Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents
(2001)
January
3 January
Switzerland
In Zurich, a bomb exploded outside the
glass entrance doors to the office of El Al
Airlines, causing damage to the doors, according
to press reports. The Revolutionary Perspective
claimed responsibility in a message faxed
to the Associated Press.
Yemen
In Sanaa, the US Ambassador to Yemen and
the Yemeni Ambassador to Washington were aboard
a Yemeni airliner that was hijacked by a Yemeni
national during an internal flight according
to press reports. The plane, which had 91
passengers on board, landed safely at Djibouti
Airport. No
passengers or crew were injured.
5 January
India
In Srinagar, a grenade exploded in the
downtown area injuring 27 persons, including
four police officers, according to press reports.
The grenade was thrown at a police picket
but fell short of its target. No one claimed
responsibility.
6 January
Greece
In Athens, press reported an incendiary
bomb placed under the vehicle of a Turkish
commercial attache exploded, resulting in
no injuries but causing major damage to the
car. A group calling themselves the "Crazy
Gas Cannisters" claimed responsibility.
8 January
Algeria
In Annaba, according to press reports,
armed militants killed six Russian citizens.
The Armed Islamic Group is probably responsible.
9 January
Russia
In Chechnya, according to press accounts,
a US citizen working for Medecins Sans Frontieres,
was kidnapped. On 4 February the hostage was
released unharmed.
17 January
Yemen
In Sanaa, according to press reports,
armed militants abducted a German citizen
working for the German Company, Preussag Energy.
The hostage was released unharmed the next
day. No one claimed responsibility.
21 January
India
In Rajpura, Kashmir a grenade thrown at
a security patrol missed its target, killing
two civilians and a policeman and injured
20 others, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility.
India
In Jammu, a bomb exploded near the headquarters
of the National Conference Party, injuring
six persons in three passenger buses parked
nearby and damaging several private vehicles,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
22 January
India
In Kareri, a public bus hit a landmine,
killing four civilians and two soldiers and
injuring 16 civilians and eight soldiers,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
Indonesia
According to press reports, in Merauke,
armed militants kidnapped 17 persons—four
Koreans and 13 Indonesians—working on
a forest logging project. The kidnappers demanded
$1 million dollars in compensation for "environmental
damage", a halt to all future logging,
withdrawal of police mobile brigade forces
from the district. They also demanded that
the Indonesian Government open a dialog with
the Free Papua Movement (OPM) regarding the
status of Irian Jaya. The Willem Onde Group,
a splinter group of the OPM, is probably responsible.
On 7 February, the last three hostages were
released unharmed. No ransom was paid.
27 January
India
According to press reports, armed militants
kidnapped a district president of Shah’s
Awami National Conference when he was moving
out of his private residence without his security
forces. No one claimed responsibility.
28 January
India
In Srinagar, militants threw a grenade
at a police post, missing their target but
injuring two civilian passers-by, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
29 January
Indonesia
In Lombok, a bomb exploded causing no
injuries but damaging the subsidiary office
of the US firm Newmont Mining Corporation,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
Nigeria
In southern Nigeria, armed militants stormed
oil flow stations causing the loss of 40,000
barrels per day, according to press reports.
The Ijaw Youths are probably responsible.
February
2 February
Colombia
In Cesar, according to press reports,
an explosion caused major damage to the railroad
tracks used to transport coal by the US multinational
firm Drummond. According to Drummond officials,
the company was being extorted and blackmailed
by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) rebels.
Colombia
In Arauca, according to press reports,
six bombs exploded along the Cano Limon–Covenas
pipeline, derailing a nine-car train and forcing
the suspension in the pumping of crude oil.
FARC rebels are suspected.
4 February
India
Armed militants killed four Sikhs and
injured four other persons in Srinagar, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
9 February
India
In Rajaori, armed militants set fire to
several private residences, killing 15 persons,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
Tanzania
In Kasulu, rebels raided a refugee camp,
kidnapping 13 persons and killing one other,
according to press reports. The Forces for
the Defense of Democracy are probably responsible.
16 February
Bangladesh
In Rangamati, armed tribesmen at a roadblock,
kidnapped two British citizens and two Danes
working for a Danish consulting firm engaged
in road work, according to press reports.
The driver of the vehicle and one British
citizen were later released to deliver a ransom
note to the authorities.
17 February
Turkey
In Istanbul, press reported a bomb was
found at a McDonald’s restaurant and
safely defused by police. No one claimed responsibility.
