List of terrorist incidents in April 2020

This is a list of some of the terrorist, alleged terrorist, or suspected terrorist incidents which took place in April 2020, including incidents by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

For other incidents in 2020, and an outline of what is excluded from or included in this list, see List of terrorist incidents in 2020.

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.

List

Total incidents: 10

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
4 Stabbing 2 5 Romans-sur-Isère, France 2020 Romans-sur-Isère knife attack: Two people were killed and five others wounded in a mass stabbing in Romans-sur-Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The suspect is a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker who was arrested at the scene. French police have launched a terrorism investigation. Two other people related to the attacker were arrested later.[1][2][3] Abdallah Ahmed-Osman Islamic terrorism in Europe
5 Suicide bombing 7 (+2) 0 Amchide, Cameroon Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers blew up in Amchide, Far North Region, Cameroon. The bombers are suspected of having been Boko Haram militants from Nigeria.[4] Boko Haram (suspected) Boko Haram insurgency
6 Shooting 20 0 Bamba, Mali In the early morning, Islamic militants attacked a military base in the northern town of Bamba, Gao Region, Mali. Twenty soldiers were killed in the attack. JNIM claimed responsibility.[5][6] JNIM Mali War
7 Shooting, beheading 52 0 Muidumbe District, Mozambique Islamists killed 52 villagers in northern Mozambique after locals refused to be recruited to their ranks. An Islamic State affiliated group is suspected to be behind the attack.[7] Islamic State - Central Africa Province (suspected) Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
17 Shooting 11 14 Sulu, Philippines Aby Sayyaf militants killed 11 Philippine soldiers and wounded 14 others. The attack occurred on a remote island in the country's south.[8] Islamic State - East Asia Province (suspected) Moro conflict
21 Shooting 1 1 Rakhine State, Myanmar A WHO worker collecting coronavirus samples was killed and a government employee injured, after their vehicle was hit by gunfire. Neither the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army denied any involvement in the attack, but militant rebels are suspected behind the attack.[9] Rakhine Nationalists (suspected) Internal conflict in Myanmar
24 Ambush, shooting 17 5 Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo An attack occurred in Virunga National Park, leaving 17 people, including 12 rangers, dead. Five others were injured. The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda are suspected to be behind the attack.[10] Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (suspected) Kivu conflict
27 Vehicle ramming 0 2 Colombes, France Two police officers were seriously injured when a driver rammed his vehicle into them in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. The perpetrator was arrested, and a source stated that the man carried out the attack to "avenge events in Palestine". The attacker had pledged allegiance to Islamic State.[11][12] Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
28 Grenade attack 53 50+ Afrin, Syria 2020 Afrin bombing: A grenade caused a fuel tanker to explode near a market and a government ministry in Afrin. The explosion killed at least 53 people, including 11 children and 6 Turkish-allied fighters. The Turkish government blamed YPG for the attack.[13][14] YPG (suspected) SDF insurgency in Northern Aleppo
29 Suicide bombing 3 (+1) 15 Char Asiab District, Afghanistan A suicide bombing killed 3 civilians and injured 15 in Kabul Province. No group has yet claimed responsibility, but an Islamist group is suspected.[15] Fidai Mahaz (suspected) War in Afghanistan

References
  1. Romans-sur-Isère: France launches terror probe after knife attack
  2. Terrorism probe launched after knife attack in southeast France leaves two dead
  3. "Attaque de Romans-sur-Isère : le point sur l'enquête". sudouest.fr (in French). 5 April 2020.
  4. https://www.france24.com/en/20200406-suicide-bombers-kill-several-in-northern-cameroon-boko-haram
  5. https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/06/northern-mali-attack-leaves-20-soldiers-dead.html
  6. Mali: JNIM claims responsibility for April 6 attack in Bamba (Gao region) /update 1
  7. https://www.barrons.com/news/fifty-two-villagers-killed-by-jihadists-in-northern-mozambique-01587494104
  8. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/militants-kill-11-philippine-troops-wound-14
  9. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52366811
  10. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/drc-rangers-civilians-killed-attack-virunga-national-park-200424161459752.html
  11. "Driver rams two police motorcyclists in Paris suburb". france24.com. 27 April 2020.
  12. https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN22A23O
  13. At least 46 dead in northern Syria blast
  14. Bomb blast kills at least 46 civilians in Syria's Afrin
  15. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attacks/bombing-near-afghan-capital-kills-three-amid-unabated-violence-idUSKCN22B0HD
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