03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Sumisip vice mayor's convoy in Tumahubong, Basilan, Philippines. The vice mayor was unharmed, though two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/27/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a police outpost in Tamontaka, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
03/27/2017: Assailants abducted John Szlazak in Singamadgu, Chhattisgarh, India. Szlazak, a Canadian cyclist, was released unharmed on March 29, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that Szlazak was suspected of being a police informant.
03/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus at Nisahan-e-Haider Chowk in Nazimabad neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Sumitomo Corporation airplane spraying pesticides on a banana plantation in Santa Fe, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties but the plane was damaged in the assault. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the aircraft was targeted because of its harmful effects on the environment.
03/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on Felipe Altamirano Carrillo inside his vehicle in Cofradia, Nayarit, Mexico. Carrillo, a Territorial Prelature of Jesús Maria del Nayar indigenous priest, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on Husam al-'Abbar's convoy in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Al-'Abbar, a provincial council member, was unharmed, though an imam was killed 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).
03/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on Somali National Army (SNA) forces escorting an aid convoy in Bulo Barako, Bay, Somalia. At least nine assailants and two soldiers were killed and Osman Ato, a member of parliament, was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2017: Assailants publicly executed two Kenyan Al-Shabaab members by firing squad in Buqda, Hiiraan, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab and stated that the victims were accused of working with the Somali government and security personnel.
03/27/2017: Assailants raided the residence of two police officers in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Assailants set fire to bridge construction equipment in Ysmael, Quirino, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Ricardo Diaz Interior was targeted because it failed to respond to an extortion demand.
03/27/2017: Assailants set fire to police vans outside a police station in Eimsbuettel neighborhood, Hamburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Left-wing extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Assailants set fire to Rauleshwor Secondary School in Bijayapur, Province 7, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Good Vision Party (India) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the school was targeted for not concentrating on the education of its students.
03/27/2017: Assailants set fire to several buildings at the Sumifru Philippine Corp. (SPC) packing plant in Magsaysay, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties but the guards at the facility were disarmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/27/2017: Assailants shot and injured a civilian in Creggan neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
03/27/2017: Assailants shot and killed David Soy in Gompilla, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India and stated that Soy was suspected of being a police informant.
03/27/2017: Assailants shot down a Russian or Syrian military helicopter in Lattakia governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. Ahrar al-Sham claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Assailants stopped a vehicle and robbed its passengers in El Fashir district, North Darfur, Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tokhchi, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber near Kanus, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/1999: A bomb exploded at the entrance to the Secretariat General for Corsican Affairs in Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud Department, France. There were no casualties, but the front of the building was seriously damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/1999: A bomb was set off under a car in front of the National Action Party election office in Zeytinburnu District, Istanbul, Turkey. The office and surrounding area sustained minor damage, but there were no casualties. The perpetrators of this incident were not identified
03/28/1999: A small stick of dynamite exploded under the Bridge of the Americas in Panama City, Panama. The explosion occurred 300m away from an event at the Radisson Hotel attended by Bolivian President Hugo Banzer, who received three phone calls about the existence of three bombs in his hotel. The police said that the calls and the explosion were related. No one claimed responsibility for this attack..
03/28/1999: Estanislao Amutxategi, a member of the Basque Socialist Party (PSE-EE) was the target of four Molotov cocktails that were thrown at his home in Andoain, Spain. Another was thrown at his car, which was destroyed. The perpetrators of this incident were not identified.
03/28/1999: Four petrol bombs were thrown at the home of a Union of the Navarrese People (UPN) Councilor, Jose Luis Ruiz in Villava, Spain. There were no casualties and very minor damage as the bombs failed to catch fire. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
03/28/1999: ITAR-TASS correspondent Said Isayev was kidnapped by armed gunmen from his home in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. No group claimed responsibility and a request for ransom was not received at the time of reporting. No further information was provided.
03/28/1999: The Empereur, a restaurant run by the Corsican nationalist Bassani family, was bombed in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. The device, which was placed inside the restaurant, contained 300g of plastic explosives. There were no casualties, but the restaurant sustained serious damage. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/1999: Three unidentified perpetrators in a jeep attempted to fire grenades at the United States Embassy in Moscow during a pro-Serbian rally. The grenades failed to launch and police attempted to stop the perpetrators by firing on the jeep. A previously unknown group called SKIF claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2000: A bomb exploded at a market in Torkham, Pakistan. Six Afghan children and a Pakistani tribesman were killed and 27 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2000: Unidentified perpetrators bombed the country home of Mohammad Aftab Alam, the Nepalese Minister of State for Land Reform and Management, injuring one civilian. This attack occurred in Rautahat District, Nepal. The Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) was suspected in the bombing.
03/28/2001: A father, Dmitry Milovanov, and his daughter were seriously injured when a bomb exploded under their Zhiguli vehicle in Moscow, Russia around 8:30am.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities suggested it may be related to organized crime.
03/28/2001: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside an Israeli gas station in Qalqilya, West Bank.  Three people were killed, including the bomber and two Israeli civilians, and four other civilians were injured.  A subgroup of Hamas, Ezz-Eddin Al-Kassam, later claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2001: Suspected Chechen rebels detonated three land mines that had been planted on the railway near Gudermes, Chechnya. The three mines exploded as a train carrying out of service equipment passed along the track. Seven cars were derailed and several meters of track were damaged in the attack. No casualties resulted from the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2001: Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces attacked Hamkungu fishing village in Uganda’s Kasese District. The attack left three people dead while four others were abducted. Also, the perpetrators set fire to one vehicle and four houses. Uganadan General, James Kazini, stated that the attackers were fewer than 10 individuals and that their goal was to loot the village and divert the government forces away from their offensive against their organization. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2001: Suspected militant Albanians attacked a Joint Yugoslav Security Forces checkpoint in Cerevajka, Serbia and Montenegro. The attackers injured one Serbian policeman, Djordje Zarin, in the leg with automatic weapons fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2001: The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Battalions, a militant wing of HAMAS, claimed responsibility for an explosion near an Israeli Army roadblock at a gas station in the Qalqilyah area of the West Bank. The explosion killed three people and injured at least seven others.
03/28/2001: Unknown attackers threw a pipe bomb into an unoccupied house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The bomb exploded and damaged the house. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/28/2002: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of a Jerusalem supermarket (SuperSol) that killed two people and wounded twenty more. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as eighteen year old Aayat al-Akhras from Bethlehem.
03/28/2002: A Palestinian gunman killed four members of a family in Elon Moreh, an Israeli settlement located in the Shomron (Samaria) region of the West Bank. After the perpetrator shot and killed the members of the Gavish family, he barricaded himself inside their house. After a short standoff, Israeli Border Police killed the gunman. The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of HAMAS, claimed direct responsibility for the attack, and identified the attacker as nineteen year old Ahmad Hafiz Abd-al-Jawad Sa'dat.
03/28/2002: Suspected rebels ambushed a truck in the Cubal locality in the Angolan province of Benguela. Seven civilians were killed in the attack. No one officially claimed responsibility, but Angolan Army blamed the killings on the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
03/28/2003:  A group calling itself the September 11 group claimed responsibility for contaminating beverage supplies with cyanide in Wellington, New Zealand.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
03/28/2003: About seven Islamic militants sliced off the noses of five civilians, including a woman, in the Kashmir village of Banihati, India. The militants accused the victims of being informers for the Indian army.
03/28/2003: Militants shot to death a man and his son in the Kashmir town of Poonch, India.
03/28/2003: Suspected Armed Islamic Group (GIA) militants shot and killed eight people, 7 of which belonged to the same family, in Chtathia, Algeria.
03/28/2003: Suspected Armed Islamic Group (GIA) militants shot and killed four people and wounded another four in Chiffa, Algeria. The gunmen attacked a family, killing the two parents and wounding their four children; two youths near the home were also killed in the attack.
03/28/2003: Suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels shot and killed the son of a mayor and his cousin while they were riding motorcycles in Paglat, Philippines. The mayor had been campaigning against the rebels.
03/28/2004: A grenade attack was made on the LTTE Political Wing Office located at Virapuliyankulam in the northern district of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Two employees and a civilian were injured by two persons who threw the hand grenade from a motorcycle. The Colonel Karuna Faction is suspected.
03/28/2004: A Moroccan man died while trying to blow up a McDonalds with a car bomb in Brescia, Italy. The restaurant did not suffer any damage. Police suspected that the attack may have been planned as a suicide attack.
03/28/2004: A motorcycle ladened with explosives detonated on a road popular strip of beer bars in the Thai-Malaysian border town of Sungai Kolok, Thailand. Twenty-seven people were injured in the attacks, 20 of which were female employees of a bar.
03/28/2004: A package of explosives was found at the Prospekt Mira subway station in Moscow, Russia. The device lacked a detonator, but police still evacuated Prospekt Mira station.
03/28/2004: A senior member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) Kandiah Sankaran was fired at while traveling in a three-wheeler on Mallika Road, Wellawatte in a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka at 4:30pm. The perpetrators were two suspected LTTE gunmen riding on a blue motorbike. The bullets hit the dash board of the auto rickshaw without causing any injury. Two other assassination attempts occurred on the same day, and it is suspected that at least one was related.
03/28/2005: A bomb exploded inside the Shiite Imam al-Khedher shrine in Khalis, Iraq, killing a pilgrim and wounding two people. The attack occurs as Shiites prepare to celebrate the al-Arbaeen religious festival for which many travel to Karbala. This was one of several attacks on pilgrims in recent days.
03/28/2005: A policeman and street cleaner were killed when a bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in a garbage dump in the Al-Amil neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Three other police officers were wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2005: A suicide bomber detonated a motorcycle bomb near a checkpoint near Musayyab, Iraq. The checkpoint was set up to protect pilgrims walking from Baghdad to Najf to celebrate a Shiite religious holiday. Three police officers were killed, at least ten wounded, and two civilians were also killed in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2005: An explosive device was found burned out at the Ards shopping center in Newtownsard, Northern Ireland. This was one of three such devices found in the area, which authorities are blaming on dissident republicans. No one claimed responsibility for planting the devices.
03/28/2005: In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for firing three rockets at Asadabad city, the capital of Konar Province. The rockets didn't cause any physical damage or casualties. No further information was available.
03/28/2005: In Baghdad, Iraq, two mortar rounds were fired on the Green Zone, which houses many government buildings, by unknown insurgents. No damage was caused.
03/28/2005: In Northern Ireland, an incendiary device was found and neutralized at a Belfast shopping complex. The device caused a major traffic back-up and the shopping center had to be evacuated for hours. Authorities are blaming this attempted attack and two others in the area on dissident republicans. No one claimed responsibility for planting the device.
03/28/2005: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted to abduct a child for conscription from the the welfare center for Internally Displaced People (IDP) at Mandan, Thirukkovil, Sri Lanka.  Irate citizens and parents forced the small group of LTTE members to flee.  The LTTE members returned shortly in larger numbers, but were forced away again.  Two police members and three Special Task Force members were injured in the melee and at least two members of the LTTE were reportedly injured.
03/28/2005: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted and may have succeeded in abducting a teenage boy from a refugee camp for tsunami survivors in Thirukkovil, Sri Lanka.  Abduction was for the purpose of conscription.
03/28/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a remote trigger, improvised explosive device in Kabul, Afghanistan. Three Afghan civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2006: Approximately twelve people were injured in a suicide attack on a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2006: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for launching a rocket into the Southern (District) of Israel. Two Israelis were killed.
03/28/2007: A booby-trapped car parking near an intersection in Baghdad's southern district of Baiyaa, Iraq, detonated around midday, killing two people and wounding ten others.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: A mayor in Northern Afghanistan was nearly injured by a roadside bomb blast in the Imam Saheb Kalan area. No one claimed responsibiltiy for the attack.
03/28/2007: A school principal was kidnapped in Peshawar, Pakistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: A suicide bomber targeting an intelligence director killed four civilians and wounded 12 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: A suicide car bomb killed two people and wounded twenty in South Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: An unidentified armed group shot dead a former village head in Bheri Zone, south Nepal.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Bombs exploded in Santiago, Chile, causing damage but no casualties. The attack was seen as a protest in memory of teenagers killed by the Pinochet dictatorship.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Five medical professionals from Kandahar Health Department were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Forty five men were shot dead in Tal Afar, Iraq. They The victims appear to be civilians, and there are no confirmed or suspected perpetrators.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: In a second attack in March 28 on an Afghan Governor, the governor in Sar-e-Pol Province, Afghanistan, was the target of hand grenade thrown at his convoy, injuring 4.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Seventeen people were killed and 32 injured by a suicide bomber in the western city of Ramadi, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Several mortar rounds landed on a residential area in the al-Bunoug neighborhood, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, wounding a woman.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Two children, a man, and a woman were killed in an insurgent mortar attack on the southern Baghdad, Iraq, district of Abu Chir.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Two women were killed by unknown assailants working on a farm in Southern Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: Unidentified gunmen killed shot dead two civilians in Mogadishu, Somalia.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2008:  Gunmen kidnapped an Iraqi civilian spokesman for Baghdad security operations, after killing three of his bodyguards and torching his house in the neighborhood of Ameen, in Baghdad, Iraq.
03/28/2008:  Palestinian groups launched a kassam rocket that hit the playground of a kindergarten filled with children in kibbutz Sha'ar Hanegev, Israel.
03/28/2008:  Taliban claimed killing Popular Union Chairman Ne'mat Allah Khan in the Armari area of the Panjuai district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
03/28/2008:  Taliban claimed they attacked a convoy of police cars destroying a Surf car and killing all of its passengers in the Andrew district, of Gazni province, Afghanistan.
03/28/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed firing two advanced Sumud rockets at Sderot, Israel in retaliation for Israelis' ongoing crimes against Palestinians. No injuries, casualties or damages were reported.
03/28/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean claimed firing two Nasir rockets at Sderot, Israel. There were no reported casualties or damages.
03/28/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed firing 7 mortars at an Israeli special force near Kissufim, Israel in response to the occupation's crimes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties, injuries or damages.
03/28/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed they launched three projectiles at Sderot, Israel.
03/28/2008:  The National Resistance Brigades-Martyr Sa'id Hajuj Groups, military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades-Imad Mughniyah Groups, claimed responsibility for firing two rockets at Sderot, Israel as "retaliation for the occupation's crimes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip." There were no reported casualties or injuries.
03/28/2008:  The office of Iraq's parliamentary speaker was hit by a mortar or rocket, killing one security guard in Baghdad's Green Zone. The perpetrators and their motive were not known.
03/28/2008:  Three policemen were injured after unknown insurgents detonated a bomb to ambush them as they patrolled a road in Thanto district, Thailand.
03/28/2009: On Saturday evening, the Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) detonated a socket bomb in Garuda Bazaar, injuring five people, in Rautahat, Narayani, Nepal. The bazaar was damaged in the attack. The JTMM-J claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2009: On Saturday night, around 2230, about 40 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants kidnapped, shot and killed a local politician, Yakub Kongari, on suspicions that he was a police informer in the Domtoli area of Simdega, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility but the Maoists are suspected.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, gunmen shot and wounded an off-duty policeman near his home in the Nabi Yunis district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, in Panare, Pattani, Thailand, in a drive-by shooting, the assailants fired upon Miso Luemo riding a motorcycle, killing the civilian and damaging his motorcycle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, in Sai Buri, Pattani, Thailand, six armed assailants fired upon a group of civilians in a shelter, killing two civilians, Muhamad Laseng Roheng (33), and Muhamad Ameng Likasor (19), wounding one other,Asueman Binhama (22) and damaging the shelter. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, in San Jose de Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia, Unidentified assailants placed an improvised explosive device (IED) in a box at the supermarket Los Ibanez, the bomb exploded injuring eight people including one child. No group claimed responsibility, although the mayor claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) front 5 were responsible. On 20090402 two brothers suspected to be participants in the attack were arrested.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, in Yaha, Yala, Thailand, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices (IED) left in two grocery stores, causing no casualties but damaging both grocery stores.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, unidentified militants attacked the residence of a state minister of education with a grenade in Imphal East, Manipur, India. The grenade failed to explode and authorities safely disarmed it. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/28/2009: On Saturday, unidentified militants shot and killed the mother of a Black Widows militant, Laibala Langthasa, in the Vidingpur Dimasa Basti area of North Cachar Hills, Assam, India. Another person, Mampi Langthasa, was wounded in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/28/2009:On Saturday afternoon, around 1400, a parked car bomb detonated near a policeman's house, wounding one policeman and three civilians, in southern Mosul's Sumer neighborhood, Ninawa, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2010: On Sunday evening, in Saphan Khao, Bangkok, Thailand, an armed assailant fired upon a bank. There were no casualties in the attack but the bank suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday evening, in the Al Qatun district of western Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the district mayor's house, damaging the house but causing no casualties. As police first responders arrived, assailants detonated a second IED, wounding seven police officers. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday late in the day, around 40 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) blew up the building of a missionary school and a government school building with dynamite in Kaimur, Patna, Bihar, India. No casualties were reported, but the schools were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday late in the day, Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) bombed a government school in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. The school was badly damaged but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday morning around 0500, in Nepalgunj, Banke, Nepal, assailants detonated a improvised explosive device pressure cooker in the office of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), injuring one person and causing minor damage to the building. No group has claimed responsibility, but Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMMM) was thought to be responsible for the attack.
03/28/2010: On Sunday morning at about 0700, in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive devices at the home of a local Sahwa Council leader, damaging the home, which was under construction. As civilians gathered around the house, at least four other IEDs hidden in garbage cans exploded. Between three and six civilians were killed. Between 15 and 28 civilians were wounded. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday morning at about 0700, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. The driver was wounded. His vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday morning, in Shinkai village, Lakano, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the vehicle of a government official, injuring two people and damaging the vehicle. The attack was carried out on the vehicle of the secretary to the governor of Khost Qamar Ali Lakanwal, leaving two bodyguards wounded. Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, said that Qamar Ali was the target of the attack and confirmed that two guards were injured and the car damaged in the attack. Mobarez Zadran, spokesman for the governor, also confirmed the attack.
03/28/2010: On Sunday night at 2230, in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, assailants threw a grenade at the home of an advisor to the Chart Thai Pattana political party, Banharn Silpa-archa, wounding one civilian passing by. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday night at 2230, in the city of Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai province, Thailand, assailants fired a grenade targeting the Administrative Court, damaging the building. The incident resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday night at 2240, in the Patissia district of Athens, Attiki, Greece, an improvised explosive device exploded outside a public building at the intersection of Iakovaton and F. Politou Street, killing one child and injuring one child and one civilian. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Rebellious Group Lambros Foundas claimed responsibility, although police suspected they were not responsible.
03/28/2010: On Sunday night at 2300, in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai province, Thailand, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a telephone booth, damaging the telephone booth but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday night, in Lafoole, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, masked assailants fired upon and killed Abdi Muhammad Jimale, a prominent traditional elder in Mogadishu and a founder of the Hawiye Cultural and Unity Council. Jimale was also a member of the faction led by Muhammad Hasan Had which is in support of President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2010: On Sunday, in the Ath Thawra district of western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants forced several civilians to leave a house then detonated improvised explosive devices which were planted in the home, destroying the home but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday, in the Bang Yi Khan area of Bangkok, Thailand, unidentified militants opened fire on a bank. There were no casualties in the attack but the bank suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2010: On Sunday, off the coast of Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea, attackers hijacked a Nigerian boat carrying goods. The captain and one crew member were taken hostage. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that the African Marine Commando were responsible. The assailants demanded $1.5 million for the release of the hostages and the boat.
03/28/2010: On Sunday, three individuals on a motorcycle, two adults and one child, were detained for carrying an improvised explosive device containing one kilogram of explosives that was intended to be detonated in a commercial area of Neiva, Huila, Colombia. The two adults were previously identified as members of the Teofilo Forero Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The group did not claim responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday evening around 1930, at Langthabal Kunja Awang Leikai in Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants planted a hand grenade near the veranda at the residence of a Manipur University Professor in the Computer Science Department, Oinam Imocha. Police recovered and safely defused the grenade, causing no casualties or damages. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it was reported that on 03/12/2011 around 1600, an unidentified youth demanded Rs 3 lakh (6629 USD). Then on 03/22/2011, another demand of Rs 6 lakh (13259 USD) was made. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) faction, the Government of People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN) militants was responsible.
03/28/2011: On Monday evening between 1900 and 2000, in the Oldpark area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, an unidentified militant fired a gun several times on Glenview Street near civilians. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday evening, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire from a car onto an off-duty police officer's house, killing him. No damage was reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday morning at 1120, on an unspecified road in El Palo village of Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, military troops from the Army’s 14th Mobile Brigade of the Third Division seized a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), a white Land Cruiser, packed with 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate (ANFO) planted by the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Authorities report that the FARC had intended to detonate the VBIED in the central park of Caloto, which would have resulted in many civilian deaths. No casualties or property damage was reported as the car bomb was safely defused. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday morning, in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle injured an elderly man in a drive-by shooting as he was on his way back home from his rubber plantation. The victim was identified as Sathian Sinthawee. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2011: On Monday night at 0100, in the Alameda area in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines, two unidentified militants stabbed a village chairman, Joseph Allan Vallas, and his wife, at their home. The chairman died from his wounds and his wife was seriously injured. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2011: On Monday night, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, unidentified militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed a prominent Somali traditional elder, Nabdoon Artan, outside of a mosque. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday night, in Piprahighat, Sitamarhi, Bihar, India, over 25 unidentified militants assaulted laborers of the Bihar State Bridge Corporation (BSBC) when they resisted the militants spraying kerosene and gasoline and trying to set fire to a dump truck. The dump truck was destroyed in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of casualties and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/28/2011: On Monday, at SPARCO road in Mawach Goth, Mauripur, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed an activist of Dawat-e-Islami, a political movement of Quraan and Sunnah. The victim was identified as Asghar Ali Attari. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2011: On Monday, at the Ali Nima market, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated three improvised explosive devices in quick succession at the Ali Nima market, killing four civilians, three of them shop owners, and wounding nine others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the Ali Nima market, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device in a crowded area killing one civilian and wounding sixteen others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in al-Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a football stadium, wounding four civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in an unknown area of North Eastern, Kenya, one policeman was killed when militants fired upon a Kenyan border post with unknown firearms. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Ara Khel village in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired rockets into the village. Four civilians, including Jamsheda Bibi and her three children, were injured, and a house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen detonated a roadside improvised explosive device at the house of Brigadier General Ali Hussein, causing no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated by unknown militants targeted a convoy of vehicles of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, wounding a policemen aboard and two passing civilians. One of the vehicles was damaged during the blast and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device that targeted the convoy of Mohammed al-Shemari, one of Baghdad's deputy governors. Three civilians were wounded during the blast, but al-Shemari remained unharmed. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to al-Shermari's convoy. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Derry, County Derry, Northern Ireland, police located a car that had a homemade bomb inside, parked near Londonderry Courthouse. Police were able to defuse the device before it could detonate, causing no casualties or damages. The improvised explosive device contained around 110 pounds of explosives inside a beer keg. The Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Gang, Salarzai, Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device at a school. Security forces defused the bomb, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounding a police captain and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Tigauna Village Development Committee (VDC)-2, Mahottari, Janakpur, Nepal, unidentified militants shot and injured the secretary of Balwa VDC, identified as Shiva Ram Pandey, while he was returning home. According to police, assailants on a motorcycle bearing and Indian license plate opened fire on Pandey. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2011: On Monday, in Umarabad, Charsadda, Pakistan, unidentified militants dynamited a government municipal girls’ high school. No casualties were reported, but the structure of the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2011: On Monday, near Grosvenor Road in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, unidentified militants planted a small improvised explosive device on a wasteland. Police disposed of the bomb in a controlled explosion, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2011: On Monday, near Ja'ar in Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants lit a cigarette to detonate explosives at an ammunition factory a day after looting weapons from the factory. At least 110 Yemenis were killed and 45 others were injured. An unknown amount of property damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near a convoy of gendarmes escorting prisoners in Dellys town, Boumerdes province, Algeria. Five gendarmes were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a police officer in Al Dubat area, Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. The officer, who was the director of the Anti-Crime Department, was unhurt, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: An explosive device placed in a car detonated in Pishin district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The car had been parked near a police station and agricultural office, and the blast damaged both buildings and injured two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: Assailants abducted Abdullah al-Khalid from his private residence in Mansoura neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Khalid, the deputy consul of Saudi Arabia, was released unharmed on March 2, 2015. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and demanded the release of prisoners, as well as an undisclosed amount of money.
03/28/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of trucks in Tooto-Char area, Farah province, Afghanistan. The convoy, which was carrying supplies for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops, was guarded by officers from the private security firm Abdul Wahab Qitali. The guards returned fire and a clash ensued, during which five security guards and 30 attackers were killed and five guards and 15 attackers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/28/2012: Assailants attacked police in Jobar area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed, and one was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident but stated that five officers were killed.
03/28/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a Sui Northern Gas pipeline in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties, but the pipeline was damaged, and gas flow to the surrounding areas was suspended. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: Assailants fired upon a mobile unit of interior soldiers in an unknown location between Tsumada and Botlekh districts in Dagestan republic, Russia. Two of the troops were wounded. No further information is available.
03/28/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the home of the Xuddur district commissioner in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. No further information is available.
03/28/2012: Assailants used explosive devices and firearms to attack a police headquarters in Damagun area, Yobe state, Nigeria. The police returned fire. In the ensuing clash, three assailants and one police officer were killed, and two police officers were wounded. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they were seeking to free one of their members but also that the group seeks to attack the police whenever possible.
03/28/2012: Gunmen attacked a local police post in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: Gunmen fired on the home of a Sharia court judge in Multan city, Punjab province, Pakistan. There were police officers guarding the judge's home, one of whom was killed and one of whom was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: Gunmen fired on the vehicle of an Awami National Party (ANP) leader in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Zainullah Khan, the leader of the ANP Patel Para Ward, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2012: Heavily armed gunmen attacked a police station in the Hiriwa area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. A clash ensued, during which two police officers and two attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
03/28/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at a bridge in Theinni town, Shan state, Myanmar. Two unexploded devices were also found at the scene. The bridge was slightly damaged in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2013: A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) successfully defused an explosive device in Ranwal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The device had been planted under a bridge. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and the intended target is unknown.
03/28/2013: A land mine detonated in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2013: A mortar shell landed near the Damarose Hotel in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. No one was injured in the attack, and it is unknown if the hotel suffered any damage. This was one of four mortar attacks in Damascus city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: A mortar shell landed near the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. No one was injured in the attack and it is unknown if the hotel suffered any damage. This was one of four mortar attacks on Damascus city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: A mortar shell struck a mosque in the Malki district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. No one was hurt in the attack. This was one of four mortar attacks in Damascus city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Chor Ai-rong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast targeted an army patrol, killing three soldiers and wounding another five. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2013: A roadside bomb was safely defused in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The device was planted near a technical college. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Narathiwat province, Thailand. The detonation occurred as a police patrol stopped to inspect a banner reading "Peace will thrive when Pattani gets its independence." There were no reported wounded or killed in this attack and no group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Cho-airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast targeted a ranger patrol. Assailants then fired on the rangers, who returned fire. Three rangers were killed in this attack and an unknown number of people were wounded.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked a casino in Malindi city, Kilifi province, Kenya. Seven people, including one police officer and six assailants, were killed in the assault. This was one of two attacks carried out by this group in Malindi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the attack to the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC).
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Deh Qazi area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Islamabad area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Khan Kala area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked the Transandino oil pipeline in Puerto Asis city, Putumayo department, Colombia. The pipeline had to be shut down due to damages. A nearby graveyard also suffered damages from a fire that followed the attack. There was no claim of responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/28/2013: Assailants killed three police officers in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/28/2013: Assailants launched grenades at a district office in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no injuries reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants set fire to a car on Al Zallaq Road, near Dar Kulaib city, Southern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the arson attack that they claim are members of the February 14th Movement. The incident appears to be part of a larger pattern of attacks committed by the organization that targeted vehicles and car dealerships throughout Bahrain.
03/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The victim had been a caretaker at the historic Akhund Derwaiza shrine. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that it bore the hallmarks of Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI).
03/28/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade into a mosque in Tyre, South governorate, Lebanon. The mosque was located in the Qassimeh refugee camp. No casualties were reported, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a Bank of Cyprus branch in Volos city, Thessalia region, Greece. No injuries were reported, but two Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) were damaged. No groups claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants with petrol bombs attacked the Malindi Police station in Malindi city, Kilifi province, Kenya. The police repelled the attack, which was the second perpetuated by this group in Malindi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the attack to the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC).
03/28/2013: Explosive devices detonated at the Sidi Al-Andalusi shrine in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The shrine was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to Salafi extremists.
03/28/2013: Explosive devices detonated in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The attack took place near the Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College. No damage was caused and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Gunmen attacked a police convoy in Afghan Tapa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One perpetrator was killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing gunfight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
03/28/2013: Gunmen attacked a police patrol in Challas, Gilgit Baltistan province, Pakistan. Two officers were killed and three others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2013: Gunmen attacked government troops in Maraksha, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed and three of the attackers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/28/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a Ranger base in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. No further information provided.
03/28/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two Buddhist civilians in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The victims were a husband and wife. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/28/2013: Hundreds of assailants stoned and set fire to a Muslim-owned Fashion Bug store in Pepiliyana neighborhood, Colombo city, Western province, Sri Lanka. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to a group that included Buddhist monks.
03/28/2013: Two explosive devices were safely defused in Mattani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The devices were found near a police post, and officials believe that police officers were the intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2013: Two mortars hit Damascus University in Al Baramkeh district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Fifteen students were killed in the attack. This was one of four mortar attacks on Damascus city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2014: A landmine detonated targeting Sierra Leonean African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers in Dalcada neighborhood, Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash between the assailants and AMISOM soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/28/2014: A M-79 grenade was launched, aiming at anti-government protesters, in Chitralada Palace railway station, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast; however, vehicles sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: A remotely-triggered landmine detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol on Telarai Mountain in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. Two BSF personnel were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
03/28/2014: A roadside bomb detonated next to a passenger vehicle in the Abarki area of Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one woman and one child, were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the bombing to the Taliban.
03/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a United States aid organization, Roots of Peace, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four other assailants then stormed the building and took hostages. In total, six people were killed, including five assailants, one person was wounded, and at least five hostages were taken and rescued during the incident, which lasted several hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, alleging that the establishment also functioned as a church.
03/28/2014: After opening fire on, and subsequently hijacking, a civilian vehicle, assailants drove to a nearby military camp and opened fire in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One soldier and three assailants were killed in the shooting. Additionally, at least one soldier was injured. Al Shohada Brigade, a sub-group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a private school in Sohbatpur town, Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in the Pir Koh oilfield in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station located at the Al-Amal school in Hay al-Ta'mah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) vehicle in Jarwar Pull area, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured and no vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: An explosive device targeted an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Janale town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. At least six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered in Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The vehicle, which intended to target an election campaign, was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants abducted a Yemeni citizen who was a security guard at the Kuwaiti embassy in Al-Siyasi Haddah area, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The victim was released on March 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants abducted Abdullahi Haruna from his residence in Tudun Wada area, Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Haruna, the National Treasurer for the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association (PTD) and candidate in an upcoming election, was released on March 29, 2014 unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2014: Assailants abducted five villagers who were part of an anti-Maoist group from Dhabatar village, Jamui district, Bihar state, India. One villager escaped from the abductors, three were released, and one was killed within a few hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police source attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoists (CPI-M).
03/28/2014: Assailants abducted the son of Sheikh Salih Bin-Umar al-Battati, chieftain of Yafi tribes in Hadramawt, in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to members of the Al-Mus'abi tribe.
03/28/2014: Assailants armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers attacked a Filipino Marine post in Bungkaung village, Patikul town, Sulu province, Philippines. Three civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks on military detachments in Patikul town on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, Filipino authorities attributed the attacks to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/28/2014: Assailants attacked a military detachment in Latih village, Patikul town, Sulu province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks on military detachments in Patikul town on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, Filipino authorities attributed the attacks to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/28/2014: Assailants attacked a passenger vehicle in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three women were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2014: Assailants blew up a bridge in Al-Jazirah area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No one was injured; however, the bridge was destroyed in the blast. This was one of two strategic bridges blown up in near geographic proximity on March 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants blew up an oil pipeline in Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the blast to Abdallah Salih Ruqaysan and his family.
03/28/2014: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden boat under Barwanah bridge in Haditha district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No one was injured; however, the bridge collapsed as a result of the blast. This was one of two strategic bridges blown up in near geographic proximity on March 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants killed three civilians in a public place in Barawe village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility, stating they targeted the victims because they believed they were government informants.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One person was killed and three others were injured in the attack. The assailants, who had come from Pakistan, then kidnapped the driver and took the vehicle, which they later used in another attack. The driver was later found dead. Al Shohada Brigade, a sub-group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil truck in Dhadar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The driver was killed and his colleague was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Saiqa Brigade official in Al-Sabri area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One security official, Mustapha Assaid, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy near Danow area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Eleven soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdi Ali in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Ali, a prominent businessperson, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Khaled al-Urfi, a military intelligence officer, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Urfi was not killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Boutros Bayaa in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, North governorate, Lebanon. Bayaa, a member of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants set fire to at least 15 trucks and an earth moving machine in Kirandul area, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, the machinery was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/28/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police station in Khuzdar city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police vehicle was damaged, but no injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2014: At least 10 assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Masi village, Rizal town, Cagayan province, Philippines. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash; there were no reported casualties amongst the government forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/28/2014: Gunmen in a truck opened fire on Tiongan Namla in Dulangan town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Namla, a police chief, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a former judge in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The judge, Tawfiq Nayef al-Hasi, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Three explosive devices detonated simultaneously near a market in Sulaikh district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in a primary school in Awka town, Anambra state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shahr-i-Safa city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Jazirah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting houses in Jazirah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated outside of the Cairo Metro station near Cairo University in Oula neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. At least eight people, including four Egyptian National Police (ENP) officers, were wounded in the blast. Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a polling station in a primary school in Enugu North district, Enugu state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. In addition, security forces discovered and defused several more explosive devices at the same location. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: Assailants abducted an internally displaced person from As Salam camp in Kabkabiya, North Darfur state, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/28/2015: Assailants abducted Saghir Ahmed Badani and Mohammad Azam in Patkin, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Both Badini and Azam, local district chairs, were released unharmed on March 31, 2015. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility and stated that the victims were kidnapped because of their involvement in the elections.
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked a group of civilians in Beranjango, North Darfur state, Sudan. When the victims resisted, the assailants opened fire, injuring at least one person. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked a polling station at a primary school in Yautara neighborhood, Darazo area, Bauchi state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked Allas Oilfield in Tikrit district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with tribal and volunteer fighters. The attackers also set fire two oil wells on fire following the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked civilian residences and set a marketplace on fire in Habeila town, South Kordofan state, Sudan. At least 20 people were killed in the assault. This was one of two incidents in difefrent towns of South Korodofan on the same day. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North, a member of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked residents of Meringa town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 25 people were killed and five others were injured during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked the private residence of an Iraqi Armed Forces captain in Shorah, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The captain was killed in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks targeting military personnel in Shorah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked the private residence of an Iraqi Armed Forces colonel in Shorah, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The colonel was killed in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks targeting military personnel in Shorah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked Umm Heitan town, South Kordofan state, Sudan. At least 20 people were killed in the assault. This was one of two incidents in difefrent towns of South Korodofan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF).
03/28/2015: Assailants attacked voters in Shole village, Nafada district, Gombe state, Nigeria. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of Mizoram Legislative Assembly members in Zokhawthar village, Mizoram state, India. At least three police officers were killed and 6 other people, including four officers, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hmar People's Convention-Democracy (HPC-D).
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a joint checkpoint of Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officers and Sahwa Council members in Arab Ejbur neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people, including three officers and one Sahwa member, were killed and three others were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a local chief and a state assembly representative in Tilen village, Gombe state, Nigeria. Both the chief and the representative were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Nigerian Armed Forces soldier in Port Harcourt city, Rivers state, Nigeria. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Army post in Mastak, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Dashti Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on Baluza checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on voters in Birin Bolawa village, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on voters in Birin Fulani village, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on voters in Dukku village, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least three people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on voters near a polling station in Ngalda town, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on voters near a polling station in Woru town, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/28/2015: Assailants threw several explosive devices that landed near a Hellenic Police Station and detonated in Dafni suburb, Athens, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of anarchist Lambros Fountas by authorities in March 2010.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated as Philippine Marines personnel attempted to defuse it in Ungkaya Pukan district, Basilan, Philippines. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. Four additional explosive devices were discovered and successfully defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated at Dangkalan Elementary School in Kulay Bato, Lamitan city, Basilan, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Camp Sarah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near an India Reserve Battalion (IRB) post in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar bombings that occurred in Moreh within a half hour. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near an integrated checkpost in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar bombings that occurred in Moreh on within a half hour. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near Military Engineering Corps personnel in Sidi Faraj neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least three soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near passing police vehicles in Abu Saqel neighborhood, Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Zafraniya, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a minibus carrying military personnel in Siverek, Sanliurfa, Turkey. A village head was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/28/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. The driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: Assailants attacked vehicles transporting charcoal in Badhadhe, Lower Juba, Somalia. At least eight people were killed and 10 people were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed incident to Al-Shabaab, noting that the group had forbidden civilians from cutting down timber for charcoal.
03/28/2016: Assailants destroyed an unspecified number of electricity pylons in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the Afghan Parliament building in Dar-ul Aman, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2016: Assailants hijacked and torched a van in Kilwilkie, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kilwilkie the same day. This first incident was intended to draw police to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to dissident republicans.
03/28/2016: Assailants kidnapped Talal Abu-Ayman, an Iraq News Network employee, in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Abu-Ayman was killed on or before May 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/2016: Assailants raided a police station in Noyo, Ikwo district, Ebonyi, Nigeria. A police guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and injured a police officer in Shuala, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed Armando Secuya, a retired soldier and husband of a councilor candidate, in Moises Padilla municipality, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed Jimmy Salazar, a mayoral campaign coordinator, in Casiaman, La Union, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed Khairullah, a civilian, in Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the group believed the victim assisted the government.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Kalta Shakh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the group accused the two victims of committing murder.
03/28/2016: Assailants threw petrol bombs at police officers in Kilwilkie area, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
03/28/2016: Assailants threw petrol bombs at police officers responding to a van that was set on fire in Kilwilkie area, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No officers were harmed in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kilwilkie the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to dissident republicans.
03/28/2016: Assailants threw seven petrol bombs at police officers in Iniscarn Crescent, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
03/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosives-laden motorcycles in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in which three explosives-laden motorcycles were seized in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosives-laden motorcycles in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in which three explosives-laden motorcycles were seized in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Ministry of Electricity building in Shaab area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near railway tracks in Khalialbad, Uttar Pradesh, India. A Nepali civilian was injured in the blast. In addition, three explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Rasheed, Hawr Rajab, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Calaoan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Qandala, Bari, Somalia. One soldier was killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. Jabha East Africa claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2017: Assailants abducted four civilians, including two students, from Marinaut, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces personnel in Ain al-Hassan, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 36 assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked a construction truck in Alabel, Sarangani, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bala Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts on the same day. At least two assailants were killed and two police officers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked an army checkpost in Arghawan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 38 people, including 16 soldiers and 22 assailants, were killed and 30 others, including four soldiers and 26 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, 17 soldiers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked an Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) camp in Kagaba, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A CENI agent was abducted and wounded during the assault before escaping a short time later. This was one of two coordinated attacks on election-related facilities on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of either the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI) or the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel escorting a bus in Nuevo Caranal, Arauca, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts along a highway in Bakht Mano, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked the Kamati voter registration center in Walendu Bindi, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties, though voting materials were stolen in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks on election-related facilities on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of either the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI) or the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondents in Kropotkin, Krasnodar, Russia. Sergei Khazov-Cassia and Andrei Kostyanov were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants fired a missile targeting Abha, Saudi Arabia, from an unknown location in Yemen. No casualties were reported as the missiles were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
03/28/2017: Assailants fired three missiles targeting King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia, from an unknown location in Yemen. No casualties were reported as the missiles were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on a gendarmerie post in Boulikessi, Mopti, Mali. At least two soldiers and one civilian were killed, and one soldier was reported missing following the attack. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on Alberto Binlayan at his residence in Cabarroguis district, Quirino, Philippines. Binlayan, a local town councilor, was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Oodweeyne, Galguduud, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) personnel in Bondhere neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. One security member was killed and another member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on the National Commercial Bank in Fallah area, Tripoli, Libya. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the attack. Three security guards were also abducted, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dawood Ayoub in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Julio Omar Gomez, a journalist, in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Gomez was unharmed, though his bodyguard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants raided Akalli, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks on villages in Konduga district on the same day. Six civilians were abducted across the three incidents, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2017: Assailants raided Arribbari, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks on villages in Konduga district on the same day. Six civilians were abducted across the three incidents, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2017: Assailants raided Mittiri, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks on villages in Konduga district on the same day. Six civilians were abducted across the three incidents, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/28/2017: Assailants raided Obio Usiere, Cross River, Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed and several people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
03/28/2017: Assailants set fire to seven Grenoble-Alpes Metropole vehicles in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the vehicles were targeted in order to fight "storage and exploitation of the human resource sites."
03/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian at a farm in Kass district, South Darfur, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked Peshmerga forces in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. At least four assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/28/2017: Security forces discovered an defused an explosive device in Arzan Qeemat, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Datu Saudi-Ampatuan district, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
03/29/1988:  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bombed a bus full of passengers traveling from Horowpathana to Medavachchiya while it was in Wewalketiya, Sri Lanka.  Nine passengers were killed and 15 were seriously injured.  The police had interecepted a radio transmission between LTTE members minutes before the bomb exploded; the message was discussing the bomb.
03/29/1998: Hutu Interahamwe militiamen attacked the Kinigi Displaced Peoples' Camp in the Ruhengeri district of Rwanda. Twenty people were killed and 42 were wounded in the attack. In addition, the militiamen freed 29 prisoners from the local authority offices that were next to the camp.
03/29/1999: A convoy of 15 vehicles was attacked in Chaabet Lahdar, Algeria. Four people were killed and six were wounded by a group of more than 20 unidentified armed attackers.
03/29/1999: James McCurrie, a Sinn Fein Councilor for the Moyle district, was the target of a bomb thrown at his home in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. McCurrie and his family were not injured. No group claimed responsibility for that attack.
03/29/1999: Seven Sri Lankan soldiers were killed by a claymore mine that detonated next to their tractor in Weli Oya, Sri Lanka. The attack was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
03/29/2000: 150 unidentified perpetrators ambushed two Russian Military units near the village of Zhani-Vedeno, Russian Federation. Soldiers who came to their rescue were ambushed as well. It was unclear how many were killed, however 18 were injured in the attack.
03/29/2001: Members of the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) bombed two court buildings in Tolosa, Spain. No one was injured in the attacks and the damage to the two buildings was not severe. An unknown person called after the bombings indicating that ETA was responsible for the attacks.
03/29/2001: Six unknown attackers massacred five members of the Hechchad family in Oued Rezzoug, near the forest of El Ghorari in Tipaza, Algeria. Two other members of the family were wounded in the assault as well. The attackers stole food and jewelry from the family's house. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2001: Three people were found shot dead on a road outside of Tapaktuan, Aceh province, Indonesia.  The three men killed included a religious leader working for human rights and a lawyer involved in a legal case the religious leader was involved in, in which he had accused local police of raping teenage women in the area.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Human Rights Watch group blamed local police as the three men were returning home from the police station at the time of the attack.
03/29/2001: Two Indian soldiers died and two others were seriously wounded when a bomb exploded in Ichum Lairembi, India. After the bomb exploded, militants began firing guns at the remaining troops of the 15th Jat regiment from positions in the Pheidinga Hills. Indian troops, returning fire, killed one militant. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2002: A Palestinian attacker stabbed two death two elderly civilians in the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli officials, Michael Orlanski, 70, from Tel Aviv and Tuvia Wizner, 79, from the nearby town of Petah Tikva in northern Israel, were leaving a synagogue when the assailant struck. In a published statement, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as twenty two year old Mohamad Ahmad Khazzik from the al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
03/29/2002: An explosive device detonated on a bridge over the river Bishnumati in Katmandu, Nepal, which wounded twenty people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Nepalese authorities suspected the involvement of rebels belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist).
03/29/2002: Two civilians were killed and eighteen were wounded when two homemade explosive devices exploded in a food market in an eastern suburb of Blida, Algeria, approximately thirty miles from Algiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack; however local authorities blamed the bombing on militants of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
03/29/2003: About 30 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels broke into a home in Lambayong, Philippines, and killed a family of four before taking their livestock. MILF denied the accusation.
03/29/2003: Five government vehicles were vandalized and one truck was set on fire at a Naval Recruitment Headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for the attacks both in a communiqué and by spray-painting their initials at the scene. Messages that read, "Stop the War," "Stop killing" and "Leave Iraq" were also found.
03/29/2003: Five U.S. Marines were killed in a suicide attack at a highway checkpoint north of Najaf, Iraq. Upon reaching the checkpoint, a taxi driver hailed the Marines to the taxi, which exploded after they approached the vehicle. There was no claim of responsibility; it was the first suicide attack on U.S. soldiers since the Iraq War started.
03/29/2003: Rockets were fired at the U.S. military base at the airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, injuring no one, but causing damage to the runway and nearby facilities of the Afghan Army. In separate pamphlets found in Jalalabad, Saif-ul-Muslimeen and Lashkar-e-Fidayan-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that it was aimed at the Americans.
03/29/2003: Six People's War Group rebels exploded mines after asking the staff to leave at the Gomanda railway station in the Vizianagram district of India, causing damage, but no injuries. The rebels said the attack was to protest the arrest of People's War Group activists in the area.
03/29/2003: Unknown perpetrators hurled a petrol bomb at a synagogue in the Paris suburb of Massy, France. A wall was slightly burnt.
03/29/2004: Four people were killed and around 20 injured by two female suicide bombers at the Chorsu Bazaar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Authorities blamed the Islamic militants for the incident.
03/29/2004: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels ambushed government soldiers in Zamboanga, Philippines. Two troops were killed and four others were injured in the attacks.
03/29/2004: Suspected Maoists detonated two bombs at Nepal’s Ministry of Defense in Kathmandu, Nepal. No casualties were reported in the incident.
03/29/2004: Unidentified assailants tossed a homemade bomb at the house of Machano Hamis, a top Zanzibar official, in Zanzibar City, Tanzania. No casualties were reported in the incident.
03/29/2005: A bridge was partially destroyed near Khasavyurt in Dagestan, Russia, when unidentified perpetrators detonated an explosive device under it. The explosion occurred at about 9:30 am local time. No casualties were reported.
03/29/2005: Peter Korotchenko, first deputy mayor of Cherkessk in Russia's North Caucasus, survived an assassination attempt when attackers threw a grenade through his window. The grenade did not explode. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2005: Suspected tribal militants threw a grenade at a military convoy near Miranshah, Pakistan. Fifteen civilians were injured in the attack when the grenade landed near a private vehicle. The grenade attack did not harm any soldiers. Pakistani military officials stated that the attack may have been the result of tribal rivalries.
03/29/2005: Three drivers who worked for a Jordanian trucking company were kidnapped and executed in an unidentified area of Iraq. The Ansar al-Sunnah group released a video showing the three drivers and their execution.
03/29/2006: Fourteen civilians were shot at a Baghdad, Iraq, business by gunmen, killing eight. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2007: A 51-year-old man on a motorcycle was also shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Narathiwat, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: A bomb was thrown into the yard of a Kosova Police Service member in Kosova Mitrovica, Serbia, but there were no injuries.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: A man and his wife were shot by militants while riding a motorcycle in Narathiwat, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Five were killed and nearly 20 wounded when a car bomb exploded in the town of Mahmudiyah, Iraq 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Gunmen shot dead a civilian driving through the Sumar district of Mosul, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Six mortars shells were fired at a suburb of Sittandy, Sri Lanka, killing eight civilians, including four children, and damaging eight houses.  18 additional civilians were reported injured.  It is unclear whether the shells were fired by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or the Sri Lankan Army.
03/29/2007: The Taliban attacked a vehicle carrying security police, killing one in Adraskan District, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Three Iraqis were killed and another 20 wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in southwestern Baghdad's Baya district, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Two policemen died when a car containing a corpse and rigged with explosives blew up when they came to retrieve the body in Baghdad, Iraq.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Two policemen were killed and two others wounded when gunmen opened fire on the traffic police chief's convoy as it passed through a district of northern Baghdad, Iraq, near the Sunni al-Nida mosque.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2007: Two policemen were killed and two were kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan at a checkpoint in Kandahar province.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/29/2008:  A member of Sri Lanka’s ruling party, the United People’s Freedom Alliance, was shot and killed while working at a hospital, by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels.
03/29/2008:  A police bus was struck by a mine wounding one police officer in Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2008:  A suicide car bomb targeting a police station killed two children nearby in Garam located in Anbar province, Iraq.
03/29/2008:  A suicide car bomb targeting a police station killed two policemen in Garam located in Anbar province, Iraq.
03/29/2008:  A US marine was killed when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq.
03/29/2008:  Islamic insurgents fired mortar shells at the Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu in the middle of a meeting between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesfin killing the spokesman of the presidential palace, 15 Ethiopian soldiers and wounding at least 20 others after Presidential guards and Ethiopian soldiers retaliated with mortar firings of their own.  No arrests were made.
03/29/2008:  Mahdi Army gunmen shot and killed Saad al-Shablawi, mayor of Ghamas, and wounded two of his guards south of Najaf in Iraq.
03/29/2008:  Suspected Maoist rebels burned alive a young man after tying him to a tree with an iron chain in the Angul district or Orissa, India.
03/29/2008:  Taliban claimed they destroyed two pickup trucks belonging to coalition forces killing 10 soldiers aboard in the Jildik area of Shahr Safa district, Zabil province, Afghanistan. They also claimed to have looted the soldiers' weapons.
03/29/2008:  Taliban claimed they detonated an explosive charge against a Canadian tank patrolling a mined area killing and wounding 10 soldiers in the Zari district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan in a statement provided by Qari Muhammad Yusuf (Ahmadi) and to Dhabihallah (Mujahid), official spokesmen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan-Taliban.
03/29/2008:  Taliban claimed they detonated explosive charges that had been planted on two coalition forces’ tanks killing all on board in the Gari district in Uruzjan province, Afghanistan.
03/29/2008:  Taliban members targeting a security chief blew up a small electricity department building killing two people and wounding eight in Gereshk district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
03/29/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed firing two advanced Sumud rockets at Sderot, Israel.
03/29/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed launching a rocket-propelled grenade at an Israeli watchtower.
03/29/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean claimed firing a Nasir-3 rocket at the town of Sderot, Israel.
03/29/2008:  The Taliban killed Hajji Nematollah Sultani a member of the public council of Panjuai District, and a National Solidarity Program worker in Afghanistan.
03/29/2008:  The Taliban's Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan claimed they attacked a coalition forces’ tank with a missile killing two soldiers and wounding the rest (exact number not given) in the Maqar district of Afghanistan.
03/29/2008:  Two members of the Nepal Defense Army hurled four bombs toward the entrance of mosque during prayers killing two people and injuring four others in Biratnagar, Nepal claiming they "would continue such attacks until Nepal is reinstated as a Hindu nation." They were able to flee in their motorcycle.
03/29/2009:  On Sunday evening, at approximately 2000, a magnetic bomb targeted a car, killing one police officer, one civilian, wounding eight others, and damaging one vehicle, on Omar Bin Abdulaziz St. in Baghdad, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009:  On Sunday, 15 civilians were injured when a parked car bomb detonated in a popular market in the al-Qayara district in southern Mosul.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2009:  On Sunday, near Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped 11 police officers from their checkpost.  No demands have been made and no group has claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
03/29/2009:  On Sunday, unknown gunmen fired upon and killed a government employee from Ninawa's health department in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. No other casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2009:  On Sunday,a parked car bomb detonated and wounded four people in the al-Ghadeer area, southeastern Baghdad.  No other casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/29/2009: On Monday, in Stadtallendorf town of Marbug, Hessen, Germany, assailants fired upon and threw Molotov cocktails at a mosque, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday at around 2000, in Milagros, Masbate, Philippines, two gunmen on a motorcycle, riding on the Matiporon highway, opened fire upon and killed Arnelio Oliva, a former village head, while he was on his way home on board a jeep. There was no motive reported and, while no group claimed responsibility, it is believed that the weapon used was a 9mm pistol.
03/29/2009: On Sunday morning, around 0100,  in Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India, about 25 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants set two vehicles on fire in the Similipal Tiger Project (STP). No casualties were reported.
03/29/2009: On Sunday night, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, two militants on a motorcycle attacked the house of police constable, Murad Hussain, at Kalat Street on Jail road, with a hand grenade, injuring two people. No damage and motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, around 0100,  in Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India, 25 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants blew up a forest office. This was one of three offices blown up in the area. One state employee was wounded in the attack, but it is unclear which attack caused the injury. Four other employees were missing after the attacks, but it is uncertain whether they fled the scene or were kidnapped.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, gunmen in a car killed Abdullah Al Sebaawi, a local leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party in Mosul, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, in Ach'igvara, Ap'khazet'is (Abkhazia), Georgia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device as two Abkhazian separatist paramilitary members were entering a shop, wounding the two paramilitary members, the shop owner, and caused minor damage to the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, in Dvani, Georgia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded as a police vehicle was passing, killing one police officer and damaging the vehicle. As other police officers arrived to investigate the explosion, another IED exploded, wounding six police officers and causing minor damage to a police vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, at least three gunmen fired upon and killed Claudio Laspinaga, a village chief of Maagon, and his in-law Salvador Albarina, and  wounded three other people. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, in Zain Koh area, near Bugti colony in Sui of Dera Bugti district, Pakistan, a bomb damaged a 24-in gas pipeline. No casualties were reported. Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday, near Shabo village in Balochistan, Pakistan, a bomb planted on railroad tracks exploded and damaged the railway track. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/29/2009: On Sunday,in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia,Former Mayor of Medio Atrato was injured during a soccer gatheringwhen an unidentified man set off a fragmentation grenade , injuring 13 other people.No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1230 and 1245, in downtown Karbala', Karbala', Iraq, assailants detonated two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, one near a restaurant and the second near a security checkpoint approximately 100 meters away. Five civilians were killed, 58 Iraqi, three Iranian, one al-Baghdadiyah Television reporter, and two al-Baghdadiyah Television cameramen, were wounded. One restaurant, three nearby buildings and three vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1630, in Bilal Market in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a CD shop, injuring five civilians and damaging three shops. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday morning at 0756, in central Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia, the first suicide improvised explosive device of two detonated on a train at Lubyanka train station. The casualties for the bombings were listed cumulatively as 40 killed and 95 injured, two of the dead were Moldovan citizens. The headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service is located just above the train station. Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova, the wife of a Chechen militant leader who was killed by Russian military operations in the North Caucasus region, was the suicide bomber in this incident. The leader of the Caucasus Emirate, Doka Umarov, released a video statement on 03/31/2010, in which he claimed responsibility for the double suicide attack on the Metro system in Moscow, Russia.
03/29/2010: On Monday morning at 0836, the second suicide improvised explosive device of two, detonated at Park Kultury train station in Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia. The bomber was a 28-year-old female, Mariam Magomedov. The casualties for the bombings were listed cumulatively as 40 killed and 95 injured. The leader of the Caucasus Emirate, Doka Umarov, released a video statement on 03/31/2010, in which he claimed responsibility for the double suicide attack on the Metro system in Moscow, Russia.
03/29/2010: On Monday night at 0200, in Butuan, Butuan, Philippines, assailants chopped down a field of banana plants in an extortion attempt, damaging the field but causing no casualties. An estimated 1.6 million worth of 3,157 hills of fully grown Savedish Variety banana plants were chopped and cut down. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
03/29/2010: On Monday, in Ferozkhel, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants fired a rocket at the residence of one Shaheedan Khan, injuring seven civilians, five of which were women, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday, in Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped and later beheaded four civilians. The beheaded bodies were found in the Ghalju area, but their identity could not be ascertained. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday, in Tambon Thasap, Muang, Yala, Thailand, at a wedding, suspected separatist militants shot and killed a village chief, Doromae Leedong, 46. The chief was specifically targeted in the attack and there were no other casualties. Two men arrived on a motorcycle and the pillion rider walked over to him and shot him three times in the head and twice in the back, killing him instantly. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2010: On Monday, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a Finance Ministry civil servant's car. Two civilian passersby were wounded. The car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1300, in the sub district of Gwange in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, in one of three related attacks, three people were killed when four armed militants riding two motorcycles fired upon a group of civilians after robbing a textile shop. The militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, in the rural area of Ambato at kilometer marker 12 on the Ye de Astilleros-Petrólea road, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia, militants from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set a Trasán passenger bus and a tractor on fire after setting up an illegal roadblock and forcing the drivers and passengers to abandon their vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday evening, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, 10 suspected al Qaeda suicide bombers stormed the Salah ad Din council building wearing police uniforms and explosive belts and detonated themselves after firing upon government personnel in the council building executing three government staff members. At least 65 people were killed from the suicide bombing, 95 others wounded, and resulting in an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but al Qaeda is suspected.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Bolshaya Oreshevka village in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants blew up the Mega Fon-Kavkaz basic mobile communication station. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday night around 0400, in Jawaki, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants planted several timed devices in the classrooms and boundary walls a primary school for girls. The school was completely destroyed in the blast. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday night around 0400, in Jawaki, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants planted several timed devices in the classrooms and in the boundary walls of a boys high school. The school was completely destroyed in the blast. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday night, in the neighborhood of Garsore in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, unidentified militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed a Somali traditional elder, Nuur Xirsi “Nuur Waal”, outside of the Rowda mosque after evening prayers. No group has claimed responsibility, but an Al Shabaab linked rebel group was thought responsible for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants fired two Katyusha rockets near a hotel on Abu Nawas Street, wounding two civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device under a parked car, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Local authorities believe that the militants targeted the wrong home. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, in one of three related attacks, at least one person was killed and six people were injured when two armed militants riding a motorcycle fired into a crowd of civilians after having robbed a gas station near Ramat Square. The militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in the Abu Ghuraib neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq unknown gunmen breached the house of a police officer and opened fire, killing the police officer, and wounding three of his family members. No damage was reported in the attack, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in the Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a sticky bomb that was attached to the car of the dean of Mustansiriya University, killing him and causing an unknown amount of property damage to the dean's car. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in the West End area of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, in one of three related attacks, three militants attempted to detonate two improvised explosive devices targeting an All Nigerian People's Party (ANPP) political rally in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The militants were stopped when Nigerian Borno state police stopped the vehicle the militants were riding in. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought responsible for the attack.
03/29/2011: On Tuesday, in Toroslar, Mersin, Turkey, an unidentified militant threw a percussion bomb that was contained inside a soda can at a building housing the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (Justice and Development Party). No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2012: A military vehicle struck a landmine in Boutoupa-Camaracounda town, Ziguinchor region, Senegal. Four soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2012: A mortar exploded at the Iranian embassy in Karkh district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties in the attack, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2012: An Ethiopian military convoy struck a landmine and then came under fire in Bohol Bashir village, Gedo region, Somalia. The soldiers returned fire, and at least five attackers were killed. The number of soldiers who were injured or killed, if any, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2012: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle struck an explosive device in Pachir Aw Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged, but there were no casualties. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that two foreign soldiers were killed. ISAF press refuted this claim.
03/29/2012: Assailants abducted five Jaypee employees from Ladmawreng village, Meghalaya state, India. Police officers intercepted the assailants and rescued the employees. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
03/29/2012: Assailants planted a grenade in the newly constructed area of the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) hospital in Imphal West district, Manipur state, India. The grenade was successfully defused, and there were no casualties. In a note left at the scene, the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak: Progressive (PREPAK-P) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded the immediate halt to construction of a new building in the psychiatry department.
