The list of terrorist attacks in 1993 contains an incomplete selection of terrorist attacks that occurred in 1993. 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 8, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Medellín
Medellin cartel
2 suicide bombers with car bombs
Apartment complex for government officials
0 (+2)
39
Armed conflict in Colombia
January 21, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
Car bomb
Civilians
0
20th
Armed conflict in Colombia
January 22, 1993
Pakistan
Attack in Hyderabad
Sindhudesh
autonomist, nationalist
explosive
Civilians
22nd
100
January 30, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
presumably Medellin cartel
Car bomb
Civilians
16
33
Armed conflict in Colombia
January 31, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
Medellin cartel
explosive
Civilians
20th
Armed conflict in Colombia
February
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
February 15, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
presumably Medellin cartel
2 car bombs
Billiard hall, court, hotel
4th
240
Armed conflict in Colombia
February 25, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Medellín
presumably Medellin cartel
Car bomb
park
0
35
Armed conflict in Colombia
February 26, 1993
United States
Attack in New York City
Jamaat ul-Fuqra, al -Jamāʿa al-islāmiyya , Hamas , Islamic Jihad in Palestine , National Islamic Front
Islamist
Car bomb
Underground car park, World Trade Center
6th
1042
February 28, 1993
Philippines
Attack in Zamboanga City
Abu Sajaf
Islamist, Islamic fundamentalist
2 explosives
Zamboanga Airport
0
30th
Moro conflict
March
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 March 1, 1993
Peru
Attack in Lima
Shining path
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
Car bomb
Military recruitment center
2
54
Armed conflict in Peru
March 10, 1993
Cambodia
Attack in Siem Reap
Khmer Rouge
khmer nationalist
Firearms
Vietnamese civilians
33
29
March 12, 1993
India
Attack in Mumbai
probably D-Company
6 car bombs, explosives
Air India offices, bank building, university, bus station, hospitals, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , hotels, markets, Shiv Sena party office, theater, Bombay Stock Exchange
317
1400
March 16, 1993
India
Attack in Calcutta
Mohammad Rashid Khan
explosive
Residential buildings, civilians
65
125
March 20, 1993
United Kingdom
Stop in Warrington
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
2 explosives
Civilians
2
56
Northern Ireland Conflict
March 27, 1993
Germany
Attack in Weiterstadt
RAF
left-wing extremist, communist
explosive
jail
0
0
March 29, 1993
Cambodia
Attack in Phnom Penh
probably Khmer Rouge
khmer nationalist
Grenades
Vietnamese restaurant
2
20th
March 31, 1993
India
Attack in Gola Gokaran Nath
Explosive device
movie theater
4th
40
April
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 April 1, 1993
Cambodia
Attack in Kampong Thom
probably Khmer Rouge
khmer nationalist
Missiles, rifles
Village
27
0 April 5, 1993
Peru
Attack in La Libertad
Shining path
Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
Firearms
Military patrol
30 (+17)
0
Armed conflict in Peru
April 15, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
Medellin cartel
Car bomb
Brazilian Embassy, shopping center
12
100
Armed conflict in Colombia
April 22, 1993
Rwanda
Attack in Kigali
Explosive device
Post office
0
21st
April 24, 1993
United Kingdom
Attack in London
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
3 car bombs
Financial district
1
44
Northern Ireland Conflict
May
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 May 1, 1993
Sri Lanka
Attack in Colombo
LTTE
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
Suicide bomber on motorcycle
Ranasinghe Premadasa
24 (+1)
Civil War in Sri Lanka
0 May 3, 1993
Cambodia
Attack in Siem Reap
Khmer Rouge
khmer nationalist
Grenades, firearms, artillery
UN building, power plant, residential buildings
4 (+13)
21st
May 24, 1993
Turkey
Stop near Bingöl
PKK
Kurdish autonomist, socialist
Firearms
Soldiers in civilian clothes
35
0
Conflict between the Republic of Turkey and the PKK
May 27, 1993
Italy
Attack in Florence
Cosa Nostra
Car bomb
Uffizi Gallery
5
48
May 29, 1993
Germany
Attack in Solingen
Neo-Nazis
neo-Nazi
Arson
Turkish family, two family house
5
17th
June
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 June 6, 1993
Somalia
Attack in Mogadishu
Mohammed Farah Aidid fighter
Firearms
Pakistani UN soldiers
