List of terrorist incidents in 2000

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This is a timeline of incidents in 2000 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

List guidelines[edit]

  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualty figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident, including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.

List[edit]

List of total incidents:16

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrators Part of
January 1 Shooting 21 40 Kosheh, Sohag Governorate, Egypt Kosheh massacres: Coptic Christians killed by Muslims during 2 days of religiously motivated riots
January 12 Shooting 3 4 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa A right-wing extremist shot seven black South Africans aboard a bus, killing three.[1]
February 16–18 60-100+ Unknown Villa del Rosario-El Salado, Bolívar Department, Colombia El Salado Massacre: Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia militants kill more than 60 people. It´s considered the worst attack of the group.[2] Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia Colombian armed conflict
April 12 mass shooting, grenade attack 11-15 20+ Mulawali, Pakistan Armed attackers entered a Shia mosque during prayer time and opened fire as they threw grenades at worshippers. While security forces said that 11 people had been killed, local Shia leaders said that the death toll was 15.[3]
April 19 bombing 1 0 Quévert, Brittany, France A bomb explodes at a McDonald's restaurant, killing a female employee. The bomb was planted by Breton nationalists.[4][5][6] Breton Liberation Front
28 May school massacre, shooting, machete attack 165-191 Unknown Poso Regency, Indonesia Walisongo school massacre: Hundreds of schoolchildren and villagers hiding inside a boarding school were massacred by Christian militias. Christian militas Poso riots
July 2 54 (+6) 100+ Chechnya, Russia July 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings: Insurgents launched five suicide bomb attacks on the Russian military and police headquarters and barracks within 24 hours. Six bombers killed at least 37 Russian troops (with four more missing) and 11 civilians, and wounded more than 100 people
1-2 August 89-105 62 Jammu and Kashmir, India 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre: Hindu pilgrims were subjected to a series of repeated attacks by Islamist rebel militants. Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
August 17 1 35 Riga, Latvia 2000 department store "Centrs" bombing: Two explosives placed at the shopping center Centrs detonated. The two blasts occurred in the lobby of the supermarket ten minutes apart. One person died of their injuries and 35 were wounded in the attack. Police were investigating, but had not yet arrested any suspects.[7] Unknown
October 12 17 (+2) 39 Aden, Yemen USS Cole bombing: Suicide attack against the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) while it was docked. 17 American sailors and two attackers were killed.
October 30 car bombing 3 64 Madrid, Spain October 2000 Madrid bombing ETA Basque conflict
November 20 bombing 2 5 Kfar Darom, Gaza Strip Kfar Darom school bus attack [he]: Palestinian militants attacked a school bus near an Israeli settlement. Five children were wounded and two adults killed.[8] Second Intifada
November 22 car bombing 2 61 Hadera, Israel 2000 Hadera car bombing [he] Multiple Palestinian groups claimed responsibility[9] Second Intifada
December 8 22 (+1) 31 Jarafa, Sudan 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre: Shooting left at least 22 people dead.
December 24 bombings 18 118 Indonesia Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings Jemaah Islamiyah
December 30 22 100 Manila, Philippines Rizal Day bombings: A wave of six blasts left a total of 22 people dead and about 100 injured. In May 2003, a detained terrorist Saifulla Unos who was involved in MILF and with links to al-Qa'ida admitted to leading the attacks. A fourth blast occurred at a cargo handling facility at Manila's international airport. No one was injured in this incident. On 2 August, two men were arrested and implicated in connection with these bombings. These men, Mamasao Naga and Abdul Pata have ties to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group.[7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Racist SA killer sentenced for life". BBC. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EL TIEMPO.COM - Conflicto armado -> Declaraciones de ex 'paras' permitir n esclarecer masacres de El Salado y Pueblo Bello". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27.
  3. ^ "BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Gunmen attack Pakistan mosque". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. ^ "Prosecutor Links Attack On McDonald's To a Later One". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 2000-07-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ^ "Breton separatists on trial for attacks". the Guardian. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 200004190001". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ a b "Terrorism Incidents & Significant Dates". Reuters. 2000-01-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  8. ^ "CNN.com - Two Israelis dead, 9 injured in Gaza bombing - November 20, 2000". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  9. ^ "CNN.com - At least 2 dead as car bomb explodes in northern Israel town - November 22, 2000". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.