September
| Date | Dead | Injured | Location and description |
|---|---|---|---|
| September;3 | 3 | 4 | Faisalabad A bomb exploded in a crowded bus station. The blast took place on a bus bound for Faisalabad. Three people were killed and several others wounded. |
| September;3 | 8 | 9 | Southern Colombia FARC assault on police station kills 7 officers, 1 rebel, injures 9. |
| September;4 | 0 | 8 | Barrancabermeja A bomb exploded in Barrancabermeja's commercial district, injuring four policemen, two security guards and two civilians. The bomb was made of 70 kilograms of R1 explosive. The intended target was apparently the National Customs and Tax Directorate (DIAN), as the device was placed on Carrera 8D and Sixth Street. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for this attack that severely damaged several nearby stores. |
| September;7 | 2 | 10 | Lahore A bomb went off in the main market of Dharampura in Lahore. Two people were killed and ten injured by the blast. |
| September;10 | 0 | 0 | Basque Country The Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) group is responsible for a bomb that exploded at a nightclub belonging to Narciso Korta, the brother of Jose Korta who was killed by ETA on 8 August. The explosion took place at a time when the nightclub was empty, thus no one was hurt. The roof of the premises collapsed as a result of the blast. Note: On 22 September, ETA officially claimed responsibility for this attack saying that they considered the discothèque a center of drug trafficking and said it, "...hurts Basque youth and goes against the process of liberating the Basque Country." |
| September;12 | 0 | 7 | Western Cape A bomb exploded at a Democratic Alliance rally, injuring seven. The bomb exploded shortly after the arrival of the Western Cape premier, Gerald Morkel, who was slated to address the rally. However, the police noted there is no way of knowing if the premier was targeted specifically in the attack. |
| September;13 | 6 | 20 | Jakarta A blast in the Jakarta Stock Exchange basement car park in the late afternoon, left at least six dead and dozens injured. Police blamed the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) for the blast and by the end of the month had arrested over twenty-five people in connection with the blast. They said that the group, GAM, had been using bombing to undermine stability and security in the government. Almost a month after the attack, two soldiers from the Indonesian Armed Forces, were arrested as being suspects in the bombing. Investigators believed that they were also acting as gun runners for the Free Aceh Movement. |
| September;15 | 0 | 1 | Jeruselem A Palestinian youth stabbed a Jewish woman in East Jerusalem's Neve Ya'agov neighborhood, injuring her. |
| September;15 | 8 | 28 | Colombo A suicide bomber blew himself up opposite the Eye Hospital killing eight and injuring twenty-eight Police believe that the bomber was targeting security forces vehicles on Deans Road. Authorities blame the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack. |
| September;18 | 3 | 8 | Colombo A van bomb exploded killing eight, including two constables. The device detonated after the police had pulled the van over to check for hidden explosives. |
| September;19 | 4 | 9 | Phnom Penh Four people died and nine others were injured in a grenade attack that occurred in Phnom Penh, at the site of a popular night-time eating place. Witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the attack. There was some suspicion that the Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) were behind the attack. However, several sources noted that police investigations were proceeding very slowly and ineffectively. |
| September;19 | 19 | 90 | A deadly bomb explosion at a vegetable market left nineteen dead and many injured. |
| September;20 | 1 | 5 | Zamboanga A suspected suicide bomber detonated himself on a ferry as it docked in Zamboanga, a major port in Southern Philippines. Investigators found a timing device on the man suspected of being the actual suicide bomber. At least five other people were injured in the attack. When the bomb exploded, a stampede erupted among the 390 passengers as they attempted to get off the ferry. The attack occurred close to the Jolo Island, where Abu Sayyaf has been holding hostages. It was unclear whether or not the two attacks were connected. |
| September;24 | 1 | 4 | Barrancabermeja Unknown persons threw a grenade at a Barrancabermeja public establishment on Circunvalar Avenue, killing one person and injuring four others. |
| September;25 | 2 | 15 | Southern Philippines A bomb exploded inside a state-run university in the Southern Philippines, killing two students and wounding eleven others. The blast occurred near the social hall of the University of Southern Mindanao, where students were preparing for an annual celebration. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion was placed upon the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which has been involved in several other blasts in the same town recently. |
| September;30 | 0 | 0 | Vitoria Major damage was caused at the Mecanizados Alberdi Company after a device exploded at the entrance to the workshop. The company employs about forty people and is located on an industrial estate outside Vitoria. A Basque government spokesman calls the attack "unacceptable ETA blackmail." |
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