List of terrorist incidents in 2004

January

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
January 1	10	30	Near Peureulak. Ten people were killed and at least thirty others injured when an explosive device detonated at a music concert in Peureulak, in Aceh Province. The blast caused major damage to the stage and destroyed many musical instruments. Authorities are blaming Aceh separatists, namely the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), but the group denies responsibility, stating that they never target civilians. Most of the dead and injured were Indonesian teenagers..
January 1	8	35	Baghdad.A car bomb tore through a popular restaurant filled with dozens of New Year's Eve revelers, killing eight people and wounding 35, including three Americans. The target of the blast, the Nabil Restaurant, used to be a popular hangout of Baath Party officials but recently has been used by expatriates and upper middle-class Iraqis..
January 4	14	87	Template:Country data Phillipeans Mindanao Island.A homemade explosive device, attached to a motorcycle, detonated in Parang, on Mindanao Island, killing fourteen people and injuring at least eighty-seven others- including the target, the city's mayor. Authorities believe the attack was an attempt to assassinate the Christian town mayor, Vivencio Bataga, who was giving a speech at a gymnasium in the town. Bataga had just finished delivering a speech when the bomb went off. This is the fourth attempt on Bataga's life in the last year..
January 6	12	35	Kandahar.At least twelve people were killed and over thirty-five injured in a suspected car bombing attack in Kandahar. The victims included women and children. No further information is available..
January 10	0	0	Lucciana.A high-powered explosive charge detonated in Lucciana near a public works company and partially destroyed eight prefabricated buildings. The device was placed in the under-floor space in the buildings, which belonged to the Via Corse company. There were no reported injuries..
January 10	4	3	Palopo.An explosive device detonated in a karaoke bar in Palopo, on the island of Sulawesi, killing four people and injuring three others. Authorities believe that the bomb was left under a table and the perpetrator was not among the victims. An incident like this is rare in the Palopo area, as the region is generally peaceful..
January 13	1	1	Talmon, West Bank.One Israeli was killed and another lightly wounded by armed assailants near the Jewish settlement of Talmon near Ramallah. The attacker fled after opening fire. The al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades, a wing of al-Fatah, claimed responsibility for the attack..
January 14	4	14	Baquba.A car bomb exploded at a Baqubah police station killing a suicide bomber and three Iraqi officials. Approximately fifteen people were injured..
January 14	5	12	Gaza. A female suicide bomber blew herself up at one of the entrances to Gaza's main Erex crossing terminal to Israel, killing three Israeli soldiers and a civilian and wounding twelve people. Hamas and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade (Fatah), jointly claimed responsibility for the blast. Hamas stated it used a woman suicide bomber for the first time in order to counter Israeli precautions..
January 15	1	0	Template:Country data Columbia Puerto Guzman. Luis Alberto Campos, a municipal councilor in Puerto Guzman, was murdered. Campos was dragged from his house and killed by a group who claimed to be from the 32nd Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) front. This is the first politician elected at the local level to be murdered this year..
January 16	3	5	Dharann. Three people were killed and five injured when rebels of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) planted a bomb in a bus headed for Dharan township. The device detonated as the bus was being stopped at a security checkpoint. One police officer, the bus driver and a passenger were killed..
January 16	2	6	Akkoy. Unknown gunmen opened fire on a café in the Kavakbasi area of Akkoy, in Denizli Province. The gunmen killed two people and injured six others. No further information is provided..
January 17	1	2	Hebron West BankGaza. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for an attack in which two gunmen infiltrated Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, and killed a settler and wounded two others. The armed attackers knocked on the door and opened fire inside when it was answered. One of the attackers was killed at the scene and the other was tracked down and killed the following day by Israeli forces..
January 24	4	36	Samarra. In Samarra, 100 km north of Baghdad, a bomb exploded outside the courthouse and council buildings, killing four Iraqis and wounding thirty-six people, including three US soldiers. US officials said it was an attempt to derail council elections scheduled for that day..
January 26	2	3	Amiriyah. Two policemen were killed when assailants opened fire from a car at a checkpoint outside of Amiriyah (45 miles) southwest of Baghdad. The attack also wounded a policeman and two civilians..
January 29	0	11	Bagubah. A roadside bomb exploded in Baqubah, wounding eleven Iraqis. The bomb was placed on a road near a sports stadium, exploding during morning rush hour..
January 29	11	50	Jeruselem. A suicide bomber blew up a bus near the prime minister's residence, killing ten bystanders and wounding at least fifty. Prime Minister Sharon was not home at the time of the bombing. The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. Hamas has also claimed responsibility for the bombing and denounced al-Aqsa. Hamas has also sent a picture of the suicide bomber to the media to verify their claim..
January 31	9	45	Mosul. A car bomb outside of a police station in Mosul killed at least nine people, including policemen and civilians, and wounded forty-five..

February

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
February 1	117	221	Mosul. 117 people were killed and 221 were injured when suicide bombers wearing explosives separately attacked the offices of both the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Among the dead in the near simultaneous attacks was the autonomous region's deputy prime minister Sami Abdul Rahman and Turkish businessman Resat Sevkat Akalin who was in Irbil in order to hold talks with Iraqi officials about the fair to be organized by Iraqi-American Businessmen's Association. Ansar al-Sunnah has claimed responsibility..
February 3	3	10	North Ossetia. An explosion occurred near the Gamid bank and 100 meters from the market in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia. The bomb was planted in a car in front of the bank and was made up of two shells and a remote control detonator. One Russian military vehicle was damaged in the incident. At least three cars were reportedly burning following the blast. Three people were killed. Ten people, including some Russian interior troops, were wounded. Several sources noted that given the deadly explosion in this market in 1999, suspicion was likely to fall on Chechen rebels. Investigators said that they believed the incident was terrorism and had identified three people suspected of involvement in the attack. Police had located the flat where the suspects supposedly lived and raided it, discovering a number of weapons and ammunition. On February 21, Interfax reported that the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has identified the prime suspect in the attack. His name is Vladimir Khodov and he is a Ukrainian by birth. Police were currently searching for him..
February 6	40	122	Moscow. A blast tore apart a metro train car in Moscow during the morning rush hour. The train was traveling between the Paveletskaya station and the Avtozavodskaya station around 8:40am. The explosion occurred in the second car of the train, blowing out windows and causing metal pieces of the train to be strewn in all directions. The device had an explosive power of about 4-5 kg of TNT. The device was similar to that used in the commuter train attack in Yessentuki in 2003. Those who survived were forced to walk through the dark tunnel to exit the subway. At least forty people were killed and 122 injured. However, the death toll was expected to rise as many bodies had been torn apart during the explosion and so were difficult to identify. Police believe that they have surveillance video of two of the perpetrators. The video shows two suspicious looking people boarding the train with briefcases. In addition to these two people, police had also identified one other suspect, also a woman. The main theory of investigators was that the blast was perpetrated by suicide bombers, probably the two women companions of the man caught on video. However, other theories, including the possibility that the bomb was set on time delay and placed in a briefcase, were also being considered. Police had released a photograph of the male suspect. On February 8, the case was transferred to the FSB, as officials felt that they were unlikely to find the suspect in Moscow. Instead, they were hoping to gain information from other regions. Although Russian officials believe that Chechen rebels were behind the attack, particularly terrorists affiliated with Abu al-Walid al-Ghalidi, Chechen leaders deny involvement. Some officials speculated that the attack had occurred in an attempt to disrupt the upcoming March elections. Putin vowed that this would not happen. There was also some speculation that the was a connection between al-Qaida and this incident. On March 1, several sources reported that a previously unknown terrorist group, known as Gazoton-Murdash (a Chechen group), claimed responsibility for the incident. A statement was received first on February 8, and then several times after that. Kavkaz-Tzentr did not publish the letter until it had been received three times along with a phone call. The leader of the group said that the attack was intended to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the killing of Chechen civilians by Russian soldiers who took control of Groznyy. Chechen authorities were unsure if the group was a valid organization and were attempting to ascertain the true identity of the group leader, Lom-Ali Chechensky, and determine if the claim of responsibility is accurate. On March 4, Izvestiya reported that the statement of Lom-Ali was actually a reaction to the reported killing of Ruslan Gelayev in Dagestan. The source stated that this claim of responsibility was only propaganda, used to deflect attention from the killing of Gelayev and as retaliation for Russian propaganda. On Sept. 28, Officials announced that they believed Anzor Izhayev was responsible for the blast. They believe that he died in the attack. The suspicion was based on genetic tests..
February 8	3	8	Sawaryh. Three people were killed and eight wounded in a bomb attack in the offices of the Iraqi deputy police chief in Sawaryah, 40 miles south of Baghdad. The homemade bomb is believed to have been planted by a night-shift security guard..
February 9	0	11	Darnitsa. Two explosions occurred at the Darnitsa district court of Kiev, injuring eleven people, damaging the façade of the building, and knocking out the windows of nearby buildings. The explosive device was planted inside a toilet on the ground floor of the building and had an explosive power of 1.5kg of TNT. This incident follows several threats directed at judges who work in the courthouse, which had been received in the days before the explosion. By February 12, eleven suspects had been detained in connection with the incident. Investigators were continuing to look into the incident..
February 10	55	67	Baghdad. A car bomb with approximately 250 kilos of explosives blew up at a police station as dozens of would-be recruits lined up to apply for jobs. An apparent suicide operation, carried out by a driver who detinated his truck as it passed by the station. Fifty-five people were killed and sixty-seven injured. It is unclear if the bomber is part of the mortality count..
February 12	6	13	Kabhre District. Maoist rebels from the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) hurled bombs at a passenger bus killing at least six people. The bus was carrying civilians as well as some soldiers to the Kabhre district..
February 14	27	36+	Fallujah. Insurgents launched bold twin assaults on Iraqi security positions in Fallujah, sparking a battle with the police that left twenty-three policemen and four attackers dead and dozens injured. According to local police, about fifteen attackers stormed the police station with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons..
February 14	1	3	Baghdad. One US civilian was killed and three others injured in an ambush attack on their car while traveling on the road between Babil and Baghdad. All four victims were Baptist ministers from the United States..
February 15	7	2	Basra. Masked men jumped out of two vans in Basra and opened fire at a group of sidewalk alcohol venders. Some sources reported that some of the attackers were wearing police uniforms and may have been a part of the Basra police. At least seven people were killed in the attacks and two wounded. Alcohol shops are the frequent target of attacks in Iraq by extremists who feel the sale of alcohol is a violation of strict Islamic law..
February 18	0	0	Tokyo. No one was hurt and no damage was caused by two explosions near the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Police suspect the blasts are linked to Japan's agreement to send troops to Iraq, a decision unpopular with many Japanese residents..
February 18	0	0	Mosoblgaz. Deliberate damage to the gas pipeline in Mosoblgaz caused a gas leak. The crack in the pipe was caused through some sort of mechanical procedure and was believed to have been done intentionally. The gas did not ignite, but operating pressure dropped rapidly. This is the third attack to a gas pipeline in this area in the past week. The Riyad us-Saliheyn Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility for this and five other explosive attacks on pipelines and power transmitters..
February 22	9	60	Jeruselem. A suicide bomber killed himself and eight other passengers on a rush hour bus in Jerusalem, underlining the bitter arguments around the opening of an international court of justice on the legality of Israel's separation barrier. The al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and said the bombing was also a reprisal for the Israeli army's killing of fifteen Palestinians in Gaza two weeks before..
February 23	10	45	Baghdad.A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed vehicle outside an Iraqi police station in a Kurdish neighborhood killing at least ten people and wounding forty-five others. This is the third blast since late January 2004 to target Kurds..
February 23	2	4	Mosul.The Mosul chief of police was attacked at his home by four men with machine guns leading to several guards being wounded and the death of two of the attackers. The chief was not injured. This is the second attack on Mosul's police chief. He was attacked in the same manner more than two months before and sustained serious wounds then..
February 24	0	0	Template:Country data Columbia Medellin. A bomb, made of a coffee thermos, was left outside the National Civil Registry Office in Medellin. Police were able to defuse the device and no one was injured. Some reports described the perpetrator as a "militiaman" who pretended to be a coffee vendor before planting the bomb and disappearing..
February 26	6	7	Chechnya. An explosive device went off in a wooded area in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya. The blast occurred as the residents were returning home by lorry from picking wild leek. Six people were killed and seven others injured in the attack. An investigation had been opened..

