List of terrorist incidents in 1992
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This is a timeline of incidents in 1992 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
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Guidelines[]
- To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
- List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
- Casualty figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
- Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
- Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
- If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
- Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
- In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
- 0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
- 1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
- 20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
- 50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
- 100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.
List[]
Date | Type | Dead | Injured | Location | Details | Perpetrator | Part of |
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January 17 | Bombing | 8 | 6 | Northern Ireland | A landmine killed eight Protestant men and wounded six others at Teebane Crossroads near Cookstown, County Tyrone. The men had been working for the British Army at a base in Omagh and were returning home on a minibus. | PIRA | The Troubles |
January 25 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Panama City, Panama | An improvised device were detonate in front of a newspaper offices in Panama city, Panama. The attack no left casualties.[1] | Movimiento 20 de Diciembre (M20) | Terrorism in Panama |
February 5 | Bombings | 3 | 23 | Ürümqi, China | Four bombs targeting public buildings and two buses explode in Ürümqi, killing three and injuring 23. | Uyghur nationalists | Xinjiang conflict |
February 4 | Mass shooting | 3 | 0 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Three Catholic civilians are killed in an attack by a rogue RUC officer on an office of the political wing of the Provisional IRA, Sinn Féin, in Belfast.. | Allen Moore | The Troubles |
February 5 | Mass shooting | 5 | 9 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Five Catholic civilians are killed in a UDA attack on an Irish nationalist shop. | UDA | The Troubles |
February 6 | Car bombing | 5 | 7 | Madrid, Spain | Four military personnel and a civilian employee of the military are killed by an ETA car bomb in Madrid | ETA | Basque conflict |
February 15 | Assassination | 1 | 0 | Villa El Salvador, Peru | A Sendero Luminoso commando assassinates Peruvian popular leader María Elena Moyano, known as "Madre Coraje" known to fought against poverty, for the defense of human rights, the rights of women and the Peruvian population in general.[2] | Sendero Luminoso | Internal conflict in Peru |
February 22 | Shooting | 13 | Unknown | Puerto Berrío, Colombia | 12 soldiers and 1 civilian are killed in an explosive attack targeting an Army convoy in a semi-rotund spot in the Ité River Canyon, on the border of Remedios and Puerto Berrio (Antioquia).[3] | FARC | Colombian conflict |
March 1 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Istanbul, Turkey | The Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul is bombed by Hezbollah but no one is hurt. The bombing was the second of three attacks to occur at the synagogue with the others occurring in 1986 and 2003.[4] | Hezbollah | South Lebanon conflict |
March 17 | Suicide car bombing | 29 (+1 attacker) | 242 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber rams his car into the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, destroying the embassy and a Catholic church and school that were nearby. Many of the dead were children. Argentina has accused Hezbollah of being involved in the attack. | Islamic Jihad Hezbollah (suspected) |
South Lebanon conflict |
April 10 | Truck bombing | 3 | 91 | London, United Kingdom | The Baltic Exchange building is destroyed by a Provisional IRA semtex truck bomb. | PIRA | The Troubles |
April 12 | Shooting | 13 | 0 | Huila Department, Colombia | FARC guerrillas take the Silvania Inspection in Colombia (Huila), and kill 8 uniformed men. In its response, the Army killed 10 insurgents in Tolima, Magdalena, Cesar and Arauca, while seizing weapons and dynamite in Antioquia and Nariño.[5] | FARC | Colombian conflict |
April 28–29 | Bombings | 1 | 4 | Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Seven bombs were discovered at McDonald's restaurants across Taiwan, three of which exploded. One police officer was killed and four civilians were injured. A plumber named Chen Hsi-Hsieh was convicted of the bombings and was found to have been attempting to extort money from McDonald's. His accomplice Pan Che-Ming was also convicted. | Chen Hsi-Hsieh Pan Che-Ming |
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April 29 | Massacres | 157 | Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka | A series of massacres occur in several towns in the eastern portion of the Polonnaruwa District in Sri Lanka. The LTTE, Home Guards and Sri Lankan Police were blamed for the massacres. | LTTE Home Guards Sri Lankan Police |
Sri Lankan Civil War | |
May 1 | Bombing | 1 | 23 | Northern Ireland | The Provisional IRA, using a van modified to run on railway tracks, launched an elaborate bomb attack on a British Army checkpoint in South Armagh. The checkpoint was obliterated. One soldier was killed and 23 wounded. | PIRA | The Troubles |
May 24 | Melee attack | 1 | Bat Yam, Israel | A 15-year-old Jewish girl named Helena Rapp is stabbed to death in Bat Yam by 18-year-old Islamic Jihad member Fouad Abd El Hani El Omrin. | Palestinian Islamic Jihad | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
