List of terrorist incidents in 1995

This is a timeline of incidents in 1995 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:
  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.

January
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 22 Suicide bombing 21 (+2 perpetrators) 69 Beit Lid Junction, Israel Beit Lid suicide bombing: 21 people were killed and 69 wounded by two suicide bombers at a bus stop.[1] Palestinian Islamic Jihad Israel-Palestine conflict
January 26 Bombings 7 52 Jammu, India Three bombs exploded at a rally to celebrate the Indian national holiday, killing seven and injuring 52. The apparent target of the attack, the governor of Kashmir, K.V. Krishna Rao, escaped unharmed.[2] Islamists Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
January 30 Car bombing 42 286 Algiers, Algeria January 1995 Algiers bombing: A car bomb exploded near the police headquarters in Algiers, killing 42 and injuring another 286.[3][4] GIA Algerian Civil War

February
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
February 26 Mass shooting 8 0 Apure Department, Venezuela The Domingo Laín column of the ELN column assaulted the naval post of Cararabo in the Apure Department of Venezuela. In the attack, 8 Marines were killed and abundant bellicose material is stolen.[5] ELN Colombian conflict
February 27 Car bombing 76 123 Zakho, Iraq 1995 Zakho bombing: A car bomb exploded in a crowded marketplace, killing 77 and injuring 123 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was blamed.[6][7] PUK Iraqi Kurdish Civil War

March
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
March 5–6 Armed assault 7 0 Ituango, Antioquia Department, Colombia About 400 guerrillas of FARC, were taken the municipality of Ituango (Antioquia). 1 policeman and 6 civilians are killed, and material damages amounting to 400 million pesos.[8] FARC Colombian conflict
March 11 Car bombing 0 63 Algiers, Algeria Hours after the Armed Islamic Group warned they would begin killing the spouses, sisters and mothers of police then receiving these warnings unless their own Islamist, fundamentalist women family members were released from prison, a car bomb exploded near police-only apartment buildings injuring 63 people (although most only slightly).[9] GIA Algerian Civil War
March 20 Gassing 13 6252 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo subway sarin attack: Members of Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas onto five trains of the Tokyo subway Aum Shinrikyo

April
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
April 9 Suicide bombing 8 (+1 perpetrator) 50 Kfar Darom, Gaza Strip Kfar Darom bus attack: A suicide bomber belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad detonated himself in Gaza, killing 8 and injuring 50.[10] Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Hamas		 Israeli–Palestinian conflict
April 19 Truck bombing 168 680+ Oklahoma City, U.S. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the bombing killed 168 people and injured more than 680 others in retaliation for the U.S. federal government's handling of the Ruby Ridge and Waco sieges. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a 16-block radius, destroyed or burned 86 cars, and shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, causing at least an estimated $652 million worth of damage. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
April 19 Gassing 0 671 Yokohama, Japan 671 people were wounded by a phosgene attack on the Yokohama Station. Unknown
April 20 Massacre c. 300 unknown Atiak, Uganda Atiak massacre Lord's Resistance Army Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
April 22 Shooting, raid 1 (+18) Unknown Rivera, Huila, Colombia Units of the Army Battalion of Tenerife gave off 13 ELN guerrillas in Alto de las Papas, jurisdiction of the municipality of Rivera (Huila). Captain Hernán Ricardo Escobar was also killed in the fighting.[11] Colombian Army and ELN Colombian conflict
April 28 Shootdown 45 0 Jaffna, Sri Lanka 1995 Sri Lanka Air Force Avro 748 (CR835) shootdown: LTTE militants shot down a Sri Lankan Air Force plane with a missile shortly after the plane left Jaffna Airport. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
April 29 Shootdown 52 0 Jaffna, Sri Lanka 1995 Sri Lanka Air Force Avro 748 (CR834) shootdown: LTTE militants shot down a Sri Lankan Air Force plane that was sent to investigate the previous day's shootdown. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War

May
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
May 25 Massacre 42 Kallarawa, Sri Lanka Kallarawa massacre: LTTE cadres attacked a fishing village in Kallarawa, where they hacked and shot to death 42 civilians.[12] LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War

June
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
June 7 Car bombing 0 1 Ankara, Turkey A car bomb exploded in Ankara, wounding a leader of the city's Jewish community.[13] Unknown
June 10 Dynamite 29 200+ Medellín, Colombia About 10 kilos of dynamite exploded in the Plaza de San Antonio in Medellín, killing 29 people and wounding more than 200. The monument Botero El Pájaro was partially destroyed as a result of the explosion. Unknown Colombian conflict
June 14–19 Siege 129-166 (+11) 400+ Budyonnovsk, Russia Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis: Dozens of Chechen rebels led by Shamil Basayev attacked the town of Budyonnovsk before taking around 1,500-2,000 hostages at a local hospital. After several days of failed negotiations, Russian police stormed the hospital and engaged in heavy gunfire with the militants. Estimates of the number of people killed range from 129 to 166. CRI First Chechen War
June 17 Arson 0 0 West Perth, Australia 1995 bombing of the French Consulate in Perth, Western Australia: The French consulate building was firebombed by two eco-terrorists who opposed France's testing of nuclear weapons. Bosco Boscovich
Maya Catts
June 22 Car bombing 0 16 Constantion, Algeria 16 people were wounded in a car bomb blast in the city of Constantion.[14] GIA Algerian Civil War

