The list of terrorist attacks in 1988  contains an incomplete selection of terrorist attacks  that occurred in 1988. Assassinations are dealt with separately in the list of known assassinations  . The list of explosives  attacks also includes non-terrorist attacks. The list of aircraft  hijackings contains a list mostly with a terrorist background. Further terrorist attacks are listed in the article right- wing  terrorism.
Explanation 
 
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation  column : Fascist  , racist  , nationalist  , National Socialist  , socialist  , communist  , anti-imperialist  , Islamist  ( Shiite  , Sunni  , Deobandic  , Salafist  , Wahhabi  ), Hindu  . If the focus is primarily on state independence  or autonomy  , the prefix is autonomous  , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian  , Irish  ( Catholic  ), Kurdish  , Tyrolean  , Chechen  , Dagestan  , Punjab  ( Sikhist  ), Palestinian  .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
 unknown number of dead or injured 
 0 dead or injured 
 1–19 dead or injured 
 20–49 dead or injured 
 50–99 dead or injured 
 100 and more dead or injured  January 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 January 1, 1988
 
Mozambique 
 
Stop near Maputo 
 
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana 
 
nationalistic, conservative
 
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
 
train
 
22nd
 
71
 
Mozambican Civil War 
 
 
0 January 8, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Ayacucho 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Village
 
24
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
January 10, 1988
 
Myanmar 
 
Attack in Rangoon 
 
Karen  - extremists 
 
 
 
train
 
8th
 
38
 
Armed conflict in Myanmar 
 
 
January 10, 1988
 
Philippines 
 
Attack in Kalinga 
 
NPA 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
28
 
0
 
Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines 
 
 
January 10, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Ayacucho 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Village
 
26th
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
January 11, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Ayacucho 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Self defense unit
 
20th
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
January 15, 1988
 
India 
 
Stop in Kursong 
 
GNLF 
 
autonomist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Police unit
 
1
 
34
 
 
 
January 15, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in Usulután 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military base
 
0
 
27
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
January 26, 1988
 
Pakistan 
 
Attack in Mingora 
 
 
 
explosive
 
bus
 
9
 
27
 
 
 
January 29, 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Attack in Antioquia 
 
EPL 
 
communist, anti-revisionist, Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
30th
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
 
February 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
December 11, 1988
 
Myanmar 
 
Attack in Rangoon 
 
KIA 
 
nationalist, federalist
 
explosive
 
school
 
12
 
133
 
Armed conflict in Myanmar 
 
 
December 12, 1988
 
Philippines 
 
Attack in Cebu City 
 
NPA 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s), grenade (s)
 
Police vehicle
 
0
 
30th
 
Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines 
 
 
17th February 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in Usulután 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military headquarters
 
45
 
0
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
19th February 1988
 
India 
 
Stop in Gurdaspur 
 
 
 
explosive
 
dish
 
2
 
30th
 
 
 
19th February 1988
 
Namibia 
 
Attack in Oshakati 
 
SWAPO 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Car bomb
 
Bank
 
15th
 
24
 
Namibian Liberation Struggle 
 
 
19th February 1988
 
Mozambique 
 
Attack in Zambezia 
 
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana 
 
nationalistic, conservative
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
35
 
0
 
Mozambican Civil War 
 
 
November 21, 1988
 
Guatemala 
 
Stop in Quiché 
 
EGP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
 
Military post
 
0
 
20th
 
Guatemalan Civil War 
 
 
February 23, 1988
 
Uganda 
 
Attack in the north
 
Holy Spirit Movement 
 
Christian syncretistic
 
Automatic firearms
 
Military unit
 
50
 
0
 
 
 
November 25, 1988
 
Guatemala 
 
Attack in Chimaltenango 
 
URNG 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s), mortar
 
Military base
 
37
 
0
 
Guatemalan Civil War 
 
 
 
March 
 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 March 1, 1988
 
Germany 
 
Attack in Rosbach 
 
Sympathizers  of Action Directe 
 
communist, anti-imperialist
 
Arson
 
Subsidiary of Renault  -Landmaschinen
 
0
 
0
 
 
 
0 March 3, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Uttar Pradesh 
 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Assembly
 
32
 
38
 
 
 