24
59
Somali civil war
0 June 8, 1993
Egypt
Attack in Cairo
al-Jamāʿa al-islāmiyya
Sunni-Islamist
Explosive device on bicycle
British tourists on bus
1
22nd
June 21, 1993
Spain
Attack in Madrid
ETA
autonomist, Basque nationalist
2 car bombs
Military convoy, US embassy
7th
29
ETA conflict
June 27, 1993
Turkey
Stop in Antalya
PKK
autonomist, Kurdish-socialist
3 explosives
Hotels
0
23
Conflict between the Republic of Turkey and the PKK
July
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 2nd July 1993
Turkey
Sivas attack
Islamic fundamentalists
Islamic fundamentalist
Arson
hotel
35 (+2)
60
0 5th July 1993
Turkey
Attack in Başbağlar
PKK
autonomist, Kurdish-socialist
Firearms, arson
Civilians
32
Conflict between the Republic of Turkey and the PKK
July 25, 1993
Sri Lanka
Attack in the Northern Province
LTTE
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
Mortars, automatic firearms
Military camp
37
0
Civil War in Sri Lanka
July 25, 1993
South Africa
Attack in Cape Town
Azanian People's Liberation Army
socialist, communist
Automatic firearms
Church, assembly
11
52
August
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
August 11, 1993
Georgia
Attack in Marneuli
Explosive device
market
0
20th
23rd August 1993
South Africa
Attack in Johannesburg
Automatic firearm (s)
Workers' home
12
20th
September
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 2nd September 1993
Colombia
Attacks in Tolima and Bogotá
ELN , FARC-EP
Marxist-Leninist, Bolivarian, left-nationalist
Soldiers, police officers
71
Armed conflict in Colombia
0 September 8, 1993
South Africa
Attack in Gauteng
Automatic firearms
Civilians
19th
22nd
September 13, 1993
India
Attack in New Delhi
Car bomb
Maninderjeet Singh Bitta
8th
36
October
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 4th October 1993
Israel
Attack in Jerusalem
PFLP , Hamas
autonomist, Palestinian-nationalist, Sunni-Islamist, anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic
Suicide bomber with a car bomb
Israeli commuter bus, soldiers
0 (+1)
30th
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
0 October 7, 1993
Colombia
Attack in Bogotá
FARC EP
Marxist-Leninist, left-nationalist
3 explosives
Police bus, party office, government building
2
45
Armed conflict in Colombia
October 14, 1993
Myanmar
Attack in Mon State
Karen National Union
autonomist, karen-nationalist, federalist
2 hand grenades
Soccer game
7th
45
Armed conflict in Myanmar
October 23, 1993
United Kingdom
Attack in Belfast
PIRA
autonomist, Irish Catholic
Explosive device
Fish shop, civilians
9 (+1)
57 (+1)
Northern Ireland Conflict
October 29, 1993
India
Attack in Mumbai
Explosive device
Commuter train
2
44
November
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
November 11, 1993
Sri Lanka
Attack in Kilinochchi
LTTE
autonomist, Tamil-socialist
Firearms, hostage-taking
Military base, soldiers
500 (+470)
400
Civil War in Sri Lanka
17th November 1993
Germany
Attack in Cologne
Anti-imperialist cells
left-wing extremist
Firearm (noun)
Seat of the employers' association Gesamtmetall
0
0
November 25, 1993
Egypt
Attack in Cairo
al-Jihad
Sunni-Islamist
Explosives (remote trigger)
Atif Sidqi
1
20th
December
Date / start
Affected country
attack
Perpetrator
Political orientation
medium
target
dead
Injured
background
0 December 6, 1993
India
Stop series
explosive
Bus, express trains
1
37
December 20, 1993
Lebanon
Attack in Beirut
Explosive device
Party office, assembly
2
90
December 26, 1993
Philippines
Stop in Davao City
presumably Muslim extremists
2 grenades, explosive device
cathedral
6th
151
Moro conflict
December 28, 1993
Peru
Attack in Lima
probably Maoists
Maoist
3 car bombs
Police building, air force and naval base
2
27
Armed conflict in Peru
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ dataset 1993 the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland.
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↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33713846
↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33713846
↑ dataset 1993 the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland.
↑ The Calcutta attack was a gang war in New Germany. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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↑ Turks say kurds killed 33 troops in The New York Times, May 26, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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