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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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On 15 January 2004, in Tral, Kashmir, India, armed militants fired upon a
police patrol, killing one officer. No group claimed responsibility. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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On 25 January 2004, in Kirkuk, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded, killing an
Iraqi police officer. No group claimed responsibility |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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On 1 February 2004, in eastern Kirkuk, Iraq, attackers threw a grenade at an
Iraqi police patrol, wounding four officers. No group claimed
responsibility. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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On 5 February 2004, in Tripura State, India, armed assailants ambushed a
vehicle, killing three police officers. No group claimed responsibility |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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