List of terrorist incidents in 1990

This is a timeline of incidents in 1990 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).

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Guidelines
  • To be included, entries must be notable (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of reliable sources as "terrorism".
  • List entries must comply with the guidelines outlined in the manual of style under MOS:TERRORIST.
  • Casualty figures in this list are the total casualties of the incident including immediate casualties and later casualties (such as people who succumbed to their wounds long after the attacks occurred).
  • Casualties listed are the victims. Perpetrator casualties are listed separately (e.g. x (+y) indicate that x victims and y perpetrators were killed/injured).
  • Casualty totals may be underestimated or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus (+) sign indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 10+ indicates that at least 10 people have died) – the actual toll could be considerably higher. A figure with a plus (+) sign may also indicate that over that number of people are victims.
  • If casualty figures are 20 or more, they will be shown in bold. In addition, figures for casualties more than 50 will also be underlined.
  • Incidents are limited to one per location per day. If multiple attacks occur in the same place on the same day, they will be merged into a single incident.
  • In addition to the guidelines above, the table also includes the following categories:
  0 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  1–19 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  20–49 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  50–99 people were killed/injured by the incident.
  100+ people were killed/injured by the incident.

List
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of
February 22 Shooting 7 3 (+14 Kidnapped) Segovia, Colombia FARC militants attack a mobile patrol post of the Bombona Battalion near Segovia (Antioquia). Seven soldiers die and 14 more are kidnapped.[1] FARC Militants Colombian conflict
March 3 Shooting 43 Unknown Trujillo, Colombia A series of massacres occurred in the municipality of Trujillo between 1986 and 1994. That day a number of 43 people died.[2] FARC militants Colombian conflict
May 7 Car bombing 1 5 Pereira, Colombia A car bomb kills one and injures five, outside a government building in Pereira, capital of Risaralda Department. No group claims responsibility but the government blames drug lords who declared war on the country nine months earlier.[3] Medellín Cartel (suspected) Colombian conflict
May 12 Car bombings 26 180 Bogotá, Colombia Two car bombs explode simultaneously in the Quirigua and Niza shopping malls during Mother's Day in Bogotá killing 19, including six children, and wounding 140, while another bomb exploded in a restaurant in Cali, killing six and injuring 20. Authorities say the Medellín Cartel is to blame for the attacks.[4][5] Medellín Cartel Colombian conflict
May 14 Bombings 0 0 Santiago, Chile Three explosions were registered in Santiago but no casualties were reported. The group Comando 14 de Diciembre claimed responsibility for the attack and has not been heard of since. Its targets suggest that this was an isolationist group that did not want foreigners operating in Chile.[6][7] Comando 14 de Diciembre Armed resistance in Chile (1973–1990)
May 16 Bombing 1 4 London, United Kingdom The IRA detonate a bomb under a military minibus in London, killing Sgt Charles Chapman, and injuring four other soldiers.[8] PIRA The Troubles
March 22 Assassination 1 0 Bogotá, Colombia The senator and candidate for the presidency Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa dies in the air bridge of Bogotá when he was preparing to travel to Santa Marta. Fidel and Carlos Castaño ordered the crime[9] Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá or Los Pepes Colombian conflict
March 29 Ambush 7 Unknown Trujillo, Colombia ELN members ambush and kill 7 Army uniforms, in the village of La Sonora, in Trujillo (Valle).[10] ELN Colombian conflict
March 30 – April 17 Massacre 30 Unknown Trujillo, Colombia Northern Valle cartel members supported by elements of the Army, disappear and kill about 30 civilians in Trujillo (Valle), in reprisal for guerrilla attacks.[11] Northern Valle cartel and Colombian army Colombian conflict
April 9 Shooting 6 (+8) 8 Norte de Santander, Colombia 120 ELN insurgents are taken to San Calixto (Norte de Santander). In the fighting 6 policemen and 8 guerrillas die.[12] ELN Colombian conflict