03/29/2012: Gunmen on motorcycles fired on a vehicle carrying Shia civilians in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least six of the vehicle's passengers were killed, and two were injured. A spokesperson for Jandullah claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the victims were targeted because they were Shias.
03/29/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) vehicle in Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two UN FAO staffers were killed, and one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a police inspector in a market in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/29/2012: Two assailants on motorcycles shot and killed the acting director of Nawa district in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at the base of an electricity tower in Badaber area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The devices completely destroyed two of the tower's pillars. A third device was also present but was successfully defused by a bomb disposal squad. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: A gunman shot and wounded a defence volunteer in Ban Nambor, Pattani province, Thailand. The volunteer, Abdulloh Pohkoh, was injured outside of a mosque. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
03/29/2013: A pipe bomb detonated in Bessbrook village, Newry and Mourne district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no casualties reported, but the explosion did cause minor damages. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: A remote-controlled roadside bomb detonated in Shaheedano Dhand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The blast targeted a military vehicle and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The blast targeted a group of police officers who were responding to another explosion. Five officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Lubo Buesa, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast targeted a police patrol, but there were no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The blast targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The device targeted a group of police officers, defense security officials and volunteers. One person was injured in this attack and no group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2013: A roadside explosive detonated in Batkot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported. In a possible coordinated attack, police were targeted as they went to investigate this incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The intended target of the attack was Abdul Majeed Marwat, a commander of the Frontier Constabulary (FC). Two police officers and eight civilians were killed and 28 others were injured in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the organization targeted the Frontier Constabulary (FC) because they held them responsible for attacks against tribal communities and the Taliban.
03/29/2013: An assailant shot and wounded a soldier in Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. The incident took place near an officer's house. No further information provided.
03/29/2013: An assailant shot and wounded a soldier in Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. The incident took place near the Kirkuk airport. No further information provided.
03/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in Khogyani District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people were wounded and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The blast hit the Emergency Force commander's convoy. Two guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The explosion targeted an army patrol, killing the patrol's captain and wounding 14 other soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a shop in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The store, owned by Mastan Ali, was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. At least five people were killed in the blast and another 14 were injured. This was one of five attacks targeting Shia mosques in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a mosque in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least four people, including the vehicle's driver, were killed in the blast and another 70 were injured. This was one of five attacks targeting Shia mosques in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Ahal al-Bayt Shia Mosque in Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast and another five were injured. This was one of five attacks targeting Shia mosques in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the al-Mustafa Mosque in Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were killed in the blast and another eight were injured. This was one of five attacks targeting Shia mosques in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the al-Sadreen Shia Mosque in Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. At least five people were killed in the blast and another seven were injured. This was one of five attacks targeting Shia mosques in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2013: Assailants ambushed two civilians in Ban Payor, Pattani province, Thailand. The victims, a man and his son, were wounded in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
03/29/2013: Assailants attacked the Kumo Police Division in Kumo town, Gombe state, Nigeria. Two assailants were killed during the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
03/29/2013: Assailants attacked the official residence of the district chief in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/29/2013: Assailants attacked three wardens of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two wardens were killed and the third injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Assailants fired at a police van in Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. One police official and his guard were killed and five other officers sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Assailants on motorbikes shot and killed the president of a market union in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians leaving a mosque in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One man was killed and three others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2013: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. The victim was a senior lawyer of the supreme court, Chauhdry Muhammad Aslam. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Assailants shot and killed a police Sub Inspector in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Defence Forces found and safely defused an explosive device Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a power transformer in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The transformer was destroyed, shutting down power to the Bannu Woollen Mill. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Gunmen attacked a Muthida Dini Mahaz candidate in Khanewal, Punjab province, Pakistan. Rana Mukhtar, the candidate, and another person were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) members in Barangay Anticala, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. The CAFGU group was protecting a group of people trekking the Way of the Cross. Two CAFGU members were killed in the ensuing gunfire. Authorities attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA); however, the NPA denied culpability in the incident.
03/29/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a local police officer in Bakhtabad, Herat, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Three assailants planted a petrol bomb in Siraha district, Eastern Development Region, Nepal. The attack targeted the Local Development Officer quarters and the building was damaged in the attack. A spokesperson from the Terai Communist Party claimed responsibility for the attack and stated the explosive device was meant to serve as a warning to the victim, Suresh Raut, for his involvement wide spread corruption within the District Development Committee (DDC).
03/29/2013: Three explosive devices detonated in Nathnagar, Bihar, India. The attack took place at a cement and iron rods business and residence. Two employees were injured in the attack No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2013: Two mortars fired from an unknown location landed in Jaramana, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. Two people were killed in the attack, which also wounded an unknown number of civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a vehicle of the Uch Gas Field in Sohbatpur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast damaged the vehicle, but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2014: A remote-controlled explosives-laden rickshaw detonated next to a passing Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast killed one civilian and injured 18 other people. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members and six civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated at an intersection in Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A roadside bomb targeted a Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union (AU) convoy in Huriwa area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2014: A rocket was launched at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Absar area, Turbat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The rocket missed and did not cause any damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a police officer's car detonated in Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A sticky bomb placed in a civilian car detonated on Palestine Street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. In addition to the bomber, at least three soldiers were killed and another four soldiers were injured in the blast. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the incident, which they noted was in retaliation for the killing of Sami al-Atrash, a top leader.
03/29/2014: An assailant opened fire on a military road opening party in New Colony area, Palhalan village, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: An explosive device detonated at the grave of Amir Raheem, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader, in Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured by the blast; however, the grave was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a cigarette kiosk in Sabri area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured in the attack, but the kiosk was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of a showroom in Hay al-Salam area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured in the attack, but several cars were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the home of a pro-Cyrenaica television station manager in Ajdabiya town, Al Wahat district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: An roadside bomb detonated along the Aden-Hadramout road in Ahwar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked a railway track in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union (AU) base in Gendershe village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Adan Kusow in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Kusow, a civilian translator for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan military patrol in Soch village, Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants, including a local commander, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Ejuma village, Agatu local government area, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of four villages attacked in Agatu on this date. Nineteen people were killed and 17 abducted across the attacks; the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Fulani herdsmen.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Ogumogbo village, Agatu local government area, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of four villages attacked in Agatu on this date. Nineteen people were killed and 17 abducted across the attacks; the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Fulani herdsmen.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Olegaje village, Agatu local government area, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of four villages attacked in Agatu on this date. Nineteen people were killed and 17 abducted across the attacks; the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Fulani herdsmen.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces in Moqokori town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash; government security officials claimed that allied African forces did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) bases near Burdhubo town, Gedo region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2014: Assailants opened fire and set houses ablaze in Azir village, Damboa district, Borno state, Nigeria. Four people were killed and seven were injured in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military water truck in Ahwar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Regional Public Safety Battalion encampment in Sagada town, Mountain, Philippines. Two police officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Assam Rifles personnel in Churachandpur district, Manipur state, India. One assailant was wounded in retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA).
03/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on police patrolling Kakapora market in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One police officer was injured in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Bakaar Market, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/29/2014: Authorities arrested a suicide bomber and removed and safely defused an explosives-laden suicide vest in Nusratkhel area, Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the name of the arrested bomber was Ajmad Noor.
03/29/2014: Five assailants attacked a building adjacent to the Independent Election Commission (IEC) headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed after detonating a suicide vest to gain access to the building while the other four were killed in a firefight with security forces. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen attacked a joint military and Sahwa Council base with mortars and machine guns in Albu Delma area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and two Sahwa members wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen attacked a radar post with small arms, grenades, and rockets in Pasni city, Gwadar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailants took eight security officers hostage, killing one and injuring two when they resisted. The remaining five were released later in the same day. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen attacked power transmission lines in Al-Shabwan area, Marib governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the attack, but a power plant went out of service. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the vehicle of Raza Rumi in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Rumi, a journalist, was not injured, but his driver was killed and his guard was injured in the shooting. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a barangay patrol vehicle in barangay Punta, Calamba city, Laguna province, Philippines. Two people, including the brother of a village chief, were killed and two others, including the barangay public safety and order chief, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen opened fire on an army patrol in Al-Houze district, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Gunmen shot and killed a soldier in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2014: Security forces discovered and defused a pressure cooker bomb near a military camp in Bemina region, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device near the Political Security Organization building in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire in South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: A rocket landed and detonated near several vehicles in Zawiya city, Zawiya district, Libya. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
03/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Gul Pacha Majidi in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed and eight others, including Majidi, a member of the National Assembly, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated as Border Security Force (BSF) members where clearing trees along a road between Sulangi and Siksod villages, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Onitsha South district, Anambra state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated at an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Port Harcourt city, Rivers state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the private residence of Abdul Qayum in Khanaqa neighborhood, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Qayum, a teacher, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Hor Rajab, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a store in Al Nasr Wal Salam neighborhood, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Armed Forces convoy in Falahat, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Higher Careers Institute in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. At least three people, including two staff members and a student, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated outside of a cell phone outlet at Munda Bazaar in Jandol, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: An explosive device planted inside a sack detonated as Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldiers attempted to remove it in T'boli town, South Cotabato province, Philippines. At least 1 soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants abducted four J Trade Concrete Products and Construction Supply employees in Shariff Aguak district, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The four victims were released unharmed on April 28, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), who denied involvement.
03/29/2015: Assailants abducted Raymond Lidal in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Lidal, a freelance journalist from Norway, was released unharmed on April 17, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/29/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Alkaleri district, Bauchi state, Nigeria. This was one of four attacks by the same assailants in Bauchi state on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Kirfi district, Bauchi state, Nigeria. This was one of four attacks by the same assailants in Bauchi state on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2015: Assailants attacked a sawmill and set fire to equipment in Trento district, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants attacked polling stations in Alkaleri district, Bauchi state, Nigeria. This was one of four attacks by the same assailants in Bauchi state on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2015: Assailants attacked polling stations in Kirfi district, Bauchi state, Nigeria. This was one of four attacks by the same assailants in Bauchi state on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2015: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a gas pipeline in Gablo village, Kashmore district, Sindh province, Pakistan. When confronted by security forces, the assailants opened fire. At least two assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, including Bashir Khan, in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The body of Khan, a police commander, was discovered in Chark district on March 31, 2015, while the whereabouts of the other hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Jubaland Forces (JF) Base in Kismayo, Lower Juba region, Somalia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) ambulance transporting injured soldiers from a previous encounter in Elian village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least two soldiers were killed in the assault. This was one of three attacks on soldiers in Maguindanao carried out by the same group on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police convoy in Spin Ghbargah, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two officers and five assailants, were killed and six others, including one officer and four assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) patrol in Malangog village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least four people, including one soldier and three assailants, were killed in the assault. This was one of three attacks on soldiers in Maguindanao carried out by the same group on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers in Pamalian village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least six people, including three soldiers and three assailants, were injured in the assault. This was one of three attacks on soldiers in Maguindanao carried out by the same group on this date. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers in Tacayan village, Capiz province, Philippines. At least two soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Aziz Ghani in Mazari Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Ghani, an employee of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Kalehe village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three similar attacks in Ikobo district on the same day. At least three people were killed across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Kanune village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three similar attacks in Ikobo district on the same day. At least three people were killed across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Rusamambo village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three similar attacks in Ikobo district on the same day. At least three people were killed across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Tahir Azeem in Hayatabad, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Azeem, a Pakistan Army lieutenant colonel, was killed in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of a People's Democratic Party (PDP) politician in Osogbo area, Osun state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: A crude bomb detonated at Kaliahudi primary school in Dhurudiamba, Keonjhar district, Odisha, India. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting construction workers in Camp Gaylani, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the house of Rafiullah Gul Afghan in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Afghan, a former Mesherano Jirga member, was not harmed, but two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a power line in Sedrah, Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. An electrician repairing the line was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Malian Army vehicle in Bambara Maoude, Timbuktu, Mali. At least two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Kubaysah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Colonel Yusuf Rabi' al-Namrawi, a volunteer fighter commander, was killed and three of his aides were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants abducted Haidar Khan from Bakwa district, Farah, Afghanistan. Khan, a civilian, was publicly executed in Nimroz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Khan of committing murder.
03/29/2016: Assailants abducted Salih Zeki Cetinkaya, a Justice and Development Party (AKP) official, in Erzurum, Turkey. Cetinkaya escaped on March 31, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/29/2016: Assailants armed with grenade launchers and firearms attacked a police vehicle in Bo-ngo, Rangae district, Narathiwat, Thailand. Three police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Qoryoley district, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Specific casualties were not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military spokesperson refuted the claim.
03/29/2016: Assailants attacked Sudanese military personnel in Karkaray, South Kordofan, Sudan. At least 55 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants executed 25 civilians in Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victims were accused of working with security forces.
03/29/2016: Assailants fired mortars into Leego, Bay, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Labak, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two police officers and eight assailants were killed and unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Dawlatabad district education department officials in Deh Naw, Balkh, Afghanistan. Noorullah Noori, the education department head, was killed and three other education officials were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mirza Mohammad in Paktia, Afghanistan. Mohammad, the head of a district development council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Special Security Unit (SSU) officer in Liaquatabad neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the vehicle of Muhterem Gungor in Hamburg, Germany. Gungor, a Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) head, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/29/2016: Assailants threw two grenades at a police vehicle in Gasenyi, Bujumbura, Burundi. Six police officers and a child were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle near the former presidential palace in Hodan, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices near Jakke, Raj Nandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Suicide bombers attacked military personnel in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Two explosive devices detonated targeting police vehicles near Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blasts. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Dagestan overnight. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden oil tanker at an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Saytarat al Ramel neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 15 people were killed and 45 other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An assailant attempted to stab an Israeli Border Police officer just outside Damascus Gate in Old City neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank. The officers shot and killed the assailant before any injuries occurred. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Siham Rateb Nimir, as a Palestinian extremist.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted inside a vehicle in Buca, Izmir, Turkey. At least one assailant was killed and another was injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings occurring within 20 minutes of each other in the same parking lot in Buca on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated at the gate of the residence of Bijoy Koijam in Thongju neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. Koijam, a former Manipur Legislative Assembly member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Shiv Shankar Mandir temple in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a trash can in Buca, Izmir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings occurring within 20 minutes of each other in the same parking lot in Buca on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Zahra neighborhood, Homs, Syria. At least five people were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular stadium close to Old Diyala Bridge, Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near Papus Market in Piro Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Piro Khel on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores at the market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Inzari checkpoint in Piro Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A child was injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Piro Khel on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated on the bank of the Tigris River in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Colombian Army patrol in Argelia district, Cauca, Colombia. A civilian and three soldiers were injured in the blast. In addition, two more explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a shrine in a graveyard on Sanzal Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the public hospital in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Benghazi city, Libya. The device was thought to be targeting Wanis Boukhamada, an Al-Saiqa commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: Assailants abducted a businessperson in Nula, Arauca, Colombia. The hostage was released on May 31, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/29/2017: Assailants abducted Atiku Balarabe along Zaria-Kaduna highway near Kaduna city, Nigeria. The whereabouts of Balarabe, the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission chairman, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants abducted seven International Medical Corps (IMC) employees from Ibb, Yemen. The hostages were released on April 2, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Houthi extremists.
03/29/2017: Assailants attacked a Educational Center of Douentza vehicle about 40 kilometers from Douentza, Mopti, Mali. At least three people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants attacked Mbukula village in Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 18 assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kamwina Nsapu Militia.
03/29/2017: Assailants attacked the Iraqi Volunteer Forces frontlines between Tal Afar district and Al Qayrawan subdistrict in Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing more than 150 assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/29/2017: Assailants fired a projectile at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consulate General in Lutsk, Volyn, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Nazhdak organization.
03/29/2017: Assailants fired chlorine-laced mortars into Mubarak al-Farhan, Saladin, Iraq. An unknown number of people 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).
03/29/2017: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in Bab al-Jadid neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least seven people were killed and 11 other people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/29/2017: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in Bab Laksh neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least seven people were killed and 11 other people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/29/2017: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in Okaidat neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least seven people were killed and 11 other people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Jammu and Kashmir Police station in Yaripora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Taqa, Babil, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on Armando Arrieta Granados in Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz, Mexico. Granados, a La Opinion de Poza Rica editor, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians at the Tuwa Shalal water well southwest of Fanga, South Darfur, Sudan. At least six people were killed and four other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on popular resistance committee forces in Tiwal As Sadah, Shabwah, Yemen. At least ten assailants and two popular resistance members were killed and three popular resistance members were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
03/29/2017: Assailants set fire to a truck carrying chickens in Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
03/29/2017: Assailants shelled a security checkpoint in Lala Guzar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and three civilians were injured when one of the mortars hit a house. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2017: Assailants shelled houses in Jahmaliah area, Taizz, Yemen. At least three civilians were killed and six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
03/29/2017: Assailants shot and injured Philip O'Donnell, a former Oglaigh na hEireann member, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for his involvement in dealing drugs.
03/29/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at Jammu and Kashmir Police officers near Goriwan Chowk in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device intending to target military personnel in Sultan Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/1990: Arson is set to the Islamic Center of New England mosque in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.  There were no casualties in the incident; however, the three-alarm fire caused about $500,000 worth of damages to the mosque.  The investigation of the fire was inconclusive and no perpetrators were ever identified; however, the arson occurred in the midst of several fire bombings at West Coast mosques.
03/30/1998: HAMAS claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded in the Beitunya industrial area of Ramallah, Israel. The explosion killed two people including the suicide bomber.
03/30/1999: Five people were injured in an armed attack on the Virtue Party (FP) District Chairmanship in Of, Turkey. Two people entered the building and began firing randomly. One assailant, Husnu Bak, was captured, and the other was identified as Rahmi Yagli.
03/30/1999: Five people were killed and two others wounded by 10 suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Alamada, Philippines. The victims were asleep when the perpetrators attacked their homes.
03/30/2000: A car bomb exploded near the mayor's office in the central square in Cachipay, Colombia, killing four and injuring 14 others. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were blamed for the attack.
03/30/2000: Unidentified assailants threw a bomb into a restaurant in an unknown location in Laos, injuring ten tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark.
03/30/2000: Unidentified gunmen fired at a United Nations plane departing Kismayu, Somalia. No one claimed credit for the attack, which resulted in only minor damage and no injuries.
03/30/2002: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside a Tel Aviv café that wounded thirty-two civilians. The blast destroyed the café (My Coffee Shop) and caused heavy damage to the adjacent businesses. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as 23-year-old Ibrahim Salahat from the northern West Bank town of Nablus. A spokesman for the terrorist organization claimed that the attack was a response to Israel’s military barricade of Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah, West Bank.
03/30/2002: Two Islamic militants attacked the 150-year-old Hindu Raghunath Temple in Indian-controlled Jammu. The assailants detonated several grenades directly outside the temple as well as shot passersby and worshippers with AK-47 rifles. Four policemen, four civilians and the two attackers were killed. Twenty more people, predominantly civilians, were wounded. The Islamic Front, a Kashmiri rebel group based in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack. In a phone call to the Associated Press after the incident, Bilal Beg, who claimed to have been the group’s leader, stated that the attack was in retaliation to the violence against Muslims in India.
03/30/2003: A Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) suicide bomber blew himself up outside of Café London in Netanya, Israel, injuring 26 people, but killing only himself. The man had tried to enter the café, but police had prevented him from doing so; only windows were shattered. PIJ said that the attack was a "gift for the embattled people of Iraq" and to mark the Arab Israeli Land Day, an annual protest against discrimination aimed at the Arab minority in Israel.
03/30/2003: An Egyptian electrician ran his truck into a group of soldiers outside of a store at Camp Udairi in northern Kuwait, injuring 15 U.S. soldiers. The man was shot twice and arrested by authorities, he later admitted that he tried to kill the soldiers to keep them from "killing innocent people in Iraq."
03/30/2003: Extremists linked to Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were suspected of firing a rocket at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), slightly damaging the compound. The perpetrators fired another rocket into the Pul-e-Charkhi area. There were no injuries reported in either related attack.
03/30/2003: Extremists linked to Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were suspected of firing a rocket into the Pul-e-Charkhi area in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators fired another rocket at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), slightly damaging the compound. There were no injuries reported in either related attack.
03/30/2003: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired six rocket-propelled grenades at two homes in M'lang, Philippines, injuring five civilians.
03/30/2003: People's War Group rebels planted and detonated a land mine at the Revenue Divisional Office in Kamareddy, India, damaging the front part of the building, but causing no injuries.
03/30/2004: An unknown man blew himself up while approaching an Iraqi police checkpoint in Al-Hillah, 100 km south of Baghdad, Iraq. Six people were injured in the attacks.
03/30/2004: Rajan Sathyamoorthy, a parliamentary candidate, was assassinated by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) gunmen in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
03/30/2005: A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a taxi near the Provincial Governor’s Office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2005: Gunmen opened fire on a group of Shiite pilgrims near Mahaweel, Iraq, killing one and injuring two. The pilgrims were some of the thousands of Shiites walking to Karbala to celebrate the al-Arbaeen religious festival. This is one of several attacks on Shiite pilgrims in recent days. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2005: In Calvi, Corsica, a weak explosive device detonated at the local technical building of the French national electric and gas company, EDF-GDF, which was in a residential area.  No one was injured.  The blast caused minimal property damage.  Sources implied the Corsican separatist group, Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC), as possible perpetrators.
03/30/2005: Suspected LTTE rebels hurled grenades at a vehicle carrying Ravi, a senior member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) in the Eravur-Arumugathan area of Sri Lanka. The vehicle was shot at repeatedly, and a police guard, Police Sergeant Perera, was injured in the incident. The police guarding Ravi fired back, and the rebels threw two more grenades (one of which harmed the police guard).
03/30/2007: A policeman was killed by a roadside bomb in Pattani, Thailand, and four others were injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: A Sudan Airways plane was hijacked while enroute from Libya by a knife wielding Sudanese assailant.  The plane was diverted and landed safely in Khartoum Airport.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2007: Female Islamists raided a brothel and held the madam and women hostage in a madrasa in Islamabad, Pakistan.
03/30/2007: Fifty three people were killed and 103 wounded when three suicide car bombers exploded in Al-Khalis City, Diyala Governorate, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Five British civilians were kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, by unidentified gunmen.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: In the Tal Afar District of Iraq, several booby-trapped cars blew up in residential areas, leading to revenge killings later that day. The events lead to the deaths of 190 people.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Militants shot dead 5 Hindus and injure 4 in Rajouri, India.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Refugees in a camp in Chad were attacked just after the President visited. Five refugees were wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Shortly after bombings in Tal Afar, Iraq, militias retaliated and stormed houses of the residents of Al-Wihdah neighborhood at night, detained them outside and executed them. The events lead to the deaths of 190 people and 40 kidnapped.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Taliban militants seeking to impose Islamic law blew up two video shops and torched a cable television operator's office in the North-Western Frontier province Pakistan. There were no casualties.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2007: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Al-Shallal market in the Al-Sha’b area of Baghdad, Iraq, leading to the deaths of 72 people.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/30/2008:  A suicide car bomber drove into a base of Anti-Qaida members called the Awakening group killing five members and wounding nine near Bajji, Iraq.
03/30/2008:  ETA set off two small bombs causing minor damage to a television transmitter near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque region of Spain. The ETA's main goal is for an independent Basque nation.
03/30/2008:  Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol, killing six policemen north of Baghdad, Iraq.
03/30/2008:  Suspected Taliban shot and killed Abdul Aziz, a district council member in front of his home in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
03/30/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed firing two Quds rockets at an Israeli base in Kisuffim, Israel.
03/30/2008:  Three teenagers hurled a petrol bomb into the garden of a Turkish anti-government newspaper's offices causing a small fire in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the teenagers was caught by security guards after the explosion that happened around midnight at the Cumhuriyet's newspaper offices in Sisli. It was only reported that the 13 year old boy was instructed to carry out the attack but details ended at that.  The attack caused no damage or injury.
03/30/2008:  Two British Marines were killed when a roadside explosion blew up their vehicle during a routine patrol near the Kajaki Dam in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were not known.
03/30/2009:  On Monday morning, in Manawan, Punjab, Pakistan, between eight and 14 armed assailants, some wearing police uniforms, stormed the Manawan police training facility and began firing and throwing grenades indiscriminately at the parade field where hundreds of recruits were training. During the nearly eight hour siege, the assailants continued to fire with small weapons and detonated several improvised explosive devices (IED), and also held approximately 400 officers and trainees hostage. At least three of the attackers detonated the IEDs they were carrying when the police closed-in on them. At least 11 police officers and recruits, one civilian were killed, and at least 90 officers and recruits were injured. The facility also suffered unsubstantiated damage. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009:  On Monday, at 1000, three civilians were killed and 15 others  injured by a bicycle bomb in downtown Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/30/2009: On Manday night, five government offices were firebombed in the city of Salonika, Macedonia, Greece. Minor damaged occured to the buildings and there were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009: On Monday at about 0200, in Aceh, Indonesia, two armed assailants threw a grenade at the residence of an Aceh Party (PA) candidate, Alimuddin Jabat, damaging the residence but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009: On Monday at about 2300, in Sokhta village, Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a religious scholar. No group claimed responsibility and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/30/2009: On Monday evening, around 1930,  three suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres shot and killed a civilian, Kathing Jagoi, Chairman of the Ukhrul Autonomous District Council, at Rayotang in Ukhrul, Manipur, India. The NSCN-IM militants involved in the killing are reportedly also linked to the armed group, the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2009: On Monday evening, at 1900, in Mayang Imphal Bazar, Imphal West, Manipur, India, assailants threw a grenade at a grocery shop, wounding eight civilians and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009: On Monday,  in Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber walked into the citizen registration department building and blew himself up. Three civilians and five police officers were killed in the attack. Six people, including the district police chief, were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage.
03/30/2009: On Monday, a truck was hijacked and set on fire on Upper Springfield Road in Belfast.
03/30/2009: On Monday, a vacant community hall was blown up at the Penk Village in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. The building was damaged in the attack but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, around 0545, in a drive-by shooting, in Bang Pu subdistrict in Yaring, Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a Muslim civilian riding a food vending cart into town, killing the civilian and damaging the cart.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, around 0610, suspected separatist militants shot dead a Muslim couple in Muang. The couple were riding on a motorcycle to a food market in Muang when they were killed in a drive-by shooting. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009: On Monday, around 1600, assailants hijacked a vehicle on Whiterock Road, pulled the driver from his vehicle, doused him and the vehicle in gasoline and set the vehicle on fire, wounding the driver and causing damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that republican dissidents were responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, assailants hijacked a vehicle on the M1 motorway and abandoned it in the middle of the motorway to block traffic. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that republican dissidents were responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, assailants hijacked five vehicles, stole the wallets of two of the drivers, and abandoned the vehicles near police stations near North Queen Street, Tennant Street, Kings Way, Blacks Road, and near the Stormont Parliamentary building as if they were vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).  All five vehicles were determined not to be VBIEDs by authorities. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that republican dissidents were responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, five cars have been hijacked and set on fire in Kilwilkie, Lurgan. This is related to police advising people to avoid the area. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that republican dissidents were responsible.
03/30/2009: On Monday, gunmen shot dead a 40-year-old Muslim villager as he walked home from a mosque after daily prayers in Narathiwat. No one claimed responsiblity.
03/30/2009: On Monday, unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in the Zain Koh area of Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan using an improvised explosive device. No casaulties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/30/2009: On Monday, unknown gunmen opened fire on the Al Hamadaniya office of the Ninewa immigration department, killing the director and wounding another employee, in Al Hamdaniyah, Ninawa, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday at about 1200 noon, in Liboi, North Eastern Province, Kenya, unidentified assailants attacked a General Service Unit (GSU) camp with grenades and firearms. Three officers were wounded in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2005, in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, A motorcycle pillion passenger hurled the M67 grenade into the General Prem tinsula-nonda Statesman Foundation building on U-thong Nok Road, damaging the non-governmental organization building. Nobody was injured but a car and an electrical transformer were damaged, causing a blackout. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday night at 0300, in the Krawa area of Mayo, Pattani, Thailand, assailants set fire to a health center, damaging the health center but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday night, in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, assailants fired upon and killed a local leader of the Congress Party, Gobardhan Mahali. According to police, around six to 25 assailants raided Mahali's house in Maacchbhandhar village and took him towards the jungle area at gunpoint and then shot him three times in the head. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) faction was responsible. The Maoists had earlier warned that it would kill Congress leaders if the operation is not stopped against them.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, in Dir, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants set fire to a government girls' primary school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The fire completely destroyed the school building and its furniture. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, in Pipawar, Chatra, Jharkhand, India, around 25 assailants in two cars fired upon vehicles at the coal-mining complex of Central Coal Field Limited and set the vehicles on fire after the drivers of the vehicles fled the area, destroying four vehicles but causing no casualties. A scuffle between the assailants and truck drivers also followed but no one was seriously injured. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was responsible.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, in Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded. Two civilians were wounded. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, in the Kalsibhanga jungle of Salboni, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants kidnapped a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Binod Mahato, from his residence then fired upon and killed him. According to police, Mahato had earlier received threats from Maoists who accused him of being a police informer. The body of Mahato was recovered by joint security personnel from Kalsibhanga jungle, with his hands tied to the back side and bullet wounds to the head. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, near 'Akashat, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on railway tracks near a freight train. Three train workers were wounded. The railway tracks and one train were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2010: On Tuesday, Taliban militants set fire to two schools in Lower Dir of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. One of the schools was a boys' primary school, while the other was a government-run girls' primary school. The attack on the boy's school took place in Maidan town. No group has claimed responsibility
03/30/2011: On Wednesday evening around 1800, at Kwakeithel Thiyam Awang Leikai in Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the house of a Primary School headmaster, Laishram Ratan. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house, but the headmaster was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday evening around 1930, near Yairipok Bazar in Thoubal, Manipur, India, unidentified militants using AK47 rifles, opened fire at the residence of Manipur People’s Party (MPP) President, Nimaichand Luwang. The attack caused minor damage to the main gate of the house, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday evening around 2000, at Tral in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, three militants dragged a ruling National Conference (NC) activist, Ghulam Mohi Din, from his house and shot and killed him. The victim’s wife, Hassena Mohiudin, was also shot and seriously injured in the attack. According to police, highly reliable sources indicate that Din was killed by Sajad Ahmad (Bale Bale) the divisional commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit in Kashmir and two of his associates. One HM associate was identified as Shabir Ahmad. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday morning at 1110, near a police checkpoint in the Anbaar area of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Paksitan, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives targeting the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Eight people were killed and six others were injured but Rehman was unharmed. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday night, in Nehalkal village in Korchi, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, unidentified militants kidnapped a civilian, identified as Budharam Pudo, a suspected police informer. The militants took Pudo from his home to a nearby forest where they slit his throat. The body of Pudo was recovered by police on 03/31/3011 along the road, one-and a half kilometers away from the Kotgul police outpost. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday, in Sharifabad area of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated a bomb near Khyber Homeopathic College, partially damaging the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday, in the Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was attached to a government official's vehicle wounding one civilian but not the official. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday, near al-Yousef village, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near the house of a civilian, killing him and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2011: On Wednesday, on Irachi Kazak Street, Makhachkala, North Caucasus, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device under a car in a residential area. Police defused the bomb, preventing any casualties or damages from taking place. The device was based on two blocks of TNT. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/30/2012: A grenade detonated in the high-class commercial and residential area of Nyarutarama in Kigali city, Kigali province, Rwanda. This was one of two grenade attacks in the city on the same day, which injured three people. No group claimed responsibility for either of the attacks.
03/30/2012: A grenade detonated near a newly constructed building in Kigali city, Kigali province, Rwanda. This was one of two grenade attacks in the city on the same day, which injured three people. No group claimed responsibility for either of the attacks.
03/30/2012: A police officer killed nine other officers while they were sleeping in Yahya Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The officer first poisoned the victims and then shot them before fleeing with guns and a police vehicle. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a police vehicle in Rodpol area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one wounded. The police vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2012: An explosive device detonated at the LPG oil pipeline in an unknown location in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. There were no casualties, but production at a nearby oil export plant was halted. Alsar al-Sharia claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to an earlier United States (US) drone strike against the group.
03/30/2012: An explosive device detonated near an army paramilitary patrol in Bo-ngo area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Two paramilitary rangers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2012: An explosive device detonated, killing an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in an unknown location in southern Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/30/2012: An explosive device in a car detonated outside the Migration Service Directorate (MSD) in Nazran town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. A married couple employed by the Federal Security Service (FSB) were in the car; the husband was killed and his wife was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2012: An unknown number of assailants attacked a regional police station in Askira Uba area, Borno state, Nigeria. The attackers used gunfire and explosive devices to kill two people and burn down the station. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Nigeria on the same day. For all of the incidents, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/30/2012: Armed assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in the Barg-e Matal area of Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The police returned fire, killing four assailants and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/30/2012: Assailants abducted Animul Haque, a village employment council secretary, in Sesela area, Meghalaya state, India. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/30/2012: Assailants ambushed a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks in Sangsolakh area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two oil tankers were torched, and two truck workers were injured. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2012: Assailants attacked a bank in Askira Uba town near Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Two people were killed before the assailants raided the vault and fled the area. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Nigeria on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/30/2012: Assailants attacked a paramilitary checkpoint and killed two soldiers in Khadizai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The soldiers retaliated with heavy weapons and artillery, killing at least 21 attackers. At least 11 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/30/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Traffic Police Office in Jaleshwor municipality, Central region, Nepal. There were no casualties in the attack, but the building and materials inside the building were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2012: Assailants detonated explosives at a gas pipeline in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported in the attack, but gas supply to the purification plant was suspended. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2012: Assailants launched a grenade at the home of Najmuddin Uma in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Uma, a Muslim member of parliament and of the Wadah group, was not home at the time. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2012: Assailants planted two explosive devices on the roof of a Vaishnavite temple in Tamil Nadu city, Tamil Nadu state, India. The devices were noticed by temple workers and successfully defused by bomb disposal squad members. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
03/30/2012: Assailants set fire to equipment at a construction site in Dolo town, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. The equipment was owned by CNQC-Quingjian Group of Companies. There were no casualties reported in the attack, and the assailants claimed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a convoy of Border Security Force (BSF) vehicles near the Assam-Meghalaya border in Goalpara district, Assam state, India. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
03/30/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the home of police commander in an unknown location in Al Basrah governorate, Iraq. Colonel Abdulami Qassem was the head of the protection force of nearby al-Ramiela oil field. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2012: At least two explosive devices detonated at a government-run school in Sardheri area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the two-room building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2012: Gunmen opened fire on naval forces guarding a camp in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The ensuing clash lasted for several hours, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula.
03/30/2012: Gunmen shot and killed two people as they were leaving a mosque in Darim district, Adan governorate, Yemen. The victims were members of the Assal tribe, and one of them was an intelligence officer. The specific motive behind this attack is unknown; however, tribal members stated that it was carried out by Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as revenge for the tribe having driven AQAP out of the town of Mudia.
03/30/2013: A landmine detonated in the Gao region, Mali. The blast targeted a military vehicle and two soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Nerkh district, Maydan-Wardag, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a civilian passenger vehicle. Four people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2013: A suicide bomber attacked a police patrol in Katalung, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and six others were wounded. A suspected accomplice of the attacker was killed in a firefight following the incident. No group claimed responsibility.
03/30/2013: A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated on the outskirts of Timbuktu city, Timbuktu region, Mali. The blast occurred after the attacker drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a checkpoint. One soldier was injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks, for which Al-Qa'ida is the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
03/30/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. Two paramilitary rangers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility; however, police officers attributed the attack to separatists.
03/30/2013: An explosive device attached to a power pylon detonated in Sibi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The pylon was damaged and as a result electricity supply was suspended in the area. This was the one of six explosive devices planted on pylons in this area in a coordinated attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks in a call to local media.
03/30/2013: An explosive device attached to a power pylon was found and safely defused by security personnel in Sibi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The device was found after three other devices detonated on pylons in the area. This was the one of six devices planted on pylons in this area in a coordinated attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks in a call to local media.
03/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Hayatabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The blast took place at the Society for Appraisal and Women Empowerment in Rural Areas (Sawera) office. There were no casualties, but the building suffered heavy damages. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kirkuk district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The device had been planted in a police colonel's vehicle. Three people were wounded and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2013: An explosive device detonated on Levin Road in Lurgan town, Craigavon district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The explosion was targeting police officers but there were no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked a house in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The house belonged to Sayyed Belal, a former militant commander, who had recently joined the government peace process. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack; however, the assailants abducted Belal's son. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked a neighborhood in Talkalkh, Homs governorate, Syria. Ten people were killed and several shops were looted in the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, Syrian authorities blamed the assault on opposition rebels. Representatives of the opposition denied these claims and insisted that the attack was perpetrated by members of the Syrian armed forces.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked a primary school in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The assailants used grenades and firearms in the attack. The principal of the school, Abdur Rasheed, was killed and at least six children were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan police convoy in Ghazni city, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The military responded with an airstrike, during which 11 people were killed, nine of which were assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked an army patrol in Turbo, Antioquia department, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked military forces in Timbuktu city, Timbuktu region, Mali. At least 26 people were killed, including 20 assailants, and an unknown number were injured in the attack. The incident was coordinated with a suicide bombing at a military checkpoint, which police believe had been used as a diversion to allow the perpetrators to enter the city. Fighting lasted into the next day. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for both attacks.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked the Ramahind air base in Tamanhint, Sabha district, Libya. Two people were killed and two others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2013: Assailants killed Sheikh Hasan Saif Addien in Sheikh Maksoud, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Sheikh Addien was a prominent imam and pro-Assad supporter. After killing Addien, the assailants severed his head and proceeded to hang it on the minaret of al-Hasan Mosque in the town of Sheikh Maksoud. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack on members of the al-Nusrah Front.
03/30/2013: Assailants shot and killed two men in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One of the victims was an Awami National Party (ANP) leader and the other was his brother. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/30/2013: Four live rocket launchers were discovered in a van attempting to pass the check point into Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. A security guard stopped and questioned the drivers who managed to escape after the weapons were discovered. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A gas canister bomb was discovered and defused near an army post and sports stadium in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A hand grenade was discovered inside a church in Mpeketoni town, Lamu district, Kenya. The device was safely removed for detonation by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A landmine attached to the vehicle of the Alishang district chief detonated in Sultan Ghazi Baba town, Alishang district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the chief, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A landmine detonated under a police vehicle in Khoshk area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A mine detonated prematurely as it was being planted in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/30/2014: A pipe bomb planted in a car detonated near the center of Dublin city, Dublin county, Ireland. One person, who may have been the assailant, was wounded in the attack, and a number of houses and cars were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Adhamiyah, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Eight people, including four police officers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Romanian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Shari Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and five people were wounded, including three soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated on the Al-Houz bridge near Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at a military camp in Shihr city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An assailant wearing an explosives-laden vest and riding on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers at a road barrier on Hameedi Road in Ghoriwala area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Following the initial firing, police officials pursued the assailant, who then threw two hand grenades and detonated his explosives-laden vest during the chase. The blast only killed the assailant and injured nobody. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at the entrance of an outdoor market in Youssifiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Shura area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers, including a captain, were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and at least another 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a passing security forces convoy between Datta Khel and Miranshah towns, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near police officers providing security for an election unit in Suelo village, Riang subdistrict, Rueso district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a Sahwa Council patrol in Hay al-Asri area, Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa Council member was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated when a police vehicle struck it in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device hidden in a pipe bomb was thrown at the gates of the Strabane Golf Club in Strabane city, Strabane district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A call was then placed to police in an attempt to lure them to the site. The next morning, police located and safely defused the device. The New Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a police captain detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Police Captain Sultan Muhammad was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Kalinger security checkpoint in Miranshah city, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants abducted a provincial council candidate, Hussain Nazari, and at least eight of his supporters in Baghwadi area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. All of the hostages were killed on April 2, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants abducted five Independent Election Commission (IEC) employees in Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants attacked a Marine patrol in El Firme de los Coimes area, Mosquera municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and five wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Daniel Aldana front of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/30/2014: Assailants attacked Nugzar Tsiklauri in Tbilisi city, Tbilisi region, Georgia. Tsiklauri, the United National Movement deputy, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants attacked security staff at the State Security Services headquarters in Abuja city, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. At least 21 people, including 18 attackers, were killed and two more people were injured in the attempted jailbreak; the victims included detainees and security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2014: Assailants attempted to kidnap a security director in Ajdabiya town, Wahat district, Libya. The official, Abdulfatah al-Dalal, had just left a Joint Security Room meeting when the attack occurred. Dalal's security personnel was able to intervene and to prevent the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices near a Colombian Naval Infantry patrol in Tumaco area, Narino department, Colombia. In addition, the assailants opened fire on the patrol. One soldier was killed and at least three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/30/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells that landed on a house in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A woman was killed and her three children were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire and launched mortars at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base at Kismayo University in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Three civilians were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying soldiers and police officers enroute to Rafah city in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One soldier was killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Ngelzarma town, Yobe state, Nigeria. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohamed Abdel-Salam in Ismailia city, Ismailia governorate, Egypt. Abdel-Salam, a former head of the police's Criminal Investigation Branch, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem).
03/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on the family of Allan Nunez Marcos in their home in Sito Buyog area, Igang municipality, Masbate province, Philippines. Marcos, a village head, and his mother were killed in the attack, and two other family members were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants stole 15 herds of cattle and kidnapped two herdsmen in Bonzou area, Ngaoui district, Adamawa province, Cameroon. The herdsmen were rescued later that evening. No group claimed responsibility; however, the victims attributed the incident to the anti-Balaka militia.
03/30/2014: Assailants stopped a car carrying Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) members and opened fire in Lawdar town, Zinjibar district, Abyan province, Yemen. Two PRC members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/30/2014: Gunmen attacked a doctor in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The targeted doctor was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Aiyn al-Jahash area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Seven soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Gunmen attacked an army base in a village near Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Nine soldiers were killed and 14 others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the vehicle of Melchor S. Alcantara in San Antonio municipality, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. Alcantara, a village chief, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a Levies Police station in Lakaband area, Zhob district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Police forces opened fire on at least two assailants in an explosives-laden vehicle who were attempting to target a secuirty checkpoint in Al-Muhailha area, Alexandria city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The two assailants were killed and the explosives-laden vehicle was defused following the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Residents found an explosive device on the outskirts of Jakana village, Borno state, Nigeria. It is believed that the device was intended to target a security patrol. A bomb squad defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near the Agricultural Department building in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the blast resulted in damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: A civilian minivan struck an explosive device in Alizay area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
03/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to an Iraqi Armed Forces Base north of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Following the blast, assailants also attacked soldiers and volunteer fighters in the area. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people, including three soldiers and four volunteer fighters, were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle and a second explosives-laden vehicle detonated simultaneously near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in a commercial area of Husseiniyah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed and 18 others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and five were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Merca, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No one was killed in the blast, but two civilians were killed after AMISOM soldiers opened fire in retaliation. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Pole Sowz, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Village 2, Rueso Ok sub-district, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: An explosive device planted in a taxi detonated in Khadra neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2015: Approximately 300 explosive devices were discovered and defused in the south of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2015: Assailants abducted Hussein Seifeddine from a shop owned by the Ezzeddine family in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Seifeddine was released on April 5, 2015. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for Hussein Ezzeddine.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked a bridge north of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least nine assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked a Nigerian Armed Forces checkpoint in Dukku town, Gombe state, Nigeria. Security forces repelled the assault, killing three assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Mughlan area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four assailants and three police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. Two police officers were also kidnapped in the attack and beheaded on April 1, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked Aden International Airport in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Security forces repelled the attack, and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked Bosso town, Diffa, Niger. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 47 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked Jitar town, Bauchi state, Nigeria. At least three militia members were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same group in this area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked members of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) in Zulmabad area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and one NUM member were killed and 11 assailants and one NUM member wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Bununu town, Bauchi state, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were killed and injured when the assailants set fire to houses with residents still inside. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked Tafawa-Balewa town, Bauchi state, Nigeria. At least four assailants were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same group in this area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.
03/30/2015: Assailants attempted to kidnap civilians in Garoua-Mboulai town, East region, Cameroon. Several assailants were killed when the civilians retaliated after a few people had been briefly taken hostage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC).
03/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a primary school in Manjipur area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but the school was damaged in the attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the target was an under-construction post.
03/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a railway tank car at the Osnova train station in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured, but the railway car was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants executed four civilians accused of committing theft in Mosul, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2015: Assailants fired Grad rockets and mortars at 166th Brigade forces in Al-Qubayba area, Sirte district, Libya. One militia member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on military positions in Shyrokyne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. A tank was also used in the attack. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a house in Al-Arish neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. This was one of four attacks in Al Arish on this date. At least 13 civilians were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
03/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a mosque in Al-Arish neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. A dual Yemeni-United States national was killed in the attack. This was one of four attacks in Al Arish on this date. At least 13 civilians were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
03/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at neighborhoods in Dali town, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Forty Huthis, 10 soldiers, and at least eight civilians were killed and dozens of civilians wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/30/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a Levies post in Loralai, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but two vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants kidnapped Bitche Navales in Dominga, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Navales was killed soon after the abduction. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility and stated that victim was killed because she was an informant.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Lyari, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Red Cross vehicle in Haoussa Foulan, Gao region, Mali. A Red Cross employee was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a tribal elder in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people, including the elder, were killed and two guards were wounded in the attack. The 313 Brigade of Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Rasheed in Kotla village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Rasheed, a head clerk with the Frontier Constabulary (FC), was killed and his son was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Joan Kagezi in Kiwatule neighborhood, Kampala city, Kampala district, Uganda. Kagezi, a senior state prosecutor involved in the trial of July 2010 bombing suspects, was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Uganda's military involvement in Somalia.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Otasha Camp near Nyala, South Darfur state, Sudan. Sheikh Idris Mohamed Abu Shama, the leader of the camp, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Janjaweed.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Leon town, Iloilo province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Tubungan town, Iloilo province, Philippines. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sergeant Romero Tan in Mahayag village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Tan, a Philippine Army (PA) soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Yehia Hourani inside Yarmouk Refugee Camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Hourani, a medic and a senior Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Al-Nusrah Front and the Free Syrian Army. Several members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were also arrested in connection with the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants set fire to an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ethiope East district, Delta state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants set fire to St. James Church on North Road in Brighton, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting churches in Victoria on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/30/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Mary's Church on Dandenong Road in St. Kilda East, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting churches in Victoria on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed Omar Ali Hassam in Dali district, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Hassam, an International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) volunteer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Security forces found a grenade outside of a house in Coleraine, Londonderry county, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Security forces found an explosive device planted outside of a Kompas TV office in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Jamaah Ansharut Daulah claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left with the device.
03/30/2015: Three assailants armed with machetes attacked Mohamad Washikur Rahman in Tejgaon neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Rahman, a Bangladeshi secular blogger, was killed in the assault. Ansarullah Bangla Team claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group targeted Washikur Rahman because he had disrespected Islam. Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent also claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles near a joint Iraqi Army and Iraqi Volunteer Forces Base in Dujail, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Following the blasts, assailants also opened fire on the soldiers and volunteer fighters. In addition to the two bombers, at least six people, including soldiers and volunteer fighters, were killed and 14 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2016: An assailant attempted to cut and set fire to power lines in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, United States. The power lines were not damaged but the device started a fire in the nearby bushes. Danny M. Kelly claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded change within the court system.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Government Savings Bank ATM in Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated at a village chief's residence in Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. At least five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated at an Assam Rifles (AR) post in Lilong, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives in Ta Kae, Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the district office in Yamu, Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jaarah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Shalal market in Shaab, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol near Sarkeguda, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. Two CRPF members were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a private school vehicle in Tarnak, Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a retail shop in Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a shop in Yaring district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/30/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle carrying Oil Ministry employees detonated in Dora, Baghdad, Iraq. One employee was killed and two employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated in Mashtal, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Armed assailants stopped and inspected tourist vehicles at the Hinatuan Enchanted River, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2016: Assailants abducted 100 civilians in Badhadhe district, Lower Juba, Somalia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al Shabaab.
03/30/2016: Assailants abducted two people, including a truck driver, in Sapermeina, Manipur, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Diffa district, Diffa region, Niger. Six soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. Seven CRPF members were killed and several others were injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations against the group.
03/30/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on the vehicle of Sardar Mohammad Husain Jihani in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Jihani, a military prosecutor, was killed and at least two guards and an assailant were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants equipped with three explosives-laden vehicles attacked security personnel in Tharthar, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 25 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2016: Assailants executed an unknown number of civilians in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day in which 35 civilians were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims had been trying to flee the area.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire at a military base in Ban Khaling, Pattani, Thailand. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a school minibus in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Six people, including two Turkish nationals and one Azerbaijani civilian, were killed and six others, including a Kenyan national and five Turkish nationals, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Sang Atesh, Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. An ALP officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Major Venuste Nkurikiye in Kirundo town, Kirundo province, Burundi. Nkurikiye, a military commander, was unharmed; however, a security guard was killed and a police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Theerapong Pattanabutr in Basa Kaji, Yarang district, Pattani, Thailand. Pattanabutr, a Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants raided Al-Nabaa television station in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the station's broadcast was shut down. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Al-Nabaa Channel of inciting violence.
03/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed a prayer leader in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed a school principal in Phase IV neighborhood, Hayatabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed Hameeda Begum, a civilian, in her home in Bhat Mohalla area, Noorpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/30/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the car of Volodymyr Parasyuk in Perchersky neighborhood, Kiev, Ukraine. Parasyuk, a member of parliament, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Fifteen assailants opened fire on a Tunisian National Guard patrol in Snek area, near Firyanah, Kasserine, Tunisia. An officer was injured in the attack. The Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Four explosive devices were discovered and defused between Arish and Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Police forces discovered and defused an explosive device at the Bardere police station in Bardere, Gedo, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Police personnel attempted to stop a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint in Dagestan, Russia. The vehicle detonated, killing a police officer and the assailant and wounding another officer. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Dagestan overnight. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Herhanj, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/30/2016: Three mortars were discovered and defused in Nawan Kili neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2016: Two assailants attacked a security post at the entrance to the provincial governor's office in Tunceli, Turkey. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C) and identified the deceased assailant as Onur Polat.
03/30/2016: Two explosive devices detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse them in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least three security members were killed and five members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated at a cemetery in Wumyeduga, Damboa district, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and nine other people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Wumyeduga on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
03/30/2017: A sniper shot and killed Mahmud Qarni al-Samman, a soldier, at a checkpoint near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device on a Pakistan Railways track to target a Khushal Khan Khattak Express train near Atal Mor, Sindh, Pakistan. The assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: An assailant opened fire on Malik Saleem Latif in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan. Latif, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiya leader and Ahmadiyya community leader, was killed and his son was injured in the assault. The Al-Alami faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the victim was targeted for promoting Ahmadiyya beliefs. Separately, the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2017: An assailant threw an explosive device at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office in West Kamias neighborhood, Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Abdulkadir Pasa neighborhood, Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Army (PA) truck along the national highway in Labu-Labu, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
03/30/2017: Approximately eight explosive devices were discovered and defused near an Election Commission of Bangladesh polling station in Comilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2017: Assailants abducted 22 females in Pulka, Borno, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices and firearms attacked Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldiers in Geparayan, Northern Samar, Philippines. At least four civilians were injured by a bomb blast or stray bullets. The assailants also set fire to the security post. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2017: Assailants attacked a Mali Gendarmerie security station in Konna, Mopti, Mali. At least two civilians were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants attacked Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldiers in Poblacion 1-A neighborhood, Motiong, Samar, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2017: Assailants attacked Dangote Group goods-laden trucks along Biu-Damboa Highway in Kubuwa, Borno, Nigeria. At least three people, including a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) member, were killed and three other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/30/2017: Assailants engaged in a clash with Philippine Army (PA) soldiers near Benli, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The assailants were thought to be on their way to target a military detachment in the village. At least six people, including one soldier and five assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/30/2017: Assailants executed 23 civilians in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2017: Assailants fired mortars at the presidential palace in Warta Nabada neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. The projectiles missed the palace and landed in a residential area, injuring at least two people. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/30/2017: Assailants fired three missiles at the market in Zuhur neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/30/2017: Assailants hijacked a Kenya Power Limited Company vehicle in El Wak, Mandera, Kenya. The driver was released unharmed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/30/2017: Assailants hijacked a truck carrying two civilians at a fake checkpoint in Rom Sai, Narathiwat, Thailand. The two hostages were locked inside a nearby house. This was one of two related attacks; the hijacked truck was used in an assault on a police station later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a non-governmental organization (NGO) workers vehicle in Ismaelzai, Orakzai district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three NGO workers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Armed Forces convoy at a post in Pirandar, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in the 1st police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Royal Thai Police station in Rangae district, Narathiwat, Thailand. At least one officer was killed and five others were injured in the assault. This was one of two related attacks; the vehicle used in this incident was hijacked earlier the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, an assailant was arrested at a later date and confessed to being a lookout for the incident.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on Daycarlo Paligutan Millare in Patucannay, Abra, Philippines. Millare, the Budac village chair, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on Hamid Raza Kahloon in Miana Pura neighborhood, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Kahloon, a Dunya News journalist, was not harmed, but his wife was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in Wumyeduga, Damboa district, Borno, Nigeria. At least four people were killed and 11 other people were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Wumyeduga on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
03/30/2017: Assailants set fire to the Limbe New Market in Limbe, South-West, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties, though at least four shops were destroyed in the incident. Suh Fuenwi Paul Vincent, a secessionist, was arrested and confessed to carrying out the attack.
03/30/2017: Assailants set fire to three Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) vehicles in Tandawa, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP).
03/30/2017: Multiple explosive devices detonated at an Election Commission of Bangladesh polling station in Comilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2017: Several assailants attacked a Phela Resources Corporation banana plantation in Sinawal, South Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties but assailants set fire to two cargo trucks and a container van at the plantation. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/1998: Suspected members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM) used bombs to attack a crowded market in Karachi, Pakistan, killing three and wounding 11 others. The market sustained substantial damage.
03/31/1998: The Macheteros claimed responsibility for a firebombing at a superaqueduct construction project in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The Macheteros took responsibility for the incident and stated that the bombing signaled the beginning of a series of attacks in defense of Puerto Rico and its natural resources from the Government of Puerto Rico.  The explosion caused significant damage to the project but caused no injuries.
03/31/1999: A bomb exploded at the Casa Hermes appliance store in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Fifteen other nearby stores were also damaged in the attack. The bomb, which contained 20kg of explosives, was placed in a jeep. The perpetrators were believed to be members of the National Liberation Army (NLA). No one was injured in the attack, as it happened before dawn.
03/31/1999: A bomb exploded near the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) offices in Athens, Greece. The device consisted of a metal tube and two alarm clocks, which launched a rocket at the offices. Minor damage was caused to some parked cars, but no casualties were reported. The device was similar to those used previously by the 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N).
03/31/1999: Thirteen gunmen from the opposition National Democratic Alliance of Sudan attacked three buses near Kassala, Sudan, wounding one person. The gunmen robbed the passengers and then stole two of the buses and overturned the third bus.
03/31/1999: Three Islamic militants hijacked a passenger bus, carrying 24 people, near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The perpetrators, who killed three policemen, were eventually killed by police who stormed the bus. The hijackers demanded the release of Islamic extremists jailed for a previous bombing in Tashkent.
03/31/1999: Unidentified perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of Carlos Urquijo in Vitoria, Spain. The attack caused minor damage, but no injuries. Uruijo had the same name as, but was unrelated to, a Basque Councilor.
03/31/1999: Unidentified perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails at the Onda Cero radio station in Vitoria, Spain. The attack caused substantial damage, but there were no casualties.
03/31/2000: One policeman died and two others were severely injured when the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) attacked a police post in Harmi, Nepal.
03/31/2000: Two men from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot at Indonesian Security Force soldiers at an airport in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia. Two employees of Exxon Mobil Corporation Indonesian subsidiary were shot and wounded in the attack. A spokesman for GAM said the two men were hit by stray bullets and were not the intended target.
03/31/2002: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the Jewish, West Bank settlement of Efrat that wounded four people, including one paramedic. Israeli officials stated that the assailant approached a group of volunteer medics and subsequently blew himself up. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack, and identified the bomber as seventeen year old Jamil Khalaf Hamid from the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
03/31/2002: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside the “Matza Restaurant” in Haifa, Israel, which killed fourteen people and wounded thirty-five others, including five Arab Israeli citizens. The bomb blast blew the roof off of the one-story restaurant that fell upon the customers inside. HAMAS claimed direct responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as twenty-three year old Shadi Abu Tubasi from the West Bank city of Jenin. A HAMAS spokesman claimed the attack was a response to Israel’s military barricade of Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah, West Bank.
03/31/2003: 50 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired rocket-propelled grenades into the village of Neswhile, Philippines. During this attack 80 other MILF rebels attacked Baliki. A total of 12 people were wounded in the attacks and 14 homes were burned.
03/31/2003: 80 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired rocket-propelled grenades into the village of Baliki, Philippines and took eight people hostage, whom were released a few hours later. During this attack 50 other MILF rebels attacked Neswhile. A total of 12 people were wounded in the attacks and 14 homes were burned.
03/31/2003: Eid Elwirelwir, a U.S. citizen born in Venezuela, crashed his vehicle into the razor-wire barricade gate of the March Air Force Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, United States, causing $1,000 in damage to the government property.  No casualties resulted from this incident.  Elwirelwir claimed he was oppressed by America for being Muslim, and additionally that he supported "Saddam Hussein's right to use weapons of mass destruction if invaded."  He was arrested and charged with damaging government property.
03/31/2003: Police defused a bomb placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. computer business IBM in Bologna, Italy. The perpetrators were unknown, but the device was similar to one placed near the city's police headquarters in July 2001.
03/31/2004: An explosive device detonated near a Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) vehicle in Habbaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five United States soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2004: Assailants opened fire on Blackwater Security Consulting vehicles in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four contractors were killed and their vehicles were set on fire in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2004: Islamic militants clashed in a gun battle with police in Yalangach, a suburb of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The incident left twenty perpetrators and three Uzbek police dead as well as five police wounded. The perpetrators reportedly blew themselves up with suicide belts, which ended the incident.
03/31/2004: Suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) members detonated three bombs at a municipal office in Bhaktapur, Nepal. No casualties were reported, but the buildings were damaged in the incident.
03/31/2004: Unknown arsonists damaged several shops in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. There were no reported injuries, but a number of shops were damaged in the incident.
03/31/2005: A car filled with men burst through a checkpoint armed by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank of Palestine. Seven other militants entered the checkpoint area at the same time and burned down the tents used as offices by the Palestinian police at this checkpoint.
03/31/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in Tuz Khormato, south of Kirkuk, Iraq. The attack killed five people, including two Iraqi army personnel and three bystanders, and injured sixteen, including eight soldiers and eight bystanders. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2005: The deputy chief of the Miqdad police department, Lieutenant Dashti Aziz Talabani, was assassinated by gunmen in Kirkuk, Iraq at an undisclosed date. On March 31, 2005, four members of a terrorist-related group were arrested in Kirkuk, including the head of the cell Muhammad Armiz Abd Isa.
03/31/2005: Unknown perpetrators blew up the natural gas line in Dhadar, Pakistan, but did not succeed in interrupting service to Quetta. No casualties were reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2007: A British oil worker was kidnapped Saturday from an offshore rig in Nigeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: A car bomb detonated in Tuz Khurmatu, Salah ad Din, Iraq, killing two and wounding eleven.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: A village defense volunteer was shot and wounded by militants while driving his car home in the Ban Sakai village, in Yala province, Thailand.  There were no claims of responsibility.
03/31/2007: Five were killed and 22 were wounded by a car bomb in Sadr City, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Forty people in the Sudanese Arab Torjam tribe were killed in south Darfur, Sudan, by a militia.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Sawai Promanee, a retired school director was killed in a drive-by shooting while riding his motorcycle home in the Mayo district of Pattani province, Thailand.  There were no claims of responsibility.
