List of terrorist incidents in January–June 2013
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator
1 Prison break 2 3 Niamey , Niger Inmates at a prison in Niger 's capital Niamey attempted to escape , killing two guards and injuring three others . Authorities were investigating how the group managed to get heavy weapons inside the building , which houses members of Boko Haram and other Islamist groups . On June 3 , a government spokesman announced that a total of 22 people had escaped from the facility , including a member of AQIM Boko Haram / MOJWA Suspected
3 Suicide bombing 13 20 Paktia , Afghanistan A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near a military convoy and government offices , killing two U.S. soldiers , an Afghan police officer and 10 children from a nearby school . At least twenty others were injured by the blast Afghan Taliban
6 Roadside bombing 2 2 Kasserine , Tunisia Two Tunisian Army soldiers were killed and two others injured after their vehicle hit an IED near Jebel ech Chambi , close to the border with Algeria . More than twenty soldiers have been injured in similar attacks since the end of April , but this was the first fatal incident AQIM Suspected
6 Suicide bombing 7 9 Helmand , Afghanistan Seven ISAF soldiers from Georgia were killed and nine others injured after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck at the entrance to a FOB in the south of Afghanistan Afghan Taliban
7 Shooting 21 0 Maiduguri , Nigeria A group of militants hiding automatic weapons inside a coffin prepared for burial attacked a government militia checkpoint in the northern city of Maiduguri , killing 13 people before being shot during an escape attempt Boko Haram Suspected
8 Bombing 1 3 Farah , Afghanistan An attack killed an Italian soldier and three other were injured in western Afghanistan Taliban
8 Car bombing 7 10 Homs , Syria A car bomb ripped through an Alawite district in the central city of Homs , killing 7 and injuring 10 others on the same day that Syrian Army forces concluded a successful offensive to recapture the neighboring district
10 Bombings , shootings 94 289 across Iraq Insurgents staged another series of coordinated attacks across central and northern parts of Iraq , killing more than 90 people and injuring hundreds more . The incidents included a series of bombing and clashes in Mosul that killed 34 and wounded 123 others . Other attacks targeted Iraqi Army bases , markets , as well as police checkpoints Islamic State of Iraq Suspected
11 Suicide car bombings 17 40+ Kabul , Afghanistan Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives-laden vehicles in front of Afghanistan 's Supreme Court building in a heavily fortified area of the capital Kabul . The attack , which targeted buses with court employees , killed at least 17 people and left dozens more injured Afghan Taliban Suspected
11 Suicide bombings 14 31 Damascus , Syria Twin suicide bombers struck in front of a police station on Marjeh Square in the heart of Syria 's capital Damascus , killing 14 people and injuring more than 30 others . Though frequently targeted in the past , this was the first major attack in the center of the city in more than six weeks Al Nusra Front Suspected
15 Shootings , stabbings 6 11 Benghazi , Libya Hundreds of plain-clothed gunmen attacked security installations across Libya 's second largest city , torching buildings and vehicles and killing six members of an elite Army unit . At least 11 people were injured in the assault , which was the second deadly incident to rock Benghazi in less than a week
15 Bombing 7 12 Wanlaweyn , Somalia A bomb ripped through a coffee shop in Wanlaweyn , 90 km away from the capital Mogadishu , killing seven people and injuring twelve others . The victims included civilians , as well as government soldiers al-Shabaab
15 Bombings , shootings 27 21 across Pakistan A bomb destroyed a bus carrying students from a Quetta Women 's University , while a subsequent blast took place at a nearby hospital treating victims from the first attack . In a separate attack , BLA militants destroyed the historical Quaid-e-Azam Residency near Ziarat Lashkar-e-Jhangvi / Balochistan Liberation Army
16 Bombings , shootings 54 174 across Iraq Insurgents set off a number of coordinated attacks across Iraq , killing more than 50 people and injuring scores more . Deadly attacks took place in Baghdad and Mosul , but most of the incidents focused on the country 's south , including Kut , Najaf , Nassiriya and Basra Islamic State of Iraq Suspected
16 & 19 Shootings 22 0 northern Nigeria A team of suspected Islamist militants attacked a school in Damaturu on June 16 , killing 13 people , including students and teachers . Three days later a similar attack in the city of Maiduguri left nine students dead Boko Haram Suspected
18 Suicide bombing 28 60+ Shergarh , Pakistan A suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in northwest Pakistan , killing 28 and injuring scores more . Among those killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand , who was previously an independent MPA
19 Bombing 22 20+ Mogadishu , Somalia Main article : June 2013 Mogadishu attack A team of militants detonated a car bomb at the main UNDP base in the Somali capital and staged an assault on the compound which left 22 dead and dozens injured . Government forces were able to retake control of the site after a 90-minute shootout which killed 7 attackers , 7 civilians , 4 foreign UN security staff and 4 local guards al-Shabaab
21 Bombing 15 25+ Peshawar , Pakistan A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque in a Peshawar 's Gulshan neighborhood , killing at least 15 and injuring dozens more . The perpetrators first gunned down a police officer and a security guard , before the suicide bomber went into the mosque
21 Bombing 0 0 Walsall , United Kingdom Part of 4 attacks by Pavlo Lapshyn . A homemade bomb was left and detonated outside a mosque in Walsall during Friday prayers Pavlo Lapshyn
22-23 Mass murder 11 2 Nanga Parbat , Pakistan 2013 Nanga Parbat massacre Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
June
This is a timeline of individual violent attacks which took place from January to June 2013, including attacks by state and non-state actors for political motives. Ongoing military conflicts are listed separately.