April 26 Assassination 1 0 Bogotá, Colombia Is assassinated on board an airplane, the presidential candidate Carlos Pizarro Leongómez.The gunmen were shot dead for his escorts[13] Medellín cartel (suspected) Colombian conflict
May 25 Ambush, Shooting 8 (+6) 12 (+2 kidnapped) San Vicente, Colombia In San Vicente, rural area of Jamundí (Valley), ELN guerrillas ambush a convoy of the National Police. In the attack, 8 agents and 6 guerrillas die. In the attack 4 officers and 8 agents were injured, as well as another two were kidnapped.[14] ELN Colombian conflict
June 11 Massacre 600–774 Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Over 600 unarmed police officers are shot dead by the LTTE in Police Stations across eastern Sri Lanka.[15][16][17] LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
June 29 Shooting 0 0 Panama City, Panama Militants of the M-20 movement shoot eight bullets of 9mm weapon struck the U.S embassy in Panama city[18][19] 20 December Movement (M-20) Terrorism in Panama
July 20 Bombing 0 0 London, United Kingdom The IRA detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange causing damage to the building. Nobody was injured in the blast.[20] PIRA The Troubles
July 30 Assassination, bombing 1 0 Pevensey, United Kingdom Conservative MP Ian Gow is killed by a bomb planted under his car by the PIRA. PIRA The Troubles
August 3 Massacre 147 Kattankudy, Sri Lanka Over 30 Tamil Tiger cadres attacked four Muslim mosques in Kattankudy in Batticaloa district, killing at least 147 Muslims who were praying in the mosques.[21] LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
August 10 Bombing 15–20 16–30 Khanlar, Azerbaijan A bus carrying about 60 passengers from Georgia's capital Tbilisi to the town of Agdam in Azerbaijan is bombed in the town of Khanlar (now Goygol). The bombing was carried out by two ethnic Armenians named Armen Avanesyan and Mikhail Tatevosov, who were members of Vrezh, an underground militant anti-Azerbaijan group operated out of Rostov-on-Don. Vrezh
October 11 Ambush, Shooting 4 14 kidnapped Carchi Province, Ecuador ARC guerrillas ambush Ecuadorian troops in the region of the San Miguel river in the site known as El azul between Titizga and Tetete (Ecuador). The patrol of 24 soldiers assigned to the Brigade of Jungle N 56, is copada and annihilated. The salute is four soldiers killed and 14 kidnapped, including the major who commanded the unit.[22] FARC Militants Colombian conflict
October 24 Bombing 7 14 Northern Ireland The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) launched three "proxy bombs" or "human bombs" at British Army checkpoints. Three men (who were or had been working with the British Army) were tied into cars loaded with explosives and ordered to drive to each checkpoint. Each bomb was detonated by remote control. The first exploded at a checkpoint in Coshquin, killing the driver and five soldiers. The second exploded at a checkpoint in Killeen, County Armagh; the driver narrowly escaped, albeit suffered a broken leg but one soldier was killed and 23 other soldiers were wounded. The third failed to detonate.[23] PIRA The Troubles
November 5 assassination 1 2 (+1) New York, United States Assassination of Meir Kahane: Far-right American-Israeli politician Meir Kahane was shot and killed while a bystander was shot in the leg by Egyptian Islamist El Sayyid Nosair at the Marriott hotel in New York City. A police officer was wounded in the arrest of Nosair, who himself was also injured in the ensuing shootout after the assassination.[24] El Sayyid Nosair Terrorism in the United States
December 8 Bombing 6 10 Sabadell, Spain ETA bombs a police convoy that was on its way to police a football match. ETA Basque conflict
December 13 Bombing 7 23 Medellín, Colombia A remote control bomb kills seven police officers and injures 23 more in Medellín. Authorities blame the Medellín Cartel for the attack.[25] Medellín Cartel

See also

References
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  3. San Jose Mercuary News, May 8, 1990
  4. The Washington Post, May 13, 1990, Douglas Farah
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  20. BBC: 1990: IRA bombs Stock Exchange, On this day, July 20, 1990
  21. Frontline: A timely and prudent step by the LTTE – Interview with Rauf Hakeem Archived 2004-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, Volume 19, Issue 12, June 8–21, 2002
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  23. A Chronology of the Conflict – October 1989, CAIN Web Service; accessed 23 October 2015.
  24. Frontline:Kahane is killed after giving talk in New York hotel, The New York Times, November 6, 1990
  25. St. Louis Post Dispatch, December 14, 1990, Page 15A
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