure at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the school sustained $20,000 in damages.
4/15/1970: In a series of related attacks, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to the Board of Education administration building in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $75,000 in damages.
4/15/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed a Selective Service office in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the office was damaged.
4/15/1992: Unknown perpetrators fired shotgun blasts into an Internal Revenue Service office in Hayward, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a window was shattered and the building sustained around $1,000 in damages.  This incident took place on the same date as the filing deadline for taxes.
4/15/1995: Three logging trucks were set ablaze by explosions at the General Lumber Company in Aptos, California in the United States.  The extent of monetary property damage is unknown, but there were no casualties in the incident. Additionally, the type of explosive devices was unknown, and the same was true of the motives and perpetrator(s).
4/15/2002: A bomb exploded in Myawaddy, near the Thai-Burma Friendship Bridge, Kayin State, Myanmar.  The device was attached to a rickshaw that was transporting people.  At least four people were killed in the explosion and at least another 29 people were injured.  Authorities suspect that Karen National Union is responsible for the incident; however, they deny involvement.
4/15/2002: Suspected members of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked the Lokoro tribe in the village of Kor, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed 24 tribes members and injured another 15 members.  The villagers were attacked after they refused to comply with the SPLA "recruitment campaign".  The SPLA denied responsibility for the incident.
4/15/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling through Boudhar, Algeria.  One gendarme was wounded and it is unknown if their vehicle was damaged.
4/15/2008:  Four civilians were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the middle of a major market in Toz city, Salah ad Din, Iraq.  Several shops were destroyed.  No group claimed responsibility.
4/15/2008:  On Tuesday, a car bomb killed at least 42 people and wounded 80 others outside a courthouse in the central city of Baquba, Diyala, Iraq at approximately 1115.  U.S. military blames al Qaeda for the bombing, although there were no claims of responsibility.
4/15/2008:  On Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in the western city of Ramadi in Al Anbar province, Iraq.  Several of those killed were members of a local anti- Qaeda group, also known as the Awakening councils.  The U.S. military is blaming the attack on al Qaeda, although no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/15/2008:  On Tuesday, gunmen opened fire targeting Ali al Fadhli, a representative of the Shiite cleric Grand Ayat Allah Ali al Sistani, while he was passing through al Tayaran intersection in downtown Basra city, Al Basrah province, Iraq, around 1100.  Fadhli and one of his guards were  killed, and another guard was wounded.   No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/15/2008:  Thirteen people were killed and 20 others were injured when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle entered the Sahl al-Akhdar restaurant and detonated his explosive vest at 1230.  The restaurant is located in al Kin al Karama, northwest of Ramadi city in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Three off-duty policeman were killed, including two children, and the roof of the restaurant was destroyed.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/15/2008: On Tuesday, two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in a bomb explosion near al Alwiyah police station in Karrada neighborhood in downtown Baghdad, Iraq around 0700.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Argyle Building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Plaza III Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the blast blew a hole through the ceiling of the restaurant.
4/16/1970: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators bombed the Waltower Building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained extensive damages.
4/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed railroad tracks leading to the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the tracks were partially damaged.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
4/16/2001: Two people were killed when unidentified gunmen robbed their residence and then set it on fire in Jamur, Siah district, Indonesia.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/16/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members, parked in two vehicles on the side of National Highway 12, ambushed a police roadblock in Les Issers, Algeria.  One policeman was shot in the leg and one of the assailants was wounded as the Algerian security forces returned fire.
4/16/2007: Approximately ten armed members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) kidnapped and then shot dead Basudev Poudel, an instructor at the Primary Teachers Training Center, from Gangapur, Bara, Nepal. While the specific motive behind the kidnapping and killing is unknown, it is believed that Poudel was abducted in place of the Center's chief, who was apparently away at the time. JTMM-G claimed responsibility for the abduction and the murder in a phone call following the attack.
4/16/2008:  A Chevron oil facility in the Warri Northa area of the Niger Delta was attacked by militants.  Security forces were able to stave off the attack.  The militants had originally given Chevron a five hour period in which the company was to shut down the facility.  At the expiration of this five hours, when Chevron did not obey the commands, the militants attacked the facility.  Officials allege that there were rebel casualties, though there were no other injuries or deaths.  There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, although the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claims to have trained the militant group in tactics and techniques at a nearby training camp.
4/16/2008:  An improvised explosive device was detonated by unknown gunmen against the convoy of the Karbala governor, Akeel al-Khazali, on al-Haidariya district roads in Karba on Wednesday afternoon.  One of the vehicles received minor damage, although there were no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/16/2008:  On Wednesday, a bodyguard of the general director of the Kirkuk's agriculture department was wounded by a bomb blast in Tebba neighborhood in central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  An explosive charge exploded targeting the private vehicle of the general director of the city’s agriculture department, Engineer Mahdi Mubarak, wounding one of his bodyguards and damaging the car.  Mubarak was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/16/2008:  On Wednesday, two civilians were wounded when a roadside improvised explosive device went off near their private vehicle in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/16/2008:  On Wednesday, unknown militants fired mortar rounds at an elementary school on Palestine Street in Baghdad, Iraq.  Six civilians were injured in the attack.  No one claimed responsibility.
4/16/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in Maareb, Ma'rib, Yemen killing three policemen and wounding four civilians. A vehicle was totally destroyed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/16/2008: On Wednesday, Suppavit Mitchan, a manager of a shrimp farm, was killed and then beheaded by unknown individuals in Nong Chik, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
4/16/2009:  On Wednesday, at approximately 1345, a mortar shell hit Karrada neighborhood behind the Khaima (Tent) theater.  One civilian was killed and eight others were injured.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/17/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party ambushed a police paddy wagon carrying two police officers and four prisoners in Oakland, California, United States.  Both police officers were critically wounded.  In the ensuing car chase, the perpetrators threw fragmentation grenades at police vehicles causing major damage.  Two of the assailants were eventually captured.
4/17/1986: Members of Islamic Jihad kidnapped John McCarthy, a British television cameraman, while he was in Lebanon.  They released him on August 8, 1991, after being held captive for five years.  Officials believed that the kidnapping was in response to U.S. raids in Tripoli and Benghazi.  When McCarthy was released, he was given a letter for the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar.  The contents of the letter are unknown.
4/17/2000: A rocket or rocket-propelled grenade was launched at an apartment building in downtown Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Two Albanians in an apartment in the building were injured in the attack.  Two explosions were heard, but authorities state that the secondary explosion was a byproduct of the first explosion.  It is unclear who was the target of the attack and what was the motive of the attack.
4/17/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Mayor Reynaldo Davila Rincon, from his office in Chiscas, Boyaca Department, Colombia.  Specific motive is unknown; however, it is suspected that he will be forced to participate in an trial for allowing municipal elections to occur when FARC prohibited them.
4/17/2002: Rebels from Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD) attacked the Biniganyi displaced persons' camp in Kazirabageni Zone, Makama province, Burundi.  The assailants killed at least two of the Burundian war victims, injured at least seven more, and set fire to at least 45 homes.  Authorities believe that the Hutu rebels wanted to punish the war victims for not fighting alongside them.
4/17/2003: A bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in the town of Fortul, Arauca Department, Colombia.  The bicycle was being ridden by a 10-year old boy at the time that it exploded; he had been tricked by rebels into riding the bike towards the checkpoint.  The boy died in the explosion and three other civilians were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/17/2003: Sergei Yushenkov was a liberal Russian politician known for his democratic views in favor of free market economic reforms, and higher human rights standards in Russia. His assassination occurred following the registration of his political party, Liberal Russia, in the December 2003 parliamentary elections. Yushenkov was shot several times in the chest or in the back by assassin, Alexander Kulachinsky, while he was getting out of the car near his apartment building in Moscow. The MP's murder was organized by four members of the wing of the Liberal Russia party that split from the portion headed by Yushenkov, due to differences in political views. The men planned to remove Sergei Yushenkov from the head party post and get control of the party finances.
4/17/2007: 55 suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) stormed a police post in Chetnagar, Saptari, Nepal, injuring three policemen.  The police claim that six of the attackers were killed in the encounter. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
4/17/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated two homemade bombs targeting an Algerian military convoy in Bouchakour, Algeria.  The explosion missed the convoy, but one Algerian citizen was seriously wounded by the shrapnel.
4/17/2008:  A Katyusha rocket fell behind the Mansour Milia Hotel on the river bank in central Baghdad, Iraq at 1645.  One civilian was injured, and there was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/17/2008:  A mortar round landed in Palestine Street, eastern Baghdad, Iraq.  Seven civilians were wounded, which included two women.  No claims of responsibility were made.
4/17/2008:  On Thursday, a roadside bomb exploded on the industrial street 52, Karrada, in downtown Baghdad, Iraq at approximately 1000.  Two civilians were injured. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/17/2008:  On Thursday, a roadside bomb killed four neighborhood security guards and two civilians in northern Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/17/2008:  On Thursday, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of mourners in Bu Mohammad, Diyala, Iraq, killing at least 45 people at approximately 1100. The man detonated an explosives vest in a tent filled with mourners at a funeral.  The crowd had gathered to present their condolences over the deaths of two members of a local group fighting Al Qaeda who were killed two days previously.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack, and the specific number of wounded is unknown.
4/17/2008:  On Thursday, gunmen riding a motorbike opened random fire upon the stores in al-Rubaei Street, a shopping centre in east Baghdad, Iraq at 1030.  Three civilians were injured, and there were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/17/2008:  On Thursday, the Doura Local Council Member, Saad al-Nuaimi, was assassinated by gunmen at approximately 1700.  He was driving his car near a bridge intersection in Baghdad, Iraq when he was shot.  His son, Saifuddin, was with him, although was only wounded.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/17/2008: On Thursday, a villager, Prayuk Chunting, was gunned down as he rode a motorcycle in Nong Chik, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
4/17/2008: On Thursday, at 0600, an ETA bomb exploded in front of the Socialist Party office in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain. The attack left seven police officers wounded and notable damage to the building.
4/18/1972: The Jewish Defense League detonated a bomb in Bellflower, California, United States.  Two people were injured and the bomb caused an estimated $250,000 in damages to surrounding buildings.
4/18/2002: A bomb exploded in a private residence on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  The home belonged to an adviser to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.  No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Maoist rebels were involved.  The explosion occurred just days before the beginning of a five day strike called for by the rebels.
4/18/2002: A bomb exploded in a residential area of central Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  At least six people, including two police officers, were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Maoist rebels were responsible.  The explosion occurred just days before the beginning of a five day strike called for by the rebels.
4/18/2008:  A bomb planted in a civilian car in Binouk neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq killed one and injured two others.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/18/2008:  A mortar bomb killed one person on Friday in al-Nidhal street, central Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/18/2008:  A roadside bomb exploded at Ibrahim Al Salih village in Diyala province, Iraq, killing six farmers and injuring four others. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/18/2008:  A roadside bomb wounded two people in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/18/2008:  An improvised explosive device detonated and killed six civilians and wounded another four from al-Salam district of al-Khalis in Diyala, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/18/2008:  Four gunmen, who opened fire on a mayor of al-Ghadeer neighborhood in southern Karbala, Iraq were arrested.  The mayor survived the attack with no wounds.  The perpetrators names were not mentioned.
4/18/2008: On Friday, at 0200, a homemade explosive device planted under the gate of the home of the Mayor of Nazran, Beiala Ozdoyev, exploded at house No.24 on Islamskaya St. in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia. The explosion left a 1-3 meter crater in the asphalt surface. No one was injured and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/18/2008: On Friday, unidentified gunmen sprayed the convoy of a Aleh Al Hindi, a member of the General People's Congress, with automatic fire as it drove through Al Khaimah in Saada, Yemen. Al Hindi's son and three bodyguards were also killed while 10 other people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination but 15 people have been captured for their suspected involvement.
4/18/2008: On Friday, Wilbert Vivanco Farfan attempted to hijack Peruvian airline Aerocondor on the flight between Arequipa and Lima. Vivanco threatened the lives of passengers and crew if he was not allowed to speak with Peru's President Alan Garcia. The crew subdued him 15 minutes before the plane landed in Lima. No casualties were reported.
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at a restaurant that was constructed by African Americans in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties and the restaurant sustained around $2,000 in damages.
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at Hard Castle Realty, a real estate office that employed African Americans in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties and the office sustained $4,000 in damages.
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at the house of State Legislator David G. Sprague in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties and the house sustained $1,000 in damages.
4/19/1970: In a simultaneous bombing campaign, suspected White Racists detonated an explosive device at the Japanese Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties and the church sustained $2,000 in damages.
4/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in a corrections officer's car parked outside of the House of Detention in Queens, New York, United States, where ten Black Panthers members were held.  The bomb failed to explode and was discovered  after an unknown individual phoned the police stating "we're going to blow up the jail in a half hour.  Free the Panther 21."
4/19/1971: The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed responsibility for detonating two bombs in American owned businesses at the El Comandante Shopping Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The bombs caused extensive damage and three people were injured by flying glass.
4/19/1984: Curtis Beseda set fire to the Everett Feminist Women's Health Care Center in Everett, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $70,000 in damages.
4/19/2000:  Approximately 15 members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) raided Laxmipur village in North Tripura district, Tripura state, India.  The armed insurgents set fire to multiple homes, burning 19 of them; when the residents fled from the huts, the assailants opened fire on them.  Eight Bengali villagers were killed and one was injured.  The government states that the incident was intended to create tension and disrupt the upcoming elections, while the police suspect the incident was in retaliation for the killing of tribal youth.
4/19/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped at least six people near Rosas town in Cauca Department, Colombia.  The rebels set up a roadblock and stopped several vehicles, kidnapping Jesus Salazar, the mayor of Rosas, and at least five other people.  Specific motive is unknown; however, several days before the kidnapping, Salazar had led a march requesting that the rebels leave Rosas town alone.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
4/19/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hijacked a private helicopter and its four passengers after it departed from Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.  The helicopter was traveling from Canada to Bolivia and was carrying two Canadians, an Ecuadoran, and a French citizen.  The motive behind the incident is unknown, as is the outcome of the kidnapping.
4/19/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at the El Biar mosque in Algiers, Algeria.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
4/19/2003: Approximately 100 striking oil workers took hostage 267 other oil workers on four oil rigs in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.  The strike began relatively peacefully when five Nigerian workers were fired for theft; it escalated into a stand-off that did not end until May 3, 2003.  The strikers were demanding the reinstatement of fired workers and helicopter transportation to and from the rigs.  It is unclear whether their demands were met.  Of the hostages, 170 were Nigerian and 97 were foreign, including American, Canadian, and British.  There were no reports of physical injuries.
4/19/2003: Approximately 20 gunmen attacked Mucura Island, Colombia.  The assailants used speedboats to gain access to the island, where they kidnapped eight vacationers, including an eight-year-old boy and bodyguards of businessmen.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
4/19/2003: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) threw a bomb hidden inside a soccer ball outside of a private residence in Bolivar Department, Colombia.  Four family members were injured in the explosion.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the bomb was thrown into an area where police often pass.  No police officers were injured in the ensuing blast.
4/19/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres abducted three staff members of the Indreni Service Center, in Golbazaar, Siraha, Nepal. The JTMM-J Siraha district leader stated that the staff members were kidnapped because the center discriminated against the poor and dalits, and that the center had also failed to donate to JTMM-J. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown.
4/19/2008:  Four civilians were wounded when a vehicle rigged with explosives blew up in al-Khadraa neighborhood, in southern Kirkuk, Iraq by means of a remote control. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/19/2008:  On Saturday night, gunmen blew up the main power station in Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq causing a power cut off in the town and surrounding areas.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/19/2008:  On Saturday, one child was killed and three civilians wounded in a roadside attack that targeted a civilian car in al-Tahreer neighborhood in Baquba city, Diyala province, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/19/2008:  On Saturday, one civilian was killed and five others were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated in eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/19/2008:  On Saturday, two civilians were killed and 12 others injured when an improvised explosive device went off near a passenger bus in the Ain Shams area of eastern Mosul, Ninawa province, Iraq.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/19/2008:  On Sunday, three rockets hit the Sadr hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City, Iraq, causing no casualties.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/19/2008: On Saturday, the National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for launching a rocket-propelled grenade at an armored Israeli bulldozer in the Ash-Shajaiyeh of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine. No casualties were reported in the attack.
4/19/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy passing through Les Issers, Algeria.  Five Algerian soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
4/2/1970: Unknowns perpetrator placed a pipe bomb in a vestibule of Chase Manhattan Bank in the Bronx, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently dismantled by the police.
4/2/1971: Police Officers Leonard A. Christiansen and Paul C. Teel were ambushed while on duty in Riverside, California, United States.  The officers, responding to a fake burglary call, were shot and killed as they got out of their car.  Police believed that the attack was carried out by three Black militants.
4/2/2000:  Three suspected Maoists rebels threw three petrol bombs at a store in Kathmandu, Nepal.  No one was injured in the attack and the store suffered only minor damage.  The store owner, Arun Jalan, stated that he had been receiving demands for "donations" for several weeks before the attack.  One of the attackers was caught after fleeing the shop.
4/2/2007: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) attacked forward security post manned by Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen in Mechounech, Algeria.  Three soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.  Two municipal guardsmen were wounded as well.
4/2/2008: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted Bhrigunath Thakur, an independent candidate in the Constituent Assembly election. According to the JTMM-J district leader, Thakur was kidnapped because he did not comply with JTMM-J's demand that he withdraw from the election. Thakur was taken in Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
4/2/2008: On Wednesday, a convoy of four vehicles carrying a group of elders was hit by a roadside bomb in Shaur area of Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded. Gunmen opened fire on the elders when they exited the vehicles. The militants were unhappy with the efforts of the tribal elders to recover stolen official vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/2/2008: On Wednesday, armed men on motorcycles shot and killed two government security personnel in the Kalli Almo locality in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/2/2008: On Wednesday, unidentified assailants hurled a Molotov cocktail at the main door of the Qalqilyah court building in Qalqilyah, West Bank, Palestine. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Student Union at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained approximately $3,000,000 in damages.
4/20/1971: For the second time in six weeks, unknown perpetrators bombed a Bank of America branch in Berkeley, California, United States.  There were no casualties but windows were shattered at the bank and at a business across the street.
4/20/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Fresno Armed Forces Examining and Induction Center in Fresno, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the exterior of the building sustained minor damage.
4/20/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Selective Service office in Richfield, Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the office was damaged.
4/20/2006: Four armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated Boualem O., a member of the Algerian militia the Legitimate Defense Group, as he was walking towards his home in Mssestas, Algeria.
4/20/2008:  On Sunday, gunmen killed two contractors near al Rashad area west Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/20/2008:  On Thursday, members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed an attack on an Royal Dutch Shell PLC oil pipeline in the Rivers state of the Niger Delta.  MEND says it is fighting to force the government to give more oil industry revenue it controls to its region.  There were no casualties in the attack.
4/20/2008:  Seven civilians were wounded when a Katuysha rocket hit a house in Abo Desheer neighborhood south Baghdad, Iraq around 0800.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/20/2008:  Two civilians were killed and 14 others wounded when two mortar shells hit in the Kadhemiyah neighborhood north Baghdad, Iraq around 1700.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/20/2008: On Sunday, a bomb hidden in a rubbish bin in front of a state railway employee's home and near a market exploded in Yala, Yala, Thailand. The bomb, which was detonated by a mobile phone, injured two policemen, a four-year-old boy and 10 other villagers. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/20/2008: On Sunday, an explosion damaged an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline, causing six-foot-long ruptures in the pipeline, in Pir Koh, Baluchistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion and no casualties were reported.
4/20/2008: On Sunday, at 0325, a bomb went off outside a community center, Casa del Pueblo, in Elgoibar, Guipuzcoa, Spain. The blast caused damage to the building and to surrounding buildings but there were no casualties. An hour before the bombing a man from the ETA called to warn that a bomb would go off in the Basque town.
4/20/2008: On Sunday, Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist, Reverend M X Karunaratnam, was killed by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam blast in Kilinochchi, North Eastern, Sri Lanka. The device was detonated as the priest was returning from a service in Wanni.
4/20/2010: On Tassalast beach (near Tigzirt in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria), a bomb detonated just inside a check point, damaging the walls of the police outpost.  No one was killed or injured.
4/21/1970:  Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov Cocktails into a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles,  California, United States.  Another firebomb thrown into the facility did not explode.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $30,000 in damages.
4/21/1981: Four members of the Macheteros robbed a Wells Fargo armored truck in Santurce, Puerto Rico.  $348,000 was stolen.  The Macheteros released a communiqué stating that the stolen money would be used to "promote the development and organization of the revolution in Puerto Rico."
4/21/1981: Unknown perpetrators shot and wounded, Luis Fernandez-Caubi, an outspoken host of a radio program, as he stood outside of his home in Miami, Florida, United States.  Caubi was a critic of both the Fidel Castro regime and Cuban-exile politics.
4/21/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped several high profile figures during a peace march in Antioquia Department, Colombia.  Those kidnapped included Guillermo Gaviria, the provincial governor; Gilberto Echeverri, a former defence minister; and Carlos Yepes, a chaplain.  Four other prominent people were also kidnapped but were released shortly after.  On May 5, 2003, Gaviria and Echeverri were killed, along with eight captive soldiers, during an army-led rescue attempt.
4/21/2003: Suspected members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) abducted a school teacher, Ana Cecilia Duque, as she was walking to school in the vicinity of Cocorna town, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The rebels left a note with another teacher that had been walking with Duque.  The note was for Duque's father, Gabriel Villages; it accused him of collaborating with right-wing paramilitary forces.  It stated that he had two days to assassinate the paramilitary warlord Matute in return for the safe return of his daughter.  Duque's father refused to comply.  Ana Cecilia Duque was found on April 26, 2003; she had been shot in the back of the head.
4/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed national gendarmes setting up a roadblock on a road near Dar El Beïda, Algeria.  Three gendarmes were wounded in the attack.
4/21/2008:  On Monday afternoon, three members of an Iraqi television crew were shot and wounded after being deliberately targeted by gunmen carrying pistols and automatic weapons in the Zayouna district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq. Cameraman Hameed Hasim was hit in the stomach and mouth, and reporter Hassan al-Rikabi and driver Azim Habeeb were also wounded. The crew work for Beladi TV, which is owned by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2008:  On Monday, a member in the PUK party and three of his guards were injured in an improvised explosive device detonation that targeted their convoy in Tayaran intersection in downtown Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2008:  On Monday, at approximately 0800, three improvised explosive devices planted in three cars targeted employees of the Cabinet office. The first one was in Dora, Baghdad, Iraq,  and the targeted employee was driving his BMW when it exploded and he was injured.  There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2008:  On Monday, at approximately 0800, three improvised explosive devices planted in three cars targeted employees of the Cabinet office. The second bomb was planted in the Hyundai of an employee while he was driving with a passenger in Baghdad, Iraq.  The driver was injured in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2008:  On Monday, at approximately 0800, three improvised explosive devices planted in three cars targeted employees of the Cabinet office. The third attack targeted a female employee’s car at Alawi neighborhood. She was injured in the explosion.  There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/21/2008:  On Monday, two roadside bombs targeted two cars near the red crescent in the Mansour neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. No casualties were reported.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/21/2008: On Monday, at 1910, an unidentified explosive device equivalent to some 100 grams of TNT went off in Shevchenko Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine. The blast wounded two female students from the Taras Shevchenko National University, who were passing by at the moment of the explosion. The attack could have been a terrorist attack marking Adolf Hitler's birthday. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/21/2008: On Monday, gunmen opened fire on two paramilitary troops and a civilian returning from a market with indiscriminate fire, killing all three in Hub, Baluchistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/21/2008: On Monday, militants took eight militiamen hostage after the Frontier Corps troops foiled their attempt to kidnap two employees of the World Food Program in Landi Kotal, Punjab, Pakistan. A heavy exchange of fire between the two sides left two FC troops dead and five others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/21/2008: On Monday, unidentified assailants fired several gunshots at the building of Qalqilyah municipal council, penetrating the main entrance, in Qalqilyah, West Bank, Palestine. No casualties were reported but an uncertain amount of damage was done to the building.
4/21/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Beni Amrane, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The device had been triggered remotely and exploded as a soldier drove by.  The soldier was killed in the explosion and two university students that were in the area were injured.  Surrounding businesses and private residences were also damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
4/22/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators firebombed building T-9 at the University of California, Berkeley, United States.  There were no casualties but the upper floor of the building sustained extensive damages.
4/22/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators placed a firebomb in building T-7 at the University of California, Berkeley, United States.  The bomb was discovered before it ignited.
4/22/1970: Two women failed in their attempts to ignite a gasoline bomb at the University of Illinois' Police Station in Urbana, United States.
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a pipeline supplying brine to the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the salt-water pipeline was destroyed and the fire hydrants of Trona were dry for around eight hours.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Schmidt Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.  There were no casualties but the facility was damaged.  Federal government offices were located in the building.
4/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off two firebombs at Redlands University in California, United States.  A Molotov cocktail destroyed offices in the administrative building and a bottle filled with inflammable liquid caused minor damages to a bathroom in the Hall of Letters.  There were no casualties but the total damage was estimated at $40,000.
4/22/1980: Seven members of the May 19 Communist Order robbed a Purolator truck stationed outside of a European American Bank branch in Inwood, New York in the United States.  Three guards were temporarily held hostage and $529,000 was stolen. No casualties resulted from this incident.
4/22/1991: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Medical Care Center of Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States.  Two firefighters sustained injuries fighting the blaze and the abortion clinic was destroyed.
4/22/2002: Five masked gunmen pulled three men from their cars and began shooting them in downtown Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The assailants accused the victims of being Palestinian informers who helped Israel locate Marwan Barghouti, the Fatah leader.  The crowds that witnessed the attacks cheered the assailants on and attempted to block the ambulances.  One of the victims died and the other two were injured in the attack.  As the assailants fled, they claimed they were members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
4/22/2002: Gueti Mahamat, president of the African Democratic Party (PDA), was killed when his vehicle hit a landmine near the airport in Faya-Largeau, Borkou Department, Chad.  Although unexploded mines from previous conflicts are scattered throughout Chad, officials believe that the incident was intentional.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, several suspects were taken into custody.
4/22/2005:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that killed two Algerian citizens in Bir El Ater, Algeria.  It is unclear if the civilians were targeted for a specific reason or if they were attacked randomly.
4/22/2006: Five armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked the SNC-Lavalin company, a Canadian business, in Thenia, Algeria.  Two of the companies hired security guards were wounded in the incident.
4/22/2006: Three suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped an Algerian civilian from his vehicle in Si Mustapha, Algeria.  The assailants demanded 800 million centimes from the victim's parents in return for his release.  It is unknown if the ransom was ever paid or if the kidnapped victim was ever freed.
4/22/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) activists abducted two civilians, Shambhu Mahaseth and Ghuran Thakur, from their residences in Lahan, Siraha, Nepal. A JTMM-J spokesman said that the two were charged with spying and conspiring to muder the JTMM-J Siraha district leader. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown.
4/22/2008:  A device exploded at approximately 0300 in Forino, Macedonia targeting a member of the Democratic Union for Integration, Talat Xhaferi.  The police said the explosive device was hurled from an Audi car. The bomb went off in the yard of the house. The blast damaged two vehicles and several windows, though no one was injured.  Sources describe that the possible perpetrator are members of the Democratic Party of Albanians;  the two groups are opposing political parties.  The attacks may be in response to upcoming elections.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/22/2008:  At approximately 0430, the local office of the ruling Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, in the village of Orizare, Kumanovo, Macedonia was torched, accompanied with several gunshots fired into the air.  Police suspect that several perpetrators broke into the building and poured gasoline in the office, setting it ablaze.  During the incident, several shots were fired from automatic weapons; the police recovered 15 spent shell casings on site. There were no reported casualties, and there were no claims of responsibility.  The attack may be in response to upcoming elections, and may have been perpetrated by an opposing political party.
4/22/2008:  On Tuesday, a car bomb killed one man and wounded 10 others when it exploded near a provincial government building in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/22/2008: On Tuesday, unidentified militants ambushed the car of a Union Council Nazism's car, spraying it with bullets, killing UC Kabal Nazim Mohammad Hussein and his colleague Haji Ishaq and injuring three others in Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs in a Puerto Rican police station.  The perpetrators were targeting communication devices.  Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered at the International Telephone and Telegraph building in Puerto Rico.  Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three  bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered in a U.S. Naval Relay Power Station in Puerto Rico. Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
4/23/1970: In a series of four related incidents, the Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for placing bombs that were discovered in the offices of Motorola Inc. in Puerto Rico.  Cumulatively, fifty-one out of fifty-three bombs failed to explode with the remaining two bombs causing minor damage.
4/23/1971: A suspected member of the Weathermen bombed a Bank of America branch in Mill Valley, California, United States for the second time in a month.  There were no casualties but the night depositary box was damaged and a window was shattered.
4/23/1971: Suspected revolutionary leftists firebombed two delivery trucks parked outside of the main post office in Los Gatos, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the trucks were damaged.
4/23/1971: Unknown perpetrators shot two electrical transformers that provided power to Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the transformers were damaged.
4/23/2002: Ten uniformed members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up an illegal checkpoint on the Pan-American Highway on the  border between Boyaca and Cundinamarca Departments in Colombia.  The guerrillas burned a car and a bus and kidnapped Cesar Cabana, a former interior secretary.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
4/23/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed the vehicle of the mayor of Erraguene, Algeria, two KM from the city's town hall.  The mayor was killed and an Algerian soldier accompanying him was wounded.  The mayor's vehicle was also heavily damaged in the incident.
4/23/2008:  A suicide bomber blew himself up inside an exchange office in al Dawasa neighborhood in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  Two people were killed and six injured; the dead included an Iraqi army captain. This is one of two related attacks; as first responders arrived at the scene to aid with injured civilians, a vehicle borne explosives device targeted the ambulances and police who responded on scene. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/23/2008: On Tuesday, at 0230, the Chabad House synagogue at 2410 Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach, Florida was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the arson and there were no reported casualties.
4/23/2008: On Wednesday morning, southern separatists shot and killed a village headman, Roh-saman Nipor, while he was riding home on his motorcycle around the Kok Wua-Khao Din route in Khok Pho, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
4/23/2008: On Wednesday, a university professor, Safdar Kiyani, was gunned down as he returned to campus from his evening walk in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.  The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/23/2008: On Wednesday, militants shot and killed a shopkeeper in Miranshah, FATA, Pakistan for allegedly spying for US forces. A note left on his body said, "This man has met his fate because he was spying for the American and Afghan forces and giving them help. Whoever helps American forces will meet the same fate." No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/23/2008: On Wednesday, Mujahedeen-e-Islam militants kidnapped and killed Feroze Khan, a soldier, for allegedly spying for US forces across the border in Afghanistan. Khan's body was found outside Naurak village in North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A note found near the body said the man was a "US spy" and had been punished because he was spying on "mujahedin" activities in the area.
4/24/1970:  Unknown perpetrators threw firebombs into two separate wings of the Center for Advanced Studies of Behavioral Sciences Building at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States.  There were no casualties but there was an estimated $100,000 in damages not including lost research.
4/24/1970: Republic of China's Vice Premier, Chiang Ching-kuo was visiting the United States for a meeting of the Far East-America Council of Commerce and Industry. While entering Manhattan's Plaza Hotel for a luncheon, an Asian man ran towards Chiang, pointing a black automated pistol. New York Detective James Ziede, acting as Chiang's security, grabbed the  assailant's arm before he shot, deflecting the bullet aimed at Chiang towards the glass door and Chiang remained unharmed.  Peter Huang Wen-hsiung, a Taiwan-born Chinese, and his brother-in-law, Cheng Tzu-tsai, were the named assailants.
4/24/1970: Three members of the Black Panthers Party opened fire on a police vehicle parked in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.  Patrolman Donald Sager was killed and police officer Stanley Sierakowski was critically wounded but survived.  The perpetrators were under orders from the Black Panthers to kill police.
4/24/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Army and Air Force Recruiting Office located in an office building in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained extensive damages.
4/24/1971: There was a suspected bombing of the Army National Guard Armory in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained any damages.
4/24/2000:  A dozen members of the guerrilla group Karbi National Volunteer Force (KNVF) attacked sleeping laborers in Khoiphuta, Assam state, India.  The assailants killed five migrant workers and injured another dozen workers.  The KNVF is fighting for autonomy for the Karbi tribespeople and want non-Karbi settlers to leave the tribes' homeland of Assam.  Authorities believe that the assailants were making an example of the laborers who had failed to pay a fee demanded of them in the weeks before the attack.
4/24/2000: An explosive device detonated in the Balochistan Secretariat Ashraf Nasir's office in a series of bombings of provincial government buildings in Quetta, Pakistan.  Three employees were injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/24/2000: An explosive device detonated in the Commissioner Marjan Khan's office in a series of bombings of provincial government buildings in Quetta, Pakistan.  Two people were injured in the attack and the building gates were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/24/2000: An explosive device detonated in the provincial home secretary Shehryar Masood's office in a series of bombings of provincial government buildings in Quetta, Pakistan.  No one was injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/24/2002: Gunmen attacked the village of Debbah Taira in West Darfur state, Sudan.  The assailants torched the village and fired upon the villagers, killing at least eight villagers and wounding an unknown number before fleeing.  The assailants attacked and burned two more villages the same day.  No group claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
4/24/2002: Gunmen attacked the village of Um-Haraz al-Madrasah in West Darfur state, Sudan.  The assailants torched the village and fired upon the villagers, killing at least eight villagers and wounding an unknown number before fleeing.  The assailants attacked and burned two more villages the same day.  No group claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
4/24/2002: Gunmen attacked the village of Um-Haraz al-Umdah in West Darfur state, Sudan.  The assailants torched the village and fired upon the villagers, killing at least eight villagers and wounding an unknown number before fleeing.  The assailants attacked and burned two more villages the same day.  No group claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
4/24/2002: Maoist guerrillas blew up the country home of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Assigram, Mahakali Zone, Nepal.  Approximately 100 assailants raided the home, ordered the house staff to leave, then detonated explosives; no one was harmed.  The attack occurred on the second day of a five day strike ordered by the Maoists; the strike was in response to a state of emergency that was called for by the government several months previous.
4/24/2007: A suspected member of the Ezzane katibat faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed an Algerian citizen as he watched a soccer match at a café in Emir Abdelkader, Algeria.  The reasons behind why the victim was targeted are unknown.
4/24/2008:  A civilian was killed and six people, three policemen and three civilians, were wounded in a parked car bomb at approximately 1400 near Ghadeer bridge in Zayuan neighborhood, in Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/24/2008:  A roadside bomb was detonated in the morning targeting a civilian vehicle in al Arabi neighborhood in northern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  One civilian was killed and three more wounded in the attack.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/24/2008:  A roadside bomb, planted on the road near al-Shaab International Stadium in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, was detonated.  A security source said that the explosion resulted in wounding two people.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/24/2008:  An improvised explosive device exploded near al-Liqa Square in western Baghdad, Iraq.  Three people were wounded.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/24/2008:  Three civilians were killed and 15 others, including three Iraqi soldiers, were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated inside a supermarket in Mansour neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/24/2008: On Thursday, a bomb planted in front of a school was triggered by local insurgents in Joh I Rong, Narathiwat, Thailand. The bomb, weighing about five kilograms, was planted near railway tracks in front of a school and was triggered while a group of soldiers were patrolling outside. One soldier was injured during the explosion. No group claimed responsibility.
4/24/2008: On Thursday, at 0920, about 20 Muslim insurgents shot and killed five construction workers while they were entering a school in Yarang, Pattani, Thailand. The insurgents fired with M16 rifles and injured another worker. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/24/2008: On Thursday, Dr. Farrukh Aftab was kidnapped from Bannu, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Aftab was then shot dead by suspected militants for allegedly being anti-Islam and anti-jihad. His body was found in a rainwater drain on the main Miramshah-Razmak Road  in Dosli Tehsil, North Waziristan Agency, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/25/1970: Doughtry Long, a former associate dean of students at the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested for throwing two Molotov cocktails into the Office of Community Relations in the College Hall building at the Philadelphia, United States campus.  There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the building sustained damages.
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the East Lansing Savings & Loan in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the East Lansing State Bank in East Lansing, Michigan United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
4/25/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators bombed the First National Bank in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
4/25/1971: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into Bauer Hall at Claremont Men's College in Claremont, California, United States.  R.O.T.C. classes were taught in the building.  The firebomb caused only slight damage.
4/25/1971: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into Sumner Hall at Pomona College in Claremont, California, United States.  The firebomb caused only slight damage to the building.
4/25/1992: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Fargo Women's Health Organization in North Dakota, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $2,000 in damages.
4/25/1997: An improvised explosive device hidden under railway tracks detonated as a passenger train passed over it near Algiers, Algiers province, Algeria.  At least 21 people were killed and another 20 were injured in the explosion that destroyed two passenger cars.  No group claimed responsibility; however, officials blame Muslim rebels.  They believe the attack was intended to disrupt upcoming elections.
4/25/2000:  Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Zika Petrovic, the director of the state airline and an ally of President Slobodan Milosevic, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.  Petrovic had recently announced the privatization of the state airline.  Authorities are unclear on the motive behind the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility.
4/25/2000: Members of the Revolutionary Perspective detonated a small bomb at the home of the intelligence coordinator, Jacques Pitteloud, in Bern, Switzerland.  No one was injured, but the explosion caused minor damage to the building.  The assailants sent a letter to the police stating that the attack was in response to a Swiss Army exhibition opening in Basel the same week.  The attack was paired with another bombing that happened at the offices of the defense minister in Bern.
4/25/2000: Members of the Revolutionary Perspective detonated a small bomb at the offices of the defense minister in Bern, Switzerland.  No one was injured, but the explosion caused minor damage to the building.  The assailants sent a letter to the police stating that the attack was in response to a Swiss Army exhibition opening in Basel the same week.  The attack was paired with another bombing that happened at the home of the intelligence coordinator, Jacques Pitteloud, in Bern.
4/25/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a routine Municipal Gendarmerie patrol passing through Sfisfa, Algeria.  Two gendarmes were killed and five others were injured.  Following the blast, the assailants and the Algerian security forces engaged in a firefight that last several minutes.  One Islamic extremist was killed.
4/25/2003: Some time around April 25, Lendu gunmen massacred at least 60 Hema tribesmen in the Itura region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa).  The Hema tribesmen were fleeing to Uganda when they were killed.
4/25/2006: Two perpetrators, both affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade bombs near a water reservoir in Boudoukha, Algeria, that was frequented by patrols from the municipal guard.  The assailants were arrested by Algerian authorities and confessed to the location of the bombs.  The explosive devices were subsequently defused.
4/25/2007: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) killed a Ambika Upreti, a bank employee, in Lahan, Siraha, Nepal. There was no claim of responsibility, and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
4/25/2007: Two members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) shot and killed an Algerian militiaman in front of a market in Khemis El-Khechna, Algeria.
4/25/2008:  On Friday at approximately 2030, a bomb struck a pipeline carrying oil in the Jilawiya area of Baghdad, Iraq.  Eight oil guards were wounded in the resulting fire, and the flow of crude oil from the Latifiyah storage facility to refineries in southern Iraq was disrupted.  Pumping from Latifiyah was stopped due to the explosion.  The blast was expected to affect the production of the southern refineries, according to a Southern Oil Company official.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/25/2008:  On Friday, an improvised explosive device went off in al Raqeeb mosque in al Joulan neighborhood in northern Falluja, Al Anbar province, Iraq at approximately 1200.  Four people, including an intelligence officer, one of his bodyguards and two civilians were injured.  The bomb was placed under the rostrum of Preacher Sheikh Khaled Hamoud.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/25/2008: On Friday, at 0200, a bomb exploded at a FedEx building in San Diego, California and shattered the glass door of the building. Authorities found a second bomb in the parking lot and detonated it. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing and there were no reported casualties.
4/25/2008: On Friday, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants set off a bomb inside a Ceylon Transport Board public bus in Piliyandala in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. The blast killed 26 people and wounded over 70 others.
4/25/2008: On Friday, two soldiers, Sergeants Napoleon Jerasmeo and Huberto Corbita, were taken hostage at gunpoint by New People's Army militants at a rebel roadblock in Mabatas sub-village in Ulip Village of Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Philippines. The soldiers were released 12 days later at an unknown location.
4/26/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, suspected Black nationalists bombed a water cooling tower adjacent to the Baton Rouge Country Club in Louisiana, United States moments before the Louisiana State Capital Building was bombed.  There were no casualties but the tower was destroyed and the country club sustained slight damages.
4/26/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Selective Service Office, Local Board Number 51 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unclear whether the building was damaged.
4/26/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the President's office of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, United.  There were no casualties and it not known if the office was damaged in the incident.
4/26/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked a funeral in the Agoro mountain ranges, Eastern Equatoria state, Sudan.  The assailants forced approximately 60 mourners to cut up, cook, and eat the dead body they were burying.   The rebels then shot all of the mourners.  Authorities believe that the attack was in response to the locals' refusal to support the rebels.
4/26/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the Montesol plantation near the town of Turbo, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  Nine farm workers were shot and killed and another 18 were wounded in the attack.  The assailants carried a list of names; they forced workers who were named on the list to leave the plantation, then executed them.  Specific motive is unknown.
4/26/2004: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) attacked Algerian security forces guarding a barracks in Kerkera, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were killed and three others were wounded.
4/26/2008:  On Saturday, armed men opened fire on al-Wathiq Square in Baghdad, Iraq, wounding three traffic officers and two civilians.  The armed men in a black Toyota Corolla opened fire indiscriminately on the square at approximately 1030.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/26/2008: On Saturday, at 1040, a homemade bomb exploded on the bridge crossing the Aktash River in Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia. A policeman guarding the bridge noticed a suspicious wire, picked it up, and triggered the explosion. The officer was seriously wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Naaimia hamlet, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  The device detonated when a detachment of municipal guards were in the area; at least three guards were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the car of the chairman of a group supporting pro-environmental legislation in St. Charles, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was slightly damaged.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb on a street in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.  There was two injuries and twelve businesses were damaged at a total estimated cost of $20,000.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary device in the garage of Judge John McKinney in Ames, Iowa, United States.  The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed.  Judge John McKinney resided over multiple cases against Anti-War protesters.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed seven sticks of dynamite in the science building at California State University, Fullerton, United States.  The dynamite was discovered and subsequently removed.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in the basement of the Yale Law School Library in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties but around five hundred books were destroyed and the library sustained structural damage.