March

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
March 1	3	12	Western Eritea. Two bombs exploded at the Hashferai Hotel in Western Eritrea, killing three and injuring twelve. No group claimed the attack, although the regime in Asmara cast suspicion on groups supported by Sudan and Ethiopia, among them Eritrean Islamic Jihad, also known as the Islamic Salvation Movement. (EIJ), which is based in Sudan and aims to replace the present Eritrean government with Islamic rule. The site of the attack is just a few miles from the Eritrea-Sudan border..
March 1	1	2	Batticola District. A United National Party candidate for the Batticola District in an upcoming election was gunned down yesterday in the first polls-related killing. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is suspected in the attack; the candidate resisted an earlier warning from the group. Unidentified gunmen had attempted to shoot him Sunday night. A niece and nephew living in the same house were also attacked..
March 2	65	320	Baghdad. A massive suicide attack occurred at a Shiite holy shrine in Baghdad, killing over sixty-five people and injuring at least 320 others. The attack occurred when three suicide bombers detonated their explosives simultaneously. Authorities are blaming this attack, and another on a Shiite shrine in the city of Karbala, on either groups associated with Al Qaeda or loyalists of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi. The attacks come on one of the holiest days of the Shiite calendar and targeted Shiite pilgrims. Iraqi leaders, who were preparing to sign a new constitution, declared three days of national mourning and postponed signing the constitution until the mourning period was over..
March 2	106	233	Karbala. At least 106 people were killed and over 233 injured in a massive suicide attack on the holy Shiite city of Karbala. At least four bombs detonated (some report up to nine bombs) by the Baghdad Gate in the city, where pilgrims had gathered outside the Shrine of Hussain. This attack came on the same day as another Shiite shrine was attacked in Baghdad and on one of the holiest Shiite holidays. Police suspect a group linked to Al Qaeda or loyalists of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of carrying out the attacks. The perpetrators used a combination of suicide bombs, mortar rounds and planted bombs..
March 3	1	4	Samarra. Unknown gunmen attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks in Samarra. One Turkish driver was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The perpetrators also completely burned two of the trucks, which belong to the International Highway Transport (TIR) company. The attack was probably perpetrated as a statement against foreigners in the area.Unknown attackers injured two Iraqi policemen when they fired a rocket-propelled grenade at their car in the city of Haijah (120 miles) north of Baghdad..
March 3	47	130	Quetta. At least forty-seven people were killed and 130 injured following an attack on a Shia Muslim parade in Quetta. All of the injured suffered bullet wounds. Two bodies were found that appeared to be those of bombers who had blown themselves up to avoid arrest. The Shia were observing Ashoura. The bombs were reportedly from the group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi..
March 8	0	2	Jeruselem. Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews attacked Arab taxi drivers with rocks in the Me'a Sharim neighborhood of Jerusalem. One driver was wounded and his car was damaged. The second driver was lightly hurt and sent to hospital..
March 9	2	6	Istanbul. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Masonic lodge in the Kartal neighborhood of Istanbul, killing one person and injuring five others. Only one of the bombers died in the attack, the other was seriously wounded. The attackers began by firing shots with automatic weapons into the Masonic café, they then detonated their bombs at the entrance to the lodge. Witnesses claim that one of the bombers chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) before detonating himself. This leads police to believe that the attackers may have been Islamic militants. There is no belief that this attack is connected to larger al Qaeda attacks in Istanbul in December 2003. By 13 March, authorities had arrested fifteen people in connection with this attack, including two who had received military training in Afghanistan. CNN reports that the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade, the same group that claimed responsibility for the 11 March Madrid train bombings, also claimed responsibility for this incident. At least two of the attackers, Nihat Dogruel (who died in the attack) and Engin Vural (who was injured) had gone to Chechnya to fight after their training in Pakistan/Afghanistan..
March 9	3	0	Hillah.Two US civilian workers and their Iraqi interpreter were shot dead when stopped by individuals disguised in Iraqi police uniforms at a fake checkpoint near Hillah. The perpetrators were later intercepted by Polish troops, who found the victims' bodies in the car..
March 10	0	6	Rawalpindi. Six people were injured when a bomb went off in Rawalpindi. The blast occurred outside of Tasvir Cinema..
March 11	191	600	Madrid. 191 people were killed and over 600 others were wounded when ten bombs detonated in Madrid on the train line. At least one of these bombs detonated at El Poso, a small commuter station in Madrid. It is impossible to disaggregate the casualties from any of the blast sites because of poor reporting. The bombs were detonated by cell phones and were left in backpacks. At first the Spanish government blamed the separatist group, the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) for the attacks, but later the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade claimed responsibility on behalf of Al Qaeda. By the end of March 2004, authorities had arrested over twenty people in connection with the attack. The suspects hailed from Morocco, India, Syria and Spain. In their claim of responsibility, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade says that Spain was targeted because of their cooperation with the US in the war in Iraq. In response to the attacks, the ruling Spanish party was defeated in elections (which took place four days after the incident) and the new Prime Minister vowed to remove Spanish troops from combat in Iraq. On 3 April, as the police were closing in on four suspects, including Serjame ben Abdelmajid Fakhet, who they believe was the ringleader in this incident, the suspects blew themselves up in their apartment in Madrid. This blast also killed a police officer. One suspect managed to escape the apartment explosion, as he was taking out the trash at the time of the raid. Abdelmajid Bouchar escaped to Serbia, where he hid out until he was captured in August 2005..
March 11	2	0	Basra. Gunmen killed two Iraqi women working as translators for the British army. The two women, sisters, were driving home in a taxi in Basra when gunmen stopped the vehicle and opened fire on them..
March 14	0	4	Turhal. Four Nationalist Action Party (MHP) members were injured when their election bus was fired upon by unknown perpetrators in Turhal, in Tokat Province. Authorities recovered twenty-two empty cartridges at the scene of the attack. This attack comes only a week before local elections are set to take place all over Turkey..
March 14	12	30	Ashdod. Ten Israeli civilians and two Palestinians suicide-bombers were killed when they blew themselves up at the southern port of Ashdod. One bomb went off at a citrus fruit packaging factory and the other at an office just outside the perimeter of the port. A cache of grenades was found later hidden in a bag with a false bottom. Hamas and the al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the blasts, stating they were in retaliation for recent members deaths in Jenin..
March 15	0	1	Template:Country data Philippeans South Island. One woman was injured when an explosive device, which had been rigged onto a tricycle and left outside a courthouse, detonated on a southern Philippine island. The attack took place at the same time several Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were to be arraigned on Jolo Island for various charges. Authorities are blaming this incident on the ASG, though the group has not claimed responsibility..
March 15	2	1	Kirkuk. Unknown attackers assassinated Akkar Nazal al-Someideh, the leader of Kirkuk's Arab community. He was shot dead on his way to work. One of his bodyguards was killed and another seriously wounded..
March 17	0	0	Thessaloniki. A group calling itself the "Committee for Promotion of Intransigence" claimed responsibility for an explosive attack against the Mercedes-Ioannidhis car agency in Thessaloniki. The perpetrators threw three explosive devices, consisting of gas canisters and containers of flammable material outside the shop. The blasts damaged two of the cars parked in the lot. In their claim of responsibility, the group writes, "Early this morning we hit one of the symbols of spectacular misery and consumers' impassive state, the Mercedes agent..
March 18	2	2	Basra. Two people were killed in a car bomb attack targeting a hotel in Basra. Two others were lightly wounded. After the explosion a crowd seized a man who was suspect and beat him to death..
March 18	3	10	Baguba. Three people were killed and ten others were wounded in Baquba when gunmen opened fire on a bus transporting the crew of an Iraqi television station funded by the US-led coalition..
March 18	7	35	Baghdad. Seven people were killed and thirty-five wounded when a powerful car bomb packed with 1,000 pounds of explosives destroyed the Mount Lebanon Hotel, which housing foreigners in Baghdad just days ahead of the anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq. One of the victims killed was a British citizen. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believe that either Al Qaeda, Ansar al-Islam or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group, Tawid and Jihad, were responsible..
March 19	2	3	Chechnya. Three utility workers were wounded when they were ambushed by Chechen rebels. The workers were employed under contract in the Achkhoi-Martan district to work on restoration of the Chechen power grid. The rebels opened fire using grenade launchers on the cars carrying the utility workers. Two police officers were killed when they arrived at the scene to help the utility workers..
March 19	1	0	Jeruselem. An Israeli student was shot and killed in the French Hill section of east Jerusalem in an attack claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades..
March 22	0	6	Jaffa. Three people were lightly wounded by an Arab youth in a knife attack on a bus in Jaffa. Israeli investigators believe the attack was probably in retaliation to the killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The attacker fled. Earlier three Israelis were attacked and wounded by a Palestinean wielding an axe in Ramat Gan. This was also in retaliation for the assassination of Yassin..
March 23	0	0	Santiago. The Free Fatherland Guerilla Army of the Poor, a group associated with the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), claimed responsibility for a bomb that exploded in the Brazilian Consulate in Santiago. The bomb, placed in the woman's restroom, was discovered due to a phone tip, but exploded before it could be disabled. The MIR later sent out a communiqué which denounced "the deplorable conditions of imprisonment, as well as the constant arbitrariness of the political and judiciary powers in Brazilian Government and State against the comrades detained over the case of millionaire businessman E. Olivetto." No one was injured in the blast but the restroom was entirely destroyed..
March 27	0	28	Sungai Kolok. An explosive device detonated in a karaoke bar in the town of Sungai Kolok along the Malaysian border, in Narathiwat Province. The blast injured at least twenty-eight people, but caused no deaths. Eight of the injured were Malaysian tourists visiting the area. This is the latest attack in an upswing in violence since January. Authorities have blamed most of these attacks on Muslim separatists..
March 27	2	19	Mosul. Two civilians were killed and nineteen people, including two policemen were wounded when unidentified assailants fired Katyusha rockets at the provincial governor's office in Mosul. Nineveh Governor al-Basso was not there at the time..
March 30	3	10	[[]]. Eustaquio Picachuri, a miner, detonated a bomb strapped to his body while he was inside the National Congress building. In addition to Picachuri, two security officers were killed and ten people were injured. Reports indicated that Picachuri arrived at the congress building demanding payment for his backed salary. He then detonated the explosives while two security guards tried to reason with him. A spokesman for the miner's said that they had decided to adopt several measures to exert pressure on the government but the Picachuri acted on a person decision..
March 30	3	10	Hillah. A suicide bomber blew up explosives in his car outside the house of a police chief in Hillah killing himself and wounding seven others. This is the same area where another police chief was shot and killed a week before and nine police recruits died when assailants sprayed their minibus with small-arms fire..

