List of terrorist incidents in 2003

This is a timeline of incidents in 2003 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 with reliable sources.

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 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.

January
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
January 5 23 (+2) 100+ Israel Tel Aviv Central Bus Station massacre: Two Palestinian suicide bombers from the Islamic Jihad detonated about 2 minutes apart, the explosions ripped through a crowded neighborhood near the old Tel Aviv bus station.[1] Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Second Intifada
January 27 1 28 India 2003 Mumbai bombing: An unknown person placed a bomb on a bicycle near a busy Mumbai train station. Unknown

February
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
February 7 36 200+ Colombia 2003 El Nogal Club bombing: A car bomb blew up in the parking garage of an elite club in Bogotá. FARC Colombian conflict
February 25 3 Venezuela 2003 Caracas attacks: Double bombing of the Spanish embassy and the Colombian consulate in Caracas.[2] Bolivarian Forces of Liberation

March
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
March 5 17 (+1) 53 Israel Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing: A Hamas bomber detonates on an Egged bus in Haifa. Hamas Second Intifada
March 13 10 70 India 2003 Mumbai train bombing: A bomb exploded on a train as it pulled into Mulund railway station in Mumbai. Unknown
March 23 24 India 2003 Nadimarg massacre: 24 Hindus villagers are massacred by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants. Lashkar-e-Taiba Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

April
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
April 30 3 (+1) 50 Israel Mike's Place suicide bombing: A Muslim British citizen suicide bomber blew himself up at "Mike's Place", a restaurant in Tel Aviv.[1] Hamas Second Intifada

May
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
May 12 59 (+3) 200+ Russia 2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing: Three suicide bombers rammed a truck into a government building housing the regional headquarters of the Federal Security Service Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs Second Chechen war
May 12 39 160+ Saudi Arabia Riyadh compound bombings: Three teams of suicide attackers opened fire on and blew themselves up at residential compounds mostly housing westerners. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
May 16 33 (+12) 100+ Morocco 2003 Casablanca bombings: A number of suicide bombers target restaurants, a hotel, the Belgian consulate and Jewish centers in Casablanca Salafia Jihadia Insurgency in the Maghreb
May 18 7 (+2) 20 Israel 2003 French Hill suicide bombings: A suicide bomber disguised as a religious Jew detonated on a bus in Jerusalem. A second bomber prematurely detonated, only killing himself.[1] Hamas Second Intifada
May 19 3 (+1) 70 Israel Afula mall bombing: In the fifth suicide bombing in two days, a female Palestinian student suicide bomber detonated at the main entrance to the Shaarei Amakim mall in Afula.[1] Islamic Jihad Second Intifada

June
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
June 11 17 (+1) 100 Israel Davidka Square bus bombing: A Hamas Palestinian suicide bomber, dressed as an ultra-Orthodox Jew, detonated his explosives belt on a bus in downtown Jerusalem.[1] Hamas Second Intifada
June 20 1 3 Israel 2003 Route 60 Hamas ambush: Hamas gunmen ambush an open fire on a car driving along Route, killing the driver and wounding the three passengers. Hamas Second Intifada

July
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
July 4 44 (+1) 65+ Pakistan 2003 Quetta mosque bombing: Three men entered a Shia mosque frequented by Hazara people and started shooting. One of the attackers blew himself up. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Balochistan conflict
July 5 15 (+2) 60+ Russia 2003 Tushino bombing: Two female suicide bombers detonated during a rock festival at Tushino Airfield. Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs Second Chechen War
July 21 1 0 Israel Murder of Oleg Shaichat: Two Israeli Arabs kidnapped and killed IDF soldier Oleg Shaichat. Islamists Second Intifada
July 28 4 32 India 2003 Mumbai bus bombing: A bomb exploded on a B.E.S.T. bus in Mumbai. Unknown