03/31/2007: Six civilians were wounded in an explosive charge blast targeting an Iraqi police patrol in Mosul, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Suspected insurgents gunned down an elderly couple in their home the Rangae district of Narathiwat province, Thailand.  The victims were alcoholic drink vendors and the assailants pretended to be customers.  As police were investigating the incident, a remote-controlled bomb detonated in the house, but caused no injuries.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2007: Suspected Islamic militants killed a Buddhist man in Pattani Province, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Suspected Islamic militants wounded three in Yala province, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Two car bombs and a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, killed seven more people and wounding up to 47 others.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/31/2007: Two villagers were wounded when a bomb buried under the road detonated near the pick-up truck they were travelling in with eight other people in Yala province, Thailand.  Authorities suspect the attackers intended to detonate the bomb under the truck, but it exploded early causing only minor injuries and damage to the truck.  There were no claims of responsibility.
03/31/2008:  A bomb was set off by Southern separatists as police arrived on the scene of a shooting, injuring 3 officials and 2 civilians in the Yarang district of Pattanni province in Thailand.
03/31/2008:  A bomb was tossed into the backyard of the Ingush deputy culture minister in Nazran, Russia, damaging a car.
03/31/2008:  A remote control bomb targeting a mobile police squad wounded four people including three police officers in Pakistan.
03/31/2008:  Islamic fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns seized control of Bula Burde (Bulo Burte) a town in the central Somali region of Hiran, 134 miles north of Mogadishu killing at least seven soldiers. Abdi-rahin Iisse Adow, a spokesman for the Islamic fighters, said they seized six vehicles mounted with machine guns setting fire to one of them and that their goal was to "cripple the enemy forces and punish them with the hands of our young fighters." They forced the Somalian soldiers to flee in foot.
03/31/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades and the Al Nasser Salahuldean Brigades claimed jointly firing an upgraded rocket at Ashkelon, Israel.
03/31/2008:  Three Afghan security guards working for a road construction company were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Taliban in the Zherai district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at 0200, arsonists attacked a True Move repeater station in Narathiwat's Bacho district. Witnesses said a group of four or five men fled in the back of a pick-up truck shortly after the station was set alight. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at 0445, in IIoilo City, Philippines, two grenades, one M26A1 fragmentation grenade and one rifle grenade, that were thrown on the roof of the house of village councilor Yolanda Senato failed to explode. The grenades were removed by authorities and no group claimed the responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at 1030, in Sorsogon, Philippines, using a .45-caliber pistol, two unknown gunmen riding on a motorcyle opened fire on Edelina Jerus, a member of a human rights group, outside her residence in the village of San Juan, killing her and causing no damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the New People's Army is suspected.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at 2030, in Alamdanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting one civilian, killing one civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party (PBSP) was responsible.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at about 1715, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, an radio-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) exploded on a vehicle, killing several civilians,  including the mayor of Khost, injuring six civilians, and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday evening, a bomb exploded in a busy market place, killing one and injuring nine others, in Guwahati, Assam, India. The blast occurred two kilometers away from Lalmati area, where the Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukerjee was supposed to address a public gathering as part of the election campaign. The market was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday morning, at about 0920, the Warden of Sajiwa Jail, Haobijam Khunjao Singh, was wounded when a suspected militant opened fire on him in the Imphal East District, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night around 0100 in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a Eurobank branch on Messogian Avenue, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night around 0100 in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a National Bank branch, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night around 0100, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a post office in Omonia Square, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night around 0100, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a vehicle belonging to Pakistani embassy, causing minor damage to the vehicle but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at about 0100, in Khalandri, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a vehicle belonging to Brinks Security, causing minor damage to the vehicle but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at about 0100, in Metamorfosis, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a car dealership, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0100 assailants firebombed vehicles, causing minor damage to three vehicle in Glyfada, Attiki, Greece. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0100 in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a Eurobank branch, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0100 in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a Piraeus Bank branch, causing minor damage but no causalities were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0100, assailants firebombed a vehicle in the Pagrati area of Athens, Attiki, Greece. The attack caused minor damage to the vehicle and blowing out the windows of two nearby buildings. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0100, assailants firebombed vehicles belonging to the Public Power Corporation in the Paleo Faliro area of Athens, Attiki, Greece. The attack caused minor damage to the three vehicles. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night at around 0115, in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, Liban-Sud, East of the southern port of Sidon, Lebanon, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED),near the house of Fatah member Monther Bhanji, damaging two residences but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night, Communist Party of India- Maoist militants fired upon and killed a village chief, Bedanath Singh, by unknown means in Langalakanta village in Sundargarh, Orissa, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Singh did not attend a meeting called by the Maoists, which is allegedly why he was shot and killed.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday night, unidentified militants blew up a house, causing no casualties, in the Amber area of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The house belonged to Khasaddar Imran Khan. The family had previously vacated the house due to the militants in the area. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, a mortar round wounded three civilians in the Zaafaraniya district of southeastern Baghdad. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, a mortar round wounded two civilians in eastern Baghdad. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, a Sunni Arab official who looks after mosques was killed by a bomb planted under his car in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, at 03:25, in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, unknown gunmen with automatic weapons opened fire on the interregional tax inspectorate building. There were no reported casualties, damage or motive. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, at about 2030, in Tulua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, assailants fired upon and killed councilor and member of the Alas Party of Colombia, Carlos Alberto Wagner Valencia. No group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that Victor Saavedra  and other members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Bani Dabian, San'a', Yemen, armed assailants kidnapped a Dutch water expert and his wife.  On 20090412, they were freed unharmed.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed that local tribal members from the al-Siraj clan were responsible.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Bani Siraj, Al Hudaydah, Yemen, assailants kidnapped two Italian tourists. They were taken to the mountainous area Bouna Dabyan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but it was believe that local tribal members were responsible. The status of the hostages  is unknown
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants killed one religious cleric. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and small arms on a reconstruction and development team convoy, killing a civilian bystander and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in the early morning, around 50 heavily-armed suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a state-run school at Chormara village under the Bhimbandh forest range in Jamui, Bihar, India. No casualties were reported in the attack but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that one of its cadres, "˜corporalâ Morinshang, was abducted by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres from Super Market Bus parking area in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. The NSCN-IM said that "It is believed that the K-group is directed to create a panic situation in Dimapur as part of the game plan to counter weight the NSCN in the parliamentary election campaign." No casualties have been reported in the incident and the outcome of the hostage taking is unknown.
03/31/2009: On Wednesday at 1150, Vijit Surommanokul, 64, and his wife Orathai, 54, sustained minor injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at their clothing shop in Yala's Bannang Sata district. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday evening at 2100, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants using silencer-equipped small arms fired upon and killed the Health Ministry deputy director for technical affairs outside his house in the northern As Sulaykh neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday evening, northern Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, an improvised explosive device prematurely exploded as it was being emplaced inside a children's toy store, damaging the store but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday morning, a bomb concealed on a bicycle killed 13 people and injured 45 people, including eight children, at a local market in the Nahr e Saraj district just north of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, Afghanistan. According to the provincial government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi, the bomb exploded near a crowd gathered to receive free vegetable seeds provided by the British government as part of a program to encourage them not to plant opium poppy. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, two explosions killed 12 people. A car bomb was detonated at 0842, outside the local interior ministry building as a police car drove by. The second blast was set off at 0905, by a suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform who was near the crowd gathering from the first explosion. Nine of twelve killed were said to be police officers, six police officers and 31 others were injured. A school building and several vehicles, including one police vehicle, were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday night, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a liquor store in the western Yarmuk neighborhood. One civilian was wounded. The store was damaged. The Shield of Islam Brigade claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday night, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a shopping district of the southwestern Madinat al Bayaa' neighborhood. Two civilians were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Dhand Garhi, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants set fire to a school then detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, two unidentified militants ambushed and opened fire on Shehzad Asghar Ali (35), while we was standing near his house. He was targeted for being the nephew of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)-Landhi sector member and senior activist of unit number 85, Farooq Malik.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Shalon Talab, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants set fire to a school then detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Spin Kada, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants set fire to a school then detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Toti Bagh, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants set fire to the government high school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, in Utmankhel, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants set fire to the government primary school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, unidentified militants intercepted the motorcycle and shot dead Suhail Yaseen (32), a police officer deployed at the Madadgar police helpline at Korangi base, near the Korangi crossing bus stop in the Korangi, Sindh, Pakistan. Yaseen was returning home from work when he was shot six times. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, unidentified militants set ablaze a health care center in Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday, unidentified militants shot dead a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, Ahmed Muhammad Hanif (35), in Mehran town, Korangi district, Sindh, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday afternoon around 1240, in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden belt close to the convoy of Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. At least 13 people, including four policemen, were killed and 29 others were injured but Rehman was unharmed. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1730, near Tump in Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants remotely detonated a roadside bomb targeting the vehicle of a local official, Ramdil, killing him, his son Bahar, and three body guards. The attack completely destroyed the vehicle and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for carrying out remote-controlled attack on vehicle of Ramdil and said he was spying for security forces.
03/31/2011: On Thursday evening at 1930, in the rural area of Caranal, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, suspected guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed electricity tower #462 belonging to Enelar (Arauca Energy Company) by planting several antipersonnel mines detonated by remote control around the base of the tower. The blast cut power line #230 and resulted in the loss of power to seven municipalities but resulted in no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday evening, at a hotel in Roxaul, Parsa, Narayani, Nepal, during an altercation, two unidentified militants shot and killed two cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha – Rajan (JTMM-Rajan). The victims were identified as Raj Guru (Chhote Lal Patel) and Rabindra Patel. No group claimed responsibility.
03/31/2011: On Thursday morning at 0745, in Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland, a letter bomb detonated at the office of Swissnuclear. The device detonated as a female employee was handling the parcel on the fourth floor. Two people were injured and it is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Informal Anarchist Federation was thought to be responsible.
03/31/2011: On Thursday morning at 0820, in Makhachkala, North Caucasus, Dagestan, Russia, an unidentified militant shot and killed an employee of the Internal Affairs Directorate, identified as Agabek Usmailov. The incident occurred outside of house Number Three on Ulitsa Soldatskay Street. The gunman is believed to have used a pistol in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2011: On Thursday morning, on Soldatskaya Street in Malgobek Ismailov, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants shot and killed an off-duty police officer, identified as Arabek Ismailov. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, at a military base in Liverno, Tuscany, Italy, a letter bomb seriously injured a senior Italian Army official, identified as Lt. Col. Alessandro Albamonte. No damages were reported and the Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI) was written on the envelope of the letter.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in Abu Ghurayb neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen threw a hand grenade into the house of an off duty police officer, killing the father of the policeman and causing an unknown amount of damage to the policeman's house. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in an unspecified city of Ma'rib province, Yemen, anti-government tribesmen armed with rifles opened fire at three electricity pylons, deliberately cutting power lines, which caused power outages in parts of the capital of Sanaa and some other major provinces. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in Athens, Greece, unidentified militants sent a padded envelope addressed to the governor of Korydallos prison, where alleged members of an armed militant group are on trial. Police discovered an improvised explosive device inside of the package and safely defused it, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in Ghazaliyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a sticky bomb attached to a student's vehicle detonated, wounding him and causing an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in Katsina, Katsina, Nigeria, unidentified militants attempted to detonate two remote controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs) that had been concealed in two laptop bags and placed at a political rally for Muhammadu Buhari, a Nigerian presidential candidate. The Nigerian police located and defused the two RCIEDs before they could be detonated. No casualties or material damage was reported in the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2011: On Thursday, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Paksitan, unidentified militants fired four rockets at the Khuzdar University of Engineering and Technology. One civilian was injured, and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2012: After being driven away from a regional police station, assailants detonated explosive devices at a police post on the outskirts of Potiskum area, Yobe state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Nigeria on the same day. For all of the incidents, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/31/2012: An Ethiopian military vehicle struck an explosive device between Ceel-Buur and Dhusa Mareeb towns in Galguduud province, Somalia. The blast caused an unknown number of casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at the police station in Mae Lan district, Songkhla province, Thailand. One police officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as the Spin Ghar district chief's car passed by in Spin Ghar area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Shakirullah Durrani, the district chief, was unharmed, but several of his security guards were wounded. Taliban spokesperson Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that six police officers were killed.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others injured. No further information is available.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2012: An explosive device hidden in a tiffin lunch box detonated in the main market of Doom Dooma town, Assam state, India. The device detonated while police officers were attempting to remove it. Three police officers were wounded. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was part of the group's armed revolution against "colonial Indian rulers."
03/31/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion injured two councilmembers. This was the second of two roadside explosions that targeted council members in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed two council members and one police officer. This was the second of two roadside explosions that targeted council members in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials blamed the Taliban for the attack.
03/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai city, Songkhla province, Thailand. Thirteen people were killed and 400 wounded in this incident, which was one of three car bombings in Thailand on this day. On February 14, 2013, Jaema Wani confessed to being one of the three men who carried out this attack.
03/31/2012: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a power pylon in Sibi city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A Civil Defense official, Ghulam Sarwar, was wounded; the damage done to the power pylon is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One of the guards for the convoy was killed, another was wounded, and two fuel tankers were torched. Two of the assailants were killed in return fire. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yosuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device on a car belonging to a security officer in Al Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The explosive detonated, injuring no one but destroying the car. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of a village headman in Haflong town, Assam state, India. The house was damaged, but the village head and his family were unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into a prayer rally in Mtwapa town, Coast province, Kenya. Two people were killed and 30 injured in the attack. This was one of two grenade attacks in Coast province on this day, both of which were claimed by Al-Shabaab. The group went on to state that "the more Kenyan troops continue to persecute innocent Muslims in Somalia, the less secure Kenyan cities will be."
03/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into the View Stadium Bar in Mombasa city, Coast province, Kenya. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two grenade attacks in Coast province on this day, both of which were claimed by Al-Shabaab. The group went on to state that "the more Kenyan troops continue to persecute innocent Muslims in Somalia, the less secure Kenyan cities will be."
03/31/2012: Emergency workers responding to an earlier attack were targeted by a third explosives-laden vehicle in front of a store in Mueang district, Yala province, Thailand. This was the second of two coordinated attacks in this location and one of three explosives-laden vehicles that detonated in Thailand on this day. At least four people were killed and at least 35 others wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected separatists.
03/31/2012: Gunmen attacked 14 coal trucks in Wageasi town, Meghalaya state, India. The gunmen shot the tires of the trucks to immobilize them before gutting them and setting them on fire. No casualties were reported, and while no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources attributed it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
03/31/2012: Gunmen attacked a military post in eastern Ad Dali town, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed, and an unknown number of others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources indicated that the gunmen may have been affiliated with Ansar al-Sharia.
03/31/2012: Gunmen attacked a regional police station in Ningere area, Yobe state, Nigeria. The attackers engaged in a shootout with police before setting the station on fire. The number wounded or killed is unknown. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Nigeria on the same day. For all of the incidents, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/31/2012: Gunmen attacked a regional police station in Potiskum area, Yobe state, Nigeria. Police officers successfully drove away the attackers, and no casualties were reported. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Nigeria on the same day. For all of the incidents, sources suspected Boko Haram.
03/31/2012: Gunmen broke into the home of a Sahwa Council member in an unknown location in Diyala governorate, Iraq. Atia Khalil, the council member; his wife; and his son were all killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2012: Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and wounded the Deputy Director of Political Security, Colonel Abbud Fadl Awad, outside of the Political Security office in Lahij governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/31/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a young man while he was driving his car in Ad Dali town, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. While no group claimed responsibility for this attack, sources indicated that the ambush was set up by Ansar al-Shariah and was meant to target security vehicles.
03/31/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Khan Muhammad, a tribal elder and doctor, in his home in Heewa district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad was also identified as the head of the development department in Heewa district. His wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2012: Gunmen stormed a military checkpoint in Al-Mualla district, Adan governorate, Yemen. The attackers killed 20 soldiers and wounded 11 others. The soldiers returned fire, killing nine assailants and wounding two others. Ansar Al-Sharia claimed responsibility for the incident but stated that 30 soldiers had been killed.
03/31/2012: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated simultaneously in front of the Rungruang Store in Mueang district, Yala province, Thailand. This was the first of two coordinated attacks in this location and one of three explosives-laden vehicles that detonated in Thailand on this day. At least four people were killed and at least 35 others wounded in this incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected separatists.
03/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Maqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an election rally in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The blast targeted the convoy of Awami National Party (ANP) member Adnan Wazir. Two people were killed and at least six others, including Wazir, were wounded. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2013: A roadside bomb exploded on a military patrol in Helmand, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. The patrol had uncovered three explosive devices at the scene before another one detonated. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: A suicide bomber in a car detonated at a military checkpoint in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people, including the assailant, were killed and at least eight others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: An explosive detonated during services at a mosque in Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. Six people were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian car detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kazimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. A police officer and a civilian were killed in the blast and five other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: An explosive device detonated at a girl's school in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2013: An explosive device detonated in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. The blast occurred outside the home of the Al Bayda Governorate traffic police chief. A nearby civilian was killed and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kashmiraabad, Pakistan. The blast targeted Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicles on patrol. Two people, one civilian and one FC police officer, were injured. Jamaat Tauhid Wal Jihad (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2013: An explosive device detonated in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle and two officers were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Goalpara district, Assam, India. The device had been planted on a road between two towns. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
03/31/2013: Assailants abducted a government workers in Tajura, Tripoli district, Libya. The victim, Muhammad al-Ghattus, was a chief aide to the prime minister. He was stopped at a fake checkpoint. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack, and Al-Ghattus was released on April 8, 2013.
03/31/2013: Assailants abducted three Election Commission officials in Nuwakot village, Central development region, Nepal. The victims were released six hours later. A spokesperson from the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the kidnappings were perpetrated in order to delay the voter registration progress.
03/31/2013: Assailants attacked a bus stop in Istanbul city, Istanbul, Turkey. Around 15 assailants threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the Ferikoy bus stop. No injuries were reported. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was suspected.
03/31/2013: Assailants attacked the Ministry of Justice headquarters in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The damage is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants attempted to detonate an explosive device in Ban Payo, Pattani province, Thailand. The explosives were hidden in a fire extinguisher on a bridge. The device was successfully defused and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2013: Assailants destroyed 9 CCTV cameras in Khok Pho, Pattani province, Thailand. The assailants used burning tires. This was two of four attacks on CCTV cameras in this province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants destroyed one CCTV camera in Makrut, Pattani province, Thailand. This was three of four attacks on CCTV cameras in this province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants destroyed three CCTV cameras in Na Ket, Pattani province, Thailand. This was four of four attacks on CCTV cameras in this province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants destroyed two CCTV cameras in Bang Yang Daeng, Pattani province, Thailand. The cameras were in front the Nurulhuda Mosque and the assailants used burning tires to destroy the cameras. This was one of four attacks on CCTV cameras in this province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants fired on civilians in Fallujah city, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three civilians, including an Imam from al-Baraa mosque, were killed and one other was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants killed a civilian in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The victim was a lecturer from the University of Maiduguri. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the incident.
03/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Goreswar, Assam, India. The vehicle was that of an NF Railway Rangia divisional engineer. The engineer was not in the car, but his driver was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Bobby Rajahmuda in Banisilan town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Rajahmuda, the Banisilan Municipal Councilor, and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was behind the attack.
03/31/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Levies member in Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Four police officers shot and killed their commander in Khwaja Kainti, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The attack took place at a police checkpost in Qaisar district. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police vehicle in Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. The attack targeted the district police chief, who was unharmed; however, one police officer died and another one was injured in shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Perpetrators set fire to a bar and sports facility in Hergla, Sousse governorate, Tunisia. No damage information is known. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/31/2014: A landmine detonated in Parachinar city, Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. A member of a tribe, identified as Ajmal Hussain, was wounded and his vehicle was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Asiabad area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Hazrat Sultan district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A pro-government militia vehicle carrying Commander Mohammad Omar struck a roadside bomb in Boen area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least eight militia members were killed and one person was injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Rabat area, Deyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three ALP personnel, including a commander, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Jurf al-Sakhar city, Babil governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest near a mosque in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and four more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nazian village, Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four people, all members of a political candidate's campaign team, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a cafe in Zammar county, northwest of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Arab Jabar area, Bani-Sa'd region, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa Council member was killed and another two members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Suuqa Xoolaha area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The exact number of casualties from the blast are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near Narathiwat Special Task Force soldiers in Samakkhi subdistrict, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Two soldiers were wounded and the military vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated next to Islamia College Mosque in Shahdadpur city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least eight students were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of the Jamia Sattaria Islamia, an Ahl-e-Hadith religious seminary, near NIPA Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one person were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings at Ahl-e-Hadith religious institutions in Karachi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA).
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of the Khalid Bin Waleed mosque, an Ahl-e-Hadith religious institution, in Gulshan-e-Hadeed neighborhood, Bin Qasim town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings at Ahl-e-Hadith religious institutions in Karachi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA).
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Al-Mushahadah village, Al-Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A police major was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a police pickup truck in Napradu tambon, Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. No one was injured in the attack, but the truck was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated when it was struck by the vehicle of Islam Hussain in Mullahkhel area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Hussain, a criminal director, was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military vehicle in Abadi area, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and at least three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked a border police patrol near Zvecan town, Kosovska Mitrovica district, Kosovo. Three officers were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked a female doctor in Al-Nabi Yunis area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The doctor was not harmed; however, her father was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union (AU) convoy near Tiyeeglow town, Bakool region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties from the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Hay al-Yarmuk area, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Mushirfah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to the Taliban.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked the Nawab Bugti Express train in Mach area, Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants burned down Tawergha local council offices in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on Behmen Aydin, the Islamist Felicity Party (SP) mayoral candidate, in front of his residence in Yeni Mahalle neighborhood, Tillo city, Siirt province, Turkey. Aydin was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants in Syria fired a rocket into Yayladagi town, Hatay province, Turkey. The rocket hit a mosque next to a refugee camp, injuring one woman. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle as it was traveling to a campaign gathering in Qezel Kotal area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on James Martin Ibra in Tambura district, Western Equatoria state, South Sudan. Ibra, a police major, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants shot and killed Mahmoud Ettahli, an Air Force officer, in Salam area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants threw grenades at a women's health clinic in Eastleigh neighborhood, Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Eastleigh on the same day. Six people were killed and 25 others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab or its sympathizers.
03/31/2014: Assailants threw grenades at the Kwa Mzalendo restaurant in Eastleigh neighborhood, Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Eastleigh on the same day. Six people were killed and 25 others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab or its sympathizers.
03/31/2014: Assailants threw grenades at the Sheraton Eatery in Eastleigh neighborhood, Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Eastleigh on the same day. Six people were killed and 25 others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab or its sympathizers.
03/31/2014: Assailants wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms attacked a local residence in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Children found a pipe bomb while playing in Gurranabraher neighborhood, Cork city, Munster province, Ireland. Security forces successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Five assailants abducted Benita Enriquez Latonio, the principal of Manggal Elementary School, from Sitio Mompol area, Libug village, Sumisip town, Basilan province, Philippines. The assailants demanded $68,728.62 in ransom. Latonio was released on April 3, 2014; it is unclear if the ransom was paid. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2014: Four explosive devices targeting a military patrol detonated in Qutan village, Dibis area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer and one soldier were killed and two civilians were injured by the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Gunmen attacked the Ad Dali Security Department building in Ad Dali city, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. At least one police officer was killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a polio worker, identified as Yasmeen Bibi, in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Bibi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Gunmen shot at the Al-Islah Party executive office in Hajjah city, Hajjah governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a hospital and electric company in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Security forces discovered and defused two landmines near Nazian village, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Security forces identified and attempted to stop two assailants in a vehicle in Al-Waziriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One assailant was killed and the second was injured after they opened fire on the security forces. The police discovered explosive devices in the attackers' vehicle following the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Several landmines detonated prematurely as assailants were planting them along a road in Farah province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Three assailants abducted Dulal Roy, a trader and hardware store owner, from Rongrikkimgre village, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected that either the Garo National Liberation Army or A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) carried out the abduction.
03/31/2014: Three assailants attempted to detonate an explosive device near a military convoy in Al-Shallaq village, Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The three assailants were killed by security forces in an exchange of fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle decorated with Aceh Party (AP) campaign banners in Geulanggang Tenguh village, Aceh province, Indonesia. Three people were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a police officer's residence in Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A police officer was killed and a civilian was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at Kandahar University in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a bus transporting Iranian Shia pilgrims in Taji town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and eleven others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2015: An antitank landmine detonated in El-Hama village, South Sinai governorate, Egypt. A Bedouin civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy on Tura-Kherapara Road near Kherapara, Meghalaya state, India. Three BSF personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
03/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a fast food restaurant in Jisr Diyala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near stores in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2015: An explosive device detonated underneath a train at the Osnova train station in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured in the blast, but the train and the railway track were damaged. This was the second attack at the train station in two days. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: An explosive device detonated underneath the car of a government contractor in Kiyamgei Maning Leikai Lairam Wangma area, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. The contractor was not harmed, but the car was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered along a railway line near Dnipropetrovsk, between Samarivka and Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Jizah town, Daraa governorate, Syria. At least 14 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2015: Assailants abducted three civilians accused of murdering a doctor in Qisas area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The civilians were executed on April 19, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants abducted two grandchildren of Pitogo Mayor Richard Garban along with a bakery worker in Pitogo town, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. The bakery worker was killed on April 3, 2015 while a second victim escaped on July 20, 2015. The third hostage was released unharmed on February 7, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi checkpoint in Qafr district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. This was one of seven checkpoints targeted on this date. Six Huthis were kidnapped across all seven attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Tribesmen.
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked a protest in Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two protests targeted in Taizz on this date. Eight people were killed and 108 wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed both attacks to Huthis.
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Agaraga village, Logo district, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of two related attacks in two villages in Logo on this date. Twelve people were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source suspected the involvement of Fulani militants.
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Tse Tume village, Logo district, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of two related attacks in two villages in Logo on this date. Twelve people were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source suspected the involvement of Fulani militants.
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked residents with knives and guns and set buildings on fire in Mabouja village, Hamah governorate, Syria. At least 45 people were killed and an unknown number of others were wounded in the assault. Additionally, at least 50 civilians were also kidnapped in the attack and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/31/2015: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Sherpao Mehsud in Jata area, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Mehsud, an Aman Lashkar chief, was killed and two other people wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants attempted to detonate two explosive devices targeting security forces in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol in Kamjong subdivision, Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. Two soldiers and an assailant were killed and one soldier was wounded in the attack. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the harassment of civilians by military personnel.
03/31/2015: Assailants fired artillery at Ukrainian Army positions near Avdiivka, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/31/2015: Assailants held prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage at a courthouse in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Kiraz, who was investigating the killing of a civilian by police, and two assailants were killed when security forces stormed the building. Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of Berkin Elvan, who was killed by the authorities in 2013.
03/31/2015: Assailants kidnapped Qays al-Arabi, the president of the Syrian Community Association, in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a joint Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and district police squad in Elmaguda village, Chhattisgarh state, India. An assailant was killed and a soldier was wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Mambiranan, Iloilo province, Philippines. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers and set a truck on fire in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another was wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Christian Vibares, a police officer, in New Moriones village, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. An assailant was killed and Vibares and another assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Makhdom Basir in Awqaf village, Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Basir, a local tribal elder, and his son were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/31/2015: Assailants set fire to two buses in Barangay 91, Tacloban City, Leyte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/2015: Security forces found and defused a hand grenade near a private hospital in Satellite Town, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Security forces found and defused an explosive device near Sui, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Six assailants assaulted a civilian in his home with iron bars and nails in Creggan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The civilian, Gerald Lavey, was injured in the attack. Hours later, the assailants returned and set a wheelie bin on fire outside the victim's home. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
03/31/2016: A grenade detonated at the office of the United Social Development Association (USDA) in Utlou, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police station in Makhmur district, Arbil, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Saeed Ali, a regional treasurer, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. In addition to the bomber, nine people, including Ali, were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An assailant threw an explosive device at a Loto-Market building in Chernihiv city, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in a cemetery in Bang Pu, Yaring, Pattani, Thailand. Six bomb squad members were injured in the attack. Additionally, another explosive device was discovered and defused in the same location. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Arifiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Furat, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured and a military vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a civilian residence in Yaring, Pattani, Thailand. One civilian was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) or Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have carried out the attack.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying volunteer fighters in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar, Iraq. One fighter was killed and three fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Nasr, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a police officer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: An explosive device targeting a mosque detonated in Howlwadaag, Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. Two civilians were killed while 15 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab may have been involved in the attack.
03/31/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the bridge in Kot Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least four internally displaced persons (IDPs) traveling in the vehicle were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a bus carrying police personnel in Diyarbakir city, Turkey. At least seven people were killed and 27 people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants abducted an Indian engineer, Regi Joseph, and at least three Libyan colleagues in Souq al-Juma, Tripoli city, Libya. Joseph was released on April 19, 2016 but the outcome for the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants abducted Mas'ud al-Subay'i al-Warfali in Sirte city, Libya. The whereabouts of al-Warfali, a trader, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/31/2016: Assailants abducted three brothers in Sirte city, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/31/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Sirte, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked a military detachment in Kisante, North Cotabato, Philippines. A civilian was killed and another two were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked a provincial governor at a school in Saydabad, Wardak, Afghanistan. The governor, Hayatullah, was unharmed, though one student was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked a road construction project in Talinga, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, although construction equipment was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked Abu Ali Zakok in Tripoli city, Libya. Zakok, a minister in the General National Congress (GNC) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked Baiji district, Saladin, 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).
03/31/2016: Assailants attempted to attack civilians in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing five assailants and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2016: Assailants kidnapped 22 civilians near the Hamrin Mountains in Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victims were attempting to flee the area.
03/31/2016: Assailants raided the house of Gol Enam Sirat in Samosi, Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Sirat, the brother of a Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State commander, was killed and three family members were abducted during the attack; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants set fire to an excavator and three trucks in Araucania region, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Mapuche activists claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of two imprisoned Mapuches.
03/31/2016: Assailants shot and injured a civilian in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed a female teacher in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed a pastor in Osuomini, Rivers, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed an aide to the municipal committee chair in Buguma, Rivers, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a trader's residence in Churachandpur, Manipur India. The grenade failed to detonate and was subsequently defused. This was one of two related attacks on residences in Churachandpur on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a trader's residence in Churachandpur, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on residences in Churachandpur on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at a National Border Service (Senafront) post in Limon, Darien, Panama. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
03/31/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at the Bhaturia Government Primary School, which was being used as a polling station, in Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted at a private residence in Churachandpur, Manipur, India. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a market and a Shia mosque in Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 23 people were killed and 136 other people were injured in the blast. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near soldiers in Sukkar, Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Nabundas, Maguindanao, Philippines. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the patrol. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) and the East Asia Division of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2017: An explosive device detonated near displaced civilians in Dium, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Olexandr Kharaberyush detonated at the intersection of Metalurhiv Avenue and Kafaiska Street in Mariupol, Donetsk, Ukraine. Kharaberyush, a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Colonel, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/31/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Tamneymore Park in Waterside neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused under Al-Nahdah Bridge in central Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2017: Assailants abducted a local council employee in Edo state, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: Assailants abducted Jaga Rao from his residence in Malkangiri district, Odisha, India. Rao, a village guard, was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following day on April 1, 2017. This was one of two similar attacks in Malkangiri district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
03/31/2017: Assailants abducted Raghu Hantal from his residence in Cheliamunda, Odisha, India. Hantal was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following day on April 1, 2017. This was one of two similar attacks in Malkangiri district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
03/31/2017: Assailants attacked a police officer and his family in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the officer, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2017: Assailants attacked Kaye village in Borno, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and four women were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnaping in unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/31/2017: Assailants attacked the Indian Railways Daikallu Train Station in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. One group of assailants entered the office of the station master, held the station master hostage, and detonated an explosive device inside the office. A separate group of assailants planted an explosive device in a goods train that also detonated. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the planned visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Odisha on April 15 and 16, 2017.
03/31/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and detonated near a mosque in Al Muthanna neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/31/2017: Assailants fired six rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Gomazai, Balochistan, Pakistan. The rockets missed the camp, with four landing in an open area and two landing on houses. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: Assailants set fire to a backhoe of a construction firm in Bacwet neighborhood, Pinukpuk district, Kalinga, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/31/2017: Assailants set fire to the Limbe Old Market in Limbe, South-West, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties but at least 50 shops at the market were destroyed in the attack. Suh Fuenwi Paul Vincent, a secessionist, was arrested and confessed to carrying out the attack.
03/31/2017: Assailants slit the throat of Shashibushan in Arechakanahalli, Karnataka, India. Shashibushan, a school head master, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the Democratic Alignment party headquarters along Charilaou Trikoupi Street in Exarchia neighborhood, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2017: Two suicide bombers were identified and killed in Hammam al-Alil, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/00/1998: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) kidnapped Donald Lee Cary, a retired Exxon executive, near his ranch in Bogota, Colombia. Cary was released after more than five months of captivity on September 6, 1998, the day of his 64th birthday. The FARC dropped him off at the Red Cross facility outside Medina, southeast of Bogota. It was not known whether a ransom was paid.
04/00/2000: A five-year old American citizen was kidnapped in Colombia by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). The Colombian police rescued the hostage in October 2000.
04/00/2012: Sometime between April 8, 2012 and April 14, 2012, police discovered and defused over 60 explosive devices that were meant to detonate on April 12, 2012 in Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, five suspected Boko Haram members were arrested in connection with the attempted attack.
04/00/2013: Sometime between April 1, 2013 and April 30, 2013, assailants abducted Sergey Gorbunov, a Russian engineer, from an unknown location in Syria. Gorbunov was executed on an unspecified date in March 2014. Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (Muhajireen Army) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of Khaled Suleiman, an imprisoned Saudi Arabian national, in exchange for Gorbunov.
04/00/2013: Sometime between April 21, 2013 and April 24, 2013, assailants attempted to abduct a Bulgarian diplomat in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, diplomatic sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/00/2014: Sometime between April 1 and April 30, 2014, an assailant set fire to the Chukurcha Mosque in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. In July 2016, Maxim Filatov was convicted of carrying out the attack.
04/00/2014: Sometime between March 31 and April 2, 2014, assailants attacked the Jabal Dayn security post in an unknown location in Yemen. The number of casualties from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to Huthis.
04/00/2014: Sometime between March 31 and April 2, 2014, assailants attacked the Qa al-Salatah security post in an unknown location in Yemen. The number of casualties from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to Huthis.
04/00/2015: Assailants attacked a local village head in Damrancha village, Maharashtra state, India. The village head was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 1 and April 15, 2015, an explosive device detonated at an electricity tower in Fayoum governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, assailants abducted a Sufi sheikh from Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. The sheikh was killed on November 26, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, assailants abducted Wallead Yusuf Pitts Luqman from an unknown location in Yemen. Luqman, a former United States Marine teaching English in the country, was released on November 6, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, assailants set fire to a university student's vehicle at an unknown location in Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. Muhim Khan, a Lashkar-e-Balochistan member, claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 1, 2015, and April 30, 2015, assailants abducted and killed an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/00/2015: Sometime between April 12 and April 17, 2015, a missile struck the Benghazi Medical Centre in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2016: Sometime between April 10, 2016 and April 20, 2016, assailants abducted an Italian civilian in an unknown area in Syria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. An individual identified as Abu Jihad claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for European interference in Syria.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 1, 2017 and April 30, 2017, an explosive device detonated in Badr, South Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 1, 2017 and April 30, 2017, assailants set fire to an Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) office in Port Loko district, Northern, Sierra Leone. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 10, 2017 and April 17, 2017, assailants attacked residences belonging to political workers in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of political workers were injured in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the victims apologize and leave "mainstream politics."
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 10, 2017 and April 17, 2017, assailants attacked residences belonging to political workers in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of political workers were injured in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the victims apologize and leave "mainstream politics."
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 10, 2017 and April 17, 2017, assailants attacked residences belonging to political workers in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of political workers were injured in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the victims apologize and leave "mainstream politics."
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 10, 2017 and April 17, 2017, assailants attacked residences belonging to political workers in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of political workers were injured in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the victims apologize and leave "mainstream politics."
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 16, 2017 and April 22, 2017, an explosive device detonated in a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 16, 2017 and April 22, 2017, an explosive device detonated near Benghazi, Libya. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 2, 2017 and April 8, 2017, assailants kidnapped three civilians in Valle de los Rios, Apurimac, Peru. The outcome of abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shining Path (SL) because the victims refused to provide food and other goods to the assailants.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 9, 2017 and April 15, 2017, assailants abducted Hamdi Gouda, the chief of the Fawakhreya tribe, in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 9, 2017 and April 15, 2017, assailants opened fire on Ruhollah Aali in Zahedan district, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. Aali, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Baloch nationalists.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 9, 2017 and April 15, 2017, assailants set fire to Mohamed Sahmoud's garage in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Sahmoud, a senior member of the Fawakhreya tribe, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/00/2017: Sometime between March 31, 2017 and April 8, 2017, assailants attacked humanitarian aid workers in Aburoc, Central Upper Nile, South Sudan. An unknown number of aid workers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/1974: At around 9:00pm, two white Salvation Army cadets, Thomas Rainwater and Linda Story, had just finished a training study period at their school on Laguna Street in San Francisco, California, United States, and decided to walk over to the supermarket on Webster Street for a snack during their break before curfew.  As the two were walking up Geary Boulevard nearing Webster, they were passed by a black man, who then turned around and stopped, and then proceeded to shoot both cadets in their backs twice with his .32 caliber gun as they attempted to run.  The two bullets that hit Story, hit her in the waist (missing her spine), causing her to collapse to the ground, and resulting in the third bullet subsequently missing her altogether. Rainwater died, but Story survived the ordeal.  No nearby witnesses, nor Story, were able to identify the perpetrators, but police officers believe this was yet another attack by the Zebra killers.  This was the seventeenth in a series of 20 attacks (with 23 victims).
04/01/1996: Two masked men armed with a shotgun, a revolver, and a pipe bomb committed armed robbery at a U.S. Bank in Spokane Valley, Washington state, United States. In a related attack approximately 15-20 minutes earlier two assailants detonated a pipe bomb at a nearby newspaper office. The attackers left notes at both scenes containing Christian Identity rhetoric and signed "Phineas Priests." Authorities report that the first attack was intended to divert attention from the second. The attack at the bank caused major damage but no casualties; assailants ordered everyone to leave the bank prior to detonating a pipe bomb and escaping with $72,000. In October 1996, authorities arrested three members of the Phineas Priesthood group, Robert Sherman Berry, Charles Harrison Barbee, and Verne Jay Merrell, in connection with the attack.
04/01/1996: Two masked men detonated a pipe bomb at a suburban office of The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane Valley, Washington state, United States. In a related attack approximately 15-20 minutes later, two assailants robbed a nearby bank, making political statements during the attack. The attackers left notes at both scenes containing Christian Identity rhetoric and signed "Phineas Priests." Authorities report that the first attack was intended to divert attention from the second. The attack at the newspaper office caused no casualties, but shattered windows and doors. In October 1996, authorities arrested three members of the Phineas Priesthood group, Robert Sherman Berry, Charles Harrison Barbee, and Verne Jay Merrell, in connection with the attack.
04/01/1998: An unidentified assailant threw a Molotov Cocktail at the 1600 Thomas Avenue Building in Pacific Beach, California, U.S.A. The fire was quickly extinguished, causing only minor damage. The attack was specifically aimed at the office of Planned Parenthood.
04/01/1998: Irish police discovered a large car bomb in Dublin, Ireland, which was bound for the United Kingdom. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was suspected in this incident.
04/01/1999: A rocket was launched toward the offices of the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) office in Athens, Greece. The rocket hit the wall of the first floor office, did not explode, and landed on the balcony next door. The 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) was suspected in this attack.
04/01/1999: Five unidentified perpetrators planning on planting bombs were chased away by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon. A search of the area uncovered several bombs ready for use in addition to other unknown weapons.
04/01/1999: Members of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) attacked Badan Camp, an Indian Army camp at Tehsil Goal in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir state, using rockets, heavy machine guns, and long-rang grenade launchers. Thirty-one Indian soldiers were killed and two army trucks and an oil depot were destroyed. The Mujahideen were led by Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Rizwan.
04/01/1999: The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked Malanje city, the capital of the Malanje province in Angola, after shelling the city for a few days. UNITA was repelled by Angolan troops. Of the 47 fatalities, 20 were UNITA members. There were also 83 injuries as a result of this incident.
04/01/1999: Two unidentified gunmen, traveling on a motorbike and using automatic weapons killed Javed Qadri, a leader of an extremist Sunni Islamic group, and wounded another in Karachi, Pakistan.
04/01/2000: A bomb exploded in Aden, Yemen, injuring two people. The bomb was placed in an alley between a commercial building owned by the Awlad Thabit Company and a gas station. Security services believe the explosion was a terrorist attack, but no group was blamed.
04/01/2000: A bomb exploded in Baghlia, Algeria. The attack was targeting combined forces of the Algerian Army and police. Two were killed and five wounded in the attack by unknown perpetrators.
04/01/2000: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Total gas station in Dury, France, causing no damage. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility, and claimed to represent ‘an armed group for the protection of the environment,' however a specific group was not identified.
04/01/2000: A Popular Party Councilor in Santurtzi, Spain, was the target of a firebomb at his home. A number of unidentified perpetrators threw the firebombs at the outside of the house, and they caused little damage.
04/01/2000: An ambush by unidentified perpetrators killed five civilian militiamen on the road between Amelza and Aouala, Sidi Bel Abbes Province, Algeria. Another militiaman was wounded. An eyewitness said the attackers were members of Squadrons of Terror (Katibat El Ahoual).
04/01/2000: Six unidentified perpetrators attacked a police station in Bir el Atter, Algeria. Two of the attackers were killed, but the attack caused no casualties among the police.
04/01/2000: The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) ambushed a combined military/civilian militia patrol in Dellys, Algeria. One soldier and one militiaman were killed by automatic weapons.
04/01/2000: Two homemade bombs were detonated in Sidi Daoud, Algeria while a patrol of the Mobile Police Brigade (BMPG) passed by. Four police officers were wounded in the attack. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) was suspected.
04/01/2000: Two members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a plane in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The plane was operated by PT Pelita Air Service, and two employees of Exxon-Mobil were wounded. The perpetrators used automatic weapons. A GAM spokesman stated that security forces guarding the airfield were the target, not the Exxon employees.
04/01/2001: Eleven people were killed, including the attacker, and at least 150 were injured when a man threw a grenade into a stadium crowded with concert-goers in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.  The grenade was thought to have ignited at least one other bomb made of petrol that was nearby and ready for use, causing a fire in the stadium.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed rival gangs, believed to be seen arguing in the stadium shortly before the blast, from two local cities outside of Kurunegala.
04/01/2001: Unknown perpetrators hurled a bomb at a truck driver during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The driver was killed and fifty people injured in the incident.
04/01/2002: A mortar exploded at the Mutanga South Municipal College. One student was slightly injured, and no one was killed. No suspects have been found. A simultaneous mortar landed in the home of a Doctor Fabien near the Lumiere University. Two other explosions were heard, but could not be verified.
04/01/2002: A mortar exploded in the home of a doctor known as Fabien. Fabien lived near the Lumiere University on Buyogoma Avenue. No one was killed, but three were injured, including a houseboy and Fabien's two sons. No suspects were found. A simultaneous explosion occured at the Mutanga South Municipal College.
04/01/2002: A suspected member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade approached a police vehicle checkpoint in Jerusalem. When approached by a police officer, he detonated a bomb in his car, killing himself and the police officer. No others were reported killed.
04/01/2002: Five Molotov cockatil firebombs were launched at a Belgian synagogue located in the Anderlecht suburb of Brussels. Two firebombs hit the building, breaking through windows, and caused a fire. Local fire patrols contained the fire withing 45 minutes, and no one was injured. The attack was blamed on rising tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian battles. There were no suspects.
04/01/2002: Palestinian gunmen attacked and killed 1 person in the city of Bethlehem. The man was accused of collaborating with Israeli Defense Forces. The identities of the attackers were not known, and no one was captured.
04/01/2002: Palestinian gunmen attacked and killed 2 Palestinians suspected of collaboarting with the Israeli Defense Forces in Qalqilya. The identities of the attackers were not known and no one was captured. Simultaneous killings occurred in Tulkarem and Bethlehem.
04/01/2002: Palestinian gunmen attacked the Tulkarem police station and killed 8 Palestinian prisoners that were suspected to have been collaborating with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Simultaneous attacks on other suspected collaborators occured in Qalqilya and Bethlehem. The identities of the attackers were not known and no one was captured.
04/01/2002: Suspected members of the Angolan rebel group National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) abducted three Zambians from the town of Sikongo in Zambia. Approximately 15 rebels attacked the villagers, and raped one of the abducted women before kidnapping them. They are believed to have been held in Angola. They have not been released, and the reasons for the abduction are unknown.
04/01/2002: The Baramulla National Conference leader, Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar, was killed by militants at his home in Kachumuqam. Militants entered his home and fired their weapons at close range, killing Dar instantly. No others were killed. No suspects have been found.
04/01/2003: A bomb exploded at a pipeline installation near Medan in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was suspected and police apprehended ten people in connection to the attack. The pipeline, built by state-owned Pertamina, was quite prone to fire since it had no special security provisions. No one was injured in the attack.
04/01/2004: Maoist rebels detonated a hidden bomb in the Jumla district of Nepal at the Tatopani Village Development Committee (VDC). The two militants who planted the bomb were killed in the explosion and three civilians were also injured. It was reported that the civilians were cared for by the Maoists and were threatened not to go to a public hospital.
04/01/2004: The Al-Arifeen organization claimed responsibility for bombing a government building in Srinagar, India. The device was placed in the restroom of the building and the explosion injured one person. The group claimed that they could have killed more people but this was just a warning for the employees of the corporation not to take part in preparations for countrywide elections during the month of April.
04/01/2005: A natural gas pipeline was the target of a bomb attack in Quetta, Pakistan. No one was injured in the bomb attack. Tribal insurgents were suspected to have perpetrated the attack.
04/01/2005: Between 15 and 19 female students have disappeared in Thirunelveli, on the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been accused of abducting the young girls, and it is believed that they are being taken to Vanni.
04/01/2005: Insurgents are blamed for assassinating the chief of police, Colonel Hatem Rashid Mohammad, in Baladruz, Iraq. The attack was carried out by gunmen overnight, and the chief's aid and driver were killed in the ambush as well. Insurgents have been increasingly attacking this area in order to publicize their message against Iraqi police and military stabilization of the country.
04/01/2005: Seven people were wounded when a bomb exploded in the resort town of Broumanna, Lebanon tearing through a shopping and residential center. The explosion also sparked a fire, shattered glass in buildings, and damaged several cars. The perpetrator group is unknown, yet Anti-Syrian leaders suspect person in Damascus and Lebanon.
04/01/2005: Suspected LTTE rebels on a bicycle shot dead a young man named Puthrasigamani Kugathasan in Chenkaladi, near Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The man was probably killed because his brother was a member of a the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a group that bitterly opposes the LTTE.
04/01/2005: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam shot and killed a civilian, Puthrasigamani Kugathasan, near Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.  His brother was a member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party.
04/01/2005: Three men were killed in a convoy which had been carrying US military supplies near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack although Taliban militants were suspected.
04/01/2005: Two children were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack though Taliban extremists were suspected.
04/01/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed a US soldier in Al-Ramadi, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2005: Using an explosive device, insurgents attacked an Iraqi minaret in Samarra, Iraq, known as the Malwiya Tower. The explosion happened shortly have two men were seen descending from the top of the structure. The blasts left the tower immensely damaged, with a two-meter hole in the top of the minaret, which locals have accused US troops of using as a sniper position; no casualties resulted from this attack.
04/01/2006: A bomb exploded by a police patrol near Baghdad University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq. Five policemen were wounded and there was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: A citizen's house was set on fire in Than To, Thailand. Muslim militants are thought to be behind the attack. There were no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: A group of 15 skinheads attacked members of the Adygi folk dancing ensemble near the Sokolinaya Gora culture house in Moscow, Russia. Kabarda-Balkaria's Culture Minister Zaur Tutov who was there to pick up his daughter tried to intervene to defend the dancers when he was physically assualted. He was taken to the Sklifosophskiy first aid hospital where the doctors diagnosed a grave concussion of the brain and the fracture of the jawbone.
04/01/2006: A group of about 20 young men burst into the Delfin cafe in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, seized a Tajik national who worked there as a cook, took him outside and savagely beat him until a police patrol arrived. The victim was severly wounded and taken to a nearby hospital.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: A tractor driver was killed in a mine explosion while destroying a poppy field in Garmser (District) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The mine was planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: A Turkish driver was shot to death just outside Baghdad, Iraq by an unknown number of unknown gunmen. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: An 72-year old man was injured while riding his motorcycle home from a religious ceremony when an unknown number of unknown gunmen with a shotgun shot him in the left shoulder in Rangae, Thailand. He was taken to the hospital to have the bullets removed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: An explosive device was found in bag on a commuter train in Sodertalje, Sweden.  The bomb was planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetraors. There were no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: An explosive device, detonated by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators, exploded near a convoy consisting of a KamAZ minibus and an armored personnel carrier in Nazran, Russia. The bomb killed a taxi driver in the oncoming lane and wounded a border guard and another person.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Brigades members fired three rockets on Sderot. The rockets were shot down and there were no casualties.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of unknown assailants killed a butcher and his son and wounded another in east Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen killed three ice cream vendors in the south neighborhood of Dora in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of unknown men hurled a locally made hand grenade into the courtyard of the residence of Head Constable Abdul Hameed in Quetta, Pakistan. One person was injured in the attack and there was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of unknown militants kidnapped Iraqi entrepreneur Abdullah Mohammad Aziz in Huwaijah, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators fired five rockets at the Government Degree College in Dera Bugti, Pakistan. There were no casualties and there was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: Communist rebels burned a passenger bus in Gingoog, Philippines after the company refused to pay revolutionary taxes. The rebels directed all the bus passengers to immediately disembark with their personal belongings, then they set the vehicle on fire. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Israeli Army Radio reported that 100 rockets were fired by an unknown number of unknown attackers at the South Distrcit of Israel over April 1-2, but caused no damage or injuries. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: Mamu Luemae was tapping rubber at a plantation near Ban Kuwing in tambon Sai Thong when an unknown number of unknown assailants arrived in a pick-up truck and one of them fired two shots at him, seriously wounding him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Maysan Police foiled a missile attack by an unknown number of unknown attackers on targets that were not disclosed in Mayasan, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Members from the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] killed a person whom they had accused of guiding security agencies, in the spot known as Haga on National Road in Tigzirt, Algeria.
04/01/2006: Noaman Gomaa, the estranged leader of the opposition al-Wafd Party, and some of his supporters stormed the party's HQ in Dokki district, Cairo, Egypt. The perpetrators were attempting to occupy the premises, when one of the perpetrators shot at the party employees and journalists after being angered by their refusal to accept Gomaa's orders to them to leave the place. An unknown number of party members were injured in the attack.
04/01/2006: Sayed Sadeq, the speaker of the Takhar Provincial Legislature, was shot and killed on his way to the hospital by unidentified assailants in Khoja Ghar district, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Six ethnic Sinhalese workers were gunned down by an unknown number of unknown gunmen in Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: Suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels attacked a ranch owned by Milagros municipal mayor, Bernardito Abapo. The rebels, armed with high-caliber firearms, destroyed farm machinery and shot dead some of the cattle reportedly due to the mayor's refusal to pay revolutionary tax. They then abducted Senior Police Officer Dante Alba and injured Police Officer Erwin Ombas.
04/01/2006: The owner of an air conditioner repair shop was shot to death by an unknown number of unknown gunmen on his way to work in western Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: Three members of the New People's Army hitched a ride on a passenger van driven by Edwin Cornal, a former police chief of Milagros town in Masbate province, Philipines. The attackers directed passengers to stop the vehicle, then got off and shot Cornal in the back and killed him.
04/01/2006: Two civilians were wounded when a roadside bomb, planted by and unknown number of unknown perpetrators, was detonated near a police patrol at the Technical University in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: Two groups of armed Maoists abducted youths from their homes from Armala, Jogimure and Lamachaur areas of Kaski (District), Nepal. Their wherabouts were not known.
04/01/2006: Two soldiers were critically wounded when a bomb hidden under a vegetable stall detonated by a mobile phone ripped through a market in the early morning in Rueso (District) of Narathiwat province, Thailand. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2006: Unidentified armed men rushed into the clinic of Doctor Fadhil al-Jarah in Baghdad, Iraq and forced him into their car and fled the scene. There were no casualties reported and no claim of responsibility.
04/01/2007:  Unidentified assailants shot and killed two civilians in the Thirunavatkulam area of Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka.  The motives behind the killings are unknown.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are believed to be involved.
04/01/2007: A politician was shot dead and his security guard seriously injured in an attack by suspected Muslim militants in India-administered Kashmir. Militants fired at Jan Mohammed Kakroo, a district leader of the ruling Congress party, when he was returning home after offering prayers at a shrine in the town of Baramulla, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2007: A suicide bomber killed nine people and wounded at least six more when he blew himself up near an Afghan Army convoy in the country’s Laghman Province.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday in Bu'ale, Jubbada Dexe, Somalia, two United Nations (UN) foreign aid workers were kidnapped, by unknown gunmen after their vehicle was attacked. The two kidnapped aid workers, a British and a Kenyan, work for UN Food and Agriculture Organization. One aid worker was injured in the attack. Their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday in Mingora, North West Frontier, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban militants ambushed a van carrying pro-government tribal elders, killing two tribal leaders and wounding seven others. The militants were unhappy with the efforts of the tribal elders to recover stolen official vehicles through a jirga (council).
04/01/2008: On Tuesday in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia heavily armed insurgents attacked the home of Somalia's Minister for Internal Affairs, Muse Nur Amin. One guard was killed along with two insurgents. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday morning at 0430, the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) bombed the Nepali Congress office at Inaruwa-7, Sunsari District, Koshi, Nepal. According to police, a pressure cooker  blast destroyed the office building, documents and furniture. No casualties were reported in the attack. The JTMM-J claimed responsibility for the attack. Irfan Ali, the Sunsari district commander of the JTMM-J, said the blast was carried out under the group's campaign of disrupting the Constituent Assembly election.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday night in Hawija, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a suicide bomber attempted to kill one of the supporting Sahwa council leaders but was killed by security forces, who also killed a nearby civilian on accident. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday night in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb targeting a Sahwa leader but his escorts shot and killed the assailant, killing a civilian in the process. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday night, more than 200 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants attacked the village of a member of the State Legislative Assembly (MLA), Vijay Kumar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party, in the Kala Pahar village of Aurangabad district, Bihar province, India. The Maoist guerrillas opened fire to create panic among the villagers, set ablaze three vehicles being used by the MLA’s construction company and abducted four laborers. No casualties were reported. Police suspected that the Maoist attack was linked to an extortion demand on the construction company, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday night, more than 200 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants attempted to assassinate a member of the State Legislative Assembly (MLA), Vijay Kumar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party, in the Kala Pahar village of Aurangabad district, Bihar province, India. However, MLA member Vijay Kumar Singh was not present at his residence when the Maoist rebels arrived and therefore no casualties were reported. Police suspected that the Maoist attack was linked to an extortion demand on the construction company contracted by the MLA party, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants beheaded four civilians after abducting them at Chainpur road under Arki police station in Jharkhand's Khunti district, India. A hand-written note left behind by the Maoists claimed the four persons were being punished for indulging in robbery and extortion. The deceased had been identified as Ashok Lohra, Mahadeo Lohra, Hari Lohra and Bhagwan Kumhar.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, a Taliban suicide car bomber detonated his device inside a district police compound in Khash Rud in the southwestern province of Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two policemen were killed and five were wounded from the bombing attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, at 0610, at Murunkan government hospital, in Murunkan area, Mannar, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant opened 120mm artillery fire on the hospital, damaging it. No casualties or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, at 1000, in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand, on Prachawiwat and Wongpradit roads, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices, damaging two minimarts but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired two mortar shells, hitting near the Al-Ali Al-Adheem mosque in the Zafaraniyah neighborhood. The attack wounded two people and damaged two nearby houses, but no group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired six rockets into a village, wounding six civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, in Manna, Sri Lanka, three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants fired mortar bombs into a holy Christian Madhu shrine premises, which is a No Firing Zone. Damage was caused to the shrine and no casualties or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the LTTE was responsible.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, two members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 51st Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  were arrested when they were found near a gas pipeline with 10 kilograms of explosives , two electric fuses and 20 yards of wiring in Guayabetal, Cudimamarca, Colombia.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at 1410, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in an office building located in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, killing himself and injuring two others. The bomber, Han Wushun, demanded unpaid wages from Xinjiang Beixin Road and Bridge Construction, and had stated that the bomb would detonate if he wasn't paid. The injured men, Yang Tao and Lu Jianzhong, were attempting to escape as the bomb detonated. Yang's face and Lu's hands were injured. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at approximately 1600, in the Shorijah district of eastern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a public market, killing two civilians, wounding seven others, and damaging four shops and three vehicles.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the Yaaqshid district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, assailants shot and seriously wounded Somali MP Amir Mohammad Jaketi. According to reports, gunmen sprayed his vehicle with automatic weapons fire, killing his driver and wounding him in the chest. Jaketi was rushed to a nearby hospital and is unknown condition. No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday night at 0410, a homemade bomb exploded early Wednesday in front of hardware store, damaging the façade of the L & A Construction and Electrical Supplies in downtown Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. No casualties were reported, and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday night at 2330 in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a parked car bomb targeted the motorcade of the chief of police of Ninawa,  wounding nine civilians and one policeman. The Chief of Police wasn't wounded in the attack. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, a primary school being used as an Afghan refugee camp for the past two years was blown up in the Lakhti Bandai area of Hangu, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, four unidentified militants attacked the Kandahar provincial government offices compound with a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, three individual suicide bombers armed with firearms in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The first explosion took place after the three individual suicide bombers exited the vehicle they arrived in and the driver detonated the vehicle killing several civilians and police. Seven civilians and six police were killed in the overall attack and 17 were injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Athens, Greece, two homemade explosive devices went off overnight outside banks in an Athens suburb. The bombs caused a small amount of damage and there were no casualties. Bank branches of Proton Bank, Eurobank and the Bank of Cyprus were targeted. An unknown group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Kirkuk, Karbala', Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a barber shop, wounding the barber shop owner and damaging the barber shop and several other adjacent stores. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Loti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a gas pipeline, damaging one gas pipeline but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants threw and hand grenade into a bakery, damaging the structure of the building, and then opened fire on the people inside, killing the owner, Paind Khan, and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, suspected Taliban militants stormed the bungalow of the President of PML (Q) and former Federal Minister Amir Muqam and evicted the security guard in Bahrain, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Around 50 militants were involved in the incident. No casualties were reported.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, unidentified militants blew up an electricity tower near the Shergarh area of Mardan, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/01/2010: On Thursday night around 2200, near the Avantipora station in the Gulbugh area near Kakapora town of Phulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba activists detonated an improvised explosive device on a section of railway tracks, damaging about two to three meters of track but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2010: On Thursday night at 2230, in the Bacho district of Narathiwat, Thailand, two unidentified militants armed with AK-47 and M16 rifles fired upon a tea shop where they killed three civilians. The three slain victims were identified as Hawae Takae-aree, Harong Takae-aree, and Niyae Tuanwoh. Police reported that the militants intended to create a rift between Buddhist and Muslim people in the region and that specifically they were thought to be either avenging the killing of key rebel suspect Muhamadwari Maeyu in a February clash with security forces or hitting back at government policy to win community support. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2010: On Thursday night, in Crete, Greece, a bomb was placed on the stairs of the Arkalhori village hall, but was defused by authorities. The bomb consisted of 10 liter barrel filled with stones, 5.5 kilograms of explosives from old shells, two common detonators with slow-burning fuses and a digital watch battery. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, two people were injured when assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a liquor store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2010: On Thursday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2010: On Thursday, in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been placed on a vehicle, injuring three civilians and damaging one car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2010: On Thursday, in the Kalinga Nagar area of Jajpur district, in Orissa, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants set fire to a mobile phone tower owned by a private company, partially damaging the structure. Some posters bearing the CPI-M name were found near the tower. No casualties were caused and the CPI-M claimed responsibility. The handwritten posters opposed the common corridor road project which was being constructed with police protection. The posters warned the administration and the people who supported them.