April

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
April 2	0	0	Makhachkala. A explosion occurred on the Mozdok-Qazimammad arterial pipeline near Makhachkala. The explosion was caused by an external explosive device and led to a fire and the disruption of gas supplies to the region. Officials believe that the incident occurred due to an intentional act and may be linked to previous gas line attacks in recent months..
April 3	1	2	Dhading District. An office employee was killed and other injured when a bomb went off at the District Education Office in Dhading district. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) is responsible for the attack..
April 6	2	7	Nazran-Magas Highway. A suicide bomber blew up his car on the Nazran-Magas Highway in an attempt on the life of Ingushetian President Murat Zyazikiv. The bomber attempted to penetrate the president's motorcade and then exploded the vehicle, damaging the president's armored car. The explosive device was believed to be equivalent to 100 kg of TNT. The president was slightly injured in the attack. Four of his bodyguards and two local residents were also injured and hospitalized. The president blamed the attack on those who wished to destabilize the region. Officials also speculated that the attack may be linked to Chechen separatist groups. Investigators had detained several people that they suspected were involved in the attack. On April 12, Kavkaz-Tsentr News Agency reported that the Islamic Brigade Ryiad us-Salikheen (Black Widows) claimed responsibility for the attack..
April 8	9	50	Kashmir. Militants detonated a bomb that killed nine and injured about fifty others, including two elected officials. The incident occurred at a People's Democratic Party election rally at Uri. Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti was addressing the audience when the explosion took place. The Save Kashmir Movement later claimed responsibility for the blast..
April 9	0	0	Takbai. An explosive device detonated at the gate of an apartment complex that houses police and customs officials, in Takbai, in Narathiwat province. This premises lies only miles from the Malaysian border. This attack takes place only hours after the United States, Britain and Australia issued a warning of imminent terrorist attacks in southern Thailand in the lead-up to the new year holiday, Songkran..
April 9	0	0	Bastia Corsica. A high-powered explosive charge detonated at the western entrance to the Montesoro gendarmerie barracks, near Bastia on the island of Corsica. The blast caused material damage to the entrance doorway, windows and a car parked nearby but there were no reported injuries..
April 12	26	0	Jharkhand. Naxalites (Maoists guerillas) triggered a landmine that killed at least twenty-six policemen in Jharkhand. Naxalites of the outlawed People's War Group (PWG) are suspected of being involved in the attack. The PWG typically target rich landowners and police, who they accuse of colluding to exploit farmers and rural laborers..
April 14	7	0	The Taliban executed seven Afghans, including two children and three officials, after they voiced support for President Hamid Karzai. The people were traveling in a vehicle, when they were stopped by five men dressed a government forces. They asked if the travelers if they supported the president of Karzai, and they said yes. The unsuspecting passengers were killed on the spot..
April 17	1	4	Erex. The armed wings of Hamas and al Fatah claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb at Erex Crossing on the borders of Gaza and Israel during which four Israelis were wounded..
April 18	10	4	Herat. Three people were killed in an attack on the Herat-Kandahar Highway. Ten, including policemen and custom staff, were killed and four others were injured, when unidentified men opened fire on a security checkpoint in Delaram, on the main highway. Police suspect the Hizbul-i-Islami (Islamic Party) is responsible for the attack.
April 20	1	13	Kashmir. A policeman was killed in Jammu and thirteen wounded in an attack during parliamentary voting. Muslim militants and leftist guerillas warned voters to stay from the polls and threatened violence on election day..
April 20	0	3	Nitzanit, Gaza. Three Israelis were injured by one of a series of Qassam rocket attacks following the assassiantion of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. The rocket hit a house in the Nitzanit settlement. This occurred after another settler in Nitzanit was injured when a rocket hit his house. The attacks followed the firing of up to nine rockets in a surge of settlement attacks in Gaza and the Negev. Three of these attacks were later claimed by Islamic Jihad..
April 21	5	148	Riyadh. Five people were killed and 148 injured when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed car into a barrier outside the national police headquarters in Riyadh. The attack took place 30 minutes before a scheduled meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Armitage and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. Their meeting place is close to police headquarters where the attack occurred. No group claimed responsibility, though authorities believe it may have been perpetrated by Al Qaeda..
April 21	73	200	Baghdad. Suicide attackers detonated five simultaneous car bombs against police buildings during morning rush hour killing sixty-eight people and wounding up to 200 people. Five of the injured died overnight from their wounds bringing the death toll up to seventy-three. These are the largest attacks to hit Basra, a mainly Shite city, since the US-led occupation began one year ago..
April 25	4	45	Kashmir. Suspected Muslim militants threw a grenade at a convoy carrying a state lawmaker as she was leaving a rally in the Anantnaga district. Though People's Democratic Party (PDP) member Mehbooba Mufti was uninjured, though four people were killed and forty-five were wounded in the attack. Radicals have warned people to stay away from the elections and voting..
April 27	6	0	Basra.A statement purporting to be from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a terrorist linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for a boat attack on the Basra oil terminal. Three US Navy sailors died as a result of the attack, in which bombers in three boats blew themselves up in and around the terminal.
April 27	4	6	Punjwai District.Four people were killed and six wounded in a suspected Taliban attack. The group was comprised of seventy people who allegedly attacked the Punjwai district building, burned down the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid agency (a charity organization) -- killing four there -- and also burned three vehicles. Police guarding the building became involved in the skirmish..
April 28	3	59	Kashmir.In Bungam, ten people were injured, including two police officers and eight civilians, when an unidentified person threw a hand grenade at a local representative's convoy. This attack comes only a week before parliamentary elections are set to begin in Kashmir.Suspected Muslim militants threw a hand grenade at a crowd during a candidate's political address, killing three civilians and wounding forty-nine others. The candidate from the National Conference Party was unhurt. This attack comes only a week before nation-wide parliamentary elections are due to take place..

