List of terrorist incidents in 1992

This is a timeline of incidents in 1992 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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.
  • Casualty 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

Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 17 Bombing 8 6 Northern Ireland A landmine killed eight Protestant men and wounded six others at Teebane Crossroads near Cookstown, County Tyrone. The men had been working for the British Army at a base in Omagh and were returning home on a minibus. PIRA The Troubles
January 25 Bombing 0 0 Panama City, Panama An improvised device were detonate in front of a newspaper offices. The attack no left casualties.[1] Movimiento 20 de Diciembre (M20) Terrorism in Panama
February 5 Bombings 3 23 Ürümqi, China Four bombs targeting public buildings and two buses explode, killing three and injuring 23. Uyghur nationalists Xinjiang conflict
February 4 Mass shooting 3 0 Belfast, Northern Ireland Three Catholic civilians are killed in an attack by a rogue RUC officer on an office of the political wing of the Provisional IRA, Sinn Féin. Allen Moore The Troubles
February 5 Mass shooting 5 9 Belfast, Northern Ireland Five Catholic civilians are killed in a UDA attack on an Irish nationalist shop. UDA The Troubles
February 6 Car bombing 5 7 Madrid, Spain Four military personnel and a civilian employee of the military are killed by an ETA car bomb ETA Basque conflict
February 15 Assassination 1 0 Villa El Salvador, Peru A Sendero Luminoso commando assassinates community leader María Elena Moyano, known as "Madre Coraje".[2] Sendero Luminoso Internal conflict in Peru
February 22 Shooting 13 Unknown Puerto Berrío, Colombia 12 soldiers and 1 civilian are killed in an explosive attack targeting an Army convoy in a semi-rotund spot in the Ité River Canyon, on the border of Remedios and Puerto Berrio (Antioquia).[3] FARC Colombian conflict
March 1 Bombing 0 0 Istanbul, Turkey The Neve Shalom Synagogue is bombed by Hezbollah but no one is hurt. The bombing was the second of three attacks to occur at the synagogue with the others occurring in 1986 and 2003.[4] Hezbollah South Lebanon conflict
March 17 Suicide car bombing 29 (+1 attacker) 242 Buenos Aires, Argentina An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber rams his car into the Israeli embassy, destroying the embassy and a Catholic church and school that were nearby. Many of the dead were children. Argentina accused Hezbollah of being involved in the attack. Islamic Jihad
Hezbollah (suspected) 		South Lebanon conflict
April 10 Truck bombing 3 91 London, United Kingdom The Baltic Exchange building is destroyed by a Provisional IRA semtex truck bomb. PIRA The Troubles
April 12 Shooting 13 0 Huila Department, Colombia FARC guerrillas attack the Silvania Inspection and kill 8 soldiers. In response, the Army killed 10 insurgents in Tolima, Magdalena, Cesar and Arauca, while seizing weapons and dynamite in Antioquia and Nariño.[5] FARC Colombian conflict
April 28–29 Bombings 1 4 Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan Seven bombs were discovered at McDonald's restaurants, three of which exploded. One police officer was killed and four civilians were injured. A plumber named Chen Hsi-Hsieh was convicted of the bombings and was found to have been attempting to extort money from McDonald's. His accomplice Pan Che-Ming was also convicted. Chen Hsi-Hsieh
Pan Che-Ming
April 29 Massacres 157 Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka A series of massacres occur in several towns. The LTTE, Home Guards and Sri Lankan Police were blamed for the massacres. LTTE
Home Guards
Sri Lankan Police 		Sri Lankan Civil War
May 1 Bombing 1 23 Northern Ireland The Provisional IRA, using a van modified to run on railway tracks, launched an elaborate bomb attack on a British Army checkpoint in South Armagh. The checkpoint was obliterated. One soldier was killed and 23 wounded. PIRA The Troubles
May 24 Melee attack 1 Bat Yam, Israel A 15-year-old Jewish girl named Helena Rapp is stabbed to death by 18-year-old Islamic Jihad member Fouad Abd El Hani El Omrin. Palestinian Islamic Jihad Israeli–Palestinian conflict
May 31 Massacre 5 0 Meta Department, Colombia Five leaders of the Patriotic Union party were assassinated by paramilitary forces.[6] Paramilitary Colombian conflict
June 5 Truck Bombing 3 20 Jesus María District Lima, Peru A Truck Bomb loaded with half a ton of dynamite, went to the front of a television station and exploded, destroying it.[7] Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru
July 16 Truck bombings 25 155 Lima, Peru Two large truck bombs explode in the wealthy Miraflores District, killing 25, injuring 155 and damaging hundreds of houses and businesses. The communist group Shining Path claimed responsibility. Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru
August 8 Land mine 8 Jaffna, Sri Lanka Eight high ranking Sri Lankan military officers, including Mohan Jayamaha and Denzil Kobbekaduwa are killed by an LTTE land mine. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
September 1 Bombing 9 7 Medellín, Colombia Nine die, including a six-month-old baby, and seven are injured when a bomb explodes in a suburb.[8] Medellín Cartel Colombian conflict
November 6 Bombing 0 0 Panama City, Panama A bomb attack caused partial damage to both the prosecutor's car and the building, causing 12 injuries, including the prosecutor and several of his escorts. The perpetrator of the attack was never identified and there was no official adjudication, although the National Security Council of Panama pointed out the main suspect to the Colombian Cartels or a guerrilla group called "Movimiento 20 de Diciembre".[9][10] Colombian Mafia/Movimiento 20 de Noviembre Terrorism in Panama
November 12 Shooting 2 (+12) 1 (+Unknown) Geneva, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia During a failed attack on the town, 12 FARC guerrillas die in combat.[11] FARC Colombian conflict
November 15 Massacre 9 0 Medellín, Colombia At least eight children and one young adult killed by police. Colombian National Police Colombian conflict
November 16 Suicide bombing, assassination 4 (+1 attacker) Colombo, Sri Lanka Head of the Sri Lankan Navy Clancy Fernando is killed in a suicide bombing along with Lieutenant commander Sandun Gunasekera, his Flag Lieutenant and his driver. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
November 26 Assassination 1 0 Meta Department, Colombia José Rodrigo García Orozco, a member of the Patriotic Union and Deputy of the Departmental Assembly, was assassinated.[12] Paramilitary Colombian conflict
December 3 Bombing 14 0 Medellín, Colombia Ten police officers and four civilians die when a bomb planted by drug cartels explode.[13] Medellín Cartel Colombian conflict
December 9 Bombing 0 10 Bogotá, Colombia Ten injured as bombs explode in several hotels[14] ELN Colombian conflict
December 10 Shooting, Kidnapping 3 50 Kidnapped Antioquia, Colombia About 40 gunmen of the Medellín Cartel, install an illegal stop on the avenue of Las Palmas, on the road that leads to the airport of Rionegro. 3 people are killed and 50 civilians kidnapped.[15] Medellín cartel Colombian conflict
December 29 Bombing 0 52 Medellín, Colombia Two police officers and 50 civilians wounded when a car bomb explodes at a party in a suburban area.[16] Medellín Cartel Colombian conflict
December 29 Bombings 2 7 Aden, Yemen Al-Qaeda bombs the Gold Mohur Hotel and Aden Mövenpick Hotel in hopes of killing American soldiers, but only succeed in killing an Austrian tourist and a hotel employee. The bombings were the first attack on Americans by Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda

See also

References

  1. ^ "PANAMÁ: CONDENAN ATENTADO A DIARIOS". El Tiempo. 1992-01-27. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Efemérides: ¿qué pasó el 15 de febrero? (In Spanish)". La Prensa.pe. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ "Asesinados Doce Militares y Un Civil". 1992-02-23.
  4. ^ "Neve Şalom'a ilk saldırı değil (Not the first attack on Neve Shalom)". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. ^ "Guerrilla Dio Muerte a 13 Miembros de Ff.aa". 1992-04-14.
  6. ^ "Peregrinación en homenaje a víctimas de masacre de Caño Sibao (Meta) se realizará el domingo". 2007-05-30.
  7. ^ "20 años del atentado terrorista a frecuencia latina". June 5, 2012.
  8. ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 2, 1992, Page 11A
  9. ^ "Atentado contra procuraduría panameña: 12 heridos". El Tiempo (Colombia). 7 November 1992. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Descubren campamentos subversivos. Plan del M-20 en Panamá". El Tiempo (Colombia). 24 October 1990. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Muertos 39 Guerrilleros". 1992-11-14.
  12. ^ "Condenan a 30 años a 'Pirata' por masacre de Caño Sibao hace catorce años". 2006-12-18.
  13. ^ San Antonio Express-News, December 4, 1992, Page 9A
  14. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1999-11-12). "HISTORIA DE OTRAS BOMBAS". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  15. ^ "EL HOMBRE DEL RETEN". EL HOMBRE DEL RETEN. 18 January 1993.
  16. ^ Chicago Sun-Times, December 30, 1992, Page 60