04/01/2010: On Thursday, in Toturbiykala outside of Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, a car bomb exploded killing two people and wounded one other. Initial reports said the explosives in the VAZ-2199 car went off accidentally. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
04/01/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1710, at stall no. 12-d at Barangay Market Site in Isabela, Basilan, Philippines, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device planted inside a fruit basket in front of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). The bomb had electrical wire and a time fuse attached to it. One civilian was injured and no group claimed responsibility. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. It is unknown if it was Abu Sayyaf or the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces who carried out the bomb attack to divert military and police operations to rescue kidnap victims.
04/01/2011: On Friday evening around 2030, near the Koel River at Jologhat, Gumla, Jharkhand, India, 10-12 unidentified militants beat up employees, Dilu Lohra, Kartik, Chhotu, and an unknown amount of others of a construction site. The assailants also used diesel stored to run the machines to set fire to two excavators and a motorcycle of a construction company building a bridge. The attack caused $223,278 (INR 10 million) in damages. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) militants were responsible.
04/01/2011: On Friday night, in Danday Darpakhel village near Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up the Government Girls' High School that was being constructed, causing no casualties. According to witnesses, three blasts were heard during the night, and that only the portion of the building being constructed was destroyed, but the original building was still intact. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2011: On Friday night, near Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan, Pakistan, four carriages of the Peshawar-bound Quetta Express derailed when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device on the railway track while the train was passing through the Sim-Shakh area. The attackers also fired on the train after the explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the railway tracks and the train, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2011: On Friday, along National Highway 31 in Golokgunj Chariali near Dhubri, Assam, India, acting on a tip off, a joint patrolling team of police and army recovered a 3.3 kilogram improvised explosive device from a private bus concealed in a bag under a seat planted by unidentified militants. The explosive device was defused, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2011: On Friday, at the Khalid Market in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive jacket as tribal militiamen raided a house in the market after receiving a tip of the bomber’s presence. At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in the attack; however, one report indicated the casualties were as high as two killed and ten others wounded. The house and six nearby shops collapsed from the blast. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, according to police the suicide bomber was planning to attack some public gathering on the time of Friday prayer in a mosque. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/01/2011: On Friday, in Biratnagar, Morang, Kosi, Nepal, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device near a police station. Police defused the device, resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2011: On Friday, in Doog village in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a tube-well, resulting in no casualties and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2011: On Friday, in La Purisima village in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, six unidentified gunmen of the Manaobo tribe kidnapped 16 people attending a graduation ceremony of an elementary school and demanded the release of their leader, Ondo Perez, before they would free the hostages. The hostages were 14 adults including teachers and education department district officials and two children aged 10 and 13. The hostages were kept in two houses near the homes of the militants’ relatives in the jungle. On 04/03/2011 three of the hostages were released and the kidnappers received assurances from the government that Perez would be tried fairly. On 04/05/2011 the remaining 13 hostages were freed unharmed. The kidnappers were said to be former members of local militia forces that were given firearms to help defend remote communities in Mindanao from guerrilla attacks. After they were separated from the government militia, their guns were never recovered which is why they were armed. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2011: On Friday, in the Village Development Committee (VDC)-3, Humla, Karnali, Nepal, two civilians, a female, Laxmita Bohara and a male, Bhadur Bohara, were killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated by unidentified militants. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2012: A child was wounded when he stepped on a landmine in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Khairmeni area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2012: An assailant set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties, and the clinic reopened two days later. Francis Grady claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2012: An assailant was killed when the explosive device he was planting on a petrol tanker detonated in Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Two civilians were also wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2012: An explosive device attached to a gas pipeline detonated in Pir Koh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, but gas supply to the Sui purification plant was suspended. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police commander and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near a brick kiln in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2012: Assailants abducted three landmine removal workers in Nakchir area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The victims were working for the nongovernmental organization HALO Trust. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
04/01/2012: Assailants attacked a military base in Ceelbuur town, Galguduud region, Somalia. Two attackers were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/01/2012: Assailants attacked a military post in Shibam district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Seven soldiers were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/01/2012: Assailants killed a local government official in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The victim was Wanangu Kachuwa, the chairman of Chibok Local Government Area. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/01/2012: Assailants opened fire on Arturo Eustaquio III in Zamboanga city, Zamboanga City province, Philippines. Eustaquio, the president of the Universidad de Zamboanga, was killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2012: Assailants shot and killed a tax official in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2012: Two explosive devices detonated near a military convoy in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
04/01/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a pro-government tribal elder's vehicle in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least eight people were killed and nine other individuals were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: A suicide bomber in an oil tanker struck police headquarters in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Ten people were killed and 30 other individuals were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An assailant shot a watchman in Salawag village, Cavite province, Philippines. The victim died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near a convoy of police and security officers in Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One volunteer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in tambon Lubo Buesa, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Sui gas company pipeline in Malguzar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, the gas pipeline sustained damages. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near an army patrol in tambon Sawor, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Assailants then opened fire on the patrol. An army captain was killed and 14 soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near the District Development Office (DDO) in Janakpur city, Central development region, Nepal. No injuries were reported in the explosion. Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: An explosive device was found on an Easter parade route in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The device was defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Approximately 50 assailants assaulted the Sheikh Muhammad Grid Station in the Badh Bher suburb of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailants killed at least eight civilians and police, while four other people were kidnapped. The four kidnapped individuals were released on April 7, 2013. Army officials blamed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for carrying out the attack; however, a spokesperson for the group denied any involvement in the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants attacked the deputy governor of Tuz Khurmatu town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The mayor, Taleb Mohammed, and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants attacked the headquarters of a gas company at the Akkas gas field in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three employees were killed and two other people were kidnapped in the attack. The assailants also set fire to the offices and nearby vehicles. No information was available with regards to the outcome of the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected that Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) was behind the attack.
04/01/2013: Assailants kidnapped three people including the Tantamukti chief from Daldalkuhi village, Maharashtra state, India. No information was available with regards to an outcome for the hostages. Naxalites were responsible for the attack.
04/01/2013: Assailants kidnapped two private security guards in Rabat-e Sangi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The captives were responsible for guarding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoys. The attackers told them to plant explosive devices at their work site. When the victims refused, the attackers cut off one hand and one foot from each guard. Both victims were released on April 20, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victims were highway robbers.
04/01/2013: Assailants launched mortar shells at Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One woman, a doctor, was killed after her house was hit. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police officer and a militia member in Escalante city, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. Both victims were killed in the attack; however, one victim was able to shoot and kill one of the assailants before dying. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on five vehicles carrying North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supplies in Kambiri area, Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The attackers also threw gasoline on the trucks and set them on fire. The trucks were destroyed in the blaze; however, there were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device on a farm in Kariobangi area, Nairobi county, Kenya. The device was detonated near security forces, but there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants set fire to a vehicle near the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the arson.
04/01/2013: Assailants shot and killed a security officer in Ghail Bawazir region, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants threw explosive devices at the police in Rajshahi village, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: At least 25 assailants threw explosives while storming a liquor store in Dangia village, Odisha state, India. No injuries were reported. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility for the incident, demanding the closure of all liquor-making establishments.
04/01/2013: At least 30 armed assailants attacked the office of Al-Dustour newspaper in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was the final of four attacks on newspapers that had published stories critical of radical Shia cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi. A total of five people were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/01/2013: At least 30 armed assailants attacked the office of al-Mustaqila newspaper in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was the third of four attacks on newspapers that had published stories critical of radical Shia cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi. A total of five people were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/01/2013: At least 30 armed assailants attacked the office of Al-Nas newspaper in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported in this event. This was one of four attacks on newspapers that had published stories critical of radical Shia cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: At least 30 armed assailants attacked the office of Al-Parliman newspaper in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was the second of four attacks on newspapers that had published stories critical of radical Shia cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi. A total of five people were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/01/2013: Eight assailants abducted a Thai marine from his residence in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The Marine was found dead on April 2, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials believed that the attack may have been in retaliation for a February clash between marines and insurgents.
04/01/2013: Four assailants opened fire on a traffic police kiosk in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and two other individuals were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Gunmen attacked a police check post in Puran tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Gunmen fired shots toward the governor's office in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local sources attributed the attack to members of the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen). Sources believed that the shooting was part of a larger campaign to pressure the government into releasing the group's members from prison.
04/01/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the Mechanized Infantry Brigade base of the Philippines Army in Datu Piang town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the attack. A spokesperson for the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that a recent spate of attacks on army personnel were in retaliation for the torture and killing of a BIFM member by soldiers. Army officials denied having any knowledge or record of such an incident.
04/01/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of the Deputy Commissioner of Mastung in Turbat city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The commissioner's bodyguards returned fire and killed one assailant. No one else was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several anti-vehicle mines were discovered and defused in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several anti-vehicle mines were discovered and defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered by Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Khost province, Afghanistan. The devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Two explosive devices were discovered at the San Marco Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Rongai settlement, Rift Valley province, Kenya. Authorities defused the devices before they could detonate. This was one of two attacks against this camp in as many days. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Two explosive devices were found in the courtyard of an abandoned home in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Police defused the devices before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: A pipe bomb was discovered and removed from Townsend street in Strabane town, Strabane district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attempted attack to dissident Irish republicans.
04/01/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated outside a hujra in Naye Abadi area, Jamrud, Khyber Agency, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the hujra was destroyed in the blast. This was one of three bombs on civilian houses and hujras in the area on April 1, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
04/01/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated outside the residence of Jaidad Khan in Gharizam, Jamrud, Khyber Agency, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, part of the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of three bombs on civilian houses and hujras in the area on April 1, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: A sniper shot and killed a soldier in Hay al-Askar area, north Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Afghan Police Forces in central Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers and eight civilians were killed and five police officers and 20 civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military convoy in Hay al-Qadisiyah area, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five soldiers were killed and seven soldiers and civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: A suicide vest exploded while assailants were preparing a suicide bomber for an attack in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement in the incident.
04/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sab' al-Bur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near stores in Hay al-Asri area, Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Abdul Aziz in Aliabad area, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, part of the house was destroyed in the blast. This was one of three bombs on civilian houses and hujras in the area on April 1, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Maoists.
04/01/2014: An explosives-laden truck was discovered and defused on Juntas de Birmania Bridge in Inza municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/01/2014: Approximately seven assailants abducted two coalmine workers from Gasuapara area, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the abduction to members of A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK).
04/01/2014: Assailants abducted a senior special security forces officer from his vehicle in Ataq city, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the officer were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspect that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
04/01/2014: Assailants abducted Khasim Ruivah and his son in Litan zone, Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. Ruviah, the former education minister, and his son were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM)'s Wung Tangkhul region sub-group.
04/01/2014: Assailants attacked a building belonging to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Viransehir town, Sanliurfa province, Turkey. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint with firearms in Jabal Ras district, Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. At least two security personnel and two assailants were killed and two security personnel and one assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. An explosives-laden vehicle was also discovered and defused on-site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/01/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base near Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device along the Pan-American highway in Santander de Quilichao district, Cauca department, Colombia. No one was injured in the attack, but the highway was severely damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/01/2014: Assailants drove four explosives-laden vehicles towards the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation oil depot when they were intercepted by security forces at a checkpoint in Mulai town, five kilometers from Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. One bomber managed to detonate his explosives while the security forces opened fire on the other three vehicles At least 15 civilians, in addition to at least four assailants, were killed and 17 people, including five police officers, were injured. One potential bomber was also arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, residents attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
04/01/2014: Assailants fired an unknown number of mortar shells at a pro-government district in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of two mortar attacks on pro-government districts in Aleppo on the same day. Five people were killed and 26 others were injured across both attacks. Al-Tawhid Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the Syrian Army's violence against civilians and for its use of barrel bombs.
04/01/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at a pro-government district in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of two mortar attacks on pro-government districts in Aleppo on the same day. At least five people were killed and 26 others were injured across both attacks. Liwa Al-Tawhid, a subgroup of the Islamic Front (Syria), claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the Syrian Army's violence against civilians and for its use of barrel bombs.
04/01/2014: Assailants killed a member of the National Defense Forces in As Suwayda governorate, Syria. No further information is available.
04/01/2014: Assailants killed two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers in Mahaday town, Middle Shebelle region, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Brazilian coal train in Sofala province, Mozambique. The driver of the train was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a madrassa van in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One student was killed and another wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Al-Hadba' area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Yathrib area, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa Council member was killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abubakar Shariff Ahmed near the Shimo la Tewa prison in Mombasa city, Mombasa county, Kenya. At least two people including Ahmed, a radical Muslim cleric, were killed in the assault. Liwa al-Tawhid, a subgroup of the Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Captain Zakariyah Salih's vehicle in Ba'aj area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Salih, a member of the Al-Ba'aj police directorate intelligence service, and two of his guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers guarding a project site in Hay al-Qahirah area, north Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants set fire to the Ministry of Housing and Habitat in Chacao city, Miranda state, Venezuela. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants shot and injured a Ministry of Science and Technology employee in Jisr Diyala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Assailants threw a grenade near a liquor store and bus station in Williamnagar town, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. There were no reported casualties or injuries since the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B).
04/01/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a convoy including Vivek Verma in Jugalpahari area, Jhargram municipality, West Bengal state, India. Neither Verma, a subdivisional police officer, nor anyone else was harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Maoists.
04/01/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of anti-government protesters in Nonthaburi city, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. One person was killed and four were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship.
04/01/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Abubakar Al-Qaddafi in Sabha city, Sabha district, Libya. Al-Qaddafi, a Central Bank employee and revolution supporter, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Six explosive devices were discovered and defused at a Muslim cemetery in Tel Kabir neighborhood, Jaffa city, Tel Aviv district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a presidential campaign office in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: A suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated while fleeing from security forces in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An assailant attacked a Justice and Development Party (AKP) office in Kartal neighborhood, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nader, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Army (PA) convoy in Mahayag village, San Miguel district, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the convoy and nearby civilians. At least three people, including one soldier, one civilian, and one assailant, were killed and six others, including five soldiers and one civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Mushahidah, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Shalal Market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device disguised as a toy detonated in Khairmato, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a security forces checkpost in Pir Koh, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailant abducted a farmer accused of being a spy for the police in Chalidhor village, Bihar state, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/01/2015: Assailants abducted 13 Egyptian workers in Libya. All 13 hostages were released on May 16, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/01/2015: Assailants abducted five ExxonMobil employees from a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) in Ibeno district, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants abducted five Jayaswal Neco Industries Limited (JNIL) iron ore reserve workers in Chargaon, Chhattisgarh state, India. One hostage was released within an hour, while the remaining four victims were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/01/2015: Assailants abducted three civilians from Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the victims were accused of working with security forces.
04/01/2015: Assailants abducted three United Nations World Food Program (WFP) workers who were travelling from Malakal to Melut in Upper Nile state, South Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked Christian worshipers in Gidan Maso village, Kano state, Nigeria. The assailants also set fire to the Baptist Church and the residence of Reverend Habila Garba. The daughter of Reverend Garba, the pastor of the church, was killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked and injured a betel leaf truck driver in Kambiron, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked Bosso village, Diffa region, Niger. At least 47 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces from Chad and Niger. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) soldiers from Chad in Malam Maduri, Jigawa state, Nigeria. At least nine soldiers were killed and 16 others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked the National Security Directorate Headquarters in At Tawahi neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. This was one of two incidents targeting different NSD headquarters in Aden on the same day. There were no reported casualties, but 43 prisoners were freed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)and supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked the National Security Directorate Headquarters in Khur Maksar neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. This was one of two incidents targeting different NSD headquarters in Aden on the same day. There were no reported casualties, but 43 prisoners were freed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)and supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
04/01/2015: Assailants attacked Yarmuk Refugee Camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Ensuing clashes lasted for several days, as the assailants battled with Hamas members and Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers. An unknown number of people were killed and injured in the incident. Several medical workers and one Imam were also abducted in the attack. The Imam was released on April 22, 2015 while the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusrah Front.
04/01/2015: Assailants carried out an attack northeast of Tikrit, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2015: Assailants fired a shell at a military outpost in Abu Tawilah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The shell missed the outpost and struck a nearby civilian residence; a Bedouin civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base and detonated in Ansongo town, Gao region, Mali. At least one civilian was killed and two peacekeepers were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
04/01/2015: Assailants launched an airstrike on a school and an unknown number of houses in Zintan town, Jabal Al Gharbi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two airstrikes carried out by the same airplane in Jabal Al Gharbi on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/01/2015: Assailants launched an airstrike on the airport in Zintan town, Jabal Al Gharbi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two airstrikes carried out by the same airplane in Jabal Al Gharbi on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Libya Shield Force checkpoint in Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. At least six people were killed and three others were wounded in the assault. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a National Security Directorate (NSD) patrol in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. At least one officer was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on All Progressives Congress (APC) members, including the secretariat, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Balghali village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three police officers and four assailants, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Armed Forces train near Bani Hadir village, Beni Suef governorate, Egypt. At least three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents in a village in Logo district, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of three similar attacks in Logo on the same day. At least 30 people were killed across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incidents were carried out by Fulani militants.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Border Police stationed at the border crossing in Naseeb, Daraa governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties but at least nine Lebanese truck drivers were abducted in the incident. All nine hostages were released on April 13, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
04/01/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Mary's Church on Foster Street in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Egyptian Homeland Security (EHS) officer as he was leaving a mosque in Monufia governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/01/2015: Assailants stopped vehicles along the highway and kidnapped nine civilians in Dah Marda, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. All nine hostages were released on April 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) headquarters in Fatih neighborhood, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. At least one assailant was killed and two police officers wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C).
04/01/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two people were killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Suwaib, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a fish lake in Satih, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near an auto showroom in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle carrying journalists in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed and six people, including journalists, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
04/01/2016: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Khanapara, Meghalaya, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting police officers in Nineveh, Iraq. At least three officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants abducted 15 mine clearance personnel from the HALO Trust organization in Shapesh, Herat, Afghanistan. The hostages were released as of April 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/01/2016: Assailants abducted nine people from a tanker vessel off the coast of Ligitan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. Five hostages were released shortly after the abduction, and the remaining four hostages were released on June 8, 2016. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants abducted Tahir Hizam in Taizz governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of Hizam, a journalist, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
04/01/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians and slit their throats in Boodh, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/01/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked security forces on the Siniyah-Hadithah frontlines in Al Anbar, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing 15 assailants, including seven suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the frontlines on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2016: Assailants armed with grenade launchers and firearms attacked a coffee shop in Dusongdawa, Yala, Thailand. At least two civilians were killed while another civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2016: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Janale, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least 23 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, an unknown number of soldiers were killed and wounded in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
04/01/2016: Assailants attacked military forces in Al-Fathah, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one security member and three assailants were killed and two security members and five assailants were injured 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).
04/01/2016: Assailants attacked security forces at the Habbaniyah air base in Al Anbar, Iraq. At least seven soldiers were killed and 14 soldiers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked a military substation in Kiziltepe, Mardin, Turkey. At least one civilian was killed and 11 others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/01/2016: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked security forces on the Siniyah-Hadithah frontlines in Al Anbar, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing 23 assailants. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the frontlines on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2016: Assailants fired projectiles at Syrian Army soldiers in Al-Eis, Aleppo, Syria. Following this initial assault, three suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated near the soldiers. At least 40 people, including 24 soldiers and 16 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Jund al-Aqsa, Ahrar al-Sham, and Ajnad al-Sham.
04/01/2016: Assailants raided Tolkomari, near Kolofata, Extreme-North, Cameroon. At least one member of a vigilance committee was killed and one child was abducted in the attack. The assailants also looted shops in the village. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/01/2016: Assailants set fire to and opened fire on a lumber truck in Araucania, Chile. There were no reported casualties in this incident. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mapuche activists.
04/01/2016: Assailants set fire to the Church of Santa Joaquina in Padre Las Casas, Araucania, Chile. No casualties were reported in the incident. Weichan Auka Mapu claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of Meisnam Amub in Imphal, Manipur, India. Amub, the Medical Superintendent of the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), was not injured in the attack. The Maoist Communist Party of Manipur claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants threw two incendiary devices at the Konotop Television Studio in Konotop, Sumy, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2016: Assailants, including two suicide bombers, attacked security forces in Kharirdan, Nineveh, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing 27 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 25 explosive devices in the outskirts of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military personnel at a bazaar in Syedkhel, Khost, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers, including a commander, were killed and six students were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2017: An assailant stabbed two ultra-Orthodox Jewish civilians on Hagai Street in the Muslim Quarter of Old City neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank. Police officers intervened, killing the assailant while an officer was also injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Ahmad Gazal, as a Palestinian extremist.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Line of Control (LOC) in Degwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one Indian Army soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle outside Mahaday, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Lambar 50, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Following the blast, assailants then attacked the convoy. There were no reported casualties in the blast and ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents targeting AMISOM convoys in Afgoye district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/01/2017: An explosive device detonated on a farm in Gwarsha neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: An explosive device planted in a barbeque grill detonated near a restaurant along Quezon Avenue in Midsayap, North Cotabato, Philippines. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
04/01/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a culvert in Badedongar, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/01/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside an Egyptian National Police (ENP) training center in Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt. At least two officers were killed and 14 other people, including officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Revolution's Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack. Separately, the Hasam Movement also claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was retaliation for the mistreatment of prisoners and their families by security forces in Tanta.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted a Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census worker in Buleda subdistrict, Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of farmers in Rodkhani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related kidnappings on this date. At least eight farmers were taken hostage across both attacks. The whereabouts of the farmers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of farmers in Sinzali, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related kidnappings on this date. At least eight farmers were taken hostage across both attacks. The whereabouts of the farmers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted Hanad Ali Guled in Mogadishu, Somalia. Gulled, a Goobjoog journalist and Media for Aid founding member, was tortured and escaped the following day, on April 2, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: Assailants attached an explosive device to an intellectually disabled man and sent him to target Federal Police officers in Old City neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. Security forces opened fire, causing the assailant to flee. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2017: Assailants equipped with firearms and machetes attacked military personnel in Tshimbulu, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kamwina Nsapu Militia.
04/01/2017: Assailants executed at least 16 fleeing civilians in Old City neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Royal Thai Armed Forces patrol in Sadawa subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army convoy on Bemina Bypass in Bemina neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three soldiers were injured in the assault. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2017: Assailants raided Lwebo, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least five people, including a traditional chief, were killed and several buildings were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kamwina Nsapu Militia.
04/01/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Caddow Dibille, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of two incidents targeting AMISOM convoys in Afgoye district on the same day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/1982: Members of the United Freedom Front robbed Chittenden Trust Company in South Burlington, Vermont, United States. $61,494 were stolen.  It is unknown if anyone was injured in the incident.
04/02/1998: In one of two linked incidents, a bomb exploded outside the Peitavas Street Synagogue in the Old Town section of Riga, Latvia, causing severe damage to the 92-year-old building and the surrounding area. No casualties occurred as a result of this incident, which was suspected to have been perpetrated by Fascist extremists.
04/02/1998: One hundred armed Abkhaz men entered the village of Primorskoye, Georgia and killed three men and captured nineteen others. The fate of the kidnap victims was unknown. They claimed that there intent was to purge the village of Georgian guerillas.
04/02/1998: Seven people were injured when a bomb exploded in the town market in Arzew, Algeria. There was minor damage to the market. No group or individual claimed responsibility, but the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was suspected in the attack.
04/02/1998: Two people were killed and two people were injured when a vehicle was damage by a land mine which exploded in Tigzirt, Algeria. The vehicle was badly damaged from the explosion. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/02/1999: A branch of the Caja de Ahorros de Navarra bank in Pamplona, Spain, was attacked with Molotov cocktails by unknown perpetrators, causing serious damage to the building. There were no casualties, as residents in the building evacuated due to the smoke.
04/02/1999: A large group dressed in Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) paraphernalia attacked the entourage of Golkar Party's General Chairman, Akbar Tandjung, while they were on their way to a meeting. No casualties occurred in the attack. Three individuals, who claimed to be members of the militant youth group Pemuda Pancasila, were arrested in relation to the incident.
04/02/1999: An unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate Russian Army General Vladimir Semenov with grenades while he was riding in his car along the road from Kislovodsk to Cherkessk in Russia. General Semenov was a candidate for the post of head of Karachay-Cherkessia. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/02/1999: Georgian guerrillas detonated an explosive device at an administration building of the Gali District of the republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, targeting the First Deputy Prime Minister, Konstantin Ozgan.
04/02/1999: The car of the former president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, was shot at by four unknown gunmen outside his home in Lusaka, Zambia. Kaunda was not in the car at the time of the shooting.
04/02/1999: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a police bunker on the Mannar-Vavuniya Road in Kattaiadampan, Sri Lanka, which was manned by military-trained police, killing five.
04/02/2000: A homemade bomb detonated between Haouch El-Leban and Haouch El-Makhfi in Ouled Hadjadj, Algeria. The bomb was placed near the home of a municipal guard. Four were injured. The perpetrators were unknown.
04/02/2001: A car bomb exploded near a convoy of Israeli soldiers near the city of Nablus, West Bank. No casualties or suspects were reported in this incident.
04/02/2001: An unidentified assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at a school in Taoyuan, Taiwan, killing two and injuring 18 more.
04/02/2001: An unidentified gunman shot and killed Ricardo Orozco, Colombian Hospital Workers' Union vice president, as he was leaving his residence in Barranquilla, Colombia, and going to work.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources note that Orozco was being targeted by paramilitary members of a death squad in the area due to his status as an activist.
04/02/2001: Five people were injured when a home bomb exploded in the settlement of Oum-Tsaa near Kef-Bouacida, in the commune of Oued El-Aneb (Annaba), Algiers. There were no arrests in the attack.
04/02/2001: Suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) members attacked a Nepalese police checkpoint in Rukumkot, Nepal. Authorities listed 35 police officers as being killed and at least 14 wounded in the attacks. The rebels also took 23 policemen hostage, saying they would be released only after they promised to leave the force (outcome unknown).
04/02/2001: Unidentified individuals detonated a timed explosive in the cowshed of Lekhnath Neupane, a Congressional official, in Kathmandu, Nepal.  No one was injured in the explosion, although damage was reportedly done to the walls surrounding Neupane's home.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, officials blamed an ongoing campaign by Maoist separatists for the explosion.
04/02/2001: Unidentified individuals detonated an explosive outside the home of Achyut Krishna Kharel, formerly the Inspector General of the police, in Dhumbarahi, Nepal.  No one was injured, although the windows and door of the house were damaged.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although police claimed Maoist separatists were behind the incident.
04/02/2002:  Three Russian troops died when they ate fruit contaminated with an unknown chemical in Novograzonskoye, Chechnya.
04/02/2002: Arsonists set fire to a Jewish cemetary pavilion in the French town of Schiltigheim. Most of the building was destroyed. There were no causalties or injuries. No suspects have been found.
04/02/2002: Members of the Lebanese group Hizballah fired a katyusha rocket near the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona in the Upper Galilee region. There were no casualties. The rocket was found in an open field. Hizballah later denied firing the rocket.
04/02/2002: Two unknown assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a Marseille synagogue. The cocktail landed near two police guards. No one was injured, and no suspects were found.
04/02/2002: Unidentified gunmen attacked a train traveling from Pointe Noire to Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three civillians were killed and 12 were hurt in the attack. The gunmen were suspected to be members of the rebel "Ninja" group.
04/02/2003: A bomb planted by a row of food stalls and restaurants near the entrance gate of a passenger terminal at the Sasa Wharf in Davao, Philippines exploded, killing 16 people and injuring 55 others. The Government suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was responsible for the attack, but MILF denied responsibility and condemned the bombing. Two individuals were later arrested for this attack. Ismael Acmad, also known as Toto, was identified as the alleged planner. Tahome Urong, also known as Sermin Tohami, was identified as an alleged accomplice. They reportedly belong to the Special Operations Group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and have links to Jemaah Islamiyah.
04/02/2003: An Israeli tank exploded in Rafah, Palestine after being hit with an anti-tank rocket. The HAMAS Military Wing, Martyr Izz-al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. No one was injured in the attack.
04/02/2004:  Approximately 26 pounds of explosives hidden under the track of a train that links Seville to Madrid were found and disarmed in Mocejon, Spain. The package containing the explosives was found by a security guard. Police claimed that the bomb looked like it was not fully assembled and speculated that the assailants were interrupted and could not finish the assembly correctly. No organization claimed responsibility for the attempted incident.
04/02/2005: A bomb exploded at the Dipendra Police Boarding School in Dang, Nepal. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack though authorities suspected that Maoist militants were the perpetrators.
04/02/2005: A land mine exploded and killed one person along a highway in near Khaireni in Nepal’s Gorkha (District). Local authorities blamed Maoist rebels for the attack.
04/02/2005: A roadside bomb exploded along a highway near Abu-Ghraib Prison targeting a US military convoy passing through Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Several US soldiers were wounded in the attack. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
04/02/2005: In Narathiwat, Thailand insurgents coordinately attacked governmental buildings. There were no casualties, yet some two dozen of these government-owned installations were burned down, and over one-thousand rubber trees, vital income for farmers in South Thailand, were destroyed.
04/02/2005: Insurgents in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq killed four policemen and one civilian when a car bomb they implanted remotely detonated on Highway 20, just north of Baghdad. The policemen were killed when they inspected the suspicious-looking vehicle. The attack also injured two other officers and one civilian.
04/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents killed four US soldiers on patrol in Hadithah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2005: Two Central Reserve Police Force personnel one policeman were injured in a bomb blast in Dibrugarh, India. ULFA militants were suspected in the attack.
04/02/2005: Two men were shot and killed when unknown assailants attacked their vehicle in Baladruz, Iraq. The victims had been working with US forces in Baladruz. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2005: United Liberation Front of Asom militants triggered a grenade blast that seriously injured five people near a hotel in Guwahati, India.
04/02/2006: A bomb blast inside a bus in Ampara, Sri Lanka killed 16 passengers. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A bomb exploded about 1,600 feet from a polling station in the Cho Airong (District), Thailand. The blast injured one police officer in a two-car convoy that was transporting ballot boxes. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A bomb exploded outside a school in Cho Airong (District), Thailand. The school was serving as a polling place and two soldiers guarding the school were injured in the blast. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A bomb tied to a tree was detonated by a cell phone near a polling place in front of Ban Yaning school in Joh I Rong (District), Thailand. The blast critically injured two army privates who were patrolling outside the station. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A bomb went off in front of a music shop in Tikrit, Iraq. The bombing killed one civilian. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A group of eight individuals severely beat an adolescent of Kazakh nationality in Surgut, Russia. The youth survived but was severly injured. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A group of suspected Kurdish assailants stopped a passenger bus and tossed gasoline bombs at it, sending the vehicle careening into pedestrians and killing three in the Bagcilar (District) in Istanbul, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: A homemade explosive device exploded in Barsuki, Russia next to a statue honoring Idris Zyazikov, a Soviet leader of Ingushetia, and damaged it and blew out windows in nearby buildings, but did not injure anyone. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: A pickup owned by the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) hit a landmine in a Sunni area of (District) Bolan, Pakistan. The explosion killed the seven levy personnel and a private guard it was carrying. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A tractor driver was killed and two others injured when their tractor-trailer hit a landmine in Panwari Sanari of Dera Murad Jamali, Pakistan. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: A tractor hit a landmine in Sohbat area in Jaffarabad (District), killing the driver, Ameer Muhammad, instantly. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: About 36 armed members of the CPI-Maoists laid siege to the Naudal railway station in the Patna district of India for nearly two hours and abducted the station manager, Rajesh Kumar, and another worker and freed them after an hour. The police found no perpetrators when arriving after midnight. No casualties were reported, and services on the Patya-Gaya section resumed after its two hour suspension.
04/02/2006: An explosion took place at a pavilion in front of Bangkhunthong's tambon administrative office, 2,300 feet away from the Ban Khok Ngoo election station in Tak Bai,Thailand. There were no injuries and no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: An unknown number of suspected militants had placed a bomb under the supports of a bridge in Ban Gue Rong, Tak Bai (District), Thailand. The blast seriously injured two police officers. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified gunmen planted explosives around the Al-Kubba Shi'a mosque in Al-Kubba, Iraq. The gunmen detonated the bomb killing a police officer standing outside the mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen attacked the Imam Ali Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no damage done to the building and there were no casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the act.
04/02/2006: Bombs exploded in front of three CD stores in Ba'qubah, Iraq. The stores were damaged, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: Four unidentified gunmen attacked a family in Shi'a Dura district, Baghdad, Iraq.  The gunmen shot and killed the four civilians in the house. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Israeli police prevented a suicide bombing when they stopped a car with two Palestinians with explosive belts inside trying to enter the northern town of Beit She'an, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: Kabul security officials announced in the afternoon that a missile landed in the 8th precinct of Kabul, Afghanistan. The press office of the Defense Ministry said later that the missile caused no damage or casualties. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: Meregilda Súchite, an indigenous activist, was shot by a gunman while on her way to mass in Olopa municipality, Guatemala. She later died from the gun shot wounds. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Paramilitary forces defused a remote-controlled bomb planted on the main railway Mach Railway Station in Mach, Pakistan. There were no casualties and there was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Police recovered the body of a college student who was abducted by unknown perpetrators from Gazipur, Bangladesh. The body was found in a suitcase at the city's Sayedabad Bus Terminal area early April 9. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Suspected members of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists attacked members of the People's Front Nepal in the Betahani area of Banke (District) in Nepal. The civilians were attacked because they refused to attend a rally; five civilians were injured in the attack.
04/02/2006: Suspected members of the Taliban stopped a vehicle carrying a Turkish engineer employed by the Ankara-based Kolin construction company and his bodyguards passing through Farah Province, Afghanistan. Everyone was forced out and the guards stripped of their weapons. The Taliban perpetrators then shot and killed the engineer, subsequenlty setting his body on fire. The bodyguards were reportedly released unharmed.
04/02/2006: Three civilians and seven other people were injured in back-to-back bomb blasts at the rest area of a state-run farm. the first explosion was set off when a girl stepped on a mine and died. the girls family set off a second mine when they ran out towards her. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Unidentified assailants attacked a group of devotees at the shrine of a Muslim Sufi saint. The attack injured two people and there was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Unidentified attackers opposed to India's rule in the Kashmir region shot dead Mohammed Afzal, a councillor of the Municipal Council at Sopore in the Baramulla (District) in Sopore, India. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed three Shi'a civilians and wounded three others, while they were traveling on a minibus in Balad Ruz, Iraq. The gunmen were searching for their son who had been kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2006: Unknown gunmen assassinated Sunni Arab sheik Abdul-Minaam Awad using firearms in his village of Zobaa, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Walid Sobhi Ahmed, director of religious tourism at the Transport Ministry, was kidnapped by gunmen in the central Mustansiriyah area of Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2006: Wanabdulrohim Sritulakarn, a deputy district chief from Pattani province of Thailand, was shot by by two gunmen with a pistol as he drove in his sedan. The deputy district chief later died from his wounds, but their was no claim of responsibility.
04/02/2007: A car bomb detonated in a parking garage in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and wounding ten more.  In addition, five cars and numerous buildings were damaged by the bomb.  The blast was targeting a governmental property registration agency.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2007: A school in Afghanistan’s Khost Province was destroyed when militants exploded two bombs on the premises.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2007: In Narathiwat province, Thailand, suspected militants opened fire on a motorcycle.  The driver was unharmed, but the passenger was killed.
04/02/2007: In Yala province, Thailand, gunmen shot at a family of three on their way home in their pickup truck.  All three were injured and the woman died in a hospital the following day.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2007: Nine electrical company workers were abducted by gunmen as they were leaving work near Al-Khalis, Iraq.  No one claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, and the fate of the workers was unknown.
04/02/2007: Six construction workers were shot and killed by suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka’s Batticaloa district.  However, no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2007: Sixteen people were killed and 25 were wounded when a bomb exploded on a crowded bus near the Kondawattuwan security check point near Ampara, Sri Lanka.  Authorities blamed the attack on members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), but the group denied any responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2007: Suspected Islamic militants attacked a private radio station in Nigeria's largest northern city, damaging its transmitter.  The militants, armed with batons and knives, hurled stones at Freedom Radio for broadcasting views that were considered heretical to the Prophet Mohammed.  No group made a claim of responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2007: Two foreign workers were kidnapped by gunmen after a raid on their offshore oil rig in Nigeria’s Bayelsa State.  The fate of the two men was unknown.  No one claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/02/2007: Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a 27-year-old Muslim villager as he sat in front of his house in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/02/2008: On Tuesday, a bridge on the Indus Highway was blown up by unidentified people in Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The bomb was placed at the base of the bridge. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing and no casualties were reported.
04/02/2008: On Tuesday, at 0830, about 10 armed men seized Mullong Marrack from a jeep in Labbah village, Maimbung, Sulu, Philippines. A brother of Dr. Abu, an Abu Sayyaf leader, led the abduction. Marrack was released at 0145 on 4/3/2008 near where he was kidnapped.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday afternoon at 1400, in Baghdad, Iraq, two civilians and one police officer were killed when armed assailants fired upon a vehicle transporting workers from a mobile phone company. In addition to the casualties, the vehicle sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday at dawn, three IEDs targeting three houses in Sadiyah village of Khanaqeen (east Baquba), Diyala province, Iraq, exploded killing one woman and injuring one man. Police arrested 17 al-Qaeda gunmen suspected of planting the bombs during a raid following the bombing attacks. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday at noon, an explosive device targeted cleaning workers detonated in al-Mashtal neighborhood of east Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, wounding four people. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday in Al Bi'aj, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a vehicle, killing two off-duty police officers and a civilian and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday in As Sa'diyah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices at three residences, killing one civilian, wounding one other, and damaging the three residences.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday in Baaquba, Diyala, Iraq, a suspected Al Qaeda member blew up a civilian house, leaving no casualties and causing no further damage.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the convoy of the city's police chief, damaging a vehicle in the convoy but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb targeting Maytham Ibrahim, a cameraman working for al-Diyar satellite channel, killed three civilians in the eastern neighborhood of Talbiyah in Baghdad province, Baghdad, Iraq. Thirteen people, including Al-Diyar cameraman Maytham Ibrahim, were wounded in the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, assailants fired four Grad-type rockets at a community in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel, wounding two civilians and damaging an apartment building.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, four persons were killed and four others, including a chieftain and his son, were kidnapped by suspected al-Qaeda gunmen at a fake checkpoint near the town of Dalouiya in Tikrit, Salah ad Din province, Iraq. The status of the hostages are unknown and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, in Bagar area, Suhbat, Jaffarabad, Pakistan, an improved explosive device planted on a bicycle functioned, killing two people, a local landlord and his aide. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, in Kohi Wal locality, Darra Adam Khel, NWFP, Pakistan, militants detonated an improved explosive device at the Government Girl's Middle School. Three rooms were damaged and no casualties resulted from the explosion. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, near Sobatpur, in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, killing two civilians and damaging one vehicle and one bicycle.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, several armed men fired at a civilian car killing two women working for Iraqna mobile telephone company and injuring their driver in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2008: On Wednesday, unknown gunmen opened fire on a car, killing an off-duty policeman in central Kirkuk, at Ta'mim province, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/02/2009: On Thursday at 1200 noon, six armed men burned two back hoes of Alraf Construction Company in Sibuco town in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. No casualties were reported and no one claimed responsibility.
04/02/2009: On Thursday in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a parked car bomb wounded nine civilians. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/02/2009: On Thursday in Maysan, Iraq, four Katyusha rockets landed on a sugar factory setting one of the warehouses on fire. The rockets also set ten vehicles belonging to the facility on fire. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, in Moktama village, Chatra, Jharkhand, India, Communist Party of India- Maoist militants  blew up a healthcare center, damaging the center but causing no casualties. Around 50 militants were involved in the attack.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, in Moktama village, Chatra, Jharkhand, India, Communist Party of India- Maoist militants  blew up a school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. Around 50 militants were involved in the attack.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, in Moktama village, Chatra, Jharkhand, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist militants detonated explosives in the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, damaging the house. Around 50 militants were involved in the attack. No casualties were reported.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, in Padia, Malkangiri, Orissa, India, approximately 100 assailants set fire to Aircel mobile phone towers, damaging two towers but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, in the Zeen Koh area, in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a gas pipeline, damaging one gas pipeline but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, New People's Army communist rebels set on fire a tractor worth P1.8 million owned by a known businessman in Piat, Cagayan province, Philippines. Investigation by the police revealed that two unidentified male suspects have approached the operator of the heavy equipment machine and reportedly inquired if they can hire it. The tractor operator said that upon arriving at a deserted area the suspects took out their firearms then started setting the equipment on fire using gasoline siphoned from the machine’s gas tank. No casualties were reported. Authorities believe that the motive was that the owner did not pay revolutionary taxes. The New People's Army claimed responsibility according to the police chief.
04/02/2009: On Thursday, two unidentified militants shot and killed a local of the Pakistan Peoples Party,  Shamsul Hassan alias Shams Bihari, outside his residence in Marine Drive Apartment in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/02/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1600, at the foot of Budo Hill in the Bacho district of Narathiwat, Thailand, two unidentified militants armed with AK-47 and M16 rifles fired upon and killed six game hunters travelling in a truck. The six victims were identified as Damrong Thongjinda, Sukon Kaewsam-ang, Thanoo Sengseedaeng, Nitipong Sengseedaeng, Samai Sengseedaeng and Kampol Praikaew. When police officers from the Bacho police station were traveling to the scene a bomb exploded, wounding ten officers. The attackers used a 15 kilogram home-made bomb stored in a cooking gas cylinder, which was buried along the path. Police reported that the militants intended to create a rift between Buddhist and Muslim people in the region and that specifically they were thought to be either avenging the killing of key rebel suspect Muhamadwari Maeyu in a February clash with security forces or hitting back at government policy to win community support. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2010: On Friday morning, in Kaminia, Crete, Greece, a bomb placed at the entrance of a building that housed the offices of the Spiritual and Cultural Association of Arab Solidarity and Peace exploded causing minor damage. Police recovered a gas canister and the remains of a plastic container that had petrol. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified location in the Konduz province of Afghanistan, unknown assailants kidnapped a 40-year-old Japanese journalist by the name of Kosuke Tsuneoka, and took him to an unknown location. The freelance journalist had been in Afghanistan since mid March to cover the Taliban. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown and no group claimed responsibility, thought the Taliban was suspected to be responsible.
04/02/2010: On Friday, in Miranshah, Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants kidnapped two local tribesman. The hostages were killed on 04/23/2010. A note found near the bodies said "all those spying for the U.S. and Pakistan will suffer the same fate." No group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2011: On Saturday morning around 0530, on an unspecified road near Gerulia village in Jhargram, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, four militants on two motorcycles shot and killed a teacher and former supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), identified as Prabodh Mahato. According to police, Mahato was beaten first and then fired on twice at close range. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Jhargram Squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
04/02/2011: On Saturday morning at 0600, between kilometer marker eight and nine in the village of Silvania of Orito, Putumayo, Colombia, the Trasandino oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was attacked with dynamite, which resulted in a fire. Furthermore, an unspecified amount of oil was spilled into the Yurumito River, which has affected the water supply to the local civilian community. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
04/02/2011: On Saturday night around 0200, in Marivan, Kordistan, Iran, unknown gunmen opened fire and threw a grenade on a border guard post, killing three soldiers, a police officer and wounding two soldiers. Clashes between the gunmen and soldiers broke out and lasted over 45 minutes. Four of the gunmen were killed while one was wounded and left behind his weapon. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iranian security officials report that the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan is responsible.
04/02/2011: On Saturday night, near the Doipang Railway Station in Udalguri, Assam, India, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device on railroad tracks, causing ten wagons of a goods train to derail and badly damaging eight wagons. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, at Naguluru village under Kalimela block in Malkangiri, Odisha, India, unidentified militants shot and killed two men, identified as Sanyasi Barge and Tapel Gangeya. Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) held a 'praja court' (People’s Court) and charged the two men with being police informers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, in Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of a pro-government tribal elder in the Kushak area, Rab Nawaz Mari, killing two people and wounding three others. Mari's two nephews, identified as Bahar Khan and Mohammad Din, died instantly, while three others, including Habibur Rehman, Mian Khan and Saifullah, sustained critical injures. Multiple vehicles were destroyed in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, in Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a sticky bomb that was attached to the car of Dhiab Tareq, an employee in the Iraqi Council of Ministers, near the Prime Minister's office, wounding Tareq and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 25 year-old constable Ronan Kerr, was killed outside his home when an improvised explosive device detonated under his car. It is believed that the officer was targeted because of his job and religion. The amount of monetary damage caused is unknown. One person has been charged in connection with the attack and a breakaway group of the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility through a statement to the Belfast Telegraph.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, in the rural area known as Selvas de Lipa outside Arauca, Arauca, Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced passengers off a bus belonging to the Sugamuxi bus company. The militants then set the bus, including all of the luggage and belongings of the passengers, on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities believe the FARC is responsible.
04/02/2011: On Saturday, near Rongshuli village in East Guwahati, Assam, India, unidentified militants using automatic weapons killed three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured four others in an ambush. The deceased personnel were identified as Havaldar Devendra Shah, Mithu Singh and a constable Dilip Kumar. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants were responsible.
04/02/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Pirka area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/02/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Khwajak Baba area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at Sher Market in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at this market on this day; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. Twenty-three people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at Sher Market in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at this market on this day; this second blast targeted people responding to a previous explosion. Twenty-three people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sultan Mastura town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated near a bus stop in Sadda town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One person was killed and 13 others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated near a government office in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated near a liquefied natural gas pipeline in Balhaf town, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the explosion. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation for the death of five of the group's members in a drone strike the previous week.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated near a local government chief's truck in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. The chief, Ismael Buenae, and three other officials were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants abducted Jeffrey Lim in Salug municipality, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. Lim, the mayor of Salug, was released on November 5, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
04/02/2012: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Tergeran area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed, and 11 others were abducted. The abducted police officers were successfully rescued on April 5, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/02/2012: Assailants attacked a Pakistani military post in Bazai district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Four soldiers and 13 assailants were killed in the attack, while five other people were wounded and seven soldiers were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants attacked a poppy eradication campaign in Kal Kala locality, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack, and one police officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants detonated three explosive devices around a power pylon in Kalabat village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The pylon was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police patrol in Zangal Boshi area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and 10 assailants were killed in the attack, and four police officers and four assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Panjaw Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including one assailant, were killed in the attack, and two others were injured. Three officers were also abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on Hassan Soomro in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Soomro, the vice president of the Pakistan People's Party's Lyari wing, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Malaybalay city, Bukidnon province, Philippines. One soldier was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, military officials attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/02/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device outside of Swissotel in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Hotel cleaners discovered the device, and a bomb squad safely detonated it. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants set fire to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply tankers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but six fuel tankers were destroyed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants shot and killed a State Security Service officer in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Dharkeleey district, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two assailants were killed when the police opened fire on them. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
04/02/2012: Assailants threw petrol bombs at two police vehicles in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties, but both vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Three mortars landed near the Badar army brigade in Khormaksar area, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported injuries or damage resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
04/02/2013: A land mine detonated near Otryad Mobilniy Osobogo Naznacheniya (OMON) paramilitary officers in Galashki village, Sunzhensky district, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The officers were responding to the scene of an earlier explosion when they tripped a landmine. One officer died and two were injured in the blast. This was the second of two blasts in Sunzhensky on April 2, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: A land mine struck an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Babo Khail area, Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the blast. This was the second attack on the same patrol team in Jani Khail district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated outside of Dahabshil Bank in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the explosion came only hours after Al-Shabaab members had walked into Dahabshil branches demanding that they close because they had been helping aid organizations.
04/02/2013: An explosion occurred at an oil pipeline in Zueitina town, Al Wahat district, Libya. No casualties were reported and the extent of the damage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated as a police patrol passed in tambon Pitumudi, Pattani province, Thailand. Two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although police blamed separatists for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device detonated in Dobandi area, Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle, killing four soldiers and injuring another individual. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a group of Otryad Mobilniy Osobogo Naznacheniya (OMON) paramilitary officers on duty in Galashki village, Sunzhensky district, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. Three officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two blasts that occurred in Sunzhensky on April 2, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Don Rak area, Muang district, Pattani province, Thailand. Two soldiers were seriously injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2013: An explosive device masked in red tape and planted on the side of a road detonated in Feni town, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Two children were injured when they mistook the device for a ball and began to play with it. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device was discovered at the San Marco Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Rongai settlement, Nakuru county, Kenya. The device was safely defused. This was the second of two bomb attacks on this camp in two days. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2013: Assailants assassinated Usman Zaki Gwandu, deputy controller of prisons, at Sokoto Central Prison in Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the incident.
04/02/2013: Assailants attacked an Iraqiya bloc candidate in his private residence south of Tikrit city in Saladin governorate, Iraq. The victim, Haitham Ibraheem al-Dawas, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Assailants detonated three explosive devices near an office building in Seeram village, Lohardagga district, Jharkhand state, India. No injuries were reported, but the building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) was involved.
04/02/2013: Assailants launched a grenade at the district office in Chanae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The grenade missed its target, injuring no one. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Bhagyarani Tripura in Malda Kumar Roajapara village, Tripura state, India. At least five people, including Bhagyarani, a village chairperson, were kidnapped and several other people were injured in the assault. Two of the hostages escaped on May 21, 2013 while the fate of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the kidnapping to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
04/02/2013: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on police officers in Garissa town, Garissa county, Kenya. Two officers were killed and one other officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Assailants with explosives and bricks attacked police officers standing guard on a road in Rajshahi village, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the media claimed that the attack was carried out by Islami Chhatra Shibir members.
04/02/2013: Five assailants opened fire on police officers in a cyber cafe in Garissa town, Garissa county, Kenya. One officer was killed in the shop and two others were killed outside of the cafe. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Gunmen ambushed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Babukhel area, Janikhel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. This was the first of two attacks on the same police patrol in Janikhel district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the Mechanized Infantry Brigade base of the Philippines Army in Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. A nearby farmer was injured when he was struck by a stray bullet. This is the second attack on the base in as many days. A spokesperson for the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that a recent spate of attacks on army personnel were in retaliation for the torture and killing of a BIFM member by soldiers. Army officials denied having any knowledge or record of such an incident.
04/02/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a Shia shopkeeper in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: Twenty-five assailants shot and killed a tribal leader in Kurmanur village, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the inicdent; however, police blamed Maoists for the attack.
04/02/2013: Two gunmen shot at the convoy of a village chief, Marlon Manisig, in Loay village, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. Manisig had recently left a political campaign rally for the Alliance for Peace and Progress when he was shot and injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A landmine detonated in Taluqan area, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A landmine detonated near an African Union (AU) convoy in Qoryoley city, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab.
04/02/2014: A mortar shell struck a funeral procession in As Suwayda governorate, Syria. Two people were killed and seven were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A mortar shell struck the Al-Faiha sport city in Burnieh district, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One person was killed and several wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Bolaghin area, Kohband district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four people, including a former military general and two government officials, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in 7 Nissan village, southwest Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and another seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Hay al-Masarif area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A rocket struck a commercial area of Labweh village, Baalbek district, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. One person was killed and one other was injured in the blast. This was one of two rocket attacks on this town on this day. Both Liwaa Ahrar al-Sunna and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest near a military recruiting center in Riyadh area, Kirkuk, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five military recruits were killed and another 14 recruits were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A suicide bomber in a car detonated an explosives-laden vest outside of a police entrance into the Interior Ministry building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six police officers were killed and four were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated at Cairo University in Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and four people were injured across this blast and one other blast. This incident represents one of four coordinated incidents at Cairo University on April 2, 2014. Both Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) and Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the incident. Ajnad Misr stated that the attack was in retaliation for police mistreatment of women and girls.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated at Cairo University in Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. This explosion targeted journalists and police responding to two earlier blasts. No one was injured by the blast. This incident represents one of four coordinated incidents at Cairo University on April 2, 2014. Both Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) and Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the incident. Ajnad Misr stated that the attack was in retaliation for police mistreatment of women and girls.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated in a shop in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Sahibzada Nasir Azam in Hayatabad town, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Azam, a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staffer, was unharmed; however, the gate of the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Sahwa Council members in Al-Zaidan area, Abu-Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and at least two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated on Qanat Street, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The civilian was also working for an election campaign. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device planted in a lawyer's vehicle detonated on Al-Maghrib Street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The lawyer was killed and another civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device planted in a police officer's vehicle detonated in Al-Mashtal area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a vehicle near Cairo University in Cairo city, Giza governorate, Egypt. This incident represents one of four coordinated incidents at Cairo University on April 2, 2014. Both Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) and Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the incident. Ajnad Misr stated that the attack was in retaliation for police mistreatment of women and girls.
04/02/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Pat Feeder area, Sui subdistrict, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Daundih area, Chhattisgarh state, India. The device was thought to be targeting security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/02/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely detonated near an Air Force base and gas station on Juja Road in Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attempted attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/02/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of a bank in Vash Mandi area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a police caravan passed by. The explosion killed two people and injured at least 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the Taliban.
04/02/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Fatimi market in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were injured and several stores and vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosives-laden wheelbarrow detonated in a bazaar in Kakarno Mandi area, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An unknown number of mortar shells struck Jaramana suburb, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Seven people were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An unknown number of mortars struck Mazzeh 86 district, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. A university student was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants abducted 17 civilians in Ouandja area, Haute-Kotto province, Central African Republic. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
04/02/2014: Assailants abducted Anam Zimik in Hamleikhong area, Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The whereabouts of Zimik, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former president of the BJP's Ukhrul district, remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants abducted Raju Hantala from his house in Ralegada village, Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. Hantala, a tribal youth, was found dead later in the day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Hantala was a police informer.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked a Brazilian owned property in Paso Tuya village, Concepcion department, Paraguay. Security forces responded to the scene, leading to a shootout in which one vice sergeant and two assailants were killed. In addition, a 16 year old boy, Arlan Fick was abducted by the assailants as they fled the area. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the attack and abduction. The group demanded that the boy's family distribute food to the poor in exchange for the release of the victim. The family reportedly paid $500,000 in ransom and donated $50,000 worth of food; the hostage was released on December 25, 2014.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Shaakh area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three children, nephews of a police commander, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked Colonel Aqil al-Kariti's convoy in Al-Shuhada area, Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. Kariti, the head of the serious crimes office, was injured; additionally, two guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked Sheikh Ahmad Abu-Hatim in Anes district, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Abu-Hatim, the head of a committee mediating between Huthis and local tribes, was uninjured; however, his bodyguard was killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked two Samajwadi Party workers in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. The two workers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/02/2014: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to a military base in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Other assailants also climbed walls of the property and fired rocket-propelled grenades at the base before gaining entry. Two civilians, six soldiers, and three assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the ensuing battle. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident in an online message.
04/02/2014: Assailants kidnapped a Chinese tourist and a Filipino worker from the Singhamata Reef Resort resort in Semporna town, Sabah state, Malaysia. The kidnappers took the victims to the Philippines and demanded a ransom of $11,562,045.00 for the Chinese victim. Both victims were released unharmed on May 30, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
04/02/2014: Assailants kidnapped Ebi Clark in Kiagbodo town, Burutu local government area, Delta state, Nigeria. Clark, the son of an Ijaw Youth Council national leader, was released on April 6, 2014. It is unclear if the kidnappers' demand of $308,737.50 in ransom was met. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
04/02/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) troops. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/02/2014: Assailants opened fire and launched a rocket at a Pak-Afghan Transit Trade supply convoy in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured, but a container was damaged in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Bontoc municipality, Mountain, Philippines. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on contractors in Barabandha village, Kokrajhar district, Assam state, India. Three people were killed and one was injured in the attack. National Santhali Liberation Army (NSLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on intelligence personnel in Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. One intelligence officer was killed and two people, one intelligence officer and one civilian, were injured by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on Riyad Ghali's convoy in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Ghali, a member of parliament, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants set the vehicle of Genka Shikerova on fire in Sofia city, Sofia-capital province, Bulgaria. Shikerova, a journalist with bTV, was uninjured in the attack; however, the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants shot and killed a village head and two assistant village heads in Ban Kasung Nai Moo 6 village, Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. One of the assistants was also beheaded after the attack. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the local government militia's mistreatment of the Malay people.
04/02/2014: Assailants shot and killed four youths in Yaksu village, Kaga local government area, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
04/02/2014: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Praporn Kaewmaneerat in tambon Tuyong, Pattani province, Thailand. Kaewmaneerat, a defense volunteer, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Rockets struck a cemetery in Labweh village, Baalbek district, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. No one was injured in the blast, but the explosion damaged an unknown amount of property. This was one of two rocket attacks on this town on this day. Both Liwaa Ahrar al-Sunna and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted on a road in Gundijora village, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand state, India. It is believed that the device was intended to target police vehicles. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/02/2014: Security identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle near a security checkpoint in Daoud al-Hassan area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a liquor store at the Williamnagar market in East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. An employee of the store was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B).
04/02/2014: Two mortars struck Jisr al-Salam area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: A projectile landed on a civilian residence and detonated east of Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at an anti-graft protest in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 20 people were killed and 64 others, including Hamayun Hamayoon, a National Assembly parliament member, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network. Sources also suspected that the incident was carried out by the Taliban.
04/02/2015: An assailant stabbed and injured an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in Qalqilya, West Bank. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated and assailants then opened fire on a joint operation of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and State Police Service (SPS) officers near Khadaigodra village, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated behind a high school northeast of Ansongo, Gao, Mali. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chah Aab district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Isuzu Motors Ltd. car showroom near the Pattani Vocational Education College in Sabarang neighborhood, Pattani city, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar bombings in Muang district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by separatists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Po Kijcharoen Kansura liquor store in Chabang Tiko neighborhood, Pattani city, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar bombings in Muang district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by separatists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Thanasin Secondhand Motorcycle Dealer showroom in Sabarang neighborhood, Pattani city, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar bombings in Muang district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by separatists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in Mahmudiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Tagas village, Sorsogon province, Philippines. Following the blast, assailants also opened fire on the patrol. At least one assailant was killed and a soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Husseiniyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven other were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near power poles in Bana, Muang district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar bombings in Muang on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by separatists.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Jihad neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Hekmatullah Hakmal in Mirmandab, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hakmal, an Afghan Police chief, was killed and at least two other police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Nahri Saraj on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near the entrance of a building housing a Sberbank branch in Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks targeting different branches of the same bank in Kiev on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2015: An explosive device planted near a school was discovered and defused in Abu Sayda, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device planted near Cotabato City Regional Hospital was discovered and defused along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
04/02/2015: An explosive device planted next to a bus detonated as passengers waited to board at Bauchi Motor Park in Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Boko Haram.
04/02/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Imambargah Ali Husain Shaheed ceremonial hall in Seetpur, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of a Sberbank branch in Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. This was one of two similar attacks targeting different branches of the same bank in Kiev on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near shops and the Technical Administration Facility in Bab al-Muadham neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 18 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Marjah town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants abducted a Christian priest in Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
04/02/2015: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked students at Garissa University College in Garissa city, Garissa county, Kenya. The assailants targeted the Christian and non-Muslim students, executing them and holding them hostage for 13 hours before security forces succeeded in ending the siege. At least 152 people, including 142 students, six security personnel, and all four assailants, were killed and 104 others were injured in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia.