May

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
May 1	1	3	Savannahkey Province. One person was killed and three others injured when an explosive device detonated near a bus stop in the Khantaboury district of Savannakhey Province. The attack wasn't reported for nearly two weeks in order to avoid undermining "national security."..
May 2	6	19	Yanbu. Four assailants fired against the personnel of a Saudi contractor in Yanbu. Two Americans, two Britons, an Italian and an Australian were killed and nineteen Saudi police officers were injured. The security forces returned fire killing three with the last attacker dying of his wounds later..
May 2	0	17	Bogota. Two bombs exploded near the Social Protection Ministry in Bogotá late Sunday evening. Eleven civilians and six police were injured in the attack although only two were seriously hurt. Some reports indicate that an initial small explosion was followed by a large explosion and that the second explosion was aimed at those who responded to the first blast. The second blast caused all of the injuries and some material damage to the Ministry as well as other buildings nearby. Army officials believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible and that the attack was meant to mark the 40th anniversary of the organization..
May 2	3	5	Baghdad. Two former Fiji soldiers who work for Global Risk Strategies LTD as security contractors in Iraq were killed and two other injured when gunmen attacked their convoy in Mosul. The injured Fijians were identified as Isaia Nainoca Mate and Sailopa Kaumaitotya and the killed Fijians were identified a Emori Vunibokoi and Kelepi Qaranivalu. An American soldier was also killed and three other foreigners of unidentified nationalist injured in the attack. Foreigners who work as private contractors in Iraq are the frequent target of insurgent attacks..
May 3	3	11	Gwadar. Three Chinese engineers were killed when a car bomb exploded in the town of Gwadar, 700 kilometers west of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan. The bombing comes just days before a regional investment conference was to be opened by Prime Minster Zafarullah Jamali. The Chinese were helping to build a major seaport in southwest Pakistan, and were financing $199 million for the project. Police say that nationalists protesting discrimination against locals in employment were likey behind the blast..
May 5	0	0	Athens. Three explosive devices detonated in succession at a police station in the Kalithea neighborhood of Athens. The blasts caused major damage to the station but there were no reported injuries. An anonymous caller tipped authorities off to the location of the devices, and the area was cordoned off before the blasts took place. The attack comes 100 days before the start of the Olympics. On 13 May, the Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility for this attack. In their statement, the group writes, "with regard to the Olympic Games, we say that Greece's transformation into a fortress, NATO's involvement, the presence and activities of foreign intelligence units show clearly that (the Olympics) are not a festival like Games organizers say, but it’s a war."..
May 7	24	125	Islamabad.Twenty-four people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque on the premises of Sindh Madressatul Islam. The blast also severely damaged the old mosque (built in 1894), just before the Zohrain prayers. There were over 100 worshippers in the mosque at the time of the blast. Over 100 were wounded..
May 8	3	3	Baquba.Attackers set off a bomb outside the house of a police official killing three members of his family and wounding three others in Habhab, 12 miles north of Baquba..
May 9	1	21	Kashmir.One person was killed and twenty-one injured, when terrorists lobbed a grenade outside of the premises of the district hospital in Doda. The grenade was most likely aimed at a government convoy passing the hospital at the time. The victim killed was a government official and four of the injured included police officers. Police supsect the the Hizbul Mujahideen is behind the attack because the group is most active in the area..
May 9	10	56	Grozny, Chechnya.A bomb exploded in the Dynamo stadium in the Chechen capital, Groznyy, killing the republic's president Akhmad Kadyrov. Kadyrov was elected last fall in what was considered by many to be a fraudulent vote. The explosion was caused by a bomb planted inside a concrete pillar and occurred at 10:35am during a parade and concert in Groznyy celebrating the 59th anniversary of the victory of Germany in World War 2. The blast tore a hole in the section designate for dignitaries. It was not clear if the explosion was specifically targeting Kadyrov or whether it would have occurred regardless of his presence, as he was not officially scheduled to be at this event. Khussein Isayev, chairman of the Republic's state council, and Adlan Khasanov, a reported for Reuters, were also killed in the blast. Col. Gen. Valery Baranov, the commander of the Russian military in the northern Caucasus was gravely wounded. Although estimates of total casualties varied, at least ten people were killed and around fifty more injured. These numbers include many civilians and WW2 veterans who were also attending the celebrations. Officials believe that the blast was detonated by remote control and was intentionally installed below the VIP section. The bomb may have been planted some time ago during the recent renovations to the stadium. Preliminary reports suggest that the bomb was equivalent to one ton of TNT. The location of the bomb made it impossible for existing equipment to detect. The type of explosive appeared identical to the type used to blow up the military parade two years ago in the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk. Rescue workers prevented two other blasts in the stadium. They were able to defuse another landmine and an additional explosive device equipped with a timer set to go off 30 minutes after the first explosion. On May 12, another explosive device was found in the half-ruined Dynamo Stadium. The device consisted of TNT charges and pieces of metal. It was unclear if the device had been planted recently or a long time ago. Rebel leader Shamil Basayev claimed that he was involved in and had organized the blast. The attack may have been intended to sow panic and disorder among the Chechen leadership. Initial investigations were focusing on the security staff at the stadium and the builders who took part in the renovations of the stadium. Investigators believe that insufficient training and organization of the security staff was faulted for allowing the attack to occur. Officials had detained at least five individuals for potential involvement in the attack, including Ibragim Musayev, who was also involved in the hostage-taking raid of the Dubrovka Theatre and the bomb attack near a McDonald's in Moscow. Investigators had also given a more specific list of suspects who were under investigation to the Russian Duma. The Russian appointed Prime Minister, Sergei Abramov will serve as President until new elections are held sometime before September, as stipulated by the republic's constitution. The attack serves a blow to Putin and his strategy for ending the conflict in Chechnya. On August 5, Interfax reported that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack, two of whom had already confessed to the crime. The third man was arrested later than the other two and was providing investigators with useful information..
May 9	0	10	Kashmir. Two attacks in Baghdad injured 10 people..
May 12	1	14	Jolo Island. A teenaged girl was killed and at least fourteen others were injured when a large explosive device detonated in Sulu Province, on Jolo island. Authorities believe the target of the blast was Hussin Amin, an incumbent Sulu first district congressman. The bomb detonated in front of Amin's house, which is also being used for the congressman's headquarters, only moments before an armored personnel carrier passed by. Authorities are blaming the attack on the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), though there has been no claim of responsibility..
May 13	0	0	Narathiwat Province. A powerful explosive device, which contained Power Gel, detonated in a single-story building in Narathiwat Province. This building was being used for a market, but was closed at the time of the blast. The market is part of the government's One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) program. Authorities are blaming local groups who seek to destabilize the government or religious separatists..
May 14	1	15	Sajha. A bomb explosion on a passenger bus killed one and injured more than a dozen others. The bus was parked at Sajha station in front of Royal Nepal Airlines office. Authorities are blaming "anti-government insurgents" of carrying out the attack..
May 17	7	7	Baghdad. A suicide car bombing near an entrance to the coalition headquaters in Baghdad killed the head of the Iraqi Governing Council, Ezzadin Salim, and six other civilians. Salim was killed while waiting in a convoy at a checkpoint leading to the Green Zone. Salim is the second member of the US-appointed council to be assassinated. The bomb wounded five other civilians and two US soldiers. Sami Muhammad Ali Said Jaaf, a lieutenant of Abu Musab Zarqawi, was taken into custody in mid-January 2005. Jaaf admitted to being involved in over thirty-two bombings in Iraq, including this one..
May 20	0	4	Kabul. A newly-laid roadside bomb exploded injuring a policeman and three civilians employed by the Central Statistics Office. Remnants of the Taliban have threatened to disrupt preparations for September parliamentary elections..
May 21	3	24	Kashmir. A bicycle bomb that was detonated at the Chadoura bridge killed three people and injured twenty-four. The bomb had been planted by suspected militants on a bicycle parked 20 feet from a border security pillbox. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities are blaming Hizbul-Mujahedin..
May 21	3	100	. A powerful bomb at the shrine of 14th century saint Hazrat Shahjalal killed three and injured over 100. Authorities believe that the attack was aimed at the newly appointed British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, who was also critically injured in the blast..
May 22	6	82	Bogota. A bomb exploded in a crowded tavern/discotheque at 11:00 pm Saturday night killing six (some reports indicate seven) and wounding eighty-two. The bomb was packed in a small suitcase and left in the bathroom by suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. It is believed the bombing is part of a FARC campaign marking the organizations 40th anniversary..
May 22	5	13	Baghdad. Another senior Iraqi official was the target of a suicide car bomb which killed at least five people and wounded Abdul-Jabar Youssef al-Sheikhli, deputy inerior minister at his home in Baghdad. Sheikhli was a member of the Shiite Dawa Party. Four Iraqi policemen and a bystander were killed and twelve other people aside from al-Sheikhli were wounded. This attack comes five days after Ezzedine Salim, the president of the Iraqi Governing Council, was killed by a suicide bomber. He was also a member of the Dawa Party. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group, Tawhid and Jihad later claimed responsibility for this attack..
May 23	2	1	Baghdad. A car bomb exploded near the armored car of several British private security contractors just outside the entrance to the Green Zone and US coalition headquarters in Baghdad. The attack led to the death of two of the British contractors and the injury of one other. Private security contractors in Iraq who work with coalition forces are the frequent target of insurgent attack..
May 25	2	2	Karachi. A bomb exploded at a Karachi port, killing two and injuring two others. The blast occurred less the 24 hours before an explosion rocked the area near the US Consul General's residence..
May 26	2	27	Karachi. Two bombs exploded near the U.S. Consul General's residence in Karachi. Suspects riding on a motocycle are believed to have driven by and stuck an item on to one of two cars which later exploded. The bombs went off in 15-minute intervals. The group Harkat ul Mujahedin is believed to have been involved. Two security men who were supposed to be manning their posts on the usually well-guarded street were absent during the attacks. They were arrested for failing to uphold their duties and are being questioned by the police..
May 26	3	4	Baghdad. Gunmen in Baghdad opened-fire on a bus carrying Russian employees of the energy firm Interenergoservice, killing two Russian electrical specialists and injuring five others. Following the attack the firm decided to pull all of its employees out of Iraq. The killed employees were identified as Vyacheslav Ovsyannikov, and Victor Dynkin, while those injured includes Chubashev, Korenkob, Chernetsky, Derbilov, and Trifonov (last names). One of the employees later died of his wounds. Contractors who work in Iraq on reconstruction projects are the frequent target of insurgent attack..
May 27	1	2	Annapur. Maoists, believed members of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) killed a newspaper delivery driver who defied the latest guerilla anti-government strike. A homemade bomb was thrown at the driver who was delivering the Annapur Post. Two other passengers were injured. The CPN-M had demanded that all traffic stay off the roads in the western Himalayan kingdom as a series of strikes leading up to a three-day nationwide shutdown were taking place..
May 30	22	25	Riyadh. A shooting rampage and hostage standoff in Saudi's oil industry hub killed twenty-two people, mostly foreigners. This was the worst terror attack on Saudi soil in a year and the second targeting the oil industry in a month. In the early morning, four militants wearing military-style clothing stormed the oil industry office compounds spraying gunfire and killing thirteen people. The militants then moved up the street to Oasis Residential Resort. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the militants first tried to ram the gate with an explosives-rigged car but when that failed they scaled the wall. They then proceeded to sort out Muslims from non-Muslims and coralled at least fifty hostages in a hotel. Nine hostages were killed and forty-one resuced by Saudi commandos. Only one of the attackers was captured. Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack..
May 30	2	5	Baghdad. Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of SUVs carrying British security contractors traveling towards Baghdad airport, killing two Iraqis and wounding five others, including several civilians. The man killed was an Iraqi driver, either a contractor or an employee of the Coalition Provision Authority who worked in support of US troops. None of the British members of the convoy were injured in the attack. Several of the convoy members who survived the attack hijacked a passing car to escape. Contractors and those who work with US forces are the frequent target of insurgent attack in Iraq..
May 31	21	50	Islamabad. A bomb blast exploded at the Ali Raza Shia mosque killing twenty-one people, and injuring about fifty others. There were about fifty people inside the mosque when the bomb went off. AP reported that the group responsible for this attack was the Lashkar-e-Jhangui..

