Death in context.

Week of 23 January 2011

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Maps and charts for the week follow the list. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

48: Car bomb explodes at funeral, Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC)

35: Suicide bomber attacks at airport, Moscow, Russia. (Voice of America)

32: Passenger bus crashes into oil tanker, Sindh province, Pakistan. (AP)

20: Explosion at coal mine, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. (Reuters)

18: Pair of car bombs attacking religious pilgrims, Karbala, Iraq. (AP)

18: Pakistan army attacks suspected militants, Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. (AFP)

13: Fire breaks out on passenger ferry, Indonesia. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133291236)

11: Twin drone missile strikes against suspected militants, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (The Times of India)

11: Suicide bomber attacks religious procession, Lahore, Pakistan. (UPI)

10: Collision between passenger and freight trains, Saxony-Anhalt state, Germany. (RTTNews)

9: Bomb explodes next to civilian truck, Yala province, Thailand. (BBC)

8: Rebels attack on rangers and soldiers, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP)

8: Suspected suicide bomber attacks supermarket, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Los Angeles Times)

7: Gun attack on park patrons, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP)

7: Gunmen attack gubernatorial candidate, Borno state, Nigeria. (AP)

5: Rebels bomb car carrying Philippines police, Rizal province, Philippines. (Al Jazeera)


Maps and charts for this week (website only). Also see our visualizations page.

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