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List of terrorist incidents in 2010

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This is a timeline of incidents in 2010 that have been labelled, or investigated as possible cases of "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

List 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

January

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Jan"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

!Perpetrator

January 1

|Suicide bombing

|align="right"|105

|align="right"|100+

|Lakki Marwat, Pakistan

|2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing: A suicide car bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a volleyball pitch as people gathered to watch a match.{{cite news|title=Pakistan volleyball crowd 'hit by suicide bomber'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8437114.stm|work=BBC News|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2010}}

|Lone-wolf

January 8

|Shooting

|align="right"|3

|align="right"|9

|Cabinda, Angola

|Togo national football team attack: Separatist gunmen ambushed the Togo football team bus while crossing the Congo border, killing the driver, the assistant manager and a journalist, and injuring nine people, mainly football players.{{cite news|title=Pakistan volleyball crowd 'hit by suicide bomber'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8437114.stm|work=BBC News|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=January 1, 2010}}

|Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Jan|ignore=2}}

February

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Feb"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

February 3

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |10

| align="right" |70

|Lower Dir, Pakistan

|February 2010 Lower Dir bombing: A suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani Frontier Corps convoy. The US embassy said its military personnel had been training Pakistan's Frontier Corps in counter-insurgency.{{cite news|title=Pakistan blast kills US soldiers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8494890.stm|work=BBC News|date=February 3, 2010|access-date=February 3, 2010}}

February 10

|Assassination

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |0

|Kfar Tapuach, West Bank

|Tapuah Junction stabbing (2010): A Palestinian Authority police officer stabbed to death a Druze Arab IDF soldier while he was sitting in a jeep stopped at a traffic light at the Tapuah junction.{{cite news|title=Terrorist was a PA officer |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=168378 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=February 11, 2010 |access-date=February 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214195959/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=168378 |archive-date=February 14, 2010 }}

February 13

|Bombing

| align="right" |16

| align="right" |60

|Pune, India

|2010 Pune bombing: A bomb exploded at the German Bakery, a famous and touristic eatery.{{cite news|title=India restaurant bomb blast kills nine in Pune|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8514232.stm|work=BBC News|date=February 13, 2010|access-date=February 13, 2010}}

February 18

|Suicide attack

| align="right" |1 (+1)

| align="right" |13

|Austin, Texas, United States

|2010 Austin suicide attack: Andrew Joseph Stack III crashed his plane into an IRS building killing himself and a person inside the building. The crash caused a serious fire and significant damage to the building.

February 26

|Suicide bombing; possible offensive fighting

| align="right" |17

| align="right" |32

|Kabul, Afghanistan

|February 2010 Kabul attack: A suicide bomber detonated in an area containing a shopping centre, guest house and hotel, with gunfire heard after at least two blasts.{{cite news|title=Afghanistan capital Kabul hit by suicide attack|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8538005.stm|work=BBC News|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=February 26, 2010}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Feb|ignore=1}}

March

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Mar"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

March 8–12

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |72+

| align="right" |190+

|Lahore, Pakistan

|March 2010 Lahore bombings: Three suicide bombings occurred on two separate days, in which a car bomb struck a Federal Investigation Agency's office, and the other two suicide bombers detonated simultaneously whilst targeting a passing military convoy.{{cite news|title=Bombings Kill 53 in Pakistan's Lahore as Lull in Attacks Ends|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.RVw3a0WX8c|work=Bloomberg|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=March 12, 2010}}

March 29

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |40

| align="right" |100+

|Moscow, Russia

|2010 Moscow Metro bombings: Two female Shahidka suicide bombers detonated their explosive-belts on the Moscow Metro at the peak of the morning rush hour.{{cite news|title=Moscow Metro hit by deadly suicide bombings|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8592190.stm|work=BBC News|date=March 29, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2010}}

March 31

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |12

| align="right" |25

|Kizlyar, Russia

|2010 Kizlyar suicide bombings: A suicide car bomber detonated outside the offices of the local interior ministry and the FSB intelligence agency. Another suicide bomber impersonating as a police officer then detonated 20 minutes later on the same street as a crowd gathered.{{cite news|title=Twelve killed by twin bombings in Russia's Dagestan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8596084.stm|work=BBC News|date=March 31, 2010|access-date=March 31, 2010}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Mar|ignore=1}}