4/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the department of linguistics building at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $15,000 in damage.
4/27/1971: A bomb detonated in a men's restroom at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, United States. There were no casualties but the restroom was damaged. Two days after the bombing, Bruce Paul Lohmann, a student at the school, was arrested and admitted carrying out this attack as well as two other recent bombings at banks in the area.
4/27/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed Julien's Furniture Store in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the store was damaged.
4/27/1990: Unknown perpetrators sent a mail bomb to the Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.  The package was addressed to Reverend Pat Robertson who, at the time, had a television show on the station.  The device was detonated when William Scheepers, a security guard, opened the package in the mailroom of the complex.  Scheepers was wounded but survived his injuries.
4/27/2008:  A car bomb exploded in the Harthiya neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. No casualties were reported. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/27/2008:  A car bomb exploded in the Jamiya area, Baghdad, Iraq. No casualties were reported.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/27/2008:  On Sunday, a car bomb killed three people in the mostly Shiite neighborhood of Shaab in northern Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/27/2008:  On Sunday, a car bomb was detonated by remote control in the al-Qadisiyah residential neighborhood in eastern Samarra, Salah ad Din province, Iraq.  One woman was killed, and four people wounded.  There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, a gas pipeline was blown up in Dera Bugti, Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the bombing. No casualties were reported.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, a homemade bomb was found under the car of senior FSB official Mikahil Arbuzov in the city of Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. The bomb, equivalent to 200-300 grams of TNT, fell off the undercarriage of the VAZ-2115 car after being attached with a weak magnet. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militants claimed responsibility for firing at an Israeli bus at the Israeli Atara checkpoint in Bir Zeit, West Bank, Palestine. The group said the shooting was in retaliation for Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people. No casualties were reported.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militants claimed responsibility for opening fire at a car containing a number of Israeli rabbis near Emanuel, West Bank, Palestine. The group said in a statement that they used machine guns to fire on the car. No casualties were reported.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, Islamic insurgents took control of the town of Jowhar in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia.  This was the third time in the last five weeks that control of the town has changed hands, between the insurgents and Ethiopian troops. No casualties were reported.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, Islamic insurgents took control of the town of Qansah-Dheere in the Bay region.  This is the first time the rebels have taken control of this town.  The mayor of Qansah-Dheere fled to Baidoa before the insurgents arrived.  No one was killed during this incident.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, pro-Taliban militants abducted a police officer, accusing him of spying for security forces, and beheaded him the following day in South Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan. A note found near the body said he was involve din the killing of militant warlord Nek Mohammad in a suspected US missile strike. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/27/2008: On Sunday, Taliban militants publicly executed an alleged criminal involved in kidnappings for ransom, identified as Noor Hashim, in Mohmand, FATA, Pakistan. A masked man blindfolded and tied his hands behind his back before shooting him in the head with a Kalashnikov rifle.
4/27/2010: A roadside imprvised explosive device detonated in Ghefrane, Tebessa province, Algeria.  The device exploded in the vicinity of private security guards for the Enrico Mattei pipeline; four of the guards were seriously injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/28/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a Lincoln Heights Bank of America branch in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the bank was damaged.
4/28/1971: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb outside of the Bank of America branch at the Kaiser Center in Oakland, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $8,500 in damages.
4/28/2002: A Somali official from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was abducted in Mogadishu, Benadir region, Somalia. Professor Muhammad Ali Aborkor was on a bus traveling home when gunmen on the bus kidnapped him.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.
4/28/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated at a busy outdoor market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia province, Russia.  Seven people were killed in the explosion and 36 were injured; the death toll rose to nine in the day following the incident.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
4/28/2003: An unidentified assailant armed with a knife took nine people hostage on a city bus in Berlin, Berlin state, Germany.  The man released a family of five, including three children.  Police convinced him to surrender after less than an hour, releasing the remaining passengers.  No one was injured in the attack and motive is unknown.
4/28/2007: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) activists abducted Lal Bahadur Majhi, a Maoist cadre. The motive and the outcome of this attack are unknown.
4/28/2008:  On Monday at approximately 1415, a roadside bomb targeted a civilian car, a Toyota pickup, which was carrying technician employees of the power supply service on the highway of Nahdha neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Three of the employees were injured in the incident.  There were no claims of responsibility.
4/28/2008:  On Monday, a bomb made of plastic explosives exploded by a car owned by the Electricity Ministry on ad-Dallal Square in the Sunni al-A'zamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq.  One person was killed, and there were no claims of responsibility.
4/28/2008:  On Monday, unidentified armed men opened fire on Ali Ghazi, a leader in the Sadrist bloc, in al Tamima region in central Basra, Iraq.  Ghazi was killed, and his wife wounded.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/28/2008: On Monday, a time bomb, packed with ball bearings, was found in an abandoned parcel at Galgamuwa bus stand in Kurunagala district in North Western, Sri Lanka. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are suspected of planting the bomb, which was discovered ten minutes before it was supposed to be detonated.
4/28/2009:  Two improvised explosive devices detonated at a municipal guard surveillance post in Mizrana, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  Assailants opened fire on the post following the explosion.  Two guards were immediately killed and four were injured in the attack; one of the injured guards died following the incident.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
4/28/2009: While taking over several large bunds constructed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Sri Lankan Army was subjected to several LTTE attacks in Rektavaikkal, Sri Lanka.  One of these attacks involved driving an explosives-laden vehicle at the troops.  Upon spotting the vehicle, the troops opened fire, causing it to explode prematurely.  No troops were injured.
4/29/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed fourteen sticks of dynamite and a timing device outside of the Baton Rouge Country Club in Louisiana, United States.  The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed by an Army demolition team.  Four days before this incident, it is suspected that Black nationalists bombed the same country club.
4/29/1971: Christopher Brian Cowsar went to the Air Force Recruiting Station in Berkeley, California, United States and stabbed Air Force Sergeant Rogers S. Mobley to death.  During the incident Cowsar screamed, "he's sending people to Vietnam.  He's got to die."
4/29/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $1,600 in damages.
4/29/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a Safeway in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a hole was torn into the roof of the building.
4/29/1971: Suspected revolutionary leftists set fire to ten trucks belonging to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Los Gatos, California, United States.  All ten trucks were destroyed.
4/29/1983: In Puerto Rico, three suspected members of the Macheteros held the employees of Empresas Rojo, a Puerto Rican construction company, hostage in order to rob a Wells Fargo armored truck that was scheduled to arrive at the construction company.  However, the perpetrators abandoned their mission when they received information that the police were nearby.
4/29/2000: A Yugoslav-made hand grenade exploded in a discotheque in Hamburg, Germany.  Approximately 1500 people were in the disco at the time of the explosion, but only nine people were wounded; two were seriously wounded.  A week later, a man who had been identified by photographs was arrested in connection to the bombing.  There is speculation that the bombing may have been related to a battle over territory.
4/29/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired a homemade mortar at Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Ouled Ameur, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the blast.
4/29/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb in the village of Iguer-Guires, Algeria.  Three Algerian soldiers were wounded along with an Algerian citizen.  A house and bus shelter were damaged in the incident as well.
4/29/2008:  On Tuesday, the director of Sadiyah town, Samir al Sadi, was injured in an improvised explosive device blast that targeted his convoy while he was leaving the building of the directorate at approximately 1220 in downtown Sadiyah town, Diyala province, Iraq.  One of his guards was killed, and two other civilians injured.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
4/29/2008: On Tuesday, 300 heavily armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerillas seized the rice-producing village of Sangay in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.  At least 200 families fled the region in anticipation of their arrival. The guerillas pulled out of the village two days later. No casualties were reported.
4/29/2008: On Tuesday, gunmen on a motorcycle killed two Pakistani Military Intelligence officers in a drive by shooting in a bazaar in Khuzdar, Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army's spokesman Beebargh Baloch claimed responsibility for the assassination.
4/29/2008: On Tuesday, suspected militants killed a police constable, Mubarak Khan, at a check post in the Mangochar area of Kalat, Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army's spokesman Beebargh Baloch claimed responsibility for the assassination.
4/29/2008: On Tuesday, unidentified armed men kidnapped three government employees and commandeered their vehicle in Mohmand, FATA, Pakistan. Security forces have launched a search operation to trace the kidnapped officials. No one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and no casualties were reported.
4/3/1971: Dr. R. Wiley Brownlee, high school principle and promoter of racial coexistence was struck down and kidnapped by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.  Dr. Brownlee was released later in the night but not before he was tarred and feathered.
4/3/1971: Unknown perpetrators mistakenly threw two Molotov cocktails into an office next door to the Worth County Selective Service office in Sylvester, Georgia, United States.  There were no casualties but the firebomb caused $8,000 in damage.
4/3/2000:  Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) blew up two bridges located along the road between Bogota and Medellin, Colombia.  The attack was part of an "armed strike".  Antonio Garcia, the ELN's second-in-command, stated that ELN would continue similar activities unless a national convention was called in order to address the country's problems.
4/3/2000: Jean Leopold Dominique, director and owner of Radio Haiti Inter and special advisor to President Rene Preval, was shot and killed outside of the radio station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  He was shot several times in the head and chest and died later in the hospital.  A security guard, Jean-Claude Louissaint, was also shot and killed in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
4/3/2000: Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) set up a roadblock for two days along a highway that links northern Cesar with the Caribbean coast, in Colombia.  Calling it an "armed strike", the ELN then kidnapped 23 motorists and burned at least ten vehicles.  Antonio Garcia, the ELN's second-in-command, stated that ELN would continue similar activities unless a national convention was called in order to address the country's problems.
4/3/2002:  Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Cravo Norte, Arauca Department, Colombia.  Mayor Ernesto Espitia was in a taxi on the way to the airport when assailants abducted him.  No ransom demands were made.
4/3/2002:  Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Saravena, Arauca Department, Colombia.  Mayor Jose Trinidad Sierra, along with three councilmen, were abducted by armed assailants.  No ransom demands were made.
4/3/2002: Approximately 100 members of Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) attacked the town of Kakata, Margibi County, Liberia.  They succeeded in taking temporary control of the town until Liberian soldiers beat them back.  At least three civilians were killed in the attack and hundreds of residents fled.  Buildings and vehicles were burnt in the battle between rebels and troops.  The incident was part of LURD's campaign to oust President Charles Taylor; the town is a strategic stronghold.
4/3/2002: Suspected members of United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) kidnapped a union leader near Santa Barbara, Nariño Department, Colombia.  Paramilitaries set up an illegal checkpoint on the road between Santa Barbara and Monte Bello; they abducted Alfredo Zapata from a bus of cement factory employees.  His body was found on April 4, 2002.
4/3/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and stabbed a shepherd near Chlef, Algeria.  After killing the Algerian civilian, the assailants stole the victim's sheep.
4/3/2008:  On Thursday, attackers threw a bomb that wounded at least five people at a busy bus station in Birgunj, Narayani, Nepal.  No one claimed responsibility. The attack came ahead of a crucial election scheduled for April 10, and several groups in southern Nepal have tried to disrupt the planned vote.  After the bombing the attackers fled the bus terminal, and no arrests were made.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, at 0400, Islamic insurgents attacked a hotel where the Bay region governor Abdufatah Mohammad Ibrahim and other government officials were staying in Qasahdere, Bay, Somalia. Four people were killed, two of whom were policemen, and eight other guards were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, at 0900, two Moro Islamic Liberation Front members were killed and a Civilian Volunteer's Organization (CVO) member wounded when a MILF unit fired upon a Citizen's Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and CVO members in Dunguan village in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, Philippines.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, during the morning, an incendiary glass attack was signaled at a local gas station near a hotel where NATO officials were staying in Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, fighters for the Islamic Courts took control of the town of Buulo Burte, Hiiraan, Somalia. An unknown number of casualties resulted from the take over.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, three southern separatists gunned down Ahma Ali, a village headman, while he was driving his pick-up truck outside a local school in Saba Yoi, Songkhla, Thailand. Ali allegedly gave information to the government about separatist movements in the region. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
4/3/2008: On Thursday, unknown persons attached a bomb to a motorcycle parked near a railway crossing at the town of Dera Allah Yar, Baluchistan, Pakistan, to target Bangal Khan, a tribal elder. Khan was not among the seven people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/3/2008: On Wednesday, two people were killed when their donkey cart hit a landmine in Sohbatpur, Nasirabad, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Unidentified militants allegedly planted the landmine. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/3/2010: A military vehicle triggered a mine in northern Mali, near the border of Algeria, that had been planted by suspected Tuareg rebels.  Five soldiers were seriously injured in the explosion; they were evacuated to Algeria.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
4/3/2010: In the Bejaia region of Algeria, 7 soldiers were killed when their convoy was attacked by suspected militant Islamists.  The soldiers were escorting workers of a Turkish company working on electricity lines in the area.
4/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb near a police station in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
4/30/1971: Unknown perpetrators broke into the National Guard Armory in San Jose, California, United States and set fire to trucks stationed in the parking lot.  Three vehicles were destroyed, three vehicles were heavily damaged, and one trailer was slightly damaged.  Total losses were estimated at $20,000.
4/30/1971: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to bomb the Selective Service office in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States.
4/30/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb at the Martyrs Cemetery in Hameur El Ain, Algeria.  The device was scheduled to explode during the May Day workers' celebrations; however, the bomb detonated when workers were cleaning up the cemetery in preparation for the event.  Hadj Ali Abdelkader was killed and another Algerian civilian was wounded by the blast.
4/30/2004: Around five members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian farmers as they were tending to their fields in Draa Tmar, Algeria.
4/30/2004: Around five suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian civilians as they were working in a filed in Mongorno, Algeria.
4/4/1970: In a series of related attacks that failed, unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb at a busy intersection in the Bronx, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
4/4/1970: In a series of related attacks that failed, unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb at the Banco de Ponce in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
4/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at Rogers Field Stadium at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties, but the stadium sustained $700,000 in damages.
4/4/2003: A bomb exploded at a bus terminal in the town of Parang, Mindanao island, Philippines.  The mayor was at the bus terminal for a ceremonial visit at the time of the explosion; he was injured, as was at least eight others.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.  However, the mayor has put into effect stringent policies towards Muslim separatists.
4/4/2007:  JTMM-G detonated a bomb at the office of the Saptari district forrest office in Saptari, Nepal.
4/4/2008: On Friday, a commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Saludin, took hostage a woman, Creseciana Colot, and her 10-year old son, Ricson, in exchange for a rifle and a bolo in a remote village in Gotalac, Malian, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Saludin was reportedly shot but missed the victim’s husband who managed to escape about 1830. Saludin's group only released the hostages after learning of the arrival of the combined military and police forces in the area.
4/4/2008: On Friday, at 2300, a group of 25 Maoists militants abducted UML candidate Ashok Rai from Thoksila VDC in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Rai was abducted while he was sleeping and was released three hours later. Police arrested six Maoists for their involvement in the abduction.
4/4/2008: On Friday, police defused a remote-control bomb outside a McDonald's restaurant in Kadikoy district in Istanbul, Turkey. The home-made device contained a mobile telephone which had received several calls but failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
4/5/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators bombed a power line pole supplying electrical power to a pumping station in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the power line pole was destroyed.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
4/5/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly related, unknown perpetrators set fire to barracks owned by the American Potash and Chemical Company in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the barracks were damaged.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
4/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at the Young Women's Christian Association in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
4/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the office of the dean of students at Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the office sustained an estimated $50,000 in damages.  Student records were also destroyed.
4/5/1971: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators firebombed a bookstore that was owned by a member of the Puerto Rican Independence movement in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the building sustained heavy damage.
4/5/1971: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators firebombed a pharmacy and cafeteria that was owned by a member of the Puerto Rican Independence movement in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the property sustained more than $100,000 in damages.
4/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Bank of America branch in Ben Lomond, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages.
4/5/1972: The Jewish Defense League bombed a display stand advertising a Soviet art exhibit at Barnsdall Park in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a wooden pavilion adjacent to the display stand was demolished.
4/5/1988: Eight hijackers took control of a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet as it left Bangkok, Thailand, bound for Kuwait.  The hijackers rerouted the plane and its 112 passengers and crew to Mashad, Iran, then onto Cyprus, where two of the passengers were killed.  On April 13, 1998, the hijackers rerouted the plane again to Algiers.  The hijackers demanded the release of 17 convicted Arab bombers who were being held in Kuwaiti prisons.  Kuwait refused to meet the hijackers' demand; despite this, the hostages were released in Algiers on April 20, 1998.  Kuwaiti authorities and witnesses blame Hezbollah commander Emad Mughnieh for the attack.
4/5/2000: A bomb exploded outside of the District and Sessions Court complex in Hyderabad, Pakistan.  The bomb was  attached to a motorcycle parked outside of the complex.  Seven people were injured in the explosion and several vehicles were damaged.  The explosion happened right before the announcement of the verdict in Nawaz Sharif trial, who was accused of kidnapping, attempted murder, and highjacking.
4/5/2002: Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli motorists on the Bethlehem bypass road, also known as Tunnel Road, near Husan, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Dvora Friedman was killed in the attack and her husband was injured.  The assailants continued firing upon security forces and medical services when they arrived on the scene.  One reporter was injured in the gunfire.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/5/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, kidnapped two Algerian civilians in Laarta, Algeria.  The fate of the kidnapped civilians remains unknown.
4/5/2007: A live mortar and launching tube were found near the railway line between Lurgan and Moira in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The mortar was removed by bomb disposal experts, and did not detonate. Authorities suspect dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann (ONH) was responsible.
4/5/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two homemade bombs underneath railroad tracks in Lakhdaria, Algeria.  There were no casualties, but the tracks were damaged.
4/5/2008:  Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) militants abducted United Marxist Leninist (UML) candidate Chandra Bahadur Shahi from a remote Argha VDC of Mugu district, Bagmati, Nepal.  Armed Maoist militants abducted Shahi while he was on his way to Gamgadhi to attend a mass meeting. UML leader Shankar Pokhrel said that Maoists militants also fired at party militants and barred villagers from attending a mass meeting.  Some of the members were injured in the attack.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
4/5/2008:  On Friday, unknown gunmen shot and killed four off-duty oil pipeline guards in their car near Khanaqin near the Iranian border in Diyala province, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
4/5/2008: On Saturday, three persons, including a militant, were killed and 18 injured when armed miscreants bombed a convoy of local tribesman in Sadda area of Kurram, FATA, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/5/2008: On Saturday, three Somali gunmen attempted to kidnap a German United Nations worker in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. When the driver of the UN worker's vehicle refused to stop, the gunmen opened fire on the car. Neither the UN worker nor the Somali driver were injured during the chase. All three attackers were later arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted kidnapping.
4/5/2008: On Saturday, two suicide bombers functioned their devices prematurely killing only themselves in Bahawalnager, Punjab, Pakistan. Police then arrested eight alleged terrorists, including the groups leader Farooq Rajanpuri, and seized 45 kilograms of explosives. The alleged terrorists were targeting former religious affairs minister Ejaz-ul-Haq while he was campaigning.
4/5/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Djebel Sbaa, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and one other was wounded.
4/6/2000: Nine suspected paramilitary fighters dressed in camouflage attacked two burrios of Tibu, Colombia.  The gunmen dragged villagers from their home and executed them.  21 villagers were killed in the attack and five were seriously wounded.  It is believed that the villagers were killed because the assailants suspected them of collaborating with leftist guerrillas.
4/6/2002: Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) entered a village church and shot and killed the priest who was conducting Mass in La Argentina, Huila Department, Colombia.  Five assailants opened fire on Juan Ramon Nunez, killing him and one of his parishioners.  The motive behind the incident is unknown.
4/6/2008: On Sunday, a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militant blew himself up, killing 14 civilians, including the minister of highway and road development, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, and injuring 83 others in Weliweriaya northeast of Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. The suicide bomber blew himself up as the minister was flagging the start of a road marathon.
4/6/2008: On Sunday, a retired master sergeant of the Philippine Army, identified as Marciano Rimando, was killed by suspected New People's Army rebels near his house in Purok 1, Barangay Bacong in Ligao City, Albay, Philippines.
4/6/2008: On Sunday, Al Qaeda militants fired three rockets on villas housing US oil experts of the Yemen-owned Safer Oil Company in the Al-Hadda neighborhood in Sanaa, San'a, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack via the Internet.
4/6/2008: On Sunday, three Somali civilians were killed and six others wounded when an suspected Islamic insurgents detonated a bomb in the main street in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/6/2008: On Sunday, unidentified terrorists blew up six shops, including two selling CDs, in Khar, FATA, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/6/2009: Algerian military disarmed an improvised explosive device in Ouled Sidi Elmehdi, Lakhdaria province, Algeria.  The device had been placed in the vicinity of the railway line and officials believe it was targetting a passenger train traveling to Algiers.  No group claimed responsibility for the device.
4/7/2000: An unidentified gunman attempted to assassinate Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah while he was delivering a sermon at Al Hassanein mosque in Beirut, Lebanon.  The Muslim cleric was not injured in the attack.  One source stated that a Shiite man had been arrested in connection with the attack.
4/7/2002: A car bomb exploded in the busy entertainment district of Villavicencio, Meta department, Colombia.  A smaller device exploded first, drawing a crowd; it was followed by a powerful car bomb that damaged nearby buildings.  At least twelve people were killed and at least another 70 were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculate that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were involved.
4/7/2005: Five armed members of either the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) or the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 8 in Oued-Djemaa Algeria.  The assailants intercepted five vehicles and subsequently shot and killed thirteen Algerian civilians before lighting their cars on fire.  The perpetrators also kidnapped one other civilian and slit her throat hours later.
4/7/2007: Around 35 members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in a forest near Ben Allal, Algeria.  Nine Algerian soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.  Six of the assailants were killed during the ensuing gun battle which lasted several hours.
4/7/2007: Saptari District Education Officer Neemraj Joshi was kidnapped from Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal. The district coordinator for Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G), Shyam, claimed responsibility for the attack, demanding Nepali Rs. 5 million from Joshi's family as ransom. Shyam also stated that the abduction was meant to pressure the Nepali government into allowing only native Terai people to vote in the Constitutional Assembly elections in Terai areas. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
4/7/2008: On Monday, an electricity pylon was cut through with a propane torch in the 8100 block of Wilson Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The pylon did not fall over as the intention was. The wheel assembly of a nearby rail car was also cut. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but police suspect eco-terrorists.
4/7/2008: On Monday, an unidentified gunman riding pillion on a motorbike opened fire with a 9mm pistol on a 15-year-old, identified as Wae-hama Tuankama, in Narathiwat, Thailand. Tuankama was believed to have been singled out as an informant for the police in Joh I Rong and Sungai Padi districts. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
4/7/2008: On Monday, five suspected Nezavisimost-88 (Independence-88) skinheads attacked three Chinese nationals on Miklukho-Maklai Street in Moscow, Moscow, Russia. Two members of the group nicknamed Sokol and Vandal have been arrested for the attack. The victims were hit and stabbed while the skinheads shouted nationalist slogans at them.
4/7/2008: On Monday, suspected insurgents blew up four power relay lines and a mobile phone transmitter pole in Joh I Rong, Narathiwat, Thailand. Police found pieces of wristwatches at the scenes of the attacks and believe that they formed part of the trigger mechanisms on the bombs. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings and no casualties were reported.
4/7/2008: On Monday, the wheel assembly of a nearby rail car was cut with a propane torch in the 8100 block of Wilson Road in Kansas City, Missouri. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but police suspect eco-terrorists.
4/7/2009: A bomb exploded in El Biar, Algiers province, Algeria, wounding one soldier who was part of a search operation.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/7/2010: A merchant, B. Noureddine, was kidnapped outside of Beni Douala in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, at a fake roadblock.  It is unclear if a ransom was demanded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
4/8/1970: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front set fire to the administration building at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained over $100,000 in damages.
4/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the building of Anchor Savings & Loan in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.  There were no casualties but two windows were shattered.
4/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the car of a person working at a strike bound company in Baxter, Kansas, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.
4/8/1971: The Fresno County Courthouse was bombed in Fresno, California, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.  Authorities were unsure who committed the attack, but minutes after the explosion, police received a phone call stating that "there's a bomb at the Chicano Liberation Front."
4/8/2002: A bomb exploded in a sweets shop in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  At least two people were killed and at least 12 were injured; in addition, the back of the shop was destroyed in the explosion.  Authorities believe that Muslim militants are responsible for the incident.
4/8/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two Algerian civilians in Sbet, Algeria.  One of the victims was a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group (an Algerian militia organization).
4/8/2006: Over ten members of a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers on a search operation on a road between the villages of Iallalen and Ighil Elbir.  Following a one hour firefight, the assailants escaped back into the woods.  There were no casualties sustained by either side during the incident.
4/8/2007: Nine houses were evacuated while experts disarmed a viable bomb in the Primrose Park are of Sion Mills, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The bomb did not detonate, causing no damage or casualties. The dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann claimed responsibility for the attack, and authorities believe it is linked to a similar attack the following day in the same area.
4/8/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting Algerian soldiers returning to their barracks near Lakhdaria, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
4/8/2008: On Tuesday, suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels hijacked a jeep transporting fuel and kidnapped all its driver and six passengers in Kulasi village in Maimbung, Sulu, Philippines. No casualties were reported.
4/8/2009: A bomb exploded along the border between the towns of Lakhdaria and Guerroumi, Bouira province, Algeria.  One police officer, who was with a group patrolling the border area, was killed in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/8/2009: Suspected insurgents ambushed a vehicle carrying security personnel in Al Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the vehicle the secruity guards were traveling in; three guards were shot and killed.  The victims were employed by a Portuguese-Brazilian consortium that was constructing marina facilities in the area.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/9/0008: On Wednesday, a bus driver was shot and killed on the MA Jinnah Road, when armed men tried to set his vehicle on fire and he resisted in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/9/1970: Unknown assailants bombed a shovel crane belonging to the Waggoner Equipment Rental & Excavating Company in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties but the crane sustained an estimated $30,000 in damages.  The perpetrators were protesting outside companies that worked on construction projects in East St. Louis.
4/9/1985: A 16-year-old girl drove a car laden with 440 lbs. of explosives into an Israeli Defense Force convoy near the village of Jezzine in southern Lebanon, killing herself and two soldiers. The girl, Sana Mheidleh, was reportedly a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. She left a handwritten note that said "All my life I have been thinking of a revolutionary action. I have decided to fulfill my duty toward the south." A party official claimed that the suicide was Sana's own idea.
4/9/1989: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the All Women's Health Center in Ocala, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $50,000 in damages.
4/9/1989: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Women's Health Center in Ocala, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $60,000 in damages.
4/9/2000: Approximately 10 members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) raided the home of Dhananjoy Debbarma, a candidate for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in Belbari, Tripura, India.  The assailants kidnapped Debbarma's father.  This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2000: Arson was set to a luxury home under construction near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, causing significant damage.  There were no casualties in the incident, and the monetary extent of property damage is unknown.  The incident was claimed by the Coalition to Save the Preserves (CSP) in opposition of building and development in the preserved mountain area.  This incident was one in a series of 11 luxury home arsons in the Phoenix area between April 2000 and January 2001.  In June 2001, confessed eco-terrorist, Mark Warren Sands was indicted for eight of the arson incidents, pled guilty, and in 2002, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for torching seven luxury homes under construction.  In this particular incident, the victims were Mario and Melanie Lio, whose home was then rebuilt and burned again on October 20 of the same year (102000).
4/9/2000: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) kidnapped the daughter of Kunja Debbarma, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from Amteli-Golaghati constituency, Tripura, India.  This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2000: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) kidnapped the father of Rajendra Reang, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from Jampui constituency, Tripura, India.  This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2000: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) kidnapped the son-in-law of Lalit Debbarma, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from Takarjala constituency, Tripura, India. This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2000: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) raided the home of Mangal Debbarma, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from Pekuarjala-Janmejoynagar constituency, Tripura, India.  The assailants kidnapped Debbarma's wife and child.  This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2000: Six members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) raided the home of Manindra Reang, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from Birchandranagar-Kalsi constituency, Tripura, India. The assailants kidnapped Reang's wife.  This was one in a series of kidnappings of family members of candidates of the ruling Left Front who were contesting the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls.  The NLFT demanded that the candidates withdraw from the elections in return for the safety of their family members.
4/9/2002: A bomb-sniffing dog uncovered an explosive device in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  Experts safely defused the device.  Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the failed attempt.  This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of a bookstore in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder.  At least one person was injured in the attack.  Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident.  This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of a cellular phone store in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder.  At least one person was injured in the attack.  Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident. This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
4/9/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated outside of an apartment building in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The device consisted of explosives packed into a gas cylinder.  At least one person was injured in the attack.  Authorities blame the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the incident.  This was one of several bombs that were attributed to FARC that day.
4/9/2002: Muslim militants attacked a family near Gandoh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants came to the house of Noor Gujjar, whom they suspected of collaborating with security forces. Noor Gujjar was not home at the time of the incident; however, the assailants opened fire on Gujjar's Muslim family members.  Five people were killed and four more were injured.
4/9/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb in Djebel Messaoud, Algeria, that killed two Algerian civilians who, at the time, were grazing their livestock.
4/9/2007: A "viable" bomb was planted in the garden of a former member of the District Policing Partnership, Mary McCrae. Bomb disposal experts made the device safe before it detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspect it is linked to a similar attack the previous day, for which the dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann admitted responsibility.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb detonated by remote control exploded at a women's hairdressing salon in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine. The salon was completely destroyed and internet and telecommunications networks in the nearby press offices went down as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb exploded outside the offices of a Canadian oil firm, Nexen Petroleum, in the Haddah neighborhood in Sanaa, San'a, Yemen. The bombing caused minor damage to the wall of the building but there were no casualties. The bomb was tossed into a corner of a cinema adjacent to the building and a second bomb was found by the door of a nearby restaurant and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a bus was torched near Power House of North Karachi on M A Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a minibus was torched in People's Colony of North Karachi on M A Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a Shehzore truck and a Toyota Hi-roof van were burnt at Bund-5 within the Shah Faisal Colony police limits in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, a trailer was torched near Nagan Chowrangi on M A Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, at 0600, seven Yemeni policemen were wounded when a man hurled a hand grenade at a checkpoint in Habilayn, Lahij, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, at 0700, Shabaab fighters captured Jowhar town in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, at noon, a bomb exploded in a part of Somalilands parliament building. No one was wounded in the explosion but there was extensive damage to an office inside the building. Six people were arrested in connection with the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, miscreants, targeting the road from Jauhar More to Jauhar Chowrangi, torched a rickshaw, a Toyota Hi-ace van, and a Hyundai car in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, Palestinian militants fired mortars, rifles, and machine guns at the fuel depot at the Nahal Oz crossing in Gaza Strip, Palestine. The initial attack killed two civilians and wounded two more as well as resulted in the death of two of the attackers. The Palestine Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, peacekeepers from Burundi were the target of a roadside bomb in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The blast disabled their vehicle and wounded several soldiers and two Somali civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, the driver of Dost Coach and a tanker driver were shot dead and two were injured during the night outside of a hotel in Khudadad Colony of Brigade police station in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, the military wing of Somalia's Islamic group, the Al Shabaab Fighters, fired 11 missiles at the Mogadishu International airport, Aden-Adde, leaving an unknown number of people dead and injured.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, two cars were burnt at Saeed Manzil on M A Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: On Wednesday, two mini-buses were torched at the Jamia Cloth Market on M A Jinnah Road Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
4/9/2008: Ten perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked Chinese workers in Souk El Had, Algeria.  One member of the Algerian municipal guard was killed defending the workers.  Additionally, one of the assailants was wounded in the incident.
4/9/2009:  A bomb exploded in the vicinity of the town of Siouan, Skikda province, Algeria.  A group of soldiers were conducting a sweep of the area at the time the device exploded; one soldier was hurt in the incident.  No group claimed responsibility.
4/9/2009:  An improvised explosive device detonated at Ras Skoura, Tebessa province, Alegria.  A police-escorted convoy was passing by at the time of the explosion; one officer was killed and two civilians were wounded.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
4/9/2009: A roadside bomb exploded in the vicinity of Timezrit, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The device detonated as a convoy of police officers who were responsible for polling station security passed by.  One police officer was killed and another three were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/0/1970: Suspected Puerto Rican nationalists bombed a Burger King in Rio Piedras ,Puerto Rico.  The restaurant was damaged and one person was seriously injured by the explosion.  The Burger King was located across the street from the University of Puerto Rico, the site of many student demonstrations.
5/0/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at St. Ann's Church in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged.  This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Whites out of the Dorchester area.
5/00/1980: Rebecca Bergstrom was picked up by Joseph Paul Franklin while hitchhiking.  After she admitted to him that she had previously dated an African American, Franklin shot and killed her.  He discarded her body in Mill Bluff State Park near Tomah, Wisconsin, United States.  The body was not discovered until May 3, 1980.
5/1/1970: An organization calling itself Revolutionary Force 26 firebombed the Jos. Kuhn Company in Champaign, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the clothing store sustained only light damage.  The incident occurred after the shooting of Edgar Hoults, an African American, by a Champaign Police Officer.
5/1/1970: An organization calling itself Revolutionary Force 26 firebombed the Lincoln Square Mall in Champaign, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the mall sustained only light damage.  The incident occurred after the shooting of Edgar Hoults, an African American, by a Champaign Police Officer.
5/1/1970: Four unknown perpetrators firebombed a joint armed services recruiting booth in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties, but the recruiting booth sustained heavy damages.
5/1/1970: In a series of related incidents, Puerto Rican nationalists detonated one bomb at the Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, New York, United States.  One person was injured in the attack and the theater sustained light damages.
5/1/1970: In a series of related incidents, suspected Puerto Rican nationalists detonated two bombs at the Dale Theatre in the Bronx, New York, United States.  Ten people were injured in the attack and the theater sustained light damages.  A third bomb that did not detonate was eventually discovered.
5/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Ingalls Skating Rink at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.  There were two injuries and the entrance of the building was damaged.  The attack took place during a school dance after a large demonstration protesting the trial of the Black Panther Eight.
5/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb on the DePauw University campus in Greencastle, Indiana, United States.  The resulting fire damaged the R.O.T.C. office and university library.  There were no casualties.
5/1/1977: Unknown perpetrators set fire to the Vermont Women's Health Center in Burlington, Vermont, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in over $100,000 in damages.
5/1/1987: Unknown perpetrators bombed Almacen El Espanol in Hialeah, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the bomb caused slight structural damage to the building.  Almacen El Espanol was a business establishment that sent pharmaceutical supplies to Cuba.
5/1/1999: Ricky Lee McDonald ignited a fire at the Planned Parenthood of New Mexico clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
5/1/2000:  Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) shot and killed two Bengali settlers as they worked their fields in Chandrathakurpara village, India.  The incident incited a mob response.
5/1/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, used an explosive to break into a home of a family in Koutitene, Algeria.  The assailants proceeded to shoot or stab all of the individuals within the residence.  Five people were killed and one was wounded.
5/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of three civilians returning to their home in Sidi Abdurrahman, Algeria.  Additionally, the assailants took an Algerian woman hostage.  The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
5/1/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed two hunters in the woods of Oueldja, Algeria.  The assailants also stole the victim's weapons.
5/1/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and wounded two Algerian policemen patrolling Bougara Boulevard in Algiers, Algeria.
5/1/2006: Around twenty armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) stormed into the village of Ouled Aissa, Algeria, and surrounded a local café.  The assailants forced the café's customers to listen to a sermon before making them hand over large sums of money.
5/1/2007: Activists from Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted Krishna Mahato from his home in Bhawanipur, Siraha, Nepal. A JTMM-J spokesperson claimed responsibility for the abduction, but the motive and the outcome of the abduction are unknown.
5/1/2008: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of humanitarian workers in eastern Chad, near the Sudanese border.  The assailants killed Pascal Marlinge, a French citizen and aid worker from Save the Children.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
5/10/1990:  Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at a Louisiana Pacific sawmill in Cloverdale, California, United States.  The device exploded but only caused minor damage.  It is suspected that the perpetrators were not environmentalist, but were attempting to carry out a false flag operation so that the blame would be placed on Judi Bari and Northern California Earth First!.
5/10/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb as a train passed through Haouch Nahas, Algeria.  Three civilians were killed and twenty others were wounded.  Additionally, one train carriage was damaged by the blast.
5/10/2001: Six workers with the MEMISA-COPED humanitarian organization were kidnapped by five rebel members of the Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD) near Bukeye, in the province of Mukamba, Burundi, and taken into the neighboring country Tanzania.  The rebels also took the medicinal supplies the workers had with them.  The six workers were later released in Tanzania's Kayogoro region, relatively unharmed.
5/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) roadblock in Ighil Anane, Algeria.  One police man was killed during the fifteen minute assault and another was wounded.
5/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, kidnapped three Algerian civilians in the Trech area near Ouled Dakhil, Algeria.  The three young men were held in a wooded area for two days and beaten routinely before they managed to escape.
5/10/2010: In Jacksonville, Florida, United States a pipe bomb exploded at roughly 6:35 p.m. in a mosque during evening prayers.  Sixty people were inside the building praying, but no one was injured or killed.  There have been no claims of responsibility.
5/11/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front firebombed the Bank of America Woodland Hills branch in Los Angeles, California, United States.  The bomb smashed through a window but did not cause any damage to the interior of the building.
5/11/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, unknown perpetrators firebombed the Bank of America Chatworth branch in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the rear door of the building was damaged.
5/11/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed Army Reserve Jeeps stationed at the Sheridan Armory in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties but three Jeeps sustained a total of $1,500 in damages.  Nine other unexploded incendiary devices were discovered at the scene.
5/11/2005: Two Algerian soldiers were wounded by a bomb blast in Ouled Arbi, Algeria.  It is believed that the homemade bomb, which was buried underground, was planted by assailants affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
5/11/2006:  Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a mine that injured two Algerian soldiers carrying out a search operation in Oum Toub, Algeria.
5/11/2006: Armed perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed an Algerian militiaman in Gouffi, Algeria.  The 63-year-old victim would die from his gunshot wounds.
5/11/2006: Three armed assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Ouled Ali, Algeria, and forced Hamid Amrouche, a municipal guardsman, off a bus subsequently killing him.
5/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb underneath an Algerian military vehicle en route to the scene of the shooting of a municipal guardsman in Ouled Ali, Algeria.  Ali Gassa, an Algerian citizen, died in the bombing and one Algerian soldier was wounded.
5/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed a former member of the Algerian municipal guard in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.
5/11/2007: In a series of two attacks that might have been related, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb in an abandoned house targeting municipal guardsmen in Beni Mahboub, Algeria.  One member of the municipal guard was killed and two others were wounded.  Reports also suggest that another bomb at the scene might have been defused by Algerian security forces.
5/11/2007: In a series of two attacks that might have been related, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb which wounded a member of the Algerian municipal guard in Megtaa, Algeria.
5/11/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) is being held responsible for the abductions of driver Ram Kumar Yadav, engineer Murli Gopal Ranjit, and contractor Tek Bahadur Lama, also government workers from Siraha district. Yadav was released on or around September 12, 2007, while the condition of the other captives is unknown.
5/11/2007: Suspected members of JTMM-G abducted and killed Nabaraj Bista, an engineer employed at the District Technical Office in Siraha. Bista was abducted from Lahan, Siraha, Nepal. JTMM-G did not claim responsibility for the attack, and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
5/11/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered and control-detonated near Kadiria, Bouira province, Algeria.  The device had been rigged to detonate remotely.  No group claimed responsibility for the device and the specific target is unknown.
5/12/1970: A splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan claimed credit for blowing up a transmitter of the radio station KPFT in Houston, Texas, United States.  KPFT radio gave a platform for people with Communist views.  There were no casualties but the station was knocked of the air.
5/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a building housing two Selective Services offices in Detroit, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the Selective Service offices sustained $50,000 in damages.
5/12/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the car of Lloyd Early, the Superintendent of Palm Beach County.  The car was stationed in the parking lot of North Shore Junior-Senior High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.  The vehicle sustained minor damages. The Palm Beach County school district was the scene of intense racial conflict.
5/12/1984: Unknown perpetrators attached two Molotov cocktail devices to the outside of the Bours Birth and Surgery Center in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States.  The firebombs burnt themselves out and only caused $1,000 in damage.
5/12/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle carrying Algerian soldiers driving past Bouaydel, Algeria.  Two Algerian soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
5/12/2010: Around 20 suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) activists kidnapped Nepali Congressman Balkrishna Yadav from his residence in Sothayan, Siraha, Nepal. JTMM did not claim responsibility for the attack, but the local police superintendent named two members as being involved in the abduction. The motive behind the abduction is unknown.
5/13/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement (BAMM) firebombed the Allapattah Five and Ten Cent Store in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the store sustained any damages.
5/13/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers bombed the Des Moines Police Station in Iowa, United States.  Two people were injured and the attack caused an estimated $200,000 in damages.
5/13/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators threw three firebombs at the house of James Rudder, a White citizen of Oxford, North Carolina, United States.  Two of the firebombs failed to ignite and the third caused only minor damage to the roof of the house.  This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
5/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the supply building of the Utah National Guard in Salt Lake City, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained an estimated $9,000 in damages.
5/13/1986: Unknown perpetrators attempted to set a fire at the Northern Illinois Women's Center in Rockford, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the abortion clinic sustained any damages.
5/13/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a booby-trapped parcel bomb at a cinema in Blida, Algeria.  Six civilians were wounded by the blast.
5/13/2001: Fifteen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Agradou, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted and ransacked multiple vehicles before killing four Algerian civilians.  Using bombs and automatic weapons, the Islamic extremists killed seven members of the Algerian security forces responding to the incident.
5/13/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military patrol travelling through Lemkhizna, Algeria.  Two solders were killed and three others were wounded.  Additionally, their vehicle was damaged by the blast.  At the time, the soldiers were on their way to investigate the reported presence of terrorists in Chaaba Oum Daou.
5/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian in Bagas, Algeria.  The intended target of the assailants is unknown; however, one day earlier, Islamic extremists ambushed Algerian soldiers on a search operation at the exact same spot.
5/13/2010: A roadside bomb exploded in the town of Arib, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  Two civilians that were in the area collecting honey were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
5/13/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated on the eastern side of Lakhdaria city, Bouira province, Algeria.  The explosion occurred shortly after the motorcade for a key administrator passed by; however, no one was injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/13/2010: Two improvised explosive devices detonated near the Gendarmerie Nationale brigade in Baghlia, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  One device detonated before the other, injuring a police officer.  A few minutes later, a convoy of the National People's Army (ANP) arrived and the second device detonated.  A civilian was killed in the explosion, and at least another 15 others were injured.  Not long after the incident, one of the injured victims died from his injuries.  In addition, a private residence in the area was badly damaged in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/14/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators attempted to firebomb a tobacco warehouse in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. The firebomb failed but, as part of a diversionary tactic, an unoccupied house in another part of town was damaged by an incendiary device.  This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the statue was damaged.