0 March 3, 1988
 
Bangladesh 
 
Attack in Dhaka 
 
 
 
gun
 
Polling station
 
2
 
20th
 
 
 
0 March 4, 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Attack in Antioquia 
 
National Socialist Civic Workers Movement
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Workers
 
21st
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
0 March 5, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in the Eastern Province 
 
 
 
Land mine
 
truck
 
18th
 
23
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
0 March 8, 1988
 
Mozambique 
 
Attack in Maputo 
 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s), landmine
 
train
 
11
 
29
 
Mozambican Civil War 
 
 
March 11, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Stop near Trincomalee 
 
Sinhala   extremists 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s), arson
 
bus
 
22nd
 
0
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
March 16, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in Belfast 
 
Michael Stone  ( UDA  )
 
protestant unionist
 
Firearms, hand grenades
 
funeral
 
3
 
68
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
March 17, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Krugersdorp 
 
African National Congress 
 
nationalistic, social democratic
 
Car bomb
 
police officers
 
3
 
20th
 
apartheid 
 
 
March 25, 1988
 
Bangladesh 
 
Attack in Rajshahi 
 
 
 
explosive
 
Fair
 
0
 
35
 
 
 
March 28, 1988
 
Austria 
 
Attack in Vienna 
 
 
 
 
Iraqi Embassy
 
0
 
1
 
 
 
 
April 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 April 8, 1988
 
Angola 
 
Attack in Luanda 
 
 
 
grenade
 
market
 
1
 
52
 
Angola Civil War 
 
 
April 10, 1988
 
Afghanistan 
 
Attack in Faryab 
 
 
 
rocket
 
plane
 
29
 
0
 
War in Afghanistan 
 
 
April 21, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Lima 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
farmers
 
20th
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
April 24, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Stop in Tripoli 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
market
 
52
 
125
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
April 27, 1988
 
Germany 
 
Attack in Hedemünden 
 
 
 
explosive
 
US military
 
1
 
0
 
 
 
 
May 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 May 1, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in the Eastern Province 
 
LTTE 
 
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
 
Land mine
 
bus
 
26th
 
30th
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
0 May 5, 1988
 
Philippines 
 
Stop in Davao City 
 
NPA 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
explosive
 
Passport handling office
 
0
 
20th
 
Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines 
 
 
0 May 9, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Panipat 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
wedding
 
13
 
25th
 
 
 
May 10, 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Attack in Santander 
 
 
 
explosive
 
restaurant
 
2
 
40
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
May 12, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Stop in cabañas 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
 
 
25th
 
17th
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
May 14, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Ayacucho 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
 
Military convoy
 
12
 
20th
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
May 15, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in Belfast 
 
Protestant   extremists 
 
protestant unionist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
bar
 
3
 
9
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
May 19, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in Belfast 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
Agricultural fair
 
0
 
12
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
May 22, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Ludhiana 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
railway station
 
4th
 
35
 
 
 
May 22, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Soweto 
 
 
 
explosive
 
Party meeting
 
2
 
30th
 
 
 
May 25, 1988
 
Honduras 
 
Attack in La Paz 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
20th
 
0
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
May 25, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Soweto 
 
 
 
grenade
 
rally
 
2
 
38
 
 
 
May 28, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in Cookstown 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
mortar
 
Military base
 
0
 
13
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
May 30, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Amritsar 
 
Khalistan Liberation Force 
 
autonomist-sikhist
 
explosive
 
Hindu temple
 
21st
 
69
 
 
 
May 30, 1988
 
India 
 
Stop in Gurdaspur 
 
Khalistan Liberation Force 
 
autonomist-sikhist
 
explosive
 
market
 
5
 
28
 
 
 
May 30, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
Government building
 
20th
 
75
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
 
June 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 June 7, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
Hezbollah 
 
Islamic-nationalist, anti-Zionist, anti-imperialist, anti-western, anti-Semitic
 
Car bomb
 
checkpoint
 
4th
 
22nd
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
June 15, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Stop in Lisburn 
 
PIRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Catholic
 
Car bomb
 
Military vehicle
 
6th
 
11
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
17th June 1988
 
Philippines 
 
Attack in Isabela 
 
NPA 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
32
 
0
 
Communist revolutionary struggle in the Philippines 
 
 
June 18, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Kurukshetra 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
Electronics store
 
