This is a timeline of incidents in 2009 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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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:
Two Al Shabeeb militants in a car detonated a bomb in an AU base, killing eleven peacekeepers from Burundi and injuring fifteen others.[4]
March[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location
Description
March 7
2
4
Antrim town, Northern Ireland.
Two unarmed soldiers, Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey, of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside Massereene Barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack. An Irish republican paramilitary group, the Real IRA, issued a statement claiming responsibility.[5]
PSNI officer Stephen Carroll was shot dead by a sniper in Craigavon, County Armagh. This was the first killing of a police officer in Northern Ireland since 1998.[7] The Continuity IRA claimed responsibility for the shooting.
March 15
5
4
Shibam, Yemen.
A suicide bomber detonated his suicide vest near Korean tourists posing for pictures in southern Yemen at Shibam, a UNESCOWorld Heritage site referred to as the "Manhattan of the Desert". Four South Koreans and a Yemeni tour guide were killed and four other foreigners and an "unspecified number of Yemenis" were wounded.[8]
An improvised device was found and denoted in a controlled explosion by members of the GOPE. The Explosive device was left in the window, in the newspaper office "El Mercurio de Valparaíso", in the city of Valparaíso. The Brigadas Autónomas y Rebeldes Norma Vergara Cáceres" claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming that it was in honor of the death of Norma Vergara Caceres, a Chilean guerrilla which were killed during an encounter against Carabineros de Chile.[9][10][11]
April[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location and description
May[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location and description
June[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location
Description
June 18
20
37
Beledweyne, Somalia.
2009 Beledweyne bombing The National Security Minister Omar Hashi Aden was killed along with nineteen others after he was targeted by an insurgent suicide car bomber in a town west of Mogadishu. Dozens of others were injured in the brazen attack on the transitional government.[12]
June 20
73
185
Taza, Iraq.
June 2009 Taza bombing A truck bomb explodes near a mosque in Taza, a town 10 miles south of Kirkuk, killing 73 people and leaving about 185 others injured.[13]
July[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location
Description
July 5
6
45~55
Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines.
A bomb exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral, killing six and injuring up to 45.[14]
July 7
6
40
Jolo and Iligan, Mindanao, Philippines.
Two bombs exploded in two separate cities, killing six and injuring up to 40.[15]
A car bomb containing 200 kilogrammes of explosives exploded in a 14-story barracks of the Guardia Civil in the northern city of Burgos. no deaths were reported, but more than 60 people were injured.[17]
A car bomb exploded outside a Guardia Civil offices in Calvià, Majorca, killing two members of the Guardia Civil Carlos Sáenz de Tejada and Diego Salva Lezaun. ETA was blamed for the attack and the authorities 'sealed' all entry and exit points to the island to avoid the terrorists' escape. Another explosive device was found under a policeman car in the same town some hours later and deactivated by police.[18]
An explosive attack was registered at the branch of a bank BBVA Bancomer and a pastry shop “El Globo” in Mexico D F, in addition to vandal acts in the city, leaving only material damage. The attack was claimed by the Revuleta Verdinegra and the Subversive Front for Global Liberation.[21][22][23]
September 17
21
10+
Mogadishu, Somalia
Two Shabaab suicide car bombers penetrated security at an African Union base and killed 21 people, including the deputy African Union commander and 16 other peacekeepers.[24]
October[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location
Description
October 10
20
Several
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
October 10: 10 Militants attack the heart of the Pakistani military, holding hostages, nine gunman were killed and one captured.[25]
October 15
37
20+
Pakistan
More than 20 militants attack police facilities in Lahore and Kohat.[26]
A bomb detonated on a track and derailed a train of the Nevsky Express, travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg, killing 26 people and injuring up to another 90 more. No group has claimed responsibility, though Chechen separatists and rebels in the North Caucasus are believed to be the most likely perpetrators for this attack[34][35]
December[]
Date
Dead
Injured
Location
Description
December 3
24
60
Mogadishu, Somalia
A male suicide bomber disguised as a woman detonates in a hotel meeting hall. The hotel was hosting a graduation ceremony for local medical students when the blast went off, killing four government ministers as well as other civilians.[36]
December 4
38
80
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Four gunmen attack a mosque which is frequented by current and former Pakistani military personnel. Security forces responded to the incident and a gun battle erupted, followed by three of the attackers detonating themselves.[37]
December 7
48
100
Lahore, Pakistan
Two bomb blasts ripped through a busy market as it was crammed in by shoppers. The attack, which injured some 100 people, sparked a huge blaze at the city's Moon Market. The blasts came just hours after a suicide bomber killed 10 people in Peshawar.[38]
A motorcycle bombing bomb exploded in a crowded market in Thailand's south, killing two and injuring nine, just before a visit by the Malaysian and Thai premiers. The incident was blamed on Islamic separatists.[39]
A suicide bomber detonates near a mosque used by police officers.[42]
December 25
0
3
United States
NigerianUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempts to detonate an explosive on an aircraft en route from Amsterdam to Detroit. During the incident, the suspect ignites himself on fire until he is extinguished and overpowered by two passengers. The aircraft lands safely in Detroit with the only injuries reported to be the suspect himself and two others.[43]
December 28
43
60
Karachi, Pakistan
A suicide bomber detonates at a crowded Shia Muslim procession.[44]
December 31
0
0
Paraguay
EPP members attacked a small military outpost in the San Pedro Department, stealing weapons and burning it to the ground.[45]