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked a Central Bank of Yemen branch office in Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of five attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Mukalla on this date. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked a local administration complex in Mukalla town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of five attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Mukalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Mirmandab, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks in Nahri Saraj district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four volunteers were killed and 12 others were injured in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked the Central Prisons Authority prison in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least seven people, including two guards and five inmates, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault. Additionally, at least 270 inmates were set free during the incident. This was one of five attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Mukalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked the Yemeni Police Headquarters in Mukalla town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of five attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Mukalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/02/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device at the grave of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, who was killed in an attack on the previous day, in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Security forces stopped the attack and at least three assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least two Egyptian civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
04/02/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that detonated near the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office in Pagatin village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least three Philippine Army (PA) soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
04/02/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that detonated in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a joint Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group (SOG) search operation in Hardushoora-Sultanpora, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least two people were killed and another was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoint with projectiles and guns south of Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least one soldier was abducted and found dead the following day, April 3, 2015. This was one of five coordinated attacks targeting checkpoints near Sheikh Zuweid on the same day. At least 33 people, including 16 soldiers and 15 assailants, were killed and 38 others, including 19 soldiers, were injured across all five assaults. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoint with projectiles and guns south of Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of five coordinated attacks targeting checkpoints near Sheikh Zuweid on the same day. At least 33 people, including 16 soldiers and 15 assailants, were killed and 38 others, including 19 soldiers, were injured across all five assaults. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army convoy near Khosa, Arunachal Pradesh state, India. At least 3 soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K). Sources also attributed the incident to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Finally, some sources suspected the involvement of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Suryapet, Telangana state, India. As the assailants were fleeing, they also shot a civilian vehicle as it passed by, injuring at least one person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mozambique Army soldiers in Mhabondze, Guija district, Gaza province, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
04/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistani Police officers escorting polio workers near Kulachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one officer was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to a broadcasting station in Mukalla town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of five attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Mukalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Communications Wireless Company telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Ariba telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Etisalat telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
04/02/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device into a vegetable market in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants threw two grenades at a civilian residence in Talakag, Bukidnon province, Philippines. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused in Gangloor, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/02/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near a power transmission tower in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting volunteer fighters in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least four volunteer fighters were killed and nine fighters were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Amiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near an arcade in Al-Wardiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Sihah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint forces patrol in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least six security forces members were killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Al Sajariyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Baladiat, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a municipal employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: Approximately 52 landmines detonated targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Topchanchi, Jharkhand, India. Following the blasts, assailants opened fire on the patrol. At least six CRPF members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/02/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian from Nawfaliyah, Sirte, Libya. The victim was released as of April 4th, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
04/02/2016: Assailants attacked a military position in Bushamba, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four soldiers and five assailants were killed and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Raia Mutomboki Militia.
04/02/2016: Assailants attacked Bitiku, Adamawa, Nigeria. This was one of two raids on villages in the area on the same day. At least two civilians were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
04/02/2016: Assailants attacked Limankara, Borno Nigeria. This was one of two raids on villages in the area on the same day. At least two civilians were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
04/02/2016: Assailants attacked Oil Well 47 in Wahat, Libya. At least two Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) were killed and at least one worker was reported missing in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
04/02/2016: Assailants executed a suspected spy at the Tal Abyad roundabout in Raqqah city, Raqqah, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdullahi Abdi Adan in Bardere, Gedo, Somalia. Adan, a tax chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on Murlikrishna Naidu in Bhairamgarh, Chhattisgarh, India. Both Naidu, a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader, and a civilian were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) officers in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2016: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
04/02/2016: Security forces identified and killed six suicide bombers in southern 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).
04/02/2016: Six explosive devices were discovered and defused near Jalwan, Bihar, India. The devices were thought to be targeting Indian Armed Forces soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/02/2016: Two explosive devices detonated outside a police station in Al Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One Indian national was killed in the attack. The Najd Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: A female suicide bomber attempted to attack a wedding in Balbelu, Borno, Nigeria. A dog detected the assailant and attacked, causing the assailant to detonate, killing herself but failing to cause additional casualties. This was one of three suicide bombings outside Maiduguri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
04/02/2017: A sniper opened fire on Libyan Navy soldiers and civilians on Guiliana Bridge in Jalyanah neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. At least two people, including one soldier and one civilian, were killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan. Some of the explosives failed to detonate and the assailant was injured in the attack. There were no additional casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Dusuman, Borno, Nigeria. The assailant was killed and at least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of three suicide bombings outside Maiduguri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
04/02/2017: A suicide bomber was identified and killed in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/02/2017: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Qalqilya, West Bank. When the soldiers drew their weapons, the assailant fled and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
04/02/2017: An assailant killed his father and brother after they attempted to flee the area in Tammuz neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at Al Thama Bridge in Assabri neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries and the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at an electrical transmission tower along Imam Wis Road in Hawr Salah ad Din, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks in Hawr Salah ad Din on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sayyed Abdullah neighborhood, Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces vehicle in Kand Ghar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Peshmerga convoy close to Zarkah Bridge in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin, Iraq. At least six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army vehicle east of Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and one civilian driver was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near commercial stores in Wardiya neighborhood, Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to target security forces in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Darqad, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 12 others, including three police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2017: Assailants attacked Tiv civilians in Ikyoawen, Kwande district, Benue, Nigeria. At least four people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
04/02/2017: Assailants in Afghanistan fired a projectile at a mosque in Shingak, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three projectile attacks in Kurram district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2017: Assailants in Afghanistan fired a projectile at a shop in Shingak, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three projectile attacks in Kurram district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2017: Assailants in Afghanistan fired two projectiles at a graveyard in Kachkina, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of three projectile attacks in Kurram district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Somali Ministry of Finance vehicle Abdi Dheere in Warta Nabada neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least one official was killed and two other officials were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Benjamin Falangon Challoy in Eyeb neighborhood, Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines. Challoy, a Highway Patrol Group (HPG) chief inspector, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
04/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians fleeing the area in Bab Laksh neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/02/2017: Assailants set fire to the Armenian Evangelical Church in Alfortville, Ile-de-France, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a joint Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Nowhatta neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one officer was killed and 10 other officers were injured in the blast. Tehrik al-Mojahedin and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the Florida International Hotel in Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) office in Migori county, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: Two suicide bombers detonated after being identified by security forces near the Alhaji Bukar Gujari station on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties aside from the death of the two assailants. This was one of three suicide bombings outside Maiduguri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
04/02/4002: Maoist rebels detonated a bomb at the District Education Office in Dhading, Nepal. Ram Sharan Rijal, an office worker, was killed in the explosion and two others were injured in the blast.
04/03/1989: Members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for two arsons at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona, causing an estimated $100,000 in damages.  One fire caused damage to the fifth-floor laboratory rooms of the Pharmacy-Microbiology building on the main campus and the second, to a converted residence that housed the office of the Animal Resources Division on the medical campus.  Additionally, in letters sent to news organizations, ALF also claimed responsibility for freeing over 1,000 lab animals from the two facilities as well as a third, also on the campus.  Some of the animals freed included mice infected with  the disease cryptosporidium, which has been known to be fatal in AIDS patients.  No one was injured in the fires, which gutted the laboratories and partially damaged classrooms. The group's statement to the news was that the animals were freed "from certain torture and death at the hands of U of A students and researchers."
04/03/1991:  Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed at least 11 fishermen and injured at least nine more near Trincomalee harbour, Sri Lanka.  The rebels attacked in the early morning while the 50 or so fishermen were out on an early fishing expedition.  There were approximately five rebels in total in a boat fitted with machine guns.  At least 15 fishermen were rescued by the navy but at least 12 fishermen are still missing.  All of the victims were part of a majority Sinhalese community.
04/03/1998: Suspected members of the Interahamwe Hutu Rebels, slaughtered seven people and three in Rutobwe commune, north of Gitarama town, Rwanda. The victims were all 1994 genocide survivors.
04/03/1999: A man was killed and seven were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at shopkeepers and others outside a paint store in Karachi, Pakistan. The shopkeepers refused to close their shops, as instructed by the gunmen.
04/03/1999: A suicide bomber named Cenan Akgun detonated an explosive device in the in Erdemli quarter of Marcik, in the Tunceli Province of Turkey. There were no casualties except the bomber who died. It was possible that the bomb exploded prematurely.
04/03/1999: In Germany, the office of the Hamburg Greens was attacked sometime between April 3 and April 5, 1999, in connection with the ongoing NATO mission in Yugoslavia. The offices had anti-NATO slogans painted on the walls and shots were fired at pictures on the walls. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/03/1999: In Greece, a homemade explosive device exploded outside an office of the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in the Athens' suburb of Galatsi. Damage was done to the office door and a car parked outside, but there were no injuries. Police believe that this attack was the work of the 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N).
04/03/1999: Members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Philippines Communist party, raided a pro-government militia outpost manned by the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit near La Paz, Philippines, kidnapping three members and wounding three others.
04/03/2000:  A letter mailed to the IRS office in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. contained an unknown chemical agent that injured 3 people.
04/03/2000: A Commercial Bank branch in the Halandri suburb of Athens, Athens prefecture, Greece, was destroyed by a bomb blast. There was no warning and the perpetrators are unknown. The bomb consisted of ten gas canisters connected to a time bomb.
04/03/2000: An Ionian bank branch in the Halandri suburb of Athens, Greece, was destroyed by a bomb blast. Ten gas canisters were wired to a time bomb. No warning was given, as is usual in these cases, and no perpetrators are known.
04/03/2000: Two men were arrested after the pipe bomb they were planting exploded prematurely in Ankara, Turkey. They were injured in the explosion, and they were arrested at the hospital. They identified the location of two other bombs, which were disarmed by the bomb squad.
04/03/2000: Unknown perpetrators threw a grenade in a busy shopping area in central Athens, Greece. Nearby shops were damaged, but no injuries were reported.
04/03/2001: Islamic militants ambushed a police patrol on an unspecified highway in Rafiabad, 65 km north of Srinagar, India, killing one soldier and wounding five others. A Lashkar-e Taiba (LET) spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the group had carried out the attack in revenge for the gunning down of its Kashmir field commander, Salaudin Ayubi, one week prior.
04/03/2001: Police dismantled a car bomb intended to hurt police officers outside of the Everglades hotel in Londonderry, Ireland. The bomb was believed have been placed by dissident republicans opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process.
04/03/2001: Rebels from the Front/Forces for the Defense of Democracy (FDD) of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy (NCDD or KAZE) ambushed a UN food convoy on the Nyakijanda bridge in Nyakijanda, Burundi. Four people were reported injured in the attack.
04/03/2001: Suspected Palestinians launched a mortar attack targeting the Jewish Atzmona settlement in Gaza City. A 10 month-old boy was serious wounded in the attack.
04/03/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Abdul Salam Magraya, a former range officer and current worker for the National Conference, in Kandi, Kupwara district, India.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although sources claimed militants were responsible.
04/03/2001: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb into a home in Balleymena, Ireland. No casualties resulted from the incident.
04/03/2002: A car bomb exploded in the city of Ambon, in the Maluku province of Indonesia. 4 were killed, and 58 were injured. There were no confirmed suspects.
04/03/2002: Two gunmen attempted to assasinate Barham Salih, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's regional government, by firing at him at his home in the city of Sulaymaniyah. Both gunmen and five of Salih's bodyguards were killed. Salih escaped unharmed. The gunmen were suspected to be members of the rebel group Jund al-Islam.
04/03/2003: A UAZ vehicle was blown up by a landmine after which the car was subjected to a fire attack by assault rifles in the Zavodskoy district in Grozny, Chechnya. Amir Abdulla, the commander of the Chechen rebels sub-unit contacted the Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency and claimed responsibility for the death of five members of a special unit of the Russian Interior Ministry who were inside the vehicle under attack. The Russian Government neither confirmed nor denied the assault.
04/03/2003: An explosive device was thrown at the British Consulate in Istanbul by an unknown assailant. The blast caused considerable damage to the Consulate and blew out windows of an adjacent hotel, leaving one Turkish hotel guest with minor cuts. Turkish police believed the bomb was a resonant device (sound bomb) of relatively crude construction. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2003: An explosive device went off on a street in Grozny, Chechnya. At least eight people were killed and 11 were injured when a passenger bus was crossing a street and exploded. It was believed that a land mine or another explosive device was placed on the roadside a head of time and it was uncertain if it was remotely or pressure triggered. It was believed that the Chechen rebels were responsible for the attack in an ongoing war between the Chechen separatist front and the Russian Federation.
04/03/2003: At least 150 Taliban fighters attacked a government military base in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan. Two Taliban members and five soldiers died in the exchange of fire. Eight Taliban members were arrested by government forces.
04/03/2003: Two Israeli soldiers were killed and one seriously wounded while on patrol near the Morag Settlement in the Gaza Strip. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that a martyrdom-seeking member of the group opened machine gun fire from a distance killing two Israeli soldiers and wounding another soldier. The group claimed they were acting in support of the Iraqi people.
04/03/2004: Maoist rebels planted a bomb at the Nepal Election Commission office in Kathmandu. There were no casualties and minimal damage to the building was a result of the blast. There was a second bomb planted in the building but it was not detonated and police were able to dispose of it.
04/03/2004: Ramzi Fakhri Arda, associated with HAMAS, entered the Jewish settlement of Avney Hefetz at night and attempted to gain access to several houses. A Jewish settler, who came out of his house to investigate the noise, and his 14-year-old daughter were both shot by Arda. The settler later died from his injuries. The perpetrator was killed by nearby Israeli soldiers. HAMAS claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out to avenge the assassination of spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was killed in an Israeli air raid one week earlier.
04/03/2005: A bomb exploded near an military recruitment center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Taliban leaders claimed responsibility for the attack. No major damage or injuries resulted from the bombing.
04/03/2005: A bomb exploded outside a Carrefour store in Hat Yai, Thailand. An unknown number of people were injured in the blast that authorities blamed on Islamic militants.
04/03/2005: A bomb exploded outside an airport in Hat Yai, Thailand killing one person and injuring 12 others. Thai authorities blamed the bombing on Islamic militants.
04/03/2005: A bomb planted near a truck stop in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan detonated and killed one civilian. The perpetrator group is unknown yet the device was set off by a remote control similar to the ones the Taliban have used against Afghan and US forces.
04/03/2005: A car bomb targeted an US military convoy on patrol in the Al-Yarmuk neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq. One Iraqi was killed and five others were injured in the bombings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2005: A US military convoy on patrol in the Al-Ma'mun neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq was the target of a car bomb attack. One Iraqi was killed and five other Iraqis were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2005: Four people were injured in a bomb attack near an educational exam center in Dharmachowk, Nepal. Authorities blamed Maoist rebels for the attack.
04/03/2005: Four security personnel were killed and 11 others were injured in a bombing of a security convoy in Dellys, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2005: Islamic militants have been blamed for this attack, which has been the third that has taken place today in the Songkla Province. This particular attack occurred when a bomb hidden on a motorcycle exploded in front of the Dream World I Songkla Town, Thailand, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Unlike the first two major attacks, no casualties or injuries have been reported.
04/03/2005: One person was killed and two others injured when a bomb exploded at a shopping complex at Mahendrapul in Pokhara, Nepal. Authorities blamed Maoist rebels for the attack.
04/03/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Secretary-General of the Sa'Dah Council, Muhammad Manna on a road in the Talh area; no injuries to the potential victims resulted from the assassination attempt.  Three of the assailants were killed.
04/03/2005: Unknown gunmen killed two traffic policemen in Mosul, Iraq, at eleven-thirty am in the Western al-Islah al-Zirahi district.
04/03/2006: A bank branch of the Turkish Bank in northern London in the neighborhood of Edmonton was damaged after 11:30 p.m. in an overnight gasoline-bomb attack, suffering damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bank branch of the Turkish Bank in northern London in the neighborhood of Harringay was damaged after 11:30 p.m. in an overnight gasoline-bomb attack, suffering damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a barber shop in Buhriz, but caused damage to the buildings, but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a fabric shop in Buhriz and damaged buildings, but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A bomb exploded near a grocery store in Buhriz and damaged a building, but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A citizen, Rusdee Chewae, was injured and rushed to the hospital in a drive-by shooting while having dinner with his friends at a roadside restaurant in Yarang (District) when an unknown number of suspected militants drove a pickup truck past the restaurant and opened fire on the crowd before speeding away. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A group of people believed to be Taliban came by vehicles and stormed a wedding ceremony and opened fire on participants to disrupt a music program, injuring one man a few days after they ordered Bhittani tribesmen to grow beards.
04/03/2006: A powerful roadside bomb exploded near a truck in the border village of Ghulam Khan, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A remote-detonated bomb exploded under a minibus in Data Khel village outside Miranshah in North Waziristan, Pakistan killing five people and injuring three others. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/03/2006: A remotely detonated truck bomb exploded near the Shi'a al-Sharofy mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast killed 10 people and wounded 38 others. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/03/2006: A Shi'a family of six, the al-Saadun family, was killed in Basra when gunmen opened fire on them in a market. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a U.S. Army patrol close to the Elwiyah police station in the Wahda district of central Baghdad, wounding five civilians. Reports said the American patrol managed to avoid any losses, and the wounded civilians were taken to the nearby Ibn al Nafees Hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A tanker was blown up by an unknown number of unknown assailants in Girdai Siray area of the southeastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. The driver suffered minor injuries but no one was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A tractor hit a land mine about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Kohlu near Dera Bugti, Pakistan, injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A truck coming from Afghanistan was hit by a roadside bomb blast in Data Khel, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A Turkish bank branch of Ziraat Bankasi was attacked between 11:30 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. in the Stoke Newington neighborhood of northern London in an overnight gasoline-bomb attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A university student belonging to a Sunni political party was shot in the middle of the downtown market. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Abbas Fahmy, a prominent official in the Sunni-led coalition Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, was assassinated at 12:00 p.m. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: An explosive device planted on the side of the road in the city of Al-Fallujah, Iraq detonated destroying a passing truck and killing its driver. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/03/2006: Cadres of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) abducted and dragged Ghulam Rasool, a police constable, from his residence late April 3 and subsequently killed him by butchering him with a sharp edged weapon at Kehlil in the Tral area of Pulwama (District), India. His body was found the following day.
04/03/2006: Durawha Mahameng, a former deputy village chief from Yala, Thailand was shot by four men on two motorcycles as he sat at a roadside tea stall. He died later in the hospital. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/03/2006: Five tribesman were killed and three other injured when their pick-up truck hit a land mine in Baigan, Pakistan. There was no claim of responsibility.
04/03/2006: Four FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia] insurgents shot the President of Arauquita Municipality Council Jose Manuel Roa Montanez twice in the head in a secluded area between the hamlets of Aguachica and Los Chorros some 30-km away from Arauquita's urban area. The council president was returning without bodyguard from La Paz Police Inspection in Columbia.
04/03/2006: Four people were wounded when a car bomb struck the central district of Karradah, Iraq, in the capital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Gunmen shot and killed the Imam of a Sunni mosque in Kirkuk, Iraq, Sheik Omar Abdel Razeq Mohammed, when they opened fire on him in the city. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Gunmen using an unidentified car fired at a civilian car with five people in it near Al-Barakah restaurant and killed two Iraqi security personnel members of the ninth regiment of Oil Facilities Protection Force who guarded an oil facility in Baiji, as well as wounding three others of the ninth regiment personnel.
04/03/2006: Human rights activist Mikalay Kalinin, a leader of the Gypsy community in Belarus, was attacked by six unidentified men at the intersection of Kamunistychnaya and Maksim Bahdanovich streets in Minsk, Belarus. The assailants claimed Kalinin had insulted a woman they knew. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Spokesman for Nangarhar police headquarters Colonel Abdul Ghafur said an oil tanker, containing 40,000 litres of fuel, was hit by a rocket launched by unidentified assailants in the Surkhakan area on Kabul-Jalalabad Highway in Afghanistan. The the driver and conductor survived. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: The Khalid bookshop, a major newspaper distribution point in west Baghdad, Iraq, was firebombed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Three men and two women were killed when their vehicle ran over a landmine near Deghan village of North Waziristan, but officials said only two people were killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Tribesman of the Tank area, Azam Khan, along with his wife and two children were killed in a bomb blast at Jandola, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Two civilians were killed and six others wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police patrol in Al-Talibiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Two local road construction workers were kidnapped by members of the Taliban as they traveled in the Tazi area along the Kabul-Kandahar (Province) Highway through Zabul Province, Afghanistan around 11:00 a.m. The kidnappers demanded the release of one of their comrades in exchange for the release of the two people. Local tribal elders were able to secure the release of the workers on April 16 without ransom being paid through negotiations with the kidnappers.
04/03/2006: Two workers at an electrical plant, a navy officer, two policemen, and a boy were killed in a market area in Basra, Iraq, when gunmen opened fire on them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Unknown attackers fired shots with automatic weapons at the house of Cedomir Ivkovic in the village of Straza near Gnjilane, Kosovo, at about 2:30 a.m. Six members of the family were in the home at the time, though no-one was injured, but the family's dog was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2007: A grenade hurled at a police vehicle in the city of Srinagar in Indian Kashmir missed its target and exploded in a roadside market, wounding six bystanders.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Muslim rebels were suspected of blame.
04/03/2007: A suicide car bomber killed at least 12 people and wounded 178 when he detonated his explosives outside an Iraqi government building in Kirkuk, Iraq.  The government building and a nearby school were also heavily damaged by the bomb.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2007: An attacker detonated a grenade in a crowded marketplace in Gauhati, India, wounding approximately nine people.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but police believed members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) were to blame.
04/03/2007: Approximately 60 rebels attacked a gold mining company in the Aroroy town of the Philippines’ Masbate Province, but there were no casualties reported.  However, the militants disarmed security guards, destroyed buildings and equipment, and left improvised explosive devices (IEDs) behind as they retreated.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was blamed on the New People’s Army (NPA).
04/03/2007: Three policemen and two insurgents were killed in a half-hour long shootout in Pattani province, Thailand.  Two bystanders and two insurgents were also wounded.  The perpetrators were not identified.
04/03/2007: Two college students were killed in Baghdad, Iraq when a roadside bomb blew up next to their vehicle in the Saidiyah area of the city.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2007: Two French aid workers were kidnapped in Afghanistan’s Nimruz Province, but their fate was unknown.  The workers were employees of Terre d’Enfance (A World for Our Children), a French non-governmental organization.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/03/2008: On Thursday at 1100, a car bomb was remotely detonated on al-Kindi street in the al-Harithiya region in western Baghdad, Iraq, killing three civilians and wounded ten. No claim of responsibility has been made.
04/03/2008: On Thursday at about 0715, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a traffic police umbrella stand, wounding one traffic police officer and damaging the umbrella stand. There was no motive reported and Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility.
04/03/2008: On Thursday early in the morning, Luis Hernando Betancourt, a French priest attempting to establish communication with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in hopes of liberating Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages, was attacked in his home by an unidentified man, presumably a FARC rebel, with a knife in San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia. Betancourt sustained injuries to his arms and upper body and was treated in a nearby hospital. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/03/2008: On Thursday morning, in Kalat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan, the Director General of Mines, Chaudhry Irfan, and his driver were abducted at gunpoint by unknown assailants. On 04/05/2008 they were released near Quetta airport. No damage, injures or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/03/2008: On Thursday, two police constables, Tariq Ahmad Bhat and Nazir Ahmad Dar, were abducted by Imran Group of Al-Badr Mujahideen militants in Surigam village, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident. On 04/04/2008 on Friday, Imran Group of Al-Badr Mujahideen militants killed the two kidnapped police constables by splitting their throats in the Batnoor forest outside Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir province, India. Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the killing.
04/03/2008: On Thursday, two separatist militants and a civilian were killed in a gun battle in an unknown location in northern Kashmir, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/03/2009: On Friday afternoon at 1300, four civilians were injured by a roadside bomb in the Slekh neighborhood in east Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/03/2009: On Friday evening at 1800, in New Baghdad neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, a magnetic bomb that was attached to a civilian car detonated. An official of the oil products directorate died due to his wounds and his wife and child were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2009: On Friday evening at 1900, in Pourabi Nunggoi, Imphal, Manipur, India, militants shot and killed Salam Joy, of the militant wing of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) for working against the interests of the party. The KCP admitted responsibility for the attack, claiming that Joy was given capital punishment to discourage other party cadres from following his footsteps.
04/03/2009: On Friday evening at around 2000, at least two people were killed and eight more were injured in an explosion of a homemade bomb outside a Jollibee fast-food restaurant near Plaza Rizal, a public square in Isabela of Basilan. The explosion was near a power line which caused a blackout in the area. The man and woman that were killed had their heads severed by the blast. No group or individual claimed responsibility, but authorities believe that Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels were attempting to divert the attention of government operations against them.
04/03/2009: On Friday in Al Dur, Salah ad Din, four unknown gunmen attacked a house of a policeman in al-Qadissiya neighborhood, killing the officer. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/03/2009: On Friday morning at 1130, Soo Lai Kwok, the deputy chief Stipendiary Steward of the Malayan Racing Association, was set upon by a group of men at Bukit Tambun, Penang, Malaysia, when he stopped at a restaurant. The group of eight to nine men hit the victim all over the body and head using baseball bats, sticks and sharp objects. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/03/2009: On Friday night at 2200, unknown assailants armed with automatic weapons and grenade launchers attacked the home of the Deputy Chief of the Karabulak GOVD, Uruskhan Pliyev, in Karabulak, Ingushetia, Russia, causing no casualties and some damage to the house.  No group has claimed responsibility fr the attack.
04/03/2009: On Friday night at approximately 2330, in Panare, Pattani, Thailand, in a drive-by shooting, four armed assailants fired upon and killed a 60-year-old Buddhist man and his 18-year-old nephew in front of their residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
04/03/2009: On Friday night southwest of Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, three improvised bombs blew down a power tower, causing material damage to it. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/03/2009: On Friday, an unidentified gang brutally killed three youths on the banks of Jalad River in Haripur area of Dhanusha district, Janakpur, in central Nepal in the evening. It was discovered that all the persons killed were village level cadres of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The gang killed two youths in the district, some 125 kilometers south of Kathmandu, by slitting their throats. The same unidentified group is also believed to be responsible for the brutal killing of another person in the area. There has been no claim of responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2009: On Friday, in Dantewara, Chhattisgarh, India, three motorcycle-borne assailants fired upon and killed Salwa Judum, an anti-Maoist activist. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/03/2009: On Friday, in the early morning, in Wana, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a radio station, destroying the radio station after stealing all its equipment.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/03/2010: On Saturday morning at 0840, police officers received a report of a suspicious-looking Niva with blue and orange police stripes riding through the neighborhood near the City Internal Affairs Division (GOVD) building in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia. Inspectors of the Traffic Patrol Service (DPS) rode off in two cars to find it and soon had the Niva blocked on Moskovskaya Ulitsa about 200 meters from the GOVD building. The car then exploded, killing the two DPS inspectors, Vasiliy Yurikov and Sergey Kozhurin. Five school personnel were injured in the building of Grammar School No. 1. The suicide bomber was identified as 21-year-old Daud Magomedov. Experts later established that the bomb consisted of 200 kilograms of the traditional North Caucasus mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. The blast left a crater about 5 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep, all that remained of the Niva was a heap of metal, a police car was also seriously damaged after catching on fire and windows were broken in all of the buildings in the district. This was one of two related attacks that also targeted the Main Internal Affairs Directorate building in Karabulak, Ingushetia. No group claimed responsibility but Russian authorities suspect that the leader of the Caucasus Emirate, Doka Umarov, is responsible for planning the bombing in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia.
04/03/2010: On Saturday night around 0300, Muang, Phayao, Thailand, militants fired two grenades from an M-79 launcher at a Tesco Lotus hypermarket. No casualties were reported but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in Dasht-e Archi, Konduz, Afghanistan, a rocket attack killed a child and injured two women. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan, three people were injured when militants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device in the sewage line in front of a furniture shop in the main bazaar. The explosion destroyed the windows in several houses and shops in the surrounding area. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, two children were killed, and two other civilians wounded, when militants detonated an improvised explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in the Binoog district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been placed on a car. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in the Dasht-e Tob area of Maidanshahr district, in Wardak, Afghanistan, a local council of Chek District was killed by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in the neighborhood of al-Sleekh in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a store, killing the store owner and causing massive damage to the store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in the Saidiya district of Baghdad, Iraq, two people were killed and one was injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been placed on a civilian vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1500, in Tenuk Village in Mangudadatu, Maguindanao, Philippines, unidentified militants opened fire on a governor’s vehicle. Seven people, including five relatives of Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, were killed and four others were wounded. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) militants led by commander Tauting Salendab were responsible.
04/03/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1740, in Dera Gazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at the front and back of the Sufi Muslim Sakhi Sarwar shrine, killing 50 and wounding 100 others attending an annual festival. A third attacker, Fida Hussain, who was wounded, was arrested after his explosive-laden jacket failed to fully detonate. Three more suspects were arrested from the Garrison city of Rawalpindi in connection with the shrine attacks. Police officials revealed that the shrine had been receiving threats prior to the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman, Ahmadullah Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack claiming it was a reaction to the army’s operation against the militants. TTP Spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, also made a second claim of responsibility to Reuters via telephone from an undisclosed location stating “Our men carried out these attacks and we will carry out more in retaliation for government operations against our people in the northwest.”
04/03/2011: On Sunday afternoon, in the village of San Rafael of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, a white Nissan pick-up truck, license plate: CPZ-212, was discovered to have been rigged with one pound of ammonium nitrate after eight militants abandoned the vehicle. Another vehicle, which had been stolen by the same militants, was also discovered 100 meters from the location of the first vehicle, but it was discovered to contain no explosives. No casualties or property damage was reported as the car bomb failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect that the Víctor Saavedra and Alirio Torres Fronts of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for the attempted bombing.
04/03/2011: On Sunday morning at 0530, at Keirao Makting Makha Leikai in Imphal East, Manipur, India, police recovered and defused a hand grenade at the private residence of former People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militant turned politician MI Khan. The grenade failed to explode, resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2011: On Sunday morning at 0800, in the Village Development Committee (VDC)-5 in Dunai, Dolpa, Karnali, Nepal, a bomb detonated at the home of Akkal Bahadur Shahi, killing his daughter, Chandani Chand, and wounding his wife, Gauri, who later succumbed to her injuries. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. Police recovered a box containing explosives from the site. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, Chandani's husband, Dambar Chand works for the army and is currently posted at Damauli. Police suspect Dambar might have brought the explosives while he was posted in Dolpa nine months ago.
04/03/2011: On Sunday morning, near Hari Mandir area in Nalbari, Assam, India, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device near railroad tracks. Police defused the bomb, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2011: On Sunday, in Khak-e Sufed district, Farah, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped a member of the Karez Sarkani Council, and investigators believe they took him to the Nangabad area. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it is suspected that the Taliban were responsible. The status of the hostage is unknown.
04/03/2011: On Sunday, in the Jihad neighborhood of southwestern Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified militants detonated a roadside bomb at the front of a Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council member's house, Ali Majed. One of his body guards was killed and three civilians were wounded during the blast. An unknown amount of property damage occurred and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2011: On Sunday, in the rural area of El Guacal, Paya, Boyacá, Colombia, four militants who identified themselves as members from the National Liberation Army (ELN) forced four men out of a van belonging to the Cooperative Steel Transporters (COOTRACERO) company before setting it on fire. No casualties were reported but the van sustained an unspecified amount of property damage.
04/03/2012: A mortar landed on a home in Spin Dand area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Kajor area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/03/2012: An explosive detonated at the home of an Awami National Party (ANP) leader in Mamash Khel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The leader, Rasta Baaz Khan, was not injured in the attack, but his house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Miran Shah city, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One security official was killed and two other FC personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near a security force convoy near Miran Shah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and two others injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Khost province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Christopher D. Bordoni, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the office of the former prime minister in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. The former minister, Costas Simitis, was not injured; however, the building was slightly damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: Assailants abducted 29 Sunni laborers from Nagar town, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. The laborers were released on April 10, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants abducted two people from the Finance Minister's convoy in Nagar town, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. Both of the victims were released on April 10, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: Assailants attacked civilians on six buses in Giglit area, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. Nine civilians were killed, and the buses were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Christopher L. Brown, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants attacked police officers eradicating poppies in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three police officers injured in the attack. No gorup claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/03/2012: Assailants detonated explosives near a Red Cross food aid convoy in Gedo region, Somalia. One truck driver was killed in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, military officials attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2012: Assailants opened fire after police tried to stop their car in Nazran town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. All five attackers were killed when the police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Hazara shopkeeper in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The shopkeeper and one other person were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Kano city, Nigeria. At least four asailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack Boko Haram.
04/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on an army patrol in Baalbek town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Three soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: Assailants shot and killed a Christian Igbo in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, military officials suspected that Boko Haram may have been involved.
04/03/2012: Assailants shot and killed a Shia preacher in Diwaniya city, Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. Ali Hussein Ali, a preacher from the al-Zahraa mosque, was shot outside his home. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on an Ahle-Sunnat Wal Jamat rally in Gilgit area, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. At least six people were killed and more than 50 others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: At least one explosive device was discovered next to a car in Dublin city, Dublin county, Ireland. The devices were safely defused, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2012: Four explosives detonated simultaneously in Umraniye district, Istanbul province, Turkey. One of the explosives was thrown at the office of the Justice and Development Party. No casualties were reported, but several buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/03/2013: A remote-detonated explosive device struck a civilian vehicle in Ridawan area, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in a garage in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Eight civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device detonated by a bus of soldiers in Krong Pinang district, Yala province, Thailand. Immediately following the blast, the attackers opened fire on the soldiers, killing one soldier and injuring 19 other individuals. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device detonated in a letterbox in Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device detonated in Medea province, Algeria. The explosion targeted an army vehicle that was arriving on the scene of an earlier attack on the convoy of Brahim Mourad, Prefect of Medea. There were no reports of any injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the attack on Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
04/03/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Jurn area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The explosion hit a federal police patrol, killing two police officers and injuring a lieutenant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: An explosive device was discovered outside of the home of Suresh Raut, a planning officer at the District Development Committee (DDC), in Siraha district, Eastern development region, Nepal. The device was removed before it could detonate. A commander for the Terai Communist Party claimed responsibility for planting the device, saying that the group targeted Raut because he was involved in extensive corruption as a member of the DDC.
04/03/2013: Approximately 30 assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a military patrol in Mabini town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The soldiers returned fire, killing five assailants. Sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/03/2013: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Casoon village, Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. One militia member was killed and another member was injured in the attack. Sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/03/2013: Assailants attacked a security check post in Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier, who was injured in the attack, died several days later from his wounds. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Assailants attacked an Israel Defense Force (IDF) pillbox with firearms and firebombs in Einav village, West Bank region, West Bank and Gaza Strip. One soldier was injured in the attack. Additionally, one assailant was killed and another one was injured when IDF soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Assailants attacked Uthayan newspaper property and employees in Kilinochchi town, Northern province, Sri Lanka. Three employees were injured in the attack and the office and vehicle were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a police station in Pamed town, Chhattisgarh state, India. No injuries or damages were reported. This was one of two attacks in this town on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the blast; however, the media attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/03/2013: Assailants opened fire and threw an explosive device at seven trucks transporting fuel in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. One driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Pamed town, Chhattisgarh state, India. No injuries or damages were reported. This was the second of two attacks in this town on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the media attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/03/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a military vehicle near Rangers headquarters in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Four Rangers were killed and four people, including civilians, were injured. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they targeted the Rangers because they supported the secular government.
04/03/2013: Gunmen attacked the house of a Sahwa Council member in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The member and his mother died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Gunmen fired at the office of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. No additional information was available.
04/03/2013: Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed the Awami National Party (ANP) Ward 96 secretary in Orangi town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the 40th Infantry Battalion of the Philippines Army in Ulandang, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Soldiers returned fire and wounded three assailants. A spokesperson for the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that a recent spate of attacks on Army personnel were in retaliation for the torture and killing of an unnamed BIFM member by soldiers. Army officials denied having any knowledge or record of such an incident.
04/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the Prefect of Medea in Mezghena area, Medea province, Algeria. The victim, Brahim Mourad, was not harmed in the attack; however, a police officer was killed and four nearby civilians were wounded in the firing. This was the first of two related attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the attack on Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
04/03/2013: Nine assailants dressed as soldiers attacked a courthouse complex where several Taliban members were standing trial in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to the complex, while the remaining assailants entered the various buildings and began firing and throwing grenades. At least 53 people were killed in the attack and approximately 95 others were injured; the casualties included civilians and security personnel. All of the assailants died in the return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A remote-controlled bomb hidden in a plastic bag detonated outside of a coffee shop in Al-Fuwyhat area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured by the blast, but several shops and cars were damaged. This is one of two coordinated explosions occurring in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A remote-controlled device hidden in a plastic bag detonated outside of a beauty shop in Al-Fuwyhat area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured by the blast, but several shops and cars were damaged. This is one of two coordinated explosions occurring in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a tractor in Akhund Zada Kalay village, Chashma-e Mohammad Khan area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Uruzgan province, one security force member was killed and three people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a taxi, killing the driver and a passenger. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Faryab province, one security force member was killed and three people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated minutes before Pervez Musharraf's convoy passed by on its way from Rawalpindi city, Punjab province to Islamabad city, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan. Musharraf, the former military president, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Buhriz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while it was being planted in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Zabul province, four assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while it was being planted in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Helmand province, four assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Zafaran area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military barracks in Ayn al-Baydah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Central Jamia Mosque Hasan located in Bostan area, Kuchlak town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a Russian reconnaissance unit in Yandi village, Chechnya republic, Russia. The blast killed four service members and wounded seven. Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device hidden inside a fruit box detonated in Bostan area, Kuchlak town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, an electricity pole was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person were killed and another 11 people were injured in the blast. This was one of four explosives-laden vehicle attacks in Babil on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast occurred near a mall, a party candidate's residence, and an election office. At least five people were killed and another two people were injured in the explosion. This was one of four explosives-laden vehicle attacks in Babil on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Musayyib district, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. This was one of four explosives-laden vehicle attacks in Babil on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mausoleum in the Al-Haswah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one civilians were killed and another five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military checkpoint north of Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of four explosives-laden vehicle attacks in Babil on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant frequented by soldiers in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 11 people, including civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants attacked a base of the Somali National Army (SNA) in Bulobarde district, Hiiraan region, Somalia. At least three assailants were killed when security forces returned fire. An unknown number of assailants were also wounded in the firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Birnin Tudu village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured; several buildings were also set on fire. This was one of two similar attacks on villages in the state by the same group. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
04/03/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Maitsaba village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. At least 14 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured; several buildings were also set on fire. This was one of two similar attacks on villages in the state by the same group. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
04/03/2014: Assailants attempted to storm a military base in Dwiyliba area, Yusufiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. One soldier and approximately 40 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/03/2014: Assailants executed two civilians in Harardhere town, Mudug region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2014: Assailants fired missiles and mortar shells at regime forces in Qastal Ma'af town, Latakia governorate, Syria. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Free Syrian Army.
04/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of public minibuses in Aru area, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the attack was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Colonel Ali al-Haymi in Al-Matar street, Sanaa city, Amanat Al-Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Haymi was uninjured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Tariq Hurayb in Al-Sabiri area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Hurayb, a Special Forces member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants shot and killed Jawdat Kadhim, the assistant dean of Tikrit University, in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants stopped a vehicle transporting khat in Geel Muraado village, Buuloburde district, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The assailants then dragged two occupants from the vehicle and shot and killed both. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2014: Assailants stormed a construction camp, attached bombs to equipment, and took workers hostage in Hamidpur area, Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, several pieces of machinery were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a group of farmers in Limamom sub-village, San Isidro village, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. Two farmers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Assailants threw three hand grenades at the Dadaab airstrip in Dadaab town, Garissa county, Kenya. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2014: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle carrying a member of the judicial police in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. The official was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle carrying Muhammad Yousuf Jalbani in Daud Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Jalbani, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) local leader, and a companion were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: Three gas cylinder bombs detonated in front of a police apartment building in Kita Ward area, Sapporo city, Hokkaido prefecture, Hokkaido region, Japan. No one was injured in the blast. In a letter sent to a news outlet In April, an anonymous individual claimed responsibility for this and four similar blasts that took place from January-April, 2014. In the letter, the individual expressed a number of grievances with the local police. In May, 2014, police arrested Sanae Nasukawa in connection with the blasts. Nasukawa denied being responsible for the attacks, and while she was in police custody, two more gas cylinder attacks took place in the area. Police dismissed these incidents as "copycat" crimes.
04/03/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan Police checkpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghazaliya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on Zubaida Jalal Road in Turbat, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amiriyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Misrata Brigades patrol along Gharbiyah Road in Sirte district, Libya. At least two brigade members were wounded in the blast and six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Ngan village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device planted inside a civilian vehicle detonated in Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Sunni Endowment employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kabuntakas village, Patikul district, Sulu province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
04/03/2015: Assailants abducted an Imam from a mosque in Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/03/2015: Assailants attacked a Yemeni Army Base in Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least five soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/03/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. This was one of two similar incidents in Benghazi on the same day. At least three people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Maidogo, Lac region, Chad. At least seven people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/03/2015: Assailants attacked Syrian Arab Red Crescent workers in Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria. At least two aid workers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants attacked the outskirts of Aziziyah town, Jafara district, Libya. At least four assailants were killed and 11 other people were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/03/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at a cargo plane carrying medical supplies from Belgium at Mitiga International Airport near Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The projectile missed the target and instead struck an airport shuttle, killing at least one person and injuring another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier in Mahanud village, Mataguinao district, Samar province, Philippines. At least one child was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Royal Thai Army vehicle in Pattani province, Thailand. At least two soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Yemen Red Crescent Society ambulance in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. At least four people, including two aid workers and two patients, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Bahawal Khan in Dera Ismail Khan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a Pakistani Police deputy superintendent, and a companion were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Egyptian National Police (ENP) officers along Faiyum-Cairo Road in Faiyum city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. At least one officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Kayamla village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents in Obor village, Rivers state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated incidents in the Rivers on the same night. At least nine people, including Christopher Adube, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, were killed and two others were injured across the two assaults against civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents, including Christopher Adube, in Obrikom village, Rivers state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated incidents in the Rivers on the same night. At least nine people, including Adube, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, were killed and two others were injured across the two assaults against civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Anselmo Mejias Sr. in Malalag, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. At least two assailants were killed and two people, including Mejias Sr., the vice mayor of Malalag, and an assailant, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants set fire to St. David's Church on Doncaster Road in Melbourne, Australia. There were no reported casualties but the church was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Assailants set fire to the private residence of Vincent Ogbagu in Rivers state, Nigeria. Ogbagu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate was not harmed, as there were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three coordinated incidents in the Rivers on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2015: Assailants set fire to three Balaji Transport coal transportation vehicles near Tori village, Jharkhand state, India. The assailants also attacked the truck drivers and helpers and opened fire on Indian Police Service (IPS) officers as they arrived at the scene. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Jharkhand Sangharsh Jan Mukti Morcha claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Assailants threw three incendiary devices at the office of Labrys, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) rights organization, in Bishkek city, Bishkek oblast, Kyrgyzstan. The office failed to catch on fire and no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Explosive devices detonated inside a house in Zamboli area, Nahri Seraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including 14 laborers working inside the house and a police officer, were killed in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated near a Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) oil pipeline outside of Ughelli, Delta state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Urhobo Gbagbako claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Security forces killed a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle before he was able to reach his target in Wazir Manda, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2015: Two explosive devices detonated inside Belur Math Ramakrishna Temple in Howrah, West Bengal state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2016: A sniper opened fire targeting a Colombian police officer in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/03/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in Tapuah, West Bank. No casualties were reported and the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
04/03/2016: An assailant stabbed a civilian in Rosh Haayin, Central district, Israel. One civilian was wounded and the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated after it was stepped on by a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer in Kunatubba, Chhattisgarh, India. The CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a police patrol in Chahi, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed, one was injured, and another officer was taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near workshops in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated on Amil, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Diven Tawide and Glenn Austia, two soldiers, from Lower Olave, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. The two hostages were released by the assailants on May 3, 2016. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Edwin Panis Castor and Orlando Maglipac, two police officers, from Wao town, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Maglipac was released shortly after the kidnapping, while Castor was released on May 3, 2016. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Khurram Hameed from F-8 neighborhood, Islamabad, Pakistan. The whereabouts of Hameed, a former intelligence officer, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Mohammed Mhaisen in Tripoli city, Libya. Mhaisen, a journalist, was wounded while detained, and released the next day on April 4th, 2016. The Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Abdul Ghani Kikli Militia.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Rene Rombo and Gilbert Aguiman, two police officers, from Talisayan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Aguiman was released shortly after the kidnapping, while Rombo was released on May 2, 2016. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants abducted Warren Hansol Conales, a police officer, from Capitan Bayong, Bukidnon, Philippines. Conales was released on May 3, 2016. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked police officers in a bar in Burambi, Rumonge, Burundi. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and civilians. This was one of two related attacks targeting police officers in Burambi on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Dawlatabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six officers and one assailant were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2016: Assailants attacked a police post to prevent officers from responding to another incident in Burambi, Rumonge, Burundi. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting police officers in Burambi on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants attacked the offices of Al-Nabaa TV in Tripoli city, Libya. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Tripoli Revolutionaries Battalion.
04/03/2016: Assailants executed and crucified at least eight civilians in Mansurah, Raqqah, Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the victims were accused of theft and corruption.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired Katyusha rockets at a hospital in Marib city, Yemen. Three people were killed and 17 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthi extremists.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired mortar shells targeting the presidential palace that landed in Howl Wadag, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of three attacks targeting the presidential palace on the same day. Two civilians were injured across the three events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired mortar shells targeting the presidential palace that landed in Wardhigley, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of three attacks targeting the presidential palace on the same day. Two civilians were injured across the three events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired mortar shells targeting the presidential palace that landed on Abdalla mosque in Wardhigley, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of three attacks targeting the presidential palace on the same day. Two civilians were injured across the three events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired rockets at Kadugli, South Kordofan state, Sudan. A civilian was killed and two others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in the area on this date. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants fired rockets that struck a nomadic settlement east of Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan. A civilian was killed in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in the area on this date. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Krong Pinang, Yala, Thailand. Abdunkode Saha, an officer of the Tano Pute subdistrict administration office, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. A head constable was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on security guards at an oil storage facility in Sabha city, Libya. Four guards were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants raided Chief Olu Falae's farm in Ilado, Ondo, Nigeria. Falae, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was not harmed, although one of his guards was kidnapped. The guard was found dead on April 7, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
04/03/2016: Assailants seized a farm owned by Ahmad Ibrahim al-Qahsi al-Qadhdhafi in Sirte city, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants seized cattle and a vehicle from a civilian in Nawfaliyah, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
04/03/2016: Assailants set fire to a dormitory of the International Women's Meditation Centre in Rayong city, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants set fire to the Moy Tir na nOg Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) gym in Cooktown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The building was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants set up a roadblock and distributed leaflets to motorists in Rojales, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants set up a roadblock and distributed leaflets to motorists in Santiago, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants set up a roadblock and distributed leaflets to motorists in Talakag, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to ensure the application of NPA policies during the upcoming elections.
04/03/2016: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Mahad Farah, a senior intelligence official, in Xamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants stabbed Haji Maulana Belal Hossain in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Hossain, a muezzin, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants stormed a Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) rally in Buhatan, Sorsogon, Philippines. The assailants briefly held hostage Eric C. Dioneda, a former mayor and gubernatorial candidate, and Leovic Dioneda, the former mayor of Sorsogon City. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of a government engineer in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device and opened fire at a building where Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was scheduled to deliver an address later the same day in Zubin Potok, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Security forces detained a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed five explosives-laden vehicles in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Security Forces found and defused an explosive device in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: Two assailants opened fire on National Investigation Agency (NIA) Officer Tanzil Ahmed in Sahaspur, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Ahmad and his wife were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least three Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officers were killed and four other soldiers and officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated on a subway train traveling between Sennaya Square and the Technology Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In addition to the assailant, at least 15 people were killed and 63 other people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at subway stations in Saint Petersburg on the same day. The Imam Shamil Battalion claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for Russia's violent actions in Muslim countries.
04/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Barkhane force vehicle 20 kilometers from Hombori, Douentza, Mopti, Mali. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. At least one French soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)
04/03/2017: An explosive device detonated on Pakistan Railway tracks in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: An explosive device disguised in a fire extinguisher was discovered and defused at Ploshchad Vosstaniya subway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This was one of two coordinated attacks at subway stations in Saint Petersburg on the same day. The Imam Shamil Battalion claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for Russia's violent actions in Muslim countries.
04/03/2017: Assailant sets fire to a Paglas Corporation truck transporting bananas in Flortam neighborhood, Batasan, North Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
04/03/2017: Assailants abducted a suspected informant in Kamkanar, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was recovered on April 12, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/03/2017: Assailants abducted Adil al-Mahni, a Salafi philanthropist, in Qutay, Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two similar abductions in Qutay on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Houthi extremists.
04/03/2017: Assailants abducted Muhammad Qarmut and Al-Sayyid Ahmad, two General People's Congress (GPC) party leaders, in Qutay, Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two similar abductions in Qutay on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Houthi extremists.
04/03/2017: Assailants armed with firearms and sharp weapons attacked and killed a former Salwa Judum member in Loharpara, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/03/2017: Assailants armed with firearms, projectiles, and explosive devices attacked a Royal Thai Police checkpoint in Krong Pinang, Yala, Thailand. At least 13 people, including 12 officers and one assailant, were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Krong Pinang on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
04/03/2017: Assailants attacked the vehicle of General Abdul Wahab in Sultan Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Wahab, a deputy intelligence chief for Paktika, and three of his security guards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2017: Assailants attacked Tiv civilians in Alaba, Kwande district, Benue, Nigeria. At least eight people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
04/03/2017: Assailants decapitated and killed an Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) official in Ndekesha, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No group has claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kamwina Nsapu Militia.
04/03/2017: Assailants executed an imam in western 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) and noted that the imam declined to issue death sentences against individuals that refused to engage in suicide bombings.
04/03/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Amil neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. This was one of five projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least two people were killed and 12 other people were injured across all five incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in As Sina'ah al Qadimah neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. This was one of five projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least two people were killed and 12 other people were injured across all five incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. This was one of five projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least two people were killed and 12 other people were injured across all five incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Mamun neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. This was one of five projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least two people were killed and 12 other people were injured across all five incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Rajim Hadid neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. This was one of five projectile attacks in different Mosul neighborhoods on the same day. At least two people were killed and 12 other people were injured across all five incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pantha Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one officer was killed and seven other people, including five officers and two civilians, were injured in the assault. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front, and the Quit Kashmir Movement (QKM) all separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Eleno Mangrobang along MacArthur Highway in Cut-cut, Tarlac, Philippines. Mangrobang, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) police chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: Assailants planted explosive devices, scattered nails, cut down trees, and burned tires along a highway in order to prevent Royal Thai Police officers from responding to an earlier attack on a checkpoint in Krong Pinang, Yala, Thailand. The explosive devices were discovered and defused and there were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Krong Pinang on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
04/03/2017: Assailants set fire to an under-construction residence of a returning Serb family in Dragoljevac, Pec, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Warta Nabada neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/03/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative (Sukelco) building in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. At least eight people, including seven Sukelco employees, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
04/03/2017: Assailants threw explosive devices at a Turkish National Police (EGM) vehicle in Mezitli district, Mersin, Turkey. At least two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: Three explosives-and-chemical-laden drones were shot down by security forces near Tal Afar Airport in Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: Two explosive devices detonated at a civilian residence in Pankhwada, Uttar Pradesh, India. At least two people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2017: Two female suicide bombers detonated behind a high school after being identified by a local vigilante committee patrol in Mora, Extreme-North, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties aside from the death of the two assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/04/1998: A bomb hidden in a stack of chairs at the Nile Grill in the Sheraton hotel in Kampala, Uganda exploded during the evening hours. The explosion caused minor damage to the hotel, but no casualties were reported. The Speke Hotel was also attacked prior to this bombing.
04/04/1998: Unknown assailants threw hand grenades at the Speke Hotel in Kampala, Uganda, killing two Burundi nationals and injuring 10 others. The explosion caused minor damage to the hotel. The Sheraton Hotel was also attacked after this bombing.
04/04/1999: In Moscow, the reception office of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) was attacked with explosive devices, injuring two. The attack was later claimed by the anarchist group New Revolutionary Alternative (NRA - Novaya Revolyutsionnaya Alternativa)
04/04/1999: Near the 18th km post on the Makhachkala-Buynaksk highway in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan, Russia, two policemen were killed and another was seriously injured when unidentified perpetrators traveling in a Niva car opened fire on the policemen. Authorities stated that the perpetrators may have been religious extremists.
04/04/2000: A bus carrying Sri Lankan Navy personnel was hit by a land mine planted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Three people were killed and seven injured in the attack, which occurred in Kittuoothu, Sri Lanka.
04/04/2000: A market was the target of a bomb attack in Ain M’rane, Algeria. Two people were killed and seven were wounded. The attackers were unknown.
04/04/2000: In Pakistan, unknown gunmen fired on an Afghan vehicle, killing the governor of the Taliban-held Afghan province of Kondoz and his militia commander, driver and another passenger.
04/04/2001: A land mine exploded on a road outside Dohuk, Barwari district, Iraq, killing seven and wounding two who were traveling in a truck at the time.  The victims of the attack were thought to be civil engineers working for the government area on projects involving repopulation.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities blamed members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for planting the mine.
04/04/2001: The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for attempting to set a Nike shoe outlet on fire in Albertville, Minnesota, U.S.A. Authorities discovered several milk jugs filled with gasoline on the roof of the building and evacuated the premises. The fire had failed to ignite and no damages or injuries were caused. ELF stated that it targeted the Nike store because of "treacherous conditions" at Nike plants around the world and because of the company's role in globalization of trade.
04/04/2001: Three people were killed when unidentified militants exploded a bomb in the Dalina village of the Baramula District, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
04/04/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Liaqat Gujar, Shiite Muslim leader of the Tehrik-e-Jafria group, in Bihari, Pakistan.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the group blamed militants with Sunni Muslim connections.
04/04/2002: Sixty troops from the Philippino 60th Infantry battalion discovered a 100-man force of the New People's Army (NPA) outside of Boston Town in Davao Oriental province. It is not known which side began the ensuing firefight. 10 NPA members were killed overnight. 5 Philippino soldier were killed and seven others were injured.
04/04/2002: Three unarmed UN observers entered a Hizballah checkpoint at the village of Mari in the disputed Sheba'a Farms area of Lebanon. An argument ensued, with the suspected Hizballah members beating up the UN obervers. None of the observers were killed, and no charges were brought on the Hizballah fighters.
04/04/2002: Two Molotov cocktail fire bombs were thrown at the synagogue in the Paris suburb of Kremlin-Bicetre. The fire bombs missed the synagogue and hit the sidewalk. None were injured. Police arrested three unidentified suspects who admitted to the attack.
04/04/2003: An Al-Battar rocket was fired at an Israeli tank by a member of HAMAS's Military Wing, Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades in the Al-Maghazi camp, Gaza Strip. According to the statement released by the al-Qassam Brigades, the Israeli tank was destroyed. The martyr Marwan Abdullah Abu-Jayyab who fired the rocket was killed in retaliation. The al-Qassam Brigades further reemphasized their commitment to jihad and martyrdom as the only way to liberate Palestine from the occupier forces.
04/04/2003: Animal Liberation Front (ALF) members set fire to a store that sold tiger and leopard meat in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. No casualties were reported in the attack.
04/04/2003: Mullah Jailani and one of his nephews were assassinated by the Taliban as they were coming out of their house in the Miandaw village, Southern Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Mullah Jailani was a close friend of President Hamid Karzai and together they organized forces in the country against the Taliban. It was uncertain what type of weapon was used in the assassination. No one had openly claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2004: A bomb exploded in Tbilisi, Georgia, in an attempted assassination of a Russian General, Alexander Studenikin. The bomb, detonated outside of the General's car on his way home from work, was most likely made of TNT. No one was killed in the blast and the General was only slightly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
04/04/2004: Assailants opened fire on a Combined Joint Task Force 7 patrol in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least eight United States soldiers were killed and more than 60 United States soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mahdi Army.
04/04/2004: At approximately 5:30 am local time, Maoist rebels attacked an Indian delivery truck ion a highway n Rupandehi, Nepal, as the truck owner, driver, and cleaner were unloading sanitary good imported from Rajasthan State, India. The rebels shot and injured the three men and set the truck on fire.
04/04/2004: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, two South Korean human rights workers were kidnapped by members of the Mahdi Army. A spokesman for the perpetrators, Sayyed Riyad, said that they would be held until Italian forces stopped fighting and left the region. However, the hostages were released unharmed 14 hours later, without any action by the Italian forces.
04/04/2004: Maoist rebels bombed the house of Interior Minister Kamal Thapa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Minister was not in the house when it was bombed; two guards were injured during the explosion.
04/04/2004: Ten members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Jamat-e-Islami raided a small police station in the Pakistan city of Karachi. Afterwards, the gunmen made police officers recite verses of the Koran before killing five police officers and injuring one.
04/04/2005: A suicide bomber targeted US soldiers near the Abu-Ghraib Prison in Abu-Ghraib, Iraq. Although four civilians were killed in the attack, no US troops were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/04/2005: A US military convoy on patrol in Baqubah, Iraq was the target of a bomb attack injuring three Iraqis. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2005: Four Thai soldiers were injured in a bomb attack outside a university in Thailand’s Yala Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2005: Suspected Islamic insurgents attacked a police station and a district administration office in Narathiwat's Joh I Rong District in Thailand. In both attacks, two groups of approximately ten men were armed with grenade launchers; four of which fired and one failed. No one was injured in the attacks, and the insurgents fled to the mountains to escape security forces.
04/04/2005: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels threw a grenade at the local office of the Eelam People's Democratic Party in Karaithivu, Sri Lanka.  The building was slightly damaged, but no one was hurt.
04/04/2005: Suspected LTTE rebels shot dead a Sri Lankan government official at 12:40pm at Kathankudy in the district of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. T. Kailanathan, 55, a director at the Ministry of Vocational Training was conducting interviews for prospective candidates for training and when he stopped for lunch he was killed. The ministry falls under Douglas Devananda, who is also leader of the EPDP, and although there were two men with the director, both were away from the school room when he was shot. The EPDP deny it was politically motivated, and instead state that it was because the LTTE wants to support their claim to "sole representation" of the Sri Lankan Tamils.
04/04/2005: Unidentified gunmen attacked the main headquarters of the Iraqi Communist party in Al-Thawrah city, in eastern Baghdad. The insurgents tricked the guards into letting them in, and proceeded to destroy contents inside such as computers, windows, etc, before burning it down; no injuries resulted.
04/04/2006: A 361-ton tuna ship, Dongwon-ho No. 628, of Dongwon Fisheries carrying 25 crew of Asian nationalities was attacked by eight gunmen in two speedboats off the coast of Somalia in the afternoon (Seoul time) 60 miles away from Somali waters. The hijackers demanded the ship be taken to the Somali port of Obbia and claimed they were hunting down illegal fishing boats. The crew was released after 117 days after the South Korean government paid an undisclosed large ransom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A bomb exploded inside a house in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and killed two children and wounded three other members of the family in the capital's Al-Jadida neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A bomb exploded near the convoy of Assad Yassin, the municipal council president of Samarra, Iraq, while the convoy was carrying Yassin's son. The attack did not injure Yassin, but killed one of Yassin's guards and wounded four others.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A car bomb exploded at 3:00 pm in the Shi'a area of the Habibiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 people and wounding 25 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A female lawyer, Acil Mohammad, was gunned down in Baghdad, Iraq, by unknown assailants.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A judge working with the Interior Ministry was killed by gunmen who opened fire on him in Baghdad, Iraq, as he got out of his car.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A member of the state's ruling Congress party, Wali Mohammed Dar, was shot dead by Islamic militants in the town of Baramulla, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A missile attack was launched against the British Consulate during the commemoration of the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II when gunmen launched four missiles that landed within the consulate's area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: A Sunni lecturer at the Basra Technical Institution, Salah Aziz, was abducted by gunmen, and his body was found the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Al Nasir Salah al-Din Brigades claimed responsibility for firing at least four upgraded Nasir-3 rockets at 10:30 a.m. and then five five upgraded Quds rockets at 11:50 a.m. at Al-Majdal, Israel but no damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: An employee of the Songkhla Highway Office, Sanan Krungmanee, was shot dead while riding a motorcycle in Khok Pho (District), Thailand when two gunmen approached him from behind and opened fire with four rounds from a 9 mm pistol. He later died at the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators fired rockets into Ghazni City, Afghanistan from the mountains to the south of the city. The rockets were targeted at the offices of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the national army, but landed at a distance, and did not cause damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Anti-government guerrillas detonated a powerful bomb at Madhuban Village Development Committee Office in Madhuban village of Sunsari (District), 400 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal, at 2:00 p.m. The guerrillas entered the office and forced the employees out of the office before carrying out the blast, which completely destroyed the building, but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Denis Donaldson, the former Sinn Féin member at the center of the spy scandal which brought down the Northern Ireland Assembly, was found shot dead and his body was discovered by Gardaí at 5 p.m. at his home in County Donegal with a gunshot wound to his chest. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: One civilian was killed by a roadside bomb near Fatiha, north of the oil refining city of Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Salah Jali al-Gharrawi, an accountant with the Agence France Presse in Baghdad, Iraq, was kidnapped as he left the AFP Baghdad office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Suspected Taliban fighters shot dead Mohammad Tahir, intelligence director of Dilarum (District) of southwestern Nimroz province, Afghanistan, after they dragged him from his vehicle as he was traveling to his office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: The armed wing of the ultra-radical Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing at least five rockets were fired at Ashqelon, Israel, but no damage was reported.