14th
 
30th
 
 
 
June 20, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in New Delhi 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
Vegetable market
 
3
 
20th
 
 
 
June 21, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Amritsar 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
Candy store
 
14th
 
60
 
 
 
June 27, 1988
 
Angola 
 
Stop in Bié 
 
UNITA 
 
conservative, Angolan-nationalist, Christian-democratic, Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
9
 
49
 
Angola Civil War 
 
 
June 28, 1988
 
Germany 
 
Attack in Hamburg 
 
 
 
explosive
 
Video library
 
0
 
1
 
 
 
June 28, 1988
 
India 
 
Assam  attack 
ULFA 
 
autonomist, Assamese nationalist, Marxist, socialist
 
explosive
 
theatre
 
7th
 
60
 
Assam conflict 
 
 
 
July 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 July 1, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
 
 
Car bomb, explosives
 
Military building
 
0
 
36
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
0 July 2nd, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Johannesburg 
 
African National Congress 
 
nationalistic, social democratic
 
Car bomb
 
Ellis Park Stadium 
 
2
 
39
 
apartheid 
 
 
0 5th July 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Huamanga 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
explosive
 
Dance hall
 
0
 
29
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
0 July 8, 1988
 
Afghanistan 
 
Attack in Jalalabad 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
theatre
 
31
 
13
 
War in Afghanistan 
 
 
July 10, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Nagaon 
 
ULFA 
 
autonomist, Assamese nationalist, Marxist, socialist
 
 
movie theater
 
0
 
50
 
Assam conflict 
 
 
July 11, 1988
 
Greece 
 
Attack in Athens 
 
Abu Nidal Organization 
 
autonomist-Palestinian
 
Firearms
 
Ship "City of Poros"
 
9
 
98
 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
 
 
July 13, 1988
 
Germany 
 
Attack in Duisburg 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
British military barracks
 
0
 
9
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
July 20, 1988
 
Namibia 
 
Attack in Windhoek-Katutura 
 
SWAPO 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
explosive
 
Military vehicle
 
1
 
20th
 
Namibian Liberation Struggle 
 
 
July 22, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
 
 
explosive
 
checkpoint
 
7th
 
50
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
July 27, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in Zacatecoluca 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military vehicles
 
20th
 
0
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
July 30, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Gauteng 
 
African National Congress 
 
nationalistic, social democratic
 
explosive
 
shopping mall
 
1
 
59
 
apartheid 
 
 
 
August 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 2nd August 1988
 
Nicaragua 
 
Stop in Chinandega 
 
RN 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
boat
 
2
 
27
 
Contra war 
 
 
0 2nd August 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in London 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
barracks
 
1
 
14th
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
0 3rd August 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Stop in Lisburn 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
shopping mall
 
1
 
18th
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
0 5th August 1988
 
Germany 
 
Attack in Düsseldorf 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
British military barracks
 
0
 
4th
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
August 12, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Panchkula 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
bus
 
3
 
20th
 
 
 
17th August 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Stop in Trincomalee 
 
LTTE 
 
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
 
explosive
 
market
 
10
 
26th
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
20th August 1988
 
Israel 
 
Attack in Haifa 
 
Abu Nidal Organization 
 
autonomist-Palestinian
 
explosive
 
Pedestrian zone
 
1
 
25th
 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
 
 
20th August 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Stop near Ballygawley 
 
PIRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Catholic
 
Explosive device
 
British soldiers in bus
 
8th
 
28
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
23rd August 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in East London 
 
 
 
explosive
 
bar
 
0
 
25th
 
 
 
23rd August 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Attack in Cordoba 
 
FARC EP 
 
Marxist-Leninist, Bolivarian, left-nationalist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military and Police Headquarters
 
39
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
August 25, 1988
 
Zaire 
 
Stop in Orientale 
 
Congolese Liberation Party
 
 
Automatic firearms
 
Police station
 
28
 
0
 
 
 
August 27, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Punjab 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
explosive
 
hospital
 
1
 
26th
 
 
 
August 27, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Punjab 
 
 
 
explosive
 
market
 
1
 
23
 
 
 
August 31, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Attack in Johannesburg 
 
 
 
explosive
 
Government building
 
0
 
23
 
 
 