June

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
June 1	11	18	Baghdad. A suicide car bomb attack at a checkpoint near a US army base in Baiji, 200 km north of Baghdad, killed eleven Iraqis. Eighteen others were seriously wounded in the attack, including fourteen memebers of the Iraqi civil defense force..
June 1	25	7	Baghdad. At least twenty-five people were killed and several others injured as a result of a car bomb in front of the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the al-Ilwiyah district of Baghdad. This attack came as the PUK offices were busy preparing for the 29th anniversary of the founding of their party..
June 1	1	2	Eastern Afghanistan. A high-ranking Afghan police official was killed when a bomb placed under his chair exploded in his office in eastern Afghanistan. Remnants of the Taliban still populate neighboring provinces..
June 2	5	0	Eastern Afghanistan. Five NGO workers were killed when their car was ambushed in the Khair Khana District. Of the workers, one was from Belgium, one from the Netherlands, one from Norway, and two were Afghans. The workers represented at least two NGO's: Doctors Without Borders and Norwegian Church Aid. The Taliban is said to have called, and claimed responsibility..
June 3	0	7	Kabul. A parcel bomb exploded in a security command office injuring seven people. The bomb detonated when one of the staff was attempting to open a package, which was addressed to Mohammed Omar, security commander. He was not in the office at the time, and instructed his staff to open the package for him..
June 3	1	3	Baghdad. Several mortar shells were fired at the Italian Embassy in Baghdad. No Italians were injured in the attack, however, one Iraqi was killed and three were wounded..
June 4	11	71	Samara.An explosion occurred in the central market of Samarra. A one kilogram plastic explosive device, detonated by a hand lit fuse, went off near a railway track and behind the traders' containers. Officials speculate that the track may have been the (or an additional) intended target. At least eleven people were killed and seventy-one injured in the incident. On June 10, five Chechens were detained for their suspected involvement in the attack. Police seized huge amounts of ammunition, firearms, and explosives from the suspects during their arrest. Chechen residents of Samara complained that many of the detentions were without cause and sent a letter to President Putin demanding that illegal activity be stopped. Although terrorism remained the most prominent theory, there was speculation that the blast may have been the result of fighting among businesses located in the market. On 10 June 2004, Chechen separatists from Kazakhstan were arrested in connection with this incident..
June 5	7	5	Mussayab.Eight people stormed into a police station in Mussayab, opened fire and killed seven officers before planting explosives to destroy the building. Several polciemen were injured in the attack as well. The assailants wore police uniforms..
June 5	4	2	Baghdad.Four employees (two Americans and two Poles) of the US company Blackwater were killed and two others injured in a road attack in Baghdad. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group, Tawhid and Jihad, has claimed responsibility for the attack..
June 6	0	0	Northern Ireland.A pipe bomb exploded at a house on Beechwood Avenue, in Bangor. There were no reported injuries. Witnesses saw two youths running from the scene slightly prior to the blast. The window, steps and front door of the home were damaged by the explosion..
June 6	1	3	Baghdad.Gunmen opened-fire on a civilian convoy carrying British security contractors who work for the London-based firm Armor Group. The attack occurred in Mosul. One British security contractor, Craig Dickens, was killed in the attack, and three other injured. Security contractors in Iraq are the frequent target of insurgent attacks..
June 7	2	2	Niazyo.Two students were killed when grenades were thrown at their school. The Niazyo school is a religious institution..
June 8	0	23	Assam.Twenty-three were injured when suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants threw a grenade into a crowded cinema hall during a town screening of a Hindi movie. The police say that the attacks may be connected to a ULFA call for the banning of Hindi movies last year. The group opposes the state film industry and is believed to have been responsible for explosions at other cinemas in Assam..
June 8	9	25	Mosul.A taxi carrying three suicide bombers exploded near the mayor of Mosul's office. Nine Iraqis were killed and twenty-five were wounded. This bombing repeats a pattern established over the last year whereby suicide attacks are most frequent when the general insurgency is not active in Iraq..
June 8	0	6	Bologna.An explosive device, made of a bottle full of inflammable liquid, a detonator and a timer, detonated at a political rally in Bologna, which featured National Alliance party leader Gianfranco Fini. The device exploded in the middle of Fini's speech, injuring six people, but causing no major damage. The bomb had been hidden inside an election vehicle on the side of the stage and only the detonator managed to explode. Authorities believe that anarchists might be behind the attack..
June 8	0	1	Pattani Province.Thawee Nooyom, a teacher at a technical college in Pattani Province, was stabbed and critically injured by suspected Muslim separatists. This is the fourth attack on Buddhist civilians in the past two days and authorities are concerned that sectarian violence is on the rise. Nooyom was mobbed by three unknown perpetrators as he left his apartment on the school's campus. He was stabbed several times and taken to the hospital..
June 10	13	5	Konduz.Eleven Chinese construction workers were slain in Konduz when unidentified gunmen broke into their quarters and shot them as they slept. Two Afghan police guarding the site were also killed. Four Chinese nationals survived and were treated for gunshot wounds. Though Taliban members immediately denied involvement in the attack, Afghan authorities believed that the Taliban and Hizbul-i-Islami were involved in the attack. Two of ten men that were arrested were affiliated with the groups. In October 2004, four men were convicted of perpetrating this attack, but still no group claimed official responsibility..
June 10	0	1	Northern Ireland.About fifty petrol bombs were thrown at police officers in Londonderry as they escorted electoral officers and ballot boxes from various polling stations. The perpetrators were described as a group of youths, some even children. One man was hit with a device and taken away in an ambulance..
June 12	3	7	Najaf.Three people were killed and seven others were wounded when insurgents clashed with Iraqi police in a failed attempt to control the Ghiri police station in Najaf..
June 12	4	24	Kashmir.A Pahalgam hotel was the target of a grenade attack, which killed four people, including two tourists. The grenade triggered the explosion of a gas canister in the hotel's restaurant, which made the explosion more deadly. Al-Nasireen has claimed responsibility for the attack. In their claim of responsibility the group states that they hope to discourage "obscenity and nudity being imported into the land of Islam's martyrs."..
June 13	12	13	Baghdad.A suicide car bomber killed up to twelve Iraqis, including four policemen, in Baghdad. Police at the scene say they had tried to stop the suspicious vehicle as it hurtled towards an Iraqi military college. thirteen people were wounded as well..
June 13	1	8	Kirkuk.One Iraqi civilian was killed and eight Iraqis were wounded, including seven policemen, when unknown assailants attacked two police patrols in Kirkuk..
June 14	13	60	Baghdad.A car bomb tore through a convoy carrying contractors in Baghdad killing eight Iraqis and three GE employees and two bodyguards- the foreignors included two Britons, one Frenchmen, one American and a Filipino. The blast destroyed eight vehicles and nearby buildings into rubble. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group, Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack..
June 15	34	0	La Gabarra.Presumed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas killed thirty-four farm workers in La Gabarra. Reports indicate that the workers were coca growers which lead to different ideas about the motivation on the massacre. Some believe that it was caused by an ongoing battle between different armed groups over the control of coca productions and thus economic interests. Others speculate that the attack was a destabilizing act aimed at provoking an AUC reaction and thus sabotaging the peace process..
June 16	1	1	Kirkuk.Northern Oil Company security chief Ghazi Talabani was killed in an ambush as he traveled to work. Three gunmen shot at Talabani's car after his bodyguard left the vehicle in a crowded market. The bodyguard was also wounded. Talabani was the cousin of Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. He is the third official to be killed in Iraq in recent days..
June 16	9	10	Ramadi.A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi police car and a civilian vehicle carrying several foreigners in Ramadi. Five Iraqi police officers and four foreigners (no nationality given) were killed and ten people, including foreigners, injured in the attack. Foreigners in Iraq are the target of frequent insurgent attack, as they are often suspected of being involved in the US occupation. Police and security officers are also the frequent target of attack..
June 17	35	138	Baghdad.A sport utility vehicle packed with artillery shells blew up in a crowd of people waiting to volunteer for the Iraqi military in Baghdad killing at least thirty-five people and wounding 138. The attack was the deadliest since the same recruitment center was bombed in February. Iraq's interior ministerstated that he believes al-Qaeda linked Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was responsible..
June 17	2	5	Baghdad. Two Iraqis were killed by a car bomb attack on an electric utility station south of Baghdad. The power plant came under mortar fire before a vehicle exploded at the entrance. Five employees were injured. It marked the fourth attack on the utility in the past three weeks..
June 19	0	14	Assam. A time bomb planted by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) exploded, injuring fourteen people, most of whom were day wage-earners. No further information is provided..
June 21	0	70	. At least seventy people were injured when a bomb exploded at an Awami League rally in northeastern Bangladesh. The bomb was placed underneath the platform where lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta spoke..
June 23	0	19	Bijbehara. Nineteen people were injured when a grenade was hurled at a security picket at Bijbehara. The grenade missed its target and caused the large number of injuries..
June 24	0	7	North-West Frontier Province. Unidentified assailants attacked a Pakistani police station in northwest Pakistan using rockets and grenades. Seven people were injured in the attack. Authorities believe that the attacks could be in retaliation for Pakistani operations in Waziristan geared towards stemming Al-Qaeda activity..
June 24	4	15	Istanbul. An explosive device detonated aboard a passenger bus in Istanbul, killing four people, including the bomber and injuring at least fifteen others. The blast occurred when the bus had traveled into a residential neighborhood, near a university. Police identified the bomber as Semiran Polat, a woman from the mainly Kurdish province of Tunceli. Police believe that this device was not intended to have detonated on the bus but that Polat was transporting it to another unknown target. This attack comes a few days before US President Bush is scheduled to visit the city to attend a NATO summit. It also comes only a few hours after another device detonated at a hotel in Ankara, injuring two people. The Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) claimed responsibility for the mistaken attack, stating that "on 24th of June, uninvolved people have lost their lives together with our comrade Semiran Polat, when a bomb exploded by mistake in a bus in the Istanbul quarter Capa. The bomb that was carried with our comrade should have been used for a retaliation action in the purchase of the massacre against her comrades in prison."..
June 24	5	15	Assam. Five passengers on a minibus were killed when United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants triggered a time bomb. Fifteen others were injured in the blast..
June 24	4	0	Pakita Province. Four United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) staff were killed in Paktia Province, after a remote-detonated bomb exploded as their vehicle was traveling along a road. The workers were involved in voter registration. A group opposed to the US and Afghan government called, Jaish-ul-Muslimin claimed responsibility for the attack in a fax sent to a Peshawar news agency. It is one of many occurring as the elections approach..
June 25	12	12	Kashmir. Militants shot and killed a dozen people when they opened fire at residential houses. Most of the victims were family members of the local village defense committee. Rebels have targeted security forces and their families in the past. Twelve people were also injured in the attack..
June 26	3	2	Baquba. Attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at the offices of the leading Shiite political group, the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, in Baqubah killing three party members and injuring two..
June 26	2	11	Kabul. A bomb exploded inside of a bus carrying UN Afghan female election workers to voter registration sites. It is the first violence associated with the upcoming parliamentary elections since their announcement. The Taliban have threatened to disrupt activities supporting the September elections..
June 27	40	22	Hilah. Explosions rocked the center of the predominantly Shiite Muslim city of Hilah, killing forty people and injuring twenty-two. The blasts occurred near the former Saddam Hussein mosque, and may have been caused by a pair of car bombs..
June 27	1	3	Chechnya, Groznyy. Three local residents were injured and one killed when a mine exploded near a roadside café in Groznyy. Police were investigating the incident..
June 28	0	0	Galeria. An explosive charge detonated at a restaurant in Galeria, in Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica. The blast caused serious damage to the building, but there were no reported injuries..
June 28	2	15	Sederot. Two Israelsi were killed and about fifteen others were injured when two home-made Qassam rockets landed on Sederot. Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack..
June 29	2	10	Sederot. A Palestininan rocket attack near a kindergarden in Sederot killed a child and a man. More than ten people were injured. Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack..
June 30	1	27	Kandahar. A bomb planted at a security post near a bus station and one placed at a security post on a main road, killed one man and injured twenty-seven others. The two bombs went off shortly after 1:00 pm, both were hidden in fruit carts. Authorities blame anti-government militias of carrying out the attack..

