Yangon. A bomb exploded in a public toilet in a railway station, injuring one woman. This was the third bombing incident in three days. One other took place on Friday, in a railway station toilet in Nay Pyi Taw, killing one woman. Another man died, and four people were injured, when a bomb exploded in Pyu, north of Rangoon.[5]
Buttala: A civilian bus was bombed, and the fleeing passengers were gunned down and the feeing gunmen also attacked farmers, killing at least 30 people.[10][11] The Sri Lankan government claimed that the gunman belonged to LTTE.
Khan Bani Saad: A woman wearing a vest lined with explosives blew herself up near Shiite worshippers in turbulent Diyala province north of the capital Wednesday, killing nine of them.[12]
Sderot ;Western Negev. In 72 hours, more than 120 Qassam rockets and 65 mortars were fired towards the Western Negev, an exceptionally high number. More than 8 Israelis are injured by the rocketattacks. Two rockets nearly missed a kindergarten, full with children. See List of Qassam rocket attacks[13]
Hadhramaut Governorate. Gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists, killing two Belgian women, their Yemeni driver and a Yemeni man believed to be a tourist guide. Belgian tourist and a Yemeni were wounded in the incident. Al-Qaida suspected.[14]
Athens. A Chilean diplomatic car was destroyed by an IED. An organization calling itself “Radical Solidarity” claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had been in support of Chile’s indigenous population.[15]
West Bank. Two Palestinians infiltrated a religious seminary and stabbed 3 students in the West Bank settlement of Kfar Etzion before being shot dead. The same day, Palestinian gunmen opened fire at Israelis outside the Shuafat refugee camp on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing a border police officer and seriously wounding a female officer.[17]
Thenia. Four people killed and 20 wounded in an attack by a suicide bomber on a police station at Thenia, 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Algiers.[19]
Lashkar Gah. Taliban insurgents were blamed for a suicide bomb attack in a mosque, killing at least six including a provincial deputy governor, Per Mohammad.[20][21]
North Waziristan. A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a Pakistani security force checkpost in the North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing six men. [22]
Baghdad. Two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control. The bombs killed at least 98 people and wounded more than 200 at two popular pet markets [24]
Dimona. A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosion belt in a shopping centre and kills one woman and injures nine other people. A second suicide bomber is hurt in the blast and shot to death by Israeli police before he could detonate his own belt.[30][31] See Dimona attack.
Weli-Oya and Colombo.Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels killed 13 people with two roadside bombs on Monday, just hours after the government celebrated the island's 60th anniversary of independence with a parade of military might in the capital. [32]
Baghdad. In a popular market in the Karada shopping area, a roadside bomb detonates. As a crowd gathered around the site of the blast, a few minutes later a suicide bomber blew himself up which killed dozens and wounded scores.[47]
Kanaan. A female suicide bomber entered the home of Sheik Thaeir Ghadhban al-Karkhi, a prominent Sunni who had turned against al-Qaeda, and blew herself up, killing al-Karkhi, his 5-year-old niece, and a security guard.[48]
Shiraz. An bomb exploded inside of the Shohada Hosseiniyeh mosque at around 9 p.m. during a sermon by a cleric well-known for criticism of Wahhabism and Bahaii. Tehran blamed Western-backed monarchists for the attack.[49][50] On its website, a group called Anjoman-e Padeshahi-e Iran (API), or Soldiers of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, claimed responsibility.[51]
Baquba. At least 53 died and another 90 were injured when explosives packed in a bus detonated outside a restaurant near a court in Baquba, north of Bagdad.[52]
Kerem Shalom. Three explosive-laden vehicles approached under heavy morning fog the Kerem Shalom central humanitarian crossing. Bombers triggered the explosives in the two jeeps, wounding thirteen IDF soldiers; one moderately-seriously, two moderately and eight lightly. Four bombers were killed in the incident, their attempts to detonate the third vehicle foiled. The bombing attack was combined with a barrage of 15 mortar shells fired at the area. [52]
Islamabad. A suicide car bombing blast occurred at around 1 p.m. local time outside of the Danish embassy. Nearby buildings also suffered damage. The attack is thought to be the work of fundamentalist terrorists.[56]
Colombo. A bomb blast targeted a commuter train as it sped towards the capital. The explosive had been left along the track and detonated at around 7:10 a.m. as the last car passed. Government sources implicated the LTTE.[57]
Thane. A bomb exploded in the parking lot of an auditorium hosting a play that parodied the Mahabharat. Two men, ages 50 and 34, admitted guilt to the attack and others on February 20th and May 31st. Although the men claimed membership in Hindutva groups, they stated that they acted alone without support.[58][59]