 
September 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 September 6, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Colombo 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
explosive
 
restaurant
 
5
 
40
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
0 September 7, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Stop in Coagh 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
explosive
 
Police station
 
0
 
12
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
0 September 7, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Punjab 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Train station train
 
12
 
20th
 
 
 
September 11, 1988
 
Afghanistan 
 
Attack in Kabul 
 
 
 
explosive
 
 
10
 
40
 
War in Afghanistan 
 
 
September 12, 1988
 
United Kingdom 
 
Attack in Belfast 
 
IRA 
 
autonomist, Irish Republican, Catholic
 
Car bomb
 
City Hall
 
0
 
12
 
Northern Ireland Conflict 
 
 
September 13, 1988
 
Lesotho 
 
Stop in Maseru 
 
Lesotho Liberation Army 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Nuns in bus
 
4th
 
11
 
 
 
September 13, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib 
 
Sikh  - extremists 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
market
 
0
 
20th
 
 
 
20th September 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
shopping mall
 
5
 
38
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
September 23, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in Morazán 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
25th
 
0
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
September 27, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Stop in Junín 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
22nd
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
September 29, 1988
 
Uganda 
 
Attack in Kumi 
 
UPA 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
bar
 
23
 
0
 
 
 
 
October 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
October 10, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in the north-central province 
 
LTTE 
 
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
 
Automatic firearm (s), knife
 
Village
 
45
 
17th
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
October 14, 1988
 
Lebanon 
 
Attack in Beirut 
 
 
 
Car bomb, explosives
 
Checkpoint, roadblock
 
5
 
56
 
Lebanese civil war 
 
 
October 18, 1988
 
Pakistan 
 
Attack in Charsadda 
 
 
 
explosive
 
hotel
 
7th
 
25th
 
 
 
October 24, 1988
 
South Africa 
 
Stop in eMalahleni 
 
 
 
explosive
 
Supermarket
 
2
 
42
 
 
 
October 25, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Colombo 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
explosive
 
Party office
 
7th
 
70
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
 
November 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 November 1, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Jammu 
 
Babbar Khalsa 
 
autonomist-sikhist
 
explosive
 
bus
 
14th
 
50
 
 
 
0 November 1, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Huamanga 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
explosive
 
Dance hall
 
0
 
26th
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
0 November 1, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in San Salvador 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s), mortar
 
Military headquarters
 
6th
 
29
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
0 November 1, 1988
 
Mozambique 
 
Stop near Maputo 
 
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana 
 
nationalistic, conservative
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
train
 
8th
 
38
 
Mozambican Civil War 
 
 
0 3rd November 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Batala 
 
Babbar Khalsa 
 
autonomist-sikhist
 
explosive
 
market
 
17th
 
45
 
 
 
0 3rd November 1988
 
Maldives 
 
Attack in Malé 
 
PLOTE 
 
 
Firearm (noun)
 
Airport, presidential palace, military barracks (es)
 
19th
 
100
 
 
 
0 November 9, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Jaffna 
 
 
 
explosive
 
school
 
4th
 
20th
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
November 11, 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Attack in Antioquia 
 
Death squad 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s), grenade (s)
 
Village
 
43
 
47
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
November 16, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in Lima 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Land mine
 
truck
 
12
 
20th
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
17th November 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Colombo 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
explosive
 
Party meeting
 
4th
 
75
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
November 22, 1988
 
Spain 
 
Attack in Madrid 
 
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna 
 
autonomist, Basque nationalist
 
Car bomb
 
Police building
 
2
 
45
 
 
 
November 22, 1988
 
India 
 
Attack in Haryana 
 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Village
 
19th
 
25th
 
 
 
November 22, 1988
 
Peru 
 
Attack in the Amazon 
 
Shining path 
 
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Self defense unit
 
68
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Peru 
 
 
November 23, 1988
 
Nicaragua 
 
Stop in Chontales 
 
RN 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military unit
 
22nd
 
0
 
Contra war 
 
 
November 24, 1988
 
Guatemala 
 
Attack in Chimaltenango 
 
ORPA 
 
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
farmers
 
22nd
 
0
 
Guatemalan Civil War 
 
 
November 27, 1988
 
Colombia 
 
Stop in meta 
 
FARC EP 
 
Marxist-Leninist, Bolivarian, left-nationalist
 
 
Military unit
 
20th
 
0
 
Armed conflict in Colombia 
 
 
November 28, 1988
 
Zambia 
 
Stop in Lusaka 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
Party members
 