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the National Guard Armory in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties and the damages are unknown.
5/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the Science Building at California State University, Long Beach, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed before detonating.
5/14/2001: At least 190 workers were kidnapped by at least 80 armed members of the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) in Villanueva, in the province of Casanare, Colombia, under suspicion of being spies.  The workers were taken off the buses they were traveling on towards their homes after leaving the farms they worked on.  All but twenty-six of the workers were released the following day, while the remaining hostages were released after two days of captivity.  All were uninjured.  The AUC claimed responsibility for the attack over the Caracol radio station.
5/14/2009:  A bomb was discovered and defused on the outskirts of Djenane Ezzitouna, Constantine province, Algeria.  The specific target and motive is unknown.
5/15/1970: Larry G. Ward, an African American, was shot and killed by police as he attempted to bomb the Hardcastle Realty office in Seattle, Washington, United States.  The real estate office was the target of a bombing a month earlier.
5/15/1972: Unknown perpetrators bombed a building housing the offices of M B Associates in Menlo Park, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the offices sustained $10,000 in damages.  M B Associates produced non-lethal weapons that were used by police to contain anti-war protesters at demonstrations in nearby Berkeley and San Francisco.
5/15/1972: Unknown perpetrators bombed two military troop-transport trucks stationed at the McDonald Army Reserve Center in Queens, New York, United States.  One of the trucks was destroyed and another was slightly damaged.  An unexploded pipe was discovered near the Army Reserve building and the gasoline tank caps were missing from for additional trucks parked at the facility.
5/15/1978: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail at the Vermont Women's Health Center in Burlington, Vermont, United States.  There were no casualties but the exterior of the abortion clinic was damaged.
5/15/2001: At least twenty-five foreigners working at a logging camp, including a United States citizen, a Kenyan citizen, and twenty-three individuals from Thailand, were kidnapped by armed members of the Mayi-Mayi organization in Mangina, Congo.  The Mayi-Mayi claimed responsibility for the attack over a Radio France Internationale broadcast, listing their demand as immediate removal of government troops from the Congo.
5/15/2007: Members from the Aibed-Errahmane katibat, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), bombed a gas main in Timidaouen, Algeria.  There were no casualties, but the gas main was damaged.
5/15/2009: Five members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted to attack 58th Division troops of the Sri Lankan Army near Vellamullivaikal, Sri Lanka.  The explosive-laden double-cab that the rebels were travelling in prematurely exploded, killing all five members of the LTTE but failing to cause any injury to troops.
5/16/1976: A group calling itself a secret anti-Castro Cuban army firebombed a Cuban social club in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The firebomb ignited but it is unknown if the club sustained any damages.
5/16/1976: In a series of two related attacks, the Jewish Militant group Save Our Israel Land firebombed a branch of the Bankers Trust Company in Queens, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the bank sustained minor damages.
5/16/1976: In a series of two related attacks, the Jewish Militant group Save Our Israel Land firebombed a branch of the First National City Bank in Queens, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the bank sustained minor damages.
5/16/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated in the public market in Midsayap, North Cotabato province, Philippines.  A gift-wrapped package was left in a store in the market; it exploded after a police officer tried to move it.  At least eight people were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
5/16/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a car on a road near Draa El Mizan.  The three occupants of the vehicle were shot and killed by the assailants.  Following the victims' deaths, their bodies were ignited on fire inside the Peugeot 205.
5/16/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members bombed a police roadblock in Constantine, Algeria, the day before legislative elections.  One policeman was killed by the blast.  One policeman and one Algerian civilian were wounded as well.
5/16/2008: Eight members of the El Arkam faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) intercepted a vehicle belonging to an Algerian civilian traveling through Thenia, Algeria.  The assailants attempted to take the civilian hostage, but he was able to flee.  The civilian's van was subsequently ignited on fire.
5/16/2009: A roadside improvised explosive device detonated in Ammal, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device exploded as two civilian vehicles were passing by; one civilian was killed and another two were injured.  Witnesses report that a convoy of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) had just passed by at the time the bomb exploded and was the likely target.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/17/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle driving near Saïda, Algeria.  Following the blast, the assailants machine-gunned those inside the vehicle.  In total, two Algerian civilians were killed, three others were wounded, and their vehicle was damaged.
5/17/2000: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detonated a bomb during a Buddhist festival in Batticaloa, Eastern province, Sri Lanka.  At least 17 people were killed, including three police officers, and another 75 people were injured.  Authorities believe that the LTTE attacked the festival in an attempt to shift security attention away from fighting in the north.
5/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a high-powered bomb in the middle of a busy market in Chlef, Algeria.  A civilian notified Algerian security forces of the location of the device and the homemade bomb was subsequently defused.
5/17/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attempted to assassinate the mayor of Harchoun at his home in Harchoun, Algeria.  The assailants fired bullets at his house and damaged a window but fled upon the arrival of Algerian security forces.
5/17/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated two homemade bombs targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers in the Babors region of Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and thirteen others were wounded.  Two vehicles were damaged as well.
5/17/2009: An improvised explosive device was discovered by a local resident in El Hodh Esseghir, Tebessa province, Algeria.  The device had been buried beside a trail in the town; security forces were able to safely extract it and control-detonate it.  Specific target and motive is unknown.
5/17/2010: Unidentified assailants kidnapped the owner of a manufacturing plant near Ait Zmenzer, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.   S. Ahmed was stopped by gunmen at a false roadblock; they took him to an unidentified location and left his car in Ait Zmenzer.  Ahmed escaped several hours later; he was unharmed.  The specific motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/18/2000: A bomb exploded in a bakeshop in Zamboanga City, on Mindanao island in the Philippines.  One person was killed and 14 others were injured in the attack.  The bakeshop was destroyed.   The bombing coincided with a similar bombing on neighboring Jolo island.  No group has claimed responsibility.
5/18/2000: Maulana Mohammad Yusuf Ludhianvi, a prominent religious scholar and well known author, was shot and killed in the central district of Karachi, Pakistan.  Four gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on him as he left a mosque. Abdul Rahman, his driver, was also killed in the attack and two other people were injured.  No group has claimed responsibility.
5/18/2000:Three grenades detonated in a busy fish market in Jolo city, on Jolo Island in the Philippines.  Three people were killed instantly and a fourth died at the hospital; more than 20 people were injured.  The bombing coincided with a similar bombing on neighboring Mindanao island.  No group has claimed responsibility.
5/18/2002: At least four unidentified gunmen abducted Reginaldo Panting, a former Honduran economy minister, near San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.  Panting was driving when the assailants pulled him over, forced him into one of their cars, and drove away with him.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
5/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of municipal guardsmen on the road leading to Beni Bouattab, Algeria.  One member of the municipal guard was shot and killed.  The assailants fled into the forest following a firefight with Algerian security forces that lasted several minutes.
5/18/2010: A van filled with explosives ran into a NATO convoy during rush hour in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistant.  The vehicle detonated, killing five American soldiers, one Canadian soldier, at least 12 Afghan civilians, and wounding at least 47 more.  The Taliban took responsibility during a phone call; however, it was later confirmed that the Haqqani network was behind the attack.
5/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Selective Service offices in Afton, Missouri, United States.    There were no casualties but the fire caused an estimated $1,600 in damages.
5/19/1971: Members of the Black Liberation Army shot and wounded two police officers, Thomas P. Curry and Nicholas J. Binetti, in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The officers were guarding the home of New York District Attorney Frank Hogan when they saw a car going the wrong way down a one-way street.  When the officers caught up with the vehicle six blocks away, the perpetrators fired shots into the police car.  The radio car was riddled with bullets and the windshield was shattered.
5/19/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front threw two Molotov cocktails at Valencia High School in Placentia, California, United States.  One firebomb crashed through a window of a secretarial office  and the other bounced off the building and ignited on the sidewalk.  There were no casualties but the incendiary devices caused an estimated $1,000 in damages.
5/19/1999: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a parcel bomb on a busy street near a cinema and café in Algiers, Algeria.  Seventeen people were wounded and the windows of surrounding buildings were shattered by the blast.
5/19/2002: Members of Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD) abducted Joseph Nduhirubusa, the bishop of Ruyigi, as he passed through Kibira forest near Ruyigi, Muranvya province, Burundi.  The bishop was abducted with his driver; his two bodyguards were killed during the abduction.  The FDD stated that the bishop was well and would be released as soon as it was safe to do so; they claimed he was not a hostage.
5/19/2003: Approximately ten members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attempted to kidnap 44 workers of the El Cerrejon mine in Guajira Department, Colombia.  The workers were in two buses traveling to the mine when the rebels stopped them, forced the workers into one bus and attempted to abduct them.  However, the arrival of troops and warplanes caused the assailants to abandon the hostages and flee.  Specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
5/19/2006: Mourad Marazka, a former member of the El Forkane faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), was assassinated by two armed assailants while he was praying at his home in Meghaicha, Algeria.  Marakaza had turned himself into Algerian authorities two years before the incident.
5/19/2010: An unknown number of assailants attacked Bagram Air Base at Bagram city, Parwan province, Afghanistan.  The assailants carried grenades, automatic weapons, and rockets, and four of the attackers wore suicide vests.  At least seven of the attackers were killed, as was an American contractor; reports indicate that five soldiers were wounded.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/19/2010: Suspected Al-Qa ida insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device in Si Mustapha, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The explosion occurred as a military convoy was driving past; two soldiers were killed in the incident.  18 people were injured, including three civilians that were traveling separately from the military convoy.
5/2/1987: Unknown perpetrators bombed Cubanacan in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the front door of the building was damaged.  Cubanacan was a business establishment that sent pharmaceutical supplies to Cuba.
5/2/2002: Muslim militants killed three people and kidnapped another near Sidi Abderrahmane, Chlef province, Algeria.  Assailants slit the throats of two men and one woman and abducted a second woman as they returned home from their fields.  No group claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
5/2/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Benacer Benaouda, an Algerian militia member, at his home in Sabonette, Algeria.  The assailants proceeded to stab to death his wife Lakhal Fatma and their children Rachid and Mohamed before setting their bodies on fire.
5/20/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement threw Molotov cocktails at Dorsey Junior High School in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the firebombs caused any damage to the school.
5/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators attempted to firebomb the Selective Service building in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States, but the five Molotov cocktails failed to ignite.
5/20/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a substation of the Florida Power Company in Quincy, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the main transformer was destroyed causing an estimated $600,000 in damages.
5/20/1972:  Members of the Jewish Resistance Movement, an organization affiliated with the Jewish Defense League, threw a pipe bomb into the office of the Long Island Association of Commerce and Industry in Jericho, New York, United States.  The device did not detonate.
5/20/1972: Two bombs, placed by suspected Puerto Rican nationalists, exploded at the hotel hosting the Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant in Dorado, Puerto Rico, United States.  There were no casualties, however, ten rooms were damaged.
5/20/1986: Marjorie Reed set fire to the building housing the Center for Choice in Toledo, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $200,000 in damages.
5/20/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at El Harrach railway station in Algiers, Algeria.  Two civilians were wounded by the blast.
5/20/2000: Saifullo Rakhimov, the chairman of state-run radio and television, was shot and killed near his home in Tajikistan.  Six gunmen dressed in camouflage blocked his car and then opened fire.  Rakhimov's driver was critically wounded in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility and authorities believe the attack was a "contracted terrorist act".
5/20/2000: Two bombs were found on Tiddim road, leading to the Imphal airport in Imphal, India.  It is believed that the bombs were intended for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his convoy; he was scheduled to land in Imphal the next day.  Some sources state that one of the bombs detonated before being discovered.  The Manipur People's Liberation Army (PLA) is believed responsible for the attack.
5/20/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a bomb on a bridge in Boulballout, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by Algerian citizens and destroyed by Algerian soldiers.
5/20/2007: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh  (JTMM-J) activists fired upon and detonated a bomb inside of the house belonging to Ram Baran Yadav, former Deputy General Secretary of Nepali Congress. The house, in Brahmapuri, Sarlahi, Nepal, was then seized by the activists. Though JTMM-J did not take credit for the attack, the group was identified by Yadav, who stated that the attack occured because he refused to take part in the group's "violent struggle."
5/20/2009: Islamic militants ambushed a convoy of gendarmes in the mountainous region south of Medea city, Medea province, Algeria.  The assailants detonated an explosive device in the vicinity of the convoy, then opened fire.  Five officers were killed and one was injured in the attack; the attackers also took weapons and uniforms from the victims.  Specific motive is unknown; however, sources indicate that the attack was designed to ease pressure on militants in the area, given that security forces have been increasing attempts to suppress militant activities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the residence of a foreman employed by the American Potash Plant in Trona, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the explosion caused major damage to the home and furnishings.  At the time, the American Potash Plant of Trona was the scene of a major workers strike.
5/21/1971: Two radical leftists failed in their attempts to firebomb the San Bruno Herald in San Bruno, California, United States.
5/21/1977: Members of the George Jackson Brigade robbed the Newport Hills state liquor store in Bellevue, Washington in the United States.  $1,300 was stolen.
5/21/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two bombs targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Oued Birane, Algeria.  One Algerian soldier was killed and five others were wounded.
5/21/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a municipal guardsman on duty near El-Ghicha, Algeria.
5/21/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in El Eulma, Setif province, Algeria.  The device was hidden in a box and placed on the hood of a vehicle in the commercial area of the city; when a passer-by tried to move it, the device exploded.  The passer-by was badly wounded in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/22/1970: Police Officer James Sackett is murdered by a sniper after he responded to a fake emergency call in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  Over thirty-five years after Sackett's death Ronald Reed and Larry Clark were convicted of the murder.  They were Black Panther wannabe's who wanted to kill a police officer.
5/22/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers bombed the Ames Police Headquarters located in the city hall of Ames, Iowa, United States.  Ten people were injured and an estimated $50,000 in damage was caused.
5/22/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) and Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) both claimed credit for a series of explosions in Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal. The explosions were meant to be a warning for Madhav Kumar Nepal, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist, who was visiting the area with colleagues. The General Secretary was unharmed, but two civilians were wounded in the explosion.
5/23/1972:  Eighteen members of Betar, an organization affiliated with the Jewish Defense League, broke into the office of the Long Island Association of Commerce and Industry in Jericho, New York, United States and smashed windows, fleeing before police arrived.
5/23/1977-6/11/1977:  A group of 4-6 South Moluccan gunmen seized control of an elementary school in the town of Bovensmilde in North Holland, Netherlands.  105 children and five teachers were taken hostage.  The attack was coordinated with a simultaneous attack on a train (GTD case 197705230004).  The South Moluccans demanded the release of 21 of their compatriots from Dutch jails.  On May 26th, four of the children were released because they were sick.  The next day the rest of the children were released because many of them appeared to be suffering from an illness similar to meningitis.  On June 11, government forces simultaneously stormed the school and the train.  No deaths were reported from the school.
5/23/1977-6/11/1977:  A group of 8-10 South Moluccan gunmen seized control of a train 10 miles north of the town of Bovensmilde in North Holland, Netherlands.  This attack was coordinated with another attack on an elementary school (GTD case 197705230005).  The South Moluccans demanded that 21 of their compatriots be released from Dutch prisons.  On May 25th, 3 of the hostages were released.  On May 26th, another hostage was released.  On June 5th, two pregnant women were released.  June 8th, a hostage was released when he had a minor heart attack.  Finally, on June 11th, government forces stormed both locations.  During the rescue operation 6 gunmen and two hostages were killed.
5/23/1990: Shari DiNicola set a fire at the Planned Parenthood of Syracuse in New York, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $570 in damages.
5/23/1995: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Great Financial Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.  The perpetrators left behind a fake bomb.  It is unknown exactly how much money was stolen because the money was attached to a dye pack used by the bank as a security device.  While the robbers were driving away, the dye pack exploded and only $2,400 was able to be salvaged.
5/23/2002: A bomb hidden in a car exploded at the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.  A local newspaper had received a call by Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) before the bomb exploded, warning that it was there and giving a description of the vehicle it was hidden in.  Police cleared the area before the explosion.  Two people were injured and several buildings were damaged in the incident.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the incident occurred just hours after Parliament agreed to move forward with outlawing the political party linked to ETA.
5/24/1990:  Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb underneath the front seat of a Subaru station wagon belonging to Judi Bari, a leader of the environmentalist group Northern California Earth First!.  The bomb detonated while Bari and fellow environmental activist Darryl Cherney were driving from Oakland to Santa Cruz, California, United States.  Bari and Cherney both sustained injuries and the car was damaged.
5/24/2000: Rwandan Hutu rebels raided the hamlet of Rumero, near Gisenyi town, Rwanda.  At least four people were killed in the attack.  The rebels fled to the Congo following the attack.
5/24/2003: A package containing a bomb exploded in a postal office of Valencia, Spain. Four postal workers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the bomb, but authorities speculate that anarchists or left-wing extremists may have been responsible.
5/24/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the murder of Tastriya Prajatantra Party member and former chariman of the Sarhaitha village development committee, Rajeshwar Yadav. JTMM-G claimed responsibility for the attack four days after it occurred, accusing Yadav of spying on the group. The attack occurred in Siraha district, Nepal.
5/25/1970: Unknown African American perpetrators firebombed the Chapman Lumber Company in Oxford, North Carolina, United States. There were no casualties but the business was destroyed.  This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
5/25/1982: Three members of the Grupo Estrella kidnapped Jorge Miranda Martinez, a recruiter for the Puerto Rican National Guard, in San German, Puerto Rico.  The Puerto Rican nationalist group was apparently trying to obtain weapons.  While held at gunpoint, the perpetrators beat Martinez and claimed that they would remove all Americans from Puerto Rico.  He was eventually released thirty minutes later.  It is unknown if any weapons were stolen.
5/25/1987: In a series of related attacks, the Guerrilla Forces for Liberation bombed the New York Department Store in Caguas, Puerto Rico.  Another bomb at the site failed to explode.  There were no casualties but the store was damaged.
5/25/2000: A bomb exploded in a post office in Vinkovci, in eastern Croatia.  Two people were killed and at least eight were injured in the explosion.  It is possible that the bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber who entered the post office shortly before the explosion.  There are also reports that the explosion came from the parcel department, pointing to the possibility of a parcel bomb.  The post office was damaged in the attack.
5/25/2000: Jineth Bedoya, a reporter for El Espectador, was abducted from Modelo National Prison in Bogota, Colombia, while trying to conduct an interview with an inmate.  Bedoya had been receiving threats from a group of inmates linked to right-wing paramilitary forces.  While trying to meet with one for an interview, she was abducted, bound and drugged, and driven to a city several hours away.  She was beaten, raped, and tortured by four male assailants who accused her of sympathizing with guerrillas.  The assailants told her that she and four other journalists were on a death list.  They released her later that same evening near the city of Villavicencio.
5/25/2002: Twelve men abducted Arnulfo Silva Cabrera, the mayor of Montanitas, and his driver, Camilo Hernan Rojas, near Montanitas, Caquetá Department, Colombia.  Their dead bodies were found in the area later the same day.  Silva had only recently become mayor and had since reported receiving threats from paramilitary groups.  Authorities suspect United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) are responsible for the incident.  Specific motive is unknown.
5/25/2002: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and wounded an Algerian police officer stationed outside of the transport ministry building in Algiers, Algeria.
5/25/2003: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the office of Dr. Michael Benjamin, a physician who performed abortions in Tamarac, Florida, United States.  The fire burnt itself out but still managed to cause smoke damage to the office.  Moreover, the perpetrators defaced parking spaces reserved for patients with red paint.
5/25/2009: Approximately 30 militants ambushed an army foot patrol in the vicinity of Mchounech town, Biskra province, Algeria.   The assailants opened fire on the patrol, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding another seven soldiers.  One of the attackers was also killed in the ambush.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/26/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown African American perpetrators firebombed Owen Warehouse Number Two in Oxford, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties but the tobacco warehouse was destroyed resulting in a net loss of $5,000,000.  This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
5/26/1970: In a series of related incidents, unknown African American perpetrators firebombed the Planter's Warehouse in Oxford, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties but the tobacco warehouse was destroyed resulting in a net loss of $5,000,000.  This incident took place during heightened racial tensions in Oxford.
5/26/1977: Five members of the May 19 Communist Order participated in a robbery of the House O'Weenies in the Bronx, New York, United States.  The robbery was successful; however, it is unknown how much money was stolen.  No casualties resulted from this incident.
5/26/1983: Joseph Grace threw a firebomb into the Hillcrest Clinic in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $250,000 in damages.
5/26/1988: The Organization Alliance of Cuban Intransigence detonated an Improvised Explosive Device at the house of Maria Christina Herrera in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the house sustained around $5,000 in damage.  Herrera was the executive director of the Institute of Cuban Studies.  This organization advocated for improving dialogue with the Fidel Castro regime and eventually restoring relations between United States and Cuba.
5/26/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed fourteen members of the same family in Ain Soltane, Algeria.
5/26/2007: Activists believed to belong to Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted tractor driver Bhagawan Chaundhary as well as an unidentified man. The victims were apparently defying the one-day bandh (strike) called for by JTMM-J.
5/26/2007: Activists believed to belong to Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) torched a tractor and abducted its driver, Ramsogarath Sah. The victim was apparently defying the one-day bandh (strike) called for by JTMM-J.
5/27/1970: In a series of two related incidents, unknown perpetrators burned a sacred Torah Scroll and ransacked the Chevra Shas synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the Torah scroll was destroyed.  This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Jews out of the Dorchester area.
5/27/1970: In a series of two related incidents, unknown perpetrators set two fires at Agudath Israel synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the synagogue sustained $10,000 in damages.  This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Jews out of the Dorchester area.
5/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed two pipe bombs in front of the Selective Service office in Los Angeles, California, United States.  One bomb exploded causing extensive damage to the exterior of the building.  The other bomb did not explode.  There were no casualties.
5/27/1972: Unknown perpetrators bombed two buildings at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the resulting fires caused only minor damage.
5/27/1990: Puerto Rican nationalists broke into the Puerto Rican Army National Guard compound in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and set fire to two trucks.  One of the trucks was destroyed and the other truck was heavily damaged.  There were no casualties.
5/27/2000: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Concord Feminist Women's Clinic in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $20,000 in damages.
5/27/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a military convoy travelling on RN 43 in Taboukar, Algeria.  One soldier was wounded and the blast shattered the window of the soldiers' Land Rover.
5/27/2003: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed an Algerian policeman in civilian clothing in Zemmouri, Algeria.  Following the shooting, the assailants stole the victim's weapon.
5/27/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two municipal guardsmen in Aïn Defla, Algeria.  At the time of the ambush, the municipal guardsman were returning to their detachment.
5/27/2007: Four armed members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) kidnapped Amjad Wahbah, the regional director of an Egyptian-Algerian company, and his Algerian driver in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  The driver was freed almost immediately and Wahbah was not released until September 6, 2007.  Following his release, Wahbah was treated at a local hospital before returning home to Egypt.  The circumstances behind the release are unclear and it is unknown if a ransom was ever paid.
5/28/1970: Hours after an anti-war demonstration, unknown perpetrators set fire to the registration building at California State University in Fullerton, United States.  The registration building was adjacent to a house used by students to protest the War in Vietnam.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $25,000 in damages.
5/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unoccupied lecture hall at Rockefeller University in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained minor damages.
5/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators connected a bomb consisting of TNT to the engine of a U.S. Department of Labor vehicle in Phoenix, Arizona, United States that transported people to a Government training program.  The bomb did not explode because it was believed to be wired incorrectly.
5/28/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in the parking lot of the Bedford Park Sherriff's Station in Bedford Park, Illinois, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed a half hour before it was supposed to detonate.
5/28/1984: The Vietnamese Organization to Exterminate Communists and Restore the Nation claimed responsibility for shooting Nguyen Van Luy and his wife Pham Thi Luu in front of their residence in San Francisco, California, United States.  Van Luy, a vocal defender of Vietnam's communist government, was wounded and Thi Luu was killed.
5/28/2002: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying two Jerusalem residents on the Ramallah bypass near Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Albert Maloul was shot and killed and his cousin, Herzl Maloul, was injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
5/28/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) slit the throat of a shepherd near Batna, Algeria.  Following his death, the assailants set the shepherd's body on fire.  It is unclear if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if he was attacked randomly.
5/28/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, attacked a Municipal Guard barracks in Khemis Miliana, Algeria.  Three Municipal Guardsmen were killed in the assault and two others were kidnapped.  Moreover, the assailants stole weapons from the Municipal Guardsmen.   The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
5/28/2010: A roadside bomb detonated in Mehaga village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  A local citizen stepped on the improvised explosive device hidden in a field; the civilian was badly injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/29/1970:  William F. Passmore a sailor on the Vietnam bound Navy Destroyer USS Richard B. Anderson sabotaged one of the engines of the ship by dropping nuts and bolts into the gears.  The ship returned to the United States and it took $231,000 to repair.
5/29/1970: The home of the deceased chief of the Oakland police force was bombed by unknown perpetrators in Oakland, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the house sustained any damages.
5/29/1971: Black militants fired into the Police Headquarters of Cairo, Illinois, United States, injuring a police officer.  Following the shooting, police officers noticed four men armed with guns across the street from the station.  The officers fired on the assailants initiating a shoot-out that lasted two hours.  Two additional policemen sustained bullet wounds while all four perpetrators eventually escaped.
5/29/1980: Joseph Paul Franklin shot and wounded civil rights activist and president of the National Urban League, Vernon E. Jordan in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States.  Vernon was in the company of a White woman at the time of the shooting.
5/29/1982: In a series of multiple attacks, Donald Benny Anderson and Mathew Moore, who claimed to be part of the Army of God, set fire to the Bread and Roses Clinic in Clearwater, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in $340,000 in damages.
5/29/1982: In a series of multiple attacks, Donald Benny Anderson and Mathew Moore, who claimed to be part of the Army of God, set fire to the St. Petersburg Women's Health Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in $122,000 in damages.
5/29/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a time bomb on a commuter train travelling near Haouch Tourab, Algeria.  Seven civilians were wounded by the blast.  Following the explosion, Algerian security forces engaged in a firefight with the assailants that last two hours before the Islamic extremists were able to flee.
5/29/2002: Four suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) massacred three nomadic families in Sendjas, Algeria.  The assailants shot and/or slit the throats of twenty three Algerian civilians and set fire to the bodies of at least three of the victims.  Additionally, the assailants took one hostage.  On May 31, the kidnapped victim was discovered dead with her throat slit.
5/29/2002: Three unidentified gunmen shot and wounded Zafar Iqbal, a reporter for the newspaper Kashmir Images, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants entered the newspaper offices demanding to speak to Iqbal; they gave him a letter to sign and then shot him.  The gunmen were agitated about an article concerning Indian soldiers helping a family; the article could be construed as pro-military.  Before fleeing, the attackers damaged equipment and windows.
5/29/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members shot and wounded a municipal guardsman and his brother in Boudoukhane, Algeria.
5/3/1988: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb through the glass front door of the Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the door of the facility was destroyed.  The museum planned to open an exhibit featuring the works of a Cuban artist.
5/3/1997: James Cleaver and Jack Dowell were convicted of setting a fire in the Internal Revenue Service Office located on the third floor of the Bell Tower Office Building in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.  Ronald Sherman pled guilty to driving the getaway car.  Cleaver and Dowell dropped five gallons of gasoline onto the floor of the office and, before fleeing, placed a timing device that ignited the fire ten minutes later.  The office building was gutted causing $2.5 million dollars in damages and a firefighter was injured fighting the blaze.
5/3/2000:  Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) took 70 civilian hostages near the port of General Santos, in the southern Philippines.  They blocked a highway linking Cotabato with General Santos, flagged down a bus, and took the 70 passengers hostage.  A day later, they were still being held hostage.
5/3/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Mayor Jorge Ivan Cardona from his office in Argelia, Antioquia, Colombia.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
5/3/2003:   Ethnic Lendu militias raided the home of Chief Kahwa, a leader of the rival ethnic Hema tribe in Bunia, Ituri Interim Administration, Congo (Kinshasa).  In the fighting that ensued, five civilians were killed.
5/3/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting members of the Algerian security forces returning from a search operation in a wooded area near Derrag, Algeria.  One municipal guardsman was killed and a captain in the Algerian military was wounded.
5/3/2008: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres shot dead Mukhtiyar Darjee, a Maoist cadre, in Betahani, Banke, Nepal. According to Darjee's nephew, JTMM-J activists had previously threatened to kill the entire family if they did not stop being Maoist members. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
5/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted three bombs - constructed to be remotely detonated by a cell phone - on a road near Aghrib, Algeria.  The explosive devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.  The intended target of the assailants is unknown.
5/3/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie convoy travelling though Beni Arous, Algeria.  There were no casualties but the gendarmes' vehicle was damaged.  The assailants detonated a second bomb nearby that targeted Algerian soldiers responding to the first blast.  Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.
5/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a fifty-foot office trailer located at a construction site of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The trailer sustained only minor damages, however, $3,000 worth of blueprints were destroyed.  There were no casualties.
5/30/1989: Two members of the Evan Mecham Eco-Terrorist International Conspiracy group, Mark Leslie Davis and Marc Andre Baker, were arrested as they attempted to cut through a metal support tower which held electric lines delivering electricity to the Harcuvar Substation near Wenden, Arizona in the United States.  The two were trying to cut down the power line using a propane torch, similar to their previous incidents of terrorism in 1987 and 1988 at the Flagstaff, Arizona ski lifts and the power lines at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.  The power pole was owned by the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Harcuvar Substation owned by the Central Arizona Project (CAP), which was the main source of water supply for Arizona.  The perpetrators were arrested as they were at the location, about to carry out the attack, and thus, authorities believe much potential damage to the substation was prevented.
5/30/2000:  A bomb exploded in the lobby of the Champa Hotel in Pakse, southern Laos.  Approximately ten people were injured in the explosion, but there are no reports of casualties.  There is increasing speculation that the bombing, which is just one in a series of bombings, is an attempt by dissatisfied government employees to discredit the current leadership.
5/30/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambush a convoy of combined security forces on the road linking Theniet El-Abed to El-Nawader, Algeria.  One soldiers and two security guards were killed.  Eleven other members of the Algerian security forces were wounded.
5/30/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting an Army convoy on a search operation in H'doura, Algeria.  Two Algerian Soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.  It is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
5/30/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb near a heavily trafficked railway station in Boumerdès, Algeria.  Four people were wounded by shrapnel including two policemen.  Following the blast, Algerian police discovered a bogus bomb near the station that was planted to lure Algerian security forces to another homemade bomb left at the scene.  However, the real bomb was located and subsequently defused by two policemen.
5/30/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb which targeted a municipal guard patrol on a search operation in Guabel Boudjlal, Algeria.  One municipal guardsman (identified by the initials G. N.) was injured.  It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
5/31/2000: Goran Zugic, security adviser of President Milo Djukanovic, was shot and killed outside his home in Podgorica, Montenegro.  A by-stander said that he heard automatic gunfire before finding Zugic dead on the lawn of his apartment building.  President Djukanovic is in conflict with the Yugoslavian President, Slobodan Milosevic.  The killing occurred just a week before local elections; sources speculate that the attack was intended to destabilize the political process.
5/31/2002: A bomb exploded outside of the palace of the governor of Kandahar, Gul Agha, in Kandahar city, Afghanistan.  One person was injured in the explosion and the area suffered minor damage.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown; however, authorities suspect the attack was intended to disrupt the selection of provincial delegates for the national grand council.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped a lawyer, Gerardo Alberto Pelaez Montoya, in Abejorral, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped three men in La Union, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped two merchants on the Medellin-Bogota highway, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/31/2002: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) stopped several vehicles and abducted four people in Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
5/31/2005: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed a farmer (identified by the initials A. M.) in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria.  It is unknown why the farmer was targeted; however, three years earlier, he was convicted by the Algerian government for supporting terrorism.  The assailants, believed to be part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted an explosive device under a path as they escaped.  The bomb detonated, but did not injure any of the Algerian security forces in pursuit.
5/31/2008: Five members of El Houra katibat, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), ambushed a military convoy in Sidi Mansour, Algeria.  The assailants detonated a bomb before immediately fired into the convoy.  One soldier was killed and one other was wounded.
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a plastic explosive at the R.O.T.C. office at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States.  There were no casualties and it unknown whether the office sustained any damages.
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a barbershop owned by a non-union member in Jennings, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties but the shop was damaged.
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails into the motor vehicle compound of the Missouri National Guard in Maryville, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the compound sustained damages.
5/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed bricks into the window of the Selective Service office in Norman, Oklahoma, United States.  The building was subsequently firebombed.  There were no casualties but it the building was damaged.
5/4/1971: Two radical leftists failed in their attempts to firebomb a Bank of America branch in San Bruno, California, United States.
5/4/1971: Unknown perpetrators attempted to firebomb an Air Force Recruiting Station in Chico, California, United States.  However, the bomb fizzled out before it was able to ignite.
5/4/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the transmission towers of the KMAK radio station in Fresno, California, United States.  A junction box was damaged and the station was temporarily knocked off the air.
5/4/1995: Unknown perpetrators detonated a pipe bomb inside the mailbox belonging to the medical director of the Planned Parenthood of Stark County in Canton, Ohio, United States.  The mailbox, located across the street from the medical director's house, was destroyed and a window at her residence was shattered.
5/4/2002: Approximately 100 members from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of Rovira, Tolima Department, Colombia.  The assailants detonated explosive devices at the police station, a bank, and various other public buildings and private homes.  They also planted mines on access roads leading into Rovira.  A soldier and a police officer were killed in the attack and two civilians were wounded.
5/4/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Draa Semmar, Algeria.  The assailants fired into two vehicles and killed two Algerian civilians.  Three other civilians were wounded in the attack.
5/4/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated when an elderly woman stepped on it in the vicinity of Yakouren village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The woman was badly injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/5/1970: Joe Schock, an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam, threw a gasoline firebomb into the National Guard Armory in Lewiston, Idaho, United States.  There were no casualties but twenty-nine military vehicles were destroyed, causing an estimated loss of $250,000.
5/5/1970: Members of the Black Afro Militant Movement (BAMM) bombed the Computer Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained damages.
5/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Sears, Roebuck & Company Department Store in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  Two women were injured in the blast and it is unknown if the store was damaged.
5/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators tossed a firebomb through the window of a Federal Office Building in Orlando, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but an office in the Social Security Department was heavily damaged.
5/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Selective Service office that was located in a Federal building in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.  There were no casualties and it is not known if the building sustained any damages.
5/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb on a street in the vicinity the campus of the University of California, Riverside, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
5/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb at the American Opinion Bookstore in Chico, California, United States.  The firebomb failed to break through the window of the store but scorched the outside wall of the building.
5/5/1971: Unknown perpetrators threw three firebombs into the Old Main building at Arizona State University in Tempe, United States.  The fires were extinguished before any damage was inflicted on the building.
5/5/1999: Ghulam Hassan Bhat, a leader of the National Conference party, was shot and killed outside of his home in Tral town of south Kashmir, India.   Men disguised as army personnel called Bhat out of his house and fired upon him once he was outside.  Bhat was killed instantly; his son and a servant were injured.  The police believe that Hizbul Mujahideen is responsible for the attack.
5/5/2005: Two men on motorcycles fired at police stationed at a checkpoint on Highway 4 in Oued Fodda, Algeria.  A bystander was shot and injured during the incident, but the policemen were unscathed.  It is believed that the assailents were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
5/5/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the village of Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  Three people were injured, including two government-sponsored militia members and one civilian.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/6/1970: Two White males were arrested while they were attempting to firebomb vehicles at the San Pedro National Guard Armory in San Pedro, California, United States.  No firebombs were succesfully ignited.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated two bombs, probably consisting of dynamite, at the Longview National Guard Armory in Longview, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the explosion caused any damage.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Selective Service Office in Oakland, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $200 in damages.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a sacred Torah Scroll at Chevra Shas synagogue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the scroll was destroyed.  This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Jews out of the Dorchester area.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at a Federal Government Building in Portland, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1000 in damages.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off an incendiary device at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown whether the resulting fire caused any damages.
5/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb through the glass door of Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States.  There were no casualties but the entryway and ceiling were damaged.
5/6/1971: An explosive device detonated within the vicinity of Military Trucks at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne, Nevada, United States.  Private Charles Henderson was killed and Lance Corporal Charles Bauer was injured.
5/6/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a Standard Oil refinery in East Los Angeles, California, United States.  Standard Oil was the target of anti-war demonstrators later that day.  There were no casualties but the attack caused an estimated $5,000 in damages.
5/6/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unmanned Pacific Gas & Electric Company substation in the vicinity of San Jose, California, United States.  A power generator was knocked out and electric service was temporarily stopped to Los Altos, Lost Gatos, Davenport, and Big Basin.
5/6/1971: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Military Recruiting Center in Burlingame, California, United States.  It is unknown if the recruiting center sustained any damages.
5/6/1991: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Bay City Women's Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $80,000 in damages.
5/6/2002: Around twenty members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 43 in Timardjane, Algeria.  The assailants shot and killed three individuals.  Two of the victims were identified as members of the Algerian security forces.  Additionally, the Islamic extremists set two vehicles on fire.
5/6/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) burst into to village of El Quaria, Algeria.  The assailants stole the vehicle of an Algerian civilian and attempted to kidnap two children before they were thwarted by local security forces.
5/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a pipe bomb at a  social club in the "Little Italy" section of Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained only slight damages.
5/7/1998: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated two bombs in Boubarak, Algeria.  Two Algerian civilians were killed and seven others were wounded by the blast.
5/7/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb in Hadjout, Algeria, that wounded twenty civilians.  Reports conflict as to whether a second bomb at the scene exploded without causing any damages or if the device was defused by Algerian security forces.
5/7/2000: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 15 people onboard two boats in the Magdalena river, in Bolivar province, Colombia.  The boats were carrying over 30 million pesos worth of supplies bound for Montecristo.  Unconfirmed reports indicated that the hostages were released not too long after being taken.
5/7/2003: A bomb exploded at the home of a Christian missionary couple in Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon.  A Jordanian friend of the couple, Jamil Ahmed Rifai, was killed in the explosion and the couple's son was slightly injured.  In addition, windows and parked cars were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but one suspect is in custody.
5/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw four bombs into the National Guard Armory in New London, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties and the resulting fire caused minimal damage.
5/8/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed the Los Angeles County welfare office located in the Department of Public Social Services Building in Los Angeles, California, United States.  The were no casualties but the front door was destroyed.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Idiefe village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Isuhak village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Kubaya village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Lohui village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Lotele village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Obeyok village in the Imotong mountain range, Eastern Equatoria province, Sudan.  The assailants killed at least 78 people in the attack and burned down the village.  They also sexually assaulted female villagers and abducted others.  This was one of six villages that they attacked in the same region.  Officials believe the attacks were intended as punishment of the local people for not supporting the rebels.
5/8/2006: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) slit the throat of two Algerian shepherds, Abdelkader Tobal and Brahim Chiker, who were grazing their flock in El-Gard, Algeria.
5/8/2010:  Militants ambushed a vehicle carrying two civilian militia members and one child in Iflissen, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  One militia member and his young son were killed in the attack; the second militia member was reported missing following the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/8/2010: A bomb detonated in the vicinity of Hamza town, Jijel province, Algeria.  Five people were injured in the explosion, including two soldiers, one officer, and two civilian militia members.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
5/9/1970: Sacramento Police Officer Bernard Bennett was shot and killed by a sniper, suspected of being a Black Militant, as the he was patrolling the Oak Park area of Sacramento, United States, with his partner Officer Lloyd Smothers.
5/9/1970: The Stop the War Coalition claimed credit for setting fire to the Humanities Building at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University in New York, United States.  Twelve firefighters were injured fighting the blaze and the building sustained $100,000 in damages.
5/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a Selective Services office in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $10,000 in damages.
5/9/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front tossed a firebomb into the Shopping Bag market in Altadena, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the supermarket sustained an estimated $2,500 in damages.
5/9/1972: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Navy-Marine Corp training center in San Jose, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the buildings sustained $1,000 in damages.
5/9/1990: Daniel J. Carver set a fire at the Lovejoy Surgi-Center in Portland, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $30,000 in damages.
5/9/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb near the entrance to the Bab el Oued market in Algiers, Algeria.  Fifteen civilians were wounded by the blast.
5/9/1999: A car bomb exploded outside of the Athlone police station on the Cape Flats, South Africa.  The explosive device was stored in the vicinity of a Toyota Corolla car.  It detonated around 4 pm, causing minor damage to the perimeter fencing surrounding the police station.  No deaths were reported, but children in a nearby backyard were hit by flying glass.
5/9/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol in Tigzirt, Algeria.  Eight policemen were killed and two others were wounded.
5/9/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a market in Cherchell, Algeria.  One person was killed and two others were injured.  It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
5/9/2004: The Moscow-backed president of Chechnya, 52 year old Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed after a bomb exploded under a VIP stand and Dinamo Sports Stadium in Grozny on the national holiday celebrating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. A Chechen separatist website claimed that the attack may bave been completed by a black widow suicide bomber.
5/9/2007: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire inside the building housing the Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia in Virginia Beach, United States.  There were no casualties, but three Planned Parenthood offices were damaged.
5/9/2009: Security forces dismantled a roadside bomb located in the vicinity of the village of Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device consisted of a gas canister holding an explosive substance and detonator.  The intended target is believed to be the nearby family home of a communal guard.  Specific motive is unknown.
6/0/1988:  Shannon Taylor set a fire at the Women's Family Planning & Abortion Counseling Clinic in Long Beach, California, United States.  There were no casualties and the fire caused only minimal damage.
6/1/1976: An unknown Jewish militant group firebombed a branch of the Bankers Trust Company in Queens, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but two windows were shattered.
6/10/1990:  Leonard William Armstrong, the head of the Tennessee White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and Damion Patton, a Skinhead, drove to the West End Synagogue in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in the middle of the night, and Armstrong fired several shots into the Jewish temple; however, it is unknown if there were any damages.
