List of terrorist incidents in 2010
Date Type Dead Injured Location Description
April 4 Suicide car bombing 42 224 Baghdad , Iraq Three suicide car bombers hit in the centre of Iraq 's capital city , Baghdad . One explosion reportedly occurred near to the Iranian embassy whereas the other two explosions were detonated in the west-central Mansour district within the city . The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks . It has also been reported that at least one of these blasts struck near to the offices of a pro-Iranian politician , Ahmed Chalabi
April 5 Suicide bombing ; car bombing 2 ( +1 ) 13 Karabulak , Russia A suicide bomber detonated near a police station , killing at least 2 officers and injuring several . Later , a car bomb allegedly detonated near the same station , injuring additional people
April 9 Suicide bombing 2 0 Ingushetia , Russia A female suicide bomber attacked police officers , killing the head of a district police department in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia
April 13 Bombing ; kidnapping attempt 10 13 Isabela , Philippines Rebels from Abu Sayyaf were blamed for an attempted kidnapping in Isabela city in which 10 were killed and 13 injured , at least 3 of the dead were Marines and 5 were rebels . At least six people were killed in a first explosion near a sports field , while another explosion wounded 13 civilians near a Roman Catholic cathedral before a third bomb was detonated by soldiers . Lieutenant-General Ben Dolorfino said the attackers were Abu Sayyaf members wearing army and police uniforms . Based on our initial assessments , these people were out to kidnap somebody and the explosions were part of the diversion , but our troops quickly responded to foil their plan . Major General , Juancho Sabban , head of the marines , said I think ( the attack ) is meant to create havoc ... . Definitely it falls under terrorism
April 15 Bombing 9 170 Yangon , Burma Three explosions went off at a park in the former capital of Yangon , Myanmar 's commercial hub . These explosions happened as revellers gathered for a New Year water festival . Most of the pavilions on the U Htaungbo Road are run by companies said to be close to the governing authorities . Previous explosions were also blamed on dissident or ethnic rebels
April 17 Offensive fighting/ assassination 2 0 Samsun , Turkey Unidentified gunmen targeted a patrol car in the Ladik district of Samsun . Huseyin Koc was killed instantly in the crossfire , while his colleague , Malik Soysal , succumbed to injuries at a hospital . The Governor of Samsun , Hasan Basri Guzeloglu , said initial findings indicate the attack was a terrorist ambush . Adding that an operation had been launched by security forces to find the perpetrators
April 19 Suicide bombing 25+ 30+ Peshawar , Pakistan A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a marketplace during a public protest in the Pakistani city of Peshawar , which is located in north-western Pakistan
April 21 Shooting 4 Unknown Arroyito , Paraguay The aftermath of a shootout between EPP members and security forces in Arroyito leaves one policeman and three private guards dead
April 23 Bombing 85 145+ Anbar , Baghdad , Iraq A wave of bomb attacks occurred across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad . Most of these attacks were near Shia mosques during prayers ; it was affirmed that one bomb went off near the offices of a prominent Shia cleric . Another attack outside the capital involved a series of co-ordinated bombs being detonated in Khaldiya in Anbar province . Reports claimed the attacks were retaliation for the killings of three senior Al-Qaeda leaders by Iraqi security forces
April 26 Suicide bombing ; assassination attempt 0 2 Sana ' a , Yemen A suicide bomber disguised as a schoolboy attempted to kill the British ambassador to Yemen , Tim Torlot , when he threw himself into the path of the convoy Tim was travelling in
April 29 Suicide bombing 3 ( +1 ) 16 Makhachkala , Russia A suicide bomber set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint after being stopped , killing 3 officers
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This is a timeline of incidents in 2010 that have been labelled, or investigated as possible cases of terrorism and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Over 1,375 people died from terrorist incidents this year.