May 31 | Massacre | 5 | 0 | Meta Department, Colombia | A massacre occurred at the site of Caño Sibao, Meta, Colombia, on May 31, 1992 in the framework of the political genocide against the Patriotic Union and the Colombian Communist Party. In that event five communist leaders of the patriotic union party were assassinated by paramilitary forces.[6] | Paramilitary | Colombian conflict |
June 5 | Truck Bombing | 3 | 20 | Jesus María District Lima, Peru | A Truck Bomb Exploded loaded with half a ton of dynamite, went to the front of the station and exploded. The stations of the television station were destroyed, reason why they had to be rebuilt.[7] | Shining Path | Internal conflict in Peru |
July 16 | Truck bombings | 25 | 155 | Lima, Peru | Two large truck bombs explode in the wealthy Miraflores District of Lima, killing 25, injuring 155 and damaging hundreds of houses and businesses. The communist group Shining Path claimed responsibility and the bombings were the deadliest attacks during Shining Path's insurgency. | Shining Path | Internal conflict in Peru |
August 8 | Land mine | 8 | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | Eight high ranking Sri Lankan military officers, including Mohan Jayamaha and Denzil Kobbekaduwa are killed by an LTTE land mine in Jaffna. | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | |
September 1 | Bombing | 9 | 7 | Medellín, Colombia | Nine die, including a six-month-old baby, and seven are injured when a bomb explodes in a suburb of Medellín.[8] | Medellín Cartel | Colombian conflict |
November 6 | Bombing | 0 | 0 | Panama City, Panama | A bomb attack caused partial damage to both the prosecutor's car and the building, causing 12 injuries, including the prosecutor and several of his escorts. The perpetrator of the attack was never identified and there was no official adjudication, although the National Security Council of Panama pointed out the main suspect to the Colombian Mafia or a guerrilla called "Movimiento 20 de Diciembre".[9][10] | Colombian Mafia/Movimiento 20 de Noviembre | Terrorism in Panama |
November 12 | Shooting | 2 (+12) | 1 (+Unknown) | Geneva, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia | During a failed assault on the population of Geneva (Valle), 12 FARC guerrillas die in combat.[11] | FARC | Colombian conflict |
November 15 | Massacre | 9 | 0 | Medellín, Colombia | At least eight children and one young adult by the Colombian police that took place on November 15, 1992 in the city of Medellín. | Colombian National Police | Colombian conflict |
November 16 | Suicide bombing, assassination | 4 (+1 attacker) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Head of the Sri Lankan Navy Clancy Fernando is killed in a suicide bombing along with Lieutenant commander Sandun Gunasekera, his Flag Lieutenant and his driver. | LTTE | Sri Lankan Civil War | |
November 26 | Assassination | 1 | 0 | Meta Department, Colombia | The Colombian politician José Rodrigo García Orozco, who was also a member of the Patriotic Union, was assassinated and at that time served as Deputy of the Departmental Assembly of Meta.[12] | Paramilitary | Colombian conflict |
December 3 | Bombing | 14 | 0 | Medellín, Colombia | Ten police officers and four civilians die when a bomb planted by drug traffickers explode in Medellín.[13] | Medellín Cartel | Colombian conflict |
December 9 | Bombing | 0 | 10 | Bogotá, Colombia | Ten injured as bombs explode in several hotels in the Colombian Capital[14] | ELN | Colombian conflict |
December 10 | Shooting, Kidnapping | 3 | 50 Kidnapped | Antioquia, Colombia | About 40 gunmen of the Cartel de Medellín under the command of Pablo Escobar, install an illegal stop on the avenue of Las Palmas, on the road that leads to the airport of Rionegro (Antioquia). 3 people are killed and 50 civilians kidnapped.[15] | Medellín cartel | Colombian conflict |
December 29 | Bombing | 0 | 52 | Medellín, Colombia | Two police officers and 50 civilians wounded when a car bomb explodes at a party in a suburban area of Medellín.[16] | Medellín Cartel | Colombian conflict |
December 29 | Bombings | 2 | 7 | Aden, Yemen | Al-Qaeda bombs the Gold Mohur Hotel and Aden Mövenpick Hotel in Aden in hopes of killing American soldiers, but only succeed in killing an Austrian tourist and a hotel employee. The bombings were the first attack on Americans by Al-Qaeda. | Al-Qaeda |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "PANAMÁ: CONDENAN ATENTADO A DIARIOS". El Tiempo. 1992-01-27. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Efemérides: ¿qué pasó el 15 de febrero? (In Spanish)". La Prensa.pe. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Asesinados Doce Militares y Un Civil". 1992-02-23.
- ^ "Neve Şalom'a ilk saldırı değil (Not the first attack on Neve Shalom)". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Guerrilla Dio Muerte a 13 Miembros de Ff.aa". 1992-04-14.
- ^ "Peregrinación en homenaje a víctimas de masacre de Caño Sibao (Meta) se realizará el domingo". 2007-05-30.
- ^ "20 años del atentado terrorista a frecuencia latina". June 5, 2012.
- ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 2, 1992, Page 11A
- ^ "Atentado contra procuraduría panameña: 12 heridos". El Tiempo (Colombia). 7 November 1992. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Descubren campamentos subversivos. Plan del M-20 en Panamá". El Tiempo (Colombia). 24 October 1990. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Muertos 39 Guerrilleros". 1992-11-14.
- ^ "Condenan a 30 años a 'Pirata' por masacre de Caño Sibao hace catorce años". 2006-12-18.
- ^ San Antonio Express-News, December 4, 1992, Page 9A
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1999-11-12). "HISTORIA DE OTRAS BOMBAS". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "EL HOMBRE DEL RETEN". EL HOMBRE DEL RETEN. 18 January 1993.
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times, December 30, 1992, Page 60
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