List of attacks on high courts
The following is a list of attacks on state or national high courts or judicial buildings.
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| Attack | Date | Country | Details |
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| Bogotazo | 9 April 1948 |  Colombia
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Rioters angered by the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán set the Palace of Justice and other important buildings in Bogotá on fire.[1] |
| Palace of Justice siege | 6 November 1985 | Colombia
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Members of the leftist M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, and held the Supreme Court of Colombia hostage, intending to hold a trial against President Belisario Betancur. Hours later, after a military raid, the incident left almost half of the 25 Supreme Court Justices dead.[2][3] |
| Bangladesh bombings | 17 August 2005 |  Bangladesh
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Around 500 bomb explosions occurred at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The bombs exploded within a half-hour period starting from 11:30 am. In Dhaka, one of which exploded near the Supreme Court Complex. An Islamist terrorist organization, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the bombings. Another Islamic terrorist group, named Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, was associated with JMB in executing the co-ordinated attack. Following the bombings, both groups were banned by the Government of Bangladesh.[4][5] |
| Turkish Council of State shooting | 17 May 2006 |  Turkey
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A gunman made his way into the Council of State building in Ankara and subsequently shot five judges. |
| Caracas helicopter incident | 27 June 2017 |  Venezuela
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A police helicopter overflew the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and the Interior Ministry in Caracas. Claiming to be a part of an anti-government coalition,[6] the occupants of the helicopter allegedly launched several grenades and fired at the building, although no one was injured or killed. The helicopter escaped and was found the next day in a rural area. On 15 January 2018, Óscar Pérez, the pilot and instigator of the incident, was killed during a military raid by the Venezuelan army[7] that was met with accusations of extrajudicial killing.[8][9] |
| 2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress | 8 January 2023 |  Brazil
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Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Supreme Federal Court along with other top-level government buildings.[10] |
| 2 January 2024 |  United States
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A man leaving the scene of a car accident entered the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver through a window and seized a key from a guard, opening fire inside the building until he surrendered to police.[11] | |
| 13 November 2024 | Brazil
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A suicide bomber detonated himself near the Supreme Federal Court in Brasília after failing to enter the building.[12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "El Palacio de justicia, edificio con historia". Caracol Radio. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ Livingstone, Grace (2004). Inside Colombia: Drugs, Democracy, and War. Rutgers University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8135-3443-7.
- ^ Pearce, Jenny (1 May 1990). Colombia:Inside the Labyrinth. Latin America Bureau. p. 181. ISBN 0-906156-44-0.
- ^ "Bangladesh arrests 200 over August bombings". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Sarkar, Kailash; Chowdhury, Kamran Reza. "No compiled data on Aug 17 serial blasts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Venezuela helicopter attack: Who is pilot Oscar Pérez?". BBC News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Charner, Flora; Hernandez, Osmary; Barnes, Taylor (January 16, 2018). "Source: Rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot killed by police". CNN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Torres, Andrea. "Venezuelan deposed chief prosecutor denounces 'extrajudicial..." www.Local10.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Rogue ex-cop Oscar Pérez, six others killed by police in Venezuela". PRI.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Valadares, Henrique (8 January 2023). "Live: Bolsonaro supporters storm in Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential Palace". France 24. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Live: Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say". Associated Press. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Jones, Julia Vargas; Regan, Helen (14 November 2024). "Explosives and timer found on suspect's body after attack on Brazil's top court". CNN. Retrieved 14 November 2024.