August
| Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
|---|---|---|---|
| August;1 | 2 | 21 | Jakarta, Indonesia - The Philippines embassy in Jakarta was the target of a bomb attack which killed two and injured 21, including the Ambassador Leonides Caday. Both Indonesian and Filipino leaders blamed Filipino Muslim guerillas from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) group. However, this group denied involvement in the attack. The explosion caused direct damage to the residence of the ambassador. The bomb was planted in front of the gate, and exploded when the ambassador's car approached. On August 3, Mujahideen Division Khandaq claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group was suspected to have links to the MILF group, though MILF officials rejected this suggestion. |
| August;1 | 3 | 36 | Philippines - Bomb explodes at carnival, killing three and wounding 36. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is suspected. |
| August;4 | 0 | 0 | Southeast of Algiers, Algeria - Three bombs targeted a radio and television transmission station in the mountains southeast of Algiers. No one was injured in the attack, but the local broadcast "Aures Radio" was interrupted. It is unclear if the attackers were targeting the station as a symbol and tool of the Algerian government or because its remote location simply made it a target of opportunity. |
| August;6 | 2 | 3 | Dagestan, Russia - Booby-trapped car explodes kills two, wounds three. |
| August;8 | 1 | 11 | Madrid, Spain - A car bomb exploded on Platerias Street in Madrid, injuring eleven people, none seriously. Two well-known politicians live on this street, but authorities don't know if they were the intended target. Sources are calling this a Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) attack. Note: ETA claimed responsibility for this attack in the beginning of September 2000. |
| August;8 | 12 | 97 | Moscow - A bomb exploded in a pedestrian underpass at Pushkin Square in central Moscow at the height of rush hour. The blast killed 12 people and wounded at least 97. No group claimed responsibility for the bomb, but Chechen ties were suspected. The site of the attack is also an emotional center of Moscow and so has additional significance. The investigation was proceeding and Russian officials were asking for help from foreign intelligence. |
| August;10 | 15 | 30 | Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, India - A car bomb attack kills 15 and injuring 30. Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility. |
| August;11 | 0 | 2 | Cape Town, South Africa - A bomb hidden in a Toyota was detonated outside a busy shopping center. The car exploded and injured two. Neither the perpetrators nor the motivation for the attack has been determined, however, People Against Gangsterism and Drugs is suspected. |
| August;12 | 6 | 42 | Indian-administered Kashmir, India - Land mines explode under buses, killing six soldiers and wounding 42. Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility. |
| August;13 | 0 | 0 | Ajaccio, Corsica, France - A powerful explosive charge placed in a car exploded outside the offices of the Corsican Economic Development Agency in Ajaccio. The building had just recently been restored after it was damaged by an earlier attack. Extensive damage was caused to the premises. |
| August;16 | 2 | A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber attacked a military vehicle, killing the bomber and a girl and wounding five. | |
| August;16 | 0 | 4 | Idgah Colony, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India - Three schoolchildren and a teacher were injured when an explosive device detonated at a school in Idgah Colony. |
| August;17 | 1 | 35 | Riga, Latvia - Two explosives placed at the downtown Riga shopping center Centrs detonated. The two blasts occurred in the lobby of the supermarket ten minutes apart. One person died of their injuries and 35 were wounded in the attack. Police were investigating, but had not yet arrested any suspects. |
| August;18 | 2 | 2 | Bomb in town kills 2 and injuries two that did not want to pay Farc "war tax". |
| August;29 | 1 | 0 | Madrid, Spain - Members of the Basque nationalist group ETA shot former People's Party councilor Manuel Indiano Azaustre inside his sweetshop. He died later in the hospital. The platform of ETA stated that, "...once again the violent part has emerged from the political conflict the Greater Basque Country has been living through for some time." On 22 September ETA admitted it was responsible for this murder. |
| August;31 | 1 | 1 | Zapotitlán, Guerrero Mexico - Popular Revolutionary Army members are suspected of ambushing police officers, leaving one officer dead and one other wounded. Note: Incident date is approximate. |
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