1
 
0
 
 
 
November 29, 1988
 
Zambia 
 
Stop in Lusaka 
 
 
 
Land mine
 
vehicle
 
1
 
2
 
 
 
 
December 
Date / start
 
Affected country
 
attack
 
Perpetrator
 
Political orientation
 
medium
 
target
 
dead
 
Injured
 
background
 
 
0 2nd December 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Kadawatha 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
 
rally
 
4th
 
100
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
0 3rd December 1988
 
Zambia 
 
Stop in Livingstone 
 
 
 
Car bomb
 
vehicle
 
2
 
16
 
 
 
0 December 9, 1988
 
Mozambique 
 
Stop in Sofala 
 
Resistência Nacional Moçambicana 
 
nationalistic, conservative
 
Land mine
 
vehicle
 
21st
 
10
 
Mozambican Civil War 
 
 
December 13, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Colombo 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s), explosives
 
jail
 
30th
 
0
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
December 16, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Colombo 
 
 
 
explosive
 
rally
 
0
 
30th
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
December 18, 1988
 
Sri Lanka 
 
Attack in Balangoda 
 
JVP 
 
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
 
explosive
 
bus
 
3
 
50
 
Civil War in Sri Lanka 
 
 
December 21, 1988
 
 
Lockerbie stop 
 
Libya 
 
 
explosive
 
plane
 
270
 
0
 
 
 
December 24, 1988
 
Japan 
 
Attack in Okinawa 
 
 
 
Tear gas
 
Night club
 
0
 
25th
 
 
 
December 29, 1988
 
El Salvador 
 
Attack in Usulután 
 
FMLN 
 
Marxist-Leninist
 
Automatic firearm (s)
 
Military convoy
 
1
 
40
 
Salvadoran Civil War 
 
 
December 28, 1988
 
Botswana 
 
Attack in Gaborone 
 
 
 
explosive
 
building
 
1
 
5
 
 
 
 
See also Web links Individual evidence 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801010013 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801080005 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801100001 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801100003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801100005 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801110006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801150002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801150004 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801260003 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198801290006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802110001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802120016 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802170018 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802190013 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802190017 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802190019 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802210014 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802230015 November 4, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198802250004 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803030007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803030012 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803040008 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803050004 December 22, 2018  . 
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↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803250001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198803280011 June 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198804080007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198804100009 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198804210005 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198804240004 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198804270005 July 28, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805010026 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805050001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805090002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805100001 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805120012 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805140006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805150007 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805190003 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805220001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805220002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805250006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805250008 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805280007 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805300001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805300002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198805300003 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806070002 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806150001 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806180001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806180001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806200001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806210009 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806270015 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806280004 July 28, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198806280002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807010003 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807020028 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807050002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807080001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807100002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807120002 July 28, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807130006 July 28, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807200001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807220001 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812290008 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198807300002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808020010 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808020004 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808030001 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808050003 July 28, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808120003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808170003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808200001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808200002 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808230002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808230003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808250010 17, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808270001 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808270002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198808310003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809060007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809070003 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809070014 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809110001 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809120004 November 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809130003 June 26, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809130006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809200001 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809230003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809270007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198809290009 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198810100010 22, 2018  . 
^  Entry  in the Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved December 21, 2018. 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198810180005 21, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198810240006 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198810250005 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811010002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811010003 December 22, 2018  . 
^  Entry  in the Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved December 22, 2018. 
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↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811030007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811090002 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811110015 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811160009 22, 2018  . 
↑  entry with GTD ID 198811170006 22 December 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811220006 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811220011 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811220014 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811230013 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811240004 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811270003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811280003 June 16, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198811290017 June 16, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812020014 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812030004 June 16, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812090011 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812130017 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812160007 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812180004 22, 2018  . 
^  New Lockerbie report says Libyan was framed to conceal the real bombers  
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812210003 December 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812240003 4, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812290008 22, 2018  . 
↑  Entry with GTD ID 198812280008 June 23, 2018  . 
 
 
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