18 February
Angola
In Cassanguidi, rebels ambushed and burned
a vehicle, killing two persons and wounding
two others. The National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola (UNITA) claimed responsibility.
22 February
Colombia
In Bogota, armed rebels abducted a Japanese
businessman and his driver. The rebels demanded
$8 million ransom for the release of the Japanese
businessman but released the driver, according
to press reports. The FARC are probably responsible.
March
5 March
Algeria
In Kolea, armed rebels attacked a home,
killing two persons. The GIA is probably responsible.
7 March
India
In Srinagar, a bomb exploded near a Border
Security Force, injuring two police officers
and six civilians, and setting on fire several
private residences, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
8 March
Sudan
In Kiech Kuon, armed rebels attacked a
village, abducting four NGO relief workers—two
Kenyan and two Sudanese—and killing two
persons, according to US Embassy and press
reports. The Sudanese Government obtained
their release after initiating negotiations.
The Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) is
probably responsible.
9 March
Angola
In the enclave province of Cabinda, armed
rebels abducted six persons five Portuguese
and one Angolan according to press reports.
On 23 May, the hostages were released unharmed.
The Front for the Liberation of Cabinda Enclave-Renewed
(FLEC-Renewed) claimed responsibility.
15 March
Turkey
In Istanbul, according to press reports,
a plane carrying 162 passengers was hijacked
to Saudi Arabia where authorities stormed
the plane, killing three Russian passengers
and injuring one Turkish passenger. No one
claimed responsibility.
18 March
Burundi
In Ruyigi, according to press reports,
armed rebels attacked a village, burning 20
houses, looting shops, and stealing cows.
The Force for the Defense of Democracy is
probably responsible.
19 March
Colombia
In Prado, according to press reports,
armed rebels abducted a German hotel businessman.
No one claimed responsibility.
20 March
Namibia
In Mayenzere, according to press reports,
armed rebels attacked a home, abducting two
young persons and looting property. On 20
March, the hostages escaped their captors,
according to press reports. UNITA is probably
responsible.
26 March
Turkey
In Ankara, according to press reports,
an Iranian national poured oil on the main
gate to the Iranian Embassy, then set it on
fire, causing an undetermined amount of damage.
No one claimed responsibility.
27 March
Somalia
In Mogadishu, militiamen attacked and
overran the Medecins Sans Frontieres facility,
killing 11 persons, wounding 40 others, and
kidnapping nine international aid workers
and two UNICEF officials. By 4 April, the
foreign national aid workers—including
the UNICEF officials—had been released,
according to US Embassy and press reports.
Militiamen loyal to warlord Musa Sude Yalahow
are responsible.
28 March
Israel
In Kefar Sava, at a bus stop, a suicide
bomber detonated explosives he was wearing,
killing two persons and injuring four others,
according to press reports. A US citizen was
one of the four injured. The Izz-al-Din-al-Qassam
Battalions, the military wing of HAMAS, claimed
responsibility.
29 March
Philippines
According to press reporting, armed militants
kidnapped a Chinese-Philippine attorney and
her daughter, according to press reports.
On 20 June, in Tungawan, Philippines, after
a small payment for room and board, the hostages
were released unharmed. The Moro Islamic Liberation
Front claimed responsibility.
April
3 April
Burundi
In Ruyigi, rebels ambushed a United Nations
(UN) convoy, wounding four persons. The convoy
consisted of two World Food Program (WFO)
vehicles, according to radio reports. The
Force for the Defense of Democracy is probably
responsible.
6 April
Greece
In Kholargos, according to press reports,
armed militants set two foreign bank branches
on fire. The Anarchic Attack Groups claimed
responsibility.
13 April
India
In Baramula, according to press reports,
armed militants threw a grenade towards a
moving security vehicle. The grenade missed
its target and exploded in a crowded bazaar,
injuring 16 persons. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Kashmir, armed militants killed a National
Conference block president as he was returning
home from morning prayers, according to press
reporting. No one claimed responsibility.
15 April
Burundi
In Gitega, armed rebels launched an attack,
killing 10 persons. The rebels retreated into
Tanzania, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility.
16 April
Burundi
In Butaganzwa, armed gangs attacked the
community, setting fire to the health center
and the primary school headmaster. The armed
gangs returned to Tanzania, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
17 April
Greece
In Athens, according to press reports,
two diplomatic vehicles were set on fire—one
belonging to the Israeli Embassy and the other
to the Thai Embassy. No one claimed responsibility.
