| 2001 Angola train attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Angola |
| Date | 10 August 2001 |
| Deaths | 252 |
| Injured | 165[1] |
| Perpetrators | UNITA |
The 2001 Angola train attack was an attack during the Angolan Civil War when on 10 August 2001 UNITA forces derailed a train travelling between towns of Zenza and Dondo with an anti-tank mine and then attacked the passengers with small arms fire.
History
[edit]The Angolan Civil War had been going on since 1975 and was a legacy of the Cold War. As part of its ongoing efforts to overthrow the government, the 2001 Angola train attack occurred on 10 August 2001 when a passenger train in Angola hit an anti-tank mine placed on the track by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels. After its derailment, rebels attacked the passengers with gunfire, killing around 250 people of the 500 who were on the train.[2][3] [4][5] The attack took place about 150 kilometres (93 mi) south-east of the capital, Luanda.[5] On 16 August 2001, members of the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the attack, calling it a "terrorist attack".[6]
On 13 August, UNITA took responsibility for the attack.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ "Train bombing signals new UNITA offensive in Angola". Wsws.org. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ ICtBL 2002, p. 66
- ^ Riley 2004, p. 5
- ^ Osmańczyk & Mango 2003, p. 96
- ^ a b "Africa | Angola train toll rises". BBC News. 12 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Angola: Security Council members condemn 'terrorist' UNITA train attack". United Nations. 16 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "AFRICA | Rebels claim Angolan train attack". BBC News. 13 August 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- Bibliography
- ICtBL (2002). Landmine monitor report 2002: toward a mine-free world (PDF) (2002 ed.). Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1-56432-277-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2026. - Total pages: 922
- Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan; Mango, Anthony (2003). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: A to F (2003 ed.). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-415-93921-6. - Total pages: 2941
- Riley, Jack (March 2004). "Terrorism and Rail Security". RAND Corporation. docstoc.com: 1–14. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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