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GTD ID DATE COUNTRY CITY PERPETRATOR GROUP FATALITIES INJURED TARGET TYPE REGION ATTACK TYPE WEAPON TYPE
199404130008 1994-04-13 Rwanda Gikoro Hutu extremists 1180 0 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Firearms,Melee
202011090015 2020-11-09 Ethiopia May Cadera Samri militia,Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) (suspected) 766 Unknown Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault Melee,Melee,Melee
201710140002 2017-10-14 Somalia Mogadishu Al-Shabaab 588 316 Business,Private Citizens & Property,Airports and Aircraft Sub-Saharan Africa Bombing/Explosion Explosives
200901170021 2009-01-17 Democratic Republic of the Congo Tora Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) 400 Unknown Religious Figures/Institutions,Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Facility/Infrastructure Attack,Armed Assault Incendiary
198707180001 1987-07-18 Mozambique Homoine Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) 388 70 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Firearms
199605230007 1996-05-23 Burundi Kivyuka Tutsi extremists 375 0 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown Unknown
201812160027 2018-12-16 Democratic Republic of the Congo Bongende Tribesmen 339 28 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack Firearms,Incendiary,Melee
201405050053 2014-05-05 Nigeria Gamboru Ngala Boko Haram 315 Unknown Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary
199607200008 1996-07-20 Burundi Unknown Hutu extremists 304 100 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown Unknown
199711170005 1997-11-17 Rwanda Gisenyi Hutu extremists 300 0 Police Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown Unknown
198402130003 1984-02-13 Sudan Heglig Christian extremists 300 0 Maritime Sub-Saharan Africa Bombing/Explosion Unknown,Explosives
201404150089 2014-04-15 South Sudan Bentiu Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) 287 400 Religious Figures/Institutions Sub-Saharan Africa Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault Firearms
201608190039 2016-08-19 South Sudan Pajut Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) 283 Unknown Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Firearms
199712100003 1997-12-10 Rwanda Mutura Hutu extremists 271 227 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Melee
200108110012 2001-08-11 Angola Unknown National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) 259 160 Transportation Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Firearms,Explosives
198601130005 1986-01-13 Mozambique Marromeu Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) 240 0 Business Sub-Saharan Africa Facility/Infrastructure Attack Unknown
201504250027 2015-04-25 Niger Karamga Boko Haram 230 9 Military,Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Armed Assault Firearms
198402200005 1984-02-20 Uganda Masindi National Resistance Movement (NRM) 228 0 Private Citizens & Property Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown Unknown
198607010009 1986-07-01 Mozambique Maputo Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) 227 0 Transportation Sub-Saharan Africa Unknown Unknown
199808070002 1998-08-07 Kenya Nairobi Al-Qaida 224 4000 Government (Diplomatic) Sub-Saharan Africa Bombing/Explosion Explosives
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