CRIMINAL JUSTICE ONLINE - World-wide Terrorist Incidents Involving Police Officers - 2004

200460367	On 1 January 2004, in Damaturu, Nigeria, assailants attacked three police stations, killing one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although the Governor of Yobe State blamed the Muhajirun, also known as the "Taliban," which operates in the north and claims to be inspired by the Afghan Taliban's vision of an Islamic State.
200459395	On 3 January 2004, near Chaplingehera, Tripura, India, a bomb exploded, killing five border police and injuring two other officers. No group claimed responsibility, although police blamed the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT
200458454	On 5 January 2004, in Pattani, Thailand, an improvised explosive device strapped to a motorcycle in a park exploded as two technicians attempted to defuse it, killing both engineers. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities blamed an unspecified Islamic extremist group.
200458438	On 5 January 2004, in Bangkok, Thailand, a bomb exploded at a police post, injuring one officer. No group claimed responsibility, although police blamed Islamic separatists.
200458675	On 6 January 2004, in Mafraq, outside of Ba'qubah, Iraq, assailants killed an Iraqi police officer en route to his post. No group claimed responsibility.
200460008	On 6 January 2004, in the Tetaria Village, Morang, Nepal, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an off-duty police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although police claimed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible.
200458443	On 6 January 2004, in Yala Province, Thailand, a group of 10 to 30 gunmen fired at the Halyaveng police station, wounding two Thai police officers. No group claimed responsibility.
200463984	On 7 January 2004, in the Al Tamim Province, Iraq, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an Iraqi police officer and a civilian at a police checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility
200463197	On 9 January 2004, in the Kupwara District, Kashmir, India, armed militants beheaded a police officer. The attack occurred after India and Pakistan agreed to resume bilateral talks, and Islamabad pledged it would not allow its soil to be used for terrorism. No group claimed responsibility
200458869	On 10 January 2004, in the Dhangadhi District, Nepal, unidentified attackers ambushed a group of police officers, killing two officers and wounding one officer and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although Nepalese authorities blamed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front.
200458414	On 12 January 2004, in the southern district of Anantnag, Kashmir, India, Islamic militants threw a grenade at a police patrol, killing one officer and a Muslim woman and wounding eight police officers and five civilians. No group claimed responsibility
200460339	On 12 January 2004, in the afternoon, in the Oktyabrskiy District, Groznyy, Chechnya, Russia, unidentified men shot at police officers with assault rifles, wounding two Chechen Interior Ministry personnel. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed that Chechen separatists were responsible.
200460787	On 13 January 2004, in the morning, at Gagra Village, in the Gool area, Udhampur District, Kashmir, India, armed militants opened fire on a police patrol, killing one police officer and injuring one other. No group claimed responsibility.
200458141	On 14 January 2004, in Ba'qubah, Iraq, a suicide car bomber attacked a police station, killing two civilians and injuring 26 local police officers. No group claimed responsibility
200459733	On 15 January 2004, in Tral, Kashmir, India, armed militants fired upon a police patrol, killing one officer. No group claimed responsibility.
200460780	On 15 January 2004, at approximately 3:20 PM, in Karachi, Pakistan, two bombs exploded within 15 minutes of each other at the Pakistan Bible Society building. The first blast damaged the building, but caused no casualties. Later, a car bomb exploded, injuring three police officers and 12 civilians, who had gathered to inspect the damage from the first blast, and damaging 18 nearby vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although Pakistani authorities believed the Lashkar i Jhangvi group was responsible
200459729	On 17 January 2004, in Narwal-Lajoora, Pulwama, Kashmir, India, armed militants attacked a police patrol, killing two officers. Police forces returned fire, killing two of the attackers. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed that Hizbul-Mujahedin (HM) was responsible
200458144	On 18 January 2004, at 7:30 PM, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, an unknown perpetrator threw a Molotov cocktail at a police vehicle, injuring two police officers. No group claimed responsibility
200460326	On 19 January 2004, in Howrahghat, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India, unknown extremists attacked a police station, killing two officers and wounding three others. No group claimed responsibility.
200458596	On 19 January 2004, in Manipur, India, unknown assailants attacked a marketplace, killing one woman and one police officer and injuring two civilians and one police officer. No group claimed responsibility
200458597	On 19 January 2004, at 5:00 AM, in the Ishkoshim District, Afghanistan, two unidentified attackers fired into police barracks, killing three border police officers and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility.
200459435	On 20 January 2004, in the Udhamput District, Kashmir, India, a landmine exploded, killing one police officer and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility
200459626	On 21 January 2004, in Kusha Devi, Kavre, Nepal, unidentified assailants set off a booby trap, killing one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front.
200463988	On 21 January 2004, in Al Fallujah, Iraq, unidentified gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi police post, killing three police officers and wounding four others. No group claimed responsibility
200458667	On 23 January 2004, in Narathiwat, Thailand, unknown attackers shot and killed a police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Islamic militants were responsible.
200458774	On 24 January 2004, in Mosul, Iraq, unknown assailants attacked a police patrol vehicle, killing one Iraqi police officer and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility
200458773	On 24 January 2004, near Kirkuk, Iraq, a bomb exploded at the site of an oil pipeline, killing an Iraqi police officer and wounding two other officers. No group claimed responsibility.
200458677	On 24 January 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi traffic police officer, wounding a total of three police officers. No group claimed responsibility.
200458314	On 25 January 2004, in Kirkuk, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded, killing an Iraqi police officer. No group claimed responsibility
200458742	On 26 January 2004, in Karbala', Iraq, assailants fired at the house of the local police chief, killing one of his guards and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility
200458743	On 26 January 2004, outside of Amiriyah, Iraq, assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint, killing two officers and wounding two civilians and one police officer. No one claimed responsibility.