April

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Apr"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

April 4

|Suicide car bombing

|align="right"|42

|align="right"|224

|Baghdad, Iraq

|April 4, 2010 Baghdad bombings: Three suicide car bombers hit in the centre of Baghdad. One explosion occurred near the Iranian embassy while the other two explosions occurred in the west-central Mansour district. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks. It has also been reported that at least one of these blasts struck near the offices of pro-Iranian politician, Ahmed Chalabi.{{cite news|title=Iraqi capital rocked by bombs leaving 41 dead|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8602478.stm|work=BBC News|date=April 4, 2010|access-date=April 4, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/20104483114169984.html|title=Middle East – Deadly blasts hit Baghdad embassies|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=April 4, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2010}}

April 19

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |25+

| align="right" |30+

|Peshawar, Pakistan

|19 April 2010 Peshawar bombing: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a marketplace during a public protest.{{cite news|title=Peshawar market suicide bombing leaves many dead|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8630356.stm|work=BBC News|date=April 19, 2010|access-date=April 19, 2010}}

April 23

|Bombing

| align="right" |85

| align="right" |145+

|Anbar, Baghdad, Iraq

|April 2010 Baghdad bombings: A wave of bomb attacks occurred across the Baghdad. Most of these attacks were near Shia mosques during prayers; one bomb went off near the offices of a prominent Shia cleric. Another attack involved a series of coordinated bombs being detonated in Khaldiya in Anbar province. Reports claimed the attacks were retaliation for the killings of three senior Al-Qaeda leaders by Iraqi security forces.{{cite news|title=Dozens killed in Baghdad in 'revenge al-Qaeda attacks'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8639223.stm|work=BBC News|date=April 23, 2010|access-date=April 23, 2010}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Apr|ignore=1}}

May

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010May"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

May 1

|Attempted bombing

|align="right"|0

|align="right"|0

|New York City, United States

|2010 Times Square car bombing attempt: A car bomb was placed at Times Square but failed to detonate. Several days later, a Pakistani-American male was arrested in connection with the bombing attempt. He also had ties with the Taliban.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/02/times.square.closure/index.html|title=Suspicious car leads to closure of Times Square|date=May 2, 2010|access-date=May 2, 2010|publisher=CNN| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502101653/http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/02/times.square.closure/index.html| archive-date= May 2, 2010 | url-status= live}}

May 20

|Shooting

| align="right" |2 (+2)

| align="right" |2

|West Memphis, United States

|2010 West Memphis police shootings: Two police officers were shot and killed during a traffic stop. Police identified and killed two suspects, identified as Jerry Kane, Jr., and his son, Joseph Kane.{{Cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/deadly-arkansas-shooting-sovereign-citizens-jerry-kane-joseph/story?id=11065285 |title = Deadly Arkansas Shooting: Group Shuns Law}}

May 28

|Grenades, shooting

| align="right" |94

| align="right" |120+

|Lahore, Pakistan

|2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre: This terrorist attack took place on two Ahmadi mosques simultaneously.

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010May|ignore=1}}

July

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Jul"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

July 1

|Suicide bombing

|align="right"|50

|align="right"|200+

|Lahore, Pakistan

|July 2010 Lahore bombings: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up.{{cite news|title=High alert after Pakistan shrine suicide blasts|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10486925.stm|work=BBC News|date=July 1, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2010}}

July 2

|Bombing

|align="right"|1

|align="right"|11

|Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

|2010 Mitrovica attacks: A bomb exploded during a demonstration against the opening of a government office in the Serbian enclave. The only fatality was a Bosniak who lived in the Bosnian Mahal.{{cite news|title=One Dead, 11 Injured in Blast in North Mitrovica|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/29202/|work=Balkan Insight|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=May 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706162852/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/29202/|archive-date=2010-07-06}}

July 7

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |70+

| align="right" |400+

|Baghdad, Iraq

|July 2010 Baghdad attacks: A suicide bomber killed more than 70 people and some 400 have been wounded in bomb attacks on Shia pilgrims converging on a shrine.{{cite news|title=Suicide bomber kills Iraqi Shia pilgrims|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10547390.stm|work=BBC News|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=July 7, 2010}}