July
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
July 4 Kidnapping 6 0 Pahalgam, India 1995 Kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir: Six western tourists (two British, two American, one German and one Norwegian) were kidnapped and held for ransom by Islamic radicals and murdered over the following several months. Al-Faran Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
July 20 Bombing 17 100 Jammu, India A bomb on a motor scooter exploded at a marketplace in Jammu, killing at least 17 and injuring 100 more. Harkat-ul-Ansar claimed responsibility for the bombing.[15] Harkat-ul-Ansar Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
July 24 Suicide bombing 6 (+1 perpetrator) 30 Tel Aviv, Israel Ramat Gan bus bombing: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated on a bus, killing 6 and injuring 30.[10] Hamas Israeli-Palestinian conflict
July 25 Bombing 8 80 Paris, France 1995 France bombings: A gas bottle exploded at a train station GIA Algerian Civil War
July 26 Bombing 1 42 Jammu, India A bomb hidden in a motor scooter exploded near a Hindu temple killing a Hindu pilgrim and injuring another 42.[16] Harkat-ul-Ansar Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

August
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
August 7 Ambush 6 0 Choachí, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia Troops of the XIII Brigade were ambushed by FARC guerrillas in the village of La Victoria, municipality of Choachí (Cundinamarca). 6 soldiers were killed.[17] FARC Colombian conflict
August 17 Bombing 0 17 Paris, France 1995 France bombings: Bombing at the Arc de Triomphe GIA Algerian Civil War
August 21 Suicide bombing 5 (+1 perpetrator) 100 Jerusalem, Israel Ramat Eshkol bus bombing: A Hamas suicide bomber detonated on a bus, killing 5 and injuring 100.[10] Hamas Israeli–Palestinian conflict
August 26 Attempted bombing 0 0 Lyon, France 1995 France bombings: Large bomb found and defused near railway tracks near Lyon. GIA Algerian Civil War
August 28 Mortar 43 75 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Markale massacres#Second massacre: The Army of Republika Srpska launched a mortar targeting Bosniak civilians at a market, similar to an attack they launched the previous year. VRS Bosnian War
August 28 Ambush 5 3+ Bolívar Department, Colombia Guerrillas from front 35 of the FARC assassinated Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Persand Barnes, Commander of the Marine Infantry Fusilier Battalion No. 5 in El Salado Corregimiento, El Carmen de Bolívar. The ambush also killed 2 civilians and 2 other soldiers.[18] FARC Colombian conflict
August 31 Car bombing 9 104 Algiers, Algeria A car bomb, exploding at a square near the police headquarters in Bab El-Oued killed nine people and left more than 100 injured.[19][20] GIA Algerian Civil War
August 31 Suicide bombing 16 (+1 perpetrator) 30 Chandigarh, India Dilawar Singh Babbar, a member of Babbar Khalsa, killed Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and 15 others in a suicide bombing. At least 30 more were injured in the attack.[21][22] Babbar Khalsa Punjab insurgency

September
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
September 3 Bombing 0 4 Paris, France 1995 France bombings: Bombing at a square in Paris GIA Algerian Civil War
September 5 Car bombings 13 25 Srinagar, India Two car bombs, exploding near two banks handling payrolls for the Indian army and police units, killed 13 and injured 25.[23] Harkat-ul-Ansar Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
September 7 Car bombing 0 14 Lyon, France 1995 France bombings: A car bomb exploded outside a Jewish school in Lyon, wounding 14 people.[24] GIA Algerian Civil War

October
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
October Massacres ~120 Eastern Province, Sri Lanka October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka massacres: Throughout October 1995, the LTTE carried out several massacres of Sinhalese civilians in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
October 6 Bombing 0 13 Paris, France 1995 France bombings: Bombing at a Paris Métro station GIA Algerian Civil War
October 9 Sabotage 1 78 Arizona, United States 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment: Amtrak's Sunset Limited train was intentionally derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona by unknown perpetrators. Four typed notes criticizing the FBI and ATF for their handling of the Waco siege were found near the scene and signed with "Sons of the Gestapo". However no group called the "Sons of the Gestapo" has ever been uncovered. Unknown
October 18 Bombing 0 29 Paris, France 1995 France bombings: A bomb was thrown at an underground commuter train as it sped through central Paris. The train was derailed and damaged. No one was killed, but 29 people were injured in the attack.[25] GIA Algerian Civil War
October 20 Suicide car bombing 0 (+1) 29 Rijeka, Croatia 1995 Rijeka bombing: A car bomb was detonated in front of a police station. The perpetrator driving the car was the sole fatality. Days later, the responsibility for the attack was claimed by al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.[26] al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya Bosnian War
October 31 Bombing 33 Salahuddin, Iraq A bomb exploded at the headquarters of the Iraqi National Congress kills at least 33, including the group's chief of security, Lt. Saif Rashid Sindi.[27][28] PUK Iraqi Kurdish Civil War