19 April
Burundi
In Ruyigi, according to press reports,
rebels ambushed a college vehicle, killing
18 persons. The Force for the Defense of Democracy
is probably responsible.
22 April
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In Nord-Kivu Province, an armed group
abducted a priest of the Italian-based Missionary
Service, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility.
India
In Sopur, a bomb placed in a vegetable
cart parked in a crowded marketplace exploded,
killing one policeman, injuring nine civilians,
and damaging a police station, and nearby
houses, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility.
Turkey
In Istanbul, armed Chechen gunmen held
120 persons hostage, including four Russians,
16 Swiss, and several other nationals. On
23 April, after negotiating with officials,
the gunmen released all hostages unharmed,
according to press reports.
23 April
Colombia
In Bogota, the Colombian National Liberation
Army (ELN) released a Danish citizen from
captivity whom the militants had held since
17 March. A friend of the Danish citizen who
was captured at the same time also was released
recently, according to press reports.
India
In Kishtwar, a bomb exploded at a bus
stop, injuring five persons, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Srinagar, a grenade was thrown at the
Hurriyat Conference center, injuring five
persons, according to press reports. Kashmiri
separatist members were meeting to discuss
holding peace talks with India. No one claimed
responsibility.
Namibia
In the village of Karangana, according
to press reports, armed rebels abducted eight
persons and took them to Angola, according
to press reports. UNITA is probably responsible.
24 April
Burundi
In Gisagara, armed groups killed six persons,
kidnapped two others, and stole 100 cows,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
26 April
Ethiopia
In Debre Zeyit, a group of five Ethiopian
Air Academy students hijacked a military aircraft
carrying 50 passengers, according to press
reports.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Province of Ituri, tribesmen abducted
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
workers, killing six persons—one Columbian,
one Swiss, and four Congolese, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
27 April
India
In Srinagar, a grenade thrown at the main
telegraph office injured five police officers,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
India
In Chadoora, a grenade exploded at a crowded
bus terminal, killing two persons and injuring
29 others, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility.
30 April
India
In Tuibana, armed militants killed two
persons in their residence, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Gundpora, armed militants killed one
person in his residence, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Lobal, two persons abducted from their
homes were found decapitated, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Lalpor, a grenade thrown at a police
installation missed its mark and exploded,
killing one person, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
May
2 May
Saudi Arabia
In Dhahran, a letter bomb that was delivered
to a US physician at the Saad Medical Center
exploded, severely injuring the doctor, according
to US Embassy reports. No one claimed responsibility.
5 May
Afghanistan
In Herat, a bomb placed near a mosque exploded,
killing 12 persons—one Iranian cleric
and 11 civilians—injuring 28 others,
and damaging the Iranian Consulate and 12
cars parked nearby, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
6 May
Angola
In Caxito, armed rebels attacked the town,
killing 100 persons and kidnapping 120 others,
according to press and media reports. UNITA
is responsible.
7 May
Pakistan
In Sanni, armed militants attacked a vehicle
convoy on an oil exploration mission, killing
one person and injuring three others, including
a Chinese engineer working for the Chinese
oil and gas exploration company, BGP. No one
claimed responsibility.
9 May
India
In Kashmir, a bomb exploded, killing six
persons. In an exchange of gunfire between
the militants and the police following the
explosion, four more persons were killed,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
West Bank
In the Israeli settlement of Teqoa, two
teens who were out hiking, US citizen Yaakov
Nathan Mandell and an Israeli, were stoned
to death. Their bodies were found in a nearby
cave, according to media reports. A group
calling itself "Palestinian Hizballah"
claimed responsibility.
10 May
Gaza Strip
In Kissufim Crossing, a bomb exploded
next to a border fence being repaired by three
workmen, killing two Romanian workers hired
by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and wounding
an Israeli citizen, according to US Embassy
and media reports. No one claimed responsibility.
11 May
Burundi
In Kibago, rebels stopped a Dutch NGO’s
mobile-clinic vehicle, kidnapping six persons,
according to press reports. The Force for
the Defense of Democracy is probably responsible.
15 May
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,
tribal warriors kidnapped 20 Thailand Timber
Company employees—including 12 Thai,
one Kenyan, and one Swedish national, according
to media reports. Mai Mai tribal warriors
claimed responsibility.
