List of terrorist incidents in February 2017

This is a timeline of terrorist attacks which took place in February 2017, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

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.
  • 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.

February

Total Incidents: 8

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
7 Suicide bombing 22 (+1) 41 Kabul, Afghanistan February 2017 Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul attack: At least 22 people were killed and 41 wounded in a suicide blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul.[1] The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[2] Islamic State – Khorasan Province War in Afghanistan
13 Suicide bombing 18 (+1) 90+ Lahore, Pakistan 2017 Lahore suicide bombing: A powerful bomb blast ripped through a protest in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 14 people and wounding 90. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility.[3] Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
15 Suicide bombing 2 (+1) 12+ Peshawar, Pakistan 2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing: A suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying local judges and government officials killing the driver and a civilian and wounding five passengers.[4][5] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
16 Suicide bombing 91+ (+1) 300+ Sehwan, Pakistan 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing: A suicide bombing at a popular shrine in southern Pakistan killed at least 91 people and wounded over 300. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[6][7] Islamic State – Khorasan Province Spillover of the War in North-West Pakistan
17 Car bombing 2 17 Viransehir, Turkey A child and a man were killed and 17 others were injured in a large car bomb blast in Viransehir, in Turkey's Şanlıurfa Province.[8] Kurdistan Workers' Party Kurdish–Turkish conflict
19 Bombing 1 40 Bogotá, Colombia 2017 Bogota Bombing An explosion happened near a bullring, where animal rights activists were preparing to hold a march. It is not yet clear if the blast was linked to the march, but the Bogotá mayor Enrique Penalosa called the perpetrators "terrorists."[9][10] National Liberation Army (suspected) Colombian Conflict
21 Suicide bombings 7 (+3) 21 Charsadda, Pakistan 2017 Charsadda suicide bombing: At least seven people, including a lawyer were killed and 21 others injured as a sessions court in Charsadda was hit by multiple suicide bombers.[11] Jamaat-ul-Ahrar War in North-West Pakistan
23 Shooting 1 2 Kansas City, United States 2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting: A Kansas man shot three people after yelling "get out of my Country." The gunman said he believed the men he shot were Middle Eastern, but the victims were Indian engineers.An Indian man was killed and another was injured. Ian Grillot, an American who tried to save them, was also shot.[12] Lone wolf Terrorism in the United States

References
  1. "21 killed, nearly 50 wounded in suicide bombing outside Afghan top court in Kabul". 7 February 2017.
  2. "Militants Kill 6 ICRC Employees in Afghanistan". Voice of America. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. Randhawa, Samiullah (13 February 2017). "14 killed, over 100 wounded in Lahore blast". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. "Suicide bombings kill 6 in northwestern Pakistan". ABC.com. ABC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Peshawar: Two killed in suicide attack at Hayatabad". Samaa TV. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. "Pakistan shrine blast in Sindh kills many". BBC. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. "Over 70 martyred in suicide attack at shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar". The International News. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. "Turkey detains 26 people after car bomb, governor says PKK responsible". Reuters. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. "Bogota explosion: Many injured in blast near bullring". BBC News. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. "Rinden homenaje a policía que murió en explosión en Bogotá". 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. Mohmand, Mureeb (February 21, 2017). "Six killed, over 20 injured as sessions court in Charsadda comes under attack". Express Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. Brennan, Christopher; Sommerfeldt, Chris (23 February 2017). "Kansas man accused of fatally shooting Indian engineer after shouting 'get out of my country'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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