November
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
November 4 Assassination 1 1 Tel Aviv, Israel Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli president Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated and his bodyguard wounded by Israeli ultranationalist Yigal Amir, who opposed Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. Yigal Amir Israel-Palestine conflict
November 11 Suicide bombings 15+ (+2 perpetrators) 59 Colombo, Sri Lanka A double suicide bombing of army headquarters in Colombo killed at least 15 and injures 59. It was carried out by LTTE.[29][30] LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
November 13 Car bombing 7 60 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia A car bomb exploded outside a military building in Riyadh, killing seven people, including five Americans.[31] Unknown
November 16 Car bombing 12 20 Baghdad, Iraq A car bomb exploded outside the headquarters of the Ba'ath Party kills 12 and injures 20.[32] PUK Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
November 19 Car bombing 17 ≈60 Islamabad, Pakistan Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan: Bombing of the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad killed 17.[33] Egyptian Islamic Jihad

December
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
December 4 Car bombing 11 60+ Grozny, Chechnya A car bomb exploded at a bazaar near the main government building, killing 11 and injuring more than 60. Chechen rebels were blamed for the bombing.[34][35] CRI First Chechen War
December 11 Car bombing 6 19 Madrid, Spain 1995 Vallecas bombing: Basque separatists bombed an army vehicle carrying civilian employees. ETA Basque conflict
December 22 Car bombing 32+ 117 Peshawar, Pakistan 1995 Peshawar bombing: A car bomb exploded outside a department store, killing at least 32 and injuring 117 more.[36] Unknown

See also

References
  1. Suicide bomber kills 19 in Israel, The New York Times (January 23, 1995)
  2. 3 bomb blasts kill 7, hurt 52 at Kashmir fete, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 27, 1995)
  3. A Car Bombing in Algiers Kills 38 and Wounds 256, The New York Times (January 31, 1995)
  4. Algiers Bomb Toll Rises to 42 Dead, The Washington Post (February 1, 1995)
  5. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-363147
  6. Car Bomb Kills At Least 54 In Kurdish Iraq, The New York Times (February 28, 1995)
  7. Iraq car-bomb explosion kills 76, injures 123, The Dallas Morning News (March 1, 1995)
  8. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-281325
  9. Bomb Wounds 63 in Families of Algiers Police, The New York Times (March 11, 1995)
  10. Cordesman, Anthony (2005). The Israeli-Palestinian War: Escalating to Nowhere. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 24.
  11. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-316611
  12. The Sunday Times, Lighting a candle in the storm.
  13. HighBeam
  14. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=08M0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QCEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6154,2805008&dq=bomb+attack&hl=en
  15. Bomb explodes near Hindu temple, The Sunday Courier (July 27, 1995)
  16. One killed as bomb explodes near Hindu temple in India, The Seattle Times (July 26, 1995)
  17. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-382587
  18. http://www.eluniversal.com.co/monteria-y-sincelejo/local/fuerzas-militares-recordaron-al-comandante-persand-41941
  19. 10 dead in Algiers car bomb blast, Kingman Daily Miner (August 31, 1995)
  20. World News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (September 3, 1995)
  21. [Car bomb kills top official, 12 others in northern India], The Buffalo News (August 31, 1995)
  22. Indian security tightens after new assassinations, St. Paul Pioneer Press (September 3, 1995)
  23. Bomb Set by Rebels in Capital of Kashmir Kills 13, Wounds 25, The New York Times (September 5)
  24. , News Blaze (May 11, 2008)
  25. "Bomb Attack Injures 29 on Paris Commuter Train". Sun-Sentinel.com. October 18, 1995. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  26. "Islamic Group Hits Croatia". by Reuters. New York Times. 1995-10-22. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  27. A Fuel Tanker Explodes in Iraq, Killing 10, With 2 From U.N., The New York Times (December 8, 1995)
  28. Toll rises, Deseret News (November 1, 1995)
  29. The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, ROBERT A. PAPE The University of Chicago, American Political Science Review Vol. 97, No. 3 August 2003, Page No 16
  30. Suicide Bombing in Sri Lanka, The Washington Post (November 11, 1995)
  31. "Ambassador: Car bomb destroyed military building".
  32. The Washington Times (November 22, 1995)
  33. U.S. Sending an F.B.I. Team to Investigate Bombing in Pakistan, The New York Times (November 23, 1995)
  34. Chechnya Bomb Kills 11 At Russian Headquarters, The New York Times (December 5, 1995)
  35. Car Bomb Blast in Chechnya Kills 11, Wounds Scores, The Washington Post (December 5, 1995)
  36. Car Bomb Kills 35 at Pakistan-Afghan Border, The New York Times (December 22, 1995)
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