List of terrorist incidents in 2000

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

List guidelines[]

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

List[]

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrators Part of
January 1 Shooting 21 40 Kosheh, Sohag Governorate, Egypt Kosheh massacres: Coptic Christians killed by Muslims during 2 days of religiously motivated riots (
February 16–18 60-100+ Unknown Villa del Rosario-El Salado, Bolívar Department, Colombia El Salado Massacre: Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia militants they execute the El Salado Massacre, killing more than 60 people. It´s considered the worst attack of the group.[1]
July 2 54 (+6) 100+ Chechnya, Russia July 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings: The July 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings happened on July 2-July 3, 2000, when Chechen insurgents launched five suicide bomb attacks on the Russian military and police headquarters and barracks within 24 hours. Russian officials claimed that six bombers killed at least 37 Russian troops (with four more missing) and 11 civilians, and wounded more than 100 people
August 17 1 35 Riga, Latvia 2000 department store "Centrs" bombing: Two explosives placed at the downtown Riga shopping center Centrs detonated. The two blasts occurred in the lobby of the supermarket ten minutes apart. One person died of their injuries and 35 were wounded in the attack. Police were investigating, but had not yet arrested any suspects.[2] Unknown
October 12 17 (+2) 39 Aden, Yemen USS Cole bombing: The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack against the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) on 12 October 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. Seventeen American sailors and two attackers were killed.
December 8 22 (+1) 31 Jarafa, Sudan 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre: Shooting left at least 22 people dead in Jarafa.
December 30 22 100 Manila, Philippines Rizal Day bombings: A wave of six blasts in the Philippine capital of Manila left a total of twenty-two people dead and about 100 injured. All the blasts used ammonium nitrate. Investigators suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was responsible for the attack, and even arrested some suspects. However, the MILF denied involvement and instead blamed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) for the attacks. An alternate theory claimed that Abu Sayyaf had indeed perpetrated the bombings and would continue to commit such acts until their leaders were released. A final theory blamed members of the police and Philippine's Senate for the attacks. However, in May 2003, a detailed terrorist Saifulla Unos involved in MILF and with links to al-Qa'ida admitted to leading the attacks in Manila in 2000. A fourth blast occurred at a cargo handling facility at Manila's international airport. No one was injured in this incident. On 2 August, two men were arrested and implicated in connection with all of these bombings. These men, Mamasao Naga and Abdul Pata have ties to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "EL TIEMPO.COM - Conflicto armado -> Declaraciones de ex 'paras' permitir n esclarecer masacres de El Salado y Pueblo Bello". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Terrorism Incidents & Significant Dates". Reuters. 2000-01-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
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