6/10/2000:  Members of the Fighters of Democratic Latvia claimed responsibility for the bombing of a railway bypass between Zemitani and Brasla stations in the area of Riga, Latvia.  The group demanded the legalization of the Communist Party, respect for Russian speakers, equal standing for the Russian language, and the release of three men charged with war crimes.  They threatened further bombings or a "war of the rails" if their demands were not met.
6/10/2010: A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into gendarme barracks near Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria.  In addition to the bomber, at least four other people were killed in the explosion, and another estimated 20 people were injured.  One of the fatalities was a Chinese worker who was in the vicinity of the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/11/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party bombed Omaha Police Department's North Assembly Building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.  There were no casualties but the blast ripped a four foot hole in the corner of building and shattered several windows.
6/11/1971: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators, protesting the actions of the Mexican government, bombed the Mexican-American radio station KALI in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but windows at the building were shattered.
6/11/1971: In a series of related incidents, unknown perpetrators, protesting the actions of the Mexican government, bombed the Mexican-American radio station KWKW in Pasadena, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1,000 in damages.  Additionally, station was knocked off the air for ten minutes.
6/11/1998: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a passenger train travelling through Ain Tourki, Algeria.  Twelve civilians were killed and twenty-one others were wounded by the blast.
6/11/2002: Islamists opened fire on a bus in Medea, Medea province, Algeria.  Twelve people were killed in the attack and nine were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.
6/11/2007: A homemade bomb was discovered inside a bus at the bus station in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  After a bus driver discovered the device, the bomb was defused by Algerian security forces.  It is unknown who planted the low-powered bomb.
6/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a box containing seven sticks of dynamite outside of the Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo, Illinois, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.  This incident took place during a period of high racial tension in Cairo.
6/12/1970: Unknown snipers fired on an Illinois State Police patrol attending to a fire at the Pyramid Courts housing project in Cairo, Illinois, United States.  Officer Marion Troutt was shot, but survived his wounds.  This incident took place during a period of high racial tension in Cairo.
6/12/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Médéa, Algeria.  The assailants fired into a coach bus killing twelve passengers and wounding nine others.
6/12/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of municipal guardsmen in Oued el Djemaa, Algeria.  One municipal guardsman was killed and one other was injured.
6/12/2006: Members of the Free Salafi Group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb that wounded two Algerian soldiers and one Algerian militia member on joint search operation in Beni Mahboub, Algeria.
6/13/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panthers Party bombed the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.  The building sustained an estimated $150,000 in damages and several people were injured from the shattered glass.
6/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Mid-Continental National Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damage.
6/13/1971: Unknown perpetrators, protesting the actions of the Mexican government, bombed a gas station adjacent to the Spanish language television channel KMEX-TV in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a truck sustained minor damage and one window at the gas station was shattered.
6/13/1974: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators set off an incendiary device at a B. Altman & Company Department Store in Manhattan, New York, in the United States.  There were no casualties and the firebomb caused only slight damage.
6/13/1974: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators set off an incendiary device at a Franklin Simon Department Store in Manhattan, New York in the United States.  Another incendiary device was discovered unexploded.  There were no casualties and the firebomb caused only slight damage.
6/13/1974: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators set off two incendiary devices at a Gimbel's Department Store in Manhattan, New York, in the United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only slight damage.
6/13/1974: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators set off two incendiary devices at a Macy's Department Store in Manhattan, New York in the United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only slight damage.
6/13/2000: A bomb was discovered and defused outside of an office building in the Hague.  The building housed defense electronics Holland Signaal.  The bomb contained approximately 350 grams of plastic explosives,  as well as a detonator.
6/13/2002: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Nasri Zamzam at his home in Alue Glong village, Aceh province, Indonesia.  Zamzam was a legislative member of the Indonesian United Party.  A witness reports that Zamzam had a conversation with the gunmen before he was shot, giving the impression that he knew them.  Authorities blame Free Aceh Movement (GAM) for the incident; GAM denies involvement and claims the authorities orchestrated the attack.
6/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators used explosives to ambush a National Gendarmerie patrol escorting a vehicle near Hadjaret Enes, Algeria.  The attack left three dead, including the head of the Gendarmerie brigade.  It is believed that the assailents were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
6/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed two National Gendarmerie squadrons transporting exam papers on National Road 11 in Chaki Bounini, Algeria.  Two national gendarmes and two Algerian civilians were killed in the incident.  Six people were wounded as well.
6/14/1986: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire the Reproductive Health Services Clinic in Manchester, Missouri, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $100,000 in damages.
6/14/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a vehicle carrying both the Secretary General and mayor of Moussadek, Algeria, at the entrance to the town.  The Secretary General was killed and the mayor was injured by the gunfire.  The driver of the vehicle was killed as well.
6/14/2002: In a series of two related attacks, three suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded a residence at the El Makam housing estates in  Douéra, Algeria and proceeded to shoot and kill six Algerian civilians.  One other civilian was wounded in the incident.
6/14/2002: In a series of two related attacks, three suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed six Algerian civilians at the Es Salam housing estates in Douéra, Algeria.
6/14/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb near a fountain in Ayache, Algeria.  An Algerian soldier was killed when the device detonated.
6/14/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers on a search operation near El Ouinet, Algeria.  One captain was killed and an officer was severely wounded.
6/14/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, entered into a heated discussion with three Algerian civilians near Gouraya, Algeria, over their lack of support for the "Islamists' cause."  Two of the civilians were beheaded and the third civilian was able to flee.
6/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the joint police and fire station in Manhattan Beach, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the station received minor damages.
6/15/1971: Unknown perpetrators, protesting the actions of the Mexican government, bombed the Joaquin Murieta Center, a Mexican-American  college recruitment facility, in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the buildings sustained any damage.
6/15/1978: One member of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) was convicted of bombing the Doheny Plaza theatre in Beverly Hills, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $1,000 in damages.  The theatre was schedule to show Vanessa Redgrave's controversial film, "The Palestinian" which the JDL deemed to be anti-Israel.
6/15/1980: Joseph Paul Franklin shot and killed Arthur Smothers, an African American, and his white girlfriend, Kathleen Mikula, as they were walking across the Washington Street Bridge in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
6/15/1996: At or around 11:20 am a truck packed with at least 3,000 pounds of explosives exploded on Corporation Street outside the Arndale shopping center in central Manchester, England, United Kingdom.  Due to a number of phone calls made before the explosion by members of the IRA, an evacuation was in progress at the time of the explosion.  At least 200 people were injured, mostly due to flying glass and other debris, but no one was killed.  No individuals have ever been convicted in the attack.
6/15/2001: Fifteen people associated with AgoAction, a German agricultural humanitarian organization, were kidnapped by gunmen in the Tavil Dara region of Tajikistan.  One of the workers was American, one was German, and the rest were from Tajikistan.  Four people, including three women, were immediately released, while the remaining eleven were released two days later.  All of the hostages were unharmed.  The gunmen used to be rebels and were currently working for the Ministry of Emergency Situations.  The gunmen demanded the release of four individuals who had been arrested for an assassination that took place several months earlier.
6/15/2001: Unidentified attackers kidnapped Atahar Siddik Khasru, a journalist who worked for Ittefaq newspaper in Chittagong, Chittagong district, Bangladesh.  Three days later, the attackers demanded $9,000 from his family or they would kill Khasru.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources noted that journalists in the area had been targeted recently due to the publicity they brought to corruption in the area.
6/15/2007: Nathuni Singh Danuwar was abducted from Mirchaiya, Siraha, Nepal, by Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres who alleged that Danuwar was acting as an informant against them. Danuwar was rescued two days later by local police.
6/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, targeting a convoy from the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) travelling through Gamra, Algeria.  Three militiamen were killed and two others were wounded.  The GLD vehicle was damaged as well.
6/16/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb at the county building in Santa Cruz, California, United States.  An anonymous caller notified the authorities of the device and it was subsequently removed.
6/16/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb in a crowded market in Mascara, Algeria.  Thirteen Algerian civilians were killed and forty-two others were wounded.
6/16/2002: Approximately 80 members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) attacked an equestrian fair in Narino Department, Colombia.  The assailants surrounded the fair and took at least ten people hostage.  One of the hostages was former deputy minister Alberto Benavides.  The captives were taken into the mountains and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
6/16/2002: Muslim separatists attacked villagers in Balmakote, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants entered the villagers' homes and opened fire, killing five Hindus and wounding three others.  No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
6/16/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed five Algerian soldiers in Aïn Defla, Algeria.  At the time of the ambush, the soldiers were returning to their detachment.
6/16/2007: Mahadev Sah, a businessman from Dhanusha district, was kidnapped in Siraha, Nepal by cadres from Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G), after they accused him of spying for the Maoists. JTMM-G district leader, Amar, stated that Sah would be released after they conducted an investigation. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
6/16/2007: Some 20 suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) members set fire to the home of former Maoist People's Government head Lal Bahadur Chaudhary in Simara, Bara, Nepal. JTMM-J did not claim responsibility. The extent of the damage done to the house is unknown, as is the motive behind the attack.
6/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a diner in Emeryville, California, United States frequented by police officers.  Three people were slightly injured and it is unknown if the diner sustained any damages.
6/17/1971: Unknown perpetrators, protesting the actions of the Mexican government, bombed the Mexican-American newspaper LA Opinion in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the front of the office was damaged and windows at an store adjacent store were shattered.
6/17/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of thirteen civilians in Hamaida, Algeria.  Six others were wounded in this overnight attack as well.
6/17/2000:  Members of the Civil Defense Force (CDF) militia, also known  as the government-allied Kamajors or Donzos, attacked the village of Yiraia, in Northern province, Sierra Leone.  At least 21 villagers were killed in the attack and several house were set on fire or destroyed with rocket-propelled grenades.  A CDF commander admitted to the attack, while CDF leaders denied responsibility.  The village was the home of a prominent member of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF); the CDF and the RUF were engaged in a series of retaliatory attacks.
6/17/2002: Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on Shiite Muslims at Al-Hussaini mosque in Multan, Punjab province, Pakistan.  Three people were killed in the shooting.  The assailants fled on a motorcycle and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.  Specific motive is unknown; however, authorities suspect that attack was sectarian.
6/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed Algerian soldiers on a road in El-Aouana, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.
6/17/2005: Algerian police disarmed a bomb that was placed in front of the main courthouse in Dellys, Algeria.  If detonated, the bomb would have caused a significant ammount of damage to the heavily trafficked area.  It is believed that members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency planted the homemade explosive device.
6/17/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) killed three individuals belonging to the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) on a hunt in the mountains of Jebel Boukhil.  The assailants stole one Kalashnikov and two shotguns belonging to the victims as well.
6/17/2009: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a convoy of police near El Mehir, Bordj Bou Arreridj province, Algeria.  The convoy was returning from escorting  Chinese construction workers to a road project when they were attacked.  The assailants detonated two roadside bombs as the convoy passed by, then opened fire on it.  At least 18 officers and one civilian was killed in the attack, while another eight were injured; the assailants also took the victims' weapons and uniforms.
6/18/1970: Two unidentified White youths set off four firebombs around the New York University campus in Manhattan, New York, United States.  One firebomb was discovered under a car.  Another firebomb damaged a construction shanty at Tish Hall.  The third firebomb ignited under a crane and the final firebomb exploded in a trash can.  Neither of the last two firebombs did any damage.  There were no casualties.
6/18/1970: While New York City Firemen were fighting a blaze in a Manhattan, United States tenement, an unknown perpetrator threw a Molotov cocktail into the hose bed of the fire truck.  The attack injured one fireman and another fireman suffered a heart attack.  Officials were unsure whether the fire at the tenement was set to trap the firemen or if the truck was attacked because it was a 'target of opportunity.'
6/18/2001: Unidentified assailants kidnapped Mary Grace Cheng Ragasas, a business tycoon's daughter, along with her bodyguard and driver, at the University of the Philippines in Manila, National Capital region, Philippines.  Sources reported that she was released by the following day, but it was unclear whether any ransom had been asked for or paid.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities reported that the abduction was likely related to a series of abductions that had occurred in Manila recently, supposedly to create chaos for the government.
6/18/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb that killed Ahmed Bendjarci, the head of Djelfa's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ), and one other policeman in El-Djer, Algeria.
6/18/2006: Members of the El-Farouk katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), remotely detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle carrying a patrol of Algerian militia members monitoring a gas pipeline in Draa El-Mizan, Algeria.  Three militia members were killed and three were wounded.  Their vehicle, a Renault Express, was damaged as well.
6/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb underneath a vehicle belonging to Algerian security forces on a joint search operation in Baghlia, Algeria.  One wounded a member of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) was wounded.
6/19/1970: Bruce Sharp and William Redwine, both African Americans, shot and killed Police Officer Kenneth Kaner as he was sitting in his squad car in Chicago Illinois, United States.
6/19/1970: Police Officer Richard Radetich was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator in San Francisco, California, United States.  While writing a ticket, a gunman pulled up to Officer Radetich in his car and shot him three times with a revolver.  The perpetrator immediately drove away.
6/19/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated many bombs targeting civilians at a cemetery in Mammaidia, Algeria.  Six women were killed and an unspecified amount of people were wounded by the blasts.  The victims were mourning the murder of thirteen Algerian civilians who died at the hands of Islamic extremists.
6/19/2000: An explosive device was discovered in a park near Hillsborough Castle outside of Belfast, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  Hillsborough Castle is the official residence of the Queen, but Britain's minister for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson, was the current resident.  The device had partially exploded when it was found.  Authorities blame Republican dissidents for the attempted attack.
6/19/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Mizrana, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and three others were wounded.
6/19/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb located at the bus station in Boumerdès, Algeria.  Three Algerian policeman and one Algerian citizen were wounded in the blast.  It is unknown if there were any damages.
6/2/1970: A disgruntled businessman is suspected of hiring hit men to assassinate Illinois State Representative William G. Barr.  A dynamite bomb exploded when Barr turned on the ignition of his Cadillac in Joliet, Illinois, United States.  The car was destroyed and Barr's right leg had to be amputated.
6/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a transformer belonging to the Gulf States Utilities Company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.  There were no casualties but that transformer sustained an estimated $40,000 in damages and power was disrupted in the Baton Rouge area.  This incident occurred during a construction workers strike.
6/2/1981: Eight members of the May 19 Communist Order robbed a Brink's truck stationed outside the Chase Manhattan Bank branch in the Bronx, New York, United States.  During the incident, one security guard was killed and another was injured.  The perpetrators stole $292,000.
6/2/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded the home of a family in Douaidia, Algeria.  The assailants shot six members of the family; killing five and wounding one.  Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted the family's 20-year-old daughter.  The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
6/2/2003: A bomb exploded in Granada, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The remote-controlled device detonated as an army and police patrol passed, killing four people and injuring another ten.  Leftist guerrillas are believed to be responsible for the incident.
6/2/2009: Approximately 30 suspected Al-Qa ida militants ambushed a convoy tranporting high school entrance examinations in Timezrit, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of the convoy, then opened fire on the two police cars that were escorting the school officials and the exams.  Two teachers and eight police officers were killed in the attack; at least two other people were injured.
6/20/1977: Members of the George Jackson Brigade robbed the Factoria branch of Rainier National Bank in Bellevue, Washington in the United States.  $4,200 was stolen.
6/20/1995: Two members of the Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan set fire to the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, United States.  The Black Baptist church was completely destroyed.
6/20/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting the Hassi R'mel-Algiers gas pipeline at a spot near Sidi Ameur, Algeria.  The pipeline sustained heavy damaged and the gas supply to three nearby cities was temporarily cut off.
6/20/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that killed a farmer and wounded his companion near Taricha, Algeria.
6/20/2003: 2 individuals were in a truck that exploded near a governmental complex in the Staropromyslovsky distrct of Grozny.
6/20/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian security forces on a search operation in Mizrana, Algeria.  One person was killed and eight others were wounded.
6/20/2006: Six members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed farmers on a remote road in Aguenni, Algeria.  After firing on their vehicles, the assailants stabbed five farmers to death and subsequently set their bodies on fire.  Three other farmers were able to escape without injury.
6/20/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police station in Barsayam, Saptari, Nepal that completely flattned the building. The police station was unoccupied following unrest in the area, and there were no reports of casualties or fatalities. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
6/20/2009: Suspected members of the Haqqani network kidnapped Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier, in eastern Afghanistan.  A video of the captive soldier was released several weeks later; he was asking the United States to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan.  In September, 2012, the Haqqani network denied responsibility for the kidnapping, but reassured the family and the United States government that Bergdahl was still alive and would not be harmed.  The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
6/21/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party are believed to have set a booby-trap package underneath a bridge in Iowa, United States, intended to kill Des Moines Police Officers.  An anonymous caller tipped the police about the package.  When the police arrived, it only failed to explode due to a sliver of wood blocking the trigger.
6/21/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in a purse and left the device at a City Council meeting in San Jose, California, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.  The meeting discussed a controversial debate on a proposed mobile home development.
6/21/1992: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to firebomb the Planned Parenthood of Greater Kansas City's Midtown Center in Missouri, United States.  The incendiary device burnt out almost immediately after it was ignited.
6/21/1995: Two members of the Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan set fire to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Bloomville, South Carolina, United States.  The Black Baptist church was completely destroyed.
6/21/2002: In a series of two related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb at a busy market in Chlef, Algeria.  Three individuals were killed and twenty-eight others were wounded.  It is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
6/21/2002: In a series of two related attacks, suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a bomb at a park in Chlef, Algeria.  One Algerian civilian was killed and it is unknown if the blast caused any property damage.
6/21/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed five members of the same family in Mardjet el Abed, Algeria.
6/21/2004: The El-Forkane phalange of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) claimed responsibility for bombing the El Hamma Power Station (a property owned by Sonelgaz and constructed by an Italian company) in Algiers, Algeria.  Eleven people were wounded by the blast and the building sustained significant damage.  However, the attack did not cause any electrical blackouts within the city of Algiers.
6/21/2007: Members of the El Ansar phalange, a faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), remotely detonated a bomb in Chender, Algeria, underneath a convoy of National Gendarmes and Naciria's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) that were escorting the Malian ambassador on National Highway 12.  One policeman was wounded and one vehicle was damaged.  Two other homemade bombs were discovered nearby and subsequently were defused.  It has been reported that the intended targets of the operation were the Algerian security forces; not the Malian ambassador.
6/21/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a bomb near the police station in Zemmouri, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused by Algerian authorities.
6/21/2010: A remotely-activated bomb exploded outside of the town of Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria.  The device detonated as a convoy of Algerian Legitimate Defence Group (GLD) passed by; no one was injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/22/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a campus security police car parked outside of the administration building at California State University, Los Angeles, United States.  There were no casualties but the vehicle was destroyed.
6/22/1971: In a series of two incidents that might have been part of a multiple attack, suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a counselor's office at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.  While police were investigating the incident, a police car located outside of the high school was bombed.  There were no casualties but the counselor's office and the police car were both damaged.
6/22/1995: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Guaranty Bank in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States.  Before leaving the bank, the perpetrators left a fake bomb and set off a smoke grenade.  A live grenade was also left in the getaway car.  It is unknown exactly how much money was stolen because the money was attached to a dye pack used by the bank as a security device.  While the robbers were driving away, the dye pack exploded and only $30,000 was able to be salvaged.
6/22/1999:  A bomb exploded between platforms at the New Jalpaiguri railway station in New Jalpaiguri, India.   The explosion occurred around noon, ripping off the roof of the railway station, killing 10 and injuring an additional 80 individuals, including civilians and soldiers.  In addition, two cars of a passenger train were damaged; the train had pulled into the station minutes before the explosion.  Police believe that Pakistan's intelligence service was involved in the explosion.  It is also reported that United Liberation Front of Assam was responsible, but they deny involvement in the incident.
6/22/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb that killed two farmers in Beni H'bibi, Algeria.  It is unknown if the farmers were the specific target of the bomb or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
6/22/2005: A homemade bomb detonated underneath a car on wilaya road number 7 as the vehicle passed through Beni Ghasdoune, Algeria.  One passenger was killed and two were injured.  It is believed that the bomb was planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency; however, it is unknown if the victims of the explosion were their intended targets.
6/22/2007: Three suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) activists shot and seriously injured Kailash Chaudhary, a hotriculture officer with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council, in Parwanipur, Bara, Nepal. The three men apparently entered Chaudhary's office under the pretense of buying saplings before they shot him. JTMM-J did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack, and the motive behind the attack remains unknown.
6/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at a U.S. Air Force recruiting Station in San Francisco, California, United States.  The bomb was discovered by a station employee and subsequently removed.
6/23/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) planted a bomb on a road in Boukabene, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by Algerian security forces and subsequently defused.
6/23/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake checkpoint on a road in Oued Lahreche, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a vehicle and killed a family of five.
6/23/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting a police convoy near Azzefoun, Algeria.  Several policemen were wounded in the initial blast.  When police reinforcements arrived to the scene, the assailants remotely detonated another bomb.  In total, one policeman was killed and five others were wounded.  It is unknown if either explosion caused any property damage.
6/23/2006: Suspected members of the El-Mouhadjirine katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb underneath the vehicle of a military convoy on a search operation in Ras El-Miaad, Algeria.  One Algerian soldier was killed and one other soldier was wounded.
6/23/2007: Govinda Chaudhary, a Maoist district leader, was shot dead in Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal. A local leader from Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) stated that JTMM-G carried out the attack because Chaudhary was acting as an informant against the group.
6/24/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front detonated a bomb at Belvedere Junior High School in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the explosion destroyed one office at the school and shattered windows in three others.
6/24/2000: Shepherd Mushonga, the opposition candidate for Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) for the northern constituency of Mazoe East, was the target of a bombing in the northern town of Chiweshe, Mazowe District, Zimbabwe. Supporters of ZANU-PF, the ruling party, detonated a remote-controlled bomb while Mushonga was at a gas station.  He was not injured in the attack, but the petrol storage tank at the station was set ON fire and his car was damaged in the explosion.
6/24/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle carrying workers for the Somibar company in Beni Snous, Algeria.  Four individuals were killed instantly and the assailants stabbed to death two others who were wounded by the blast.  It is unclear if the assailants specifically targeted the workers because they were employed by a national company that specialized in mines or if the Islamic extremists were targeting Algerian civilians at random.
6/24/2007: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh abducted Sanjay Paswan, a tractor operator, from an unknown location in Parsa, Nepal. The JTMM-J distric chief claimed responsibility for the abduction. The motive behind and outcome of the abduction are unknown.
6/24/2008: Members of Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) abducted three members of Self-Defence Group (GLD) in the Jebel Boukhili mountain area, M'Sila province, Algeria.  The three captives were found dead on June 30, 2008, in Ain Fares, M'Sila province.  The assailants killed the captives, took their weapons, then called the victims' families and told them where the bodies could be found.  At the time of the kidnapping, the GLD members were on a reconnaissance mission.
6/24/2008: On Tuesday, a letter containing 1080 poison was sent to the Government Reserve Bank in Wellington, Wellington State, New Zealand. The 1080 poison is used as a pesticide. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
6/24/2008: On Tuesday, a letter containing 1080 poison was sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry building in Wellington, Wellington State, New Zealand. The 1080 poison is used as a pesticide. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
6/24/2008: On Tuesday, a letter containing 1080 poison was sent to the Parliament building in Wellington, Wellington State, New Zealand. The 1080 poison is used as a pesticide. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
6/24/2010: A bomb wounded a colonel and a lieutenant near Kharbouch in Ain Defla, Algeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
6/24/2010: Five people were killed, and one was injured, when a group opened fire on a wedding party returning home in Tebessa, Algeria.  Laoui Lamine Ahmed (23 years), Aouïn Moundher, (17 years), Rachid Adjel (33 years), Menassera Amara (14 years) and Aouïn Bouzid (42 years) all perished.
6/25/1970: Fred Loyd Hayes bombed a house purchased by an African American woman in a White neighborhood in Longview, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown what damages the house sustained.
6/25/1971: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to firebomb a draft board in Freeport, New York, United States.
6/25/1984: Mathew Goldsby, James Simmons, Katherine Simmons, and Kaye Wiggins bombed the Ladies Center in Pensacola, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in $200,000 in damages.
6/25/1998: Armed members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) constructed a fake roadblock in Tibarkoukin, Algeria, and intercepted a vehicle carrying Lounès Matoub; a renowned singer and out spoken critic of Islamic extremism within Algeria.  The assailants proceeded to fire into the vehicle, killing Matoub.  Additionally, Matoub's wife and two sisters were wounded in the attack.
6/25/1998: In a small village in the province of Saida, Algeria; seventeen people were killed by unnamed assailants.  Weapon and attack type not reported.
6/25/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the Markas Mosque in the town of Guntur, India.  The bomb had been left in a black bag inside the building and exploded shortly after evening prayers.  At least one person was injured in the attack and the mosque suffered minor damage.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/25/2000: Individuals claiming to be from the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) detonated a car bomb in the Las Arenas quarter of Getxo, in the northern Basque region, Spain.  Police received a tip from the assailants in advance of the explosion and managed to close off the street before the explosion.  At least four people were injured in the attack and the street and surrounding cars suffered damage.  Sources believed that the attack was intended to intimidate business people living in the area to pay a ransom or "revolutionary tax" to the ETA.  It is possible the assailants were targeting one family, the Delclaux, who had failed to pay full ransom for their son.
6/25/2001: Armed gunmen, thought to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), kidnapped Hernan Mejia, the Colombian Soccer Federation's Vice President and organizer of the America Cup Colombia 2011 competition, outside Pereira, Risaralda state, Colombia.  Hernan was released unharmed several days later.  Before his release, the Federation was discussing cancelling the tournament, but after Hernan's release it was thought that the competition would continue.
6/25/2007: Algerian soldiers defused two homemade bombs planted on the Aathouth bridge on National Highway 12 in Fenaia, Algeria.  It is believed that the perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, however, the intended target of the assailants is unknown.
6/26/2000: Workers found a bomb in the vicinity of the Kleber Center, a government conference center, near the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, France.  The bomb consisted of 23 sticks of dynamite, an alarm clock, and two detonators; the batteries failed, so the bomb did not detonate.  A Corsican separatist group, the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC), claimed responsibility for the failed attack and stated that the bomb was supposed to explode early Monday.  The FLNC stated that the French government was responsibly for a policy of eradication of their community.
6/26/2004: Members of Tawhid and Jihad kidnapped three Turkish civilian workers in Iraq.  The assailants released a video statement threatening to behead the hostages if their demands were not met; they stated that Turkish firms working with the occupying forces needed to withdraw from Iraq.  They also called for protests against US presidential attendance at the NATO summit.  The hostages were released unharmed on June 29, 2004.
6/26/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb that detonated underneath a vehicle driven by four municipal guardsmen in El Ghrarib, Algeria.  All four municipal guardsmen were killed and their vehicle, a Renault Express, was damaged.
6/26/2008:  On Thursday, a rocket struck near the governate building in Mosul, Ninawa province, Iraq, at 1335. Prior to the rocket attack, a car bomb exploded in the same location, which drew responders and by-standers to the scene. It is believed that the RPG targeted these individuals.  Five of the governor's security personnel were wounded in the rocket attack. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
6/26/2008: Approximately 30 unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol near the village of Les Aftis, Jijel province, Algeria.  Three police officers were killed in the attack and the patrol chief was seriously injured.  Following the ambush, the assailants also attacked a municipal police station.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
6/26/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers travelling in Tigirine, Algeria.  Four soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
6/26/2010: Two members of the National People’s Army (ANP) were killed when a remotely triggered roadside bomb exploded on a road between Imaghninene and Bouassem in Boumerdes, Algeria.  One was killed instantly, while the other died soon after from his injuries.
6/27/1975: Suspected members of the American Indian Movement bombed the visitors center of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota in the United States.  There were no casualties but the glass walls of the facility were shattered.
6/27/1998: Raymond Kodiak Sandoval, a former member of the Minutemen Militia, set two fires in the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico, United States that merged into a single fire.  The blaze, later monikered the Oso Complex Fire, lasted one week and required over eight-hundred firemen to be extinguished.  The fire burned over five thousand acres of land and caused around $3,500,000 in damages.
6/27/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb in Khemis Miliana, Algeria.  Three Algerian civilians were killed by the blast and fourteen others were wounded.  The intended target of the assailants is unclear.
6/27/2000: Members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) looted and burned down Komrabai village in Sierra Leone.  The rebels were experiencing famine due to the fact that their main food supplier, farmers and villagers, fled the area.  It is unknown whether there were injuries or casualties from the attack.  The rebels looted and burned down other villages in the area as well.
6/27/2000: Members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) looted and burned down Mamilla village in Sierra Leone.  The rebels were experiencing famine due to the fact that their main food supplier, farmers and villagers, fled the area.  It is unknown whether there were injuries or casualties from the attack.  The rebels looted and burned down other villages in the area as well.
6/27/2000: Members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) looted and burned down Robis village in Sierra Leone.  The rebels were experiencing famine due to the fact that their main food supplier, farmers and villagers, fled the area.  It is unknown whether there were injuries or casualties from the attack.  The rebels looted and burned down other villages in the area as well.
6/27/2001: Local militants kidnapped forty-one workers at the Exxon Mobil base in Finima, Aceh province, Nigeria.  The workers were released unharmed the next day.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
6/27/2002: A bomb exploded in the Patna-Hatia Superfast Express train minutes after it had left Chandrapura railway station in Jharkhand state, India.  An unidentified person was spotted leaving a bag in the third to last coach of the train while still at Chandrapura railway station.  At least one person was killed and at least eight people were injured in the explosion.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
6/27/2006:  A suspicious fire burned down a house under construction located at 75 Summit Ridge, Guelph city, Ontario, Canada.  There were no reported injuries in the blaze; however, the damages amounted to approximately $200,000.  The Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the incident, stating anti-development sentiments in their letter.
6/27/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed municipal guardsmen on patrol in Bouira, Algeria.  One municipal guardsman was shot and killed.  Following the initial ambush, a forty-five minute firefight ensued between municipal guardsman and the assailants before the latter were able to flee under the cover of darkness.  It is believed that at least one of the assailants was killed or wounded during the incident.
6/27/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers travelling in Tigirine, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded.  Their vehicle was damage as well.
6/28/2006: Around ten members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed combined Algerian security forces at a guard post in Bordj El-Gaid, Algeria.  Two Algerian soldiers and one member of the municipal guard were shot killed.  Another municipal guardsman was wounded.
6/28/2006: Two Algerian soldiers on a search operation in Beni Ksila, Algeria, were wounded when they stepped over a homemade landmine planted by the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC).
6/28/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) claimed responsibility for the abduction of Samir Karki from Dhangadi, Siraha, Nepal. Karki, a social worker at the Dhangadhi Rural Women Development Center, was abducted from his home. The motive behind the attack and the outcome of the abduction are unknown.
6/28/2009:  An improvised exploside device was discovered at a bridge that was under construction in Issiouène, Bouira province, Algeria.  The military safely defused the device without incident.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, the bridge was part of a roadbuilding project (East-West highway) that was contracted out to CITIC-CRCC.
6/29/1970: Suspected members of the Black Panther Party bombed the Harvey Ingham Hall of Science at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.  There were no casualties but the explosion caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the building.
6/29/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists threw a pipe bomb filled with gunpowder at the Whitefish Bay Bank & Trust Company in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States.  The bomb did not detonate.  This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period.
6/29/2006: Ten members of the Ibad Errahmane Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), armed with RPJ7's and homemade mortars attacked a guard post manned by the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Bellouta, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were killed and ten others were wounded.  The assailants stole five weapons belonging to the municipal guardsmen as well.
6/29/2009: An improvised explosive device exploded in the vicinity of a civilian car traveling near Batna city, Batna province, Algeria.  On person was killed in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
6/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the conference room at Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained any damages.
6/3/2003: The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed an arson of luxury homes at the Sterling Oaks Development in Chico, California in the United States.  Construction crews found minor damage from a small fire, water puddles, and the spray painted message "Save Our Bio Region E.L.F." at the scene. The fire, which caused less than $100 in damage and no casualties, burned a small area of wood work and insulation on the home still under construction. The fire burned into a pvc pipe that held water, which doused the flames before authorities were notified.  Authorities stated that there were "remnants of a device" left at the scene.  The incident was claimed, seemingly anonymously, via an e-mail sent to the Enterprise-Record after a story was printed on the incident.  The claim stated that the arson involved a "napalm incendiary", and that the person was unhappy with the limited damage caused by the larger arson attempt.  Additionally, the message stated the person was "unhappy with the destruction of local beauty."  The was no confirmation on the actual involvement of ELF in the incident.
6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout a Grand Union supermarket in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damages.
6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on 34th street in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise.
6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on 86th street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise.
6/30/1970: In a series of four related attack, unknown perpetrators placed multiple incendiary devices throughout the Woolworth's store on Broadway Avenue in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and the firebombs caused only minor damage to the building and merchandise.
6/30/1970: Two policemen, Robert M. Perry and Robert G. Beck, were shot by snipers in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States after responding to a fire at a vacant shop.  Officer Perry would eventually die from his injuries.  City officials believed that radical African Americans intentionally set the fire to lure the policemen into the area.  Firefighters fighting the blaze were also shot at.
6/30/2009: Two improvised explosive devices detonated in succession near Chechar, Khenchela province, Algeria.  Soldiers were in the region conducting a search operation at the time; one was killed and three were injured in the first blast.  Another soldier was injured in the second blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the explosions.
6/30/2010: Eleven police officers were killed when they were ambushed in Tamanrasset, Algeria near the border with Mali.  The Al-Qa'idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) claimed responsibility.
6/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unmanned police vehicle in Oakland, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was destroyed.  The police officers at the time were investigating a disturbance at a pool hall.  There were many attacks against police in California during this time period.
6/4/1998: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a weekly market in Mouzaia, Algeria.  Ten civilians were wounded by the blast.
6/4/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb near a National Gendarmerie post in Issers, Algeria.  Three bomb disposal experts were killed and two others were wounded while attempting to defuse the explosive device.
6/4/2000: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 47th Front set up a roadblock on a highway running between Samana and Victoria, Caldas Department, Colombia.  They kidnapped eight people in a "miracle fishing" expedition, where they singled out wealthier individuals to kidnap for ransom.
6/4/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed the deputy speaker of the Municipal People's Assembly (APC) in Aomar, Algeria.
6/4/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) placed two homemade bombs at the Casbah of Constantine, Algeria.  The devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
6/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Wardroom of the Naval R.O.T.C. at the University of California, Los Angeles, United States.  There were no casualties but the room was destroyed causing an estimated $10,000 in damages.
6/5/2000: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 47th Front set up a roadblock on a highway running between Samana and Victoria, Caldas Department, Colombia.  They kidnapped nine people in a "miracle fishing" expedition, where they singled out wealthier individuals to kidnap for ransom.
6/5/2000: Members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) surrounded 21 Indian peacekeepers in Kuiva, Sierra Leone.  The United Nations did not identify the incident as kidnapping or abduction.  The peacekeepers were moved to Pendembu, then finally released on June 28, 2000.  Upon release, the peacekeepers were brought to Monrovia, Liberia.
6/5/2004: At least three civilian security contractors from the United States and Poland were killed in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  The victims were on their way to the Baghdad International Airport when their two vehicles were ambushed.  The assailants encircled their vehicles and began firing on them with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades.  The attackers then burnt the vehicles and bodies.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victims were from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
6/5/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting municipal guardsmen in N'Chima, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were killed and two others were wounded by the blast.  Following the ambush, the assailants stole two weapons belonging to the victims.
6/5/2010: A buried explosive device detonated in Stah Guende, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The device exploded in the vicinity of a shepherd, seriously injuring her.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/6/1970:  Unknown perpetrators ignited nine dice-sized firebombs at the Woolworth's store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused damage to the merchandise and infrastructure of the building resulting in an estimated $150,000 in damages.
6/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in a police parking lot in Berkeley, California, United States.  The bomb failed to explode due to a faulty fuse.  There were many attacks against police in California during this time period.
6/6/1982: Donald Benny Anderson and Mathew Moore, who claimed to be part of the Army of God, detonated two pipe bombs at the Arlington-Fairfax Medical Center in Falls Church, Virginia, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $18,000 in damages.  Four unexploded pipe bombs were also discovered at the facility.
6/6/1992: Richard Thomas Andrews set fire to the Redding Feminist Woman's Health Center in Redding, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $70,000 in damages.
6/6/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed policemen guarding students and teachers in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria.  Four policemen were killed and one of the assailants was also shot dead during the firefight.
6/6/2002: A Palestinian gunman shot and killed a student as he was driving near Sinjil village, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Erez Rund was returning home from Eli when the vehicle he was in was hit by four bullets; none of the other passengers were injured in the attack.  The gunman fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/6/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted two homemade bombs near the Ben Abdelmalek Stadium in Constantine, Algeria.  The devices were discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
6/6/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a convoy of Algerian soldiers returning to their barracks in Cap Djinet, Algeria.  Six soldiers were killed and four others were wounded.  The military vehicle was damaged by the blast as well.
6/6/2010: A bomb exploded in Darguina town, Béjaïa province, Algeria.  One civilian and one communal guard were killed in the explosion; a third person was injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/6/2010: Unidentified assailants kidnapped an Oxfam worker from a restaurant near Abeche, Ouara department, Chad.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the specific motive is unknown.
6/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw grenades at police vehicles parked at the Firestone Park Station in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but five police cars were damaged at a cost of around $5,000.  There were many attacks against police in California during this time period.
6/7/1976: In a series of the four related attacks, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) placed a bomb in a trash can outside of the Bank Leumi Le Israel in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the explosion caused minor damage.
6/7/1976: In a series of the four related attacks, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) placed a bomb in a trash can outside of the First National Bank of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  The resulting explosion shattered windows, injuring five people.
6/7/1976: In a series of the four related attacks, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) placed a bomb in a trash can outside of the John Hancock Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the explosion caused minor damage.
6/7/1976: In a series of the four related attacks, the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) placed a bomb in a trash can outside of the Police Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the explosion caused minor damage.
6/7/1978: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in front of the Nazi Party of America headquarters in Chicago, Illinois in the United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
6/7/2002: Around ten perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of four shepherds on a farm in Louza, Algeria.
6/7/2002: Twelve perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Ali Ouedfel and his wife at their home in Taberranet, Algeria.  Their son, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), was wounded as he engaged the assailants in a firefight.  Before fleeing, the Islamic extremists placed a bomb at the house which was located and defused by Algerian security forces.  It is unclear whether Ali Ouedfel and his wife were targeted for a specific reason or if the perpetrators intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
6/7/2005: A transport truck, carrying nineteen municipal guardsmen headed to reinforce a search operation, was split in two by a bomb blast on a path in Ain Rich, Algeria.  Thirteen municipal guardsmen were killed and six others were wounded.  Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) are believed to be responsible for planting the bomb.
6/7/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb next to a monument at 1 November Square in Birkhadem, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by a passing Algerian citizen and defused by Algerian security forces.  It is believed that the bomb, scheduled to detonate during rush hour, was intended to cause mass civilian casualties.
6/7/2009: An explosive device detonated in Negrin town, Tebessa province, Algeria.  The device was buried underground; when a car passed within the vicinity of it, it exploded.  One person, Bouzenada Said, was killed in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
6/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed an unmanned Armed Services Police Car in Oakland, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was damaged.  The patrolmen left the vehicle to search for AWOL servicemen in a theater.  There were many attacks against police in California during this time period.
6/8/1980: Joseph Paul Franklin shot and killed two African American teenagers, Darrell Lane and Dante Evans Brown, as they were walking on railroad tracks in Cincinnati, Ohio.
6/8/1987: Marjorie Reed set fire to the Toledo Medical Services in Toledo, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $200 in damages.
6/8/1994: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Society National Bank in Springdale, Ohio, United States.  $11,890 was stolen but the money was attached to a dye pack used by the bank as a security device.  While the robbers were driving away, the dye pack exploded rendering the money useless.
6/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators broke into the Selective Service office in Galesburg, Illinois, United States and set fire to draft records.  There were no casualties.
6/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired two shotgun blasts into the house of Reverend Levin P. West in Newark, New Jersey, United States, in an apparent assassination attempt.  The shotgun pellets did not strike West but he was taken to  the hospital to be treated for shock.  During a highly contentious Mayoral campaign in Newark with racial overtones, West, an African American, supported the White candidate over the Black candidate.
6/9/1986: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Women's Health Care Services Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained around $75,000 in damages.
6/9/1997: Two Turkish men hijacked an Air Malta passenger flight leaving from an airport in Malta bound for Istanbul.  One of the hijackers had fake explosives strapped to his chest; he threatened to blow up the plane unless it was rerouted to Cologne, Germany.  In addition, the hijackers demanded the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish man who was in prison in Italy for attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul in 1981.  The assailants also requested an interview with a television station.  After landing in Cologne, the two hijackers allowed five of the 80 passengers and crew to deplane.   The two men eventually surrendered.
6/9/1998: The Macheteros bombed a Banco Popular branch in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the front of the bank was damaged.  After the incident, the Macheteros released a communiqué stating that the bombing was to protest the impending sale of the Puerto Rican Telephone Company to a United States conglomerate.
6/9/2002: A parking attendant discovered an improvised explosive device in a parking lot outside of a discotheque in Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia.  Police safely defused the device and no one was injured.  The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night; they are believed to be linked.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted discotheques in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
6/9/2002: An explosive device was discovered in a parking lot outside of a department store in the entertainment district of Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia.  Police safely defused the device and no one was injured.  The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night; they are believed to be linked.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted entertainment clubs in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
6/9/2002: An improvised device exploded outside of the Exotic Discotheque in Jakarta, Jakarta province, Indonesia.  At least four people were injured in the explosion and an outdoor stall was destroyed.  The device was similar to two other devices found in Jakarta that night: they are believed to be linked.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, Muslim extremists have targeted discotheques in the past that they perceived as un-Islamic.
6/9/2007:  Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) activists abducted Devnath Yadav, an employee at the finance department of the Agriculture Development Bank, from Bhotiya Tole, Siraha, Nepal. JTMM-J did not claim responsibility for the attack, and the motive and outcome of the attack are unknown.
6/9/2007: Approximately seven suspected members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted Hom Prasad Bajgain from Jamuniya, Rautahat, Nepal. Bajgain, a bank employee, was returning from his in-laws' home in Katahariya. His motorbike was also seized. JTMM-J did not claim responsibility for the abduction, and the motive and outcome of the attack are unknown.
6/9/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) activists abducted and killed Surya Narayan Yadav for allegedly spying on them. JTMM-G's eastern commander, Bikrant, took responsibility for the killing, which took place in Nahara, Siraha, Nepal.
