February
| Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3 | 0 | 34 | Colombo. LTTE suspected in bomb blasts on 3 buses that injured 34. |
| February 4 | 2 | 4 | Puerto Asis. A car bomb exploded in front of the Hotel Quirama in Puerto Asis (Putumayo Department), killing at least two people and injuring four. Authorities attribute the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). |
| February 6 | 0 | 0 | Northern Ireland. An explosive device exploded under an oil tank at Mahon's Hotel in Irvinestown after a call was made to authorities warning of the attack. The called claimed to belong to the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA). No one was injured in the bomb blast or the fire that followed the blast. This attack comes as the most recent peace process was facing a crisis when the IRA refused to decommission their weapons. |
| February 7 | 1 | 51 | Colombo. The first of two bombs exploded on a crowded bus in central Sri Lanka killing one and wounding fifty-one. Authorities believe that this and the second blast, were perpetrated by the same group, possibly Tamil rebels. |
| February 11 | 0 | 0 | Amorebieta. Four hooded individuals set a Citroen car dealership in Amorebieta on fire, completely destroying it. The US Department of State blames the attack on the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA). |
| February 11 | 5 | 20 | Sambha. Five people were killed and seven others injured when a bomb explosion blew up portions of a railway track near Sambha. The attack took place only minutes before the Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express Train was due to arrive at the Sambha station. |
| February 12 | 4 | 26 | Kashmir. A bomb exploded near GGM Science College and vegetable market killing four people and wounding twenty-six. The bomb detonated in darkness, shattering several adjoining buildings and shops and damaging vehicles parked nearby. Authorities are unsure if the device was planted on the site or if it was thrown from a vehicle. |
| February 20 | 1 | 17 | Basilan. Abu Sayyaf bombings of restaurant, 2 police stations in Basilan town, kill 1, wound 17. See 3/3. |
| February 22 | 2 | 2 | Vitoria. Fernando Buesa, the Secretary General of the socialist PSE-EE party, and his escort were killed when a vehicle exploded on the university campus of Vitoria. The Euskal Herritarrok (the radical platform set up by the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) political wing) stated that they "deeply regretted" the deaths but did not "condemn" them. Note: On 8 March, ETA claimed responsibility for this attack and another attack against Lt. Col. Blanco in January. In their communiqué, ETA accused Buesa of basing the whole of his political career on, "hatred and opposition against the Basque people." |
| February 23 | 0 | 1 | Istanbul. A bomb, which exploded in a bank, injured one man in the leg. The explosion occurred in the Levent neighborhood of Istanbul. |
| February 25 | 49 | 50 | MILF conducts 3 bombings on buses, ferry, killing 49, injuring 50. |
| February 26 | 0 | 0 | Northern Ireland Dissident republicans tried to bomb an army barracks at Ballykelly. The bomb exploded but no one was killed or injured in the blast. |
| February 28 | 0 | 0 | Leioa A bomb exploded at the home of Nieves Hurtado, a socialist councilor of Leioa. The blast caused substantial damage to the entrance of the home. |
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