16 May
India
In Kashmir, a grenade thrown at the private
residence of the Forest Minister fell short
of its target, landing outside the main gate,
resulting in no injuries or damage, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
21 May
Namibia
In the village of Mwitjiku, armed militants
attacked the community, killing one person
and wounding one other, according to press
reports. UNITA is probably responsible.
26 May
Philippines
In Palawan, the Abu Sayaaf Group (ASG)
kidnapped 20 persons including three US citizens
and 17 Filipinos from a beach resort and took
them to Basilan Island in Sulu Archipelago,
according to press reports. On 31 May, three
captives were released unharmed. On 2 June,
the kidnappers, with their hostages in tow,
raided a hospital and church in Lamitan, Basilan,
temporarily taking 200 persons hostage. They
managed to escape from an ensuing gun battle
with Philippine military forces and added
five hospital employees to their group of
hostages. On 4 June, the ASG released two
female hostages after ransom was paid, according
to press reports. Three more Philippine hostages
were released on 16 June. On 26 June, two
more Philippine civilians were taken hostage.
In June, the ASG beheaded one of the US hostages.
At year’s end, two of the 20 original
hostages (both US citizens) and one Filipino
from the Lamitan hospital remained captive.
Yemen
In Sanaa, armed tribesmen kidnapped a
German teacher and demanded the release of
six members of their tribe serving prison
sentences. On 13 June, the teacher was released
unharmed, according to press reports. The
Al Ali bin Falah tribe is responsible.
29 May
West Bank
In the Israeli settlement of Newe Daniyyel,
assailants fired on a passing vehicle, killing
two persons US citizen Sara Blaustein and
one Israeli and wounding four others including
two US citizens, according to press reports.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility.
June
1 June
Israel
In Tel Aviv, a suicide bomber detonated
a bomb he was wearing in front of a busy club,
killing 18 persons including a Ukrainian national
and wounding 119 others, according to press
reports. HAMAS was the likely perpetrator.
2 June
Angola
In Talamanjaba, rebels ambushed a truck
and car, killing seven persons including a
Portuguese citizen, and wounding three others,
according to press reports. UNITA is probably
responsible.
India
In Kupwara, a bomb exploded at a crowded
bus stop, killing two persons and injuring
32 others, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility.
8 June
Angola
In Luena, armed militants launched a surface-to-air
missile at a UN World Food Program chartered
Boeing 727, severely damaging one engine causing
the pilot to make a force landing at the airport,
according to press reports. UNITA claimed
responsibility.
India
In Tsrar Sharif, a bomb placed near a
mosque exploded, killing four persons and
injuring 54 others, according to media reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
Colombia
In Florida, a Spaniard was kidnapped after
leaving the hospital where she worked, according
to press reports. On 7 July, the Spaniard
was released and left on the mountains in
southwestern Colombia. Motives for the
kidnapping were unclear, no ransom was collected,
and no one claimed responsibility. Authorities
found that her captives, a group of guerrillas
from the 19 April Movement (M-19), also referred
to as the Jaime Bateman Canyon Movement, were
responsible.
12 June
West Bank
In the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale
Adummim (east of Jerusalem), militants fired
upon a passing car, killing the driver, a
Greek monk, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility.
14 June
Nigeria
In Abereke, militant youths kidnapped
two Nigerian oil employees working for the
US Oil Group Chevron who were inspecting an
oil spillage, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
16 June
Tajikistan
In Tovildara region, assailants kidnapped
15 employees of a German humanitarian group—four
Germans, nine Tajikistanis, a Russian, and
a US citizen. The kidnappers immediately released
four hostages—two Germans, the Russian,
and a Tajikistani—and demanded the release
of four members of their group who were arrested
and charged with the murder of the Deputy
Interior Minister in April. On the same day
in Tolvildara region, four officers from the
Tajik Security Ministry who came to talk to
the kidnappers also were taken hostage. On
17 June all remaining hostages were released
unharmed. No one claimed responsibility, but
Tajikistani authorities found that a former
United Tajik Opposition fighter was responsible
for the kidnapping, according to press reporting.
19 June
Indonesia
In Nabire, two Belgian filmmakers were
kidnapped, according to press and US Embassy
reporting. On 22 August, the two filmmakers
were released unharmed. Dani tribesmen claimed
responsibility.