6/9/2010:  An improvised explosive device was discovered hidden in a box at a shopping mall in the Baraki suburbs of Algiers, Algiers province, Algeria.  The device was safely control-detonated by security.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/0/1970: An unexploded bomb was discovered at Honeywell Incorporated in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States.  This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings perpetrated by revolutionary leftists in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period.
7/0/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at St. Ann's Church in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties but the blaze caused $5,000 in damages.  This is believed to be part of a campaign to scare Whites out of the Dorchester area.
7/0/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members slit the throat of an Algerian farmer in Garet, Algeria, who on many occasions refused to provide the organization with logistical support.
7/1/1970: Members of the Revolutionary Force Seven threw a pipe bomb through the back door of the Inter-American Defense Board building in Washington D.C., United States.  There were no casualties but the chauffeur room and a bathroom were damaged.
7/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a classroom in the University of California's Center for East Asian Studies in Berkeley, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $7,000 in damages.
7/1/1971: A member of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed the 63rd Army Reserve center in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $2,400 in damages.
7/1/1992: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Family Planning Associates clinic in Newport Beach, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $9,000 in damages.
7/1/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a parcel bomb at the El Djorf market in Bab Ezzouar, Algeria.  One person was killed and four others were wounded by the explosion and subsequent stampede of frightened civilians.
7/1/1999: Mathew Williams and Tyler Williams broke into the home of Gary Matson and Winfield Scott Mowder, an openly gay couple in Redding, California, United States.  The Williams brothers shot and killed Matson and Mowder and stole Matson's credit card and car.  Mathew and Tyler Williams were both affiliated with the Christian Identity movement and shared views that Blacks, Homosexuals, and Jews were subhuman and needed to be eliminated for the survival of the White race.
7/1/2000:  Rebels sexually assaulted more than 25 young girls between the ages of seven and ten years old in Makeni town, Northern province, Sierra Leone.  The rebels have control of the town.
7/1/2002: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot at Algerian police officers near the People's Palace in Algiers, Algeria.  One police officer was killed and another was wounded.
7/1/2003: Seventeen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) stormed a beach in Sidi Abdelaziz, Algeria.  The assailants proceeded to shoot and kill two individuals identified as municipal guardsmen dressed in civilian clothing at a café.  Before fleeing the scene the Islamic extremists stole a walkie-talkie from a lifeguard and abducted three Algerian civilians.  The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
7/1/2007: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) shot dead a Ram Prabesh Shah, a local Moist leader, in Mahadevpur, Rautahat, Nepal. According to sources, at least 25 men were involved in the attack. JTMM-J's local military commander, Abaidh Singh, claimed credit for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation to an attack on their group by Shah.
7/10/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed ten members of the same family in Tiaret, Algeria.  Three other individuals were wounded in the attack.
7/10/2006: Around forty armed assailants, dressed as members of the Algerian security forces and believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, burst into a camp of Algerian vacationers in Larhat, Algeria.  The perpetrators were able to successfully penetrate the camp using Molotov cocktails and, in the process, set three vehicles and some tents on fire.  During the incursion, four members of the municipal guard and one militia member were killed while defending the camp against the insurgents.  The assailants would not flee until the arrival of reinforcements from the National People's Army two hours and forty minutes after the assault began.
7/10/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated an Algerian farmer (identified as B. M.), outside of his home in Zemmouri, Algeria.  The farmer's brother was a former member of the GSPC who surrendered to Algerian authorities eighteen months earlier.
7/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, abducted a 27-year-old shepherd and two children that were accompanying him in Sidi Chaib, Algeria.  The shepherd's throat was slit and his body was mutilated while the children were released.  The assailants stole the shepherd's eighty sheep.
7/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a convoy of fourteen members of the Algerian militia travelling through a forest near Annaba, Algeria.  Following the initial skirmish, reinforcements from the National People's Army and Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) arrived on the scene resulting in a firefight that lasted eight hours before the assailants were able to flee.  One militia member, Ammi Tahar, was killed and one of the perpetrators was killed as well.
7/10/2007:  Armed assailants, wiedling unspecified firearms, fired upon and killed 85 civillians and ten soldiers at the Laj Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan.  Forty-four soliders were wounded and the mosque was sustained damage.  No group has claimed responability though it was widely believed that Islamic extremists were responsible. The same mosque had been attacked just six days earlier.
7/10/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol near a market in Tadmait, Algeria.  The blasts caused no casualties or damages.
7/10/2008: A bomb exploded in Bouberak Sahel, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device detonated as a military convoy passed by; at least one soldier was wounded in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/10/2009: Two explosive devices detonated simultaneously in the vicinity of a military convoy traveling near Azazga, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  At least six soldiers were injured and a vehicle was badly damaged in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/11/1970: Unknown White perpetrators fired shotgun blasts indiscriminately into a crowd of African American youths in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.  Lester Lima was killed and Kim Holland, Randall Robinson, and Gordon Ribiro were wounded.  This attack sparked widespread rioting by the African American community of New Bedford.
7/11/1990: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Feminist Women's Health Center in Redding, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $30,000 in damages.
7/11/1996: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb through the window of Centro Vasco, a Cuban restaurant in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the incendiary device ignited a small fire in the restaurant.  Cuban singer Rosita Fornes  was scheduled to perform five shows at Centro Vasco, however, they were subsequently canceled as a result of this incident.
7/11/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated two bombs targeting a National Gendarmerie roadblock in Tigzirt, Algeria.  One gendarme was killed in the blast and one other gendarme was wounded.  A Gendarmerie vehicle was severely damaged as well.
7/11/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military billet in Ain El Hamra, Algeria.  Four Algerian soldiers were wounded by shrapnel and it is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.  Additionally, two other homemade bombs were discovered nearby and defused.
7/11/2009: An explosive device detonated in Hazama, Bouira province, Algeria.  A mentally disabled young man accidently detonated the device by stepping on it; his legs required amputation following the explosion.  When police and emergency services responded to the incident, a second device exploded, wounding a police officer and a firefighter.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/12/1979: Joseph Paul Franklin shot and killed Harold McIver, an African American, as he left a Taco Bell in Doraville, Georgia, United States.  Franklin believed that McIver was 'hitting on' young White women.
7/12/2000: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a truck carrying Algerian soldiers in the mountains near Tébessa, Algeria.  Seven soldiers were killed, two soldiers were wounded, and two other soldiers were kidnapped.  The dead bodies of the kidnapped victims were discovered three days later.
7/12/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot dead six Algerian civilians staying at a beach resort in Tipasa, Algeria.
7/12/2002: A bomb exploded in the vicinity of a passenger bus just outside of Poso, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia.  The bus driver noticed a bag lying on the side of the road and stopped to investigate.  The device exploded when the conductor and several other passengers go off the bus to examine it; one person was killed and four others were wounded.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/12/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) assassinated a member of the municipal guard in Beni Ferguene, Algeria.  Algerian soldiers, stationed nearby, attempted to come to the rescue of the municipal guardsman but were impeded by the detonation of a homemade bomb that the assailants left at the scene.  One member of the National People's Army was wounded.  Despite the blast, Algerian soldiers were able to aprehend one of the perpetrators.
7/12/2005: Three individuals, suspected of being part of Algeria's Islamic insurgency, stormed into a pumping station in Cheikhleft, Algeria, and forced the customers into a cubbyhole, and in the process, stole money from their wallets and the cash register.  The assailants subsequently shot and killed Salah Touati, an Algerian security agent.  Local sources contend that the overall goal of the mission was to assasinate Touati.
7/12/2008: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stormed the house of a farmer in Beni Djemaa, Algeria.  The assailants stole money and possessions belonging to the farmer and his family.  When the farmer (identified as M. A.) returned home he was dragged to the street and beheaded.
7/13/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb on a tanker wagon of a train stationed at a gas and oil hub in Arzew, Algeria.  The explosive device was timed to detonated when the tanker was filled to capacity with fuel, however, the bomb was discovered and subsequently defused.
7/13/2000: Suspected members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) fired mortar shells at the oil refinery in Bongaigaon, western Assam, India. The mortars missed the refinery and exploded several hundred yards away, causing panic amongst the workers.  The guards fired on the assailants who fled on motorcycles.  The NDFB is fighting for independent homeland for the Bodo tribe.
7/13/2000: Unidentified assailants threw an improvised explosive device (IED) at the home of Jose Cruz Perez Lapazaran in Pamplona, Navarre province, Spain.  Lapazaran is a Spanish MP and vice-president of Union of the Navarrese People (UPN).  Lapazaran and his family were out of town on vacation at the time of the incident.  No one was harmed and the attack caused only minor damage.  Lapazaran is opposed to independence for the Basque region.
7/13/2002: Four perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed three Algerian civilians playing dominoes in Bouharoun, Algerian.  The assailants shot the victims before stabbing them to death.
7/13/2005: A member of the Algerian municipal guard was injured by a bomb in Ighzer Oumeziev, Algeria.  The explosive device was placed on a path frequented by municipal guardsmen.  It is believed that perpetrators were affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
7/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Marine Corp Recruiting Booth in New York City, United States. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the recruiting booth sustained any damages.
7/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails and bricks into the Tri-City Human Relations Council building in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained only minor damages.  The council was involved in an anti-discrimination lawsuit against various housing developers and real estate brokers in Chicago.
7/14/1972: Members of the Jewish Defense League bombed the apartment of Mohammed Shaath in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but debris almost injured Shaath's two year old daughter.  The buildings sustained an estimated $2,000 in damage.  Shaath was a Palestinian activist.
7/14/2002: Members of National Democratic Front of Bodoland raided the Bhumka Maligaon relief camp in Assam state, India.  The assailants entered the camp and opened fire, killing nine refugees from the Adivasi tribe and injuring another five.  Bodos and Adivasis have a violent history and are rival tribes.
7/14/2010: Four solders for the National People's Army died and thirteen others were wounded when three buried bombs detonated on the road between Tadmaid and Larbaa in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  It is suspected that AQLIM carried out the attack.
7/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Chase Manhattan Bank in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the glass doors of the building and windows were shattered.
7/15/1983: Nine to fifteen suspected members of the Macheteros robbed a Wells Fargo armored truck in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.   $587,000 was stolen.  The driver of the truck, Pablo Ramirez, was shot and killed during this incident.
7/15/2007: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted three people from Govindapur, Siraha, Nepal. The JTMM-J Siraha district leader  stated that Ramhari Pokhrel, a Village Development Committee secretary, had been abducted for not paying taxes to the Terai government established by JTMM-J. Pokhrel was killed on the 18th.  Govinda Karki and Bed Prasad Sapkota, both teachers, were released the evening of the 18th, three days after their abduction. The motive behind their abduction is unknown.
7/15/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that hit an ambulance travelling on National Road 5 on the eastern edge of Tidjelabine, Algeria.  Following the blast, the assailants riddled the vehicle with bullets.  Three people inside the ambulance were wounded and the vehicle was damaged.  There were some reports that the Islamic extremists actually intended to target a police patrol that passed by right before the ambulance.
7/16/1970: The offices of the Southeast Community Organization of Chicago, Illinois, United States were firebombed by unknown perpetrators.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building sustained any damages.  This incident took place two days after the Tri-City Human Relations Council building in Chicago was firebombed.
7/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the recruiting office sustained any damages.
7/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Dakota County Selective Service Office in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the Selective Service office sustained any damages.
7/16/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and Daawa Wal Djihad (Appeal and Struggle) set up a fake road block in Tipaza province, Algeria.  The assailants stopped three cars and opened fire on them, killing nine civilians in the attack.  Three additional civilians managed to escape the attack.  GIA and Appeal and Struggle are opposed to the Algerian President's peace offer to end civil war.
7/17/1970: Chicago police officers Tony Rizzato and James Severin were killed by snipers while patrolling an open area at the Mother Cabrini Homes project in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  Two African Americans, Johnnie Veal and George Knights, were convicted of the murders.
7/17/1981:  Mohammed Shabata, a supporter of the Muammar Qaddafi regime, shot and killed fellow countryman Nabil Abuzed Mansour in Ogden, Utah, United States.  At the time, Mansour was resisting calls from the Libyan government to return home.  Authorities were unsure whether Mansour was killed on the orders of Qaddafi or if his death just represented an argument between two Libyan students.
7/17/1998: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at a crowded beach in Kouala, Algeria.  Two Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast.
7/17/1998: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb at Franco beach in Raïs Hamidou, Algeria.  Three Algerian civilians were wounded by the blast.
7/17/2000: Arsonists attempted to burn down the Catholic chapel of Our Lady in Harryville district, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The arsonists cut through the security grill, piled up carpets and altar cloths, and started a fire.  The fire burnt out before considerable damage could be inflicted on the chapel.  Local authorities have labeled it a sectarian attack and are blaming Protestants for the fire.
7/17/2000: Unidentified assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in the Lettereev area of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The explosive device did not ignite and the house was not damaged.  Sources report that the house belonged to a Catholic and authorities suspect that it was a sectarian attack instigated by Protestants.
7/17/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed eleven Algerian civilians and wounded five others in Hai El Djanoub, Algeria.
7/17/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the town of Dolores, Tolima Department, Colombia.  The rebels fought with the police for hours; at least four rebels and four civilians were killed in the violent exchange and at least three children were injured.  In addition, numerous buildings were destroyed, including private homes, city hall, businesses, and the civic center.
7/17/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed seven civilians, including five members of the same family, in Ouled Allal, Algeria.
7/17/2008: Members of an Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) faction led by emir El Kazouit bombed a gas pipeline near Aomar, Algeria.  There were no casualties, but a portion of the Hassi R'mel to Dellys pipeline was damaged.
7/17/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Mouloud B., a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), in his vineyard in Legaadi, Algeria.
7/17/2010: A shepherd discovered two homemade bombs on RN12 on the road between Azazga and Yakouren in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  The military was notified and the bombs were defused.  The bombs were made from two gas cylinders and appeared to be connected to a remote trigger.  No claim reported.
7/18/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Broadway Savings Bank in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but windows and glass doors were shattered.
7/18/1971: Suspected members of the Chicano Liberation Front bombed a Monterey Park branch of the Bank of America in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the explosion caused extensive damage to the interior of the building.
7/18/1973: Members of the Black Liberation Army robbed a bank in the Bronx, New York in the United States.  It is unknown how much money was stolen.
7/18/2000: Yusup Soslambekov, the head of the Confederation of Peoples of the Caucasus, was shot and wounded in front of his home in southwestern Moscow, Russia.  The unidentified gunmen fled after the attack and the motive is unknown.  Soslambekov died from his injuries while still in the hospital on July 20, 2000.
7/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the three-year-old daughter of Libardo Erazo, the mayor of Colon, Putumayo Department, Colombia.  FARC had issued threats to Colombian mayors that they would be targeted if they did not resign.  Erazo resigned following the abduction, but it is not known whether his daughter was released.
7/18/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres set fire to a passenger bus in Nitanpur, Bara, Nepal. According to the group the bus was defying the day-long general strike they had called for. No injuries or casualties were reported.
7/18/2009: Islamist gunmen shot and killed two soldiers near Tabarkoukt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The soldiers were providing security for a water treatment plant at the time of the shooting.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/18/2010: A businessman Hassan Dilmi was kidnapped by unknown individuals in Tamentout, Jijel, Algeria.  He was forced into his own car, which was later found abandoned on the road to Ain Essebt.  It is unclear if the men who kidnapped him where part of a terrorist organization.
7/19/2000: An Albanian extremist threw a hand grenade into a Serbian café in Obilic, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Kastel Café was badly damaged, but no one was injured in the attack. This was the seventh time that the café had been the subject of a grenade attack.
7/19/2000: Approximately 25 non-tribals believed to be from the Bihari community attacked the Serapathar village in Karbi Anglong district, Assam state, India.  They were armed with bows, arrows, and sharp weapons.  Attacking while the villagers slept, the assailants killed six locals and injured three more.  They also set several huts on fire as well.
7/19/2000: Unidentified arsonists attacked a Catholic school in Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.  The assailants smashed three windows in St Patrick's College, then set the curtains on fire.  The school suffered heavy smoke and water damage.
7/19/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, invaded a home in Médéa, Algeria, and slit the throat of five individuals belonging to the same family.  The assailants subsequently ignited the family's residence on fire.
7/19/2001: Suspected Muslim fundamentalists killed seven people in Boumedfaa, Ain Defla, Algeria.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed Muslim fundamentalists.  No details were provided regarding the type of attack or if any damage was done.
7/19/2006: Eight armed members of the Free Salafi Group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), shot and killed Makhlouf Boudjemaa, a former member of the Algerian municipal guard, at his home in the community of Tanouna, Algeria.
7/19/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired homemade mortar shells that fell near a café in the town of Tamedna, Algeria.  Following the initial attack there was a half hour firefight between Algerian security forces and the assailants before the latter group fled under the cover of darkness.  There were no casualties sustained and it is unknown if the mortars or gunshots caused any damages.
7/19/2007: Jagannath Sah, Muritya Village Development Committee secretary, was kidnapped by suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres. Sah was kidnapped while he was leaving his office in Barhathawa, Sarlahi, Nepal. According to police, Sah's motorcycle was also taken. JTMM-J did not claim responsibility for the attack, and the motive and the outcome of the attack are unknown.
7/19/2008: Suspected Tuareg rebels attacked a paramilitary outpost in Tessalit, Tessalit cercle, Mali.  The assailants kidnapped at least three soldiers and injured two more; they also seized vehicles, weapons and ammunition.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
7/2/1970: Suspected Black Panthers bombed the Components Concept Corporation, a Black-owned business in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed and equipment within the building was damaged.
7/2/1970: Tommy L. Harper, an African American, was killed when a bomb that he was carrying prematurely exploded when he was one hundred feet away from the Compton Police Station in California, United States.  It is suspected that he was attempting to bomb the police station.  Windows were shattered at a building and automobile that were in the vicinity of the explosion.
7/2/1999: Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams broke into the Choice Medical Clinic in Sacramento, California, United States and ignited a fire.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $100,000 in damages.
7/2/2000: Members of Al-Ma'unah raided two army installations in Perak state, Malaysia.  They stole approximately 100 weapons, including an M-16 with a grenade launcher.  27 members surrendered on July 6, 2000, after being surrounded on a jungle hilltop near Sauk by police and soldiers.  The assailants had possession of at least two hostages, who they tortured and killed before they surrendered.  It is reported that at least three members managed to escape with the grenade launcher; it was not surrendered.  Authorities state that the incident was intended to cause concerns about security in Malaysia.
7/2/2000: Suspected members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) stormed the Golokpur tea estate in Kailasahar Subdivision of North Tripura, India.  Bipin Behari Tandon, the manager of four tea gardens, was abducted and held for ransom.  The attackers demanded ten million rupees in exchange for Tandon.  Sources state that the abduction was intended to "step up pressure" on the tea garden management.
7/2/2004: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the WomanCare Center in Lake Worth, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties, but the medical records and equipment at the abortion clinic were damaged.
7/2/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a mountain pass located between Draa El Mizan and Aomar.  The assailants stole money from passing travelers and stopped a public transport vehicle that they subsequently set on fire.
7/20/1970: Suspected Black nationalists firebombed the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  There were no casualties, however, the building was heavily damaged.
7/20/2000: Jose Alfredo Quino and Maria Elena Mejia, two Maya Indians, were shot and killed by three masked gunmen in Solola department, Guatemala.  The victims were members of the Regional Coordination of Integrated Cooperatives (CORCI) that worked to resolve land disputes.  The assailants ambushed the car before shooting the victims at point blank range.  No group has claimed responsibility.
7/20/2002: A horse laden with explosives detonated in Guadalupe, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  Suspected members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) sent a horse loaded with dynamite towards the police station; it detonated prematurely and destroyed a private home, as well as damaging several businesses and the police station.  At least eight people were injured in the explosion; however, there were no reports of fatalities.  Specific motive is unknown.
7/20/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members detonated a bomb underneath a passing train in Souk El Had, Algeria.  Nine railroad cars, carrying flammable substances, were derailed and 30 meters of train tracks were destroyed.  Fifteen minutes after the initial attack, the assailants remotely detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of Algerian soldiers that had arrived at the scene.  One Algerian soldier was wounded.
7/20/2009:  An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of the town of Tiana, Jijel province, Algeria.  Soldiers were in the region conducting a search for armed groups; one soldier was critically injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/20/2009: Security forces shot dead Omar Toudji, a member of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), in Dellys, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  Omar Toudji, also known as Abou Abderrahmane, was shot as he was preparing to detonate a suicide belt targeting the coast guard.
7/21/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists  bombed a truck at the South Side Reserve Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.  There were no casualties but the blast caused minor damage.  There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period.
7/21/1970: Two cars being prepared for delivery to the New York Police Department were bombed in Queens, New York, United States.  There were no casualties, but both cars sustained damages.  A crudely made Vietcong flag was discovered at the scene.
7/21/1971: Three members of the Black Liberation Army robbed Fidelity Savings and Loan in San Francisco, California, United States.  $9,400 was stolen.
7/21/1981:  An unknown perpetrator shot and killed Lam Trong Duong in San Francisco, California, United States.  Duong was an outspoken supporter of Vietnam's communist government and the editor of Cai Dinh Lang, a Vietnamese language newspaper.  Two Vietnamese anti-communist groups admitted responsibility for carrying out the attack, however authorities could not confirm that whether these claims were valid.
7/21/2007: Police arrested three cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) as they were preparing to attack Prabhu Sah, a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist) and an interim parliamentarian. JTMM-J had attempted an attack on Sah the previous day but were driven off by Maoist cadres and police. While the JTMM-J leader for Rautahat district did claim responsibility for the Friday attack, the specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
7/22/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists bombed a fuel line at the Wisconsin Petroleum Terminal Corporation in Jones Island, Wisconsin, United States.  There were no casualties but twelve thousand gallons of fuel oil leaked out of the pipe and around eighteen windows on the premises were shattered.  There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area during this time period.
7/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed an Army Recruiting Trailer in Camden, New Jersey, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the trailer was damaged.
7/22/2000: A bomb exploded outside of a bookstore near the Taliban Information Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan.  A security guard was killed in the explosion; the Taliban states that he was the one who was planting the bomb.  The Taliban blames the opposition for the attack.  The opposition denies responsibility and claims it was Taliban dissidents.
7/23/1970: Unknown perpetrators, located on the Grove-Shafter Freeway, threw a bomb at the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland, California, United States.  The bomb landed fifty feet away from the building and created a small hole in the ground.
7/23/2000: A hand grenade was found on a railway track on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan.  Three people were injured when they tried to remove it and it exploded.  No group has claimed responsibility.
7/23/2000: Shaban Manaj, a lawyer and member of the Democratic League of Kosovo, was abducted from his home in Istok, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Two unknown assailants arrived at his house, claiming to be his clients and asking for him to accompany them.  Manaj's badly burned body was found on August 4th, 2000, in Ozrim village.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive is unclear.
7/23/2001: Suspected Albanian extremists kidnapped a villager in Neprosteno, Macedonia.  No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
7/23/2001: Three people were abducted off a bus in Vratnice, Jegunovce municipality, Macedonia.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Albanian extremists were thought to be behind the kidnapping.
7/23/2001: Three Tetovo Telekom workers were kidnapped from their vehicle on the Tetovo-Vratnica road by suspected Albanian extremists in Odri village, Macedonia.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/23/2001: Unidentified assailants abducted two agents with customs near a Jazinci border crossing in Jazinci, Jegunovce municipality, Macedonia.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities suspected Albanian extremists.
7/23/2001: Unidentified assailants kidnapped a reserve police officer outside of Beloviste, Jegunovce municipality, Macedonia.  No group claimed responsibility for the abduction but authorities believed that Albanian extremists were the perpetrators.
7/23/2002: Suspected Muslim rebels threw a grenade at a crowded area of Rajouri town, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  One young woman was killed in the explosion and at least 18 others were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a military convoy passing through Bouchakour, Algeria, on National Road 168.  One soldier was killed and nine others were wounded by the blast.  The victim's vehicle was damaged as well.
7/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a homemade bomb targeting two municipal guardsmen at a watering hole near El Ancer, Algeria.  The blast wounded both guardsmen and it is unknown if it caused any property damage.
7/23/2011: Iranian scientist, Darioush Rezaeinejad, was assassinated in front of his daughter's kindergarten in Tehran, Tehran, Iran.  Rezaeinejad was shot in the neck by two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle.  Reports claim that he may have been working on a secret Iranian nuclear program.  This was the 4th attack in two years on nuclear scientists in Iran.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
7/24/1970: Members of the Jewish Defense League failed in their attempts to firebomb a Black Community Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  This incident occurred four days after the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn was firebombed by suspected African American militants.
7/24/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed and robbed the National Guard Armory in Santa Cruz, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the pipe bomb caused major damage to the armory's radio equipment room.  Several guns were also stolen.
7/24/2000: Ghulam Jeelani Wani, the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party and general secretary of the Baramulla Bar Association, was shot and killed in Sopore, Baramulla district, India.  Two unidentified assailants on a scooter shot him point blank while he was on his way to Baramulla district court.  Some sources blame the killing on pro-Indian groups.
7/24/2002: A bomb hidden in a car exploded near the bull ring in San Juan de Rioseco, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.  The vehicle had been parked at the bull ring since dawn; when police went to investigate it, it exploded, killing three police officers and injuring at least six others, including both police and civilians.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident but authorities suspect that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was involved.  Specific motive is unknown.
7/24/2002: Five unidentified gunmen kidnapped Nina Davydovich, the director of the Druzhba charity, as she was driving with three other coworkers near Pobedinskoye village, Chechnya, Russia.  The assailants fired at the car and, when it stopped, took Davydovich and her documents and drove off towards Grozny.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.
7/25/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb at a bank in Algiers, Algeria.  The bomb was located and subsequently defused by Algerian security forces.
7/25/2010: A person drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the Gendarmerie brigade, next door to the headquarters of the People's Municipal Assembly (APC) in Beni Aissi in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  A guard at city hall was killed and 8 policemen were injured.  Buildings all around the area sustained damage.
7/26/2000: A man and his 15-year-old grandson were killed in Tamrijt village, in the eastern Bejaia, Algeria.  Sources suspect that Islamic militants are responsible for the attack.
7/26/2000: Sergei Novikov, the head of the independent "Spring" radio station, was killed in his apartment building in Smolensk, Russia.  He had been shot four times; authorities called it a "professional hit".  Novikov's co-workers are calling it a political crime, since the radio station was vocally opposed to regional administration and the victim alleged that the deputy governor was politically corrupted.
7/26/2000: Supporters of coup leader, George Speight, took two New Zealand pilots hostage at Vanua airport, in Cakaudrove province, on Vanua Levu island, Fiji.  The hostage-taking occurred in response to the arrest of Speight, but the hostage-takers did not issue any immediate demands.
7/26/2000: Suspected fundamentalists placed two bombs on a gas pipeline at Slama, in El Hoceinia municipality, Ain Defla Province, Algeria.  The bombs exploded, causing damage to the pipeline and cutting off gas supply to several towns.
7/26/2009:  Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed security officers in the Mascara region of Algeria.  Two security officers were killed in the attack.
7/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Iragane, Jijel province, Algeria.  The bomb exploded as a military patrol passed by; one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/26/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Laalaoucha, Jijel province, Algeria.  The device, which was buried underground, exploded in the vicinity of a military convoy; one soldier was killed and the second was badly injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/27/1970: In a series of related attack, unknown perpetrators bombed a historic Nike missile located at the Army Presidio in San Francisco, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the bomb caused minor damages.
7/27/1970: In a series of related attack, unknown perpetrators bombed the Armed Forces Police Station in San Francisco, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the bomb created a five inch hole in the office of the commanding officer and shattered windows at the army base.
7/27/1987: Eric Everett Svelmoe placed a bomb at the Family Planning Associates Medical Group clinic in San Diego, California, United States.  The bomb at the abortion clinic was discovered by authorities and subsequently removed.
7/27/1994: Earth First! members claimed responsibility for setting arson to logging equipment at Dave Littlejohn Logging Company near Olympia, Washington in the United States.  The arson destroyed a log loader.  There were no casualties in the incident.  This incident was one in a  series of two; the second arson occurred four days later at the same logging company, damaging more equipment.  Nine days later, both incidents were claimed in a phone call to the contract logging association, stating that the destruction was "retaliation by the Earth Firsters to protect the planet Earth from loggers."
7/27/2000: Supporters of coup leader, George Speight, began systematically rounding up ethnic Indian men in a mass abduction in Labasa, Macuata province, on Vanua Levu island.  The rebels abducted approximately 200 men from different families in retaliation for the arrest of Speight.  No immediate demands were made.
7/27/2000: Unknown gunmen shot and killed Colonel Gadzhimagomed Gadzhimagomedov, the head of a police training school, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.  A police driver was also shot, but succeeded in killing two of the attackers, while a third one fled.  There were several weapons left at the scene.  Sources believe that it was a revenge killing.
7/27/2002: A bomb hidden in a car parked next to the police station exploded in San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta Department, Colombia.  Four people were injured in the explosion, including one police officer.  In addition, 50 homes and 14 vehicles were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect the involvement of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  Specific motive is unknown.
7/27/2002: An explosion occurred in Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia.  At least 21 people were injured in the explosion and numerous shops and vehicles were damaged.  The blast originated from an ice cart and witnesses reported seeing people leaving a bag in that general area.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/27/2008: An improvised explosive device detonated near Imagheninen, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a military convoy passed by; one soldier was killed and two were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/27/2010: A farm was firebombed near Astoria, Oregon, United States.  Members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the farm was an active mink farm; however, authorities state that the farm had been inactive due to previous attacks.  ALF also stated that the attack consisted of "eight incendiary devices", which caused damage to vehicles and buildings.  There were no reports of injuries.
7/27/2010: Three soldiers (part on an ANP patrol) were wounded when a homemade bomb exploded in Mizrana, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.
7/28/1971: Unknown perpetrators threw two firebombs into the Bank of America branch in Ben Lomond, California, United States.  The fire was extinguished quickly and caused little damage.
7/28/1990: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Planned Parenthood facility in Santa Ana, California, United States.  There were no casualties and the abortion clinic sustained minor damage.
7/28/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Algerian municipal guard at a post office in Ain Zaouia, Algeria.  Three municipal guardsmen were killed and six others were wounded.
7/28/2004: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the three sons of Abdul Kareem al-Rawi, the governor of Al-Anbar province, from his home in Ramadi, Iraq.  After abducting the sons, the assailants burnt down the governor's house.  The hostages were released on August 6, 2004, after Governor Abdul Kareem al-Rawi announced his resignation and apologized for working with the United States.  It was unclear whether the statement was solicited under duress.
7/28/2006: At least nine armed Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) activists were involved in an attack that left two Maoist cadres, Ram Udgar Yadav and Raj Kumar Singh, injured in Siraha, Nepal.  JTMM did not claim responsibility for the attack; however, the group was identified by one of the two Maoists.
7/28/2006: Naveed Afzal Haq forced his way into Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, headquarters of the philanthropic organization, building by holding a gun to the head of a teenage girl.  He then shot 6 women working there, killing one of them and injuring the other five.  One of the victims called 911. Dispatchers calmed Haq and he exited the building with his hands on his head, where police arrested him.
7/28/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade needle bomb that seriously wounded a farmer on the outskirts of the village of Ain Touta, Algeria.  It is unknown if the farmer was the intended target of the assailants.
7/28/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that wounded a truck driver travelling on Wilaya Road 25 near Aomar, Algeria.  His vehicle was also damaged by the blast.  When Algerian security forces arrived on the scene, the assailants detonated another homemade bomb which killed one soldier and wounded six others.
7/28/2009: An explosive device detonated in Tadmait village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  A military convoy was targeted in the attack; one soldier was killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/28/2010: A convoy on RN25 transporting prisoners from Ait Yahia Moussa to Draa El Mizan in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, was ambushed.  Gunmen opened fire wounding 2 officers.
7/28/2010: Two children were killed and 5 were injured when they found a metal object on the ground and it exploded.  The incident occurred in Ouled Sidi Brahim, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported
7/29/1977: Joseph Paul Franklin bombed the Beth Shalom synagogue in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States.  There were no casualties, but the synagogue was destroyed.
7/29/1978: Joseph Paul Franklin shot William Bryant Tatum, an African American, and his White girlfriend Nancy Hilton in the parking lot of a Pizza Hut in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States.  Tatum died from his injuries while Hilton survived.
7/29/2000: A bomb exploded at a crossroads in Grozny, Chechnya Republic, Russia.  A Chechen woman was wounded in the explosion.  Chechen rebels are believed to be responsible for the attack.
7/29/2000: A bomb was found in a tree in Oktyabrsky district in Grozny, Chechnya Republic, Russia.  Russian sappers successfully disarmed the bomb.  Chechen rebels are believed to be responsible the bomb.
7/29/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) blew up outside of a branch of EFG Eurobank in downtown Athens, Greece.  The explosion caused minor damage to the bank, including to the automated teller machine and the front entrance.  The bomb consisted of several gas canisters and containers of petrol.  A note left at the scene stated that the attack was in response to "government attempts to deregulate the labor market".
7/29/2004: Two Turkish nationals were kidnapped in the vicinity of Mosul, Ninawa governorate, Iraq.  The two civilians worked for Bilintur catering company, which was subcontracted out to provide services to U.S. soldiers.  On August 2, 2004, members of the Tawhid and Jihad released a video showing the assassination of one of the captives.  Before being shot in the head, the victim read a statement urging Turkish companies to leave Iraq.  The fate of the other captive is unknown.
7/29/2005: A local faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed National Gendarmes on a routine patrol on National Highway 5 in Tidjelabine, Algeria.  Two Gendarmes were killed and four were wounded by the automatic gunfire which was followed by the detonation of a powerful homemade bomb.  The assailants set off another bomb to cover their retreat.
7/29/2009: Rebels ambushed a military convoy transporting supplies between Damous and Beni Mlika in Tipaza province, Algeria.  The assailants targeted the convoy with bombs, then opened fire on it.  At least 14 soldiers were killed and another seven were injured in the attack.  The rebels fled following the incident.
7/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the University Federal Savings and Loan Building in Seattle, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $3,000 in damages.
7/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb outside of the apartment of New York State Supreme Court Justice Jawn A. Sandifer in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered inside a shopping bag at the door of the apartment by a maintenance employee and subsequently dismantled by the bomb squad.  Justice Sandifer and his family were vacationing in New Jersey at the time of the incident.
7/3/1986: Robert Ahlgren placed a pipe bomb outside of the Internal Revenue Service offices in Lombard, Illinois, United States.  The bomb detonated shattering windows and the glass doors of the facility.  There were no casualties.
7/3/1989: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Concord Feminist Health Center in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers at a spot identified as Kilometer 16 on National Road 85 between Constantine and Collo, Algeria.  Five Algerian soldiers were wounded.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb targeting Algerian soldiers travelling on National Road 11 in Taourarine, Algeria.  The bomb missed its intended target and caused no casualties or damages.
7/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs targeting a convoy of the Algerian Municipal Guard in Kebaba, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were killed.  During the ensuing firefight, one of the assailants was killed.
7/3/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs on a railroad track in Taliouine, Algeria.  There were no casualties, but the track was damaged.
7/3/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members killed an Algerian policeman as he was returning to his unit in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.
7/3/2010: A man was kidnapped by an armed group near Freha in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  Following the kidnapping, people in Freha and nearby areas took to the street to protest.  The armed group let the man go unharmed eight days later without receiving any form of ransom.
7/30/1987: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Machi Community Service building in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the facility sustained slight structural damage.  Machi Community Service sent supplies and airline tickets to Cuba.
7/30/1999: A small commercial plane carrying 16 people was hijacked while traveling between Barinas and Guasdualito in Venezuela.   The passengers were released from the custody of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on August 9, 1999.  FARC denies responsibility for the kidnapping; they claim that three hijackers fled after landing the plane in Colombia.  FARC claims that opponents of Venezuela's president are responsible for the hijacking.
7/30/2000:  Rajkumar, a popular movie actor, was abducted from his home in Gajanur, Tamil Nadu state, India.  Three others, including his son-in-law, were abducted with him.  Veerappan was the leader of the abduction; he is a notorious criminal known for numerous murders, abductions, poaching and smuggling.  Veerappan demanded 12 million dollars for the actor's release.  He also made several political demands, including the release of 51 sentenced criminals.  Rajkumar was released on November 15, 2000; by that time, the other three abductees had escaped or been released.  None of Veerappan's demands had been met.
7/30/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) activists claimed responsibility for the killing of Shankar Man Singh Basnet in Bara, Nepal. Basnet was the secretary for a local Village Development Committee. He was found some 100 meters from his home with bullet wounds in his head and chest. The motive behind the incident is unknown.
7/30/2007: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres abducted three people in Rautahat, Nepal. The abductees were Amir Chaudhari, village development committee secretary, Surendra Yadav, a local, and Sanjay Shah, the son of a village development committee secretary. While the motive behind the abductions is unclear, the Chief District Officer stated that the motive was probably ransom. The outcome of the abductions is unknown.
7/30/2009: A powerful bomb detonated near to the downtown area of Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria.  No injuries or damaged resulted from the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/31/1970: Unknown perpetrators fired shotgun blasts at the house of the first African American family to move into a White neighborhood in Charlotte,North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties but it is uknown if the house was damaged.
7/31/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, kidnapped a child in Sidi M'Barek, Algeria.  The assailants lured those searching for the child to the entrance of the city's cemetery and detonated a bomb.  Three Algerian civilians were killed in the blast.  The fate of the child remains unknown.
7/31/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked the family of a member of the Algerian militia in Atba, Algeria.  Three individuals were killed and three others were wounded.
7/31/2006: Unidentified assailants, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed two bombs on a road in Ghoumrassa, Algeria.  The bombs were located by members of the municipal guard and defused by Algerian soldiers.  The intended target of the bombs remains unknown.
7/31/2009: Unidentified gunmen shot and injured a police officer in Ben Ouali, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The assailants were waiting at the officer's parents home; they shot him when he came to visit them.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
7/31/2010: A bomb exploded along the Enrico Mattei pipeline, injuring two security guards in El Oglat Krakra, Tebessa, Algeria.
7/4/1970: Fred Loyd Hayes and Kenneth Ray McMaster placed twenty seven nitroglycerine explosives underneath buses stationed at the Longview school district maintenance yard in Longview, Texas, United States.  Attached to a common detonator, the bombs exploded simultaneously, damaging a total of thirty three buses at a cost of around $100,000.  There were no casualties.  Hayes and McMaster carried out the bombing to prevent the busing of African Americans to recently desegregated schools.
7/4/1970: Gerard Malloy tossed a Molotov cocktail at an Army truck stationed at Fort Hamilton in New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the vehicle was badly damaged.
7/4/1970: Two youths were hired by Frank Thurber, a member of a union affiliated with the striking Typographical Union, shot and killed Allan W. Daly at his home in San Francisco, California, United States.  Daly was a non-striking member of the San Rafael Independent Journal.
7/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Long Beach Democratic Committee headquarters in Long Beach, New York, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the headquarters sustained any damages.
7/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb through the garage window of Ben Maidenburg's house in Akron, Ohio, United States.  Maidenburg was the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal.  There were no casualties but the blast caused $10,000 in damages.
7/4/1984: Kenneth Shields, Thomas Spinks, and Michael Donald Bray bombed the National Abortion Federation offices in Washington, D.C., United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $40,000 in damages.
7/4/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock in Khezra, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted two vehicles; killing two Algerian civilians and abducting three others.  One of the hostages was Mohamed Boudiar, a member of the Algerian Senate.  It is unclear if the perpetrators specifically set out to capture Boudiar.  One of the hostages, M. Mesbah, was released shortly after the kidnapping.  Another hostage, Fardi Mohamed El Salah, was killed by the Islamic extremists.  Senator Boudiar was freed on July 26, 2001.  It is believed that a 30-million dinar ransom was paid for his release.
7/4/2005: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Presidential Women's Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained moderate damage.
7/4/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two bombs near a barracks on a path frequented by Algerian soldiers in Tadmait, Algeria.  There were no casualties and the blast did not cause any damages.
7/4/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) activists killed an agricultural technician from the Baninia Agro Farm in Janakpur.
7/4/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a National Gendarmerie roadblock on the Dellys road in Cap Djinet, Algeria.  During the ensuing firefight, four national gendarmes were wounded and five of the assailants were injured before fleeing under the cover of darkness.
7/4/2010: An explosive device detonated under a car carrying 4 civilians on their way home, killing 2 and seriously injuring the other two.  The blast occurred near Gabel Boudhelal in Tebessa, Algeria.
7/4/2010: Three gendarmes (government sponsored local militia) were killed and two more were wounded outside of Zima Mansouriah in Jijel, Algeria.  It is suspected that the explosive was remotely triggered.  No claim of responsibility reported.
7/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a total of eleven firebombs underneath five police radio cars in the parking lot of a police station in Queens, New York United States.  The firebombs, which failed to explode due to faulty fuses, were discovered by a patrolman on security duty and were removed.
7/5/2000:  Authorities found and defused an two unexploded bombs in the Attorney-General's office in Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia.  The devices were found in a cardboard box on the third floor between water pipes and the wall; each weighed approximately one kilogram.  The bombs were found one day after the building was targeted in a successful bombing attack.
7/5/2000: A bomb exploded in Gangodawila Magistrate's court in Nugegoda, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.  One person was killed and at least six more were injured in the attack. 18 of the 30 defendants who were waiting to have their cases heard escaped during the incident.  Authorities believe that the attack may have been inter-gang rivalry, given that a well-known hitman was going before the court that day.
7/5/2003: Around twenty members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Timgad, Algeria.  The assailants, armed with machine guns, intercepted many vehicles and proceeded to shake down Algerian civilians and check their identifications.  The assailants slit the throat of a man identified as a police officer and three other individuals who the perpetrators suspected of collaborating with the Algerian security services.
7/5/2006: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha gunmen shot dead two Maoist cadres in Saptari, Nepal. The cadres were Mahendra Yadav and Bijay Jha of Chinnamasta. The motive for the attack is unknown.
7/5/2007:  Algerian authorities defused two homemade bombs placed near the community of El Ardja, Algeria.  It is believed that the explosive devices were planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency and that their intended target were Algerian security forces.
7/5/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members remotely detonated a bomb targeting Hocine Mazouz, the governor of Tizi Ouzou, as his motorcade passed through Tala Bougueni, Algeria.  The bomb missed Mazouz's vehicle and slightly damaged a car at the end of the convoy.  One policeman was wounded in the blast.
