List of terrorist incidents in 2000 explained

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).

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List of total incidents:

DateTypeDeadInjuredLocationDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
January 1Shooting2140Kosheh, Sohag Governorate, EgyptKosheh massacres

Coptic Christians killed by Muslims during 2 days of religiously motivated riots

January 12Shooting34Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaA right-wing extremist shot seven black South Africans aboard a bus, killing three.[1]
February 16–1860-100+UnknownVilla del Rosario-El Salado, Bolívar Department, ColombiaEl Salado Massacre

Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia militants kill more than 60 people. It´s considered the worst attack of the group.[2]

Autodefensas Unidas de ColombiaColombian armed conflict
April 12mass shooting, grenade attack11-1520+Mulawali, PakistanArmed attackers entered a Shia mosque during prayer time and opened fire as they threw grenades at worshippers. While security forces said that 11 people had been killed, local Shia leaders said that the death toll was 15.[3]
April 19bombing10Quévert, Brittany, FranceA bomb explodes at a McDonald's restaurant, killing a female employee. The bomb was planted by Breton nationalists.[4] [5] [6] Breton Liberation Front
28 Mayschool massacre, shooting, machete attack165-191UnknownPoso Regency, IndonesiaWalisongo school massacre

Hundreds of schoolchildren and villagers hiding inside a boarding school were massacred by Christian militias.

Christian militasPoso riots
July 254 (+6)100+Chechnya, RussiaJuly 2000 Chechnya suicide bombings

Insurgents launched five suicide bomb attacks on the Russian military and police headquarters and barracks within 24 hours. Six bombers killed at least 37 Russian troops (with four more missing) and 11 civilians, and wounded more than 100 people

1-2 August89-10562Jammu and Kashmir, India2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre

Hindu pilgrims were subjected to a series of repeated attacks by Islamist rebel militants.

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
August 17135Riga, Latvia2000 department store "Centrs" bombing

Two explosives placed at the 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.[7]

Unknown
October 1217 (+2)39Aden, YemenUSS Cole bombing

Suicide attack against the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) while it was docked. 17 American sailors and two attackers were killed.

October 30car bombing364Madrid, SpainOctober 2000 Madrid bombingETABasque conflict
November 20bombing25Kfar Darom, Gaza Strip

Palestinian militants attacked a school bus near an Israeli settlement. Five children were wounded and two adults killed.[8]

Second Intifada
November 22car bombing261Hadera, IsraelMultiple Palestinian groups claimed responsibility[9] Second Intifada
November 244Phnom Penh, Cambodia2000 Cambodian coup d'état attemptCambodian Freedom Fighters
December 822 (+1)31Jarafa, Sudan2000 Jarafa mosque massacre

Shooting left at least 22 people dead.

December 24bombings18118IndonesiaChristmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombingsJemaah Islamiyah
December 3022100Manila, PhilippinesRizal Day bombings

A wave of six blasts left a total of 22 people dead and about 100 injured. In May 2003, a detained terrorist Saifulla Unos who was involved in MILF and with links to al-Qa'ida admitted to leading the attacks. 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 these bombings. These men, Mamasao Naga and Abdul Pata have ties to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Racist SA killer sentenced for life . 22 July 2023 . BBC . 2 May 2003.
  2. Web site: EL TIEMPO.COM - Conflicto armado -> Declaraciones de ex 'paras' permitir n esclarecer masacres de El Salado y Pueblo Bello. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060827040424/http://www.eltiempo.com/conflicto/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3080593.html. 2006-08-27.
  3. Web site: BBC News SOUTH ASIA Gunmen attack Pakistan mosque . 2022-05-19 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. News: Agence France-Presse . 2000-07-02 . Prosecutor Links Attack On McDonald's To a Later One . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-19 . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: 2004-03-01 . Breton separatists on trial for attacks . 2022-05-19 . the Guardian . en.
  6. Web site: Incident Summary for GTDID: 200004190001 . 2022-05-19 . www.start.umd.edu.
  7. News: 2000-01-02. Terrorism Incidents & Significant Dates. Reuters. dead. 2016-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20080709002239/http://www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/incidentcalendar.asp. 2008-07-09.
  8. Web site: CNN.com - Two Israelis dead, 9 injured in Gaza bombing - November 20, 2000 . 2022-05-19 . www.cnn.com.
  9. Web site: CNN.com - At least 2 dead as car bomb explodes in northern Israel town - November 22, 2000 . 2022-05-19 . www.cnn.com.