July 9

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |105

| align="right" |120+

|Mohmand Agency, Pakistan

|Mohmand Agency bombing: A suicide bomb attack at a tribal meeting killed at least 104 people and wounded more than 120. This was the deadliest attack in the country so far in 2010.{{cite news|title=Suicide attacks in Mohmand kill 104; peace jirga main target |url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/06-taliban-claim-responsibility-peace-jirga-main-target-suicide-attacks-in-mohmand-65-die-070-rsa-03 |work=Dawn Media Group |date=July 10, 2010 |access-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711091424/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/06-taliban-claim-responsibility-peace-jirga-main-target-suicide-attacks-in-mohmand-65-die-070-rsa-03 |archive-date=July 11, 2010 }}

July 12

|Bombing

| align="right" |74

| align="right" |70

|Kampala, Uganda

|2010 Kampala attacks: Several suicide bombings were carried out around crowds watching the World Cup.{{cite news|title='Somali link' as 74 World Cup fans die in Uganda blasts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10593771|work=BBC News|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2010}}

July 15

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |28

| align="right" |300+

|Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran

|2010 Zahedan bombings: Two suicide bombers at Shi'ite mosque by Sunni–Baloch group Jundullah.{{cite news|title=Iran Accuses U.S, Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703724104575378541660572292?mod=googlenews_wsj|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 20, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2010|first=Jay|last=Solomon}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Jul|ignore=1}}

August

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Aug"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

August 17

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |69+

| align="right" |170+

|Baghdad, Iraq

|17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings: At least 69 people killed and more than 170 injured in a suicide attack on an army recruitment centre.{{cite news|title=Suicide attack kills Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10995421|work=BBC News|date=August 17, 2010|access-date=August 17, 2010}}

August 25

|Suicide bombings/Car bombings/IEDs

| align="right" |53+

| align="right" |270+

|Iraq

|25 August 2010 Iraq bombings: A series of suicide bombings, car bombings and IED attacks occurred across various cities and towns across the country.{{cite news|title=Dozens killed in wave of bombings across Iraq|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11081603|work=BBC News|date=August 25, 2010|access-date=August 25, 2010}}

August 31

|Fighting

| align="right" |4

| align="right" |0

|Kiryat Arba, West Bank, Israel

|August 2010 West Bank shooting attack: 4 Israeli civilians, including a pregnant woman, were killed by Hamas militants while driving on route 60. Witnesses say the victims were gunned down in their seats. Israeli sources described the incident as one of the "worst" acts of terror in recent years by Palestinian militants.{{cite news|title=Abbas condemns Hamas attack; 4 Israelis shot dead |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=186640 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=August 31, 2010 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901202018/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=186640 |archive-date=September 1, 2010 }}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Aug|ignore=1}}

September

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Sep"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

September 1

|Suicide bombing

|align="right"|38

|align="right"|250

|Lahore, Pakistan

|September 2010 Lahore bombings: Three bombings killed 25 and injured 170.{{cite news|title=Triple bomb blasts hit Lahore Shia procession|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11152128|work=BBC News|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=September 1, 2010}}

September 3

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |73+

| align="right" |200+

|Quetta, Pakistan

|September 2010 Quetta bombing: Two suicide bombings against a Shiite's Quds Day procession and an Ahmadi mosque killed several people.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/04/c_13477555.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907015919/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/04/c_13477555.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2010|title=73 killed in fresh suicide bomb attack in Pakistan|date=September 4, 2010|agency=Xinhua|access-date=September 3, 2010}}

September 10

|Bombing (alleged)

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |1

|Copenhagen, Denmark

|Hotel Jørgensen explosion: In an incident suggested to be terror-related aimed at newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten{{'s}} office in Aarhus,{{cite web|url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/article1408680.ece |title=Ekstra Bladet – Han ville bombe Jyllands-Posten |publisher=Ekstrabladet.dk |access-date=2011-03-27}} a man of Chechnyan origin{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.dk/krimi/han-hedder-lors-doukaiev |title=Han hedder Lors Doukaiev – Krimi |publisher=BT.dk |date= September 15, 2010|access-date=2011-03-27}} allegedly caused an explosion in the basement of a Copenhagen hotel. After the unsuccessful attack, the perpetrator fled to the nearby Ørstedsparken, where he was caught by police. The police feared that the man had an undetonated bomb in his backpack and avoided coming near the man, until the detonation machine known as "Rullemarie", shot at the backpack to confirm that the content was harmless.{{cite news|title=Man held after 'suicide' blast at hotel in Copenhagen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11265576|work=BBC News|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=September 10, 2010}}