7/6/1971: The Chicano Liberation Front threw a firebomb into Montebello High School in Montebello, California, United States.  There were no casualties but one classroom was destroyed and classrooms were damaged.
7/6/1991: The Popular Liberation Army ignited an incendiary device on a United States Coast Guard airfield in Punta Borinquen, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but a Hercules C-130 aircraft was damaged.
7/6/2000: At least three members of Al-Ma'unah attempted to use a grenade launcher in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  There are reports of multiple intended targets, including a temple and a brewery.  However, the attack did not succeed; according to authorities, the assailants did not know how to operate the weapon.  One man was arrested on July 9th and the grenade launcher was recovered in Kedah state.  Authorities state that the incident was intended to cause concerns about security in Malaysia.
7/6/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road in Ouled Azzouz, Algeria.  The assailants gunned down a vehicle carrying five Algerian citizens.  Two individuals were killed and three others were wounded.
7/6/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, stabbed to death three brothers as they were returning to their home in Draa Errich, Algeria.
7/6/2005: Around 20 members of Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), dressed in military fatigues, set up a fake roadblock on Wilaya road number 128 near Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted tens of vehicles and took the identification information of passengers and motorists.  Three Algerian soldiers were stabbed and killed and one Algerian civilian was shot to death as he attempted to flee the scene.  Moreover, the perpetrators confiscated money and cell phones and forced the victims to throw away alcohol they were transporting.
7/6/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a land mine that targeted Algerian soldiers on a routine patrol in Leghdira, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and thirteen were wounded.  It is believed that the homemade bomb was planted by members of Algeria's Islamic insurgency.
7/6/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb at a heavily trafficked car market that was located near the municipal guard headquarters in Tidjelabine, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen, Laarbi Benguenoune and Ahmed Talbi, were killed in the blast and one other member of the municipal guard was injured.  Six Algerian civilians were wounded as well.  Immediately after the explosion, the assailants burst into the market and stole weapons from the victims before fleeing.
7/6/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Algerian municipal guard in Lagbab, Algeria.  Before fleeing, the assailants also confiscated the victim's weapon.  It is suspected that the perpetrators planned to attack a municipal guard post in Oued Falete.
7/6/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded an Algerian civilian (identified as Lotfi Z.) in Collo, Algeria.  It is unknown if the victim was targeted for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to kill Algerian civilians at random.
7/7/1984: Kenneth Shields, Thomas Spinks, and Michael Donald Bray bombed the Planned Parenthood of Maryland in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $50,000 in damages.
7/7/2000:  A bomb that was planted in the road remote detonated near a passenger bus as it was leaving the bus station in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.  One person was killed and three were injured in the attack.  The bus was bound for Gujrat.  The incident occurred during a crackdown against followers of the ex-prime minister Sharif and a planned protest march.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
7/7/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) armed with homemade grenades and missile launchers attacked a detachment of Algerian soldiers and municipal guardsmen in Ait Saada, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were killed and two others were wounded.  Three soldiers also sustained injuries.
7/8/1970: Gaylen Alexander and Billy Joel Oglesby detonated an explosive device in a dynamite warehouse owned by the Atlas Powder Company in Oneonta, Alabama, United States.  The blast ignited two-thousand cases of dynamite stored at the warehouse destroying the building.  There were no casualties but windows were shattered at buildings within an eight mile radius of the warehouse.
7/8/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov Cocktail into a home that housed two printers for the strike-bound San Rafael Independent Journal in Petaluma, California, United States.  Six people escaped from the house without injury but the interior of the house was damaged.
7/8/1971: The Chicano Liberation Front bombed a post office in East Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but windows were shattered.
7/8/1988: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, was suspected of placing a pipe bomb on a high-voltage power pole in the hills near Laguna Niguel, California, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.  The power lines provided service to the Chet Holifield Federal Building which housed Internal Revenue Service offices.
7/8/2000: A police officer was killed in Boudouaou El-Bahri, near Reghaia, Algeria.  The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
7/8/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed three people by setting their car on fire while they were still inside near Ahmeur El-Ain, Tipaza province, Algeria.  The reason behind the attack is unknown.
7/8/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) stormed a village near Tipaza, Tipaza province, Algeria.  They were armed with guns, axes, and knives.  They beheaded eight farmers who were asleep at the time of the attack and shot another farmer that tried to escape.
7/8/2000: Three shepherds were found with their throats cut in Tissemselt region, Algeria.  The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
7/8/2000: Two members of an official armed civil defense group had their throats slit near Tiaret, in Tissmesilt province, Algeria.  The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) is believed responsible for the attack.
7/8/2004: Assailants attacked a U.S. military base in Ramadi, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq.  One Humvee was destroyed in the attack; however, there were no reports of injuries.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
7/8/2007: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Bisphot Singh (JTMM-B) set fire to a truck in Lahan, Siraha, Nepal.The extent of the damage to the truck is unknown. According to the group, the truck was defying the strike the group had called for in the area. The group also took six mobile phones from the truck's passengers. No injuries or casualties were reported.
7/8/2007: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Bisphot Singh (JTMM-B) set fire to a truck in the town square in Kasaha, Siraha, Nepal.The extent of the damage to the truck is unknown. According to the group, the truck was defying the strike the group had called for in the area. No injuries or casualties were reported.
7/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators set a fire in the Selective Service office in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States.  The fire, however, extinguished itself and only a desk and table were destroyed.
7/9/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the City Hall of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  There were no casualties but windows were shattered at the City Hall and surrounding buildings.
7/9/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Selective Service Headquarters in San Diego, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is not known if the building was damaged.
7/9/2000: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed four government officials near the city of Jijel, in Jijel province, Algeria.  The attackers opened fire on the victims as they were traveling in a car.  One of the dead was the mayor of Erraguene,  a village near Jijel.  The two young sons of the mayor were injured in the attack.  The assailants fled to the woods.
7/9/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) invaded the home of a family in Ziana, Algeria.  The assailants shot seven members of the family, killing six and wounding one, before setting the house on fire.  Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted one of the family's daughters.  The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
7/9/2003: 22 year old Zarema Muzhakoyeva walked away from a bomb at a café on Tverskaya in Moscow, she was arrested.  The bomb later killed Federal Security Service Officer Georgy Trofimov when he attempted to defuse the bomb.
7/9/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed members of the Algerian municipal guard in Helaim, Algeria.  One municipal guardsmen was killed and two others were wounded.
7/9/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a military convoy near Issoumathène village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  One soldier was killed in the explosion and another two were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/0/1987: Scott P. Garman and an unnamed juvenile firebombed the Fargo Women's Health Organization in North Dakota, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $500 in damages.
8/1/1992:  Rachelle Shannon threw an incendiary device onto the roof of the Lovejoy Surgi-Center in Portland, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $2,500 in damages.
8/1/1999: Unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb at the Feminist Health Center of Pourtsmouth in Greenland, New Hampshire, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic and its surroundings sustained around $20,000 in damages.
8/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb near the Central Post Office in Algiers, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
8/1/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a vehicle driven by Algerians belonging to a firm providing security for a power company in Ziama Mansouria, Algeria.  Three people were killed and one was wounded.  Their vehicle was also damaged in the blast.
8/10/1970: Four members of the White Panthers Party threw three firebombs through the windows of Oregon's Selective Service Headquarters in Portland, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused around $1,000 of damage to furniture within two offices.
8/10/1994: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire within the Planned Parenthood Brainerd Clinic in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties, but the health care facility along with three adjacent businesses were destroyed resulting in $373,000 in damages.
8/10/2003: Around twenty perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a municipal guard detachment in Akrab, Algeria.  The assailants detonated a homemade bomb before firing at the municipal guardsmen.  One municipal guardsman, identified as B. Nasser, was killed and two others were wounded.
8/10/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a high-powered bomb outside of a hotel that housed members of the Urban Safety Agency in Lakhdaria, Algeria.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged slightly.
8/10/2007: Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G cadres) shot dead Buddhi Bahadur Sunuwar in Buddi, Kapilbastu, Nepal. The district commander for JTMM-G, Azad, claimed responsibility for the shooting on behalf of the group. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
8/11/1982: A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 830 traveling from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii.  The explosive was hidden under a seat by Mohammed Rashid, a member of the 15 May organization, on the previous flight into Tokyo.  During the descent into Honolulu the bomb detonated, killing a 15-year-old Japanese boy and wounding 15 others.  The bomb also blew a 1-by-3 foot hole in the floor of the plane.  The bomb did not damage the structural integrity of the aircraft and the pilot was able to safely land in Honolulu shortly after the explosion.
8/11/2000: A group of armed men set up a roadblock near El-Aouana, in Jijel province, Algeria.  They opened fire on a family returning to Algiers from a beach outing.  A pregnant mother and her three children were killed in the attack.  The father, a professor at the University of Algiers, was critically injured.  One seven-year-old child escaped the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility.
8/11/2000: Approximately 40 members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) broke into a health center in Kaseta parish, Kabwoya sub-county, western Hoima district, Uganda.  The rebels shot and killed a nurse and an army veteran and kidnapped 25 civilians.  The assailants also stole the drugs that were in the health center, as well as any items of value belonging to the civilians.  As of August 16th, 2000, at least ten abductees had been killed by beheading, and at least one abductee had escaped.  The ADF has been fighting against the government.
8/11/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of security forces in Marsat, Algeria.  One individual was killed and two others were wounded.  Their tractor was also damaged by the blast.
8/11/2004: Members of Tawhid and Jihad released pictures and video of the execution of Mohammed Fawzi Abdaal Mutwalli, an Egyptian national in Iraq.  Images show the decapitation of the victim.  The authenticity of the images is unknown and family members do not have knowledge of Mutwalli's disappearance.  In a statement, the Tawhid and Jihad claimed that Mutwalli was a spy for the American government.
8/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated two homemade bombs on a path in Ain El Hamra, Algeria.  One of the bombs seriously wounded an Algerian citizen while the other explosive device did not cause any casualties or damages.
8/11/2008: An explosive device detonated in Ouled Issa, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The bomb was targeting security forces but failed to inflict any injuries or casualties.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/12/2000: A grenade that was hidden in a garbage can detonated near a famous shrine by Dal Lake, in Srinagar, India.  Four people were injured in the attack, including two Hungarian tourists.  Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), a pro-Pakistan group, claimed responsibility for the attack.  The group called on the public to boycott the independence day celebrations.  The guerrilla group said that their people were being killed, their property was being destroyed, and the females in their region were being sexually assaulted.  This incident was one of a series of attacks leading up to independence day.
8/12/2002: Peter-Arjan Erkel, a Dutch aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres, was kidnapped in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.  A group of armed men waylaid him as he was on his way home and forced him to go with them in their car.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and no ransom or political demands were made.
8/12/2007: Armed attackersambushed a police patrol in Maulapur, Rautahat, Nepal. The police identified the assailants as activists of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J), though the group did not claim responsibility for the attack. No injuries were reported and the motive for the attack is unknown.
8/13/1982: Donald Benny Anderson, Matthew Moore and Wayne Moore kidnapped Dr. Hector Zevallos and his wife Rosalie Jean from their home in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States.  Dr. Zevallos was the director of the Hope Clinic for Women in nearby Granite City, Illinois.    The perpetrators, claiming to be part of the Army of God, demanded that President Ronald Reagan denounce abortion as a requirement for the release of the doctor and his wife.  Eight days after the original kidnapping, Hector and Rosalie Zevallos were freed unharmed.
8/13/1998: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb that detonated at the Sidi Fredj beach resort in Staoueli, Algeria.  The device, which was buried in underneath the sand, did not cause any casualties or damage.
8/13/2000: A powerful land mine detonated between Jammu and Srinagar, India.  The bomb was targeting members of the Border Security Force (BSF) paramilitary who were in the area inspecting an earlier blast.  At least one soldier was killed and six injured.  Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), a pro-Pakistan group, claimed responsibility for the attack.  The group called on the public to boycott the independence day celebrations.  The guerrilla group said that their people were being killed, their property was being destroyed, and the females in their region were being sexually assaulted.  This incident was one of a series of attacks leading up to independence day.
8/13/2000: A powerful land mine detonated under a bus traveling near Kud between Jammu and Srinagar, India.  The bus was transporting members of the Border Security Force (BSF) paramilitary.  At least four soldiers were killed and 32 injured.  Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), a pro-Pakistan group, claimed responsibility for the attack.  The group called on the public to boycott the independence day celebrations.  The guerrilla group said that their people were being killed, their property was being destroyed, and the females in their region were being sexually assaulted.  This incident was one of a series of attacks leading up to independence day.
8/13/2000: An explosive device detonated near a popular pleasure garden in Srinagar, India.  No one was injured in the attack, but the explosion caused minor damage.  Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), a pro-Pakistan group, claimed responsibility for the attack.  The group called on the public to boycott the independence day celebrations.  The guerrilla group said that their people were being killed, their property was being destroyed, and the females in their region were being sexually assaulted.  This incident was one of a series of attacks leading up to independence day.
8/13/2000: An explosive device detonated on Boulevard Road in Srinagar, India.  No one was injured in the attack.  Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), a pro-Pakistan group, claimed responsibility for the attack.  The group called on the public to boycott the independence day celebrations.  The guerrilla group said that their people were being killed, their property was being destroyed, and the females in their region were being sexually assaulted.  This incident was one of a series of attacks leading up to independence day.
8/13/2000: Armed Islamic militants attacked a police patrol at Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria.  One police officer was shot and killed in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/13/2000: Islamic extremists slit the throats of two children playing in a field near Tipaza town, in Hattatba municipality, Algeria.  The assailants fled following the incident.  No group has claimed responsibility but sources speculate that the attackers were led by Miloud and included elements of the Armed Islamic Group and El-Ahouel.
8/13/2000: Islamic militants raided a coffee shop in Touahna near Keddara, Algeria.  A civilian guard was killed in the incident.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/13/2000: Two youth smashed the windows of a bank, poured petrol inside, and lit it on fire in Aretxabaleta, Guipuzcoa province, in Basque country.  No one was injured in the attack.  The youth were close to the group Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).  The motive is not known.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting the Ouled Ali barracks near Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  One Algerian soldier was killed and another was wounded.  It is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that wounded a municipal guardsman near a roadblock on National Road 43 outside of El Ancer, Algeria.  Another bomb was discovered and defused nearby.
8/13/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throat of a municipal guardsman (identified by the initials L. M.) near Tachachitch Anadhour, Algeria.
8/14/2000:  A bus driver was forced off his bus by a group of hooded youths in Ondorroa, Biscay province, Spain.  The assailants then lit the bus on fire using fire bombs.  Three other vehicles parked nearby were damaged in the incident.  The youth were close to the group Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).  The motive is not known.
8/14/2000:  Youths burned a car belonging to a politician in Navarra province, Basque country, Spain.  The politician was a member of the right-wing Popular Party.  The youths were close to the group Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).  No one was injured in the attack.
8/14/2000: A bomb was found and defused in Bakirkoy district of Istanbul, Turkey.  The time incendiary bomb was left in front of the marketing firm Star Pazarlama's office.  People in the area became suspicious of the package and called the authorities.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/14/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) consisting of a camping gas canister exploded on Lanomendi Street, in Getxo, Basque country, Spain.  No one was injured in the attack but the façade of a building was damaged.  Sources indicate that the attack was perpetrated by youth close to the group Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).
8/14/2007: Suspected members from Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted a bomb inside the vehicle of Mustapha Kertali, a former leader of the Islamic Salvation Army (FIS) who had left the organization and advocated the Algerian government's pro-amnesty position.  The bomb detonated when Kertali was in his car near his home in Larbaa, Algeria.  Kertali was wounded by the blast and his car was damaged.
8/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a bomb at a military observation post in Djidoune, Algeria.  One soldier (identified as H. F.) was wounded by the blast.
8/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb on a road near Chekfa, Algeria, targeting a vehicle carrying Colonel Abdelkader Yamani, the commander of Jijel's operational sector.  Yamani, the driver, and a military officer died in the blast.  Their vehicle was damaged as well.
8/14/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb near an army barracks in La Coopawi, Algeria.  One soldier was killed one other was wounded.
8/15/1970: John Thomas was shot to death in his car in West Point, Mississippi, United States.  Thomas was a civil rights activist who previously led the campaign of a Black mayoral candidate.  The shooter, Seth Stanley, a White male, was found not guilty by means of self defense by an all-White jury.
8/15/1999:  The Bishop of Tibu, Mgr Jose de Jesus Quintero Diaz, was kidnapped by the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) while traveling between El Tarra and Tibu, Colombia.  The perpetrators stopped the vehicle the Bishop was traveling in and took him captive, while allowing his travel companions to go free.  The Bishop was released on September 19, 1999.  The EPL claims it was making a point about security issues in the area.
8/15/2000: A serial arsonist set fire to an apartment that was serving as a brothel in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Four women died in the fire after trying to escape but finding the door locked.  Yaniv Baruchim, an ultra-orthodox Jew, was arrested more than a week later for the attack after he was caught preparing for an attack on another brothel.  He admitted to the attack that killed four sex workers, as well as attacks on seven other brothels and one sex shop.  Baruchim stated that he was purging the city of filth and was took his inspiration from the Bible.  A second suspect was arrested approximately a week later.
8/15/2000: A serial arsonist set fire to an apartment that was serving as a brothel in Tel Aviv, Israel.  The women that were in the apartment managed to escape without injury.  Yaniv Baruchim, an ultra-orthodox Jew, was arrested more than a week later for the attack after he was caught preparing for an attack on another brothel.  He admitted to attacks on eight brothels and one sex shop.  Baruchim stated that he was purging the city of filth and was took his inspiration from the Bible.  A second suspect was arrested approximately a week later.
8/15/2000: Suspected republicans threw a pipe bomb at Johnny Adair in North Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  "Mad Dog" Adair was a former Protestant loyalist leader who had recently completed a 16 year sentence for directing terrorism.  Adair had just parked his car in a Protestant area of North Belfast when unknown assailants threw a pipe bomb at his car, shattering the windshield.  Adair suffered minor cuts and bruises but was otherwise unharmed.  Authorities claim that the pipe bomb construction was a traditional method for loyalists but Adiar insisted that the attack was orchestrated by republican paramilitaries.
8/15/2000: Zurab Achba, an advisor for the United Nations Human Rights Sukhumi office and a leader of the Abkhaz People's Forum, was shot and killed in the center of Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia.  Achba was driving home when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.  Achba was a former deputy of the Abkhaz Supreme Soviet.
8/15/2002: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) attacked three families in Khodr, Algeria.  In total, twenty-six people had their throats slit.
8/15/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated two bombs by a guard post near Mazer, Algeria, as a military patrol drove past.  Two members of the Algerian security forces were wounded.  It is believed that the assailants were part of the Islamic insurgency in Algeria.
8/15/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, assassinated Abdelaziz Kharoubi and left his body at a cemetery in Draa Ben Khedda, Algeria.  Abdelaziz Kharoubi, also known as Rambo, was a former extremist who had surrendered to Algerian authorities shortly before the charter for peace and national reconciliation was implemented.
8/15/2009: A buried explosive device detonated at an observation police post located at the entrance to the beach in the city of Tigzirt, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  One police officer was killed in the explosion and another two officers were badly wounded.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/15/2010: A bomb exploded on the first day of Ramadhan, injuring 4 civilians in Theniet Boussalah, Batna, Algeria.  When members of the People's National Army (ANP) arrived, a second bomb exploded, killing one soldier and wounding another.
8/16/1990: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Planned Parenthood facility in Olympia, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $400 in damages.
8/16/1995: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Magna Bank in Bridgeton, Missouri, United States.  Before leaving the bank, the perpetrators left a fake pipe bomb and set off a smoke grenade.  A live grenade was also left in the getaway car.  $16,606 was stolen.
8/16/1996: Four animal-rights activists used a molotov cocktail and gasoline to set fire to a McDonald's fast food restaurant in West Jordan, Utah in the United States.  There were no injuries in the incident, which destroyed about 80% of the building under construction, which was nearing completion, causing at least $240,000 in damage.  In 2007, Mark Klein, Ryan Durfee, and Jason Troff were each sentenced to a year in prison after admitting their responsibility in the incident.  A fourth perpetrator was a 17-year old juvenile whose record was not released, was also charged in the incident after confessing, and then sentenced to probation.
8/16/2000: A car bomb detonated in Grozny, Chechnya Republic, Russia.  The car was located near a polling station that was set up to elect a deputy to parliament.  Two local civilians were killed and four police officers were injured in the explosion.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but anti-federal rebels are believed to be responsible.
8/16/2000: Militants hurled a grenade at a police patrol in Bijbehara township, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The grenade missed the patrol and landed in the crowded Bijbehara Bazar, causing injury to 11 civilians.  The attack occurred one day after the country celebrated Independence Day.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/16/2002: Muslim extremists attacked three families in the rural hamlet of Bokaat Laakakcha, Chlef province, Algeria.  The assailants killed 26 people by slitting their throats.  The specific motive behind the attack is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
8/16/2005: Unknown perpetrators, who might have been affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), fired into an apartment complex in Ain Romana, Algeria.  Abdelouahab Guiroud, Mahfoud Chenoufi, and Tahar Meguenni were killed in the incident.  It is unknown if the victims were specifically targeted or if the the assailants intended to kill civilians at random.
8/16/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) cadres set a passenger bus on fire in Bhadwechowk, Bara, Nepal. The bus was defying the group's two-day banda (strike) in the area. The passenger bus was completely destroyed, but no injuries or casualties were reported.
8/16/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated  a bomb targeting a municipal guardsman returning to his home on El Mechmel road in Ain Zaouia, Algeria.  The victim was wounded by the blast.  Algerian security forces located and defused another bomb that was planted ten meters away from where the attack took place.
8/17/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed twenty sticks of dynamite in an a federal office building housing the Armed Forces Examination Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.  The resulting explosion knocked a night watchman unconscious and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to the building.  Windows were shattered at buildings within a one block radius of the explosion.
8/17/1972: In a series of five related incidents, the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Movement set off two firebombs at the F. W. Woolworth Store in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused minor damage to the store.
8/17/1972: In a series of five related incidents, the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Movement set off two firebombs at the S.H. Kress & Company in Manhattan ,New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused minor damage to the store.
8/17/2000: A small improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside of the office of the oil company, Sibneft, in downtown Moscow, Russia.  The homemade device consisted of 200 grams of explosives.  The explosion caused a small crater in the sidewalk, but caused no further damage or injuries.  Authorities believe that the device was intended to scare Sibneft employees.  No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
8/17/2000: At least eight suspected Muslim militants opened fire on Hindu villagers in Koddara village, Rajouri district, India.  Six villagers were killed in the attack.  Another six villagers, including a baby, were wounded.  Several of the victims were members of a village defense committee that was set up to serve a protective function against similar attacks.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/17/2002: The Jaan Maliks school, a girls school, was bombed in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan.  No one was injured in the explosion, but several of the classrooms were damaged.  In the hours following the explosion, leaflets appeared around the town stating that the Taliban was not gone and women would be killed if they returned to school.
8/17/2007: Suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres shot at Mahendra Tamang, a principal, in Parsa, Nepal. There was no report of injuries or fatalaties. JTMM-J did not claim responsibility for the attack, and the motive remains unknown.
8/17/2008: A military convoy was ambushed by Islamic gunmen in the mountainous region of Skikda province, Algeria.  Two bombs exploded in the vicinity of the convoy, one as it passed by and the second shortly after the first.   A firefight erupted between soldiers and militants; eleven soldiers, one civilian, and four assailants were killed in the incident and another dozen soldiers were wounded.  One of victims was Lieutenant-Colonel Rahmouni Mohammed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/18/1970: Members of the Jewish Defense League failed in their attempts to firebomb a Black Community Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States.  This incident occurred a month after the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn was firebombed by suspected African American militants.
8/18/1972: In a series of five related incidents, the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Movement set off a firebomb at an E. J. Korvette branch in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused minor damage to the store.
8/18/1972: In a series of five related incidents, the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Movement set off a firebomb at the Lerner Shop in Manhattan, New York, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused major damage to the store.
8/18/1977: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Ladies' Clinic in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $35,000 in damages.  On the same day as the incident, an unsigned message was sent to the Omaha World-Herald stating, "You'd bomb a concentration camp, why not abortion centers."
8/18/1978: The Jewish Defense League claimed responsibility for ignited a fire in the Democratic Party headquarters in Los Angeles, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the office sustained an estimated $17,000 in damages.
8/18/1979: Joseph Paul Franklin, while stationed outside a Burger King in Falls Church, Virginia, in the United States, shot and killed Raymond Turner, an African American, who was eating inside the restaurant.
8/18/1992: Rachelle Shannon firebombed the West End Women's Medical Group in Reno, Nevada, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic was damaged.
8/18/1992: Rachelle Shannon threw four Molotov cocktails into the Feminist Women's Health Center in Sacramento, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
8/18/2000: A landmine detonated when a truck carrying farm workers drove over it near Omega, Western Caprivi, Namibia. One farm worker was killed and 47 were injured; 10 were critically injured.  Sources believe that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is responsible for the blast.
8/18/2000: Unidentified attackers threw two grenades at a basketball court where Serbian children were playing in Crkvena Vodica, near Obilic, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  At least nine children were injured in the drive-by attack, although the injuries were not serious.  Three individuals were arrested in connection to the attack but were later released because no one could identify them.
8/18/2002: Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) are suspected of setting arson to a home near Frains Lake Road in Washtenaw County, Michigan, in the United States causing about $600,000 in damages.  There were no casualties reported in the incident; the home was still in the nearly completed phase of construction.
8/19/1989:  Two unidentified perpetrators shot and wounded Doan Van Toai as he walked to his home in Fresno, California, United States.  Van Toai was a controversial figure who was one of the most outspoken supporters of reapproachment between the United States and Vietnam.
8/19/2000: A car bomb exploded outside of a popular gay nightclub, The Bronx, in Greenpoint, Cape Town, South Africa.  Five people, including the doorperson, were injured in the explosion and the windows of the club were shattered.  No group has claimed responsibility, although sources speculate that it might be the work of a group called People Against Prostitution and Sodomy (Papas).
8/19/2000: Five suspected Muslim militants attacked at least one Hindu family in Indeh village in Udhampur district, India. The assailants entered into the home of Mir Chand and opened fire with AK-47 assault rifles.  Four villagers were killed and at least one critically injured.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/19/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped twelve tourists, mostly teenagers, at La Fortuna, a Caribbean town in Santander Department, Colombia.  The assailants killed a soldier who tried to stop the kidnapping.  The rebels later released two of the captives.
8/19/2006: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a patrol of Algerian soldiers in Alma, Algeria.  In a firefight that lasted several hours, three of the assailants were killed.  The Algerian soldiers did not sustain any casualties.
8/19/2007: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeted a convoy of two to three vehicles driven by the National Gendarmes on National Highway 12 in Caper, Algeria.  There were no casualties, but one of the vehicles was partially damaged.
8/19/2010: A booby-trapped corpse exploded near Qamra village, M'sila province, Algeria.  Members of the Gendarmerie brigade were informed of a corpse in the area with a slit throat; when the brigade chief inspected the body, it exploded, seriously injuring the chief.  Sources suspect that Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is responsible for the incident and that the booby-trapped corpse was designed to announce their return to the area.
8/19/2010: An improvised explosive device buried beside the road detonated in Keniza, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a military convoy was passing by; following the explosion, Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) opened fire on the convoy.  Three soldiers were killed and at least another two were injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators taped a bomb to a police car driven by Officer Robert F. Maloney in Berkeley, California, United States.  The bomb exploded, rupturing the gasoline tank, and sending flames twenty five feet up into the air.  Officer Maloney was able to escape the vehicle unharmed but the car was destroyed.
8/2/2000: A bomb exploded in a car belonging to Lambros Panayiotides, from CLR stock brokerage in Nicosia, Cyprus.  No one was hurt in the explosion.  There is speculation that the bombing may have been in response to a failing stock market.
8/2/2000: A bomb exploded in the lobby of Sharelink, a stock company, in Paralimni, Cyprus.  No one was injured in the attack but the lobby was badly damaged.  There is speculation that the bombing may have been in response to a failing stock market.
8/2/2000: Three Roma were killed and one was injured in a bombing in Mali Alas village, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  The victims were from the same family and the surviving member, Xhemajl Salihu, believed that they were targeted by local Albanians. The assailants had lit a fence on fire, then strung a grenade between two trees; when the family members tried to put out the fire, the grenade exploded.  Specific motive is unknown, but Albanians have blamed Romas in the past for aiding Serbians.
8/2/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb on National Road 48 targeting a vehicle carrying Algerian soldiers in Tizi Ghenif, Algeria.  Two soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged.
8/20/1970: Police Officer Ronald T. Tsukamoto was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator in Berkeley, California, United States.  While writing a ticket for a motorcyclist, a man walked up to Officer Tsukamoto and shot him  twice with a revolver.  The perpetrator immediately jumped in a car driven by an African American male and sped away.
8/20/1970: Stuart W. Baker Jr. and John Jefferson Rimes firebombed a Selective Service Office located in a Masonic Temple in Reisterstown, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties but seven thousand draft records were destroyed or damaged and $300 worth of office equipment was also destroyed.
8/20/1980:  Joseph Paul Franklin shot and killed two African Americans, Theodore Tracey Fields and David Loren Martin, who were jogging with two White women at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States.  One of the White women was also injured by bullet fragments.
8/20/1982: In an attack claimed jointly by the  Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN), the Boricuan Armed Anti-Imperialist Commandos, and the Guerrilla Column 29 September, a pipe bomb detonated adjacent to the Fortaleza (the Puerto Rican Governor's mansion) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties or damages.
8/20/1984: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the AB Clinic in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in $30,000 in damages.
8/20/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered on a stone wall at a farm in Syreford, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.  The homemade bomb consisted of at least one plastic bottle filled with explosive liquid, a timer, and 500 metal nuts.  The timer had failed to go off.  It is unclear whether the device was intended to target a fox hunt or was a failed test.  No group claimed responsibility.
8/20/2000: An improvised explosive device was discovered and defused in the Migros shopping center in Aksaray district, Istanbul, Turkey.  The device was determined to be a homemade time bomb.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/20/2000: Rebel forces ambushed a special services vehicle carrying five soldiers along Germenchug-Mesker-Yurt road, in Chechnya, Russia.  Sergey Savelyev, the head of the Shali District Federal Security Service, was shot and killed in the ambush, as was another soldier.  One source states that Savelyev was the intended target of the attack.
8/20/2000: T.H. Brajamani Singh, the editor of the Manipur News, was shot and killed by two unidentified assailants in Imphal, Manipur state, India.  Singh had been was returning to work on his motorcycle after picking up another individual when the gunmen stopped him and shot him point blank.  The other individual traveling with Singh was not injured in the attack.  Singh had been receiving threats and had recently challenged those threatening him to confront him directly.
8/20/2000: Unidentified assailants threw a smoke bomb into a hostel in Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany.  The hostel was housing Colombian asylum seekers.  Seven people suffered eye injuries as a result of the attack and the apartment walls were damaged by the smoke.  Authorities believe that the attack was perpetrated by neo-Nazis.
8/20/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) fired at a vehicle carrying two Algerian civilians driving through El-Meridj, Algeria.  Two individuals were killed and their car was riddled with bullets.
8/20/2002: Ten suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a National Gendarmerie patrol on a road near Réghaïa, Algeria.  The assailants detonated a homemade bomb before throwing grenades and firing their automatic weapons at the gendarmes.  One gendarme was killed and two others were wounded.  The perpetrators stole three guns from the gendarmes as well.
8/20/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) fired a homemade shell into the municipal guard headquarters in Kerkera, Algeria.  The shell pierced through an outer wall of the building and landed in the courtyard but did not explode.  Following the attempted bombing, a firefight broke out between the assailants and municipal guardsmen.  All of the perpetrators were able to escape.
8/20/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throat of two Algerian citizens.  The assailants booby-trapped the victims' dead bodies with a bomb that detonated when members of the National Gendarmerie, notified of the attack, discovered the corpses.  One gendarme was wounded.
8/20/2008:  In a series of multiple attacks, a vehicle based improvised explosive device functioned outside of a military barracks in Bouira, Algeria. Two soldiers were killed and around ten others were wounded in the blast.  The barracks sustained heavy structural damages as well.  Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghrib (AQLIM) claimed the attack.
8/20/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two Algerian civilians in Beni Bechir, Algeria.
8/2010: One soldier was killed and four were injured when their convoy was ambushed by members of the Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM). The attack occurred near Beni Ksila in Benjaia, Algeria. One of the attackers was also killed in the ensuing firefight.
8/21/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed a timed firebomb in the hallway of Emerald Hall at the University Oregon in Eugene, United States.  After the firebomb ignited, the sprinkler system of the building immediately put out the blaze.  However, the building sustained around $2,750 in damages caused mainly by the water from the sprinkler system.
8/21/1998: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb at the Sidi Fredj beach resort in Staoueli, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
8/21/1998: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb that detonated at a beach in Cherchell, Algeria.  Two civilians were wounded by the blast.
8/21/1998: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb that detonated at a beach in El Marsa, Algeria.  Two people were killed in the blast.  Sources conflict as to whether the two dead were Algerian civilians or if the bomb exploded prematurely and killed the perpetrators.
8/21/1998: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the still under construction office of Dr. Mervyn Samuel in Columbus, Ohio, United States.  There were no casualties, but the future health care facility sustained around $100 in damages.  As part of his position as an obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Samuel performed abortions.
8/21/2000: Two men were killed in a shooting outside of a betting shop in north Belfast, Northern Ireland.  The two victims, Jackie Coulter and Bobby Mahood, were shot while sitting in a vehicle; Coulter died immediately and Mahood died later in the hospital.  Both victims had ties to the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).  Sources believe that the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is responsible for the attack and that it was in retaliation for UFF-instigated attacks on UVF supporters.
8/21/2002: Unidentified assailants shot and killed Vladimir Golovlev, a deputy, while he was walking his dog in Moscow, Central, Russia. Golovlev was also a former member of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) in the State Duma.  Authorities believe that the attack was a political message.
8/21/2002: Vladimir Golovlvov, a liberal state Duma deputy, was walking his dog in a park near Pyatnitskoye Shosse in the Mitino district of Northern Moscow. Two assailants shot him twice in the head and he died instantly. Some reports claim motivation for the killing was linked to Golovlov’s political activism. He was the co-founder of the new Liberal Russia party, created to offer a democratic opposition to Putin’s rule. The killing may have been a message of intimidation to other Liberal Russia activists.  However, others document Golovlvov’s involvement in an $18 million financial scandal in the 1990s as the main cause of his death.  Businessmen with criminal ties to Golovlvov may have feared he would betray them during the investigation.  The murder remains unsolved and has been linked to a string of other politically motivated contract killings in Moscow.
8/21/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) in Guerbas, Algeria.  The explosive device missed its target and did not cause any damages or casualties.
8/22/1970: Gary Hogan, a suspected member of the Black Panthers Party, placed two time bombs in Dayton's Department Store in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  The first bomb detonated severely injuring one woman and causing damages to the restroom.  The second bomb, ten times more powerful that the first, was discovered and disarmed outside of the restroom by police.  It is believed that the second bomb was intended to kill police officers responding to the scene of the first bomb.
8/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a National Guard truck stationed at an armory in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if there were any damages.
8/22/2000: Members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) opened fire on woodcutters collecting firewood in the Mahamaya reserve forest in lower Assam's Dhubri district, India.  Five woodcutters, including two women, were killed and one was injured.
8/22/2000: Pro-Jakarta militiamen attacked three workers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who were distributing supplies to East Timorese refugees at the Naen refugee camp near the town of Kefamenanu, West Timor, Indonesia.  The workers were attacked with machetes, stones, and clubs and one worker was held underwater.  All three suffered injuries.
8/22/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb that wounded an elderly Algerian civilian walking on a path in Kharrouba, Algeria.  It is unknown if the victim was the intended target of the assailants.
8/22/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in Texenna, Jijel province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a convoy of Gendarmerie passed by; no one was injured in the attack.  The convoy had been escorting pipe-layers who were working on the Tabellout dam.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/22/2010: Two civilians, a father and a son, were found with their throats slit near the village of Qamra, M'sila province, Algeria.  They had been abducted the night before and their bodies were left in the same spot that a booby-trapped corpse had been left the week before.  Sources point to Muhajiroun brigade as responsible for the incident.
8/23/1971: Unknown perpetrators placed a pipe bomb in the main lobby of Yeshiva University in Manhattan, New York, United States.  The bomb was discovered and disarmed three minutes before it was set to detonate.
8/23/2000: Unknown assailants threw a hand grenade into the crowded Ruvumera market, Buyenzi district, central Bujumbura, Burundi.  The assailants, suspected Tutsi militiamen, threw the grenade from a nearby bus station into a collection of wooden kiosks staffed mainly by Hutu traders.  At least three people were killed in the attack and eight were seriously wounded.  The explosion occurred days before a peace accord designed to end the civil war was scheduled to be signed.
8/23/2002: Members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade abducted Ikhlas Khouli, a Palestinian woman, from her home in Tulkarem, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  The assailants took her to an abandoned building and videotaped her confessing that she spied for Israel.  She also admitted to recruiting her son, as well as giving Israeli security forces information that helped them to kill a local chief.  She was executed and her bullet-riddled body was left on the street the next day.  Militia members stated that she was killed as a lesson to others not to collaborate with Israel.
8/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted two homemade time bombs near a busy vehicle market in Tidjelabine, Algeria.  The explosive devices were located and defused by Algerian security forces.  It is believed that the bombs were scheduled to detonate during rush hour.
8/23/2008: An improvised explosive device detonated in Tlidjen, Tebessa province, Algeria.  The device exploded as two civilians drove over it with a tractor; both civilians were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/23/2008: JTMM-J workers attacked a police post at Shivanagar, Rautahat district, Nepal; police repelled the attack
8/23/2010:  An improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of El Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria.  The device detonated as a security company convoy passed by; the convoy was transporting money at the time of the attack.  Two police officers and a civilian driver were wounded in the attack; there were no fatalities and none of the funds were stolen.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/23/2010:  Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) executed a customs officer in the Sahara in Algeria.  The officer had been taken hostage in June; AQLIM stated that they killed him now due to the fact that the army was preparing to attack the group.  The information was released in a statement; the officer's body was not located.
8/24/1978: Julio Rodriguez Rivera, a Puerto Rican police officer was shot and killed by members of the Macheteros as he was patrolling a beach in Naguabo, Puerto Rico.  According to a communiqué released by the Macheteros, the group was only trying to steal the weapon, badge, and car of Rivera and did not open fire until after he resisted.  It is suspected that this incident was in retaliation for the killing of two Puerto Rican Independinistas at Cerro Maravilla by Puerto Rican police one month earlier.
8/24/1982: Nguyen Dam Phong, the editor of the Vietnamese newspaper Tu Do, was shot and killed in front of his home in Houston, Texas, United States.  It was suspected that Phong was killed by the Vietnamese Organization to Exterminate Communists and Restore the Nation because of articles he wrote criticizing the United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam, an American based organization of refugees which sought to overthrow Vietnam's communist government.
8/24/1989:  Unknown perpetrators set fire to a delivery truck belonging to Ngoi Viet Daily News.  There were no casualties but the vehicle was damaged.  On the walls of the newspaper building, a message written in Vietnamese stated "Ngoi Viet, if your are VC (Viet Cong) we kill you!"  Days before the incident, a Vietnamese television show produced by Yen Ngoc Do, the editor of the newspaper, accidently broadcasted footage of a Vietnamese communist symbol.
8/24/2000: A backpack full of explosives was found in the doorway of an insurance company in San Sebastian, Basque country, Spain. Police detonated it in a controlled explosion.  This was one of four bombs placed in Basque country that day.  Authorities state that the attack was likely orchestrated by members of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) in an effort to extort a "revolutionary tax" from business owners.
8/24/2000: A blast detonated in a section of the Vladikavkaz-Moscow railway between Stodeyevskaya and Galyugayevskaya stations, in the Kurskiy District of Stavropol Territory, Russia.  The explosive device was not properly configured; only the detonator exploded and the rest of the device failed to explode.  No one was hurt in the attack and the rail suffered only minor damage.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/24/2000: A bomb detonated at a Basque transport company in Irun, Basque country, Spain. Two trucks were damaged in the explosion but no one was injured.  This was one of four bombs placed in Basque country that day.  Authorities state that the attack was likely orchestrated by members of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) in an effort to extort a "revolutionary tax" from business owners.
8/24/2000: A bomb detonated at a local business in Irun, Basque country, Spain. One truck was slightly damaged in the explosion but no one was injured.  This was one of four bombs placed in Basque country that day.  Authorities state that the attack was likely orchestrated by members of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) in an effort to extort a "revolutionary tax" from business owners.
8/24/2000: A bomb exploded in the early morning hours at a construction company in San Sebastian, Basque country, Spain.  A workshop and offices were damaged in the explosion but no one was hurt.  This was one of four bombs placed in Basque country that day.  Authorities state that the attack was likely orchestrated by members of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) in an effort to extort a "revolutionary tax" from business owners.
8/24/2002: Militants attacked Muslim villagers in Dudansaballa, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants opened fire on the villagers, killing eight people.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/24/2005: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) is suspected of placing a powerful bomb in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently defused.  The intended target of the attack is unknown.  This incident occurred during the GSPC's campaign against national reconciliation.
8/24/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that wounded an Algerian soldier in Beni Meslem, Algeria.
8/24/2007: Phulchandra Sah Kanu, a general convention representative for the Nepali Congress, was shot dead by Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) cadres in Ramnagari, Parsa, Nepal. Chauhan Singh, the self-identified army commander of JTMM-J, claimed responsibility for the attack. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
8/24/2009: An explosive device, hidden underneath a corpse, detonated in Ain Tanout, Ain Defla province, Algeria.  The device exploded as members of the gendarmerie approached the the body; one gendarme was killed and the brigade chief was badly injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/24/2009: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former communal guard in Legata village, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The victim was socializing with friends when the assailants sprayed him with bullets, killing him instantly.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
8/25/1970: Unknown revolutionary leftists tossed a Molotov cocktail into the Police Headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.  The only Police Officer on duty, Ronald I. Glejzer, escaped without injury however the building was destroyed.