July

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
July 2	5	24	Van. A remote-detonated explosive device exploded in Blue Plaza on Ordu Boulevard in Van as Hikmet Tan, the governor of Van was passing through with his convoy. Five people were killed and twenty-four other injured by the blast. Hikmet was uninjured by the bomb. A Kurdish organization calling itself the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for this assassination attempt. In their claim of responsibility, the group writes, "we will speak in a language that the Turkish state will understand and we will develop our revolutionary resistance struggle in a more radical manner in the face of the unjust and ugly policy that is currently being pursued by the Turkish state."..
July 2	6	5	Kashmir. Six police personnel were killed and five injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device as a convoy was passing by. The convoy was escorting a member of Parliament..
July 2	1	1	Pokhara. Members of the Communists Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) shot the mayor of Pokhara, a major tourist town. Mayor Harkha Gurung was driving through a crowded market place on his way to work, when a pedestrian stopped to shake his hand. When the mayor stopped to talk to the person, they shot him in the face at close range. Two other Maoists rush forward and also opened fire, on the mayor who received five bullet wounds to the head and chest. The mayor's driver was injured in the attack..
July 4	2	39	Kashmir. Two people were killed and thirty-nine injured when a bomb went off near a tourist reception center. The device was placed in a hand cart. No further information is available..
July 6	14	37	Khalis. Fourteen people were killed and at least thirty-seven others injured by a deadly suicide car bombing in Khalis. The attack took place as hundreds of local officials were mourning the death of two relatives of an official that was killed in an attack by insurgents the day before. The car drove up to within yards of the tent where the wake was taking place, and detonated. The Ansar al-Sunnah militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, warning that other "infidels" would "experience the same fate if they don't repent."..
July 8	1	6	The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on Afghan election workers who are preparing for the upcoming election. One woman working for the UN was killed when her vehicle hit a landmine..
July 8	5	9	Jaffna. A female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber killed four policemen during an attempt to assassinate Eelam People's Democratic Party member Douglas Devananda. The incident occurred at a police station, as the bomber was detected officers. When she refused a body search by two women officers, four policemen were killed when the bomber subsequently exploded. This is the tenth attempt on the minister's life. Sathyaseelan Selvakumar of Jaffna, the woman accomplice of the LTTE suicide bomber is being called for a 17 November court date. This woman is suspected of having access to Minister Devananda's office (target). The four police personnel who were killed in the bombing were Inspector M.H.D. Ekanayake, Sergeant Artygala, and Reserve Police Constables Liyanage and Chandra Jayantha. The woman suicide bomber was also assigned to assasinate Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) Leader Douglas Devananda. The bomber and accomplice both had forged national Identity cards..
July 9	1	3	Baghdad. One child was killed and three people were injured when three mortar shells were fired on the al-Sadeer Hotel, but instead landed at a private home. Two of the mortars hit the home and the third hit a nearby road. The attack was targeting the hotel in Baghdad, where many foreigners stay..
July 11	5	31	Charsuq. Dozens were injured when a bomb exploded in Charsuq. The bomb was placed in a waste bin outside a security base. Those killed were mostly shopkeepers..
July 11	1	32	Tel Aviv. An explosive device, packed with ball bearings and bolts, detonated in the bushes behind a bus stop in Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring thirty-two others. The blast took place as a bus was pulling into the stop, and damaged the bus and a nearby apartment building. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, an al-Fatah linked group, claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities speculate that the blast was a response to the ruling by the International Criminal Court that the Israeli security fence is illegal and should be dismantled. Note: The US government reports that this blast was caused by a suicide bomber..
July 14	10	40	Baghdad. A massive suicide attack killed at least ten people and wounded at least forty others, including one US soldier. The bomber drove a car bomb near a checkpoint in Baghdad, next to the British Embassy and the headquarters of the Iraqi interim government, before blowing himself up. The car was packed with more than 1,000 pounds of explosives, the largest bomb seen in the city since the US handed over power to Iraq on 28 June. Many of the casualties were Iraqis who were lined up to apply for jobs from the new interim government. Iraq's Prime Minister said that the attack was in retaliation for the government's recent arrest of over 500 suspected terrorists..
July 14	7	0	Mosul. Ussama Kachmula, the governor of Mosul was shot and killed by four armed militants. Kachmula and two of his bodyguards were killed by the gunmen. During the attack, guards were able to fire back at the gunmen, killing all four of them. The attack took place in the T'lul al-Baj region, about seventy miles south of Baghdad. After the assassination a curfew was imposed on the city of Mosul for a day of mourning..
July 15	10	27	Haditha. A large car bomb detonated in Haditha, in front of a police station and government buildings. Ten people were killed and twenty-seven other injured by the blast, which authorities believe was targeting the main police station in the city. Haditha is a former strong-hold of Saddam Hussein and his followers. Police and security officers have been targeted all over the country and accused of being collaborators with US forces..
July 15	2	0	Two security officers, Mahazae Majeh and Boonyieng Boonperm, were killed by unknown gunmen on a motorbike. The two victims were both linked to the government's counter-insurgency unit. This is the most recent attack in southern Thailand since unrest began in January. Militants have been targeting school teachers, officials and police in the last six month, killing over 200 people..
July 16	0	7	Assam. United Liberation Forces of Assam (ULFA) militants lobbed a hand grenade at a police patrol in front of a civilian hospital, injuring seven people. Three of the injured were police officers..
July 18	1	4	Palu. A female priest was killed and four others injured when unknown gunmen entered the Effata church in Palu, and opened fire after the end of a sermon. The victim, Reverend Susianti Tinulele was just finishing her sermon when the gunmen entered and started spraying the premises with bullets. This attack took place near the town of Poso, where some of the worst religious violence has occurred in the last five years..
July 18	2	2	Tikrit. A car bomb exploded near a police station in Tikrit, killing two officers and injuring two others. This was one of two explosive attacks on police in Tikrit within hours of each other..
July 18	3	1	Raman. A group of four unknown attackers shot and killed three people in Raman, Yala Province. The three victims included two police officers and a railway official from the Ban Maikaen railway station. A fourth man, also a police officer, was injured in the attack. Authorities believe that the attack was perpetrated to protest police searches of houses belonging to religious leaders in the area.
July 19	9	60	Baghdad. Nine people were killed and at least sixty others injured when a large fuel tanker, rigged as a car bomb, exploded as it drove toward a police station in Baghdad. The suicide blast tore a ten meter crater in the group and damaged buildings in surrounding blocks. The incident took place in the morning as police officers were lining up to receive their daily assignments in the Seidiyeh neighborhood in Baghdad. Militants have increased attacks on police in recent weeks in order to destabilize the interim Iraqi government and to punish collaborators with the US-led coalition..
July 19	2	5	Voronezh. An explosion occurred at a public transport stop in the center of Voronezh. Two people were reported dead and five wounded. The bus stop is near the city's Genetics Institute. The bomb was hidden in the trash bin near the bus stop. Its power was equivalent to 200-500g of TNT. The bus was damaged. This incident was similar to a February 19th explosion at the same bus stop. Although officials suspended the investigation into this incident, they decided to reopen it an believe that the two attacks may have been carried out by the same person..
July 20	5	50	Kashmir. Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma escaped a second attempt on his life when militants threw a bomb at his public meeting in Anantnag. Five people were killed and around fifty other injured in the attack..
July 23	1	3	Chechnya. A bomb was detonated near a marketplace and a mosque in the Zavodsky district of Groznyy. One person when killed and three injured was the roadside bomb exploded. Police believe the incident was an attempt to destabilize the region in the lead up to the presidential elections..
July 25	0	6	Neve Dekalim. children were injured when an anti-tank rocket was fired at a community center in Neve Dekalim. The rocket was fired from Khan Yunis and came as thousands of people were gathered at the center to protest against the Gaza disengagement plan. The children were playing in the yard outside of the center when the rocket struck. The Al-Qassam Brigades, a Hamas-linked militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack..
July 26	1	30	Kashmir. One person was killed and thirty-five injured when militants hurled a hand grenade inside of a hospital in Baramula. The injured were those who were hospitalized. The perpetrators probably attacked the hospital because a number of Border Security Forces had been admitted for earlier injuries..
July 26	2	6	Genc. Unknown gunmen fired on a gendarmerie convoy that was on duty in Genc, in Bingol Province. One village guard and one soldier were killed and six other guards were injured in the attack. No further information is provided..
July 28	6	7	Ghanzi Province. A bomb exploded at a mosque in Ghanzi Province where voter registration was taking place, killing six people. Two of the individuals were workers with the Joint Electoral Management Body of the UN. Seven other voter registration workers were injured in the attack..
July 28	70	56	Baqouba. At least seventy people were killed and another fifty-six injured in a large suicide bombing attack in the city of Baqouba. The attack took place in the middle of the downtown part of the city, where hundreds were lined up to join the Iraqi police force. The blast wrecked nearby shops and burned vehicles. This was the deadliest attack since the US turnover of power on 28 June and also came only three days before a national conference to create an interim assembly. Authorities blame a group loyal to Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi of carrying out this attack..
July 29	0	12	Bharatpur. About a dozen people were injured when a pressure cooker bomb was detonated in the office building of ward one of Bharatpur municipality in Chitawan district. There were twelve people participating in a seminar when the blast occurred. Authorities are blaming the device on anti-government guerrillas..
July 30	8	50	Jaffar. Eight people were killed when the prime minister designate's motorcade was attacked in the village of Jaffar. Dozens were injured in the incident, though two other officials -- Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz and District Nazim (ret) Major Tahir Sadiq Khan -- survived the attack. Shaukat Aziz, the apparent target, is a Pakistan Muslim League candidate and was in Jaffar to attend a public meeting. As his driver opened the door of his car, a suicide bomber threw himself at the vehicle causing the blast. The group, Al-Islambouli Brigades of Al Qaeda, a Qaeda-affiliated group, claimed responsibility for the attack..

