List of terrorist incidents in May 2017

This is a timeline of terrorist attacks which took place in May 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.

May

Total Incidents: 9

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
8 Bombing 0 4 Peshawar, Pakistan May 2017 Peshawar bombings: Two bombs exploded in Peshawar while the third one was defused by Bomb Disposal Squad. Three officials of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) were injured. Beside CTD officials, a passerby was also injured.[1] Unknown War in North-West Pakistan
9 Car bombings 1 60 Pattani, Thailand 2017 Pattani bombing: Sixty people were confirmed injured when two bombs went off at Big C Supercenter in Muang district. A canvas vendor was killed before his truck was stolen to be used as the bomb delivery system.[2][3] Barisan Revolusi Nasional (suspected) South Thailand insurgency
12 Suicide bombing 28 (+1) 37 Mastung, Pakistan 2017 Mastung bombing: 28 people were killed and 37 were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Pakistan's city of Mastung.[4] Islamic State claimed responsibility.[5] Islamic State War in North-West Pakistan
20 Shooting 141+ 100+ Wadi al Shatii District, Libya Brak El-Shati airbase raid: At least 141 soldiers and civilians were killed in an attack in Southern Libya.[6] Misrata Militants (suspected) Second Libyan Civil War
22 Suicide bombing 22 (+1) 800+ [7] Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Arena bombing: A suicide bomber named Salman Abedi [8] blew himself up at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester killing at least 22 concertgoers and injuring more than 800 others.[9][10] Salman Abedi Islamic terrorism in Europe
24 Suicide bombings 3 (+2) 10 Jakarta, Indonesia 2017 Jakarta bombings: Three police officers were killed and ten others, five police officers and five civilians, injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bus stop in Jakarta. The police confirmed that the bombers were members of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid, a group linked to Islamic State.[11][12] Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid Terrorism in Indonesia
26 Shootings 28 25+ Minya, Egypt 2017 Minya attack: 28 people have been killed and 25 wounded after gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt.[13][14] Islamic State (suspected) Insurgency in Egypt
30 Car bombing 30+ 40 Baghdad, Iraq Al-Faqma ice cream parlor bombing: At least 30 people were killed and 40 more injured when a car bomb detonated while they were outside an ice cream shop. ISIS claimed responsibility.[15] Islamic State Iraqi Civil War
31 Car bombing 150+ 413+ Kabul, Afghanistan May 2017 Kabul attack: A car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter killed at least 150 persons and wounded more than 400 others.[16][17][18] Haqqani network War in Afghanistan

References
  1. "Blast hits girls school in Peshawar, another bomb defused". Dunya News. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. "Children among 51 injured after Thailand car bomb".
  3. Gerretsen, Isabelle (9 May 2017). "Twin blasts at Thailand shopping mall leave at least 60 injured".
  4. Shahid, Saleem (13 May 2017). "28 die as Senate deputy leader survives bomb attack in Mastung".
  5. "IS claims responsibility for Balochistan blast that killed 25". 12 May 2017.
  6. "More than 100 killed in attack on southern Libya airbase - France 24". 20 May 2017.
  7. "UK requests extradition of Hashem Abedi over Manchester Arena attack".
  8. "Manchester bombing suspect identified; Islamic State claims responsibility".
  9. Pearce, Matt; Etehad, Melissa; Winton, Richard (23 May 2017). "At least 22 dead, dozens injured in suicide bombing at Ariana Grande concert in England" – via LA Times.
  10. "Arena bomb 'injured more than 800'". BBC News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. "Indonesian police launch raid as Jakarta attacks linked to Islamic State". 25 May 2017.
  12. "Islamic State-linked militant group behind Jakarta blast: Sources".
  13. "Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack". BBC. 26 May 2017.
  14. "At least 35 Coptic Christians killed, 25 injured in Egypt bus attack". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  15. Tawfeeq, Mohammed. "ISIS targets Iraqi families with blast at Baghdad ice cream shop".
  16. "Kabul bomb: Dozens killed in Afghan capital". BBC. 31 May 2017.
  17. "Afghanistan explosion: 80 killed in blast near diplomatic area". CNN. 31 May 2017.
  18. "Sorry, we can't seem to find the page you're looking for". 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via washingtonpost.com.
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