8/25/2000: A homemade incendiary device exploded outside of the main door of the home of a member of the National Police Corps in Basauri, Greater Bilbao, Vizcaya province, Spain.  The homemade device consisted of two gas canisters and a firework primer.  One of the cylinders exploded, damaging the doorway.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/25/2000: Hundreds of villagers kidnapped two officials, their secretaries, and eight others in Altamirano village, Chiapas state, Mexico.  The road commission had rejected a request to build a rural road in Chiapas; the villagers responding by kidnapping the officials who worked at the District Attorney's office.  The villagers demanded $100,000 for the road in return for the safe release of the officials.
8/25/2002: H. Nagappa, a former state government minister, was kidnapped from his house in in Chamrajnagar district, Karnataka, India.  He was abducted by M. Veerappan and seven of his men; Veerappan is an infamous criminal who carries a four million rupee price for his capture.  At least one of Nagappa's bodyguards were also abducted.  Veerappan sent an audiotape to authorities that contained his demands; however, the details of the demands were not released.
8/25/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) opened fire on a group of people talking outside of a café in Paz de Ariporo, Casanare Department, Colombia.  The assailants fired from a truck stolen a few hours previously.  Two children were killed and two adults were injured.  Specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
8/25/2002: Two suspected Muslim militants attacked the family of a police officer near Iqbal Nagar village, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants broke into the officer's house and opened fire, killing four people and seriously wounding another three.   No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown; however, the attack occurred in the lead up to provincial elections.
8/25/2004: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated two bombs targeting a train passing through Ahnif, Algeria.  The driver of the freight train was wounded by the blast and a portion of railroad tracks were damaged.  As a result of the attack, all trains travelling from Algiers towards the eastern region of Algeria were suspended.
8/26/2000: A bomb exploded outside the Departmental Directorate of Infrastructure [DDE] government building in Bastia, Corsica Island, France.  The explosion was caused by a two kilogram bomb consisting of plastic explosives.  The building was slightly damaged and several windows were broken in the explosion but no one was injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/26/2000: Two armed militants blew up a newspaper office located in the Pan Manipur Youth League building at Konung Lampak, Imphal, India.  The two men entered the office of the daily newspaper Lamyanba and ordered out the 11 trainees and 40 staff members that were in the building.  45 minutes later, the front of the building exploded, destroying the entire facade as well as a car and a two-wheeler that were in front of the building.  The motive behind the attack is unknown but the assailants had told the editor that they were handed down their mission by elders.
8/26/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed Ali D., a member of the Republican National Alliance (ANR), near his home in Bouira, Algeria.  The ANR was an anti-Islamist Algerian political party.
8/26/2004: In a series of multiple attacks, unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb intended to target trains passing through Ahnif, Algeria.  The explosive device detonated when a flock of sheep passed over the tracks.  There were on casualties and the explosion did not cause any major damage.
8/27/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed an incendiary device connected to a detonator on the window ledge of a kitchen within the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.  The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
8/27/1987: Unknown perpetrators bombed the offices of the Va-Cuba in Hialeah, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the facility sustained slight structural damage.  Va-Cuba sent  pharmaceutical supplies to Cuba.
8/27/1999: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb at a mausoleum in Sidi Maamar, Algeria.  Two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded by the blast.  The explosion also shattered windows inside the building.
8/27/2000: A passerby discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) near the busy Patt intersection in Jerusalem, Israel.  The homemade bomb consisted of a pipe bomb weighing approximately 1.5 kilograms.  The police control-detonated the device.  No group has claimed responsibility and motive is unknown.
8/27/2000: Approximately ten members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) broke into a temple near Jirania, Tripura, India.  The assailants shot and killed Shanti Tripura, a Hindu preacher, and injured his companion.  The NLFT states that it wants all tribespeople in Tripura to convert to Christianity.
8/27/2000: Pavle Nedeljkovic was shot and killed while tending his livestock outside of the village of Crkvena Vodica in central Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Albanians opened fire on him as they drove past in a vehicle.  The victim was 75 years old.  The attack was believed to be ethnically motivated.
8/27/2000: Suspected right-wing paramilitary fighters interrogated and killed at least nine residents of Cienaga, Colombia.  Carrying a list of names, the assailants pulled the victims from their homes and from a dance hall before killing them.  No group has claimed responsibility but authorities suspect that the attack was perpetrated by members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC).
8/27/2000: Suspected right-wing paramilitary fighters raided two barrios and killed seven people near the port of Buenaventura, Colombia.  The assailants painted surrounding buildings with the initials AUC, which stands for the umbrella group the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC).
8/27/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), on board a Peugeot 504, shot and wounded three members of the National Gendarmerie who were setting up a roadblock on the eastern edge of Corso, Algeria.
8/27/2008: Rebels ambushed a military convoy in a mountainous area in Batna province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the convoy, killing five soldiers, two municipal guards, and injuring 14 soldiers.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM).
8/27/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that struck a truck driving on National Road 12 in Si Mustapha, Algeria.  The truck driver, an Algerian citizen, was wounded in the attack and his vehicle was damaged.  Another bomb at the scene was located and disarmed.  It is suspected that the intended target of the assailants was either a nearby National Gendarmerie brigade or Algerian soldiers who were on a search operation in the region.
8/27/2009: A roadside bomb detonated in Bordj Emir Abdelkader, Tissemsilt province, Algeria.  The device detonated in the vicinity of a vehicle, killing two soldiers and one civilian.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/27/2010: Several dozen suspected Haqqani members attacked Camp Chapman near the Pakistani border in Khost province, Afghanistan.  The assailants were wearing United States military uniforms and suicide vests and were armed with mortars, grenades, and automatic firearms.  The attack was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bases on the same day.  Officials state that, between both attacks, 24 assailants and two soldiers were killed, while another seven soldiers were injured.
8/27/2010: Several dozen suspected Haqqani members attacked the Forward Operating Base Salerno near the Pakistani border in Khost province, Afghanistan.  The assailants were wearing United States military uniforms and suicide vests and were armed with mortars, grenades, and automatic firearms.  There were no reported military casualties or injuries, although the base suffered minor damage.  Unconfirmed reports of assailant casualties vary.  The attack was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bases on the same day.  Officials state that, between both attacks, 24 assailants and two soldiers were killed, while another seven soldiers were injured.
8/28/1970: Two explosive charges were set off at the G. W. Bullick School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States.  The school was scheduled to be integrated.  There were no casualties in the attack and the school sustained minor damage.
8/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed a municipal court building in Walnut Creek, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the building was damaged.
8/28/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the National Guard Armory in Walnut Creek, California, United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the armory was damaged.
8/28/1971: In a series of related attacks, the Weathermen bombed the headquarters of the Department of Corrections Office located in a state office facility in Sacramento, California, United States.  There were no casualties but two restrooms were destroyed and the building sustained structural damage.  The incident took place on the same day as the funeral of George Jackson.
8/28/1971: Unknown perpetrators bombed the State Department of Rehabilitation Office in San Mateo California.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $40,000 in damages.  The incident took place on the same day as the funeral of George Jackson, a leader of the Black Panthers.
8/28/1999: A car bomb exploded outside of a supermarket in Sanaa, Yemen.  The supermarket was located near several foreign embassies and the main offices of Canadian Occidental Petroleum.  At least two people were killed in the explosion and another 12 were injured.  No diplomatic personnel were among the dead or injured.  The Turkish and British embassies were damaged, as was the French Ambassador's house.
8/28/2000: A grenade detonated at bus terminal in Kidapawan City, Cotabato province, in the Philippines.  At least ten people were injured in the explosion.  There were two other bombings targeting bus terminals that week in the Philippines.  Authorities believe that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was responsible for the attacks.
8/28/2000: Milan Levar, a former Croatian soldier, was killed in an explosion outside of his home in Gospic, Lika region, Croatia.  Levar was the first Croatian soldier to testify about mass executions of Serbians in Gospic during the war for Croatia's independence in 1991.  Two weeks later, several arrests were made in connection to the killing, including the arrest of Tihomir Oreskovic, one of the soldiers Levar had testified against before the International Criminal Tribunal.
8/28/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed an Algerian military transport truck near Jijel, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and three others.  It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
8/28/2005: Armed clashes between members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) and the Algerian military in Djadida, Algeria, left twelve soldiers dead and thirteen others wounded.  Two members of the GSPC were killed in the fighting an unspecified number of GSPC members were apprehended by Algerian authorities.  The rest of the assailants were able to escape.
8/28/2005: Members of the the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed two Algerian soldiers and one civilian in an ambush at Tirourda Pass on National Highway 33 in Boumerdès, Algeria.   It is unknown if the assailants specifically targets Algerian soldiers or indescriminate citizens.  This incident occurred during the GSPC's campaign against national reconciliation.
8/28/2008: Suspected Islamic militants attacked a bootleg bar in Boghni, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants, who were dressed as police officers, raided the bar, robbed the customers, and beheaded a patron when they found out he was a prison guard.  They also abducted an Algerian emigrant.   Muslims traditionally shun alcohol and have targeted bars in the past; it is unclear whether the attack was financially motivated or due to religious differences.
8/29/1970:  Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb in front of the California Highway Patrol office in Santa Fe Springs, California, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently disarmed.
8/29/2000: Abdifetah Mursel Shel, a politician from the Alliance of Somali Democratic Forces, and two of his supporters were killed when their jeep ran over a radio-controlled land mine near Kebri-Dehar, Ethiopia.  Several others were also injured in the attack.  The incident occurred two days before elections were due.  Abdifetah Mursel Shel was contesting a parliamentary seat against the Somali People's Democratic Party.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/29/2000: Al Sanoussi Awad Abdallah, Libya's ambassador to the Central African Republic, was shot by unidentified gunmen while leaving his home in Bangui, Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic.  He died several days later from his injuries.  The motive behind the attack was uncertain; sources indicate that it could have been a burglary attempt or could have been politically motivated.
8/29/2000: At least two people were injured in an explosion that occurred at an archeological site near Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel.  Authorities believe that it was caused by a pipe bomb.  Haredim have clashed with archeologists in the past when they believed that Jewish graves were being excavated.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/29/2002: Ethnic Hema militia from the Front pour la Reconciliation et la Paix or the Front for Peace and Reconciliation took Human Rights Minister Ntumba Luaba hostage near Bunia, Ituri province, Congo (Kinshasa).  Luaba had been on a mission to find delegates for a peace conference at the time that he was kidnapped; officials stated that he had approached a local chief to invite him to attend the conference and was taken hostage instead.  Three others from Luaba's delegation were also kidnapped.  The abductors demanded the release of at least ten of their own people in return for the ministers' safe return.  All four of the abductees were released on September 1, 2002.  The abduction had been based on a misunderstanding; the ten individuals the militia believed were being held captive were not in custody and were flown back to Bunia in order to facilitate the release of Luaba and his delegation.
8/29/2002: Two unidentified gunmen bombed the offices of Voice of the People (VOP) radio station in Harare, Harare province, Zimbabwe.  VOP is one of the two remaining independent radio stations in the country and is generally believed to be anti-government.  The assailants approached the office, warned the security guard away, and threw two devices into the building.  The building was badly damaged, as was a variety of electronic equipment.  No one was injured in the explosion.
8/29/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb that targeted a freight train carrying fuel travelling through Ahnif, Algeria.  Three people were wounded and nine cars were derailed.  The contents of the detached cars spilled into a ravine.
8/29/2010:  An improvised explosive device detonated near Yakouren, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The device exploded as several vehicles were passing by, including a vehicle driven by an army officer.  The officer was injured in the explosion and surrounding vehicles were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/3/1991: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Carolina Women's Clinic in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $50,000 in damages.
8/3/2000: Two people were killed and four were injured when a bomb exploded in the vicinity of an auto repair shop in Quetta, Pakistan.  Two of the injured were children, aged 10 and 12 years old.  A pencil time bomb exploded in a jeep that had been brought to the shop for repairs.  Authorities speculate that members of the Mari tribe may have been responsible for the incident.
8/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, intercepted and, subsequently, set fire to a vehicle belonging to Boumerdès University near Sghirat, Algeria.  The passengers inside the car escaped with no injuries, but the vehicle was destroyed.  The specific reasons why the car was targeted remain unknown.
8/3/2006: Members of the Essedik katibat, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), placed two bombs in a trash can near a police roadblock in Bordj El-Kiffan, Algeria.  One of the homemade bombs was remotely detonated by a cell phone and wounded three policemen.  The other explosive device was discovered and defused by Algerian security forces.
8/3/2009: Suspected Islamists opened fire on a private vehicle near Tadmait village, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  Four civilians were killed in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
8/30/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Georgia in Athens, United States.  The resulting fire was put out almost immediately by the sprinkler system, however, one classroom sustained minor water damage.
8/30/1971: Ten school buses, that would have been used to transport African American students as part of a court-ordered integration plan, were blown up in Pontiac, Michigan, United States.  Five members of the Ku Klux Klan were convicted of the attack.
8/30/1995: Five members of the Aryan Republican Army attempted to rob Bank One in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.  Before leaving the bank the robbers left a fake bomb and set off a smoke grenade.  $9,845 was stolen.
8/30/2000: A bomb detonated in the bathroom of a bus terminal in Cotabato City in the Philippines.  No one was injured in the attack, but the bathroom was destroyed.  There were two other bombings targeting bus terminals that week in the Philippines.  Authorities believe that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was responsible for the attacks.
8/30/2000: A bomb exploded in basement of the home of Gagik Dzhangirian, Armenia's military prosecutor, in Yerevan, Armenia.  No one was hurt in the explosion but the house suffered minor damage.  Dzhangirian had led an investigation of the killing of the Prime Minister and other government officials by gunmen claiming that the government was corrupt.  The investigation had just finished and been handed over to the court to begin trial.  An unknown group claimed that Dzhangirian had botched the investigation and threatened to seek revenge on Dzhangirian.  However, no group claimed responsibility for the bombing of Dzhangirian's home.
8/30/2000: Colombian police discovered and deactivated a two kilogram bomb in the port city of Cartagena, Colombia.  The bomb was discovered in a building approximately five blocks away from an area that President Clinton was scheduled to visit that day.  Authorities believe that the bomb was not intended to cause harm but was intended to cause panic.  At least two men have been arrested in connection to the incident; both are believed to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
8/30/2000: Gerardo Sanin, a Catholic priest and uncle of the leading presidential candidate Noemi Sanin, was kidnapped in Pacho, Colombia.  Sanin was released in Zipaquira, Colombia, on September 4, 2000.  Sanin claims that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) abducted him.  The motive behind the kidnapping is unknown.
8/30/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake road block in Ras El Ain, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a vehicle and slit the throat of five individuals belonging to the same family.  Additionally, the Islamic extremists abducted one of the family's daughters.  The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
8/30/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, ambushed a member of the Algerian municipal guard in El Ayoun, Algeria.  The municipal guardsman was wounded in the incident.
8/30/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, forced an Algerian soldier out of his parents home in Handala, Algeria, and slit his throat.
8/30/2009: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a communal guard in the vicinity of Legata, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The guard was on his way home when they shot and injured him.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
8/31/1996: The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for planting four incendiary devices in trucks and the loading dock area of the RusDun Farms Inc. in Piperton, Tennessee in the United States. Only one of the firebombs ignited, causing damage to one of the trucks.  The group also said that they sabotaged warehouse air conditioner units.  The extent of monetary property damage is unknown.  There were no casualties in the incident.  ALF sent out a communiqué by fax to various news organizations, stating the group committed the attack on ''behalf of more than a half-million chickens imprisoned and in forced labor at the factory farm.''
8/31/2000: A bomb consisting of five mortar shells detonated outside of a commuter minibus terminal in Kabacan, North Cotabato province, in the Philippines.  13 civilians were injured and two cars and a bakery were destroyed in the attack.  There were two other bombings targeting bus terminals that week in the Philippines.  Authorities believe that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was responsible for the attacks.
8/31/2001: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, threw a homemade bomb into the crowded Boumaati market in Algiers, Algeria.  The bomb failed to explode and was subsequently defused by police.
8/4/2000: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated three bombs at the headquarters of a radio and transmission station in Algeria.  There were no casualties but the explosive devices damaged equipment at the station and blacked out television as well as radio reception across the Batna region.  A military vehicle was also damage by the blasts.  Following the detonation, the assailants engaged in a fire fight with guards at the transmission station before fleeing.
8/4/2006: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and wounded the mayor of Bordj Menaiel in front of his residence in Algeria.  There were no damages.
8/4/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) claimed responsibility for the abduction and murder of Mohan Gautam of Sitapur, Saptari, Nepal. It is believed that Gautam, a trader, was abducted for his affiliation with Chure Bhawar Ekta Samaj, a Nepalese political party. Gautam was killed two days after his abduction.
8/5/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists bombed a research laboratory of the Wisconsin Motors Division of Continental Motors Corporation in Milwaukee, United States.  There were no casualties but the bomb caused $10,000 in damages to the laboratory.  There were many other bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period.
8/5/2009: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the communal guard located in Beni Aissi, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the headquarters; the exchange of gunfire lasted approximately 20 minutes.  One guard was injured in the assault.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/6/1970: Police Officer Richard Huerta was shot dead by Emile Thompson, a Black nationalist, while he was sitting in his car writing out a traffic ticket in San Jose, California, United Station.
8/6/1975: In a series of two related incidents, the George Jackson Brigade bombed the Bureau of Indian Affairs' administration office in Everett, Washington, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained an estimated $10,000 in damages.
8/6/1991: Shapur Bakhtiyar, the former Iranian prime minister, was knifed and killed in his home in Paris, France.  Bakthiar's secretary was also killed in the attack.  Three Iranian men were suspected of committing the crime; one of them, Ali Vakili-Rad, was arrested in Geneva and sentenced to life imprisonment.  The specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
8/6/1999:  Four members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were kidnapped while visiting the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in the Kanchanchara area of Tripura, India.  The kidnappers arrived at the Ashram seeking the individual in charge.  Failing to find him, the attackers took four senior members of the RSS in his stead.  The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is believed to be responsible.  One source states that the NLFT demanded that the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) be disbanded or the hostages would be killed.
8/6/2009: An explosive device was discovered by workers at a construction site in Lakhdaria, Bouira province, Algeria.  Security forces safely defused the device.  The construction site was operated by CITIC-CRCC, a Chinese company that was responsible for building a portion of the east-west highway.  No group claimed responsibility and the specific motive was unknown; however, this was the second bomb to placed at a CITIC-CRCC site in less than a month.
8/7/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail through the door window of a Selective Service Office in Dundalk, Maryland, United States.  There were no casualties but the damages to the building and draft records amounted to about $600.
8/7/1987: The Vietnamese Organization to Exterminate Communists and Restore the Nation claimed responsibility for setting fire to the offices of Mai, a Vietnamese magazine, in Garden Grove, California, United States. Tap Van Pham, the editor of the magazine who was sleeping at the office at the time, died of smoke inhalation. Mai magazine was targeted because it ran advertisements for travel agencies that were associated with Vietnam's communist government.
8/7/1999: A bomb exploded at the Pakajani Bridge between Bijni and Patilidaha stations in Barpeta district of lower Assam, India.  The suspected target, a passenger train, was running later than scheduled and was able to stop in time to avoid the blast.  A special security pilot engine that traveled in front of the passenger train was derailed in the incident.  No one was injured in the explosion.  The United Liberation Front of Assam is believed to be responsible.
8/7/1999: An improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered on section of railway track over Dulani river between Bijni and Chaprakata stations in the Barpeta district of lower Assam, India.  The suspected target, the Arunachal Express, was running later than scheduled and was able to stop in time for authorities to defuse the explosive.  The United Liberation Front of Assam is believed to be responsible.
8/7/2000:  Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) killed seven people and kidnapped seven people in the Damgamba commune, Nharea municipality, Angola.  Six of the dead victims were from the same family and were preparing to travel.
8/7/2000:  Two headmasters were killed in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India.  One of the victims was a local leader of the Left Front, the ruling party in that state.  Members of the Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) are believed responsible.  Three suspects were taken into custody.  Authorities believe that the motivation behind the attack was to create terror leading up to Independence Day.
8/7/2000: Ethnic Albanians fired at a Serbian convoy traveling from Presevo to Pasjane, Yugoslavia.  One person, Ljubisa Cuparevic, was injured in the attack.
8/7/2000: Five unidentified assailants opened fire in a targeted attack on Le Piscine bar in L'Ile-Rousse, upper Corsica, France.  Jean-Michel Rossi and his bodyguard, Jean-Claude Fratacci, were shot dead in the attack and a bartender was injured.  Rossi was former member of Corsica's nationalist Cuncolta Naziunalista party and the right hand of it's leader, Francois Santoni.  Rossi and Santoni had just published a book that denounced the party.  Authorities are not certain whether the attack was politically motivated or instigated by the criminal underworld.
8/8/1975: Unknown perpetrator(s) bombed the United States Courthouse in Denver, Colorado, United States.  There were no casualties but a door and windows of the building were shattered.  Windows in adjacent buildings were damaged as well.
8/8/1992: Michael Andrew Fix threw an incendiary device onto the roof of the West End Women's Health Group in Reno, Nevada, United States.  There were no casualties and the abortion facility sustained minor damages.
8/8/2002: Eight perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on a road in Slalma, Algeria. The assailants intercepted a vehicle and forced the passengers to hand over their identification papers.  The assailants shot and killed, Kamel Yahiaoui, because he was identified as a police officer.  During the roadblock the Islamic extremists also stole a vehicle belonging to an Algerian civilian.
8/8/2002: Unidentified gunmen ambushed a bus in Mayoa village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia.  At least one assailant opened fire on the bus, killing Lorenzo Taddei, an Italian tourist, and injuring at least three other people.  The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility.  The specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
8/8/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb that wounded three members from a Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) patrol passing through Ben Yamina, Algeria.  It is unknown if the blast damaged the policemen's vehicle.
8/8/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a roadside bomb that wounded two Algerian municipal guardsmen on a patrol passing through Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  It is unknown if the blast damaged the municipal guard vehicle.
8/8/2008:  Some 12 armed members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Rajan Mukti (JTMM-R) abducted Rajaram Kapar, the owner of a medicine shop, from Singiyahi, Mahottari, Nepal. The JTMM-R district leader claimed responsibility for the attack, but the motive is unknown. The outcome of the kidnapping is similarly unknown.
8/8/2009: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of El Aouana, Jijel province, Algeria.  The device was located a few hundred meters from a military encampment; four soldiers were injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/8/2009: An explosive device detonated near the town of Souanine, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device was remotely triggered as a military convoy passed by; four soldiers were wounded in the incident.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
8/9/1994: Helen Virginia Ames placed a bomb outside of the Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in St. Albans, Vermont, United States.  The bomb was discovered by staff at the health care facility before the clinic opened for the day.  The device was safely removed from the scene.
8/9/2000: A bomb exploded in the home of a prominent member of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in Dragash, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Avni Salihu, the intended target of the attack, was injured in the explosion, as was his son.  His wife, Ganimete Salihu, was killed.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/9/2000: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked an army road patrol at Periyathampanai village, Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka.  The assailants used grenades and mortars against the soldiers, killing at least six soldiers and wounding at least eight.
8/9/2000: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set off an explosive device that detonated in the vicinity of a military bus near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.  One child was killed and at least 25 sailors and five civilians were injured in the explosion.  Authorities believe that the explosion was caused by a claymore mine.
8/9/2002: An explosion occurred at the warehouse of Afghan Construction and Logistics Unit just outside of Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.  At least 20 people were killed and another 80 were wounded.  50 private homes were destroyed and 500 homes were damaged.  In addition, a portion of the city lost electricity due to the explosion.  Authorities are unsure whether the blast was an accident caused by explosives stored at the warehouse or whether it was an intentional bombing.
8/9/2006: Around ten unidentified perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock on National Highway 43 in Oued Zeguerre, Algeria.  The armed assailants shot and killed a victim (identified as T. A.) before slitting the same person's throat.  It is unknown if any of the victim's property was stolen.
8/9/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling on National Road 24 in Tigzirt, Algeria.  Following the blast, the assailants fired at the gendarmes with automatic weapons.  In total, three gendarmes were wounded in the attack.
9/02/2001: Armed members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Ramiro Carranza, an official with the Administrative Department of Security's Alien Affairs Department, from his home in Puente Quetame, Colombia.  Although FARC made no official claim of responsibility, it was thought that this kidnapping could have been related to ongoing peace talks between FARC and the Colombian government.
9/05/1999: A bomb exploded in a car moving along a main street in Tiberias, Israel.  The driver and one passenger, members of the Islamic Movement, were killed in the explosion and four bystanders were injured.  Five people were later arrested in connection with this incident and a similar bombing in Haifa on the same day.  The incident occurred less than 24 hours after Israel and Palestine signed a deal that reinitiated the peace process.
9/05/1999: A car bomb exploded in Haifa, Israel.  The car bomb was in a parking lot; authorities believe the bomb was intended for a different location but detonated prematurely. The driver of the vehicle, a member of the Islamic Movement, was killed.  Five people were later arrested in connection with this incident and a similar bombing in Tiberias on the same day.  The incident occurred less than 24 hours after Israel and Palestine signed a deal that reinitiated the peace process.
9/1/1971: Unknown perpetrators detonated a dynamite bomb in two vacant classrooms of a desegregated school in Columbus, Georgia, United States.  There were no casualties.
9/1/1982: Several members of the Macheteros failed in their attempts to rob a Wells Fargo armored truck en route to Naranjito, Puerto Rico from San Juan.
9/1/2002: Suspected Muslim militants abducted Ghulam Mohammad Bhat from his home in Ayhtmulla village, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Bhat was a leader of the National Conference (NC).  His decapitated body was found the next day in a field near his village; it took several hours of searching to locate his head in the same area.  The incident occurred two weeks ahead of state elections.
9/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed three Algerian civilians as they were collecting water at a river near Larbaa, Algeria.  It is unknown if the citizens were killed for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
9/1/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two Algerian citizens - a father and son - at their home in Abou El-Hacine, Algeria.  It is unknown if the citizens were killed for a specific reason or if the assailants intended to target Algerian civilians at random.
9/1/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Algerian militia heading towards a wedding in Lembatel, Algeria.  The assailants also wounded another militiaman in the attack.
9/1/2005: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Boumerdès, Algeria, and intercepted a vehicle driven by the mayor of Ammal (identified as Mr. Khaled).  The mayor was killed and his Toyota was ignited on fire.
9/1/2008: On Monday, at about 2010, assailants threw a grenade at the Chief Minister's residence complex in Babupara, India, damaging a building but causing no injuries.  The People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility.
9/1/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb that struck a vehicle carrying a field officer in the Algerian military (identified by the initials W. A.) and a businessman driving through Tlijene, Algeria.  Both individuals were killed in the blast and their car was damaged.  The officer and businessman were on their way to inspecting a road construction site at the time; however, the reasons behind why the victims were targeted are unknown.
9/1/2010: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near Zaatra village, Boumerdès province, Algeria.  The bomber exploded as a military convoy was passing by; two soldiers were killed and at least nine were wounded.  Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/10/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the R.O.T.C. building at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the resulting fire caused $2,000 in damages.
9/10/1989: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Super Optical Center in Hialeah, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the front door of the facility was destroyed and the building sustained structural damage.  Relatives of Juan Lopez, the store owner, had been active in promoting closer relations between the United States and Cuba.
9/10/1999: A bomb exploded at the Labour and Social Security Ministry in Istanbul, Turkey.   The building was damaged and 10 people were injured.  Seven members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) were later arrested in connection with the attack and another one that occurred the same night.
9/10/1999: A bomb exploded at the Treasury building in Istanbul, Turkey.   The building was badly damaged and 10 people were injured.  Seven members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) were later arrested in connection with the attack and another one that occurred the same night.
9/10/2000: A man was shot in the leg at the loyalist Rathcoole Estate in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.  Authorities stated that the attack bore the markings of a paramilitary-style punishment attack between Protestant militias.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/10/2000: An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg when two masked men broke into his apartment in east Belfast, Northern Ireland.  Authorities stated that the attack bore the markings of a paramilitary-style punishment attack between Protestant militias.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/10/2000: Shefki Popova, an Albanian journalist from the daily newspaper Rilindja, was shot in Vucitrn, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  The two unidentified assailants who shot him near the municipality building in Vucitrn fled following the attack.  Popova died on the way to the hospital.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
9/10/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed an Algerian militiaman outside of his home in Zitouna, Algeria.  The victim was riddled with bullets before the assailants slit his throat.  Additionally, the militiaman's hunting rifle was stolen.
9/10/2005: Unknown perpetrators ambushed customs officials on a reconnisiance mission against cigarette smugglers in the region of El Golea, Algeria.  Several customs officials were wounded in the incident and two of thier vehicles were stolen.  It is suspected that the assailants were members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), who carried out the attack on behalf of the smugglers.
9/10/2006: Armed members of the El-Akram katibat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a patrol of six National Gendarmes driving past the entrance to the city of Thenia, Algeria.  The assailants, positioned in the mountains, detonated three bombs before firing at the gendarmes.  Two gendarmes and an unknown number of GSPC members were wounded in the ensuing firefight.  The perpetrators fled the scene before Algerian reinforcements arrived.
9/10/2007: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) took Arun Shrestha, a school principal, from his home and killed him in a nearby rice paddy. The JTMM-J district leader took credit for the attack, stating that it was a warning to those campaigning for Constituent Assembly elections.
9/10/2009: An improvised explosive device detonated in Baghlia, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The buried device exploded as a police vehicle passed by; one civilian was killed and one police officer was badly injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/10/2011: Unidentified assailant abducted Javed Naseer Rind, a journalist, from Hub town in Balochistan province, Pakistan.  His body was found in Khuzdar on November 5, 2011; he had been shot and tortured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/11/1979: Six members of the May 19 Communist Order robbed an armored car leaving the Bamberger's Department Store at Garden State Mall in Paramus, New Jersey in the United States.  Two guards were temporarily held hostage and $105,000 were stolen. No casualties resulted from this incident.
9/11/2000: Rexhep Luci, Pristina's director of planning and reconstruction, was shot six times by unidentified gunmen as he was returning to his apartment in the Darfania district of Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Authorities believe that the attack has the markings of a mafia killing.  One of Luci's tasks consisted of approving the demolition of illegal buildings, much of which is linked to organized crime.
9/11/2002: An explosion rocked the Hotel Tigray located in Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa state, Ethiopia.  One woman was killed and another 37 people were injured in the explosion.  Authorities suspect the explosion was caused by a bomb, but are not ruling out the possibility it was caused by the accidental exploding of gas cylinders.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/11/2002: Suspected Muslim rebels opened fire on a bus stand in Surankote, Jammu and Kashmir, India.   Twelve people were killed in the attack, including civilians, police, Border Security Force members, and two of the assailants.  Another 18 people were injured.  The motive behind the attack is unknown; however, the bus stand was located near to an election rally.  Violence in the area has been escalating leading up to the state elections.
9/11/2004: Four perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, set up a fake roadblock in Stop, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a vehicle containing three Algerian civilians and identified one of the passengers as a former member of the Legitimate Defense Group.  The Islamic extremists proceeded to kill the former militia member.
9/11/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb that targeted members of the Algerian municipal guard driving through Lakhdaria, Algeria.  One municipal guardsman was injured and it is unknown if the explosion caused any damages.
9/11/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, fired an explosive shell at the Tamchit apartment complex in Batna, Algeria.  Two children were wounded by the blast and the wall of a Mosque was damaged.
9/11/2010: An bomb exploded in the vicinity of Adekar, Béjaïa province, Algeria. Soldiers were in the area at the time of the explosion as part of a search operation; two of the soldiers were wounded in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the search was targeting members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) who were operating in the area.
9/11/2011: A truck bomb exploded near Sayed Abad outpost in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, killing five Afghani citizens and wounding 77 United States soldiers and 17 Afghani civilians.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, it was determined that the Haqqani network was responsible.
9/12/1990: An unidentified male threw a firebomb into the Planned Parenthood of Central Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $500 in damages.
9/12/2002: Fifteen members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on National Road 5 and shook down Algerian civilians passing through M'rahnia, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted an ambulance carrying a wounded Algerian soldiers and proceeded to slit the soldier's throat before ignited the ambulance on fire.  When an Algerian military patrol arrived on the scene, the Islamic extremists remotely detonated a bomb before fleeing to safety.  Three Algerian soldiers were killed by the blast and nine others were wounded.
9/12/2004: A suicide bomber was shot and killed in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  The assailant was attempting to breach a security checkpoint just outside of the Green Zone in a vehicle laden with explosives when national guardsmen opened fire.  The Green Zone housed the US embassy and was the seat of the interim government.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.  This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including Haifa Street and Abu Ghraib prison.
9/12/2004: A suicide bomber was shot and killed just west of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  The assailant was attempting to drive a vehicle laden with explosives into Abu Ghraib prison.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.  This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including Haifa Street and the Green Zone.
9/12/2004: A suspected car bomb exploded on Haifa Street in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, which prompted a firefight between U.S. troops and insurgents.  The exchange of fire lasted several hours, during which an American tank and helicopters were deployed.  The tank was attacked by an angry mob; the helicopters responded by firing missiles and gunfire at the crowd.  The tank was destroyed and at least five people were killed and four were wounded.   Members of Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.  This incident occurred at the same time that other sites around Baghdad were being targeted, including the Green Zone and Abu Ghraib prison.
9/12/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members cut down three electrical energy transport pylons near Si Mustapha, Algeria, and subsequently blew up the power lines with explosives.  The pylons were destroyed but it did not lead to any energy blackouts in the surrounding area.
9/12/2009: Six unidentified gunmen set up a fake roadblock in Ouadhia, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  A vehicle containing two soldiers and a driver attempted to force a way through the roadblock; the assailants opened fire, killing the two soldiers.  The driver was not hurt in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/13/1984:  Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Northside Family Planning Services clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
9/13/1984: Unknown perpetrators firebombed the Birth Control Institute in San Diego, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the health care center sustained $200,000 in damages.
9/13/2000:  Nine individuals were gunned down in Narkopi village in Ranchi district, Bihar state, India.  Approximately 25 members of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) positioned themselves around the village market and opened fire.  Six of the victims were Muslim landowners and three were tribal members.  The MCC has been organizing against wealthy landowners in the area.  In addition, some or all of the victims are believed to be connected to Ali Sena, a private army run by the landowners.
9/13/2000: Two members of the Mohajir Qami Movement were killed in a drive-by shooting in the central Liaquatabad area in Karachi, Pakistan.  Rashid Anwer and Munir Ahmed were gunned down by two masked gunmen on a motorcycle.  Mohajir Qaumi Movement has been locked in a bitter feud with the rival group Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM).
9/13/2002: Around twenty suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) ambushed Algerian civilians driving on a road in Bouhdoud, Algeria.  In total, eleven people were killed either by knife or by gun.  Following their deaths, the assailants ignited the bodies and vehicles of the victims on fire.
9/13/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb underneath a military convoy driving on a road near Sahel Bourbarak, Algeria.  Three Algerian soldiers were killed and two wounded.  The assailants subsequently fired gunshots at the military vehicle to provide cover for their successful escape.
9/13/2005: Unknown perpetrators assassinated the chief of the National Gendarmerie brigade in Benchoud, Algeria.  After the shooting the assailants escaped in a vehicle.  The specific reasons behind why the National Gendarmerie chief was targeted are unknown.
9/13/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a homemade bomb at a market near a girls' primary school in Chemora, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by two Algerian businessman and defused by the police.
9/13/2008: A socket bomb was recovered from the offices of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Maoist-Leninist) in Nepalgunj, Banke, Nepal. The bomb did not detonate, and no injuries or property damage were reported. The district leader of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the bomb was planted because the CPN-UML is against the Terai movement.
9/13/2008: On Saturday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle near the Madinat al-Tib Hospital in the Bab al Muazzam neighborhood of the Ar Rusafa district in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. The bombing attack wounded three civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to their vehicle. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
9/13/2009: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former police officer in Ouled Allal village, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The victim was shot as he was preparing to go to pray at a near by mosque.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
9/13/2009: Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a former police officer outside of his home in Si Mustapha, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  F. Said, the victim, was shot in the stomach as he was leaving his home.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
9/13/2010: A group of communal guards was ambushed by gunman in Dhehira, Tebessa, Algeria.  One guard was killed and three more were injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/14/1975: Ralph Patrick Ford, a suspected member of the George Jackson Brigade, died when a pipe bomb that he was attempting to place at a Safeway store in Seattle, Washington, United States, prematurely detonated.  The store sustained around $3,000 in damages.
9/14/1987:  Unknown perpetrators placed a firebomb outside of the Planned Parenthood of Minnesota in the Highland Park area of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  The incendiary device was discovered and subsequently removed.
9/14/1991: Unknown perpetrators broke into the office of Dr. Aleksandr Jakubowski in Aurora, Illinois, United States, and broke around $187,500 worth of medical equipment.  The perpetrators also spray-painted multiple anti-abortion slogans throughout the facility.
9/14/2002: Suspected members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) raided the Opiti Roman Catholic mission near Gulu, Acholi sub-region, northern Uganda.  The assailants looted the mission and surrounding settlements, then abducted several people, including two priests.  The rebels released the two priests later that same day, sending them back with a message for the Archbishop; the content of the message is unknown.
9/14/2004: Saboteurs attacked an oil pipeline located  at Tigris River in Beiji, Salah ad Din governorate, Iraq.  The assailants blew up the pipeline, causing fires that melted power cables and cut electricity across Iraq.  There were no reports of injuries.  A group calling themselves the "Followers of Zarqawi Group" claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) remotely detonated a bomb targeting a National Gendarmerie patrol travelling on National Road 12 in Azzazga, Algeria.  Four gendarmes were wounded and their vehicle sustained serious damage.
9/14/2010: A homemade bomb, hidden in a plastic bag and left inside a café, was defused.  The café was only 100 meters from the city's police headquarters in Chabet-El Ameur, Boumerdes, Algeria.
9/15/2000: An improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in the kitchen area of the premier business hotel, Centra Suva, in Suva, Fiji.  The homemade device consisted of a portion of a pipe, an explosive, a detonator, and a timer; authorities state that the bomb was made by an expert.  It was set to detonate at 2 pm, less than two hours before it was discovered and approximately the same time that the coup leader, George Speight, was scheduled to go before the court.  Originally, authorities stated that the device had been discovered at the court where Speight was to appear, but later admitted that the device was found at the hotel.  No group has claimed responsibility for the device.
9/15/2001: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed four Algerian civilians in Sidi Boumaza, Algeria.  It is unknown if the gunshots caused any property damage.
9/15/2002: A bomb exploded in a commercial area in Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  No one was injured in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack occurred the day before a general strike, called for by Maoists, went into effect.   This bomb was one of four that exploded in Kathamandu that day.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Korago on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia.  One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned.  Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Losuo on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia.  One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned.  Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/15/2002: A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Pangeo on Morotai Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia.  One person was killed, a dozen more were injured and numerous residential and religious buildings were burned.  Pangeo was one of three villages attacked that day by the gunmen; Muslims and Christians live together in all three villages, which is atypical in the Maluku islands.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the attack is believed to be sectarian.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/15/2002: An improvised explosive device detonated on a Karachi-bound bus that had just left Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan.  One person was killed in the explosion and another five were injured.  No group has claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect the involvement of Al-Qa ida militants.  Specific motive is unknown.
9/15/2002: Ten suspected members of the Draa El Mizan seriat, a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a joint Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ)/Municipal Guard patrol in Tizi Ghenif, Algeria.  Two municipal guardsmen were shot and wounded.
9/15/2004: A youth, suspected of being affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), left a homemade bomb hidden inside a plastic bag at a café frequented by municipal guardsmen and Algerian militia members in Erraguene, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered by an alert customer and defused by Algerian security forces.
9/15/2005: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated a bomb in a high-tension electrical energy transformation station in Trig El Qares, Algeria.  There were no casualties but the powerful explosion and resulting fire caused heavy damage to the transformation station.  It is unclear if the incident caused power outages to the surrounding area.
9/15/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a homemade bomb as a military patrol drove on a road in Beni Mahboub, Algeria.  One Algerian soldier was wounded in the incident.
9/15/2007: Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) torched a Jeep belonging to Matrika Prasad Yadav, Maoist leader and former minister in Trikol, Saptari, Nepal. The car had been stolen five days prior by Yadav's driver, a former JTMM cadre, who then turned the car over to JTMM-G activists. The area commaner confirmed that they burnt the vehicle, but the motive behind the attack is unknown.
9/15/2009: An improvised explosive device was remotely detonated in Ouled Bechali, Bouira province, Algeria.  The bomb exploded as a military vehicle was passing by; at least ten soldiers were wounded in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/15/2009: At least four unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade of the Judicial Police in Draa Ben Khedda, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the building, injuring two police officers.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/16/1992: Rachelle Shannon ignited a fire at the Feminist Women's Health Center of Eugene, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained over $1,000 in damages.
9/16/2002: A bomb exploded near a polling station in Batpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Two men were wounded in the explosion; it is unknown whether they were voters or passers-by.  No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities believe that militants are responsible for the incident.  Separatist Muslim militants have threatened to escalate violence in order to derail the election process.
9/16/2002: A remote-controlled landmine detonated near a central market in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.  The device exploded as a bus passed by; 18 people were killed and many others were injured.  Two armored personnel carriers had just passed by at the time of the explosion and authorities believe they may have been the intended target.  No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, although officials blame Chechen rebels for the attack.
9/16/2002: A small improvised explosive device detonated at an air force installation in Santiago, Santiago province, Chile.  One person suffered acoustic trauma as a result of the explosion and several windows were broken.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the motive is unknown.
9/16/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated two roadside bombs targeting Algerian soldiers and militiamen on a search operation in Oued Jeddi, Algeria.  Five soldiers were killed and three militiamen were injured.  The blast ripped a hole though the soldier's vehicle as well.
9/16/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a patrol of civilian guards travelling near Tébessa, Algeria.  Four guards were killed in the incident and it is unknown if the explosion caused any property damage.
9/16/2005: Unknown perpetrators slit the throat of two Algerian civilians who were on their way home from work in Akhoucha, Algeria.  The assailants subsequently fled to the nearby Gouffi Mountain in Siouane, Algeria and ambushed the municiple guardmen and National Gendarmes responding to the first incident.  Two members of the municipal guard were shot and killed and three Gendarmes were wounded.
9/16/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) claimed credit for an explosion that took place near the Gandak region police post, and which caused no injury or damages. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
9/16/2007: One person was killed and another wounded when activists from Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh  (JTMM-J) threw a bomb at a passenger bus in Parwanipur, Bara, Nepal. The bus, which was traveling from Birgunj to Kathmandu, was apparently attacked for defying the strike imposed on the area by JTMM-J. A JTMM-J spokesperson claimed credit for the attack.