Moratuwa suburb of Colombo. A roadside bomb blast targeted a crowded state-run commuter bus at about 7:35 a.m. The government quickly placed blame upon LTTE, who had yet to claim responsibility. See 2008 Moratuwa bus bombing[60]
Rautahat District. A group calling itself the Tarai Army claimed responsibility for an explosion in a crowded bus station in southern Nepal. The bomb had been hidden in a wheat sack.[63][64]
Baghdad. A minibus packed with explosives detonated near a marketplace in the Huriya district during the evening business rush. The predominantly Shiite crowd blamed Sunni extremists although the U.S. military believed that radical Shiite militants caused the attack in an attempt to reignite sectarian tensions or to target nearby coalition forces.[67][68]
Gereshk, Helmand. A suicide bomber attacked a military convoy as it passed by a market during the morning hours. The blast killed 5 civilians and 1 coaltion member.[69]
Muang district, Yala province. A bomb hidden in a bike exploded at a market around 7 AM. Six civilians and four soldiers were injured. A remote control detonated the explosive.[71]
Al-Karmah, Anbar province. A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of tribal sheikhs. U.S. troops, who were in attendance, were among the injured. It is believed that AQI was behind the attack.[72]
Palembang, Sumatra. Police arrested 12 militants who are accused of planning to bomb a cafe in Bukittinggi, a city popular among tourists. Several of the arrested have links to Jemaah Islamiyah.[74]
Minsk. A home-made bomb explodes in Belarus' capital at an outdoor Independence Day concert, injuring around 50 people. President Alexander Lukashenko was also attending the concert. No one has claimed responsibility as of yet, but government spokespersons blames the attack on "hooligans".[75]
Istanbul. Four men, believed to be Turkish citizens, attacked the American consulate around 1100 local time. Three of the four began shooting and were soon met with police fire. The three gunmen, as well as three police officers, were killed in the exchange. The fourth assailant, the driver, escaped the scene. Injuries occurred to two other people.[78][79]
Diyala. Two men detonated explosive-laden belts seconds apart in a crowd of Army recruits at the Saad military base. The two bombers had disguised themselves as recruits.[80]
Kunming, Yunnan. Two bomb explosions occurred onboard separate passenger buses during the early morning commute. The first blast happened at about 7:00 AM and the second came about an hour later.[82][83]
Baqouba. Iraqi police said at least eight people have been killed in a female suicide bombing against a checkpoint manned by US-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.[84]
Gaza City. At least six people, including senior Hamas member, killed after bomb explodes at major Gaza intersection; explosive device planted near Hamas police parking site [86].
Kirkuk. A bomb explosion occurred at a large protest against a provincial elections law. The US military initially believed the explosion to be a suicide attack. The majority of the victims were Kurds.[91]
Orio, Basque Country. The regional government claimed that ETA caused a bomb explosion at a road construction site near the town of Orio. No workers were present at the time so no injuries occurred.[92]
Tizi Ouzou, Kabylie. A suicide car bomber targeted the local police force. The explosion injured 25 people, 4 of whom were police. No one has claimed responsibility.[93]
Sibi, Balochistan. A bomb attached to a parked motorcycle exploded in the main bazaar. The bomb was detonated by remote. Three of the killed were said to be members of a tribe supporting the Islamabad government.[94]
Tripoli. A bomb, hidden in a briefcase, exploded at a crowded civilian bus stop at around 7:45 AM. Most of the dead were reported to be soldiers, who seemed to be the target of the attack. A remote control detonated the explosive. Initial suspicion fell upon Fatah al-Islam although political turmoil and sectarian strife could implicate any number of groups.[97][98]
Ituango, Antioquia. Seven people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a bomb detonated in a small town. FARC denies responsibility on the attack, blaming Colombian State.[99][100]
Khost. A suicide bomber drove a car towards the gates of an American military base. The explosion killed no American military personnel, but did harm workers outside of the base. The forces repelled a second attacker, who fled. The attacks came on Afghanistan's Independence Day, which celebrates the end[102]
Mersin. Investigators believe that an individual was attempting to conduct a suicide attack when he attempted to avoid a police checkpoint. The man detonated explosives after his car was stopped, and the explosion killed him and wounded 19 officers. The PKK and the TAK both claimed responsibility for the attack.[106]
Bouira. Two car bombs were detonated by remote control. The first explosion targeted the military and reportedly injured 4 soldiers. The second explosion, which occurred about a minute later next to a downtown hotel, killed 11 people and injured 27. Most of the casualties from the second blast were civilians on board a passing bus.[107]
Izmir. At about 7:45 AM, a car bomb exploded in a residential area as vehicles carrying security personnel approached. The blast injured seven police, three soldiers and six civilians. The PKK and the TAK both claimed responsibility for the attack.[110]