04/04/2006: The Manipur, India Education Director, near Chongtham Jayanta, was shot at and put in critical condition by a bullet after two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle near his Top Leirak residence in Imphal West (District) fired nearly 6 to 7 rounds at him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Three individuals who identified themselves Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional members shot Coromoro Municipality Councilman Gerardo Amaya Amaya, 77, twice in the head in his "El Guayacan" ranch in rural La Mina, Coromoro Municipality, Colombia.
04/04/2006: Three members of the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) shot and killed a woman in her home in La Mina, Coromora, Colombia. The ELN members stated that the killings were retaliation for the deaths of three ELN members killed in a clash with Colombian soldiers.
04/04/2006: Two employees at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Baghdad, identified as the embassy's driver and accountant, were killed in their car in the upscale Mansour neighborhood when gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2006: Two truck drivers who worked with U.S. forces were killed when gunmen opened fire on them near Dujail, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2007: An abducted Afghan reporter was beheaded in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province by Taliban militants.  Shohaabuddin Atal, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the murder on behalf of his group.  Atal said the reporter was killed because the Afghan government failed to negotiate for his release.
04/04/2007: Armed gunmen kidnapped 22 shepherds north of Karbala, Iraq when the Shi i shepherds wandered into an area dominated by Sunni extremists.  The gunmen also stole the sheep that were being attended to by the shepherds.  No one claimed responsibility for the mass abduction, and the fate of the kidnapped was unknown.
04/04/2007: At least five people were injured when a grenade that was thrown onto a busy road in Guwahati, a city in India’s Assam state.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) were to blame.
04/04/2007: Gunmen opened fire on a bus that was taking workers to an Iraqi power plant near Kirkuk, Iraq, killing six men.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2007: Gunmen shot and killed an election official in the city of Puerto Princesca, the capital of the Philippines’ Palawan island, as he was walking to his office.  No one claimed responsibility for the shooting.
04/04/2008: Late on Friday, a left-wing local leader from the Communist Party of India- Marxist, Tapan Roy, was killed by unidentified militants when he was returning home in Kamlapur, Agartala district, Tripura province, India. Using sharp weapons, the assailants cut several marks on Roy's body. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/04/2008: On Friday evening at 18:30, one surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Mridul Muchhary, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Dalbari village market under Barama police station in the Nalbari district, Assam province, India. His associate, Ambir Boro, was injured in the attack. A grenade and a magazine were recovered from the incident site. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/04/2008: On Friday in Basra, Iraq, unknown gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at a convoy carrying senior Iraqi commanders. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2008: On Friday morning, at least four Afghan policemen were killed and eight civilians were injured in a suicide attack that took place in the Bulan area of Lashkargah city, the capital of Helmand, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and no further details of the attack were provided.
04/04/2008: On Friday morning, near Ein HaShlosha, in Gaza, West Bank and Gaza Strip, militants fired at a group of foreign dignitaries touring an agricultural project near a security barrier. The bureau of the Public Ministry was wounded in the attack No other casualties or damage was reported. The Nation's Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2008: On Friday morning, on Kohat Road, Bhadabir area, Peshawar, Pakistan,  unknown militants destroyed four CD and video shops with remote controlled improvised explosive devices. The damage was worth thousands of rupees. No casualties or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2008: On Friday night, around a hundred suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants attacked a village near Sono in Jamui district, Bihar province, India, and abducted three employees of a private contractor engaged in road construction for not paying an extortion payment. The local village residents attempted to stop the kidnapping, which resulted in indiscriminate exchange of firing between the villagers and the Maoists, however no casualties were reported.  No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/04/2008: On Friday night, in downtown Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the police academy, wounding three policeman, but causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2008: On Friday, a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-filled vest killed 15 people and wounded 27 others at a funeral in Sed Himreen village, Khanaqeen district, 97 km to the east of Baquba, near the town of Hamrin, Diyala province, Iraq. The bomber struck as people gathered at the cemetery for the funeral of a policemen who had been killed on 04/03/2008. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/04/2008: On Friday, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed a villager, Sayam Lachha, during a wedding in the Ragadpali village of Malkangiri district, Orissa province, India, accusing him of being a police informer. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/04/2008: On Friday, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip, gunmen blew up a monument in a British run cemetery for foreign soldiers. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2008: On Friday, in Oddur, Bakool, Somalia, assailants threw a grenade into a crowded cinema, killing two civilians, wounding four others, and damaging the cinema. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2008: On Friday, in Sadiyah, Diyala, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated the explosive vest at a funeral procession for a Sunni policeman. Fifteen people were killed and eight were wounded. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2009: On Saturday at 1000, a roadside bomb detonated in the Zafaraniyah area of southeast Baghdad, wounding seven civilians. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/04/2009: On Saturday evening at approximately 1940, in Islamabad, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a military camp, killing eight soldiers, one civilian, wounding seven civilians, five soldiers, and damaging the military camp. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2009: On Saturday evening, at the regional administration center in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, assailants fired upon the regional center, wounding one person and causing unknown damage to the building. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2009: On Saturday in Abu Ghurayb, Baghdad, Iraq, gunmen blew up the house of the Sahwa leader. The paramilitary leader was not injured in the attack and no claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/04/2009: On Saturday in Kut, Wasit, Iraq, an improvised explosive device exploded near the house of a local government official in the Al Damuk area of eastern Kut. Two civilians were wounded but not the government official and several houses were damaged in the explosion. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/04/2009: On Saturday morning at around 1015, six people were hurt, with two in critical conditions, as two bombs exploded inside a bus in Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines. The first blast went off just as the bus of Husky Company arrived at the bus depot. The bomb, fashioned from 60-milimeter mortar shell, was left by a woman passenger in a upper compartment behind the driver and detonated it using a cellular phone after she disembarked before the bus reached the depot. A second bomb, hidden in the baggage compartment, went off in the same bus after police finished inspecting the blast scene. No casualties were reported from the second blast. No group claimed responsibility, but Al Khobar was believed to be responsible.
04/04/2009: On Saturday shortly after 1200 noon, at least two people were injured when a delivery van exploded and damaged two nearby sport-utility vehicles in San Agustin town in Isabela province. The delivery van and the sports utility vehicle (SUV)s of the two victims were waiting to be loaded aboard a ferry crossing the Cagayan River. Initial reports identified the injured as Camille Pua, 21, who suffered shrapnel wounds in the left side of the body; and Rona Bumagat, a village chairwoman. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2009: On Saturday, at a forest area near Bareni village in Latehar District, India, assailantstriggered a landmine targeting a vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are believed to be responsible.
04/04/2009: On Saturday, in downtown Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off inside a foodstuffs store in a popular market, wounding the storekeeper and damaging the store and three adjacent shops. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2009: On Saturday, in Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants threw two grenades at a group of civilians, wounding seven civilians. They were identified as Muhammad Ajmal (Multan), Munir Ahmad (Multan), Muhammad Nadeem (Bahawalpur), Ghulam Farid(Rajanpur), Muhammad Saddam (Rajanpur), Abdul Majeed (Bahawalpur) and Muhammad Amin (Rajanpur).  No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2009: On Saturday, in Raman, Yala, Thailand, in a drive-by shooting, armed assailants fired upon a civilian while he was riding his motorcycle, wounding the civilian and damaging his motorcycle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
04/04/2010: On Sunday evening, in Malabati village near Binpur in West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India, six suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on motorcycles shot and killed the Secretary of Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Partha Biswas. SFI is the student wing of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist). No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday evening, in the Chapee area of Palamau district, in Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres blew up a non-governmental organization, Alternative for India Development (AID) -run school. The Maoists had damaged the same school in 2009 as well. The school has been targetted by the rebels as it is often used to house security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday night around 0000 midnight, in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants placed a two to five pound TNT bomb on passenger front seat of a Toyota car, and set it off by a digital watch on Ratchadaphisek Road in the parking lot of the Poseidon Entertainment Complex. The windows of the complex and two cars were damaged and a parking attendant was wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday night at 2330, in Bangkok, Thailand, a man traveling on a motorcycle threw an M-67 grenade at the National News Bureau of Thailand (NBT) building on Vibhavadi-Rangsit highway, which fell into a small canal near the entrance. No casualties were reported but the blast damaged several plastic chairs in the compound. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, a girls' primary school was blown up by unidentified militants in the Bakhmal Shah area of Mohmand Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. No casualties were reported in the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in Mbandaka, Equateur, Congo (Kinshasa), 100 militants armed with light machine guns and machetes attacked an airport. An unknown number of militants were killed and three militants were captured by Congolese soldiers. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Mbandaka on 04/04/2010. No group claimed responsibility, but armed men known as Enyele were thought to be responsible for the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, one person was injured and one minibus was damaged when militants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device that had been placed on a minibus. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, two suicide car bombs targeted the Egyptian Consulate and the German and Spanish embassies. This attack was one of two related bombings in a series of linked attacks that also targeted the Iranian Embassy. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 30 killed and more than 200 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in the Qahira district of Baghdad, Iraq, two people were injured when assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in the Salehia district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a suicide car bomb targeted the Iranian Embassy. This attack was one of two bombings in a series of linked attacks that targeted three other embassies in Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 30 killed and around 200 injured. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Sunzha District, Ingushetia, Russia, a handmade bomb was placed near an Orthodox cemetery. The first bomb, made from a 122-millimeter projectile, a detonator and a cell phone. Police found and defused both bombs causing no damage or casualities. No group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2010: On Sunday, on the road towards the village of El Llanito, Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, suspected members of the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced all of the passengers off an inter-municipal bus belonging to the Transflorida company, then set it on fire, destroying the vehicle but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility
04/04/2010: On Sunday, two improvised explosive devices (IED) detonated at the Inchkhe station on a railway track in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. The incident damaged the targeted line of railroad track. The first explosion occurred under the locomotive of the freight train causing eight wagons to derail, five of which overturned. According to investigators, the first IED was homemade using five kilos of TNT and the second IED was homemade using one kilo of TNT. As a result of the fall of one of the wagons, the second IED went off 25 meters away from the initial one. Unknown monetary damage occurred due to the second explosion. The Makhachkala investigation division of the North Caucasian Railway stated that the second IED was meant to target first responders, yet no evidence is given regarding that claim. Rail traffic was stopped in both directions, since one line was damaged over 150 meters and the second over 200 meters. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday afternoon, near al-Hureya Theater in Jenin, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip, unknown gunmen opened fired onto the vehicle of an Arab-Israeli theater director and political activist, Juliano Mer-Khams, killing him and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday morning at 1100, in a forest at Singhikhola-Laubheta in Kokrajhar, Assam, India, unidentified militants ambushed a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) paramilitary convoy of the 31G company. Two SSB troopers were killed and another two were injured. Three of the victims were identified as Subhash Ranjit, Bhagat Kumar and Radhyashyam. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that militants of the anti-talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were responsible.
04/04/2011: On Monday morning at 1130, in front of a court office in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, two unidentified suicide bombers attempted to attack the provincial court office, but were intercepted by police. The first bomber detonated his device after being stopped by police, wounding two civilians and a policeman, and the second bomber was killed by police before he had a chance to detonate his explosive vest. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday morning, in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside bomb outside the house of a senior official of the Iraqi Industrial Ministry, killing one of his body guards and wounding three others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday night around 2355, in Kaspiisk, Dagestan, Russia, an unidentified individual fired a SHMEL incendiary rocket at the Moscow Cultural Center. The windows at the center were broken and a VAZ-21099 was damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday night, in a village near al-Yousifiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen stormed a house and shot and killed six brothers, and wounded their mother and two sisters. The father of the family was a college lecturer who was killed by gunmen two years ago. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday, at a private residence in Wangkhei Wangkheimayum Leirak, Imphal East, Manipur, India, militants shot and killed a Reliance Base Transceiver Station (BTS) mobile tower caretaker, identified as Oinam Borbabu. According to official sources, Borbabu was killed for not paying the extortion demanded by the militants. In a statement issued on 04/06/2011 on Wednesday, the Yaiphaba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in an unspecified location in Manipur province, India, unidentified militants targeted and fired upon an officer of the Indian agriculture department. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel, unknown militants from the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into Ashkelon city but the rockets were shot down by the newly implemented “Iron Dome” short range missile defense system. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device outside the house of Razzaq Issah, the director general of the government-owned Iraqi Investments Board. Issah and another civilian were wounded as he was leaving his home going to work. An unknown amount of property damage occurred and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in Balhaf, Shabwah, Yemen, unknown gunmen attacked the Yemeni Liquefied Natural Gas Company refinery. The attack lasted several hours as military forces guarding the company defended the refinery. No damages or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a teenage suicide bomber attacked a vehicle showroom near the main bus terminal in the town of Jandol, killing at least seven civilians, wounding eight others. According to security sources, the target of the attack was an anti-Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) tribal militia leader, identified as Muhammad Akbar, who was among those killed. The amount of damage caused by the bomb was unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in Kanaudha village in Aurangabad, Bihar, India, 25 unidentified militants assaulted and injured five laborers of a private road construction firm. The militants also set fire to two road construction vehicles, damaging the two machines. The militants demanded money from the owner of the company. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in the Ameriyah neighborhood of western Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside bomb outside the house of Abed Majwal, a Sahwa (Awakening) Council group member, killing him while damaging the house and nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday, in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, two Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASJW) cadres, identified as Abu Hashim and Zubair, were shot and killed by unidentified militants during an attack. A nine millimeter pistol was used and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2011: On Monday, near Jhargram in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, unidentified militants shot and killed a state government employee and a former activist of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), identified as Gagan Mahato. According to police, Mahato was pulled from his vehicle and beaten severely before being shot. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
04/04/2012: A rocket, launched from Egypt, landed at a construction site in Eilat city, Southern, Israel. The were no reported casualties or damages from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: A suicide attacker riding a motorcycle detonated in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers, were killed and 23 others injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in Abuja city, Abuja state, Nigeria. Security personnel stopped and arrested the driver before he could reach the comptroller-general, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi, the intended target of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities suspected the assailant was a member of Boko Haram.
04/04/2012: A suicide bomber detonated during an event at the National Theater in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Officials believed the intended target of the attack was Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohammed Ali. Ten people, including several government officials, were killed in the explosion, and an unknown number of others were injured. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it targeted members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) because the TFG is serving and supporting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
04/04/2012: An assailant opened fire and threw a grenade at a police patrol in Sarband area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. After the assailant fled the scene, police discovered and defused another explosive device. There were no reported casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: An assailant threw a grenade at the president of Mosul University in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The president, Ubay Sa'ed al-Dewachi, was not injured; however, at least two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: An explosive device attached to a police officer's car detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The police officer was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a former Sahwa Council member detonated in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The former member and two others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian van in Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Seven people were killed and two others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near a residence in Buhriz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near military forces in La Libertad village, Putumayo department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and an unknown number wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Darzab police chief's vehicle in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The police chief, Major Ismail Khan, and three others were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: An explosive device in a tanker detonated near a police headquarters in Maidan Shahr city, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Lagankhel Bus Park in Kathmandu city, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Namgyal Bus Park in Gokarna village, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a bus in Chabahil neighborhood, Kathmandu city, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a bus in Kapan village, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a bus in Kathmandu city, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a bus in Tilangatar area, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a microbus in Dhading district, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a high school for girls in Darra Pezu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a bus in Kathmandu city, Central development region, Nepal. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on transportation targets in the development region on this day. The Communist Party of Nepal (People's War Group) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police chief's convoy in Dholuiya area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The police chief, Colonel Qandil Khalil, was not wounded; however, five civilians were killed and 10 others injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: Assailants attacked a police station in Amichi town, Anambra state, Nigeria. One police officer was injured, and the station was looted. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Renj area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eight ALP members were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eight ALP officers were killed, and two other were abducted. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Semdimli town, Hakkari province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on the 404 Maiwand police commandment security control chief in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The chief, Yar Mohammad Amiri, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on the leader of the Lebanese Forces political party at his office in Maarab area, Mount Lebanon governorate, Lebanon. The leader, Samir Geagea, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Assailants set fire to a Syrian Arab Red Crescent food and medicine storage building in Al Qarabis neighborhood, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no casualties, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/04/2012: Four assailants opened fire on Monday Market in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Seven people were killed and an unknown number injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities indicated that Al-Shabaab may have been involved.
04/04/2012: Three assailants were killed while planting an explosive device in Timar Band area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Two assailants opened fire on the Awami National Party (ANP) ward vice president in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The ANP leader, Omar Malook, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Two assailants threw a grenade at a gas station in Ban Pongsata area, Pattani province, Thailand. The grenade missed the station but detonated nearby, destroying a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed it to separatists.
04/04/2013: A grenade was discovered on a railroad crossing in Chandra town, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. The grenade was defused by Ghatail Cantonment explosives experts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2013: A homemade explosive device detonated outside of a mobile phone store in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A shopkeeper was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in eastern Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: An assailant shot and killed a Church of Christ preacher at his house in Laoag city, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: An explosive device believed to be targeting security personnel was discovered and defused in Litan village, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one police officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near Dangi roundabout in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the incident.
04/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near the home of Hadayatullah Shah, a religious figure, in Ama Khel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a fruit-sorting building in Tanyongmat municipality, Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: An explosive device was discovered in a roadside ditch in Patsoi village, Manipur state, India. Officials believed the bomb was targeting security personnel. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2013: Assailants abducted Houmei Khangba from his home in Tumnoupokpi area, Manipur state, India. Khangba, the village chief and President of Thangal Union, was released on April 6, 2013 after the assailants realized that they had kidnapped the wrong person. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the victim's relatives did not believe the claim to be genuine.
04/04/2013: Assailants beat the principal of Al-Fatah school with the butt of their rifles in Al-Hashwah district, Saada governorate, Yemen. The principal was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local sources indicated that the attack was carried out by Huthis because the principal had stopped the students from chanting a Huthist slogan.
04/04/2013: Assailants crossed the border from Afghanistan and launched an attack on the Shabak checkpost in Ali Zai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the assault. Additionally, five assailants were killed and five others were wounded when security forces returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2013: Assailants kidnapped four Italian journalists from an unknown location in Syria. The journalists were released around April 13, 2013. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, Al Qa'ida in Iraq claimed that the al-Nusrah Front was responsible for the abduction.
04/04/2013: Assailants launched rockets at the convoy of a Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) leader, Mir Abdul Qadoos Bezinjo, in Awaran district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victim was working against Baloch interests.
04/04/2013: Assailants launched three mortar shells toward an army camp in Abyan province, Yemen. One of the shells hit a building that troops were using, injuring three soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) carried out the attack.
04/04/2013: Assailants shot and killed an army officer in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: Assailants shot and killed an excise inspector in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a kiosk in Garissa town, Garissa county, Kenya. One person was killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at police officers guarding the election commission office in Kharan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One officer was injured in the attack and several buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: Gunmen attacked a police patrol near Bhatpar village, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. Five of the assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/04/2013: Gunmen attacked a Rapid Intervention Police squadron in Muxungue town, Sofala province, Mozambique. Four officers were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. One assailant was also killed when officers returned fire. Authorities attributed the attack to members of the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR), and claimed that the assault was likely in retaliation for a raid on an MNR sub-base conducted the previous day.
04/04/2013: Gunmen attacked a Somali elder in his home in Marka city, Lower Shabeelle region, Somalia. The elder, Mohamud Mohamed Hussein, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however al-Shabaab had threatened to assassinate elders involved in the drafting of the constitution.
04/04/2013: Gunmen attacked a vehicle in Dalbandin town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were killed, including a tribal leader, and three other individuals were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2013: Nine gunmen attacked a police patrol at a market in Chainpur village, Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India. Five police officers died in the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities believed that the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) had been involved in the attack.
04/04/2014: A female suicide bomber attempted to attack a police station in Kagithane area, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. The would-be bomber fled in a taxi when authorities found her, but was eventually arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the woman was discovered to be a member of the Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C).
04/04/2014: A fire cracker detonated at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in Tangi town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two people, a child and a NADRA staff member, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: A Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle struck a landmine in Toba Notkani area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One FC member was killed and two were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, FC personnel attributed the attack to Baloch nationalists.
04/04/2014: A homemade explosive device was discovered and defused in Shamoni Khattak area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2014: A police commander opened fire on two foreign journalists in Tani district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, a German journalist, was killed and Kathy Gannon, a Canadian journalist, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources arrested the assailant, who was thought to be a Muslim fundamentalist and Taliban sympathizer. The Taliban denied any responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in a market in Hussainiyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and another six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting police officers in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one was wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at a military captain's residence in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The officer and his son were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police major's residence in Al-Hamrah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The police officer was not harmed; however, four members of the police officer's family were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at a school being used as a polling station in Al-Jam'iyah area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No further information is available.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at Al-Mushahadah Bridge, north of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was destroyed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Al-Masakin area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The blast targeted the car of a Special Forces member. No one was injured by the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Nabakanga neighborhood, Beni town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Six people, including a soldier, a police officer, and civilians, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Narizah locality, Tanai district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two people, including the district security chief, were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Hammam al-Alil area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated near Badush area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed and another seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a mosque in Hayatabad town, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosive device was discovered near a military checkpoint in Al-Rashad area, Kirkuk, Iraq. The device detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse it; at least one soldier was killed and two more soldiers were injured in the blast. Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosives-laden torch detonated near a joint Sahwa Council, police, and military patrol in Rakka district, Samara city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two security personnel were killed and another six people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers, police, and Sahwa Council members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a joint Sahwa Council and military patrol in Al-Tash area, south of Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two explosions in the same location within a short period of time; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd that was targeted in a later explosion. The attacks resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a security patrol in Al-Tash area, south of Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two explosions in the same location within a short period of time; this blast was designed to target a crowd that had gathered in response to an earlier explosion. The attacks resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2014: Armed assailants attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties or injures; however, some office equipment was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants abducted four employees of a construction company from Greshk area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered in Kandahar province on April 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it carried out the attack because the victims were supporters of the Afghan government.
04/04/2014: Assailants ambushed a military convoy in Tuulo Barwaaqo village, Gedo region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in an ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
04/04/2014: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in Jambalo municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. Two explosive devices placed underneath the corpses of the police officers were also discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked an army headquarters in Sabha city, Sabha district, Libya. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of polling centers in Honi area, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of polling centers in Saidan area, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked at least one polling station in Bari Kala area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on polling stations in Baraki Barak district on this day. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked at least one polling station in Doshanbi area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on polling stations in the district this evening. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) in Babolin town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Eighteen soldiers were killed and two tanks were disabled in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attempted to shut down a polling station in Ghalmin area, Chaghcharan district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. A clash erupted when residents resisted the assailants' attempts; six people, three civilians and three attackers, were killed and nine people, four attackers and five civilians, were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: Assailants constructed a roadblock and abducted a soldier, Sergeant Jeric Curay, in Andap village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Curay was released on April 23, 2014. The New People's Army (NPA)'s Front Committee 34 claimed responsibility for the incident stating that the abduction was in retaliation for the security forces' protection of logging companies involved in deforestation in the Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley, and Agusan del Sur provinces.
04/04/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Al-Labweh town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. The rocket landed outside of the town, causing no injuries. This was one of two related rocket attacks on this date. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) separately claimed responsibility for the incident. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna stated that the attack was in retaliation for the mistreatment of people in Tripoli city, Lebanon at the hands of Hezbollah.
04/04/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Al-Nabi Othman town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. The rocket landed outside of the town, causing no injuries. This was one of two related rocket attacks on this date. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) separately claimed responsibility for the incident. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna stated that the attack was in retaliation for Hezbollah's mistreatment of people in Tripoli city, Lebanon.
04/04/2014: Assailants fired mortar rounds at a military barracks in Al-Hamiyah area, Al-Musayyib city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and nine soldiers 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).
04/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped two Italian priests and a Canadian nun from their home in Tchere area, Maroua district, Extreme North region, Cameroon. The victims were safely released as part of a prisoner exchange on June 1, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces attributed the kidnapping to Boko Haram.
04/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped Vasily Sergiyenko from his home in Korsun-Shevchenkisvky city, Cherkasy oblast, Ukraine. Sergiyenko, a journalist and activist, was found dead in the woods near Vygrayev village, Ukraine on April 5, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants launched rocket-propelled grenades and opened fire on an army checkpoint in Wadi district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least eight fighters from both sides were killed and 11 fighters 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).
04/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Al-Siniyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants set a soldier's car on fire in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Somali National Army (SNA) soldier in Huriwa district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
04/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Somali National Army (SNA) soldier near Bakara Market, Hawl Wadag neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
04/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed Rustom Ali Akond, a leader of the Awami League's (AL) Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) student wing, in his room at Rajshahi University, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that the police arrested two members of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh), in connection with the attack.
04/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed two Sahwa Council members in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Authorities discovered and defused at least 54 explosive devices hidden under the roads in Lutwa area, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/04/2014: Gunmen detained more than 50 Egyptian trucks trying to enter Ajdabiya city, Ajdabiya district, Libya. The trucks were released on April 5, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials stated that it was a protest against the prosecution of Libyan militia members in Egypt.
04/04/2014: Two roadside bombs detonated as a relief convoy comprised of army and police vehicles, a Department of Social Welfare and Development van, and an ABS-CBN news vehicle passed by in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. No one was injured by the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/04/2014: Two suicide bombers dressed in women's clothing were discovered and arrested in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: An assailant opened fire on Tayyab Khan in Barkhalozo, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a Levies Forces officer, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated as bomb disposal technicians were clearing a road in Barwand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two technicians were killed in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Chang Phueak Tambon Administration Organisation compound near Chang Phueak, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a National Police of Colombia convoy in Vigilancia sector, Cucuta district, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. Following the blast, the assailants then opened fire on the convoy. At least three officers were killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Thahan Phran truck outside of Chaup, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Arab Ejbur neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers outside of Avdiivka, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least three soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Sahaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Quetta-Mastung road in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the provincial jail targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Puli Khumri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of Hajji Ghulam Farooq in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers, including Farooq, the director of the Afghan Police health unit, and civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in an unknown area of Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Kanaan, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants abducted 18 Islamic Reform Group (Islah) members in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/04/2015: Assailants abducted an Imam from Osman bin Affan Mosque in Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/04/2015: Assailants abducted Nawab Khan, a tribal elder, and his driver in Kohlu, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Arkalik, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Baland Ghowr, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Bashlmes, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kata-e Lang, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kharaba, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting checkpoints and one of three similar attacks in Pusht Rod district on the same day. At least 15 people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 21 others, including three officers and 18 assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Masaw, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting checkpoints and one of three similar attacks in Pusht Rod district on the same day. At least 15 people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 21 others, including three officers and 18 assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost along the highway in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including one police officer and six assailants, were killed and 14 others, including one officer and 13 assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked civilians and stole their vehicle near Senapati Bridge in Senapati, Manipur state, India. At least four people were injured in the incident. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants fired mortars that detonated in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2015: Assailants fired rockets that detonated in Sidi Abeid neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least eight people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
04/04/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Julyana neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least two Egyptian workers were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a bus transporting Fenerbahce Soccer Club team members following a match near Trabzon city, Trabzon province, Turkey. At least one person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Utmela, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 10 people, including one soldier and nine assailants, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Jungle Khel neighborhood, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least four people, including two police officers, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pan African Minerals manganese mine in Tambao, Sahel region, Burkina Faso. At least two people, including a National Police of Burkina Faso officer, were injured and Romanian security guard was kidnapped in the assault. The whereabouts of the hostage are unknown. Al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam Brigade (Those who Sign with Blood) and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), two groups that reportedly merged into Al-Mourabitoun, claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on an entertainment event near Mandali, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least six people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hamida Gulistani in Refugees Township neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Gulistani, a former provincial council member, was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) worker in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is unknown if the worker was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Assailants raided a mosque and attacked Mullah Abdol Salam in Masaw village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Salam, an Imam, was killed in the incident. This was one of three related attacks in Pusht Rod district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee shelter in Troeglitz, Saxony-Anhalt state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by a neo-Nazi group.
04/04/2015: Assailants stabbed Keshav Mohite in Badlapur city, Maharashtra state, India. Mohite, a deputy head of Shiv Sena, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the driver, were arrested following the confiscation of the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Two explosive devices detonated outside of Ahmed Oraby School in Imbabah neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2015: Two explosive devices planted near an under-construction bridge were discovered and defused in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/04/2016: A number of suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles and assailants raided Al-Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five security personnel and 11 assailants were killed and 15 security members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: A planted explosive device was discovered and defused at the M/S Sorojini Oil Filling Station in Khangabok, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a vehicle owned by a construction company detonated in Gaosiah, Herat, Afghanistan. The construction project security chief was killed and his two guards were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2016: A rocket shell struck a civilian house in Qalgho, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle along Al-Wufud Street, in Basra city, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a paramilitary forces convoy in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least three militia members were killed and 10 members were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in Rashdiya, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, three people were killed and 12 security members were injured in the resulting blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near a restaurant where volunteer fighters were gathered in Chibayish, Dhi Qar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 14 people were killed and 27 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated as security personnel were attempting to remove a banner near Maoulimor, Chhattisgarh, India. A police officer and a civilian were injured in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated at Cotabato City State Polytechnic College in Maguindanao, Philippines. Three students were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated at the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khewa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) temporary election office in Dudhnoi, Assam, India. At least three people were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), which the group denied.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Lice, Diyarbakir, Turkey. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police vehicles in Ipekyolu, Van, Turkey. This was one of three related attacks targeting police vehicles in Ipekyolu on this date. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2016: An explosive device targeting a group of soldiers from Narathiwat Special Unit 31 detonated in Chumbok, Narathiwat, Thailand. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
04/04/2016: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the Maguindanao Airport in Awang, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants abducted Al-Mahdi al-Tarshani al-Qadhdhafi in Sirte district, Libya. Al-Qadhdhafi was killed on April 18, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
04/04/2016: Assailants abducted seven employees of the Waha oil field in Wahat, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/04/2016: Assailants abducted six sawmill workers in Butig, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Four of the hostages were released on April 11, 2016. The other two hostages were killed by the assailants on April 12, 2016. The Maute Group claimed responsibilitry for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians from Kudur, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related kidnappings in the village between April 4 and April 5, 2016. Five civilians were abducted and held together across both events. Two hostages were beaten to death on April 5, after they were accused of being police informants. The other three hostages were released later on April 5, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the abductions to Maoists.
04/04/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attacked military forces in Karma, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 13 security members and nine 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).
04/04/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with two explosives-laden vehicles attacked military forces in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. The outcome of the assault is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked a customs checkpoint in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least 11 coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least three police officers, two civilians, and 12 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked a government forestry office in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least 11 coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least three police officers, two civilians, and 12 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked a government water office in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least 11 coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least three police officers, two civilians, and 12 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This was one of 11 coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least three police officers, two civilians, and 12 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a militia member in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked Izige, Adamawa, Nigeria. At least three soldiers, two civilian fighters, and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/04/2016: Assailants attacked militia members in Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least six militia members were killed and 18 members were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2016: Assailants briefly detained and attempted to extort wage payments from Kunwar Singh Dhruve, a village leader in Navhi, Madhya Pradesh, India. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at military forces in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2016: Assailants fired missiles into Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan. A civilian was killed in the attack. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants fired mortars at civilian housing in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in a neighborhood in Deir ez-Zor city, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of the city on the same day. At least seven civilians were killed across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2016: Assailants fired three rockets at Taza Khurmatu, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants kidnapped 30 youths in and around Hawijah district, Iraq. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Many of the victims were related to security force members.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian outside the Satguru Pratap Singh Academy in Bhaini Sahib, Punjab, India. Mata Chand Kaur, the wife of former Namdhari Head Satguru Jagit Singh, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Badrashin, Giza, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khosous, Qalyubia, Egypt. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Charbagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Jonas Tahanlangit in Consuelo, Cebu, Philippines. Tahanlangit, a police chief, was killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on the Al-Ruwagha gate in Waddan, Jufra, Libya. One gate guard was killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fezzan Province of the Islamic State.
04/04/2016: Assailants set fire to an unspecified number of civilian homes in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least 11 coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least three police officers, two civilians, and 12 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: Assailants set fire to Holy Child Primary School in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants set up a roadblock and set fire to vehicles in Ercis, Van, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2016: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Magomet Khashtyrov in Troitskaya, Ingushetia, Russia. Khashtyrov, an assistant mufti, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Boaitha, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of A Nimai Sharma, the Imphal Municipal Council (IMC) chair, in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of Thounaojam Bishambor Singh in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Thounaojam Bishambor Singh of embezzlement.
04/04/2016: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers in Gaziantep, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2016: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles before they could detonate near the Deir ez-Zor Military Airport in Jafrah, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Aside from the two bombers, it is unknown whether there were any casualties in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2016: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police checkpost in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near al-Shuhada School in Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers in Fitadher, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Rafoush, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers at Kupeli Mountain in Sirnak, Turkey. At least three soldiers were killed and five other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/04/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a civilian residence in Kaltupokhari, Province 2, Nepal. This was one of two attempted attacks targeting business people in Saptari district on the same day. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a civilian residence in Rajbiraj, Province 2, Nepal. This was one of two attempted attacks targeting business people in Saptari district on the same day. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated along the Harsha-Zawiya Crossroad in Harsha, Zawiya, Libya. The driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: Assailants abducted four World Health Organization (WHO) aid workers in Maganey, Gedo, Somalia. All four hostages were released the following day, on April 5, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/04/2017: Assailants attacked and killed 36 fleeing civilians in western Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/04/2017: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers in Kidawa, Compostela Valley, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/04/2017: Assailants attempted to enter the residence of Abdul Qayoom Sheikh in Nagbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sheikh, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sarpanch, was not harmed as the assailants were chased away before carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a commercial vehicle near Kator, North Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Somali National Army (SNA) senior military commanders in El-Tusbahle neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least three commanders were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on Traffic Police of Russia (GIBDD) officers responding to a reported traffic incident in Astrakhan city, Russia. At least two officers were killed in the assault. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: Assailants set fire to construction equipment used to lay water pipelines in Muchnar, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/04/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Philippine Army (PA) soldier in Tukanalipao, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
04/04/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Zuhour neighborhood, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. Following the initial assault, the assailants also targeted police and civilian residences in the neighborhood. At least two suicide bombers detonated in the attack. At least 36 people, including five assailants, were killed and 42 other people were injured in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target the Janikhel police chief in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
04/05/1992:  Five members of the Mujahideen-I-Khalq Iranian group, armed with knives, forcibly entered and seized the Iranian Mission to the United Nations in Manhattan, New York, in the United States.  During the two-hour siege, the men took three hostages, and destroyed computers and furniture, and spray painted slogans on walls.  None of the hostages, nor any other individuals were injured during the rampage; two hostages escaped when police broke through the back doors of the building, and the third hostage was released after the perpetrators surrendered to police negotiators.  A statement made by the Bonn headquarters of the People's Mujahideen stated the incident was in response to an Iranian air raid against the National Liberation Army (a military wing of the group) hiding in Iraq.  All five suspects were arrested and charged for this incident.
04/05/1998: Five people were killed and six were injured when Sergo Meskhia and Bezhane Gvazare opened fire on a funeral procession in Zugdidi, Georgia.
04/05/1998: Members from the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) shot and killed 8 people in a commune in Sidi Hajeref, Algeria. The commune sustained minor damage.
04/05/1999: A suicide bomber from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), identified as Baki Tatli, targeted Bingol Governor Suleyman Kamci using an explosive device in the Bingol province of Turkey. Two were killed, the bomber and a teenage girl, but the governor escaped unharmed.
04/05/1999: Nigerian youth from the Association of Mobil Spill Affected Communities (AMSAC) stormed and seized Shell Oil and Agip facilities in the Niger delta after Mobil Oil did not meet the surrounding communities’ demands for compensation after an oil spill in 1998. The youths seized five barges, one sea truck, and five tugboats in the attack.
04/05/1999: The Carlos Alirio Buitrago and Bernardo Lopez Arroyave factions of Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN – Army of National Liberation) attacked San Francisco, Colombia, with bombs and gunfire. Extensive damage was caused to the city; there were also numerous casualties and three victims were kidnapped. Military officials attributed the attack to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) as well.
04/05/1999: Western Cape United Democratic Movement Provincial Secretary Malizdo Diko survived an attack unharmed when three unidentified men fired shots at him while he was walking home in Nyanga, South Africa.
04/05/2000: A bomb exploded in front of the Civil Court in Hyderabad, India, injuring two lawyers, Ziauddin Qureshi and Inam-ul-Haq. Three cars were also severely damaged in the attack. The bomb consisted of about 1.5 kilograms of homemade explosive. The perpetrators were unknown.
04/05/2001: Three soldiers from the Central Reserve Police Force were injured by unidentified militants in a grenade attack at the Doda police camp in Kashmir, India.
04/05/2001: Two people were killed and at least 10 were wounded when an bomb containing approximately 400 grams of TNT explosive detonated in the Sadbarg shopping center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan around 4pm.  The bomb's detonation ignited a canister of natural gas in the mall, causing a serious fire and damage to the mall when all the windows were blown out.  Sources note that many of the individuals in the mall at the time were Afghans, selling various items in stores.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2001: Unidentified perpetrator(s) set at least three fires at the National Food Corporation egg farm in Arlington, Washington in the United States. The arson cause $1.5 million in damages, but there were no casualties in the incident.  In a memo sent out a year later, an Animal Liberation Front spokesman released a year-end list of arsons, laboratory attacks and other illegal acts he says were committed in the name of saving animals and the environment, and this incident is mentioned in the report.
04/05/2002: Police discovered an unexploded bomb in a Jewish cemetary near Strasbourg-Cronenbourg. The bomb was removed and no one was injured. There were no suspects.
04/05/2003: A bomb exploded in front of an electrical shop in Taculong, Sultan Kudarat region, Philippines killing two people and injuring two others. Two men on a motorcycle approached the electrical shop and left a bag with a bomb. The police took hold of two suspects but gave no further details on the nature of the attack. No individual or a group came forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2004: At around 2:00 am local time, suspected HAMAS members threw a firebomb into the library of a Jewish elementary school in Montreal, Canada. No one was hurt in the fire, but the library was ruined along with the school's computer lab. Firefights found a note after they extinguished the blaze that was full of anti-Semitic comments. The school had been closed for Passover at the time of the attack. Authorities believe that the fire was in retaliation of the assassination of Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the found of the HAMAS group.
04/05/2004: Islamic militants threw a grenade at a passing military vehicle in a busy part of Pulwama, India. However, the grenade missed the military vehicle and bounced into a crowded bus station. The grenade exploded killing eight people and injuring about 57. No group has claimed responsibility for the action.
04/05/2004: Separatist rebels shot at two civilians, who were guarding the polling station, from surrounding hills in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The perpetrators were attempting to stop the elections that were taken place that morning. No specific group has claimed responsibility for the event and the election did take place. Authorities have speculated that the attackers were from the Free Aceh Movement.
04/05/2004. Gary Teeley, a consultant for Qatar International Trading, was kidnapped at gunpoint from his company home in Nasiriyah, Iraq. There were no demands made from the suspected Shi'i militants. Italian forces received information of Teeley's location and contacted local Muslim authorities who aided in the negotiation Mr. Teeley's release. The reasons and location of his release were not given.
04/05/2005: A car bomb exploded near a joint US and Iraqi military checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq. Two Iraqis were killed and several others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2005: A village headman was shot and killed in Chanae, Thailand. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, local authorities believed Islamic militants were responsible for the shooting.
04/05/2005: Brigadier General Jalal Mohammed Saleh, commander of the Iraqi Army’s First Armored Unit, was the target of a failed assassination attempt in Baghdad, Iraq. Unidentified assailants kidnapped Saleh after failing to kill him.
04/05/2005: One US soldier was killed in a improvised explosive device (IED) car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb injured a nearby Iraqi civilian as well. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/05/2005: Salim Hilal, a member of the Babil (Governorate)Council, was assassinated near the city of Al-Qasim, Iraq. Three of Hilal's guards were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2005: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels opened fire on a navy patrol boat in Upparu, near the Trincomalee port, Sri Lanka.  One member of the monitoring team was injured in the attack.  The attack is considered to be a serious violation of the truce agreement.
04/05/2005: Suspected LTTE cadres shot dead John Silva Amerasingham, former member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) while he was riding his bicycle through Kathankudy, at Akkaraipattu in the Amparai district of Sri Lanka.
04/05/2005: The Popular Resistance Committee has claimed responsibility for opening fire at a group of Israeli workers near the Morag settlement in southern Gaza Strip, Israel; one worker was shot and seriously wounded during the attack. The Committees of Popular Resistance claimed responsibility in a telephone call to AFP.  The caller stated the attack was in retaliation for the destruction of Palestinian houses in east Jerusalem and the imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians.
04/05/2005: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Shayka Hilam Karim, Imam of Uthman Bin-Affan mosque in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The incident occurred when the perpetrators shot at Karim from a car as he was entering the mosque; Karim was killed as a result.
04/05/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked and killed Salim Ibrahim, a Kurdistan Democratic Party Official, in Mosul, Iraq.
04/05/2005: Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of a female translator working for the police in Baquba, Iraq, which is northeast of Baghdad. The perpetrators injured the woman and killed her father.
04/05/2006 An activist of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and senior member of the pro-India Awami League, Mohammed Yousuf Ghanai, was shot dead by gunmen at Azad Ganj, Baramulla, India.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: A car bomb blast in a religiously mixed area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, killed one woman and wounded 15 others, according to police. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: A car bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Sulah district of Baghdad, Iraq, wounding thirteen people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: A car bomb killed three civilians and inured eight others in Beirut square in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: A citizen was kidnapped in Thenia, Algiers, Algeria by members from the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] and was released the next day at about 1:00 a.m. It is not known whether the victim's parents paid a ransom for his release.
04/05/2006: An Iraqi translator who worked for Polish troops in Iraq was killed when gunmen wearing police commando uniforms in Diwaniya opened fire on him and his nephew, injuring the nephew. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near a former United Nations office in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries or deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near the Indian consulate in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. No one was injured or killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Antonio Ixbalán Calí, a Tz’utujil leader and president of the Agriculturalists Association of Santiago Atitlán, and his wife, María Petzey Coo, were killed by four gunmen in their home at 7:00 p.m. in a community of Chicacao Municipality, Suchitepequez Department, Guatemala. Petzey died instantly and Calí died later at the Mazatenago hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Basra International Airport in southern Iraq came under rocket attack when two Katyusha rockets targeted the airport but caused no damage as one hit an empty lot and the other hit a cart in another lot. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Gunmen killed a school superintendent in front of a girl's school in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Gunmen opened fire at the headquarters of the Orascom Telecom Iraq Corporation (IRAQNA) Mobile Phone company in Baghdad and killed two security guards and wounded three. The gunmen then kidnapped the three wounded workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Lorenzo Cervantes, a member of the party-list group Bayan Muna (Nation First), was shot to death in his home before dawn by unidentified gunmen in Anoling town in Agusan del Sur province, Phillipines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on security installations, Government offices in Malangwa and the Arjun Band barracks of the RNA at Nawalpur, Nepal. They freed 129 inmates from the district prison, set fire to other government offices, and clashed with police personnel in which five police and four Maosits were killed in Malangwa. Sixteen police were injured and the bodies of four Maoists were later found. The chief district officer (CDO) of Sarlahi and twenty-seven policemen went missing during the attack, nineteen which were later released by the Maoists on April 19.
04/05/2006: Michael Dy, a Taiwanese national, and his cashier, Evelyn dela Cruz, were snatched by gunmen at Punong, Wao, Lanao Del Sur, Taiwan when they were on board a van with two other companions when seven armed men flagged down their vehicle and abducted them at gunpoint. Dy's driver and another employee were hogtied and left inside the vehicle, but later escaped to seek help from the police. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: The home of Intelligence Officer Abdul Hakim was attacked by four suspected members of the Taliban when they shot and killed him in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Police arrived at the scene and engaged the assailants, arresting one and injuring three others who escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2006: The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack targeting an office of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Esenyurt district in Istanbul, Turkey at 1:00 p.m. The explosive device was placed in a garbage bin outside the entrance of the office located on the second floor of a five-story building housing the AKP party. The blast caused three injuries, including one party employee and major damages to the building.
04/05/2006: Witnesses saw two unidentified individuals throwing a Molotov cocktail at the main gate of the Turkish consulate general in Paris, France at 1:00 a.m., but the attack caused no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2007: A bomb attack on an Iraqi oil pipeline near the border with Kuwait disrupted supply and caused a large fire.  The attack on the pipeline just north of Safwan, Iraq caused no casualties, and no one claimed responsibility.
04/05/2007: Five policemen were killed and four more were wounded when suspected Taliban militants attacked the construction camp that they were guarding in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province.  The Taliban did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2007: Four farmers were shot and killed in the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka’s North Central Province as they were traveling to sell rice.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blamed it on members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
04/05/2007: Two villagers were injured in two mine blasts in Kyaukkyi and Htantabin townships.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/05/2008: On Saturday afternoon around 1700, in the Al Qahirah neighborhood, in 'Azamiyah district in northern Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle, wounding two civilians that were in the vehicle and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday afternoon, unidentified persons detonated a socket bomb in front of the drinking water officer in Tripureshwor. No casualties or damage was reported, and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday at 12:00, unknown gunmen shot dead Father Youssef Adel, an Assyrian Christian Orthodox cleric who presided over St. Peter and Paul Church, outside his house in al-Sinaa street in al-Wihda neighborhood of central Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/05/2008: On Saturday evening at 1900, in the Jurf al Naff area of Baghdad, Iraq, armed assailants fired mortars at a community, killing one civilian and wounding seven others. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2008: On Saturday evening, in Balaq village, in Emam Saheb, Kondoz, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped, assaulted, and wounded one private security guard. They also burned a school. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday morning at about 0730, in Tigzirt, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, armed assailants set up a checkpoint and fired upon and killed one off-duty police officer.  Al Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday morning, near Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq, armed assailants kidnapped four Kurdish off-duty Facilities Protection Agency members for an oil pipeline from a fake checkpoint.  Later that day, authorities found the victims' bodies bearing gunshot wounds. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, 10 Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) activists were injured in an attack in Bhalaekharka in Lamjung district, Nepal during a CPN-UML election assembly. No group has claimed responsibility, though it is believed to have been committed by Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M).
04/05/2008: On Saturday, an IED composed of home-made explosives detonated in an un-named village near the city of Qamdo, Tibet (Xizang) province, China. The blast, whose target was not disclosed, caused property damage but resulted in no casualties. Sixteen monks, who all claimed responsibility for this and two other bombings, were arrested by police on 05/12/2008 and 05/13/2008 in connection with the bombing attacks.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, assailants kidnapped Jagat Bahadur Thapa, Rastriya Janashakti Party leader, from the Jeetpur Village Development Committee (VDC) of Dhankuta District, Nepal. Thapa was taken hostage at the residence of Laxmi Phuyel. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, though the  Young Communist League (YCL) is believed to be responsible.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, at least three were killed and 15 were injured when a roadside bomb went off in Beirut square near a bus in Eastern Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. No damages were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, in Hamza al-Gharbi, Babil, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a local chief of police, wounding one police officer. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although police arrested two suspects.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, in Pyuthan District, Nepal, militants of Maoist affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) attacked and injured 25 Nepali Congress members including its candidate for Pyuthan-2, Mukti Prasad Sharma at Deorali in Chunja Village, Pyuthan, Nepal. Sharma sustained serious injuries to his head. The injured were taken to the Puythan district hospital for treatment. The team was attacked while they were campaigning for the polls. No group claimed responsibility, though the YCL is believed to be responsible.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, in Sadda area of Kurram, FATA, Pakistan, armed miscreants opened indiscriminate fire on a convoy of 20 vehicles carrying local tribesmen soon after it was bombed. Three people, including a militant was killed and 18 others were injured after the two attacks. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, in the Chethar area, in Nasirabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device next to a gas pipeline, damaging three feet of the 24-inch diameter gas pipeline but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, near the Goth Mir Hasan area in the Nasirabad district, Pakistan, unknown militants planted an explosive device under the pipeline. A five foot portion of the 24 inch diameter pipeline supplying gas to Uch power plant near Dera Murad Jamali was damaged in Balochistan Province. No casualties or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2008: On Saturday, unidentified gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Baranzani's KDP in eastern Mosul, Ninewa province, Iraq, however no casualties were reported from the attack. One of the gunmen was then captured following the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/05/2009: On Sunday afternoon at 1215, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Fidayeen-e-Islam suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a gathering at the entrance to a Shiite mosque, killing 24 and wounding 140, in Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
04/05/2009: On Sunday in Basra, Basra, Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off near Governor Mohammed Mosbeh Al Waeli while he was inspecting work progress on the 14 Tammuz street in the Al Dizaer area of central Basra. The governor was not hurt in the explosion. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/05/2009: On Sunday in the Karradah district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on Brig. Ahmed Kadhem, a senior officer in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, while he was inside his car with his family on Al Sinaa street in eastern Baghdad. Kadhem died on his way to the hospital. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/05/2009: On Sunday morning, assailants assaulted and killed a humanitarian employee of the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC in the Basal area, in Mohmand Darreh ye Woluswali, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/05/2009: On Sunday morning, in Bannu, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a school, damaging one school.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2009: On Sunday morning, in Marawara, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian water truck, wounding four civilians and damaging one truck. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2009: On Sunday night, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria, unknown gunmen attacked a Daewoo facility. The attack destroyed a houseboat, which housed 80 security and operations personnel. There was no report of casualties on both sides. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2009: On Sunday, a three-year-old child was killed and a woman was wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated in the Al Iqtisadiyeen neighborhood in western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday evening at 1900, in Titay, Zambaonga Sibugay, Philippines, unknown insurgents attacked Magic 103.1 FM station with a grenade. One civilian, Obando Arnesto, was injured in the explosion and a gate was damaged. Its owner, George Hofer, is the incumbent governor of Sibugay province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday morning around 1000, in the Tanginiguda area of Koraput district, Orissa, India, nine Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans were killed and eight others seriously wounded when suspected Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine targeting their mini bus. Two other jawans on the bus were reportedly missing. The deceased personnel were identified as Hemanta Kumar Nayak, Brajendra Nath Rout, Sanjay Kumar Pradhan, Umakanta Nayak, Subrat Kumar Samal, Hikim Hembram, Pratap Raju Behera, Ashok Kumar Behera and Jayanta Kurudi. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday morning at 0820, a suicide bomber detonated near the GUVD (Main Internal Affairs Directorate) building on Promyslovaya Street in Karabulak, Ingushetia, Russia. Two police officers were killed and four were injured. The victims had fragmentation injuries. No monetary damage was reported. Russian officials have linked the blasts to the double suicide attack targeting subway stations in Moscow, Russia on 03/29/2010 and the suicide bombing in Kizlyar, Dagestan on 04/03/2010. No group claimed responsibility but Russian authorities suspected that the leader of the Caucasus Emirate, Doka Umarov, is responsible for planning the bombing.
04/05/2010: On Monday night at 0145, in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines, about six M-79 grenades were fired from an undetermined direction and landed on a residential area, damaging two houses. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was suspected.
04/05/2010: On Monday night at 0145, in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines, suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired six rounds of M-79 grenades into the city, damaging a state school. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2010: On Monday night, in the Matlong area of Latehar district, in the Jharkand province of India, around a dozen armed Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) cadres blew up a guest house with dynamite. The Maoists raided the guest house which was vacant at the time and later triggered the blast, causing no casualties, but badly damaging the house. A pamphlet recovered from the site claimed that the Maoists targeted the guest house because it had been used by security forces.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in Benin, Edo, Nigeria, unidentified gunmen abducted Professor Michael Ibadin the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Benin when he drove out of his residence. His ransom has been set at $976,117.50 American Dollars. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in central Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, one person has been killed and five others sustained injuries in a bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in Danot Town near Ogaden, Somali province, Ethiopia, unknown assailants fired upon the vehicle of British geologist Jason Read, killing the geologist and two Ethiopian military guards. Three of the suspected attackers were apprehended by law enforcement officials. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in northern Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a bomb exploded near a preparatory school, injuring two students while leaving the school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in the Lower Dir District of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, at least 45 persons were killed and over 100 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a public meeting of the Awami National Party at the Timergara Rest House. The rally was in final movements when the bomber, a young boy, detonated his explosives. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in the Peshawar district of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, at least six Pakistanis and four militants were killed, while 20 Pakistanis were injured when Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants assaulted the United States consulate. The militants detonated a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, the second attack was at the consulate's gates, before attacking with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. No US personnel were harmed in the attack. Witnesses said the attackers were disguised in the uniforms of the Frontier Constabulary, a paramilitary force that provides security throughout northwestern Pakistan. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the assault and vowed there would be more like it.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in the Peshawar district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, at least six Pakistanis were killed and 20 wounded when Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants assaulted the United States consulate. The militants detonated two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, one at a checkpoint outside the compound. No US personnel were harmed in the attack. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the assault and vowed there would be more like it.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in the Satellite Town Police area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants opened fire on the vehicle of Muhammad Khalid Malik, a senior official of the Sui Southern Gas Company. Malik was on his way to his office when he was fired upon, killing him and seriously injuring his driver, Naseem. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2010: On Monday, in the Talafar district, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired two mortar shells at the al-Arouba neighborhood, injuring two civilians and damaging houses. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, at a residence in Haobam Marak Chingtham Leikai, Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of RK Chittaranjan, a tax inspector. It is unknown if the attack caused any damages, but the attack resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday evening around 2030, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria, unidentified militants threw an improvised explosive device made from dynamite into the Latik Hotel owned by Peremobowei Ebebi, a Labor Party member and Bayelsa Senate candidate. The explosion shattered several windows and cracked several walls in the hotel. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday evening, in Vada village in Puruliya, West Bengal, India, three people were injured when a crude bomb detonated inside a bus. Two of the injured people were unidentified militants carrying the bomb inside a bag. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0530, on Parallelnaya Street in Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan, Russia, an unidentified person planted and detonated an improvised explosive device at the to a grocery store. The device used in the bombing is believed to have a yield equivalent to 200 grams of TNT. The store front and the store doors suffered some minor damage while a crater 15 by 10 centimeters was created where the bomb detonated. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday morning, at a fresh market in Khlong Khut village in tambon Tuyong, Nong Chik, Pattani, Thailand, four unidentified militants shot and killed a Muslim defense volunteer, Amnuay Khongthong, while he was buying vegetables. An unknown handgun was used in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Shaha Beg area in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, in one of three linked attacks, suspected pro-Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a health clinic, causing no casualties but destroying the building. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Tarmiyah, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed a civilian home, shooting and killing a teacher, and wounding his brother. An Army force near the scene opened fire on the gunmen and killed one of them. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday morning, in the Halimzai sub-division of Shaha Beg area in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, in one of three linked attacks, suspected pro-Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a government run school, causing no casualties but completely destroying the building. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday night at 2330, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a group of militants fired two rockets and used assault rifles against Jalalabad Airport resulting in no casualties and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Consequently, security forces rushed to the site of the attack and encountered the militants, killing seven of them. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place while the provincial governor was in a security meeting. Zabihullah Mujahid, who claimed to speak for Taliban outfit in talk with media from an undisclosed location, claimed responsibility, saying soldiers had been killed.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday night, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices consecutively near the Sayid Mohammed Jawad's Husseiniya Shiite Mosque that killed two civilians, and wounded six others. Multiple cars and shops were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, at Galoora Handwara in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants set fire to a Panchayat building a week before the Panchayat polls, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in Al Amarah, Maysan, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a truck loaded with food. The driver and a man sitting near the truck were wounded in the blast. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in an unspecified rural area at the Porce III electricity tower outside Guadalupe, Antioquia, Colombia, military troops located and safely defused three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which were constructed of cylinders and were composed of ammonium nitrate and shrapnel. No casualties or property damage resulted as the IEDs failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the 36th Front of the FARC is responsible and that the motive was to disrupt electricity to the villages of Cerromatoso and San Carlos.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in Baaj, Ninawa, Iraq, an unidentified suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest whenever he struck a car dealership, killing three civilians and wounding seven others. An unknown amount of property damage occurred and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in Baggun village of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Noor Mohammad Khwaidadkhel, and his bodyguard, Fazl Mahmood, were killed and two civilians wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire at a weekly festival. There were no reports of damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in Kafr Batna, Dimashq, Syria, unknown gunmen opened fire on a police patrol, killing two policeman identified as Hassan Moala and Hamid Khatib. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, in the Qahira neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device that was attached to the car of a local government council member known as Jasim Mohammed, wounding him. The explosion resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday, near Kutum, Samal Darfur, Sudan, three African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers were taken hostage when unidentified armed militants hijacked a UNAMID vehicle. The UNAMID peacekeepers were later released, however one UNAMID peacekeeper had been killed and two were injured in the attack. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Malgobek town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. Four police officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near an Afghan Local Police (AFP) commander in Keshm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The commander, Mohammad Rahim, and another officer were killed in the blast, and at least 16 civilians were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden car detonated near a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at a market in Malir district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The SSP, Rao Anwar, was not wounded in the attack; however, five people, including police officers, were killed and 14 others injured. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the senior police officer was targeted in retaliation for torture he had conducted on imprisoned members of the group.
04/05/2012: An explosive detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in southern Afghanistan. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device attached to a soldier's car detonated in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated in El Nido municipality, Palawan province, Philippines. This was one of two related attacks, across which three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated in Puerto Princesa city, Palawan province, Philippines. This was one of two related attacks, across which three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Dasht area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three FC personnel were killed and two others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Guentis area, Khenchela province, Algeria. Five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near six North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers near Khvoshab area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six tankers were destroyed, and three people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated outside a residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The residence belonged to the director of the Nationality and Civil Affairs Department, Brigadier Luaay Younis. The director was not injured in the attack, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants abducted 20 Hunza and Gojaal Flour Mills workers in Hasanabad area, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
04/05/2012: Assailants abducted six employees from the Heningson coal export company in Gasuapara area, Meghalaya state, India. The employees were released two days later on April 7, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, officials attributed it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
04/05/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Tizi Ouzou city, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One police officer was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants attacked farmers in Qoryoley city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The assailants were attempting to loot the farmer's properties, but the farmers resisted. At least one person was killed and at least two others wounded in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2012: Assailants attacked the Algerian consulate and abducted seven diplomats in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the attack in a video and demanded that Algeria pay a ransom of 15 million euros and free prisoners in exchange for the release of the kidnapped diplomats. Three hostages were freed in July, 2012, and another two were released on August 30, 2014. The remaining two hostages died while in captivity.
04/05/2012: Assailants launched a M203 grenade at a Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) post in Maco Town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The grenade missed the target and hit a civilian house, injuring two people. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol at a rubber plantation in Sumisip municipality, Basilan province, Philippines. Three police officers and one assailant were killed and seven other officers injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
04/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Khashk area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a village chief in Ghalla Mandi area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The chief, Khalid Khan, was killed, and one other person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants shot a tribal elder in Shah Baida area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The elder, Agha Sharif, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the police headquarters in Hyderpora area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The were no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants threw two grenades at a residential area in Lokaichar area, Meghalaya state, India. One civilian was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
04/05/2012: Four assailants attacked a hospital construction site and abducted nine construction workers in Rongbong Ghat area, Assam state, India. The workers were released on April 12, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT).