200458311	On 28 January 2004, near Al Fallujah, Iraq, an unidentified gunman attacked a checkpoint near the Al-Faris complex, killing two Iraqi police officers and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility
200458659	On 29 January 2004, in Makhachkala, Russia, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying the police department head and his driver, killing them both and injuring one other police officer and a nearby woman. No group claimed responsibility.
200458599	On 31 January 2004, in Mosul, Iraq, a car bomb exploded inside the Al-Thaqafah police station, killing nine people, including five police officers, and wounding 45 others. Jaish Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility.
200458776	On 1 February 2004, in eastern Kirkuk, Iraq, attackers threw a grenade at an Iraqi police patrol, wounding four officers. No group claimed responsibility.
200459439	On 2 February 2004, in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, assailants using pistols fitted with silencers shot a deputy inspector general of police for crime and railways as he was leaving a mosque, killing the police officer and wounding one civilian. The Save Kashmir Movement claimed responsibility.
200458608	On 3 February 2004, near Karbala', Iraq, assailants attacked a parade, killing three police officers. The target was the Director of the Karbala police department, who was unharmed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility
200460360	On 4 February 2004, in Peruru, Anantapur, India, unknown assailants shot and killed a police constable standing at a bus stop. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the People's War Group (PWG) was responsible, as the attack occurred shortly after the group declared a labor strike.
200459459	On 5 February 2004, in Tripura State, India, armed assailants ambushed a vehicle, killing three police officers. No group claimed responsibility
200463892	On 5 February 2004, near Lamki Bazaar, Kailali Province, Nepal, a landmine exploded near a police convoy, wounding 30 officers and three civilians and destroying a police vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible
200463194	On 6 February 2004, in Koraput, Orissa, India, militants shot and killed a police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
200463192	On 6 February 2004, in the Koraput District, Orissa, India, Islamic militants opened fire on a town, killing four police officers and injuring six others. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
200458540	On 8 February 2004, in Sawaryah, Iraq, a bomb exploded at the offices of the Iraqi Deputy Police Chief, killing three police officers and wounding eight others. No group claimed responsibility.
200463893	On 9 February 2004, in the afternoon, in the suburb of Lalitpur Kathmandu, Nepal, a landmine exploded near a Nepalese police vehicle, killing one officer and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible
200463271	On 10 February 2004, at 10:25 PM, in the Neftyanka village, Vedenskiy District, Chechnya, Russia, unidentified gunmen shot at a police station, wounding two high-ranking officers. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Chechen separatists were responsible.
200460314	On 11 February 2004, in the Lakhadaria region, Algeria, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices near a convoy traveling to a dam construction site in the Atlas Mountains, injuring one police officer and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although Algerian authorities believed the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) was responsible
200460232	On 11 February 2004, in Nijgadh, Bara District, Nepal, a bomb exploded under the only bridge joining the Bara and Parsa Districts at the Dhansar River, wounding one police officer and destroying the bridge. No group claimed responsibility though it is widely believed the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible
200458779	On 12 February 2004, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, unknown assailants attacked a checkpoint, killing two Iraqi police officers and injuring one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
200460365	On 12 February, near Tighremt, Algeria, Islamic militants ambushed a police patrol, killing seven police officers and wounding three others. The militants also seized firearms and three vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) was responsible.
200460148	On 13 February 2004, in the Ali Sher District, Khowst, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device in front of a photo shop located underneath a police station, killing one officer and the shop owner and wounding one other police officer and five civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although local authorities believed al-Qa'ida and the Taliban were responsible.
200460210	On 13 February 2004, near Khatraguda, Koraput District, Orissa, India, a bomb planted by rebels exploded as police attempted to defuse the device, injuring 14 police officers. No group claimed responsibility.
200459376	On 14 February 2004, in Al Fallujah, Iraq, assailants using mortars and machine guns attacked two government buildings, killing 21 people, including 15 police officers, and wounding about 40 others. No group claimed responsibility.
200459126	On 14 February 2004, in the Sungai Padi District, Pattani Province, Thailand, two men on a motorcycle shot and wounded a police officer as he was returning to his base. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the attackers were connected to Muslim separatists.
200460318	On 15 February 2004, in Sacama, Colombia, attackers threw a hand grenade into a crowd at a local festival, killing two police officers and wounding four police officers and 16 civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although police officials believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible
200459463	On 16 February 2004, in Goshabugh village, Baramula District, Kashmir, India, Islamic militants attempted to storm a police station, killing one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Hizbul-Mujahedin was responsible.
200459462	On 16 February 2004, in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Islamic militants ambushed a political leader, killing the politician and a nearby police officer and wounding one other. The Save Kashmir Movement claimed responsibility.
200459715	On 16 February 2004, on the island of Masbate, Philippines, assailants attacked a police patrol, killing eight police officers and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the New People's Army (Communist Party of the Philippines) was responsible
200458961	On 17 February 2004, in Hinche, Haiti, armed rebels launched an attack against the town's police station, killing the district police chief and his two bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility.
200460383	On 17 February 2004, in the morning, in the Zavodskoy District, Groznyy, Chechnya, Russia, a bomb exploded during a search operation by OMON (Special Forces Police Detachment) officers, injuring the deputy commander. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Chechen separatists were responsible
200460385	On 17 February 2004, near the village of Goity, Urus-Martan District Chechnya, Russia, assailants attacked a local police checkpoint, injuring two police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Chechen separatists were responsible
200458929	On 17 February 2004, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a bomb left outside a shop exploded, injuring one police officer, one soldier, and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
200460386	On 19 February 2004, in Groznyy, Chechnya, Russia a homemade bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed, injuring four police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although it is widely believed Chechen separatists were responsible.