Abu Ghraib. A suicide bomber detonates his explosives at the home of a tribal sheikh who celebrated the release of his son from US detention. The dinner was also attended by members of the Awakening movement.[111][112]
Cali. Four people were killed and around 26 more wounded by a car bomb in the Colombian city of Cali in one of the worst urban attacks this year. Police said they believed FARC guerrillas were responsible for the attack.[115]
Digos City, Mindanao. Investigators believe a woman left a bomb on board a passenger bus. The following explosion killed at least 7 and wounded at least 34.[116] Police connect the blast to al-Khobar, an extortionist group that had threatened the bus company the week before the attack and has carried out similar attacks in the past few years. The group is believed to have loose ties to various insurgent groups, such as Abu Sayyaf and the New People's Army.[117]
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^"Turkish Jets Bomb 60 Kurdish Targets". CBS. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-02-17. The United States - which with Turkey and the European Union considers the PKK a terrorist organization [...] The death toll in the bombing rose to seven [...] the 66 injured
^Ahmed, Hamid (2008-01-07). "Bombings kill at least 17 in Baghdad". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-01-07. A police officer said as many as 14 people died in the twin bombing, the deadliest in a series of attacks across the capital. [...] in the fight against the terror network [...] and that 28 were wounded [...] killing four people, including a student, and wounding 11 others [...] two roadside bombs went off minutes apart, killing one civilian and wounding four other people [...] a parked car bomb exploded near a restaurant in the afternoon, police said, wounding seven people
^Masood, Salman (2008-11-01). "Bomb Kills at Least 23 in Pakistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-01. A suicide bomber approached a crowd of police officers outside a courthouse in Lahore on Thursday and set off a powerful explosion, killing at least 23 people and wounding 58, police officials said.
^"Bombing kills 6 in Kabul". CTV.ca. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-14. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was quoted as saying: I'm again very much surprised by this terrorist attack.
^Daragahi, Borzou (2008-01-16). "Beirut bomb targets U.S. convoy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-16. A car bomb struck a convoy of U.S. Embassy vehicles Tuesday, killing three people and injuring at least 22 others, the latest in a string of attacks on high-profile targets in Lebanon
^"Bomb at Thai Market Wounds Dozens". New York Times. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16. Militants suspected of being Islamic separatists bombed a busy market in southern Thailand on Tuesday, wounding more than three dozen civilians, a day after rebels killed eight soldiers.
^"Claymore attack on APC". cnn.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16. Soon after the attack on the bus, a second roadside bomb struck an APC in the same region Monaragla, injuring three soldiers, Nanayakkara said.{{cite news}}: Text "0" ignored (help); Text "3" ignored (help); Text "" ignored (help); Text "January 16" ignored (help)
^CHESTER, CHRISTOPHER (2008-01-16). "Female Suicide Bomber Kills 9 in Iraq". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2008-01-16. Although female suicide bombings have been fairly rare in Iraq, extremists have been using women more frequently in recent months. U.S. officials say this indicates the militants are running short of male volunteers. However, it also could be that al-Qaida in Iraq believes women are less likely than men to be searched and that explosives are easier to conceal under women's clothing.
^"2 Palestinians infiltrate West Bank school, stab students, shot dead". David Baker, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office, denounced the attacks. "These terror attacks are an example of the brutality of Palestinian terror which Israel battles on a daily basis," he said.
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^"Bomb hits bus in central Sri Lanka". Ashland Daily Tidings. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-04. military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara, blaming separatist Tamil Tiger rebels [...] the group, listed as a terror organization by the U.S. and European Union
^"Afghan suicide bombing kills 80". BBC. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-02-17. Kabul's interior ministry, which originally said more than 80 died, later dropped its toll to 65, saying more than 50 were wounded. [...] "This suicide attack was the work of the Taleban," [Governor Assadullah] Khalid said
^Shankar, Jay (2008-02-17). "Afghan Explosion Leaves `Dozens' Dead, Wounded (Update1)". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2008-02-17. At least 56 people were dead and 40 hurt in the explosion, Agence France-Press reported, citing an unidentified police official.
^Salahuddin, Sayed (2008-02-18). "Le bilan de l'attentat de Kandahar dépasse les 100 morts" (in French). Reuters. Retrieved 2008-02-18. Assadullah Khalid a ajouté qu'on déplorait un nombre similaire de blessés, après l'explosion qui a frappé un site de combats de chiens où de nombreux Afghans s'étaient rassemblés.