04/05/2012: Six assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Gulshan-e-Iqbal town, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Three explosive devices detonated on an oil pipeline in Idil area, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no casualties, but the explosions started a fire and the pipeline was temporarily shut down. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a journalist for Voice of Hiran and Radio Shabelle near his home in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The journalist, Mahad Salad Adan, was killed in the attack along with one of the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2013: A land mine detonated in Maqbanah district, Ta'izz governorate, Yemen. The explosion seriously injured a mother and her two children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device hit the truck carrying the deputy governor of Yala province and the Yala security secretary in Kasot area, Yala province, Thailand. Both people died in the blast and their driver was severely wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that a group of militants led by Makata Alimamah perpetrated the attack.
04/05/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device planted along the road targeted a police patrol in Ghazi Abad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; another remote-controlled device in the same location was also defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a vegetable market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One nearby Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed, while three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device attached to a donkey detonated in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One police officer died and three other civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the Taliban for the blast.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated in Balad Ruz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Kurdish Asayish forces vehicle near Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three security members and one civilian were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Garhi Sobat Khan village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated near a vegetable stand in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 15 other individuals were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated near the home of Hadayatullah Shah, a religious figure, and the shrine he worked at in Ama Khel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was the second time this week Shah was targeted. No one was injured, but furniture was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting an army vehicle in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device placed along a road detonated near a mosque in Baqubah city, Diyala province, Iraq. Two people were killed and twelve others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Treasury building in Bayda city, Jabal Al Akhdar district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: Assailants ambushed a group of police officers in Asipulo town, Ifugao province, Philippines. Three officers were killed and three other individuals were injured in the attack. Additionally, one officer was reported missing following the ambush. There was no claim of responsibility, but sources indicated that the New People's Army (NPA) was suspected of being involved.
04/05/2013: Assailants attacked a patrol of soldiers with explosives and firearms in Corinto municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Four soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/05/2013: Assailants fired at a house in Kulambugan village, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. The assailants attacked the home of Joshua Baroro, a Liberal Party (LP) candidate for mayor, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: Assailants launched several rockets from nearby tribal areas that struck Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on a public school in Midsayap town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest and subsequent death of one of their members.
04/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint near Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three Sahwa members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Governor Wahid Rashed in Aden city, Aden governorate, Yemen. Rashed's driver was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2013: Assailants shot a leader of the General People's Congress in Al-Ta'izziyah district, Ta'izz governorate, Yemen. The leader, Ahmad Amin Hasan al-Shaykh, died in the incident. No additional information was available.
04/05/2013: Gunmen attacked peace committee members in Tirah Valley area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two people were killed and residential properties were set ablaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a broken boat of police officers in Logbia 2 area, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. At least 14 people, including police officers and militants, died in the attack. Additionally, an unknown number of people were injured in the fighting. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the ambush.
04/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on soldiers in a counter-terrorism brigade in Convencion district, Cusco region, Peru. One soldier was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however sources attributed the attack to the Shining Path (SL).
04/05/2013: Three gunmen attacked an off-duty Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) officer in Milaviga area, Catanduanes province, Philippines. One person was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near a police checkpost in Mattani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated in Dihyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the blast, which appeared to be unrelated to polling station attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated in Reg district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated prematurely when assailants were planting it in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated while police forces attempted to defuse it in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One local police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Mahmudiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and another two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Mishada area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Naft Khana area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three more soldiers were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Muqdadiyah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Fawaz Al Dhibri, a senior military adviser, in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al Dhibri and three of his security guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near a polling center in Khost province, Afghanistan. Aside from the bomber, there were no casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: A suicide bomber was arrested while trying to enter a polling center in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Mughal Khel High School in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Nowkhez area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and at least two other people wounded in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. It is believed that the attack was meant to target a police truck. No casualties were reported in the attack, but a forklift and windows of the nearby Chitralada Palace were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Jabalussaraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Kahmard district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device placed in a trash can detonated near a school being used as a polling station in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device placed in a trash can near a polling station detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on this polling station on this date and one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Special Forces camp in Al-Bayda governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Ganjabad town, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two officers and eight assailants were killed and one officer and five assailants were injured in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of two polling stations targeted in Andar on this date and one of 23 in Afghanistan. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak district and the two attacks in Andar, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Badghis province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the assault. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Deyak area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three polling stations attacked in Deh Yak and one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Sulimanzi area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three polling stations attacked in Deh Yak and one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Tawpir area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three polling stations attacked in Deh Yak and one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Kala Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked the Philastron mining firm in Tagmamarkay village, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. No one was injured in the attack, but several pieces of construction equipment were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA)'s Northeastern Mindanao Regional Command.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a mortar at a polling station in Shigal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell into Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Chahar Dara area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least four election workers injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Syrian military checkpoints in Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Seven people were killed and 25 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Syrian Army.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired mortars in the vicinity of the Russian Embassy in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reports of casualties or damages as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a vehicle transporting khat in Baidoa city, Bay Region, Somalia. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at the residence of Ghani Gul Abdalkhel in Bakarabad town, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or injuries; however, part of the boundary wall of the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets that struck a civilian residence in Idgah Jumat area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks against civilians in different areas of Sangin district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets that struck a civilian residence in Tughay area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks against civilians in different areas of Sangin district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired two mortar shells at a polling station in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade into a leather shop in Usta Muhammad city, Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Piro Pull area, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer and one attacker were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Baghbagha area, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on community leaders and residents that were meeting in Galadima village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. At least 200 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani assailants.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire towards a polling station in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in a clash between the assailants and police officers. No information regarding possible casualties is available. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants shot and killed seven travelers near Gwargube village, Borno state, Nigeria. They then continued on to Gwargube and threatened villagers. Additional injuries were reported, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
04/05/2014: Assailants surrounded and held hostage eight election workers and an unspecified number of election observers in Deh Mardak village, Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Dusit neighborhood, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. Two soldiers were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: More than 50 assailants attacked a mosque in Buni town, Yobe state, Nigeria. This was one of three attacks on targets in Buni town on this day. At least 10 people were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/05/2014: More than 50 assailants attacked an army post in Buni town, Yobe state, Nigeria. This was one of three attacks on targets in Buni town on this day. At least 10 people were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/05/2014: More than 50 assailants set fire to up to 100 homes and cars in Buni town, Yobe state, Nigeria. This was one of three attacks on targets in Buni town on this day. At least 10 people were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/05/2014: Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
04/05/2014: Three assailants attacked a polling station in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were killed in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a polling station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on this polling station on this date and one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at Saddada Checkpoint in Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 21 others were injured in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated as authorities were attempting to defuse it at a Nowruz Celebration in Rustaq district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) district chief and an Afghan Police chief, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a bakery in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shuhada Zawiat neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated inside the Church of the Virgin Mary in Tall Nasri village, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce market in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Suwaib neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Hassan Khel, Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least three officers, including Yar Khan, the local commander, were killed and two of their family members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including soldiers and civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Armed Forces of Ukraine vehicle outside of Shyrokyne, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least two soldiers were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint on 15 May Bridge in Zamalek neighborhood, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least one police officer was killed and three other people, including one officer, were wounded in the blast. Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out to avenge the death of the group's leader.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Ecopetrol Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline in La Canaguata, Boyaca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, but oil supply was suspended. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdul Qadir in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Qadir, an Afghan Ministry of Justice prosecutor, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device planted on an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) electricity pole was discovered and defused near Bana, Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a vegetable market in Hashtnagri neighborhood, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Aino Mina neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Yemeni Army Base in Qatn, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/05/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused along local roads in southern Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. This was one of two similar incidents on this date in which four explosive devices, intended to target military personnel, were defused in Sheikh Zuweid. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/05/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused on the international highway in southern Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. This was one of two similar incidents on this date in which four explosive devices, intended to target military personnel, were defused in Sheikh Zuweid. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/05/2015: Assailants abducted more than 120 Islamic Reform Group (Islah) members in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. This was one of two kidnapping of Islah members in Sanaa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/05/2015: Assailants attacked a Bangladesh Police officer at Shakoa Bridge along Gaibandha-Palashbari Road near Palashbari, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. The police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).
04/05/2015: Assailants attacked Huthis members in Dali city, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. At least 27 Huthis were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
04/05/2015: Assailants executed at least 13 people at Yarmuk Refugee Camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2015: Assailants executed nine Iraqi Army soldiers and Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officers in Qayyarah, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that detonated near an Armed Forces of Ukraine vehicle driving across a bridge in Shchastya, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. At least four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
04/05/2015: Assailants fired mortars that detonated in Buhadima neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one child was wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that detonated in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 11 others, including five police officers, were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that detonated in residential areas in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/05/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that detonated near a television station in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/05/2015: Assailants fired rockets that detonated in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/05/2015: Assailants kidnapped at least 300 Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) members in Tuqad village, Aleppo governorate, Syria. All 300 hostages were released the following day, on April 6, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front and Jaysh al-Islam (Syria).
04/05/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mohamed Qahtan in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of Qahtan, an Islamic Reform Group (Islah) leader, are unknown. This was one of two kidnapping of Islah members in Sanaa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Utmela, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks on security installations in North Sinai on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a roadblock in Abu Tawilah, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks on security installations in North Sinai on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security forces camp in Ez Zahur, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks on security installations in North Sinai on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Bosaso town, Bari region, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and a civilian was wounded in the assault. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group in Bosaso on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and former Taliban members in Jar Quduq village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one officer and three former Taliban commanders, were killed and five others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) vehicle in Baghdad al-Jadeeda neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Fulani herders in Gundumar Kasaya Labi village, Kaduna state, Nigeria. At least 11 people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the Church of the Angel Rafael in Hanuvil neighborhood, Agami, Alexandria governorate, Egypt. At least four people were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the Es Sarab roadblock near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks on security installations in North Sinai on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of Mohamed Ali Shire in Bosaso town, Bari region, Somalia. At least two people, including Shire, the district commissioner of Bosaso, were wounded in the assault. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group in Bosaso on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Aboubacar Sylla in Conakry city, Conakry region, Guinea. Sylla, a National Assembly member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Arif Baig in Gulshan-e-Maymar Mor neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Baig, a Pakistani Police assistant sub-inspector, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: Assailants posing as preachers and armed with firearms, explosives, and incendiary devices, attacked residents and buildings in Kwajaffa village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 25 people were killed and 30 others were injured in the assault. The assailants also set fire to an unknown number of buildings, including shops and a church. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
04/05/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Puntland Security Force (PSF) checkpoint near the Yasmin Plaza Hotel in Bosaso town, Bari region, Somalia. At least three people, including one soldier and two assailants, were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group in Bosaso on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a car in Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar incidents; this first attack was meant to draw first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service crews in Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar incidents; this later attack targeted the first responders who arrived at the scene of an earlier fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: Security forces identified and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. Twelve assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely while being driven to an intended target in Baghdad al-Jadeeda, Baghdad, Iraq. The assailant was killed and the driver of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police headquarters in Sia Gird, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six civilians were killed and 26 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shuala, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shaab, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: An explosive device detonated on the Jaffar Express in near Mithri, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the attack. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: An explosive device targeting a Ranger patrol detonated on a road in Tanyong Mat, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/05/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Baghdad al-Jadeeda, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian in Kadgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was beaten to death shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted a mechanic in East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) had carried out the abduction.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) pilot after the airplane was shot down near Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians from their residences in Al-Fath, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The hostages were burnt alive an hour after being kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the hostages were accused of cooperating with security forces.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians from Kudur, Chhattisgarh, India. This was one of two related kidnappings in the village between April 4 and April 5, 2016. Five civilians were abducted and held together across both events. Two hostages were beaten to death on April 5, after they were accused of being police informants. The other three hostages were released later on April 5, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the abductions to Maoists.
04/05/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Yala, Thailand. One of the hostages Renu Chitban, was taken to another location while the other hostage, Sunan Thongnet, was forced to drive an explosives-laden vehicle to a Toyota vehicle showroom. Police forces defused the explosive devices. Thongnet escaped from the assailants while Chitban was later released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khorkachai, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed and three police officers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Ngo, Rivers, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) was involved.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying Mohammad Ateeq, an assistant to a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, and Abid, a city warden, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Ateeq, his daughter, and Abid were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian military base in Ula Jarad, Galguduud, Somalia. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Police checkposts in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and five assailants, were killed and thirteen other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked and set fire to two UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) trucks in Bambara Maounde, Timbuktu, Mali. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked security outposts in Hazrat, Wardak, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and five people, including an assailant and four civilians, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers at the Tishreen Power Station in Duma district, Rif Dimashq, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of Abdullahi Mo'alim Nur in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Nur, a Somali National Army commander, was unharmed; however, one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a police vehicle in Silopi, Sirnak, Turkey. At least one police officer was killed and four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/05/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo, Syria. At least nine people were killed and 50 people were killed in the shelling. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahrar al-Sham.
04/05/2016: Assailants in Syria fired rockets at a military post in Gaziantep province, Turkey. At least one soldier was 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).
04/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security forces patrol in Sheikhpura, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Kitab Majid al-Hammadi in Dawadimi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al-Hammadi, a police colonel, was killed in the attack. The Najd Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohamed Ali Deheye in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Deheye, a member of parliament, was injured and two of his guards were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed Nabi, a civilian, in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Five suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and other assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers at Dumayr Military Airbase near Dumayr, Rif Dimashq, Syria. In addition to the five bombers, at least 12 soldiers were killed in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2016: Four assailants attacked a police post in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A police officer and two assailants were killed and another police officer and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated in Bosso, Diffa, Niger. In addition to the assailants, at least three people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/05/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two security personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2017: A suicide bomber detonated near a vehicle transporting Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census workers and Pakistan Army soldiers along Bediyan Road in Lahore, Pakistan. In addition to the assailant, at least eight people were killed and 18 other people were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle was identified and killed before detonating near Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated at an Electricite de France (EDF) office in Bastia, Corsica, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in a garbage bin near the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Klang Road in Phra Nakhon neighborhood, Bangkok, Thailand. At least two street cleaners were injured in the blast. Wattana Pumret was arrested and confessed that he carried out the attack due to his opposition to the military's political involvement within Thailand.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and a another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in northwestern Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Department of Environment and Natural Resources substation and a Philippine National Police (PNP) outpost in Bialong neighborhood, Kiamba, Sarangani, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Federal Police commander in Dawalib, Khalis district, Diyala, Iraq. The director was killed and his son was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near a fish market in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least three people were killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Operation Barkhane vehicle outside Douna, Mopti, Mali. At least two French soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting French soldiers near Douna on the same day. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near construction workers in Washash neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least seven people were killed and 10 other people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted a retired police officer in Moghul, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted five Veterinary Medical Association Central Regions aid workers in Caloolacad, Hiiraan, Somalia. Four of the hostages were released on April 6, 2017 while the fate of the remaining victim is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted Nawab Ali Leghari in Soan Gardens neighborhood, Islamabad, Pakistan. Leghari, a former Sindh government advisor, was released on July 26, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted two farmers and forced them to lead the assailants to their village in Abbati, Borno, Nigeria. At least seven farmers, including the two captives, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted two South Sudanese civilians from a bar at Afoji Market in Moyo, Northern, Uganda. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked a Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation (BSBCC) construction site in Sheikhbigh, Bihar, India. An unknown number of workers were injured in the incident. The Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked a Djiboutian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Jalalaqsi, Hiiraan, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Adhaim, Diyala, Iraq. At least three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked and injured an Indian Police Service (IPS) sub-inspector in Ladyhill neighborhood, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants executed 33 civilians in Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/05/2017: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated near the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs embassy at the KM4 Junction in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
04/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on Operation Barkhane soldiers outside Douna, Mopti, Mali. At least one French soldier was killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting French soldiers near Douna on the same day. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on Raja Valmiki in Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh, India. Valmiki, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on Tahir Zia at the bridge in Baloch Colony neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. Zia, a former Pakistan Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel, was killed and two other people were injured in the assault. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Ansar al-Sharia (Pakistan) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Margret Zziwa in Kakerenge, Central, Uganda. Zziwa, a former East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) speaker, was not harmed; however, at least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash with guards at the residence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Assailants shot and killed four construction workers in Shiktaak, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol between Baqubah and Muqdadiyah in Diyala, Iraq. At least two officers were killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/06/1998: A bomb exploded in Markebah, Lebanon, injuring an Israeli Defense Forces soldier. It was believed that the bomb was intended for soldiers searching for bombs after the explosion around Metulla. Hizballah was suspected of this attack.
04/06/1998: A bomb exploded in the center of Banio, Cameroon, causing significant damage to several public and administrative buildings. There were no casualties reported and the assailants were unknown.
04/06/1998: An assailant later identified as Randal Hanson broke a window at the Fargo Women's Health Organization in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, throwing a container of kerosene into the clinic.  The kerosene failed to ignite.  The clinic had been the target of several vandalism attacks in the past.  Hanson was ultimately convicted of a misdemeanor in relation to the attempted arson.
04/06/1998: In one of two linked incidents, a bomb exploded outside the Russian Embassy in Riga, Latvia. The blast occurred just four days after a bomb exploded outside of the Peitavas Street Synagogue. Fascist extremists were suspected, and anti-Russian and anti-Jewish sentiments were high at the time.  No casualties occurred as a result of this incident.
04/06/1998: One Lebanese civilian was killed and three were injured by a roadside bomb that exploded near Metulla, Israel near the Lebanese border. Hizballah was believed to be responsible for this attack.
04/06/1998: One woman died and 10 others were injured when a bomb exploded in a market in Khairpur, Pakistan. The market was damaged in the explosion. No group or individual claimed credit for this attack.
04/06/1998: Six people were killed and 30 were injured when a bomb in a bus exploded in the town of Sakrand, Pakistan. The bus was damaged from the explosion. No group or individual claimed credit for this attack.
04/06/1999: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas bombed a military camp at the Valaichenai Paper Mill in Sri Lanka, killing three soldiers and wounding six. In addition, two civilians were killed and three were injured when LTTE shells fired at the Army camp at the paper mill fell on the factory quarters.
04/06/2000: A British Army camp in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was the target of a bomb attack by suspected members of the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA). A guardhouse was damaged, but no one was injured. Two unidentified men were seen fleeing the scene.
04/06/2001: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) militants killed two civilians and a cow in an unprovoked gun attack on the outskirts of Ganda, Angola.
04/06/2001: Unknown militants launched a grenade at a passing security vehicle at a Bandipura Bazaar in Srinagar, India. The grenade fell short of the target and exploded, injuring 16 pedestrians.
04/06/2004: Maoist rebels attacked a small Royal Nepal Airlines plane prior to its take off for Nepalgunj at the Chainpur Airport in Northwest Nepal. The rebels shot at the plane from an elevated position in the hills surrounding the airport, also launching bombs at it in order to either keep it grounded or destroy it. However, the plane was able to take off safely; the plane did not sustain any damage and the crew and passengers were not injured.
04/06/2004: Maoist rebels detonated two bombs at the District Election Commission Office in Nepalgunj, Nepal. The rebels used two pressure cooker bombs that destroyed the building, but there were no casualties.
04/06/2004: Maoist rebels detonated two bombs within three minutes at a ward office in the Kirtipur Municipality. Kathmandu, Nepal. One civilian was seriously injured during the blast.
04/06/2004: Maoist rebels planted at least one bomb in a bathroom at the Lalitpur Train Station in Nepal. The explosion caused minimal damage to the building, but no casualties.
04/06/2004: There was an assassination attempt on Murat Zyazikov, the President of the Russian Republic of Ingushetiya as he was traveling to work in his motorcade from Nazran to Magas. At around 9:45 am local time, a car, driven by a suicide bomber and packed with 220 pounds of dynamite, exploded after attempting to ram into the President's Mercedes. The President was slightly injured, along with five bodyguards and two bystanders. The Kavkaz-Tsentr agency received an email from Amir of the Islamic Brigade of Shahids Riyad us-Salikheen (Black Widows), which claimed that Zyazikov was attacked after a Shari'ah Riyad us-Salikheen military field court had sentenced him to death on February 27, 2004.
04/06/2005: Eight suspected Muslim militants shot and killed one police officer and injured another at the tsunami aid center in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka.  The armed perpetrators attacked the center with the intention of stealing the T-56 weapons held by the police officers.  They suceeded in snatching the weapons.
04/06/2005: Five Afghani soldiers were killed by Taliban forces in an attack on a government convoy near Qalat, Afghanistan.
04/06/2005: Suspected Muslim insurgents burned down the Ban Cha Ke school, in the Sai Buri district of the Pattani province of Thailand. The school suffered much damage, and nails and burning tires were left by the insurgents in the roads to prevent the authorities from following them, yet no casualties or injuries have been reported.
04/06/2005: Unidentified assailants attacked a newly inaugurated bus center in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. Several people were injured in the attack. Al-Nasireen Group, Al-Arifeen, Save Kashmir Movement and Farzandan-e-Millat organizations claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked and injured three Iraqi policemen who were on patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2005: Unknown assailants attacked the Al-Sadeer hotel and the Ministry of Agriculture in Baghdad, Iraq, on a street directly across the Tigris River, with mortar rounds. At least one Iraqi civilian was injured during the attack, and the blast left a crater near the Ministry building; the target of the attack remains unclear, yet the Al-Sadeer hotel houses many foreigners and has been attacked before.
04/06/2006: A blast hit a half mile from the main gate of the Bagram U.S. base in Afghanistan destroying a truck delivering food to U.S. military personnel and injuring three civilians, one who later died of injury. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators
04/06/2006: A former militant was attacked when three fellow militants fired upon him from a stolen vehicle in downtown Bordj Menaiel, Algeria at 1:00 p.m. The motive for the attack was based around the victim giving up the armed struggle. The victim was wounded and taken to Bordj Menaiel hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A former political worker, Naeem alias Muna Marble, was gunned down in Orangi Town section of Karachi, Pakistan, according to Mominabad police, as he was passing through Al-Sadaf Mor in Orangi Town-10 when four gunmen riding two motorcycles opened fire on him and fled. He was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A home-made bomb attached to a bicycle was remotely detonated in a crowded bazaar where NATO-led peacekeepers were patrolling in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A small explosive device detonated around 3:00 p.m. outside the headquarters of the Coffee Profession Board after authorities defused a bomb at the train station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The blast caused no injuries and only minor property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A state-owned bank building was damaged when two bombs exploded in the Wadh area of Pakistan. According to a police officer, the bombs had been planted by terrorists near the main gate of the Agriculture Development Bank, and damaged the structure, but no one was hurt as the bank was closed at the time No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A Transmilenio auxiliary bus in the La Florida neighborhood in Bogata, Colombia was bombed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators.The police insist that they have identified four suspects linked to this incident who are members of the FARC urban militia, Antonio Narino Urban Network. Two people were injured in the explosion.
04/06/2006: Allama Hasan Turabi, a leader of the Shi i Ulema Council and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), escaped unhurt while his two body guards and his son traveling with him to a JI office, Adara-e Noor-e Haq, suffered injuries when a bomb planted on a fruit orange pushcart along Abdul Hasan Ispahani Road was activated by remote control as they were in Turabi's car approaching the Paradise Bakery in the Gulshan-I-Iqbal locality of Karachi, Pakistan.
04/06/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators bombed a Transmilenio bus in Inglés Barrio, Bogata, Colombia. The blast injured five children and an adult. The police insisted that they had identified four suspects linked to this incident who are suspected members of the FARC urban militia, Antonio Narino Urban Network.
04/06/2006: Attackers smashed down the door and tossed a Molotov cocktail into a Turkish cultural center in Germany, the latest in a string of incidents which police linked to political tensions in Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Bombs inside a minibus exploded near the Shi'a Imam Ali shrine in and the entrance of the Wadi Salaam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, killing 15 people and wounding 30 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Fatah-affiliated Palestinian militants fired at least one Qassam rocket on the Israeli city of Ashqelon, which landed in the courtyard of a mattress factory. No damage was reported, but one person was treated for shock.
04/06/2006: Five Shi'a truck drivers were killed when gunmen opened fire on them south of Baghdad, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Gunmen on a motorcycle lying in wait killed Mario Pivaral, an opposition congressman as he stepped out of the National Union of Hope's (UNE) party's headquarters in Guatemala City, Guatemala.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Police discovered and dismantled a bomb at the train station in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Remote-controlled explosives attached to a bicycle seriously wounded a German soldier on a Bundeswehr patrol and killed an Afghan civilian and wounded three in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by an unidentified perpetrator.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Unidentified gunmen set alight overnight a makeshift boys and girls' school of Sayed Jalal Bukhari, Afghanistan, to ashes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: Unidentified individuals blew up the gold market in central Samarra, Iraq with an explosive in the morning, damaging the doors and furniture of eight shops, but without causing any financial losses. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2007: Approximately 20 video shops were damaged when two bombs exploded at a bazaar in Charsadda, a town in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province.  The blasts caused no casualties, but the damage caused significant economic loss.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2007: At least 27 people were killed and approximately 30 people were wounded when a suicide bomber crashed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq.  The vehicle was also full of chlorine gas, causing many people to have breathing difficulties.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2007: At least 33 worshippers were wounded in a mosque fire in Yemen’s Amran Governorate.  Unidentified individuals entered the mosque, locked the worshippers inside, and lit fire to the structure.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but three suspects were arrested.
04/06/2007: Attackers fired grenades into a mosque and a packed Islamic missionary centre, wounding at least 20 worshippers.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/06/2007: Eight people were killed and 25 were wounded when a Claymore mine exploded near their bus outside the town of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.   Police blamed the attack on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelamn (LTTE), but that group instead claimed the Sri Lankan military was responsible.
04/06/2007: Four people were killed and another four were wounded when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at a police checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2007: Suspected Muslim insurgents burned down an elementary school in Thailand’s Pattani Province, but there were no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2007: Ten people were killed and 83 were injured when clashes broke out after gunmen opened fire on a group of Shi i Muslims near a mosque in Parachinar, Pakistan.  No group claimed responsibility for the initial shooting that sparked the clashes.
04/06/2007: Two Turkish engineers were abducted in Port Harcourt, Nigeria by unknown militants.  The fate of the two men was unknown, and no one claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/06/2008: On Sunday morning at about 0830, in downtown Samarra', Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at the residence of a Sahwa Council member, damaging the residence slightly but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, a retired master sergeant of the Philippine Army was shot and  killed by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels near his house in Purok 1, Barangay Bacong in Ligao City.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, around 1600, in Baghdad, Iraq, a mortar shell hit Alawi Jamila warehouses. No damage, casualties, or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Al-Muhayzim area, Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants blew up to a Sadrist cultural center, caused large parts of its wall to fall but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Gaza, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip, militants operating in Gaza fired an improvised rocket that fell short of its target and killed a Gaza resident. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants threw grenades into the residence of a private radio director, Khadeeja Ahadi, damaging the residence but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Mosul, Iraq, unknown gunmen blew up an unfinished government building, wounding three women nearby. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a school, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Tikrit, Salahuddin, Iraq, a roadside bomb went off targeting civilians, wounding seven people. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, on a street in Abu Khmeis area, Buhrez district, Diala province, Iraq, an improvised explosive device exploded near a civilian vehicle. One civilian was killed, four others were wounded and the vehicle was damaged. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, unknown gunmen set up a fake checkpoint and intercepted two college buses, one carrying male students and one carrying female students, in Mosul, Nineveh province, Iraq. The bus carrying the female students managed to escape but the gunmen held the 42 male college students at gunpoint and then abducted them to a village near Hamam al-Alil district, 35 km south of Mosul. The police said the kidnappers probably thought the male students were police officers or recruits, and on 04/07/08 on Monday, Iraqi security forces successfully rescued all 42 hostages with no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/06/2009: On Monday afternoon at about 1200, a  vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in a market in Baghdad's southwestern Um Al Maalif neighborhood. The combined casualties of this blast and another nearby attack were reported to be at least 12 dead and at least 25 wounded. The site of the attack was 50 yards from a police checkpoint and near an elementary school and a Shiite mosque. The explosives were detonated remotely. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may have been responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday afternoon at about 1400, in Maligaon, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam, India, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in the parking area of a busy market, killing nine civilians, wounding approximately 57 others, and damaging two bicycles, two cars, approximately 20 motorcycles, and one police station. About two hours later, in Dhekiajuli, Sonapur, Assam, India, assailants detonated a VBIED in a marketplace, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging the market.  No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was responsible.
04/06/2009: On Monday afternoon at approximately 1700, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded, wounding four civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage.  Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq/Islamic Shiite Resistance (AAH) claimed responsibility.
04/06/2009: On Monday afternoon at around 1300, a  vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near the clinic of Dr. Hafith in Baghdad's southern Um Al Maalif neighborhood. The casualties caused by this and another nearby attack reportedly totaled at least 12 dead and at least 25 wounded. The explosives were detonated remotely. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may be responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday at about 2400 midnight, in Quibdo, Choco, Colombia, three improvised explosive devices placed in three businesses exploded, damaging the businesses but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although the police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at 0700 , a parked car bomb detonated near a row of grocery stores and restaurants in central Baghdad's Alawi neighborhood, killing six civilians and wounding sixteen others. The explosives were detonated remotely. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. It should be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may be responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at 0800 , a parked car bomb targeted the motorcade of Brigadier General Sadoun, Deputy Director of the Internal Security Court, in the al Niayriyah neighborhood in northeast Baghdad. The blast killed one civilian and one security guard. Three civilians and another guard were wounded as well. The explosives were detonated remotely. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may be responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at 0830, a  vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near a market in northeastern Baghdad's Husseiniya suburb, killing four and wounding 20 others. The explosives were detonated remotely. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may have been responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at 0830, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the Areba market in northeastern Baghdad's Sadr City slum, killing 10 people and wounding 65 others. Residents said the driver of the car tried to jump a median, then parked the car. Ten minutes later, the explosive were detonated by remote. A gray minibus ignited, killing most of the passengers inside. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may be responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at approximately 0730, in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in the central 'Alawi al Hillah neighborhood near a gathering place for day laborers by the Baghdad Cinema, killing five civilians and wounding 15 others. No group claimed responsibility but the United States (US) military blamed this attack on the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) while an Iraqi government source blamed Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) splinter groups.
04/06/2009: On Monday morning at approximately 0900, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car near a market in the southwestern Saidiya neighborhood, wounding two civilians and damaging their car and several shops.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2009: On Monday night around 0100, in Latehar, Jharkhand, India, six assailants assaulted and then fired upon a group of private security guards of the Abhijeet Group, killing four guards and wounding one other.Sanyukta Krantikari Committee claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) was responsible.
04/06/2009: On Monday night, unknown gunmen killed Shaykh Farhan Falah Mohammed Yunis, a leader of al-Hadbaa list and the chief of al-Farahat tribe, in Mosul's 17 Tamuz district. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2009: On Monday, in Bonifacio, Corsica, France, an assailant on a motorcycle fired upon a police station, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2009: On Monday, in Ketaki village, Aurangabad, Bihar, India, approximately 150 assailants used dynamite on a school building, causing no casualties or damages. The assailants also stole a generator from the school. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/06/2009: On Monday, in Mankachar, Dhubri, Assam, India, suspected militants threw a grenade at a police station, injuring two police officers. Authorities suspect the United Liberation Front of Assam in the attack, claiming that the attack was coordinated, occurring on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the militant group which have been linked to many acts of terrorism in Assam.
04/06/2009: On Monday, two car bombs in the same market killed 12 people and wounded five in southern Baghdad's Um al-Maalif. It should also be noted that this was one of several attacks that took place in Baghdad on 04/06/2009, and there was an assortment of speculation in regards to who may be responsible. Among those named in the speculation were Al Qaeda in Iraq and members of the Sunni Awakening Councils. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. The U.S. military later asserted that the attacks appeared to be coordinated by Al Qaeda.
04/06/2009: On Monday, two female Pakistani teachers, an aid worker, and their driver were shot dead by unidentified militants in the town of Mansehra in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1530, in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants detonated a grenade in the parking area of the Democrat headquarters, where it hit a police truck. Two police officers sustained injuries, while police gear inside the truck was destroyed and a snooker club nearby also reported some damages. No group claimed responsibility but the anti-government red shirts was suspected.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning around 1015, in Than To, Yala, Thailand, assailants detonated a bomb at a roadside pavilion that wounded seven engineer soldiers who were surveying a site to construct a bridge in the district. The seven engineers, who are attached to the 111th Construction Engineering Battalion in Ratchaburi, were commissioned to build a bridge across the Bang Lang Dam. Four soldiers were seriously wounded and were identified as Sgt Maj Boonleh Kerdthong, 49, Sgt Nopparat Into, 40, Private Nuttavudh Bunnam, 22 and Private Jakrit Puangthong, 22. It was suspected that the insurgents dug a pit at a tree near the construction site and hid the explosives that weighed between three and five kilograms and triggered it by mobile phone when the officers arrived. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in north Baghdad, Iraq, an explosion destroyed two buildings in Chikouk, a camp for refugees. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in north Baghdad, Iraq, two explosives planted in houses in Chikouk were successfully defused. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in northwest Baghdad, Iraq, an explosion caused an apartment building to collapse in Shuala. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in south Baghdad, Iraq, a car bomb explosion hit a residential building in the Al-Rabi'ah wa al-Thamanun area in al-Amil. A building collapsed as a result of the blast. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, in west Baghdad, Iraq, two bombs exploded in Shurta Rabiyah. The attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks around Baghdad. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday morning, near Haifa Street in the Salhiyeh neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, an explosion leveled a restaurant and a nearby building, trapping dozens under rubble. According to police officials, the explosion was triggered by a male suicide bomber. It is unclear if the target was the public works ministry or the restaurant because the explosion occurred near the ministry but the restaurant was the building destroyed in the attack. This attack was one of six related bombings in a series of linked attacks. The casualties were listed cumulatively as 35 killed and 140 wounded.No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday night at 2200, in Karrada, central Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb exploded while a police patrol was passing near the National Theater, killing one civilian and injuring five. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday night at 2300, in Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, assailants fired grenade at the Tananuwat factory, a furniture manufacturer that belongs to Narong Tananuwat who is deputy chairman of the Northern Economic Development Committee and former chairman of the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce. The explosion slightly damaged the factory's roof and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday night, in Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, an M-79 grenade was fired from a passing pick-up truck at a Makro wholesale outlet. The grenade landed in the parking lot about 100 meters away from the store building. There were no casualties reported as the grenade failed to detonate and was later defused by a bomb disposal unit. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in central Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, a magnetic bomb stuck to a civilian car detonated right behind the governorate building, killing the driver and injuring three civilian pedestrians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in Damahi Madai of Mahottari District, Janakpur Zone, Nepal, Kaushal Kishwor Jha, a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist affiliated Madheshi Mukti Morcha, was abducted from his residence. Surya Bidrohi and Naresh Yadav, who deserted the Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha are suspected to have abducted Jha. No casualties and no damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostage is unknown.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in northern Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb wounded one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in northern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a roadside bomb wounded a child. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in the al-Shula neighborhood of northwestern Baghdad, Iraq, a sticky device hit a Kia-modeled vehicle and wounded three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, India, Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-M) cadres opened fire with small arms and detonated a land mine targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle, killing 76 security personnel, including 15 commandos of the Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) force. The Maoists claimed responsibility and admitted to losing eight of its cadres in the attack. Godsa Usendi, spokesman of the outfit's Dandakaranya special zone committee, stated that about two companies (300 men) of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) participated in the operation. He also claimed that the attack, which they had planned for five to six months, had three objectives: crippling Operation Green Hunt, avenging the killing of top leaders in fake encounters, and saving the people of Bastar region.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, near Pir Koh in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan, Pakistan, two persons were killed and four others injured in a landmine explosion. The explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying six persons hit a landmine planted by unidentified men along a road near Pir Koh. The deceased were identified as Karim Baksh and Ali Bahadur while the injured were Dilshan, Fatu, Saeed Ali and Guharam. No group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2010: On Tuesday, near the National Theatre in central Baghdad, Iraq, a home made bomb was left inside a store that sells alcoholic beverages, causing only material damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday around 1200 noon, in Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia, four unidentified armed militants fired upon the car of the director of Puntland Development Research Center, Mohamed Yasin Isse, killing the director, two body guards and one civilian. Mohamed Yasin Isse had just left from work and was traveling home in his car on a main road in Garowe. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday at 0000 midnight, at Leimapokpam Awang Leikai, Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade the residential compound of Oinam Inaoba, the son-in-law of Social Welfare and Minor Irrigation Minister, N Loken. A dog was injured in the attack, but no other casualties were reported. The attack caused damage to the windows of an excavator nearby and the walls and ceiling of an outhouse on the property. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday evening around 1815, at Samuror along the Mayang Imphal road stretch in Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants shot upon a team of Wangoi District Police commandos while they were conducting a search operation. One police commando, identified as Muhammad Riyas, was injured. Police recovered empty .32 ammunition cases from the incident site. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, three unidentified masked militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed a local Somali elder, Salah Abdisalam, as the elder was leaving a mosque. Several nearby civilians were injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility. Puntland Police arrested 10 suspects in connection with the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday morning around 1000, near Hesatu village in Chatra, Jharkhand, India, two unidentified teenagers killed the General Manager of Reliance Power, Manoj Ojha, and injured seven others. The others were identified as Bhujh, Mayank Murari, Devjit Deogharia, I.K. Singh, R.S. Yadav, Anil Kumar and I.K. Rao. Reportedly, two gunmen with rifles blocked the vehicles of the employees and started firing on them from close range. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) militants were responsible.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday morning at 0830, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, Dagestan Deputy Agriculture Minister, Bilal Omarov, was injured after being shot in the back of the head as he exited his apartment on Irchi Kazak Street. The unidentified gunman used a pistol to shoot Bilal. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday night around 0145, 10 kilometers from Baghmara in South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, nine unidentified militants using AK 47s fired indiscriminately on a group of laborers, killing five laborers and injuring another laborer of the Gokha Coal Depot. The deceased were identified as Ram Badan Yadav, Suha Gin, Habibul, Noor Muhammad, Jamin, and the injured was identified as Rakib Miya. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants were responsible.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday, in Goth Faiz Muhammad in the limits of the Mir Hassan Levies Thana in tehsil Chattar of Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown militants threw a grenade at a civilian residence causing no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage to the residence. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday, in the sub-district of Dharkenley in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, two civilians were injured when unidentified militants threw a grenade into the home of a Somali government policeman. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. Police arrested five people in connection with the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday, in the village of La Pastora in Fomeque, Cundinamarca, Colombia, mayoral candidate, José Alejandro Rey Rey, was abducted by the 53rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. On 05/16/2011 on Monday during a security operation, José Alejandro Rey Rey was safely rescued by military troops.
04/06/2011: On Wednesday, near Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt, unidentified assailants planted an improvised explosive device near the ancient pyramids that detonated while three peddlers were throwing rocks at the device, as they saw it sticking out of the sand. The blast wounded the three peddlers who thought there were valuables inside. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/06/2012: A suicide attack was carried out in Al Arish, Adan governorate, Yemen. No further information is available.
04/06/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a political security building in Bayda town, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. The suicide bomber was the only casualty. This was one of two similar attacks in Yemen on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/06/2012: A suicide bomber targeted the head of a High Peace Council outside a mosque in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The leader, Maulavi Mohammad Hashem Muni, and his son were both killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/06/2012: An explosive detonated at a government girls' primary school in Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but the building was destroyed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Sarkhom area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police headquarters in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Gereskh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near houses and a mosque in Shabqadar tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Newry city, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Authorities believed the device was meant to target police officers on the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected Oglaigh na hEireann.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tanker in Panjwai, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The tnaker caught fire, killing seven people and wounding another three. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan local and national police forces conducting anti-poppy operations in Bawario area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed, and two police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Antonio C. Burnside, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military intelligence officer in Putik village, Zamboanga City province, Philippines. The officer, Esmail Abdul Nasser, was killed in the attack, and one other person was wounded. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Mohammad Qasim in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Qasim, the Jamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan (JUP) provincial leader and an imam, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: Assailants opened fire on three Pakistan People's Party (PPP) members in Orangi Town, Sindh province, Pakistan. All three members were killed, and one other person was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: Two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the military intelligence bureau in Al Mansoura district, Adan governorate, Yemen. The explosives detonated at the gate of the building, and only the two assailants were killed. This was one of two similar attacks in Yemen on this day. Ansar al-Sharia, a subgroup of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated as a Somali military convoy passed in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated on a bridge as a group of paramilitary rangers passed by on foot in Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device in a ditch targeting paramilitary forces was discovered and defused in Wabgai Leirak area, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2013: A roadside explosive device targeting a police patrol detonated in Rifai district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and a police officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the provincial governor in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy intersected with the governor's convoy. Three NATO soldiers and two civilians from the United States, including one diplomat, were killed in the blast. In addition, an Afghan doctor was killed and at least nine other people were injured. The governor was not harmed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: A toy explosive device detonated in Kari Hyder Khel village, Tank city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One child was seriously injured when the device detonated in his hands. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in a garbage can near police vehicles in Lurgan town, Craigavon district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The vehicles were damaged, but the officers inside were unharmed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, police officials attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
04/06/2013: An explosive device detonated northwest of Baghdad city, Diyala province Iraq. One civilian was killed in the blast and two Sahwa Council members were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a currency exchange office in Haskovo city, Haskovo province, Bulgaria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated by a defense forces vehicle in Dusong Majae area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One defense volunteer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police blamed separatists.
04/06/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing one person and injuring another. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Koirengei area, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Maruthayil village, Kerala state, India. The vehicle exploded as the assailant was transporting the explosives. The driver was killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the driver was a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
04/06/2013: Assailants attacked the offices of Tawar, a Balochistan-based newspaper, in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, there was significant material damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: Assailants attacked the police inspection site with explosives and firearms in San Antonio de Getucha village, Caqueta department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed, while an additional three soldiers and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the 15th "Jose Ignacio Mora" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/06/2013: Assailants carried out an attack in eastern Afghanistan. A United States civilian was killed in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: Assailants destroyed several meters of railroad track in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M).
04/06/2013: Assailants fired a mortar shell that landed near a residence in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One person was killed and 13 other individuals were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a political rally in Baquba city, Diyala province Iraq. A suicide bomber detonated explosives shortly after the grenade attack. The rally was in support of Muthana al-Jourani, a Sunni candidate; he was not injured in the double blast. At least 23 people were killed and 60 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that Al-Qaida in Iraq was suspected of involvement in the attack.
04/06/2013: Assailants with guns and machetes attacked the village of Mildu in Adamawa state, Nigeria. The assailants targeted the home of Deputy State Governor Bala James Ngilari who was unharmed. Eleven people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Boko Haram was suspected of involvement in the violence.
04/06/2013: Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Chibabava district, Sofala province, Mozambique. Two female passengers were injured in the attack. This was the second of two related incidents against vehicles in this area on this day. Authorities attributed the assault to members of the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR); however, in a statement to the press, the group's spokesperson denied that the organization had been involved in the incident.
04/06/2013: Gunmen attacked a truck transporting fuel in Chibabava district, Sofala province, Mozambique. Two occupants of the vehicle were killed in the attack. This was the first of two related incidents against vehicles in this area on this day. Authorities attributed the assault to members of the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR); however, in a statement to the press, the group's spokesperson denied that the organization had been involved in the incident.
04/06/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a police officer, Sadiqur Rehman, as he was on his way home in Nowshera city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The victim had been receiving death threats from "suspected militants" prior to the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: Gunmen shot the Paktia provincial chief in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The victim, Mirza Ali, was an influential anti-Taliban commander; he was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2013: Two assailants threw a grenade at the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Nushki town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the explosion and part of the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A landmine detonated in Saraghargai area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in a commercial area of Husseiniyah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed and another 10 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Larkhabi area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a vehicle carrying ballot boxes; three people, including a police officer and an Independent Election Commission (IEC) member, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Albu-Bali area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two more soldiers were injured in the blast. Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a security and police building in Hay al-Qadisiyah area, north of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and another seven officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An assailant threw two Molotov cocktails at a border police jeep near Hawara village, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was wounded when police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated near a security checkpoint in Khalis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated at a playground in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police officer's house in Hay al-Asriyah area, near Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks targeting police officers' residences. The houses, which were under construction, were destroyed in the blasts; however, there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in a commercial area in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of the office of the Yala Provincial Electricity Authority in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. One person was killed and 23 were injured across all the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near a payphone in front of a telecommunications company in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. One person was killed and 23 were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Cork telecommunications company office in Al-Abasiyah area, Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it between Al-Jadidah and Al-Kabah villages, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two assailants were killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Badush area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police official was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Arkan Hamad's convoy near Turkulan village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Hamad, the Interior Ministry general inspector, was not harmed; however, at least two of his guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Majid Rashid al-Jalibawi in Jisr al-Qasim area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Jalibawi, a Sahwa Council member, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device placed in a car detonated in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the residence of Sharifullah, a retired Customs official in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in front of a furniture shop in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. One person was killed and 23 were wounded, including a police officer, across all four blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. The intended target was thought to have been police headquarters. At least 29 assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants abducted Mullah Younas, a local teacher and prayer leader, from Bazargai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Sources suspected that the kidnappers believed Younas was spying for the government. Younas was killed on April 11, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mahaday district, Middle Shebelle region, Somalia. At least four people, including both assailants and soldiers, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants attacked a Somalia National Army (SNA) military base near Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Two total people were killed and several others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
04/06/2014: Assailants attacked and barricaded the state security service offices in Luhansk city, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. At least 60 people were held hostage and 56 of them were released on April 9, 2014. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to a pro-Russia militia.
04/06/2014: Assailants broke into one or more houses and attacked the residents in Latifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a Ranger vehicle in front of a security post in Rod Zangal area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the aforementioned vehicle was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a civilian home in Shakh Bazaar area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three people, a mother and her two children, were injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the same area of Faryab on the same day; the second attack targeted an ambulance that was transporting the injured from this first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/06/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at the Syrian military in Umayyad Square, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Two shells hit the Damascus Opera House, killing two people and wounding five. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Local Coordination Committees reported that the Free Syrian Army was responsible for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants from Chad attacked residents in Ngbengbere village, Ouham-Pende prefecture, Central African Republic. At least seven people were killed and 21 people were injured in the attack. The village was also set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped several people who had voted in the election in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one victim was released four days later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police office in Kilib village, Lucban district, Quezon province, Philippines. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a warehouse storing ballot boxes in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The ballot boxes were not damaged, and no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on an ambulance in Shakh Bazaar area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the same area of Faryab on the same day; this second attack targeted the ambulance that was transporting the injured from the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad al-Lafi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Lafi, the former education minister of Libya, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2014: Assailants shelled an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) forces base in Bulobarde district, Hiiraan region, Somalia. An unknown number were killed and wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a military checkpoint in Hay al-Tanak area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: At least two assailants abducted Nairobi Pinto, a journalist for Globovision, from her home in Caracas city, Capital, Venezuela. Pinto was released unharmed in the town of Cua on April 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: At least two explosive devices attached to a gas pipeline detonated in Pir Koh area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of injuries in the attack, but the pipeline was damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Four assailants attempted to carry out an attack against a gas pipeline in Bhong area, Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab province, Pakistan. Police officers apprehended three of the assailants before they could execute their attack; the fourth assailant escaped from the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attempted attack to the Baloch Republican Army (BRA).
04/06/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a recent Somalia University female graduate in Yaqshid district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The graduate was killed by the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
04/06/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Jhonny Boy Ligan in Balintawak village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Ligan, a council member in Ocapan village, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Robelita Garcia in Bacoor city, Cavite province, Philippines. Garcia, a journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Kenyan soldiers found an explosive device at a road barrier in Mandera town, Mandera county, Kenya. Police believed that the device was intended to target police and military vehicles. The device was safely detonated. This was one of two explosive devices found at road barriers in Mandera on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected Al-Shabaab.
04/06/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the residence of Jamshed Baghwan on Kohat Road in Murshadabad area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Although Baghwan, the bureau chief of Express News, escaped unharmed, the main gate to his residence and other nearby houses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Two assailants opened fire on Ghulam Qadir Sofi, a former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), at a clinic in Pulwama town, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Sofi was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a Border Security Forces (BSF) patrol in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. No one was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/06/2014: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated simultaneously at a furniture shop in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. One person was killed and 23 were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: A projectile landed on Benghazi Medical Center (BMC) and detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a joint base operated by Al-Nusrah Front, Jabha al-Shamiya, and Jaish al-Mujahideen in Marea town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least 9 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide car bombings targeting rival groups in Aleppo on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Ahrar al-Sham base in Hawar Kilis village, Aleppo governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least 18 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide car bombings targeting rival groups in Aleppo on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attacked El Jura roadblock near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. Security forces opened fire, detonating the vehicle and killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: A suicide bomber was identified and killed prior to detonating in Bui town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of two similar unsuccessful attacks in Bui on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2015: A suicide bomber was identified in a mosque and detained prior to detonating in Bui town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of two similar unsuccessful attacks in Bui on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2015: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in An Nahdah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a car dealer, was killed and two of his companions were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated as Ahama Da-oh walked through a rubber plantation near Toteng, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Da-oh, an assistant village head, was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated as Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers were attempting to defuse it in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least three officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated in Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Microsoft Corporation Offices in Maroussi suburb, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The International Revolutionary Front and the Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a power station in Wadi Shishin neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people, including Jamal Hasan, the Director of Power Supply in Saladin, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a security camp in Aswan city, Aswan governorate, Egypt. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Talbiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle outside of Kidal city, Kidal region, Mali. At least two peacekeepers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Sabz Sang village, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Hamas Headquarters and a mosque in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza city, Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attack to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and the Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near Wara Mamond, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one Levies Forces officer was killed in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated while a General Electricity Company technician was repairing power lines in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The technician was killed and another person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated at Al Tayaran Square in Rusafa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated inside Al Imam Abdallah Bin Ali Al-Hadi Car Park in Al Bawiyah village, near Baqubah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of communicating with the government in Petawo, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The hostage was found dead later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2015: Assailants abducted a former Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) soldier from a boat in the water near Pangutaran, Sulu province, Philippines. The former soldier was released unharmed on May 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
04/06/2015: Assailants abducted Gemma Adana in Taytay Manubo village, Naga district, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. Adana, the mayor of Naga, was released unharmed on October 13, 2015. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources attributed the attack to the Waning Abdusalam Group (WAG).
04/06/2015: Assailants abducted Waheed al-Sufi, a journalist for Al-Arabiya, in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
04/06/2015: Assailants attacked a radio station headquarters in Jawf, Kufra district, Libya. There were no reported casualties, but the control room was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that landed on the Hawas Kheil Primary School and detonated in Huskhel, Barki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least one student was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a police station in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a fishing boat in the ocean near Pasni, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least seven people were wounded in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: Assailants fired three rockets that detonated near an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) vehicle in Kamuronza village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least three soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
04/06/2015: Assailants fired two rockets that detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Parom, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Lashkar-e-Balochistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) patrol in Bangayan village, Kitcharao district, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. At least one soldier was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a market in Diafarabe village, Mopti region, Mali. At least one person, a Malian Ministry of Water and Forests worker, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a roadblock in Abu Tawilah, North Sinai, Egypt. A Bedouin civilian was killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Afghan Ministry of Finance customs agents in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one agent was killed and two others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Police Service (IPS) patrol in Amshipora village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least three officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Iran Border Guard Police patrol in Negur, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. At least 11 people, including eight border guards and three assailants, were killed in the assault. Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ghulam Mustafa in Pattan, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Mustafa, an Indian Police Service (IPS) sub-inspector, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Rafiq Ahmad Bhat as he was leaving a bank in Tral town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Bhat, a former member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents in Dorayi village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. At least 11 people were killed and 23 others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Said Ali in Qambar suburbs, Mingora city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Ali, the brother of the former provincial Nazim, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on traders at Birni Deji Market in Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. At least 14 people were killed and several others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian at a petrol station in Al Masakin neighborhood, Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/06/2015: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber before he was able to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle near the border with Saudi Arabia outside of Arar, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a local police vehicle in Chahar Bolak, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: A sniper opened fire targeting a police officer guarding a police station in Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in an attempt to target security officials in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Finance Ministry employee, was killed and two of his children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Amin, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Biya, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sibaa, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Wihdah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated near an electric generator in Raay, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol west of Arish city, North Sinai, Egypt. The North Sinai Assistant Security Director was injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on the roof of a school in Bellargara, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted a teacher from an area Shibirghan and Qarqin, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted Bernabe Sarona Ambat from his home in Asinan, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Ambat, a soldier, was executed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted Crispin Maguelang from Domenglay, Abra, Philippines. Maguelang, a Sangguniang Bayan (SB) candidate, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Crispin Maguelang was targeted for his participation in illegal activities along with his alleged involvement in military intelligence.
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted Mad Hassan Duban from his residence in Burdhuhunle, Somalia. Duban, a medical practitioner, was beheaded shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted Shafiq Agha, a United Nations (UN) Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) official from Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants armed with machetes and firearms attacked Nazimuddin Samad in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Samad, a blogger, was killed in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Nazimuddin Samad was targeted because the group believed he was an "enemy of Allah." Police officials, however, doubted the veracity of this claim and attributed the attack to the Ansarullah Bangla Team.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants were killed and 15 assailants were wounded in the attacks and ensuing clashes with Afghan troops. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed it to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked Debbrat Tiwari in Kaimur, Bihar, India. Tiwari, a journalist, was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked Jayaram Pangi near Jalaput, Odisha, India. Pangi, a trader, was killed in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Jayaram Pangi was targeted for smuggling drugs.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked Muhammad Arif in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Arif, a local council head, was killed and his two sons were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked the Al-Badiyeh Cement Company in Dumayr, Rif Dimashq, Syria. At least 170 factory employees were abducted in the incident. At least 140 hostages were released on April 9, 2016 while the fate of the remaining 30 victims is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked the village of Al Zunuj, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked the village of Anin, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked the village of Azraf, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
04/06/2016: Assailants killed an unknown number of people by throwing them into the Euphrates River in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/06/2016: Assailants launched grenades at El Tirain, West Kordofan, Sudan Two civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Kote Sangi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military outpost on in Surobi, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two other civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Rueso, Narathiwat, Thailand. Two people, including an assistant village headperson and a village defense volunteer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on Shafi Karnani in Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. Karnani, the leader of a faction of Jeay Sindh Tehreek, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses of retired military officers in Abu Hadi, Sirte, Libya. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same date. Colonel Fathi Abukanisha al-Qadhdhafi, a retired officer, was abducted in the attack. Al-Qadhdhafi was killed on April 18, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
04/06/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses of retired military officers in Nuzur al-Jaw, Sirte district, Libya. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
04/06/2016: Assailants set up a road block and set fire to eight vehicles in Playa de Oro, Choco, Colombia. Two bus drivers were abducted in the attack, and the hostages were released on April 15, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Bismil, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
04/06/2016: Four explosive devices were discovered and defused in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/06/2016: Landmines detonated targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Munchingput, Andhra Pradesh, India. One officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/06/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed seven chlorine-laced and explosives-laden vehicles in Nasr, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Snipers opened fire on four airboats carrying civilians, security officials, and Maguindanao provincial governor Esmael Mangudadatu in Tee, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
04/06/2016: Ten assailants attacked an Algemar Construction site in Poypoy, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
04/06/2017: An assailant rammed a vehicle into Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers outside Ofra, West Bank. At least one soldier was killed and two other people, including the assailant and another soldier, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Malik Hamad, as a Palestinian extremist.
04/06/2017: An assailant set fire to a Bhutanese-owned business on Albemarle Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Curtis Flournoy claimed responsibility in a note left at the scene and stated that he was opposed to businesses owned by refugees and immigrants. The note was signed "White America."
04/06/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a religious school in Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a commuter minibus in Golweyn, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least 20 people were killed and 10 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab, which denied involvement.
04/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Haswa Abu Ghareeb neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: An explosive device planted under a bridge was discovered and defused in Mosam, Maharashtra, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/06/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting supply roads was discovered and destroyed in southwest Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants abducted a security guard, Fabio Ramon Duarte Candia, in Arroyito, Concepcion, Paraguay. Candia was killed later the same day. In a video released on April 28, 2017, the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants abducted a suspected informant in Belodi, Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered in the forest near the village a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/06/2017: Assailants abducted three suspected spies in Umar Mandan, Diyala, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Maardis town in Hamah, Syria. At least 21 soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
04/06/2017: Assailants attacked a police station with grenades and rifle fire in Las Mercedes, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack, though three residences were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
04/06/2017: Assailants attacked a Tuareg Self-Defense Group Imghad and Allies (GATIA) post in Anefis, Kidal, Mali. At least three members were killed and seven other members were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants attacked the convoy of the district governor in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/06/2017: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles and suicide bombers attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces soldiers in Hatra district, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 30 assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2017: Assailants fired five rockets at a residential compound near Sadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2017: Assailants hanged three people accused of cooperating with Israeli officials at a police compound in Gaza Strip. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a commercial vehicles convoy on a road between Buram and Gereida in South Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Government Boys High School in Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Malian Army post in San, Mopti, Mali. Two people, including one assailant and one soldier, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) carried out the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Nigerian Army (NA) convoy near Gubdori, Borno, Nigeria. At least four soldiers were killed, five soldiers were injured, and four other soldiers were reported missing in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on an internally displaced persons convoy in Pibor, Boma, South Sudan. At least four people were killed and 13 other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mario Labotoria Parolan along Old San Fernando Road in Calaocan, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Parolan, a local village chief and the Association of Barangay Captains president, was killed and his spouse was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a National Guard of the Russian Federation checkpoint in Astrakhan city, Russia. At least two assailants were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a Nigerian Army (NA) base in Wajirko, Borno, Nigeria. The soldiers fled and the assailants set fire to the base. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Pakistan Army Canteen Stores Department (CSD) employees near Ring Road at Jamil Chowk in Peshawar, Pakistan. At least two employees were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2017: Assailants shot and killed a suspected informant outside Avocado Elementary School in Talalak, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2017: Assailants shot down an Iraqi Army helicopter in eastern Mosul, Iraq. At least two pilots were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked northern Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Baiji on the same day. At least four people, including two soldiers and two assailants were killed and six other people, including four soldiers and two assailants, were injured in both ensuing clashes. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked western Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Baiji on the same day. At least four people, including two soldiers and two assailants were killed and six other people, including four soldiers and two assailants, were injured in both ensuing clashes. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/06/2017: Four suicide bombers were identified and killed by security forces in Mazrah, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two attacks involving suicide bombers in Saladin on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/06/2017: Three suicide bombers entered Hajjaj, Saladin, Iraq. One assailant detonated while the other two bombers were shot and killed. At least four people, including the three assailants, were killed and three other people were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks involving suicide bombers in Saladin on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/1998: A gas pipeline was attacked by unidentified perpetrators in Bir el Ater, Algeria, near the border with Tunisia. The attack caused minor damage to the pipeline, killed six people and injured 14 others.
04/07/1999: A home-made bomb exploded at the Basilica of Valle de los Caidos in El Escorial, Spain, causing damage to the altar, confessionals, and benches on the left side of the building, but no casualties. The bomb damaged the Spanish Civil War memorial where Francisco Franco is buried. The attack was claimed by the 1 October Anti-Fascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) and Israel S. M. was arrested for possible connection to the bombing.
04/07/1999: A petrol bomb was thrown into the home of a family in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The house was damaged but no one was injured. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
04/07/1999: Adam Vinoos, a Islamic business man, died and his cousin, Kader Vinoos, was injured during a drive-by shooting outside of a restaurant in Mitchell’s Plain, South Africa, near Cape Town. A member of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) was arrested in connection with the shootings.
04/07/1999: Maoist insurgents detonated an explosive device behind an Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) building in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok district, Nepal, causing damage to the building and lab equipment inside the building. The bombing occurred during a strike called for by Maoist insurgents in Kavrepalanchok, Sindhulpalchok, and Sindhuli districts.
04/07/1999: Unknown perpetrators bombed a Holocaust memorial on the outskirts of Riga, Latvia.