August

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
August 1	12	37	Baghdad and Mosul. Six bombs blew up churches in Baghdad and Mosul, killing at least twelve people and wounding many more. A car bomb was detonated outside an Armenian Church in Baghdad's upper market district. Two people were killed and twenty-two wounded in this and the other attack in the same neighborhood..
August 1	6	53	Summar. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle by crashing his truck into barriers surrounding the Summar police station. The driver was killed as were three police officers. Fifty-three people were injured in the attack..
August 3	70	138	Baghdad. A truck bomb exploded at a police recruiting center in Baquabah, where hundreds of job applicants were gathered. Seventy people were killed in the attack..
August 4	3	4	Buri Bark. The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three people and injured four in the Burki Bark district. The bomb was placed on a bicycle parked in a bazaar, and is believed to have been aimed at the district chief..
August 5	1	11	Sylhet. A bombing occurred in two movie houses in Sylhet. The explosions were timed to take place about a half hour apart. A homeless boy was killed and eleven others injured, though it is impossible to disaggregate the numbers for each individual bomb from the reporting..
August 5	5	21	Baghdad. A car bomb exploded outside of a police station in Southern Baghdad, killing five people and injuring twenty-one. The explosion was believed to be the work of a suicide bomber..
August 7	0	25	. AA bomb in northeast Bangladesh that was planted in a Jeep parked on the premises of the Hotel Gulshan exploded, wounding twenty-five people. The blast took place only moments after a working meeting of the Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) adjourned. Most of the injured were local workers and members of the major opposition party..
August 7	0	0	San Vicent de la Barquera . A small explosive device detonated at a tourist resort in San Vicent de la Barquera in Cantabria Province, in northern Spain. The bomb exploded after a telephone warning from an unidentified caller. Authorities are blaming this attack and a similar one in Asturias Province on the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA).
August 8	9	50	Islamabad. A second of two bombs exploded outside of Binoria Bakers. The second bomb, which weighed about one kilogram, was planted on a motorcycle, and exploded fifteen minutes after the first. The high number of casualties was because a number of people had gathered at the scene after the first blast..
August 8	0	35	Medellin. A bomb exploded at a bridge in Medellin moments before a parade of antique cars was scheduled to cross it. Someone tossed a bomb, composed of on kg of R-1 explosive, off the bridge and onto a pile of rocks. Thirty-five spectators were injured in the blast, 3 of whom were seriously injured. Most injuries were caused by flying debris. It is unknown who carried out the attack or what motivated it. The car show was the closing event at the annual Fair of the Flowers..
August 9	1	6	Diyala. A car bomb exploded in front of the house of the Diyala deputy governor. At least one Iraqi was killed and six others were injured. The blast appears to have been targeting the motorcade of the deputy governor..
August 11	4	10	Khan Beni Saad. A makeshift bomb exploded in a popular marketplace in Khan Beni Saad, Iraq, killing four people and wounding ten..
August 11	2	15	Qalandiyah. An explosion occurred at the Qalandiyah roadblock, injuring fifteen people and killing two Palestinians. The blast was caused by a car bomb. IDF forces arrested one Palestinian in connection with the attack. The attack was later claimed by al-Fatah..
August 14	0	20	About twenty people were injured when a bomb exploded in a cinema on the eve of Independence Day, which is opposed by regional separatists. A grenade was thrown from the upper balcony resulting in serious injuries..
August 15	0	0	Llanes A very small explosive device detonated in the rubble of a construction site in the tourist city of Llanes. A caller, claiming to be a member of the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) warned of the device prior to its explosion. This is the fifth explosive attack in northern Spain in a little over a week that has either been claimed or is attributed to ETA. Police found the ETA initials scratched into the detonator of this device..
August 17	7	42	Baghdad A mortar attack on Baghdad City Center killed seven people and wounded forty-two others. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack..
August 19	0	14	Farah Over a dozen people were injured, including three foreigners, a radio worker, and several Afghan policemen, when six rapid explosions occurred near a voter registration center in Farah. The attack is being blamed on the Taliban, who have vowed to disrupt national elections..
August 21	1	50	Baqubah An explosive charge was detonated in the al-Sabtiyah area of Ba'qubah. One Iraqi citizen was killed and fifty others injured. The intended target of the blast was not stated.
August 21	0	9	Yala Three bombs detonated in Yala town within twenty minutes of each other. The first of these bombs detonated in front of the Japan Karaoke restaurant, which is next door to the My House Hotel. Nine people were wounded in this blast, and six motorcycles that were parked nearby were damaged. The bomb was planted on a motorcycle that was parked in front of the restaurant. Authorities suspect Muslim insurgents with separatist ideologies. The attacks came only five days ahead of a planned visit by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to the region.
August 21	15	20	Chechnya A group of gunmen attacked a police station and several polling sites in the lead up to the elections in Chechnya. Casualty reports varied. Some estimates suggested that ten to fifteen people, including civilians, police officers, and gunmen, died in the incident, while at least twenty others were injured. Other reports placed the death toll much higher, at seventy people killed. The attack came only hours before the visit of President Putin to the region.
August 24	0	7	Dortyol An explosive device, which had been left in front of an Is Bankasi ATM machine, detonated and injured seven people. The attack took place in Dortyol, in southern Hatay Province. Windows in nearby homes were shattered and a nearby bakery was damaged by the blast.
August 24	2	3	Baghdad The Iraqi minister of education, Sami al-Muzaffar, survived an assassination attempt. An explosive charge was set off near his car, killing two people and wounding three others.
August 25	0	0	Nowshera A powerful bomb exploded on a railroad track near Nowshera. The bomb was timed to detonate as a passenger train passed from Quetta bound for Peshawar. However, the train was delayed and thus, no injuries occurred.
August 26	2	2	Kashmir Two children were killed and their parents were injured in a grenade attack on their house in Gandoh. Militants were apparently aiming at the Central Reserve Police Force, when the rocket missed the target and landed on the family's house.
August 26	10	0	Najaf Ten Iraqi supporters of al Sistani were killed by gunmen in Najaf. No further information is available.
August 26	1	25	Sukhurin A remote-controlled explosive device, which was planted on a motorcycle, exploded in a crowded marketplace in Sukhurin, in Narathiwat Province. The blast killed one person and injured at least twenty-five others, including soldiers, police officers and schoolchildren. The device was most likely triggered by remote control and took place as a truck full of security officials pulled up to eat breakfast. This attack comes one day before the scheduled visit to the province of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
August 26	5	43	Assam Two blasts on bus transportation links killed five people and injured 43 in insurgent racked Assam province.
August 28	8	13	Eight children were killed in a when a powerful bomb exploded outside of a religious school financed by the ICRC. The children were being taught modern education along with lessons from the Koran. Parts of the building completely collapsed. The bomb was planted on a motocycle placed outside of the school. Over a dozen young boys were injured.
August 28	0	0	Santiago de Compostela An explosive device detonated in Santiago de Compostela, a popular Christian tourist destination in northern Spain, after a telephone warning was made about the device. The caller identified himself as belonging to the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA). The device had been planted in the ivy along a wall of a church in the Parque de la Alameda. No injuries were caused. This was one of two explosive attacks on this day that are attributed to ETA. This is the fourth consecutive weekend that ETA has targeted tourist resorts in northern Spain.
August 29	10	22	Kabul Ten people were killed in a bomb attack on the US security firm, Dyncorp, in Kabul. Three Americans, three Afghan nationals, and three Nepalese citizens died in the attack. Dyncorp provides security for Karzai, and is also located near a UN guest house. Numerous others were wounded and dozens of shops and buildings were damaged or destroyed. The bomb was apparently placed in a car and exploded by a remote device. In January 2005, an Afghan judge was arrested in connection with this attack. Authorities who were searching the judge's house, found explosives. The Taliban is reportedly responsible for this attack.
August 31	1	4	Kirkuk The Education Department Director General in Kirkuk, Ibrahim Isma'il, was killed when armed men opened fire on him. Two of his guards were injured as were two civilians.
August 31	11	50	Moscow A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside of the entrance to the Rizhshkaya subway station and the Krestovskiy shopping center. The explosive device was equivalent to 2 kg of TNT. The explosion was intended to occur inside the station, but the woman apparently was afraid of the police searching people and papers at the entrance to the station. Police believe that the incident may be connected to the airline crashes that occurred one week earlier, perhaps by one of the other two women seen leaving Khasavyurt with the women suspected of perpetrating the airliner attacks. The same group, the Islambouli Brigade of Martyrs claimed responsibility for the attack. Eleven people were killed in the attack and at least fifty wounded. The suicide bomber was identified as Roza Magayeva, the sister of Aminat Nagayev who is believed to be responsible for one of the two airliner crashes. Later, officials reported that Nikolay Kipkeyev was one of the victims of the blast. Kipkeyev was on the MVD wanted list for participation in illegal and terrorist-related activity. Officials speculate that he may have been involved somehow in the attack. In a letter following the Beslan school hostage taking, Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the incident.
August 31	16	85	Beersheba Two buses near the Beersheba municipality building were blown up by a suicide bomber. The suicide bomber took advantage of the fact that the two buses were standing together. He blew up a bomb on one bus and then exploded a second bomb on the second bus. At least fifteen people were killed and around eighty-five injured. The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it as a response to the assassination of Yasin, a leading Hamas official.

