List of terrorist incidents in 2008#December
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This is a timeline of incidents in 2008 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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Guidelines
- 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.
- Casualties 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:
::{{legend|#E0FFFF|0 people were killed/injured by the incident.}}
::{{legend|#B6FCB6|1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.}}
::{{legend|#FFFF66|20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.}}
::{{legend|#FED8B1|50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.}}
::{{legend|#FA8072|100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.}}
January-April
Total incidents: 10
May
Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2008May|ignore=1}}
| class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2008May" |
| Date
!Dead !Injured !Location !Description |
|---|
| 2 May
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|~15 |style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|~55 |15 killed and 55 injured in a bombing at the Bin Salman mosque.{{cite news|title= Deadly blast strikes Yemen mosque|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7379929.stm|date= 2 May 2008|publisher=BBC}} |
| 13 May
|style="background:#FED8B1;text-align:left"|80 |style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|216 |Jaipur, India. |A simultaneous bomb blast at eight different sites, including a crowded shopping site and a Hanuman temple, a self-styled Indian Mujahideen, (a collaboration of LeT & SIMI) has claimed responsibility.{{cite news |title=Unknown terror group claims responsibility|first=Bappa|last=Majumdar|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/unknown-terror-group-claims-responsibility/story-iuinbeKkvLE0QSQOPLG2gO.html|date=13 May 2008|work=Hindustan Times |location=India}} |
| 22 May
|style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"|0 |style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|1 |Exeter, United Kingdom. |See 2008 Exeter bombing |
| 28 May
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|3 |style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|5 |A bomb blast at Kidane Mihret and Shuferoch hotel, Islamic militants suspected.{{cite news|title= Ethiopia bomb on Derg anniversary|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7424390.stm|date= 28 May 2008|work=BBC News}} |
June
Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2008Jun|ignore=1}}
| class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2008Jun" |
| Date
!Dead !Injured !Location !Description |
|---|
| 2 June
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|~8 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|~30 |Islamabad, Pakistan. |A suicide car bombing blast occurred at around 1 pm local time outside the Danish embassy. Nearby buildings also suffered damage. The attack was thought to be the work of fundamentalist terrorists.{{cite news |title=In Pakistan, Danish Embassy Bombing Kills at Least 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060200236.html?nav=rss_nation/special |date=2 June 2008 |work=The Washington Post|first=Candace |last=Rondeaux |access-date=30 March 2010}} |
| 6 June
|style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|21 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|47 |Moratuwa suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. |A roadside bomb blast targeted a crowded state-run commuter bus at about 7:35 am The government quickly placed blame upon LTTE. See 2008 Moratuwa bus bombing{{cite news |title=2 bus bombs kill at least 23 in Sri Lankan capital |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/06/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php |date=6 June 2008 |work=International Herald Tribune}} |
| 6 June
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|2 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|20 |The Sri Lankan government blamed LTTE militants for a bomb explosion that occurred aboard a commuter bus only a few hours after a similar attack near Colombo. See 2008 Polgolla bus bombing |
| 9 June
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|12 |style="background:#E0FFFF;text-align:left"| |Two explosions kill 13 in the town of Beni Amrane. Islamic militants suspected.{{cite news|title=Official: 13 people dead in 2 Algerian bombings |first=Aomar |last=Ouali |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1YHPbZDy6bH_agJDG-8dECBdaYwD9163SMO0 |date=9 June 2008 |agency=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609071422/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1YHPbZDy6bH_agJDG-8dECBdaYwD9163SMO0 |archive-date=9 June 2008 }} |
| 16 June
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|12 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|40+ |Explosives in a motorcycle detonated in front of a police station in Vavuniya, killing 12 police and injuring 40, including children.{{cite news |title=Policemen die in Sri Lanka attack |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm |date=16 June 2008 |work=BBC News}} |
| {{nowrap|26 June }}
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|18 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|25 |Al-Karmah, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. |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.{{cite news |title=Bombs kill 18 as sheikhs meet, 18 near market |first=Jomana |last=Karadsheh |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.main/ |date=26 June 2008 |publisher=CNN}} |
July
Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2008Jul|ignore=1}}
August
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September
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October
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November
Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2008Nov|ignore=1}}
| class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2008Nov" |
| Date
!Dead !Injured !Location !Description |
|---|
| 6 November
|style="background:#b6fcb6;text-align:left"|11 |style="background:#FFFF66;text-align:left"|41 |Vladikavkaz, Russia. |A bombing on a microbus killed 11 people and injured 41 more. The attack occurred in the province of North Ossetia bordering war-scarred Chechnya as well as the disputed territory of South Ossetia.{{cite news|title=11 victims of Russian suicide blast: official|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gRrf1vCBEwUC_qJXHQO0zmlvK8LA |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=7 November 2008 |agency=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110210601/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gRrf1vCBEwUC_qJXHQO0zmlvK8LA |archive-date=10 November 2008 }} Investigators stated that a female suicide bomber may have conducted the attack.{{cite news|title= Minibus Bomb Kills at Least 8 in Restive Russian Region|last= Schwirtz|first= Michael|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/world/europe/07russia.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|date= 6 November 2008|access-date=9 November 2008|agency=Associated Press|work=The New York Times}} |
| {{nowrap|26–29 November}}
|style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|175 |style="background:#FA8072;text-align:left"|327+ |Mumbai, India. |Armed terrorists opened fire at eight different sites in a coordinated attack. They wielded automatic weapons and attacked locations including a train station, hotels, restaurants, a police station, and a hospital. Some terrorists took hostages and high military grade explosives (RDX) were found nearby; at least eight explosions were reported. |
December
Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2008Dec|ignore=1}}
References
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