List of terrorist incidents in 2008
Date Dead Injured Location and description
1 September 4 26 Cali , Colombia . Four people were killed and around 26 more wounded by a car bomb in the Colombian city of Cali in one of the worst urban attacks this year . Police said they believed FARC guerrillas were responsible for the attack
1 September 7 34+ Digos City , Mindanao , Philippines . A powerful explosion on board a passenger bus killed at least 7 and wounded around 34 . Witnesses described the powerful blast nearly tearing off the roof of the bus as it sat in the terminal . Investigators believe a woman left the explosive device on the bus and connect the blast to al-Khobar , an extortionist group that had threatened the bus company the week before the attack and who has carried out similar attacks in the past few years . The group is believed to have loose ties to various insurgent groups , such as Abu Sayyaf and the New People 's Army
2 September 7 7+ Mosul , Iraq . A suicide car bomber struck an army checkpoint in the city of Mosul in Nineveh province , killing at least 7 and injuring at least 7
2 September 6 4 Khost , Afghanistan . Six people , including two policemen , were killed in a roadside bomb attack and a Taliban ambush
3 September 6 24 Addis Ababa , Ethiopia . A bomb exploded in a bar , killing 6 and injuring many more
6 September 50+ 80+ Peshawar , Pakistan . Two bombs exploded in the city of Peshawar . The first occurred when suicide bomber in a pickup truck , detonated near a paramilitary checkpoint , killing 16 . Two hours later , a suicide bomber struck a police post , killing 30 and injuring dozens
6 September 0 3 Yangon , Myanmar . An explosion on a passenger bus in Yangon on 9 September wounded three people
9 September 0 0 United Kingdom The IMC blamed the RIRA after the discovery of an under vehicle explosive device under the car of a civilian in Lisburn , County Antrim . It is believed the RIRA had mistaken the civilian for a member of the PSNI
12 September 28 40 Salah ad Din , Iraq . 28 people killed and 40 injured in a suicide car bombing in Dujail . The attack happened around 1800 ( 1500 GMT ) , when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle into a police station
13 September 30 90 Delhi , India . A series of 5 bombs exploded in Delhi , killing 30 and injuring 90
14 September 0 0 Timika , Papua , Indonesia . A bomb exploded near the Moses Kilangin airport . This was the third such explosion in the past week . All incidents have occurred on roads leading towards the Grasberg mine run by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc . The Free Papua Movement claimed responsibility and demanded the mine be closed
15 September 22 32 Diyala , Iraq . A female suicide bomber detonates herself at a party , killing 22 and injuring 32
15 September 8 132 Morelia , Michoacán , Mexico . A series of grenades are detonated in crowds gathered to celebrate Independence Day
15 September 0 0 Dublin , Ireland . A bomb was left outside of the downtown offices of Shell E & P Ireland . The explosive , described as home-made , crude and highly dangerous , was discovered at around 10:30 pm and was destroyed in a controlled explosion about 50 minutes later . Protesters have recently been demonstrating against the Corrib gas pipeline . The Shell to Sea group denied any involvement
15 September 0 0 United Kingdom The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a 100 lb bomb in Jonesborough , County Armagh
15 September 0 0 Bogotá , and Huila , Colombia . Huila witnesses say two men launched a mortar to the Huila water company and then took off on a motorcycle . A bomb exploded on the corner of Caracas avenue and Calle 24 in Bogotá . According to El Espectador , the bomb was hidden in a plastic bag . Authorities were not able to say who were held responsible for the attack
17 September 16+ 16+ Sana , Yemen . A car bomb exploded outside the U.S. Embassy and was ambushed by militants . The attackers , reportedly dressed as policemen , also exchanged rocket and gun fire . A group calling itself Islamic Jihad in Yemen claimed responsibility
20 September 60+ 250+ Islamabad , Pakistan . The Marriott Hotel is attacked by a massive suicide car bomb , killing over 60 and injuring 250 . The blast caused a natural gas leak fire , which destroyed the hotel further . Hours before the blast , President Asif Ali Zardari addressed a joint session of Parliament and promised to root out terrorism
21 September 1 12 Basque Country , Spain . Three car bombs detonate in a 24-hour period killing one ( a military personnel ) and injuring 12 . The ETA is confirmed by authorities as responsible
22 September 0 ~17 Jerusalem , Israel . At least 19 people were wounded when a Palestinian drove his car into a crowd of Israel Defense Forces soldiers at a busy intersection in the capital . The driver was shot and killed at the scene by an Israeli soldier
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This is a timeline of incidents in 2008 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).