List of terrorist incidents in 1998

This is a timeline of incidents in 1998 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).

Guidelines

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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:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List

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Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrators Part of
25 January Suicide bombing 17 25 Kandy, Sri Lanka Four likely members of the Black Tiger squad drove an explosives-laden truck into the Temple of the Tooth, a major Buddhist shrine, killing seventeen and injuring 25.[1] Black Tiger Sri Lankan Civil War
25 January Massacre 23 Jammu and Kashmir, India 23 Hindus are massacred by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in the town of Wandhama Lashkar-e-Taiba Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
14 February Bombings 58 200+ Coimbatore, India 13 bombs exploded over the course of two hours, killing 58 people. The bombs were planted by Islamic extremists from the Al Ummah organization and were meant to target Hindus as well as Hindu nationalist leader L.K. Advani. Al Ummah
1-5 March Assault 64 (+30) 19, 43 Kidnapped (+80) Caquetá Department, Colombia An attack in El Billar leaves 64 soldiers dead and 43 kidnapped. Counterguerrilla Battalion No. 52 of Mobile Brigade 3 (153 soldiers) is destroyed.[2] FARC Colombian conflict
2/6 April Bombings 0 0 Riga, Latvia Latvia's only synagogue, the Peitav Synagogue was bombed. The blast caused extensive damage but did not harm anyone. Four days later the Russian Embassy was bombed. No one was ever convicted but Latvian nationalists are believed to be to have been responsible. Latvian nationalists (suspected)
17 April Massacre 26 Udhampur, India 26 Hindus are massacred by Islamists in Jammu and Kashmir state. Islamists Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
8 June Massacre 80 Kabarole, Uganda +80 students are massacred by ADF militants. ADF Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
3 August 8 Massacre 35 11 Chamba district, India 35 Hindus were massacred by Pakistani Islamists in two towns of Himachal Pradesh Islamists Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
3-4 August Assault 16 26 (+129 Kidnapped) Miraflores, Guaviare, Colombia The FARC attack an anti-drug base, kill 16 police and military personnel and kidnap 129.[3] FARC Colombian conflict
7 August Truck bombings 224 4,000+ Nairobi, Kenya, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Two United States Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were bombed by members of al-Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. 224 people were killed in the blasts (213 in Nairobi, 11 in Dar es Salaam) and over 4,000 people were wounded. al-Qaeda
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15 August Car bombing 29 220 Omagh, Northern Ireland A Real IRA bomb with 500lb of explosives detonated in a market place killing 29 people, one woman who was pregnant with twins and injured 220 others.[4] Real IRA The Troubles
9 September Massacre 34-39 Lake Radonjić, Yugoslavia The Kosovo Liberation Army massacred between 34 and 39 Kosovo Serbs as well as several moderate Albanians KLA Kosovo war
29 September Bombing 55 0 Near Mannar District, Sri Lanka Lionair Flight 602 disappeared off the coast of Mannar District shortly after leaving Kankesanturai Airport in Jaffna. The LTTE had issued warning shortly before the plane disappeared. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in October 2012 and appeared to have been bombed. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
3 October Kidnapping 4 Grozny, Russia About 20 Chechen separatists kidnapped four engineers, three British and one New Zealander. The bodies of the engineers were found on 8 December. Chechen separatists Terrorism in Russia
18 October Bombing 84 30 Machuca, Segovia, Colombia The Machuca massacre was an attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Antioquia) that saw the dynamiting of a pipeline, which caused a fire and spread to the town. 46 houses were burned, 84 people died and 30 people survived. Half the victims were minors.[5] ELN Colombian Conflict
14 December Massacre 6 15 Peć, Yugoslavia Two men believed to be members of the Kosovo Liberation Army opened fire on café and killed six young Serb men and wounded 15 others. KLA Kosovo war
28-29 December Kidnapping, shootout 4 (+2) 2 (+10 kidnapped) Abyan Governorate, Yemen Militants attacked a convoy of western tourists, kidnapping 16 and taking them to a remote hideout.[6] The following day, Yemeni forces raided the hideout, resulting in a shootout where three militants were killed. Four hostages were also killed and two were injured.[7] Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Timeline of the Tamil conflict". BBC News. 2000-09-04. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  2. ^ "Cayó alias 'Nicanor' tercer jefe del frente 31 de las Farc, uno de los más buscados del país". 2008-12-11.
  3. ^ "Una pesadilla que lleva 10 años | ELESPECTADOR.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ "Bomb Atrocity Rocks Northern Ireland". BBC News. 16 August 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Machuca se consume en el olvido". El país. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ^ "12 Britons kidnapped in Yemen". The Independent. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "At least 4 hostages killed in violent end to Yemen hostage crisis". CNN. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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