List of terrorist incidents in August 2019

This is a list of some of the terrorist, alleged terrorist or suspected terrorist incidents which took place in August 2019, including incidents by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

For other incidents in 2019, and an outline of what is excluded from or included in this list, see List of terrorist incidents in 2019.

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: 8

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
3 Mass shooting 23 23 El Paso, Texas, United States 2019 El Paso shooting: A mass shooting took place at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, on the morning of August 3, 2019. Twenty-two people were killed and 24 others were injured.[1][2][3] A single gunman is suspected of committing the shooting.[4] He was apprehended by police shortly afterward and arrested. The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a possible hate crime; no charges have been filed.[5][6] The attacker released a manifesto before the attack, expressing support for and inspiration by the Christchurch mosque shootings, along with worry about Hispanic invasion, automation, large corporations, and environmental degradation. He quoted that "Hispanics will take control of the local and state government of my beloved Texas, changing policy to better suit their needs."[7] Patrick Crusius Terrorism in the United States
4 Bombing 20 (+1) 49 Cairo, Egypt 2019 Cairo bombing: An explosion following a crash caused by a car that drove into three other cars outside a hospital in central Cairo has left 20 people dead and 47 injured. Initially it appeared to be an accident,[8] but the next day the Interior Minister declared that there were explosives inside the car which were to be used in a terrorist operation. The attacker was killed in the explosion. The explosives-filled car was being driven to another part of the capital to carry out an attack when it crashed into other cars. The minister accused the Hasm Movement, but the group denied the allegations.[9][10] Hasm Movement (suspected) Sinai insurgency
7 Stabbing 1 0 Migdal Oz, West Bank Murder of Dvir Sorek: Dvir Sorek was an 18 year old Yeshiva student traveled to Jerusalem to buy books, but on his way back he was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. The attack happened near a bus stop and two suspects were later arrested.[11] Hamas Israeli–Palestinian conflict
7 Suicide bombing 15 (+1) 140+ Kabul, Afghanistan 7 August 2019 Kabul bombing: At least 14 people have been killed and more than 140 wounded after a Taliban suicide attack outside a police station in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul.[12] Taliban War in Afghanistan
10 Shooting 1 1 (+1) Bærum, Norway Bærum mosque shooting: A gunman opened fire on the Al-Noor Islamic Centre, just outside the Norwegian capital Oslo, wounding a man. Only three people were inside the building at the time of the attack. A woman was later found dead at the house of the attacker. The attack is being investigated as a terrorist attack.[13] Philip Manshaus Right-wing terrorism in Europe
17 Suicide bombing 92 (+1) 142 Kabul, Afghanistan 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing: A bomb exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 92 people and wounding more than 140. The explosion happened at around 22:40 local time (18.10 GMT) in an area in the west of the city mostly populated by Shia Muslims. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[14][15][16] Islamic State War in Afghanistan
19 Bombing 0 0 Newtownbutler, United Kingdom Newtownbutler bombing: A bomb exploded near the town of Newtownbutler, Northern Ireland as police and the bomb squad was searching for a device that was reported in the area over the weekend. No one was injured in the attack which has been blamed on the New IRA.[17] New IRA (suspected) Dissident Irish Republican campaign
23 Bombing 1 2 Dolev, West Bank Murder of Rina Shnerb: A roadside bomb exploded when Rabbi Eitan Shnerb, Rina Shnerb and her brother Dvir where hiking. Rina was killed, while her brother and father were injured. Three PFLP members were arrested.[18][19] PFLP Israeli–Palestinian conflict


References
  1. "Texas Walmart shooting: Twenty killed in El Paso gun attack". BBC. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. Blankstein, Andrew; Burke, Minyvonne (August 3, 2019). "El Paso shooting: 23 people dead, 23 injured, suspect in custody, police say". NBC News. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. Chas Danner (August 3, 2019). "Everything We Know About the El Paso Walmart Massacre". New York Magazine, Intelligencer. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. Waldrop, Theresa; Murphy, Paul P. (2019-08-04). "El Paso shooting suspect may face hate crime charge". CNN. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. Staff (August 4, 2019). "Texas Walmart shooting: El Paso attack 'appears to be hate crime'". BBC News. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  6. Romero, Simon; Fernandez, Manny; Padilla, Mariel (August 4, 2019). "El Paso Shooting: 20 People Are Dead in Massacre at Walmart". The New York Times.
  7. Beckett, Lois (August 3, 2019). "El Paso shooting at Walmart leaves at least 20 people dead". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  8. Twenty dead in explosion outside Cairo hospital
  9. Explosives-packed car kills 20, injures dozens in Cairo collision
  10. Car involved in Cairo blast contained explosives: interior ministry
  11. staff, T. O. I. "UN, Western diplomats denounce murder of teenage Israeli student". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  12. Deadly suicide attack targets Kabul police station
  13. mosque shooting probed as terror act
  14. Afghanistan: Bomb kills 63 at wedding in Kabul
  15. Death toll in Afghanistan wedding blast rises to 80
  16. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49662640
  17. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49396108
  18. "One killed, two wounded in Israeli settlement bomb attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  19. "Security forces arrest terrorists who murdered Rina Shnerb - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
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