9/16/2009:  At about 10:30 AM, in Groznyy, Chechnya, Russia, a female suicide  bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the corner of Mira Street and Putin Avenue as police officers were attempting to question her, wounding four nearby civilians and two police officers and destroying a police vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
9/17/1990: In a series of two related attacks, members of the Pedro Albizu Campos Revolutionary Forces bombed a factory of Harvey Hubbel, Inc. in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but an air conditioning unit sustained minor damages.
9/17/1990: In a series of two related attacks, members of the Pedro Albizu Campos Revolutionary Forces bombed a First National City Bank branch in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but a window and door of the bank were destroyed.
9/17/2000: Stanko Kovacevic, a Serbian man, was killed when unidentified assailants threw a hand grenade into his yard in Gnjilane, Yugoslavia.  Authorities originally believed that Kovacevic was transporting the grenade when it accidently exploded; however, they determined that the attack was perpetrated against him by others.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is not known.
9/17/2000: Two unidentified gunmen shot at Benjamin Munthe, a Protestant minister from the Indonesian Victory of the Faith Church, in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia.  Although Munthe was not injured in the attack, his driver was critically injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
9/17/2002:  Two pipe bombs were thrown through the window of a Catholic home in North Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  A mother and her two children who were in the house escaped injury.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/17/2002: A bomb exploded at Zayf Elementary School in Yatta, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  Five children were wounded in the explosion.  In the aftermath of the explosion, security officials also found a second bomb at the school and control-detonated it.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that extremist Jewish settlers were responsible.
9/17/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated bombs targeting a military patrol on a search operation in Tefrant, Algeria.  The assailants subsequently fired their automatic weapons at the patrol.  In total, nine soldiers were killed.  The Islamic extremists also stole the victims' weapons.
9/17/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb which killed the head of security for the Sonelgaz National Gas Company in Biyada, Algeria.  It is unknown if the victim was targeted purposely or if the intent of the assailants was to kill Algerian civilians indescriminately.
9/18/1970: Police Officer William Albert Miscannon was sitting in his police car in Toledo, Ohio, United States, near the headquarters of the Black Panther Party, when an unknown perpetrator walked up to his car and shot the officer three times.  Officer Miscannon was killed and his partner Officer Walter Shaw, who was also sitting in the car, was treated for shock.
9/18/1971: Unknown perpetrators ambushed Police Officer Frank Buczek while he was on duty in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.  Officer Buczek was shot in the back of the head and died from his wounds.
9/18/1986: Suspected members of El Movimiento Revolucionario Independinista threw two or three Molotov cocktails into the United States Army Recruiting Station in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.  There were no casualties but the building sustained around $13,500 in damages.
9/18/1987: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Robbinsdale Clinic in Minnesota, United States.  There were no casualties but the clinic sustained $50,000 in damages.
9/18/1988: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Miami, Florida, United States residence of one of the organizers of the Reunion Flotilla.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the bomb caused any damages.  The Reunion Flotilla was an organization that advocated the right for Cubans to enter and exit Cuba freely.
9/18/1996: A juvenile (whose name was not released by authorities) threw a Molotov cocktail at the Planned Parenthood of Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas Broken Arrow Family Planning clinic in Oklahoma, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic was damaged.
9/18/2000: Miscreants threw a bomb at a vehicle in Nepal Tilla in Dhalai district, Tripura state, India.  15 tribal members were injured in the attack.
9/18/2002: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 22 people from a pool-hall in Vistahermosa, Meta Department, Colombia.  The rebels killed 11 of the captives and released another seven of them.  They continued to hold four people captive; they accused these four of collaborating with right-wing paramilitaries.
9/18/2007:  Members of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted Majhaura Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary Laxmi Narayan Yadav from the VDC office in Majhaura, Siraha, Nepal. According to the JTMM-J district leader, Yadav was abducted for not paying taxes to the JTMM-J established Terai government. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
9/18/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, remotely detonated a bomb targeting members of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Ighzer Oumeziane, Algeria.  One member of the Algerian militia was killed and one other was wounded.
9/19/1975: Neal Long, armed with a shotgun, shot and killed desegregation planner Dr. Charles Glatt at the old federal building in Dayton, Ohio, in the United States.  Long was detained immediately after the shooting.
9/19/1988: Dean Harvey Hicks, the sole member of Up the IRS, Inc, parked a car filled with explosives in the basement of the Olympic Plaza Building which housed Internal Revenue Service offices in Los Angeles, California, United States.  Only one of the bombs detonated.  The where no casualties and damages were limited to the car itself.
9/19/2000: Two bombs exploded in an abandoned house near a crowded local marked in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, Indonesia.  The market was populated with Moslem and Christian shoppers who panicked following the explosion, particularly when security forces began firing shots into the air.  Three people were injured as a result of the explosion.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/19/2002: Maoist rebels attacked a medivac Karnali Air helicopter in Jubu village in Solukhumbu district, Nepal.  The helicopter was preparing to bring four patients to Kathmandu for treatment at the time of the attack.  Approximately 50 rebels pulled the pilot and four patients from the chopper before lighting it on fire.  The assailants abducted the pilot and one patient; they allowed the remaining three patients to go free.
9/19/2002: Members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked the village of Pece-Acoyo, Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda.  LRA leader Joseph Kony had recently ordered his men to resume killing.  The rebels killed at least 14 villagers and wounded another five.  The assailants hacked the villagers to death with axes and hoes, as well as shooting some of them.  They also abducted an unknown number of the village residents.  Specific motive is unknown.
9/19/2002: Militants stormed into a government high school in Jamalsan, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants separated the Hindu teachers and students from the rest of the group; they opened fire on the Hindu group.  One teacher and one student were killed in the attack.  The attackers fled following the incident and no group claimed responsibility.  The attack occurred during escalated violence leading up to the second round of state elections.
9/19/2002: Suspected militants shot a National Conference worker in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Azad Ahad Khan was shot from close range and died later in hospital.  The group Al-Arifeen claimed responsibility for the incident.  The incident occurred during escalated violence leading up to the second round of state elections.
9/19/2004: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a former member of the National Gendarmerie in front of his home in Zemmouri, Algeria.
9/2/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly part of a multiple attack, unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at the Ford Motor Company's plant in Milpitas, California, United States.  There were no casualties but windows in the front lobby were shattered.
9/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators, stationed in a car, threw a bomb into an unoccupied police vehicle that was located in a predominantly African American neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States.  There were no casualties but the car was extensively damaged.
9/2/1971: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to bomb a barracks at the Fort Bragg  Army Base in North Carolina, United States.
9/2/1971: Unknown perpetrators threw eight firebombs into the recently desegregated George Washington Carver Elementary School in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties and the school sustained only minor damages.
9/2/2002: Suspected militants opened fire at a National Conference election rally in Sheikhpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants targeted a motorcade that was transporting Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, state Industries Minister, after he had addressed the rally.  No one was killed in the attack; however, one National Conference activist was injured and at least one vehicle was damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident, which occurred two weeks before state elections were scheduled to begin.
9/2/2004: Member of Tawhid and Jihad released a video and statement claiming to have killed three Turkish nationals in Iraq.  The identity of the victims is unknown.  However, three bodies were located outside of Samarra; two were identified as Turkish and authorities suspect they may have been victims in the video release.  The motive behind the incident is unknown; the video statement did not directly address the purpose of targeting the Turkish nationals.
9/2/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) killed two communal guards in an ambush in Ouled Hamza, Algeria.
9/2/2006: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) placed two landmines on National Highway 12 near Adekar, Algeria.  The bombs detonated underneath a convoy of Adekar's Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) returning from an operation.  Following the explosion, the assailants fired at the Algerian policemen.  In total four police officers were killed and six others were wounded.  The BMPJ vehicle was damaged as well.
9/2/2006: Three armed members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed a member of the Algerian militia in front of his home in Ain El Hamra, Algeria.
9/2/2006: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a bomb targeting a group of Algerian militia members guarding a gas pipeline three KM north of Chabet El Ameur, Algeria.  One member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) was wounded and it is unknown if the blast caused any damages.
9/2/2009: An explosive device detonated near the village of Bouassem, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, it is believed that the head of the communal guard was the intended target.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/2/2010: A civilian was wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on him near Boghni Mechtras, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
9/20/1984: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Planned Parenthood of Cobb County in Marietta, Georgia, United States.  There were no casualties but the health care facility sustained $15,000 in damages.
9/20/2000:  Ethnic Albanians threw a bomb into the yard of a Serbian house near Gnjilane, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  No one was injured in the attack but the house was badly damaged.  The incident occurred at approximately 10:50 pm, three hours after two Serbian houses were bombed in the same area.  Two suspects were arrested in connection to the attack.
9/20/2000:  Ethnic Albanians threw a bomb into the yard of a Serbian house near Gnjilane, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  No one was injured in the attack but the house was badly damaged.  The incident occurred at approximately 7:50 pm, the same time that another Serbian house in the same area was bombed; authorities believe that the simultaneous attacks were perpetrated by two distinct bombers.  Three hours later, a third house in the area was bombed.  Two suspects were arrested in connection to the attack.
9/20/2000:  Ethnic Albanians threw a bomb into the yard of a Serbian house near Gnjilane, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  No one was injured in the attack but the house was damaged in the attack.  The incident occurred at approximately 7:50 pm, the same time that another Serbian house in the same area was bombed; authorities believe that the simultaneous attacks were perpetrated by two distinct bombers.  Three hours later, a third house in the area was bombed.  Two suspects were arrested in connection to the attack.
9/20/2000: Skender Gashi, a commander of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) former commander of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army, was found dead in Sopnic village near Orahovac, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Gashi had been shot six times and his hands had been cut off.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive is unknown.
9/20/2007: A homemade bomb detonated when two Algerian militiamen attempted to remove a suspicious object as they were providing security for an Egyptian firm working in Haouch Medjadji, Algeria.  One militia member was killed and the other was wounded.  Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) was suspected of planting the explosive device.  It is unknown if their intended target was the militiamen or the Egyptian firm.
9/20/2007: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Goit (JTMM-G) activists kidnapped five people in Rautahat District, Nepal. The five were: Ramlochan Sah, Nagendra Prasad Patel, Shankar Sah, Shambu Prasad Patel and Ganesh Sah. The five were rescued by police on the same day. JTMM-G did not claim credit for the attack, but they were identified by the families of the abducted as the attackers. The motive behind the abductions is unknown.
9/20/2008: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed O. Mohammed, a member of the communal guard, as he was returning to his home in Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, Algeria.
9/20/2009: A roadside bomb exploded in Idjlouahen, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The device detonated as a military brigade was passing by; one soldier was kiled in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/20/2009: An explosive device detonated near Takhoukht, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a military convoy passed by; at least five soldiers were wounded in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however,Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) is believed to be responsible.
9/21/1994: Two members of the Aryan Republican Army robbed the Boatman's Bank in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.    $13,000 was stolen.
9/21/2000: A petrol bomb was thrown at a Citroen car dealership in Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain.  Authorities extinguished the fire before any of the vehicles were damaged.  They later arrested a 22-year-old male who was seen going into a bar following the attack.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
9/21/2000: Iskander Khatloni, a reporter with Radio Liberty, was attacked and beaten with an ax near his home in Moscow, Russia.  He suffered severe head wounds and died several hours later in the hospital.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.  However, before he was killed, Khatloni was involved in investigating human rights violations in Chechnya.
9/21/2010: An explosive detonated on the main boulevard in the town of Bordj Menaiel in Boumerdes, Algeria.  Two police officers were killed and three civilians were wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/22/1987:  Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to ignite two firebombs on the roof of the Planned Parenthood of Minnesota in the Highland Park area of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.  After the failed firebombing, the perpetrators notified authorities of the incendiary devices which were subsequently removed.
9/22/1990:  Unknown perpetrators shot and killed Triet Le and his wife Tuyet Thi Dang-Tran outside of their home in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, United States.  Le was a columnist for the controversial Vietnamese magazine Tien Phong and an outspoken critic of communism.  His name was also on a hit-list credited to the Vietnamese Organization to Exterminate Communists and Restore the Nation (VOECRN), however, the VOECRN denied any involvement in the assassination.
9/22/2002: Suspected assassins shot and killed Alhaji Isyaku Mohammed in his home in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.  Alhaji Isyaku Mohammed was the National Vice-Chairman of the United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP).  The assailants broke into his house, refused payment for his safety, and shot him in front of his family.  The incident occurred during increased violence leading up to the 2003 elections.
9/22/2004: A car bomb exploded in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the explosion was targeting two U.S. military vehicles that were in the area.  There were no reports of injuries.
9/22/2004: A suicide bomber in a vehicle drove into a group of Iraq National Guard recruits in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  Seven recruits were killed and another 53 were injured in the blast.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting people joining the "treacherous police and army".
9/22/2004: A suicide bomber in a vehicle targeted a U.S. military patrol in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  Sources state that one Iraqi civilian was killed in the explosion and 19 people were injured, including four U.S. soldiers.  Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/22/2005: Around 30 members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock near Tamalous, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted many vehicles and slit the throat of two Algerian civilians.  The Islamic extremists also stole cell phones and other property belonging to the travelers.
9/22/2005: Members of the Ibad Errhaman Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a bomb as a military convoy passed through a road in El Mikail, Algeria.  Following the explosion, the assailants fired at the envoy.  Seven Algerian soldiers along with one civilian driver were killed in the attack and four soldiers were wounded.
9/22/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) planted a bomb, constructed to be detonated remotely, in Emir Abdelkader, Algeria.  The explosive device was located by Algerian civilians and defused by security forces.  It is believed that the bomb was intended to target gendarmes on a search operation in the region.
9/23/2000: A convoy of vehicles carrying members of the opposition United National Party (UNP) was shot at outside of Kandy, Central province, Sri Lanka.  The tires of the vehicle were shot at and one member of the party was hit in the face with a rifle butt.  The parliamentary candidates state that the attackers were government supporters and that the police did not intervene to stop the attack.
9/23/2002: Two hand grenades exploded in a van near a United States embassy warehouse in Jakarta, Indonesia killing one of four would-be assailants.  There were no additional casualties.  Authorities report that the grenades exploded prematurely and were intended to target either the warehouse or a house next to the warehouse belonging to a senior Indonesian military officer.  Although arrests were made, there is no clear attribution of responsibility to a perpetrator group.  Indonesian and Western officials link the attack to a network of Islamic radicals in Indonesia, while Indonesian police indicate that the attack was personal and carried out by debt-collectors.
9/23/2003: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed a military convoy passing through Ait Yahia Moussa, Algeria.  Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.
9/23/2006: A "viable" makeshift pipe bomb was thrown over a wall onto the grounds of a police station in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Bomb disposal experts from the British Army defused the device and there were no injuries reported. A representative of the group Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) called the Irish News, claiming responsibility for the attack.
9/23/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, planted a bomb on a road frequented by Algerian security forces in Constantine, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.
9/23/2008: On Tuesday night at 0220, 20 National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgents from the ELN’s Jose Domingo Lain Saenz Front attempted to detonate explosives at the Caño Limon Coveñas pipeline in the rural area of La Ceiba, Arauquita, Arauca department, Colombia. However, the insurgents were intercepted by Army troops and the explosives did not detonate, preventing any casualties or damages from taking place. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
9/23/2009: An explosive device detonated near the town of Ramlia, Tebessa province, Algeria.  A civilian was killed in the explosion; he was driving in the vicinity when the blast occurred.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/24/1971: Barbara Pliskow, a member of the White Panther Party working on behalf of the Black Liberation Army, attempted to hijack American Airlines flight 124 traveling from Detroit to New York City, United States.  Pliskow carried two sticks of dynamite and a pistol in a shopping bag.  She hoped to free two Black Panthers from prison, Michael D. Hill and Ronald K. Irwin, and fly them to Algeria.  However, police were informed of the attack and detained Pliskow at Detroit Metropolitan Airport before the flight disembarked.
9/24/2000: A 50 pound bomb with a homemade explosive partially detonated on the railway tracks on Belfast-Dublin railway line in Dunmurry, outside of Belfast, Northern Ireland.  Sources received a call from individuals claiming to be from the Irish Republican Army (IRA) warning them about the bomb, resulting in a 36 hour security alert.  Authorities discovered the partially exploded bomb in a metal case close to the Blacks Road railway bridge.
9/24/2000: An armed man attempted to hijack a plane that left Shiraz, Iran, and landed in Isfahan, Iran.  The plane belonged to Iran Air and had 30 foreign nationals on board.  The hijacker demanded that the plane change route without explaining why and then attempted to start a fire on board.  He was arrested by Revolutionary Guards.  No one was hurt in the incident.
9/24/2001: Colombian Inspector General Consuelo Araujo Noguera was found shot dead after she and a dozen others were kidnapped  at a roadblock by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) near Valledupar, Cesar province, Colombia.  The other individuals kidnapped were released.  Although FARC did not claim responsibility for the incident, authorities believed this was a response to ongoing peace talks between the rebel group and the Colombian government.
9/24/2002: Approximately 15 suspected Maoists attacked Chaandbag school in Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.  The assailants forced their way into the school and threw a bomb.  No one was injured in the explosion; however, at least four school buses and several windows were damaged.  Attacks of this kind have been escalating since a state of emergency was lifted in September.
9/24/2002: At least two gunmen stormed the Akshardham Hindu temple complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat state, India.  The assailants climbed the walls of the temple, entered the compound, and opened fire with AK-47's.  They also threw hand grenades.  Commandos successfully regained control of the complex after 14 hours of exchanging gunfire with the attackers.  33 people were killed, including the two assailants, and at least 70 were injured.  Officials believe that the attack was linked to state elections in Jammu and Kashmir state.
9/24/2005: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a roadside bomb underneath the vehicle of a military patrol in Drarat, Algeria.  One Algerian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in the attack.
9/24/2008:  On Wednesday at 2315, about 40 armed assailants fired upon a police barracks, killing one police officer, wounding two others, and damaging the police building in Boumedfaa, Ain Defla, Algeria.  No group claimed responsibility.
9/24/2010: Three soldiers were wounded when one of them stepped on a buried explosive device in the forest overlooking the town of Zekri in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
9/25/2002: Four unidentified gunmen opened fire at a popular bar in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana.  The assailants pulled up to the bar in a vehicle and opened fire with automatic weapons.  Four people were killed and six were injured.  One of the injured victims was Denis Hanoman-Singh, Guyana's chief prosecutor.  Authorities believe that he might have been the target of the attack.
9/25/2002: Suspected members of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) threw an improvised explosive device from the window of a vehicle near Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.  No one was injured in the explosion.  The incident occurred just hours before President Megawati Sukarnoputri was due to land at the airport.  Authorities believe that the incident was perpetrated by the rebels in order to demonstrate that they still had a presence in the province.
9/25/2002: Two unidentified gunmen stormed the offices of the Christian charity Institute for Peace and Justice in downtown Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan.  The assailants tied up the Christian office workers and then shot them in the head.  Seven people were killed and two more suffered injuries.  The victims were discovered an hour later by other employees arriving at work.  Officials believe that the attack was designed to destabilize the country.
9/25/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed two Algerian militiamen in Layoune, Algeria.  One other militiaman was wounded in the attack.
9/25/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, killed two members of the National Gendarmerie near their barracks in Saïda, Algeria.
9/25/2010: A merchant, Renault Megane, was kidnapped by a group of armed me at a roadblock in Tala Bounane, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria.  It is unknown if any ransom was demanded or if the individual was returned to his family.
9/26/2000:  Sali Berisha, the former president of Albania and the leader of the opposition, avoided a grenade attack during a campaign rally in Fieri in southern Albania.  Police arrested a man as he was in the process of pulling a grenade from his pocket.  The assailant, identified as Enver Kapaj, is believed to be a member of the secret police or a member of the Democratic Party.  The thwarted attack occurred less than a week before municipal elections.
9/26/2005: Unknown perpetrators remotely detonated a roadside bomb underneath a military patrol vehicle that was combing the area of Ouzina, Algeria.  Three Algerian soldiers, including an officer, were killed and the vehicle was destroyed.
9/26/2007: Suspected members of the Les Issers faction of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) detonated a homemade bomb targeting a police car in Les Issers, Algeria.  Two Algerian policemen were killed in the blast and their vehicle was damaged.
9/27/1999: Three Portuguese television reporters were kidnapped in the Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran.  They were covering the Lisbon-Macau car rally at the time of the abduction.  Members of Naru'i tribe abducted the reporters in response to the arrest of a ringleader of the band.  The hostages were released on October 19, 1999, when negotiations failed.
9/27/2000: A man was shot in the wrists and ankles in an alley in the Twinbrook area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.  The style of shoot was identified as a paramilitary style.  No group has claimed responsibility and the motive is unknown.
9/27/2000: A pipe bomb exploded near police headquarters in Kadikoy district, Istanbul, Turkey.  Security discovered a second bomb (a time bomb) while searching the area following the explosion; they defused it before it could detonate.  No one was injured in the attack and it is unknown whether the explosion caused any damage.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unknown.
9/27/2000: At least one assailant attempted to hijack a Xinhua Airlines flight midair that had departed from Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, and was scheduled to arrive in Beijing, China.  The hijacker was subdued by crew members on board and the plane safely landed in Jinan, China.  None of the 143 passengers on board were injured in the attack although one pilot was wounded.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
9/27/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a roadside bomb that detonated underneath two passing vehicles in Boukahil, Algerian.  Three Algerian citizens were killed and one was wounded.  One of the vehicles was destroyed.
9/27/2008: On Saturday night at 0300, an unidentified gunman using an assault rifle shot at two Israeli vehicles and wounded an Israeli who was driving in Qalqilyah, West Bank, Palestine. Both vehicles were damaged from the attack. Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades said the attack was in response to the frequent Israeli army raids in the West Bank.
9/27/2008: On Saturday, a suicide car bomb carrying more than 200 kg of explosives detonated in a residential neighborhood, Sayeda Zeinab, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, killing 17 people and wounding 14 other. No one claimed responsibility for this attack.
9/27/2008: Suspected members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), armed and dressed as Algerian soldiers, set up a fake roadblock near Ait Ouarzedine, Algeria.  The assailants intercepted a van and killed two individuals who were identified as being members of the Algerian communal guard.
9/28/1999: Two rifle-propelled grenades were fired into an outdoor market in Kosovo Polje, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  Two Serbs were killed and at least 37 were injured in the attack.  Four men were arrested; two were ethnic Albanians.
9/28/2002: A bomb exploded at a circus being held at the Satkhira stadium in Satkhira, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.  Two people were killed in the explosion and another 35 were injured.  Authorities suspect that Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) is responsible for the incident.  The ISA has been targeting the circus for displaying "indecent shows".
9/28/2002: A bomb exploded at the crowded Roxy movie house in Satkhira, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.  One person was killed in the explosion and another 90 were injured.  Authorities suspect that Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) is responsible for the incident.  The ISA has been targeting cinema operators whom they suspect have been showing pornographic films.
9/28/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed seven Algerian civilians in Ammi Moussa, Algeria.
9/28/2004: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) ambushed members of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) in Sidi Bouziane, Algeria.  Three militiamen were shot to death and three others were killed by grenades.  The assailants stole weapons from the victims as well.
9/29/1972: Suspected members of the Black Liberation Army were accused of robbing the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in the Bronx, New York, United States.  $3,700 was stolen.
9/29/2000: Augustine Mrema, the oppositional presidential candidate for Tanzania, narrowly escaped an ambush in the southwestern region of Rukwa, Tanzania.  Mrema had received a warning about a plot to abduct him four days prior to the incident, but was without a police escort at the time of the attack.  The attack was perpetrated by four gunmen who stepped out into the road in front of Mrema's vehicle entourage and ordered them to stop.  When the driver failed to comply, the gunmen opened fire on the vehicles.  There were no reports of injuries.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/29/2002: A bomb exploded outside of a non-denominational church in a Christian community in Sibi district, Baluchistan province, Pakistan.  No one was injured in the explosion.  Authorities suspect Muslim extremists were responsible for the incident.
9/29/2002: At least 50 Maoist guerrillas attacked the airport in Phaphlu, Sagarmatha zone, Nepal.  The assailants spread kerosene around in the control tower, lighting it on fire.  No one was hurt in the attack; however, the airport was rendered inoperational.
9/29/2002: Suspected Muslim militants raided Ammi Moussa village, Relizane Province, Algeria.  The assailants killed seven villagers in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/29/2006: Members of the El Forkane group, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), detonated a homemade bomb targeting a freight train passing through Mezrana, Algeria.  There were no casualties but thirteen cars were derailed and 200 meters of railroad tracks were damaged.
9/29/2006: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two municipal guardsmen (identified as Brahim Bellil and Nabil Hamani) standing near the main mosque in Boudoukhane, Algeria.
9/3/1970: In a series of two incidents that were possibly part of a multiple attack, unknown perpetrator detonated a bomb at the General Motors Company's plant in Fremont, California, United States.  There were no casualties but a total of twenty-seven windows were shattered.
9/3/1970: Unknown perpetrators placed three large homemade bombs near the statue of Edward Hull Crump at Overton Park in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.  The bombs were discovered and subsequently removed by the police.
9/3/2002: Five hooded assailants kidnapped Mariana Pollack, the wife of Adam Pollack, who is an adviser and friend to President Alejandro Toledo, in Lima city, Lima province, Peru.  Pollack was driving late at night when the assailants pulled her over, kidnapped her, and drove off in her car.  The kidnappers have asked for 3 million dollars for her safe release.  Government officials believe that the kidnapping is intended to destabilize the country.
9/3/2004: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed five shepherds in Merdja, Algeria.
9/3/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members invaded the town Henchir El-Hoshas, Algeria, and slit the throat of an Algerian civilian identified as H. S.  Before fleeing, the assailants booby-trapped the victim's home with land minds and homemade bombs.  When combined Algerian security forces arrived at the victim's residence the bombs detonated.  Two Algerian soldiers, two municipal guardsmen, and one Algerian militia member were killed by the blasts.
9/3/2007: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, placed a homemade bomb on a road near the Ettahrir apartment complex in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria.  The explosive device was discovered and subsequently defused.  The intended target of the assailants is unclear.
9/30/1980: A molotov cocktail was thrown at the studio of CBS station KOOL-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, in response to the airing of a controversial pro-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) drama that cast a PLO supporter as an Auschwitz heroine.  The firebomb caused minor damage to the front doors of the studio. No casualties resulted from the incident.  It is suspected that the Jewish Defense League (JDL) was responsible for the bombing.
9/30/2003: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) ambushed a military convoy passing through Mongorno, Algeria.  The assailants detonated a bomb before firing their machine guns at the soldiers.  Eight soldiers were killed and three others were injured.  The Islamic extremists also stole the victims' weapons.
9/30/2004: At least two car bombs exploded during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a water pumping station in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq.  A crowd of children had gathered to collect sweets from a military convoy and to watch the ceremony when the blast occurred.  At least 41 people were killed; the majority were children.  In addition, at least ten U.S. soldiers were wounded.  The Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/30/2005: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, beheaded a cattle farmer near Ain Rich, Algeria.
9/30/2008: Around twenty members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) ambushed a communal guard patrol near Theniet El Had, Algeria.  All six members of the communal guard were shot and killed.  After the shooting, the victims' weapons were stolen and their vehicle was set on fire.
9/4/1970: Suspected revolutionary leftists attempted to bomb the Lakeside Laboratories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.  The main charge of the bomb failed to detonate.  This incident was believed to be linked to the many bombings in the Milwaukee area during this time period.
9/4/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a bomb at the Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California, United States.  The device failed to explode.
9/4/1978: Suspected members of the People's Revolutionary Commandos (CRP), armed with guns, broke into the United Press International office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  They tied up Jaime Miranda, a teletype operator at UPI, and sprayed graffiti on the wall calling for the release of Nydia Cuevas and Pablo Marcano.  Marcano and Cuevas were imprisoned for kidnapping the Chilean Consul to Puerto Rico.  When the three perpetrators left the office, Miranda was able to easily escape.
9/4/1990: David Brian Martin ignited a fire at the Planned Parenthood of Shasta Diablo in Concord, California, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $90,000 in damages.  Martin also burglarized a nearby veterans center on the same night.
9/4/2000: Bandits ambushed a vehicle traveling in the Qarandare area of Isiolo district along Barut Kipsing road, Kenya.  Twelve people were shot and killed in the attack.  Sources believe that the attackers were from the Degodia and Murule tribes in Somalia.  Three suspects were arrested in connection with the attack and two rifles were recovered.  The motive behind the attack is not clear.
9/4/2000: Rwandan Hutu militiamen attacked settlers on the outskirts of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Six people were killed and nine people were injured in the attack.  The assailants looted homes and took money, food and medicine before withdrawing to the Virunga National Park.
9/5/1970: Don Clayton McMain threw a hand grenade simulator into the DeWitt Police Station in DeWitt, Iowa, United States.  Two police officers were injured and the building sustained minor damages.
9/5/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed a restroom adjacent to District Attorney's Evelle J. Younger office at the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, California, United States.  The Hall of Justice was the site where Charles Manson and three others were on trail for murdering Sharon Tate, Leno LaBianca, and Rosemary LaBianca.  There were no casualties, however the building sustained an estimate $10,000 in damages.
9/5/1975: Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, pointed a gun at President Gerald Ford as he walked to the California State Capitol Building in Sacramento, California, in the United States.  There were four bullets in the gun, but none in the firing chamber and Fromme was seized by two Secret Service agents immediately after brandishing her weapon.  Fromme maintained that she did not want to shoot the President and has given conflicting reports describing her motivations.  She has stated that she used the incident to bring attention to the unfair conviction of Charles Manson, and three others for the 1969 Tate-Labianca murders.  However, on other occasions Fromme stated that she pointed a gun at President Ford to raise the awareness of various environmental causes.
9/5/1988: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Bela-Cuba offices in Miami, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties but the building sustained $5,000 in damages.  Miami-Bela was a business establishment that sent medicine and other supplies to Cuba.
9/5/1989: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside of the Planned Parenthood of Kalamazoo in Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $5,000 in damages.
9/5/1999: Sauveur Pierre Etienne, secretary of the Struggling People's Organization, was fired at in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  The gunman stepped out on the road and fired at Etienne as he and his family were leaving the airport; the gunman only managed to hit the hood of the car.  Etienne returned fire and injured the attacker, who then fled with an accomplice.
9/5/2000: A woman believed to be Roza Nagayeva blew herself up outside a Moscow Subway, killing at least 10 people.  Eyewitnesses said they saw the bomber set off the explosive devide at 8:17pm.
9/5/2000: Hutu militiamen from Rwanda raided the Gahuzi-Biega National Park, a gorilla sanctuary, in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Four people, including a journalist, a soldier, and two park rangers, were killed with machetes and guns in the raid.  The Hutu militiamen are believed to be allied with the army forces of the Congolese President Laurent Kabila.
9/5/2000: Jose Eduardo Bernardes da Silva, an official with the human rights organization Amnesty International, received a letter bomb sent to his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  The police safely detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion.  The bomb was packaged in paper that had two pink swastikas written on it.  Da Silva had been receiving death threats since he had publicly denounced violence directed towards Jewish people, people of African decent, and homosexuals.
9/5/2002:  Suspected Muslim militants attacked Mustafa Lone, a member of the National Conference ruling party, at his home in Kunzer, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants stormed into Lone's house, shooting and killing him.  The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.  Violence has been escalating in the lead up to the state elections.
9/5/2002:  Suspected Muslim militants shot and killed Mohammed Amin from the People's Democratic Party in Wanabal, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The assailants knocked on the door of a house belonging to a party candidate, Mohammed Abbas Khan; when Amin opened the door, they shot him.  Police believe the attackers mistook Amin for Khan.  The assailants fled and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.  Violence has been escalating in the lead up to the state elections.
9/5/2002: A busy market was bombed in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.  A smaller explosion drew curious crowds to the area; the smaller blast was followed by a powerful explosion from a device hidden inside of a taxi.  At least ten people were killed and at least another 65 were wounded.  Vehicles were destroyed and stores were damaged.  The taxi was parked outside of a store selling televisions, a forbidden item under Taliban rule.  Authorities believe that Al-Qa ida is responsible for the explosion.  Former Prime Minister Hekmatyar had just called for jihad that week.
9/5/2002: Alejandro Keipo was shot and killed as he drove his car in Bogoto, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The gunmen shot him four times then fled.  Keipo was a "faceless judge"; he tried cases anonymously to avoid reprisals.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/5/2002: At least two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle being driven by Fernando Mancilla as he drove through Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  Mancilla was killed in the attack.  He had recently been appointed to head Colombia's secret police (DAS) and was scheduled to be formally sworn in just hours after the attack.  Authorities speculate that the attack was perpetrated by the Medellin cocaine cartel, but do not rule out the possibility that it was politically motivated.
9/5/2002: Suspected members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) slit the throats of four individuals near Boukadir, Algeria.  The assailants also took two teenage girls hostage.  The fate of the kidnapped victims remains unknown.
9/5/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, used a bomb to break into the house of the Zeroual family in Ouled Brahim, Algeria.  The initial explosion killed one member of the family and the assailants proceeded to kill two other individuals at the home.  One of the family members, Roda Zeroual, was able to engage the attackers in a firefight, forcing them to retreat.  Although Roda was shot in the shoulder, he wounded two of the Islamic extremists as well.
9/5/2003: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a booby-trapped toy in Toulmout, Algeria.  The explosive device detonated when it was discovered by five youths.  Three individuals were killed and two others were wounded.
9/5/2010: An improvised explosive device detonated in the community of Frahna, Tebessa province, Algeria.  The device exploded as a military patrol passed by; two soldiers were killed and three were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/5/2010: Unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the municipal guard and the National People's Army (ANP) in Ihassamen, Boumerdes province, Algeria.  The assailants opened fire on the headquarters, causing the forces to return fire and repel the attack.  No injuries or damage were reported.
9/6/1970: Ernest J. King failed in his attempts to bomb a garage of the Fitchburg Police Station in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States.  He was arrested a week later.
9/6/1976: James Clayton Vaughn Jr. sprayed chemical mace on an African American male and his White girlfriend in a Maryland Suburb of Washington, District of Columbia, in the United States.  It is unknown if either individual sustained any injuries.  A few days after he was arrested, he officially changed his name to Joseph Paul Franklin.
9/6/1989: Perpetrators claiming to be members of the Army of God set fire to the front door of the building housing the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.  There were no casualties, but the building sustained $10,000 in damages.
9/6/1991: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the residence and farm of Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States.  There were no casualties, but Dr. Carhart's house and farm were completely destroyed as well as almost all of his possessions inside the buildings.  Dr. Carhart's dog, cat, and seventeen horse were killed in the blaze as well.  One day after the incident, an abortion clinic where Dr. Carhart was employed received an anonymous letter that justified the attack as retribution for the killing of babies.
9/6/1992: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Richmond Medical Center for Women in Richmond, Virginia, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $40,000 in damages.
9/6/1999: 16 state officials were abducted in Manu, Tripura province, India.  Approximately 25 armed members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted the officials while they were attending a meeting at the Block Development Office.
9/6/2000: Members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) kidnapped two Italian missionaries who were providing support to Sierra Leone refugees in the border town of Pamlape, Forecariah, Guinea.  The two missionaries were Franco Manganello and Vittorio Mosele; a third individual, a volunteer named Guiseppe Giacomello, was originally believed to be kidnapped but managed to elude the rebels.  The two captives escaped from the rebels on December 5th, 2000.  They were not seriously injured.
9/6/2002: A bomb exploded in the Al-Safia neighborhood of Sana'a, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen.  One person was killed and three more were injured.  The explosion occurred near the finance ministry building.  Authorities did not rule out the possibility that the person killed in the explosion, Ahmad Saleh, was carrying the bomb when it exploded.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
9/6/2002: An unidentified assailant attempted to assassinate Misir Ashirkulov, the chief of Kyrgyzstan's Security Council, as he returned home in Bishkek, Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan.  The assailant threw at least two grenades at Ashirkulov as he was getting out of his car; his driver dragged him back into the car before Ashirkulov could suffer more than shrapnel wounds.  The assailant fled and no group claimed responsibility.  Motive is unknown; however, authorities believe the attack was of political character.
9/6/2003: An unknown perpetrator ignited a fire inside the Planned Parenthood of Greater Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $2,000 in damages.
9/6/2006: Members of a group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) remotely detonated a bomb underneath a vehicle driven by the chief of Beni Douala's security agency as he was driving on a road between Beni Zmenzer and Beni Douala, Algeria.  The security chief was unscathed by the blast, however the rear of his car was damaged.
9/6/2008: On Saturday, at about 1920, in Singjamei Mayengbam, Imphal West, Manipur, India, assailants detonated a bomb at the home of Liberty Shoe store owner Moirangthem Biren, damaging the home but causing no injuries. A lever of a Chinese hand-grenade was recovered from the site. No group claimed responsibility but the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak is suspected.
9/6/2008: Three perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed B. Zinou, a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD), at his home in Si Mustapha, Algeria.
9/6/2010: A bomb placed on the road exploded near Bin El Ouidene, Skikda province, Algeria.  The device was remote-detonated as a group of municipal guards passed by; gunmen opened fire on the convoy following the explosion.  Three guards were killed and two were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/7/1971: In a series of nine related incidents, Ronald Kaufman placed a time bomb in a security deposit box at a Bank of America branch in San Francisco, California, United States in July 1971.  The bomb, set to explode nine months later, prematurely detonated on September 7, 1971.  There were no casualties and the bank sustained minor damage. Ronald Kaufman hoped to use this incident to show the government that he should be considered a serious threat.  He warned that he would plan bombings in the future to leverage the federal government into releasing political prisoners.
9/7/1984:  In a series of incidents that might have been related, unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the West Loop Clinic in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained $90,000 in damages.
9/7/1984: In a series of incidents that might have been related, unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into the Women's Outpatient Clinic in Houston, Texas, United States.  There were no casualties, but the health care facility sustained $10,000 in damages.
9/7/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked villagers in Kuleku, West Nile sub-region, Uganda.  The assailants abducted at least 50 people from the village.  Specific motive is unknown; however, the LRA has abducted numerous children in order to turn them into fighters or sex slaves.
9/7/2002: Members of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked villagers in Olilim, Lango sub-region, Uganda.  The assailants looted and burned houses, then abducted at least 28 people from the village.  Specific motives for the abductions are unknown; however, the LRA has abducted numerous children in order to turn them into fighters or sex slaves.
9/7/2006: Four individuals affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria remotely detonated a bomb in a square frequented by prison guards near the main entrance to the city of Lakhdaria, Algeria.  The explosive device caused no casualties or damages.  The four perpetrators were arrested by Algerian authorities two days later.
9/7/2007: Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) members killed the father of Abdelkader Benmessaoud (aka Mossaab Abou Daoud) in Boukahil, Algeria.  Benmessaoud was a former AQLIM commander who had recently left the organization and advocated for an end to insurgent violence.
9/7/2008: Two perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed a member of the Legitimate Defense Group (GLD) at his place of business in Stah Kentis, Algeria.
9/7/2008: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, detonated a homemade bomb on National Road 30 in Boghni, Algeria.  Two Algerian civilians were wounded and nearby homes were damaged by the blast.
9/8/1984: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to ignite a fire at the Concerned Women's Center Care Clinic in Houston, Texas, United States.
9/8/1998:  In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Carolina Women's Clinic in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties, but abortion clinic sustained $17,000 in damages.
9/8/1998:  In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Hallmark Clinic in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.  There were no casualties, but abortion clinic sustained $7,000 in damages.
9/8/2002: Gunmen on a speedboat opened fire on the Muslim village of Kulur on Haruku island, Maluku province, Indonesia.  A Muslim woman and two young girls were killed in the shooting.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
9/8/2002: Two suspected Muslim militants attacked a Hindu family in Dodasanpai village, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  The militants stormed the family's home and opened fire, killing two women and three men.  Indian officials state that the militants were trained by Pakistan and are motivated to prevent the Indian public from voting in the state elections.
9/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators failed in their attempts to firebomb the offices of the Kaleidoscope in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.  The Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper that sympathized with the New Years Gang.
9/9/1984: An unidentified male perpetrator attempted to bomb the Clear Lake Women's Center in Webster, Texas, United States.  However, the bomb malfunctioned so he attempted to set the facility on fire.  There were no casualties but the building was damaged.
9/9/2002: A man from Bombay attempted to hijack an Air Seychelles flight bound for Seychelles from Bombay, Maharashtra state, India.  The plane had already taken off from Bombay when the knife-wielding hijacker attempted to access the cockpit.  The cabin crew seized the man, tying him to a passenger seat until the plane landed in Male, Maldives, and he could be arrested.  One crew member was injured in the scuffle; there were no further injuries.  The motives behind the attempted hijacking are unknown; however, the assailant stated that he wanted to redirect the plane to another location.  Nine other passengers were taken into custody for questioning.
9/9/2006: Eight armed members of the Ibad Errahman Brigade, a faction of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC), ambushed a patrol from the Taher Judicial Police Mobile Brigade (BMPJ) that past through Ouled Souici, Algeria.  The assailants threw a grenade at the BMPJ vehicle and then opened fire at the policemen inside.  Three policemen were wounded and their car was completely burned out.
Late 02/26/2003 to early 02/27/2003: A bomb exploded in front of a branch of the Turkish MNG Factor Leasing office.  The windows were destroyed.  The bomb was homemade and placed in small metal boxes.
Late 02/26/2003 to early 02/27/2003: A bomb exploded in front of the local United Parcel Service (UPS) cargo company office in Istanbul.  The blast smashed the door and windows of the office.  There was no claim of responsibility.  The bomb was homemade and contained in a small metal box.
On 2/22/2009: On Sunday afternoon around 1730, an unidentified man placed a suspicious bag at the east entrance of the regional office building of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) in Fukuoka.  An explosion occurred shortly after damaging the building, but causing no casualities. Investigators recovered a polyethylene tank with gasoline at the site. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Thursday just after midnight at 12:15, a group of about 60 Chechen Rebel Fighters commanded by Usman  Muntsigov killed three people and wounded another during an attack in which they set fire to three houses, including the local government administrator’s house, in Benoi-Vedeno, Chechnya province, Russia. A number of hostages, including the 47-year-old deputy administrator, were also taken hostage after the attacks. Authorities believed the attacks were carried out because the town of Benoi-Vedeno has always opposed the extremists and openly supported the legitimate Russian government. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the hostages is unknown.