04/07/2000: Fifteen people were injured by a bomb blast at a bus station in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2000: Four people were injured by a bomb outside a hotel in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The boundary wall of the Maqbool Hotel collapsed under the force of the explosion, causing the injuries. No group claimed responsibility, but two guests who left the previous day were thought to be responsible.
04/07/2000: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 15 British, 15 French, and 10 Korean citizens from residences belonging to the Elf Aquitaine Oil Company in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The hostages were released the same day.
04/07/2001: At least five people were wounded when a bomb attached under a motorbike's seat exploded in the parking lot of the Sri Betong Hotel in Betong, Betong district, Thailand around 7:20pm.  Several businesses were damaged in the explosion, including a nearby karaoke bar and a tavern.  Leaflets were purportedly distributed in the area several days before the bombing claiming violence would occur in the area.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, authorities blamed the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO), a group comprised of Muslim separatists, for the explosion.
04/07/2001: One person was injured when a homemade bomb detonated on railroad tracks in the vicinity of Gujranwala, Pakistan.  Damage was done to the tracks, and the source notes that the bomb exploded shortly after a passenger train went past it.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Pakistani officials blamed neighboring India for the incident.
04/07/2001: Suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels threw several grenades at an ExxonMobil field in northern Aceh, Indonesia. The incident left no casualties but caused fire at the gas installation, which was extinguished by Exxon fire brigade. An Exxon representative reported that the attack caused extensive damage to extraction and processing installations. A GAM representative denied responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2001: Suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) members attacked a police post in Naumule, Nepal. At least 28 officers and 10 Maoists died in the incident (wounded unspecified).
04/07/2001: Unidentified hooded militants threw a Molotov cocktail at a Post Office in Renteria, Spain. No casualties and minor damage to the building was reported in the incident.
04/07/2003: A group of more than ten Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels raided a small Muslim community in Sadsalan Village, Philippines. They injured three civilians and burned down 20 houses. The rebels left before any soldiers arrived.
04/07/2004: Fadi Fidel, Canadian citizen working for the International Rescue Committee, was abducted by suspect Mahdi Army members. He was beaten and tortured, but was released nine days later.
04/07/2004: Nabil Razouk and Ahmed Yassin Takait, two Palestinians residing in Jerusalem, were abducted in Najaf, Iraq, by Ansar E-Din. They were abducted in suspicion of being spies for Israel. Nabil Razouk was released two weeks later in good health on April 22, 2004. The fate of the other hostage was unknown.
04/07/2005: 25 people were injured in a bomb attack targeting the Bageshwori Temple in Nepalganj, Nepal. Authorities suspected that Maoists had perpetrated the bombing.
04/07/2005: A group of Turkish oil tanker drivers was attacked using a rocket propelled grenade by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle.  The drivers were part of a convoy was traveling between Kirkuk and Abril and had stopped at a crossroads to rest.  The rocket, set off by unknown assailants, killed two drivers and wounded six others. Six trucks were set ablaze and destroyed during the attack as well
04/07/2005: A Qassam rocket fired from Palestinian territory landed in the Negev desert town of Sderot, Israel. The rocket did not cause any damage or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2005: A rifle grenade was shot at bus, missing the intended target, in Singhpora, India. Kashmiri militants were suspected to have perpetrated the attack.
04/07/2005: A self-made bomb has been defused by explosive device disposal experts in the Dagestani capitol of Makhachkala, Russia; the assailants are unknown. The bomb was placed in the entranceway of the Emergency Situations Ministry; the power of the bomb was 1.2kg TNT, and the bomb contained six blocks of ammonium-nitrate which was tied by tape to an accumulator and electronic block; no one was injured in the attempted attack.
04/07/2005: An unknown Palestinian group threw a Molotov cocktail and several stones at an Israeli vehicle near the village of Huwwarah, Israel; there were no casualties or damage as a result.
04/07/2005: Five uniformed members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired upon a shop in Dehiattakandiya, Sri Lanka at around 8:35pm, injuring one police officer and two civilians.
04/07/2005: Unknown armed assailants planted explosives in the al-Khudir Shiite shrine in the Latifya area, 56km south of Baghdad, Iraq. The men arrived in several vehicles and the shrine was completely destroyed as a result; no casualties or injuries occurred.
04/07/2006: A bomb exploded in southeastern Turkey as it was left in the central reservation along the road near the 7th Army Headquarters in central Diyarbakir's Seyrantepe neighborhood in the central lane of the road exactly at the moment when a vehicle was passing by, injuring two passengers in a municipal vehicle passing by and a small boy walking by. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: A bus was hit by a roadside bomb blast in Vavuniya district of Sri Lanka, killing eight passengers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: A civilian was gunned down by gunmen allegedly affiliated with the Taliban in Pakita province, Afghanistan. The Taliban accused the man of spying for U.S. forces.
04/07/2006: A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the restroom of a Koran school for girls of the Yeni Mahalle Mosque in the Black Sea city of Ordu, Turkey, around 5:15 p.m., injuring her accomplice and two other persons. The bomber's body was recovered and her injured accomplice was apprehended by police while trying to escape. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: A pro-government tribal elder was gunned down by unidentified perpetrators in the Barmal district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: About seven rockets were fired at the Mohammed Siddiq Rohi School in the Ismailkhel (District) of Khost Province, Afghanistan during night, but caused no harm. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unidentified perpetraors. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: An unknown number of gunmen in a vehicle opened fire with machine guns and injured Luis Alberto Perez in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, who later died after Red Cross officials arrived to treat him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Carlos Rueda died in a hail of gunfire in a poor section of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and the perpetrators are unknown..
04/07/2006: Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rebels entered the forested Iptagura village, and shot dead two tribals for allegedly supporting anti-insurgency operations in violence-hit Dantewada (District) of Chhattisgarh, India.
04/07/2006: Fourteen Algerian customs officials traveling to a seminar in Ouargla were killed and eight others injured; one other later died from serious injuries. Their convoy of about 12 four-wheel-drive vehicles was ambushed south of Algiers, Algeria and the unidentified gunmen fled in two four-wheel drive vehicles, security sources and the Algerian news agency APS reported. One person in the convoy was also listed as missing. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting claimed responsibility.
04/07/2006: Militants fired at least two rockets on the Israeli city of Ashqelon, Israel. No damage or injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Militants of Sudanese Liberation Movement Menai Arkoi faction using thirty Land Cruiser vehicles and four big vehicles ambushed students being escorted home by security officers from the armed forces and the police in Kutum after they participated in a certificate exam in Al-Fashir city, Sudan.
04/07/2006: Rebels shot and "seriously wounded" Hojatoleslam Yusef Mohammadi Soleimani, who represents the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Center for Higher Education in Iranshahr. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Seven people including four special police officers were injured in Chattisgarh, India, by a pressure bomb went off when a police team touched a body lying on a road not knowing that a bomb was attached to it. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Skinheads were thought to be behind a shooting death in St Petersburg, Russia, of a third year communications student Senegalese national, Lamzar Samba, just as he left a nightclub in the morning when a lone gunman ambushed him and a group of friends with a pump-action shotgun and shot in the back and in the neck while the others were able to escape. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Some unknown militants, riding a bike, hurled a hand-grenade inside the office of a US-based NGO, Save the Children (STC), causing no casualties but damaging the office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Suspected LTTE cadres shot dead two Muslim home guards, identified as B.A. Bawa and V. Tahibu, in the Welikanda area of Pollonnaruwa district, Sri Lanka.  There was no official claim of responsibility.
04/07/2006: The Al-Nasir Salah-al-Din Brigades claimed responsibility for firing one rocket at the Nahal Oz settlement in Israel. Information regarding casualties was unavailable.
04/07/2006: The Al-Nasir Salah-al-Din Brigades fired two Nasir-2 rockets at the Kfar Azza settlement in Israel. No information on casualties was available.
04/07/2006: Thousands of Nepalese Communist members at about 9:00 p.m. attacked the army battalion, the district prison where they freed 110 prisoners, the district police office, the security base at Goru Singhe, Nepal, the Dhankauli security base and the Guthania security base in Taulihawa, Nepal in a raid that lasted until 5:00 a.m., which was repulsed, where afterwards the bodies of four rebels were found dead and three security personnel were killed along with two policeman, a soldier and a civilian.
04/07/2006: Three suicide bombers, the first wearing women's cloaks, struck first at the gate of a Shi'a mosque belonging to the Superior Council of Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the Buratha Mosque, where female worshippers are searched before being allowed to enter the mosque's grounds. In the confusion after the initial blast, 2 other bombers ran into the mosque and exploded a suicide vest, one in near the prayer leaders office and the other in the main prayer hall. Ninety people were killed and over 160 wounded in the attack.
04/07/2006: Two assailants on a motorcycle thought to be pro-government activists shot the President of Trincomalee (District) Tamil Peoples' Forum and leader of the Tamil Resurgence Movement, Vanniasingham Vigneswaran, in a High Security Zone, located between two Sri Lanka army checkpoints, opposite the Trincomalee Harbour (and) near the Sri Lanka navy command in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. His two bodyguards inside a bank premises in the town were also killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: Unidentified attackers set the Imambargah Ali Akbar situated in Altaf Colony, Pakistan, on fire shortly after the local Azadars tried to take out a procession from the religious place. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2007: A bomb explosion at the grave of the first Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Alija Izetbegovia inflicted no damages or casualties Authorities suspect Wahabbi militants planted the bomb.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/07/2007: Four members of a Russian security force were killed and three more were wounded when suspected Chechen rebels ambushed them while they were on a reconnaissance patrol in Ersenoy, Chechnya.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2007: Six people, including two members of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), were killed and six more were wounded when suspected Maoist rebels attacked a coal mining project in the town of Bermo in India’s Jharkhand State.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2008: On Monday afternoon at 1300 in Inarwa, Sunsari, Nepal, unknown assailants threw a bomb at a grocer shop during a motorcycle rally held by the Nepali Congress, injuring two civilians. No further damage was reported and the Janatantric Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) and the Madhesi Mukti Tigers claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday afternoon at 1320, at least one person was hurt in a bomb attack in New Baneshwor, a market area in Kathmandu, in Nepal. The explosion occurred near the electoral assembly venue of Nepali Congress. Armed Police Force Deputy Superintendent Bhim Bahadur Chaudhary said that a socket bomb went off near the Birendra International Convention Centre complex. Analysts say that attacks are an attempt by groups opposed to the elections to intimidate voters. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2008: On Monday in Ghantaghar, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal, assailant detonated a bomb  near polling assemblies, injuring 13 people, including two minors. No further damage was reported. Sources indicate conflicting claims of responsibility from Samyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) and Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J).
04/07/2008: On Monday in Naya Baneshwar, Katmandu, Nepal, unknown assailants detonated a bomb near an electoral assembly, injuring one civilian, No further damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday morning, an improvised explosive device rigged to a bicycle was left at the Namrup railway station in Dibrugarh district, Assam province, India, by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants. The bomb, set to detonate at 5:00 in the morning, was targeting the Kamrup Express train, however the Indian Army located the I.E.D. and safely defused the device preventing its detonation. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/07/2008: On Monday, an improvised explosive device functioned against a container housing mobile phone signal equipment at a DTAC signal relay station in Maruebo-Ork sub-district, Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province.  The device was estimated to contain 5kg of explosive and was initiated by digital wrist watch. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday, at 0230, in Jamrud, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, at the Jamrud Degree College for girls, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging the boundary wall and the rooms of the college but causing no casualties.  No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday, in Al Hadr, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon the city mayor's bodyguards and residence, killing the mayor's wife and damaging his residence. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday, in al-Nashwa, Basra, Iraq, an improvised explosive device targeted the motorcade of Major General Abdul-Karim Khalaf, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, wounding four bodyguards. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday, in Banouta, Mahottari, Nepal, suspected militants of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) abducted an election official. Rajendra Pandey was abducted while he was on is way to a polling centre in the district. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2008: On Monday, in Qisar, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of deputy welfare minister, Dr. Muhammad Wali Rasuli, killing one police officer, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2008: On Monday, suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists killed a clan chief and his three sons near the village of Khalis to the north-east of Baghdad,  Baghdad province, Iraq. Sheikh Aziz Mohammed Faraj, head of the Obaid clan, was the leader of a local militia that was fighting al-Qaeda. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at 1530, a white and orange booby trapped taxi driven by a suicide bomber targeted the motorcade of Saad Abu Qutaiba, a high ranking member in the Support Councils in southern Fallujah's Garma area, Al Anbar, Iraq. Abu Qutaiba survived the attack but was severely injured. One policeman was killed and four others were critically wounded. Four civilians were also injured in the attack. No one claimed responsibility.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday at approximately 1200 noon in the Al Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device on Nuwab Street near a Shiite mosque, killing nine civilians, wounding 19 others and one 6-month-old child, and damaging seven vehicles.  No group claimed responsibility but, the United States military suspects the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 1100, in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants detonated a landmine improvised explosive device on a police van, killing two police officers, wounding five others and damaging the van. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday morning at approximately 0800, in the Al Jadidah neighborhood in the Sab'ah Nisan district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade into a grocery store, burning down the store but causing no casualties. Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq/Islamic Shiite Resistance claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday night at 0130, a home-made bomb, made from a mortar shell, exploded under a bridge in Muara Tami district 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Papua provincial capital Jayapura, Papua region, Indonesia. No damage or casualties occurred as the bomb fell into the river prior to detonating. Soldiers also found and detonated two other bombs that had failed to explode because of faulty fuses. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday, in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped over a dozen leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and some activists of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for supporting the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in the agency. A senior Taliban commander from Bajaur told The News by telephone that they had 'arrested' several Ulema [Islamic clergy] belonging to the JUI-F, including Maulana Faeq, nephew of former JUI-F MNA [member of National Assembly] from Bajaur Maulana Muhammad Sadiq, Maulana Abdullah, Maulana Gul Badshah and Qari Fazle Rabi with some PPP workers, and put them in their private jails.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday, in Faqirabad, Charsadda, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying four shops but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
04/07/2009: On Tuesday, in Moutda village, Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India, assailants assaulted and wounded one teacher then set fire to his house, damaging the house but causing no further casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday evening, in Baghdad, Iraq, gunmen fired upon a civilian vehicle belonging to a Iraqi Interior Ministry police officer on the highway leading to Shula City, injuring the officer and damaging one car. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday evening, in one of two related attacks, a minibus was set on fire by assailants near Time Square in Gulshan-e-Igbal police jurisdiction, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No damages were reported in this attack. Two other minibuses were also set on fire by assailants in front of the Aladdin Park on Rashid Minhas Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town. No casualties were reported in the attacks and no group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday evening, in one of two related attacks, two minibuses buses were set on fire by assailants in front of the Aladdin Park on Rashid Minhas Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. According to police, unidentified armed men on motorbikes intercepted the two buses and forced the passengers to get off before setting the buses on fire. The fire left the two buses of routes W-18 and D-7, bearing registration numbers JF-0074 and JE–2667 completely destroyed. A third bus was also set on fire near Time Square in Gulshan-e-Iqbal police jurisdiction. No casualties were reported in the attacks and no group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0600, in the village of Santa Marta del hato, a rural zone of the municipality of Suarez, Cauca, Colombia, armed men in camouflage identified themselves as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The rebels fired upon and killed eight miners.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday night at 0200, in the Landi Arbab area of Peshawar district, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Taliban militants planted and detonated explosives at a government girls' high school. The explosion damaged the main gate as well as windows and doors of the classrooms. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility; however, the Taliban was suspected.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in al-Doura neighborhood in southern Baghdad, Iraq, six civilians were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants targeted a contractor' s house located in Paholyothin 44 with an M67 grenade. No casualties or damage were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip, unknown assailants fired six mortar shells at Israel, targeting Eshkelot, but the mortars landed in Palestinian territory. One of the mortars hit a house and wounded six civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, India, around 50 suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Sitaram Rai, headman of Usri village in Darbhanga District, and took him away to an unknown location. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostage is unknown.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Doura district of southern Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off inside a funeral tent, injuring four civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Jinnah Super Market in the Islamabad district, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, a bomb exploded in a parking lot adjacent to a petrol pump, shattering windows of nearby vehicles and shops. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Mingora district of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, at least 12 shops were completely destroyed due to a bomb blast. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The incident occurred after Isha (night time) prayers. Two suspects were arrested but no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Peshawar district of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Taliban militants blew up Sufaid Dheri Middle School for Boys, severely damaging the building. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Regi Lalma area of Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Taliban militants blew up two stories of a Government Primary School Bacha Garhi with explosives. The blast severely damaged the school infrastructure but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in the Shahi Khel area of Hangu district, in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Hafiz Sakhiur Rehman, a former pro-Taliban militant, and current leader of a local Lashkar (tribal militia) was shot dead along with his brother, Salamat, by a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant at his residence. Commander Sakhi had recently announced his support for the government and was organizing a Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) to tackle the Taliban. The TTP militant was killed by retaliatory fire. Responsibility for the attack was subsequently claimed by the Orakzai branch of the TTP.
04/07/2010: On Wednesday, in Waajid near Xuddur, Bakool, Somalia, Al-Shabaab fighters seized a compound housing the United Nations Operations. Hundreds of heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters entered the compound, disarmed around 150 security guards and ordered them to leave the area. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2011: On Thursday around 0030 midnight, on the Sankh River near Mariumtoli in Gumla, Jharkhand, India, a group of 20-25 militants set fire to seven machines including five water pump machines a backhoe loader and a tractor, used for bridge construction. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the machinery, but resulted in no casualties. Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) left behind a note protesting against the provincial government's construction work in the area and took responsibility for the attack. The militants also threatened to kill the workers if they informed police of the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday evening, in Kismaayo, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia, unidentified militants kidnapped a group of Somali leaders including Hareed Ali Durdur, a former leader of Juba Valley. The militants later released some of the Somali leaders, but six of the leaders are still being held captive. The status and location of the hostages still being held captive is unknown. Hareed Ali Durdur was found beheaded in the main hospital in Kismayo, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia on 04/14/2011. No group claimed responsibility, although al-Shabaab is thought to be responsible for the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday morning at 0800, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a suicide bomber drove his explosive laden vehicle into the house of Wazir Khan Nasir, a deputy inspector general of police, killing one security man and inuring nine others, including Nasir. Forty kilograms of explosives were used in the attack in which eight vehicles were partially destroyed and several houses were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday morning at around 0800, in Tilnac village, Pasacao, Camarines Sur, Philippines, six militants shot and killed a former village chief, Vicente Banta, in front of his family after the militants gained illegal entry into his house. Banta was believed to have been targeted because he allegedly refused to pay ‘taxes’ to the militant group. Other sources reported that the motive for the attack was because Banta was a military informant. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but New People’s Army (NPA) militants are suspected.
04/07/2011: On Thursday morning, on the 42nd Pattani-Hat Yai Road in Muang district of Pattani, Thailand, two unidentified militants fired upon a security guard for the Pattani Veterans’ Office as he was driving home. The guard, Vichet Boonchai, fired back at the militants and killed one and injured another before he died. The deceased militant was identified as Abdulromae Chaewae while the other militant managed to escape. A nine millimeter pistol was used in the attack and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/07/2011: On Thursday night, at Chaman Pattak area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown militants tossed a hand grenade at a barber shop, killing one civilian and badly damaging the shop. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday night, in Saddar Town of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unknown militants on motorcycles threw a hand grenade outside the country’s largest video and CD market, Rainbow Center, killing one man and wounding 15 other civilians. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired a mortar shell that landed on the al-Sefarat bridge that links the al-Aamel neighborhood with the al-Shurta tunnel. Two civilians were wounded while the bridge and a civilian car were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in Baridih Jungle 40 kilometers from Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, a 30 kilogram landmine was recovered during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) operation. A bomb disposal squad defused the landmine, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in Kibbutz Sa'ad, Southern District, Israel, unknown militants fired an anti-tank missile from the Gaza Strip that hit a bus, seriously wounding a teenage boy and the bus driver. The teenage boy died from his injuries on 04/17/2011. The bus was damaged and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in the rural area of La Envidia seven kilometers outside the village of Villanueva, El Molino, La Guajira, Colombia, a section of the natural gas pipeline owned by International Gas Transportation Company (TGI) was destroyed after militants of the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite. The explosion also left a large crater at the blast site and suspended natural gas services and production. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2011: On Thursday, in the Saba' al-Bour area of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the al-Rida Shiite Mosque. Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
04/07/2012: A fire broke out at the Numaligarh refinery in Numaligarh town, Assam state, India. There were no casualties reported, but the refinery was damaged. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that it was part of a larger campaign to protest the Indian government's exploitation of Assam.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Tua Ngor area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no casualties in the attack, but the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Khan Bani Saad city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a private security force vehicle in Syed Khel area, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three private security guards were killed and one other individual injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Khatawi area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two ANP officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated on a minibus in Karada area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and two others wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Tamulpur area, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack; however, officials attributed the incident to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle destroying poppy in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. This was one of two vehicles that were attacked in this district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked a tower and the main international terminal at El Rahaba Airport, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The assault caused the airport to shut down until the next day. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailants as supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police checkpoint in Fateh Mena area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed, and three other people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked an army patrol with explosives in Choco department, Colombia. Six soldiers and three assailants were killed in the attack, and two other assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, military authorities attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/07/2012: Assailants fired rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Barkhan city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One FC member was killed and one other wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: Assailants kidnapped a civilian from his home on Jolo island, Sulu province, Philippines. The victim was released by the assailants on June 11, 2013. The family indicated that no ransom was paid and no negotiations had taken place. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected the Abu Sayyaf Group.
04/07/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint and a passenger bus in Qusayr city, Homs governorate, Syria. Seven people, including border guards and Lebanese civilians on the bus, were killed, and 21 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: Assailants opened fire on and injured a special paramilitary ranger in Muang district, Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/07/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a senior Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader in North Nazimabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. The leader, Shahid Arain, was killed in the attack, and three other PPP members were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a compact disc (CD) shop in a bazaar in Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but the shop was destroyed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at Cola Hotel on Khotchaseni Road in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. One person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of four attacks on hotels in Yala province on this day.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated as a bomb disposal group passed in tambon Marubo Ok, Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Four police officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated as two paramilitary officers were passing on a motorbike in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Following the explosion, the assailants began to shoot at the officers. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a phone booth outside the Grand Palace Hotel on Chareon Chair Road in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. One person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of four attacks on hotels in Yala province on this day.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a senator's private residence in Aybak city, Samangan province, Afghanistan. The device was located in the personal possessions of a guest; the guest was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Naseerabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The explosion destroyed a section of the pipeline and disrupted the gas supply to the power station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated on a railroad track near Ekara village, Bihar state, India. No casualties were reported, but several trains were damaged and other trains were delayed. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a bank in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was the first of two successive explosions in which two police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a bank near the site of an earlier explosion in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was the second of two successive explosions in which two police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device in a bag detonated outside the Thep Viman Hotel on Sri Bamrung Road in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured and no group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of four attacks on hotels in Yala province on this day.
04/07/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Mir Ali town, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two civilians on a motorcycle were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated in Ahmadkehl area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two school children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device under a vehicle detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device was found and defused on the train tracks in Chegro village, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device was found in Mashokhel area, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Authorities safely defused the device before it detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting soldiers detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and five others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: Approximately 50 assailants detonated explosives outside of the Block Development Office in Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. No injuries were reported in the attack; however, the office was damaged. This was one of related three attacks early on the morning of April 7, 2013 in Jharkhand state. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2013: Assailants attacked a mobile tower in Aurangabad district, Jharkhand state, India. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2013: Assailants attempted to attack military posts and a Divisional Police Station in Geidam, Yobe state, Nigeria. Security forces intercepted the attackers, killing at least thirteen assailants. Additionally, an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, witnesses attributed the attack to Boko Haram
04/07/2013: Assailants beheaded a rubber tapper in Than To district, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: Assailants destroyed a power substation in Jamui city, Bihar state, India. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2013: Assailants set fire to mining equipment in Napaod town, Camarines Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however two dump trucks and two payloaders were destroyed in the attack. The National Democratic Front-Bicol (NDF-Bicol) claimed responsibility, stating that the incident was retaliation against foreign mining firms that abuse the environment and put civilian lives at risk. Additionally, authorities suspect that the New People's Army (NPA) was behind the attack.
04/07/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the Seven Inn apartment on Phuttha Phoom Road in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of four attacks on hotels in Yala province on this day.
04/07/2013: Gunmen abducted a councilor, Ronnie Sandagon, and a business owner, Nancy Gonato, at their residence in Zamboanga city, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Gonato was released on September 5, 2013; the outcome of Sandagon's kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The police ruled out ransom as a motive for the kidnapping.
04/07/2013: Gunmen shot a Finance Auditing Commission official in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The victim, Abdul Hussain Waheed, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: Perpetrators detonated explosives at the Chenpur Block Development Office in Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India. No injuries were reported in the attack. This was one of related three attacks early on the morning of April 7, 2013 in Jharkhand state. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2013: Perpetrators opened fire on a police station in Chainpur city, Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India. The police returned fire, but there was no information available with regards to casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2014: A remote-controlled bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jangal Payen locality, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three more were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at a warehouse in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast, but damages to the warehouse were estimated at more than $3,139,720. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: A roadside bomb struck pick-up trucks carrying civilians on Kandahar-Herat Highway in Gilan Kachi area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Al-Sufiyah area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and seven members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a military patrol in Hay-Bakr area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed in the blast, while NATO personnel did not sustain any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated after assailants dropped it near the Israeli border in West Bank and Gaza Strip. No one was injured when the bomb exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Al-Husseinia area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police officer's residence in Albu-Ujayl village, near Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the residence, which was under construction, was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a political candidate's residence in Al-Riyadh area, Al-Huwayjah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks on candidates' houses in the area on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, the residences were damaged in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council building in Daquq district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks on Sahwa Council sites in the district on the same night. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts; however, the buildings were damaged. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council building in Daquq district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks on Sahwa sites in the district on the same night. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts; however, the buildings were damaged. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a 7-11 convenience store in Talad Kao area, Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast, but a window of the store was damaged. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date and one of two on 7-11 stores. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of the residence of the brother of police commander Akbar in Turi area, Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The police commander's brother was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in the Yala Office of Non-formal and Informal Education in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the attack, but office equipment was damaged. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Hay al-Mazra'a area, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated while Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were attempting to defuse it in Aurangabad district, Bihar state, India. Two CRPF officials were killed in the blast, and five CRPF officials and four local police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Maoists.
04/07/2014: An explosive device hidden in a bag detonated near the Fatima Al-Zahra High School for Girls in Sabri neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured in the blast; however, the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Lympia village, Nicosia district, Cyprus. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Al-Nur police checkpoint in south Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four police officers were killed and another eleven people, including officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants abducted two Benghazi Special Forces soldiers from their car in Bu-Attni area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants armed with Kalashnikovs attempted to storm Donetsk OGTRK, a regional broadcasting station newsroom, in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Shots were fired but there were no reports of casualties or damages in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chintagupha area, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. A CRPF Sub-Inspector was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/07/2014: Assailants attacked Father Francis van der Lugt, a Dutch priest, at his residence in Bustan al-Diwan neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. The assailants took van der Lugt from his residence and shot him on the street, killing him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the al-Nusrah Front. However, the Al-Nusrah Front denied responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants attacked the St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited mining firm in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or injuries; however, drilling equipment was destroyed in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the firm's destructive policies.
04/07/2014: Assailants fired mortars at the Political Security Directorate headquarters in Maysaloun neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. Liwa al-Tawhid, a subgroup of the Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a French Army base in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two rocket attacks in Kidal on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
04/07/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a school in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two rocket attacks in Kidal on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
04/07/2014: Assailants kidnapped a police official from his residence in Al-Siniyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants kidnapped civilians in the town of Baraawe, Lower Shebelle Region, Somalia. This was one of two incidents in the town in a 48 hour period that involved the kidnapping of local civilians. Approximately 25 people were kidnapped across the two attacks. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abductions to al-Shabaab and noted that the victims were rounded-up by the group for being "government spies."
04/07/2014: Assailants opened fire at a sporting event in Buenos Aires municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Police believed that the attack was an attempted assassination of Deputy Commander Cristian Jimenez. Jimenez was killed and at least one other person, a civilian woman, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
04/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three more soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Ambabhona area, Odisha state, India. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, pieces of equipment were damaged. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, urging villagers to assert their land rights.
04/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed at least three civilians in Al-Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. The attackers then burned the bodies while onlookers observed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants stopped the vehicle of Attiqur Rehaman in Toi Khullah tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. The assailants abducted Rehaman, the nephew of a former Khyber Pakhtunkwa minister, and stole the vehicle. The whereabouts of Rehaman were unknown, but a ransom of $145,917.90 was demanded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
04/07/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police checkpost in Sohrab Goth area, Gadap Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Rana Ghulam Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of the director of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Nambol village, Bishnupur district, Manipur state, India. No one was injured; however, the property was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Assailants threw a ping-pong bomb at a 7-11 convenience store in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast, but some shelves were damaged. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Yala on this date and one of two on 7-11 stores. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2014: Masked assailants attacked the Kharkiv News Agency (ATN) newsroom in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured; however, studio equipment, furniture and computers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Masked assailants fought with security in an attempt to storm the Irta Television Channel television newsroom in Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured by the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Security forces found and defused two explosive devices near a primary school in Viraj village, near Kothi city, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
04/07/2014: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle near a security site in Al-Arbajiyah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The bomber's explosives detonated; at least four civilians were killed and another three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Several mortar shells struck Karma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Two explosive devices detonated at the education department building in Al-Dawr district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: Two gunmen dressed in police uniforms opened fire on two United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) workers at the airport in Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. The two workers, one British and one French, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2015: A rocket landed on the National Oil Corporation (NOC) building and detonated in Berka neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and additional assailants opened fire on civilians and soldiers near the Nigerian Armed Forces Base in New Marte town, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, dozens of people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
04/07/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attacked El Jura roadblock near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. Security forces opened fire in response, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/07/2015: An explosive device detonated along railroad tracks as a freight train was passing by in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a monument and the university in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by the Donetsk People's Republic.
04/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Saghar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least six officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Ahmed Muse Nor in Galkayo town, Mudug region, Somalia. Nor, the deputy governor of Mudug, was not harmed; however; at least one person was killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Wacha Darra, near Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants abducted Bira Basant as he was traveling along Awapalli-Bijapur Road in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Basant, a District Force (DF) officer, was killed and his body was discovered on April 15, 2015. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility and stated that the victim was targeted because he engaged in raids and extortion activities as an officer.
04/07/2015: Assailants abducted four Frontier Constabulary (FC) officers in Darazinda, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two officers escaped later the same day, while the whereabouts of the other two hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked a commercial vehicle between Maridi and Mambe towns, West Equatoria state, South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Revolutionary Movement for National Salvation (REMNASA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked a Congolese National Police (PNC) station in Katwiguru, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties; however, at least one police officer was abducted and released a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked a Yemeni Army base in Mukalla, Hadramawt 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).
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked a Yemeni Border Guards border post in Zamakh wa Manwakh district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least two soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A rocket fired during the incident also struck a nearby house. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash while three civilians were injured in the rocket blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police vehicle in Narang district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) and Iraqi Volunteer Forces joint checkpoint near the Adhaim Dam in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar incidents targeting checkpoints near the dam on the same day. At least seven police officers and volunteer fighters were killed and 21 others were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2015: Assailants executed 10 doctors that refused to treat injured ISIL members in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2015: Assailants hijacked a civilian vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, and the vehicle was subsequently destroyed by security forces in Sheikh Zuweid on April 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
04/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Tunisian Army patrol with guns and projectiles in Sbiba city, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. At least five soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded in the assault. Jund al-Khilafah (Tunisia) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Pikoti, Paktika province, Afghanistan. A projectile fired during incident also struck a nearby house. At least one civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: Assailants shot and killed a girl attempting to flee from Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2016: A landmine detonated targeting police personnel in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
04/07/2016: A roadside bomb detonated near a police checkpost in Samarbagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A police officer was killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: A rocket targeting the district police headquarters struck a civilian house in Karborai, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed while three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Furat, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Tobji, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated outside of a court building in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India. At least three people were injured in the blast. In addition, a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. The Base Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of five of the group's leaders.
04/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying volunteer fighters in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two volunteers were killed and three volunteers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated targeting a military vehicle in Kharouba, North Sinai, Egypt. This was one of two coordinated attacks in North Sinai on this date. At least five people were killed and 11 others were injured across both blasts. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/07/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated targeting a military vehicle in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. This was one of two coordinated attacks in North Sinai on this date. At least five people were killed and 11 others were injured across both blasts. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/07/2016: Armed assailants forced an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observation team to leave a check point in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
04/07/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers raided Tall Ahmad, near Bashir, Kirkuk, Iraq. In addition to the armed assault, the assailants fired a chemical-laced rocket. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 18 assailants and injuring 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2016: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Mangora Sar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and eight others, including two FC members and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Assailants attacked a military convoy between Halgan and Beledweyne in Hiiraan, Somalia. An unknown number of casualties were sustained in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Assailants attacked an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) vehicle near Snizhne, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Donetsk People's Republic.
04/07/2016: Assailants fired chemical-laced projectiles that landed and detonated in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo, Syria. At least nine people were killed and 29 others were injured in the attack. Jaysh al-Islam (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Ahrar al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army.
04/07/2016: Assailants in Syria fired a rocket into Kilis city, Turkey. A civilian was injured in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks that occurred in Kilis on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2016: Assailants in Syria fired a rocket that struck a Syrian refugee center in Kilis city, Turkey. Two Syrian nationals were injured in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks that occurred in Kilis on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on a house in Phron, Yala, Thailand. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to separatists.
04/07/2016: Assailants raided Dokshi, Yobe, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least 20 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
04/07/2016: Assailants raided Gurum, Yobe, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least 20 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
04/07/2016: Assailants shelled Waberi, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of at least two related attacks that occurred in Mogadishu on this date. Three people were killed 10 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
04/07/2016: Assailants shelled Xamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of at least two related attacks that occurred in Mogadishu on this date. Three people were killed 10 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
04/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed Captain Elie Mugabonuwundi, a Burundian Army doctor, inside a bar in Kamenge, Bujumbura, Burundi. The assailants also threw two grenades at bar patrons, but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Taloka locality, near Kunduz city, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed four explosives-laden vehicles in Karma, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: An assailant hijacked a vehicle and drove it into a department store in Norrmalm neighborhood, Stockholm, Sweden. At least five people were killed and 14 other people were injured in the attack. In addition, an explosive device was also discovered in the cab of the vehicle following the assault. The assailant, identified as Rakhmat Akilov, claimed he was a supporter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), stating that the attack was carried out in revenge for bombings in Syria.
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated in Chanae district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated in front of Ban Pareh School in Muang Pattani district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. A second device was discovered and defused at the scene. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol outside Chinna Kodepal, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one officer was injured and a sniffer dog was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Suwaib neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a mobile phone relay tower in Sawo subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole along Highway 42 in Kayomati subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole along Highway 43 in Ko Saba subdistrict, Songkhla, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Aiyeweng subdistrict, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Bang Pu subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Bannang Sata district, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Che He subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Cho-airong district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Joh Bantang, Batong district, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Kayu Khla subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Krado subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Lamphu, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Lubo Baya subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Lubo Buesa subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Mo Mawi subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Na Nak subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Pa Bon subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Paluru subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Pase Mas subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Samakkhi subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Tamayung subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Rabiah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a civilian residence in Zargarabad neighborhood, Peshawar, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: An unknown number of explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and defused in Ar Rahmaniyah, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: Assailants attacked a crusher plant in Datuta, Palamu district, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of employees were held hostage as four machines were set on fire in the incident. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: Assailants attacked a Nigerian Army (NA) patrol in Mafa, Borno, Nigeria. At least five soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
04/07/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint in Dawalib, Diyala, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2017: Assailants attempted to attack Iraqi Volunteer Forces soldiers in Sadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, resulting in an unknown number of assailant casualties. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: Assailants executed four civilians working with security forces in Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
04/07/2017: Assailants fired mortars at a residence in Danwadagta suburb, Banaadir, Somalia. At least three people were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: Assailants in Yemen fired projectiles into Najran, Saudi Arabia. An Indian civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ashfaq Ahmed in Sabzazar neighborhood, Lahore, Pakistan. Ahmed, a retired University of Veterinary Sciences professor and Ahmadi civilian, was killed in the assault. Al-Alami faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to Aalmi Majlis-i-Tahfuz-i-Khatam-i-Nubuwaat.
04/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Joint Palestinian Security Forces soldiers at the Palestinian Refugee Camp in Ain al-Hilweh, South governorate, Lebanon. At least five people, including one assailant, were killed and 30 other people were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until April 9, 2017. The victims included soldiers, assailants, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bilal Badr Group.
04/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in El Gabas, South Darfur, Sudan. At least two people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
04/07/2017: Assailants set fire to a Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in an unknown village of Than To district, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: Assailants set fire to a polling station at a government school in Narbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2017: Assailants set fire to an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in an unknown village of Saba Yoi district, Songkhla, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: Assailants set fire to an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power transformer in front of the tambon office in Bannang Sata subdistrict, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: Assailants set fire to electricity and telephone wires in To Deng subdistrict, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: At least one explosive device detonated and tires were set on fire in front of Kanchana Technical College in Nong Chik district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: Multiple explosive devices detonated on Koh Por Bridge along Pattani-Yala Road in Nong Chik district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/07/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused near Hamreen Lake in Khanaqin district, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2017: Two assailants stabbed and killed a service station worked on Bungendore Road, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources believe the attack was inspired by jihadi extremism, as the letters "IS" were discovered at the scene.
04/07/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near the Chalong Rubber Milk Factory along Highway 43 in Chana district, Songkhla, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of 42 attacks in southern Thailand overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
04/08/1988:  Suspected members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed 14 Sinhalese in Meegaswewa, Sri Lanka.  At least 25 rebels dressed in military clothing ambushed several vehicles and bicycles on a country road.  They then killed the 14 victims with guns and machetes, beheading four of the victims.
04/08/1998: An anti-tank weapon slammed into a Citibank in Athens, Greece, causing minor damage, but no casualties. The 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) was suspected of this attack.
04/08/1999: A post office was attacked with an explosive device in La Seyne-sur-Mer in Var department, France. There was extensive damage done to the building, but there were no casualties. The Corsican National Liberation Front - Historic Wing claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/1999: An Iranian suicide bomber, identified as Turab Muhammedi, attacked Hakkari Governor Nihat Canpolat. The suicide bomber and Canpolat’s driver both died, while Canpolat, his bodyguard, Colonel Tahir Cebi, and two passersby were injured. Five men, two Iranians and three Turks were arrested for participating in the suicide bombing.
04/08/2001: Suspected Islamic militants detonated a bomb on a crowded railway station in Hat Yai (Haadyai), Thailand. The attack killed one child and wounded at least 38 other people.
04/08/2001: Suspected members of the Jamaat-Shibir organization shot and killed two men and injured another two as they gathered in the Lovely Deocrators shop in the bazaar in Satkania, Chittagong district, Bangladesh around 10am.  The two men killed were leaders in the Awami League.  The armed individuals arrived and escaped using microbuses.  Eight people were later arrested for suspected connections with killing these individuals.
04/08/2001: Suspected separatist rebels attacked three vehicles in Casamance, Senegal. No casualties were reported in the attacks.
04/08/2002: A bomb exploded 10 meters from the car carrying Afghan Defense Minister General Mohammad Qasim Fahim. Fahim survived, but 10 civilians were killed and approximately 80 civillians injured. Al Qaida later claimed responsibility.
04/08/2003: A bomb exploded inside a Mosque at the Islamic Institute of Science and Technology in Pagadian, Philippines. One of the perpetrators was killed and another was injured as they were assembling a bomb inside the Mosque. Ben-Hur Abdul, the man that survived was arrested by the police. The police suspected that the bomb was intended to be planted elsewhere in the predominantly Christian city. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2003: Suspected Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels ambushed a convoy traveling at Miri-Miri in Adjuman district, Uganda, killing ten and injuring eleven people.
04/08/2003: Suspected Muslim rebels shot dead Abdul Razzaq, a local official for the People’s Democratic Party, at his home in Khudwani Puhroo of the Anantnag district, India.
04/08/2003: Two rockets were launched at the main gas pipelines at Sadiqabad, Islamabad, Pakistan disrupting gas supplies to the North part of the country. A few small houses burned down as a result of the blast and a number of civilians were injured. This was an area where the two tribes, Bugti and Mazari had been feuding. No one had claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2003: Unknown militants blew up an oil pipeline that serviced Chevron Texaco’s Escravos oil terminal in Warri, Nigeria, near the Niger Delta. No causalities were reported in the incident.
04/08/2004:  As policemen were returning from patrols several land mines were detonated in Saranda Forest.  The explosion killed about 26 police officers.  The landmines were planted and possibly detonated by the People's War Group.
04/08/2004: A grenade exploded during an election rally held by the People's Democratic Party in the city of Uri, just before India's Tourism and Finance Ministers were scheduled to speak. At least 30 people were injured, and nine people were killed. The single perpetrator claimed responsibility for the attack in a post-incident call, and also noted he was associated with the Save Kashmir Movement, a small rebel group that operated within India.
04/08/2004: A large group of Maoists rebels first attacked a police station in Pashupatinagar, Nepal, then took 42 of the police officers hostage. Two police officers and at least two perpetrators were killed during the initial attack. On April 29, 2004, 41 of the police officers were released to representatives of the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) in a place called Nun Dhaki of Sankhuwa Sabha. The final hostage, Assistant Police Inspector Habi Krishna Basnet, had been freed during an earlier rescue mission on April 15, 2004, which also resulted in the death of one of the rebels.
04/08/2004: Eight South Koreans from the Christian Council of Korea, who were driving from Jordan to Baghdad, Iraq, were stopped by armed militants on a highway at a checkpoint about 90 minutes outside Baghdad. The perpetrators seized seven of the South Koreans and took their passports; one of the travellers, Kim Sang-Mi, escaped before being taken hostage. The militants had initially suspected that the hostages might be spies for the United States, but released them unharmed after nine hours in captivity.
04/08/2005: A lone gunmen suspected to be a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed rival group member Edward Pakkiyarasa, former member of the Razeek Group around 7:00am in Kattankudy, Sri Lanka.
04/08/2005: In a related attack, a self-made device was defused in Makhachkala, Russia by bomb experts. A police unit discovered the bomb, left by unknown assailants, in a black bag near the entranceway of the Russian Orthodox Church at 2:40PM. The device contained two electric detonators, a battery, an alarm clock and four 200gram TNT blocks; no one was injured in the attempted attack.
04/08/2005: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels shot and wounded a soldier of the Sri Lankan Army in Sri Mangalapura, Sri Lanka.  The military suspect that the rebels were attempting to abduct the soldier.
04/08/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shot and killed councilwoman Luz Miryam Martinez in front of dozens of people at a communal hall in Puerto Rico, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2005: Thai Islamic militants were suspected to have planted a bomb that exploded in front of the Sukirin Municipal Office in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province. The explosion injured two government officials and damaged a nearby car belonging to the district’s mayor. Another bomb was discovered and defused in the area after the first explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: A car bomb exploded near a Shi'a shrine at Awlad Muslim intersection in Al-Musayyib, Iraq, at 2:05 p.m., killing six people and wounding 21 others in front of a shop after the driver parked and walked away. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: A cow raiser, Thian Nunoy, was shot and killed by when two men on a motorcycle pillion at Pa Poh village in tambon Lam Mai, Thailand opened fire on him. He was shot twice in the body and admitted to Yala Central Hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: A homemade bomb exploded next to a Shi'a family's house in the neighborhood of Sadoun, in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing two men inside the house, family members said.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: A mortar round killed two people when it was fired at the Education Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, but landed instead on a nearby house.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: An unidentified suicide bomber in a white Carolla hit an Italian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in a military vehicle exiting the provincial reconstruction team base in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. The blast killed the bomber and an Afghan guard while injuring nine others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Eshaq Nezamdoust, a local official in charge of distributing oil products in Iranshahr, Iraq, was reportedly abducted Saturday morning by six armed men. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Gunmen killed a Shi'a cigarette vendor in the neighborhood of Al-Dura, Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Mohamed Naseem Abdullah, a Senior magistrate of Lhaviyani Naifaru, Maldives, was beaten by unidentified assailants using metal bars while he was on his way for the dawn prayer. The victims head was crushed in several places in addition to other injuries to his body. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Perpetrators set fire to three places inside the Sangsad Bhaban between 8:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to official sources, the incident left 10-12 important files in the Law Section of Parliament in a burnt state. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: The mobile phone shop of former Shapelle Corby backer Ron Bakir was firebombed at 6:00 a.m. when a man bashed the glass doors of the shop with a rock before dropping a cigarette into a canister of fuel on the footpath outside in Broadbeach, Australia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: The Mujahideen Shura Council claimed responsibility for a gunfight started by armed gunmen surrounding and seizing Al-Anbar (Governorate)building in Ramadi, Iraq, along with two other government buildings in the area, using machine gun fire and RPGs.
04/08/2006: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed El Carmen Municipality Councilman Albeiro Julio Caviedes from the Colombia Democrática Party.
04/08/2006: Two police were injured when they tried to defuse two explosive charges left in the street in Ba'qubah, Iraq. They successfully defused the first charge, but the second one exploded and wounded the policemen and along with three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Two Turkish army conscripts took hostages in a Burger King in Taksim Square, Turkey, while shouting threats to kill himself to police negotiators. The two gunmen were arrested when police climbed on the rooftop terrace to storm the building. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: Unidentified perpetrators planted an explosive device on a private vehicle parked beside the road in Giyan (District), Pakita province, Afghanistan. The device exploded and injured three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2007: A bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one person and wounded 14 others when it blew up near a mosque in Kumarpara, India.  The blast occurred in an area not far from where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was going to be attending a ceremony.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but police believed the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was to blame.
04/08/2007: A truck bomb blew up next to a hospital in Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, killing 17 people and wounding 26.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2007: Three soldiers were killed and five more were wounded when a landmine exploded near their vehicles in the town of Isabela in the Philippines as the men were pursuing suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA).  The NPA did not officially claim responsibility for the mine explosion.
04/08/2007: Two members of India’s railway protection force (RPF) were killed and three more were wounded when suspected members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked them on a passenger train in the country’s Bihar State.  The militants also looted the RPF soldiers’ equipment.  No passengers were hurt or killed in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: Gunmen killed two flour mill workers outside the city when they were on their way to work southwest of Ba'qubah, Iraq, and wounded three others in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2008: On or around Tuesday, in Chaharikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two civilians, a driver and a doctor working for Kinderberg, a German non-governmental organization (NGO). The hostages were released on an unspecified date in 04/2008. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday afternoon around 1700, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, armed assailants fired ten mortars at a community, killing two civilians and wounding five others. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday in Jahare Bazar, Kathmandu, Nepal, unknown assailants fired upon and killed a candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) . No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday morning in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, a group of unidentified assailants invaded the Delta State House of Assembly and manhandled a former speaker. Armed police were called into maintain peace at the complex. An object suspected to be a bomb was discovered at an entrance to the complex. There were no reports of casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday morning, in downtown Taza Khurmatu, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a motorcycle improvised explosive device in a market, killing two civilians, wounding 14 others, and damaging the market. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, 16 civilians were injured in a motorcycle bomb explosion inside a market in downtown Tuz Khurmatu, southwest of Kirkuk in Salah ad Din province, Iraq. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, a suicide bomber exploded killing 17 Afghan construction road workers and wounding 16 others in an undisclosed district within the southern province of Zabul, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the bombing attack.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, an IED composed of home-made explosives detonated in an un-named village near the city of Qamdo, Tibet (Xizang) province, China. The blast, whose target was not disclosed, caused property damage but resulted in no casualties. Sixteen monks, who all claimed responsibility for this and two other bombings, were arrested by police on 05/12/2008 and 05/13/2008 in connection with the bombing attacks.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, at least eight members of a local resistance force formed to combat Maoist activists were killed by Maoist rebels while travelling in a vehicle in Gumla district, Jharkhand province, India. The rebels first opened fire on them and later threw flammable substances on the vehicle, setting it ablaze. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired a mortar in the eastern part of the city, hitting the headquarters of a sports club. There was no damage or casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, a roadside bomb targeted a police bus carrying civilians, killing six people and wounding five others. There was no damage or motive reported, but Al Qaeda in Iraq is suspected.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in downtown Tuz Khurmatu, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a motorcycle bomb went off in a market, wounding ten civilians. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near an oil storage facility, causing no reported casualties or damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip, a group of Arab men threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli drivers. No injuries or damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, in Tuz, Salah ad Din, Iraq, an improvised explosive device exploded inside a mobile phone shop located inside a marketplace, wounding 17 people. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, near Ad Dulu'iyah, Salah ad Din, Iraq, armed assailants fired a mortar into a community, killing one civilian, wounding four others, and damaging a residence. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, near al-Shaab playground, Baghdad, Iraq, six people were wounded, including two bomb squad personnel, while defusing and improvised explosive device. The explosion also damaged several vehicle nearby. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, mortars struck an electric power station on Falah Street, causing no casualties. The attack damaged the station, but no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, seven civilians were killed and 11 others injured in a roadside bomb planted by suspected al-Qaeda members that targeted a bus in Balad Ruz town, 34 miles east of Baquba city, Diyala province, Iraq. Police said that the bus was carrying families who were on their way to visit their detained relatives in Badoosh prison in Mosul city. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, two civilians were killed and two others were wounded from an IED explosion inside a motorcycle repair shop in the industrial area of al-Hai al-Sinaie neighborhood, Rabiaa district west of Mosul city, Nineveh province, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, two truck drivers were abducted by the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) in Paorabi Huidrom village, Imphal district, Manipur province, India. A ransom demand of INR 1,000,000 (U.S. $25,020.77) was made in exchange for the hostages.. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident. On 04/09/2008 on Wednesday, police rescued the two truck drivers being held hostage in Lamlong in east Imphal. No casualties were reported.
04/08/2008: Two people were killed in Ba'qubah, Iraq, by gunmen, one being a senior officer in former leader Saddam Hussein's army. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday morning around 0930, in Jungum, North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, assailants fired upon a five-vehicle convoy of Election Commission's observers, causing no casualties or damage. An improvised explosive device was also triggered targeting the convoy, but missed. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlossa (DHD-J) was responsible.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday near Al Karmah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle transporting the Al Fallujah Sahwa Council deputy commander, wounding the paramilitary member and two bodyguards, who also were Sahwa Council members, and damaging their vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday night in Badush, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired four mortar rounds at the Badush Prison, damaging an external fence but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday night, unidentified persons detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging  two shops in Shahu Square of Hangu, North West Frontier, Pakistan on late Wednesday night. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday the pro-government, Al Sunnah Wal Jama'a, militia group has captured an American national suspected of having been brought to Somalia, to be a suicide bomber, by the fundamentalist Al Shabaab. According to a statement released by the group, Omar Mohammad Jama, was captured at an unknown location in central Somalia, while traveling from Mogadishu to Hargeysa, where his intended target was.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, A bomb left in a plastic bag exploded in a pedestrian shopping area in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kazimiyah, about 100 meters from the tomb of Imam Mousa Al Kazim. Seven civilians were killed and 23 wounded in the explosion. No claim of responsibility has been reported but the U.S. military blames Al Qaeda.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, a car bomb exploded in the Allawi district of Baghdad, killing six civilians and wounding 25 others. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, a car bomb targeted the convoy of a senior interior ministry official, killing one civilian and a policeman and wounded six others in the Shiite area of New Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, in Baluar village, Gaya, Bihar, India, assailants detonated explosives on a school building, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, in Bishnipur Sagahan village, Aurangabad, Bihar, India, assailants detonated explosives on a mobile phone tower, damaging the tower and its generator but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, in Khelan village, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, authorities detected and defused an improvised explosive device planted by suspected militants targeting a railway track.No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, in Ranpura, Garwah, Jharkhand, India, about 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants surrounded and attacked a make-shift security force base at a middle school. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, in the Al Quds district of eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, killing the civilian driver and damaging the car.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2009: On Wednesday, motorcycle-riding men shot and killed Armando Mendoza, a Barangay chairman in Barangay Poblacion in Agoncillo town in Batangas province. Mendoza, chairman of Barangay Pook, had just come from the town's 60th anniversary celebrations and was in his car when he was shot. Police recovered from the crime scene shells of a .45 caliber pistol.  No group has claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday afternoon between 1300 and 1315, at Binori Chowk, Orangi Town in Peerabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, three unidentified assailants fired on and killed two Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leaders Qari Ejaz Mashwani (52), and Maulana Abdul Hafiz, (48). A Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) activist and a police sub-inspector, identified as Mohammad Ahmed Siddiqi and SI Ghulam Ali, were also injured in the attack. The four were at a battery shop, owned and operated by SSP activist, Muhammad Ahmed. The assailants used nine millimeter pistols. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday evening at 1930, in the Keishampat Thiyam Leikai area of Imphal West district, Manipur province, India, unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Longjam Bhagaton, Superintendent Engineer of Loktak Development Authority. The grenade failed to explode, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday evening at 2000, in the old Barangay Hall of San Antonio village in Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines, assailants placed an explosive in a plastic bag and placed the bag in a telephone booth. PVC pipe and a suspected timing device were found at the site of the explosion. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday evening at 2000, in the village of Poblacion near Titay in Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device by the residence of a local mayoral candidate, George Castillo. No group claimed responsibility and there were no casualties or damage in the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday evening at 2030, in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Mindanao Island, Philippines, unidentified men lobbed two grenades at the house of a PO3 Baricua. Only one of the grenades exploded when it landed in the police officer’s front yard, wounding three persons. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday night at 0130, in Sathon, Bangkok, Thailand, two men in black riding past on a motorcycle fired a grenade and M16 ammunition at the office of a cement manufacturer, TPI Polene. No group claimed responsibility and there were no reports of any casualties or damage in the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants armed with silenced firearms fired upon and killed the Iraqi Interior Ministry, Brigadier Fadhel Abbas, in front of his home. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade at a vehicle carrying laborers. According to police, the vehicle was on its way to the Hub Cement Factory when the attack took place. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Libano, Ibague district, Talimo, Colombia, an explosive device detonated by unknown assailants targeted the residence of merchant Gustavo Camelo, owner of a hardware store. The explosion caused minor damages to the residence but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants placed an improvised explosive device near a mosque which was later defused by Iraqi Army forces. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in the Fallujah district of Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices, injuring one civilian. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in the Nalan area of Delaram district in Afghanistan's Nimruz province, an unspecified number of civilians were killed and injured when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in the town of Marjah in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, five civilians, including a tribal elder, Haji Abdul Samad, were killed in an ambush by Taliban militants. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in Waajid near Xuddur, Bakool, Somalia, Al-Shabaab fighters seized control of a local airstrip that was used by United Nations agencies to distribute humanitarian aid in southern regions of the country. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday afternoon, in Gosfandi district, Sar-e-Pol, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on a police patrol, killing the police chief, Mohammad Daud Esaqzai, and wounding one other while they were patrolling in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
04/08/2011: On Friday around 1230 noon, at a mosque in Maisuma, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a bicycle near the rear entrance of the mosque. Jamiat-e-Ahli Hadees, a leading separatist and chief Moulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah was killed in the blast and a civilian, Munir Ahmad Mir, was injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/08/2011: On Friday at 1200 noon, in Jalawlah, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the car of Colonel Haseeb Hussien, the chief of traffic police. Hussien was driving his car when the explosion took place and was injured in the explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the traffic police vehicle and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday evening, in Shani, Borno, Nigeria, eight people including four policemen and the People's Democratic Party secretary in the local government, Alhaji Idrissa, were killed and 56 people were injured when 10 unidentified armed militants riding motorcycles fired on a group of people that were passing out election materials near a police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday evening, on 14 Ramadan Street in the al-Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the vehicle of Lieutenant Colonel Basel Muhammad Hassan, an Interior Ministry employee, near the al-Sa'aa restaurant. The blast wounded Hassan and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday morning at 0930, near Corinto in the outskirts of Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched an improvised explosive device at a civilian's home injuring one civilian and resulting in an unknown amount of property damage to the civilian’s residence. Afterwards, militants than launched additional improvised devices targeting the city and its local civilian population. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday morning, in front of the police headquarters in the Rehman Baba Colony in Shoba Bazaar area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown militants remotely detonated an improvised explosive device wounding a local police chief, Abdul Satar, and another police officer, Husnain. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday night, at Dalia village in Medininagar, Palamau, Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants kidnapped a teacher, identified as Ismail Ansari, and four other villagers. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Maoists were responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
04/08/2011: On Friday night, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to an off duty policeman's car. The officer was killed while two others were wounded in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday night, outside of Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, police located a van parked beneath the Belfast-Dublin overpass; inside they found an improvised explosive device that contained 225 kilograms of explosives. Police believe the device was constructed by dissident republican militants and abandoned due to a police checkpoint a short distance up the road. Police called army bomb disposal experts, who carried out a series of controlled explosions to disarm the device. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in Bandarchua village in Simdega, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants set fire to five JCB machines involved in road construction, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack may have been the result of not paying a levy demanded. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in Eshkolot, Southern District, Israel, unknown assailants fired 12 mortar shells from the Gaza Strip area. No casualties were reported, and the mortars caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in Machi Khel area of Mir Ali, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, an Afghan national, identified only as Aziz, was shot and killed by unidentified militants near the village of Nowrek. The victim was accused by the militants of being a U.S. spy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in Suleja, Niger, Nigeria, 13 people were killed and 12 people were injured when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been planted behind a notice board at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission. An unknown amount of material damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in the Awerej area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, suspected Islamic State of Iraq gunmen shot and killed Abd Farhan Ziab, the chairman of the Political Prisoners Authority, and the director of the al-Massar satellite channel. The men were killed while they were driving in a car. The suspected motive for the attack was the coverage of the Bahrain Revolution provided by the al-Massar channel. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in the Lehri area of Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a power pylon of 220 kilovolts, causing no casualties but destroying the pylon. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in the Lehri area of Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device made of 20 kilograms of explosives near a power pylon, but it was discovered by the bomb squad before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in the Pir Kali area near Miram Shah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, two tribesmen, identified as Inayatullah and Shah Wali, were shot and killed by unidentified militants. The victims were accused by the militants of being U.S. spies. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2011: On Friday, in the Teseen neighborhood of central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen in an Opel-Vectra vehicle shot and killed Sheikh Abdulrahman Ali Aziz al-Dalwi, the Chief of the Kirkuk Notables Council Secretary General, in front of his house. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Kotihkhel area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a church in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. One person was injured and several vehicles damaged in the explosion. This was one of two attacks on churches in Nigeria on this day. No group claimed responsibility for either incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
04/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Miran Shah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Four FC personnel were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Albanian civilian home in Mitrovica city, Kosovo. One person was killed and at least two others injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities suspected the Civilian Defence Group.
04/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in a shop in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the intended target was the provincial council head, whose brother owned the shop. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/08/2012: Assailants abducted 36 Skanska construction workers building a natural gas plant in Camisea area, Cusco region, Peru. The hostages were released on April 14, 2012. Shining Path (SL) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the workers were abducted to expose a system of exploitation and oppression and that the group did not want money but instead to free the Peruvian people from "feudal imperialism."
04/08/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces destroying poppy fields in Kandaharyan area, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack, and two police vehicles were destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) district chairman in Orangi town, Sindh province, Pakistan. The chairman, Siddique Akbar, and his associate were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Trigana Air plane at Mulia Airport in Mulia area, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia. A journalist was killed and four other people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on the home of a police sergeant in Potiskum area, Yobe state, Nigeria. The sergeant was not injured in the attack; however, one of his daughters was killed and two of his other children were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities suspected Boko Haram.
04/08/2012: Assailants used to stun bomb to attack a home in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. The target, a representative for a top Shia cleric, was not injured in the attack, and no damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: At least one suicide bomber in an explosives-laden car attempted to detonate at the All Nations Christian Assembly Church in Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. When security officers blocked access to the church, the car detonated on a street nearby. Forty-two people were killed and at least 10 injured in the explosion. This was one of two attacks on churches in Nigeria on this day. No group claimed responsibility for either incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.