List of terrorist incidents in October 2017

This is a list of some of the terrorist, alleged terrorist or suspected terrorist incidents which took place in October 2017, including incidents by violent non-state actors for political, religious, or ideological motives.

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: 6

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
1 Knife attack 2 (+1) 0 Marseille, France Marseille stabbing: A man with a knife attacked and killed two women at Saint Charles station and he was shot dead by police officers. The incident is being treated as an 'act of terrorism'. The perpetrator is alleged to have yelled "Allahu Akbar" during the attack.[1][2][3] Ahmed Hanachi[4] Terrorism in Europe
4 Ambush 9 (+21) 10 Tillabéri Region, Niger Tongo Tongo ambush: Four U.S. Army personnel and five Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured after being ambushed while assisting local forces in southwest Niger. No group has claimed responsibility but officials have suspected that the Islamic State was behind the attack.[5][6] Islamic State (suspected) Insurgency in the Maghreb
5 Suicide bombing 24 (+1) 20 Jhal Magsi District, Pakistan A suicide attacker blew himself up at a Sufi shrine packed with devotees in a village of Jhal Magsi District, killing at least 24 people and injuring twenty others.[7][8] Islamic State Insurgency in Balochistan
14 Truck bombing 587 316 Mogadishu, Somalia 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings: A heavy blast caused by a truck VBIED bombing in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu in a busy area near a hotel left 587 killed and more than 316 injured.[9][10][11][12] Al-Shabaab War in Somalia
28 Car bombings, Shootings 25 30 Mogadishu, Somalia 28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings: An explosion occurs near the national theater area in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks after a similar attack.[13][14][15] Al-Shabaab War in Somalia
31 Vehicular assault 8 11 (+1) New York City, United States 2017 Lower Manhattan attack: A pickup truck rammed into pedestrians near the World Trade center in New York, killing eight people and injuring 11 others. An ISIS flag and a note that read "Islamic State lives forever" in Arabic were found near the truck. The attacker was self-radicalized and he had followed the Islamic State group's advice on social media on how to carry out vehicular attacks.[16][17] Islamic State Terrorism in the United States

See also

References
  1. "Marseille: Fatal knife attack at train station". BBC News. 1 October 2017.
  2. "Marseille: Isis claims responsibility for stabbings after leader's renewed call for attacks on West". The Independent. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. "Ahmed Hanachi identifié comme étant l'auteur de l'attaque de Marseille, plusieurs personnes interpellées". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. "INFO FRANCE 2. Marseille: les autorités tunisiennes ont identifié l'auteur de l'attaque au couteau comme étant Ahmed Hanachi, un de leurs ressortissants" (in French). France Télévisions. 2 October 2017.
  5. Starr, Barbarra. "Pentagon identifies fourth US soldier killed in Niger". CNN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. Mitchell, Ellen. "Officials suspect Islamic State militants responsible for Niger attack". The Hill. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  7. "Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  8. "Deadly blast hits shrine in Pakistan's Balochistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  9. Gayle, Damien (2017-10-14). "Somalia: deadly truck bombing in Mogadishu". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  10. Jason Burke (16 October 2017). "Mogadishu bombing: al-Shabaab behind deadly blast, officials say". Theguardian.com.
  11. "Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blasts". BBC News. 15 October 2017.
  12. "Committee: 587 dead in Oct 14 terror attack". Hiiraan Online. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  13. Press, Associated (29 October 2017). "At least 23 dead in bombing and gun attack at Mogadishu hotel". Theguardian.com.
  14. "Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu". Reuters.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  15. "At least 25 killed, 30 injured in car bombing of Somalia". Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  16. "'Six dead' in New York as 'terrorist' mows down cyclists and pedestrians". www.skynews.com. 31 October 2017.
  17. "NY Police: Terror Suspect Carried Out Rampage 'In Name of ISIS'". Voice of America. November 1, 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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