20 June
Philippines
In North Cotabato, the "Pentagon
Gang" abducted a Chinese engineer working
for a Japanese-funded irrigation project,
according to press reports. On 12 August,
three Chinese nationals and a local Philippine
businessman were kidnapped when they tried
to deliver the ransom payment for the engineer.
On 19 August, the Philippine military attempted
a rescue, which left two Chinese dead, one
injured but rescued. On 19 October, the one
remaining Chinese hostage was released, reportedly
after a ransom was paid.
22 June
Burundi
In Ruvumu, rebels ambushed a van, killing
one person and kidnapping three others. The
vehicle is owned by the British NGO Children
Aid Direct. In a search effort later, authorities
found the three persons who were kidnapped,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
July
15 July
Somalia
In Mogadishu, militiamen attacked a WFP
convoy, killing six persons and wounding several
others, according to press reports. Militiamen
loyal to Usman (Hasan Ali) Ato are probably
responsible.
18 July
Colombia
In Silvia, FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility
for kidnapping three German experts who were
assisting rural peasant communities with several
agricultural projects, according to press
reports.
21 July
India
In Sheshang, a bomb exploded, killing
six persons and two policemen and wounding
15 civilians, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
22 July
India
In Chirji, armed militants killed 15 persons,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
India
In Chatroo, armed militants kidnapped
five persons, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
24 July
Sri Lanka
In Colombo, armed militants attacked the
international and military airports, killing
six persons—four military and two civilians—and
injuring nine others. Also destroyed were
five commercial and eight military aircraft,
several ammunition dumps, and oil storage
depots, according to press reports. The Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam claimed responsibility.
27 July
Yemen
In Sanaa, armed men stopped a German diplomat’s
car, kidnapping and taking the Embassy employee
to the provincial capital of Dhamar, according
to US Embassy reports. Tribal militants in
the Seruwa region are probably responsible.
August
4 August
India
In Atholi, armed militants killed 17 persons
at a trading post, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
9 August
Israel
In Jerusalem, a suicide bomber walked
into a busy downtown restaurant and detonated
a 10-pound bomb he was wearing, killing 15
persons including US citizens Judith Greenbaum
and Malka Roth and five Dutch and wounding
130 others including four US citizens, according
to press reports. HAMAS claimed responsibility.
10 August
India
In Narbal, a bomb exploded, killing one
person and injuring five others, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
India
In Kashmir, a bomb exploded at a Muslim
shrine, killing six persons and injuring 24
others, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility.
India
In Srinagar, a bomb exploded, killing
one person and injuring five others, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
13 August
India
In Damhalhanjipora, armed militants using
firearms and rifle grenades fired on the Kashmir
Tourist Minister’s residence, killing
a policeman and three mercenaries, according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
14 August
India
In Riasi, armed militants killed three
persons, then placed grenades under the bodies
that exploded when they were examined, killing
two more persons, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
18 August
Spain
In Salou, a car bomb exploded at a hotel,
injuring 13 persons five Spanish, two Russian,
two Irish, two French, one Portuguese, and
one Briton—according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility, but authorities
suspect the Basque Fatherland and Liberty.
21 August
Philippines
In Cotabato, armed militants killed an
Irish parish priest in a botched kidnapping
attempt, according to press reports. No one
claimed responsibility, but police named the
son of a former Moro National Liberation Front
commander as a suspect.
23 August
Nigeria
In Lagos, militant youths overran an oilrig
operated by Trans-Ocean SEDCO/Trident, a subcontractor
to Shell, kidnapping 19 foreign nationals
and 80 nationals, according to press reports.
Five days later the hostages were released
unharmed. No one claimed responsibility.
September
1 September
Uganda
In Nimule, armed militants ambushed a
vehicle belonging to the Catholic Relief Services,
killing five persons and wounding two others,
according to press reports. The Lord’s
Resistance Army is probably responsible.
4 September
India
In Jamiapura, a bomb exploded near a school,
killing three persons and injuring three others,
according to press reports. No one claimed
responsibility.
8 September
India
In Pahalgam, a schoolbus hit a landmine
that exploded, killing one person and injuring
20 others, according to press reports. No
one claimed responsibility.
11 September
United States—New York
Five terrorists hijacked American Airlines
Flight 11, which departed Boston for Los Angeles
at 7:45 a.m. An hour later it was deliberately
piloted into the North Tower of the World
Trade Center in New York City.