August
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
August 5 12 (+1) 150 Indonesia 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing: Suicide car bombing of the Marriott hotel in Jakarta. Jemaah Islamiyah
Al-Qaeda
August 7 17 40 Iraq 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad: Truck bombing of the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility but Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad is strongly suspected. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (suspected) Iraq War
August 10/14 3 0 United States 2003 West Virginia sniper: Three people were killed in a series of sniper shootings in West Virginia. Eight years after the shootings, a suspect named Shawn Lester was arrested and was eventually convicted and sentenced to 46 years in prison for the shootings. Shawn Lester Terrorism in the United States
August 13 2 4 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 Goraždevac murders: Kosovo Albanian extremists opened fire on Serbian teenagers in Goraždevac killing 2 people. Kosovo Albanian extremists
August 19 23 (+1) 130+ Israel Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: Hamas suicide bomber detonated on a Jerusalem bus killing 23 people, including a pregnant woman and several children. Hamas Second Intifada
August 25 52 244 India 25 August 2003 Mumbai bombings: Double car bombing of the Gateway of India and jewelry market Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai by Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives. Lashkar-e-Taiba
August 29 95 500+ Iraq Imam Ali mosque bombing: Double car bombing of the Shia Imam Ali mosque. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Iraq War

September
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
September 9 16 (+2) 65+ Israel Tzrifin bus stop attack, Café Hillel bombing: Two Palestinian suicide bombings, the first at a crowded bus stop near Tel Aviv, the second five hours later at a popular Jerusalem nightspot. Among the victims of the bombings was the head of a Jerusalem hospital emergency room and his 20-year-old daughter who was going to get married later that evening.[1] Hamas Second Intifada

October
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
October 4 21 (+1) 51 Israel Maxim restaurant suicide bombing: Hanadi Jaradat, a female Islamic Jihad bomber, blows herself up at a restaurant in Haifa. Islamic Jihad
Hanadi Jaradat		 Second Intifada
October 27 35 (+4) 244 (+1) Iraq 2003 Baghdad bombings: Suicide bombings targeting a Red Cross compound and three police stations. A fourth police station was also targeted but the bomber's explosives failed to detonate and he was wounded and arrested by police. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Iraq War

November
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
November 8 17 (+1) 122 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh compound bombings: A suicide car bomber targeted the Muhaya residential compound, which was occupied mainly by nationals of other Arab countries. The next day, Deputy Secretary of State Armitage said al-Qaeda was probably responsible.[3] Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (suspected)
November 15/20 57 700+ Istanbul, Turkey 2003 Istanbul bombings: Two Istanbul synagogues, Bet Israel and Neve Shalom were hit with truck bombs on November 15. Five days later, the headquarters of the HSBC Bank of Turkey and the British consulate of Istanbul were also bombed. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad

December
Date Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
December 5 46 (+1) 170+ Russia 2003 Stavropol train bombing: A train traveling through Stavropol Krai was destroyed by a suicide bomber. Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs Second Chechen War
December 8 2 0 United States 2003 Abbeville right-of-way standoff: Two police officers were killed in 14-hour shootout and standoff with three self-proclaimed "sovereign citizens" in Abbeville, South Carolina. Arthur, Rita and Steven Bixby
December 9 6 (+1) 14 Russia 2003 Red Square bombing: A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the Red Square near the Kremlin. Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs Second Chechen War
December 25 4 (+1) 16 Israel Geha Interchange bus stop bombing: A Palestinian suicide bomber, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) blew himself up at a bus stop under the Geha Bridge in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] PFLP Second Intifada
December 27 17 (+4) 200+ Iraq 2003 Karbala bombings: Suicide bombings targeting Bulgarian, Thai and Iraqi barracks. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Iraq War
December 31 10 45 Indonesia 2003 Aceh New Year's Eve bombing: A New Year's Eve concert in Aceh were bombed by suspected Aceh separatists. Free Aceh Movement Insurgency in Aceh

See also

References
  1. David Melle. "FactsOfIsrael.com – Palestinian homicide bombings". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "Venezuela: condenan atentados". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 25 February 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. Terrorism Incidents Calendar Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
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