September 16

|Bombing

| align="right" |12

| align="right" |3

|Hakkâri Province, Turkey

|2010 Hakkâri bus bombing: An attack occurred when a remote-controlled device exploded, on a minibus in the village of Gecitli near the borders with Iraq and Iran. 12 people died, and another 3 were injured.{{cite news|title=A roadside bomb attack killed nine people traveling on a minibus Thursday, authorities said, in the latest violence to shake Turkey's turbulent southeast, where Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for autonomy for decades. |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_explosion |work=Yahoo news |year=2010 |access-date=December 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922101247/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_explosion |archive-date=September 22, 2010 }}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Sep|ignore=1}}

October

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Oct"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

October 1

|Bombing

|align="right"|12

|align="right"|17

|Abuja, Nigeria

|October 2010 Abuja bombings: Two car bombings occurred during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the nation's independence.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11458674|title=UK VIPs pulled out ahead of deadly Nigeria parade|author=BBC News|date=October 2, 2010|access-date=October 2, 2010|author-link=BBC News}}

October 19

|Offensive fighting/Suicide bombing

| align="right" |6~20+

| align="right" |17~40+

|Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

|2010 Chechen Parliament attack: Three suicide militant commandos attacked and stormed into the Chechen Parliament, killing police officers and employees, before detonating their explosive-belts.{{cite news|title=Death Toll In Grozny Parliament Attack May Have Been Far Higher|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/Death_Toll_In_Grozny_Parliament_Attack_May_Have_Been_Far_Higher/2204693.html|work=Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty|date=October 19, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2010}}

October 29

|Bombing attempt

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |0

|London, United Kingdom/Dubai, United Arab Emirates

|2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot: Two packages, each containing a bomb consisting of {{convert|300|to(-)|400|g|oz}} of plastic explosives and a detonating mechanism, were found on separate cargo planes. The bombs were discovered as a result of intelligence received from Saudi Arabia's security chief. They were bound from Yemen to the United States, and were discovered at en route stop-overs in London and Dubai.

October 31

|Suicide bombing

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |32

|Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey

|2010 Istanbul bombing: A suicide bombing took place at 10:34.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11660795|title=Istanbul suicide blast injures 32, including 15 police|work=BBC News Online|location=London|date=October 31, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/31/turkey.blast/index.html?hpt=T1|title=32 injured in apparent suicide bombing in Turkey|work=CNN|date=November 1, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2010}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Oct|ignore=1}}

November

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Nov"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

November 11

|Bombing, offensive fighting

|align="right"|18

|align="right"|100+

|Karachi, Pakistan

|Pakistan CID building attack: A truck laden with explosives was blasted at the CID building killing at least 18 and injuring more than 100. The blast was preceded by a gunfight between the militants and law enforcement officials.{{cite news|title=TBomb blast at CID building, at least 10 killed|url=http://public.dawn.com/2010/11/11/bomb-blast-at-cid-building-at-least-five-killed.html|work=Dawn|date=November 11, 2010|access-date=November 11, 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2016}}

Total incidents: 1

December

class="wikitable sortable" id="terrorIncidents2010Dec"
Date

!Type

!Dead

!Injured

!Location

!Description

December 11

|Car Bombing, Suicide bombing

|align="right"|0 (+1 terrorist)

|align="right"|2

|Stockholm, Sweden

|2010 Stockholm bombings: Two explosions occurred, one triggered by a car bomb and another suicide bomb which likely killed the assailant. The bombings have been linked to e-mail threats over Swedish involvement in the War in Afghanistan and the ongoing Muhammed cartoon controversy.{{cite news|last=Shanley|first=Mia|title=Sweden calls Stockholm blasts "terrorist attack"|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BA2GZ20101212|access-date=December 12, 2010|newspaper=Reuters|date=December 11, 2010|author2=Lannin, Patrick}}

Total incidents: {{table row counter|id=terrorIncidents2010Dec|ignore=1}}

See also

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