Five terrorists hijacked United Airlines
Flight 175, which departed Boston for Los
Angeles at 7:58 a.m. At 9:05 the plane crashed
into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Both towers collapsed shortly thereafter,
killing approximately 3000 persons, including
hundreds of firefighters and rescue personnel
who were helping to evacuate the buildings.
Usama Bin Ladin and his organization al-Qaida
are responsible.
United States—Pennsylvania
Near Shanksville, terrorists using knives
and boxcutters hijacked a United Airlines
plane Flight 93, a Boeing-757 commercial airliner
carrying 44 passengers and crew en route from
Newark International Airport to San Francisco
International Airport. The hijackers took
over the plane’s controls and were heading
the aircraft in the direction of Washington,
D.C. In attempting to retake control of the
airplane, the passengers crashed it into the
Pennsylvania countryside, according to press
reports. Usama Bin Ladin and his organization
al-Qaida are responsible.
United States—Virginia
Near Washington D.C., terrorists using
knives and box cutters hijacked an American
Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 commercial
airliner carrying 64 persons on board en route
from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles
International Airport. The terrorists took
over the controls and flew the plane into
the west side of the Pentagon, destroying
the left side of the building. Casualties
included 64 passengers and crew and 125 military
and civilian personnel killed with 80 injured
in the partially collapsed side of the Pentagon,
according to press reports. Usama Bin Ladin
and his organization al-Qaida are responsible.
16 September
Philippines
In Tawitawi, armed militants kidnapped
from his residence a Sierra Leonean professor
who later escaped his captors, according to
press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
24 September
Colombia
In Bogota, leftist rebels kidnapped a
Slovak missionary, a Czech priest, and another
seven persons from a bus heading to the capital,
according to press reports. The Slovak missionary
was released three days later. No one claimed
responsibility, but authorities suspect the
ELN.
27 September
Chile
In Santiago, bomb-squad experts, safely
detonated a letter bomb delivered to the US
Embassy, according to US Department of State
reporting. No one claimed responsibility.
28 September
India
In Doda, a bomb exploded at a bus stop,
injuring five persons, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
Turkey
In Istanbul, a bomb exploded at a McDonald’s
restaurant, injuring three persons and causing
property damage, according to press reports.
No one claimed responsibility.
October
1 October
India
In Kashmir, a car bomb exploded at the
State Legislative Assembly Building, killing
15 persons and injuring 40 others, according
to press reports. The Jaish-e-Mohammad may
be responsible.
6 October
Saudi Arabia
In Al Khubar, a suicide bomber exploded
a device in a busy shopping area, killing
one person—US citizen Michael Jerrald
Martin, Jr.—and injuring five others—two
US citizens, one Briton and two Filipinos—according
to press reports. No one claimed responsibility.
11 October
Saudi Arabia
In Riyadh, unidentified assailants threw
a Molotov cocktail at a car carrying two Germans,
but no injuries resulted, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility.
16 October
Spain
In Catalan, a letter bomb sent to the
Catalan Prison Employees' Union Chatac failed
to explode, according to press reports. The
Italian Anarchist Black Cross claimed responsibility.
November
4 November
Israel
In east Jerusalem near French Hill, US
citizen Shoshana Ben Yashai was killed in
a shooting attack on a bus, and 35 others
were injured, according to press reports.
The assailant was also killed in the attack,
which was claimed by the Palestine Islamic
Jihad.
11 November
Colombia
In Antioquia, a technician for the Italian
engineering company Ansaldo was kidnapped
by guerrillas just hours before they released
another Italian technician who had been held
captive since 15 September, according to press
reports. No one claimed responsibility, but
authorities suspect the ELN.
December
1 December
Israel
On 1 December, two suicide bombers detonated
explosives on a busy downtown pedestrian mall,
killing at least 10 persons and wounding 120
others. A simultaneous car bomb may have targeted
first responders. HAMAS claimed responsibility.
13 December
India
In New Delhi, an armed group attacked
India’s Parliament while it was in full
session, killing 13 terrorists and security
personnel. India has blamed Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
and Jaish-e-Mohammed for the attack.
21 December
Philippines
In Manila, according to press reports,
authorities safely defused a bomb placed outside
the Allied Bank building housing the Canadian
Embassy and next door to the British Embassy.
The bomb weighed between 50-60 pounds, was
composed of ammonium nitrate soaked in gasoline,
and contained two electric blasting caps.
No one claimed responsibility.
Source: Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001, U.S.
State Department
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