List of terrorist incidents in 2000


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.

List guidelines

  • To be included, entries must be notable 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.
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately.
  • 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 – 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

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.--
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.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.
April 19bombing10Quévert, Brittany, FranceA bomb explodes at a McDonald's restaurant, killing a female employee. The bomb was planted by Breton nationalists.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 254 100+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 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.Unknown
October 1217 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.Second Intifada
November 22car bombing261Hadera, Israel'Multiple Palestinian groups claimed responsibilitySecond Intifada
November 244Phnom Penh, Cambodia2000 Cambodian coup d'état attemptCambodian Freedom Fighters
December 822 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 terrorist group.