September

Date	Dead	Injured	Location and description
September 1	331	727	Beslan A group of thirty to thirty-five (sources varied) armed Chechen separatists, including men and women, many wearing suicide bomber belts, seized a school in the Southern Russian town of Belsan taking children, parents, and teachers hostage in the school gym. At least ten of the hostage-takers appeared to be from Arab countries. Most sources originally estimated there were about 400 hostages. However, it was later revealed that there were between 1,000 and 1,500 being held. The attack occurs on the first day of school, a day of celebration in Russia when children and parents dress up and bring flowers to the new teachers. The attack occurred at the end of a ceremony attended by parents, teachers, and students of the school. The school houses classes ranging from grade one to eight. The militants had refused food and medical aid for the hostages. They had also refused to trade the children for two senior ranking government officials. They forced the children to stand at the windows of the school, as a human shield, and threatened to blow up the school if police stormed the building. They said they would kill fifty children for every one killed fighter and twenty for every injured fighter. They also claimed the building had been filled with mines that would be set off if police attempted to storm the building. According to hostages after the incident, the militants had adults dig up the floor boards of the gym, revealing weapons hidden there. This supports theories that the events were planned in advance and that the militants may have had inside help. Approximately sixty-five children and at least one adult had managed to escape from the school by hiding during the siege. The militants also released one hostage with a list of their demands, including the release of the freedom fighters detained over attacks on police facilities in Ingushetia in June. They also sought talks with regional officials, including the republic's president Aleksandr Dzasokhov and the head of Ingushetia, Murat Zyazikov, and a well-known pediatrician, Leonid Roshal, who aided the hostage during the seizure of a Moscow theater in 2002. Twenty-six hostages, including women and children, were released following preliminary negotiations with the former president of Ingushetia, Ruslan Aushev. On Sept. 2, the militants blew up a car that was passing too close to the school. One source reported that the militants had killed fifteen male hostages, but this was not confirmed by other sources. Interfax reported that the hostages had managed to make a phone call out of the school and described their conditions as tolerable. Interfax reported the Lenoid Roshal had arrived and was conducting talks with the militants. However, food, water, and medicine had still not been allowed in the building. The militants had also refused several other offers, including safe passage out of the country and to exchange the children for adult hostages. Officials were conducting talks with the militants, one of whom identified himself as representing the Second Group of Salakhim Riadus Shakhidi, a rebel band believed to be headed by Shamil Basayev.The group was believed to be led by the same individual, Magomet Yevloyev, who led the attacks against Ingushetia in June. The militants issued a set of five demands: 1. Putin signs the edict to stop the war in Chechnya 2. Russian troops are withdrawn from Chechnya 3. Chechnya joins CIS as an independent state 4. Chechnya remains in the ruble zone 5. The CIS peacekeping forces are deployed in Chechnya and North Caucasus. The attack was being condemned around the world, including by Chechen university student and Muslim leaders. Aslan Maskhadov, a rebel leader living in exile, had also agreed to assist and denied involvement in the incident. On Sept. 3, Russian forces reached a deal with the militants to remove the dead bodies from around the school. However, while this was occurring, one of the militants opened fire and began detonating explosives. The initial explosion appears to have been caused when one of the explosives hanging on the basketball hoop in the gym fell and went off. Russian forces returned fire and blew a whole in the side of the building to help people escape. The firefight was intense at times and in the end, the roof of the building collapsed in a heap. Russian forces stormed the school and had reportedly killed about ten of the hostage takers. At least 400 hostages had escaped and been admitted to hospitals. However, the death toll remained unclear. Sources reported seeing over 100 bodies in the school gym and bodies elsewhere on the school grounds as well. It was unclear what had happened to the remaining hostage takers. Some appeared to have fled, trying to look like escaped hostages in order to blend in. Russian forces gained control of the school and were able to clear the room and disarm remaining mines. During the three-day siege, children and adults were allowed essentially no water and food and were kept in the 90 degree gym. In the aftermath of the attack, the official death toll reached 338 although unofficial figures were higher. At least 727 people remained hospitalized, some in grave condition. The total number of hostages is believed to have been around 1,200. Following the incident, the North Ossetian Minister Kazbek Dzantiyev was forced to resign. Shamil Basayev issued a statement claiming responsibility for the planning of the hostage taking along with the other recent attacks on Russian soil. Along with Basayev, at least ten other hostage takers have been identified. Vladimir Khodov, Arsen Merzhoyev, Mayrvek Shibikhanov, Bey-Alla Tsechoyev, Magomed Khochbarov, Issa Torshkhoyev, Khirir-Ali Akhmedov, Abdul-Azim Labazanov, and Nur-Pahi Kulayev who was the only one to be taken alive. Several of the hostage takers are believed to have been wanted for other crimes/terrorist acts. Some of the gunmen may also be family members of Basayev. Police were now actively searching for Basayev throughout Chechnya. The OSCE criticized Russian officials for limiting media coverage and providing an incorrect set of facts about the incident (for example saying that only 400 people were held hostage when it is known that at least 800 children attend Beslan school and almost all were inside the gym along with family members). A Russian parliamentary commission, which was set up, found in January 2005, that high-ranking military officials aided the gunmen in this attack. Two such officals were arrested. On 4 March 2005, Russian police killed five people and arrested four in a raid in southern Russia. All nine were suspected of helping to plan this attack.
September 4	21	30	Kirkuk A suicide car-bomb exploded in front of the Iraqi Police Academy in Kirkuk. At least twenty-one people were killed and over thirty wounded in the attack. Those killed included police, military personnel, and civilians.
September 4	4	14	Hooded gunmen opened fire on a congregation inside a church located near Colombia's border with Ecuador. Four parishioners were killed and fourteen wounded in the attack. Army officials believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) carried out the attack because the church had spoken out against the FARC's forced recruitment of local youth. It was reported the Protestant pastors in the region had preciously received death threats.
September 7	0	1	Sederot A rocket was fired at the Sederot settlement. One person sustained slight injuries. The military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
September 9	10	182	Jakarta Nine people and at least one suicide bomber were killed when a large car bomb detonated outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. Over 180 others were injured by the blast. No Australians were killed by the bomb, which authorities blame on the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). It is uncertain if the group claimed responsibility for the attack or not. The blast shattered the windows in seven nearby buildings and left a large crater in the pavement. Authorities found traces of TNT and sulfate at the scene, the same materials that were used in the Marriott Hotel bombing in October 2002 and the Bali nightclub bombings. On 17 September, police made their first arrest in this case. They took into custody a man who they believe to have transporting the explosives used in this attack. On 1 October, authorities identified the suicide bomber as Heri Golun, based on DNA tests done at the scene. On 24 November, police announced that they had arrested four more suspects in connection with this attack. The four men were identified as Iwan Darmawan (alias Rois), Hassan, Apuy and Sogir (alias Ansori).<ref>. Reuters. 2004-09-09 http://www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/incidentcalendar.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)</ref|}
September 11	2	3	Basra Two people were killed and three others wounded when a road-side explosive charge went off near the offices of the US Embassy in Basra.<ref>. Reuters. 2004-09-11 http://www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/incidentcalendar.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)</ref|}
September 11	0	0	Herat Province A time bomb explosion damaged parts of the Bahar-e-Azadi Hotel in He'rat Province. There were no casualties or injuries, but the damage is significant.<ref>. Reuters. 2004-09-11 http://www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/incidentcalendar.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)</ref|}