The following is a list of attacks on state or national high courts or judicial buildings.
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Attack
Date
Country
Details
Palace of Justice siege
6 November 1985
Colombia
Members of the leftist M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, and held the Supreme Court of Colombia hostage, intending to hold a trial against President Belisario Betancur. Hours later, after a military raid, the incident left almost half of the 25 Supreme Court Justices dead.[1][2]
Bangladesh bombings
17 August 2005
Bangladesh
Around 500 bomb explosions occurred at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The bombs exploded within a half-hour period starting from 11:30 am. In Dhaka, one of which exploded near the Supreme Court Complex. An Islamist terrorist organization, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the bombings. Another Islamic terrorist group, named Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, was associated with JMB in executing the co-ordinated attack. Following the bombings, both groups were banned by the Government of Bangladesh.[3][4]
Turkish Council of State shooting
17 May 2006
Turkey
A gunman made his way into the Council of State building in Ankara and subsequently shot five judges.
Caracas helicopter incident
27 June 2017
Venezuela
A police helicopter overflew the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and the Interior Ministry in Caracas. Claiming to be a part of an anti-government coalition,[5] the occupants of the helicopter allegedly launched several grenades and fired at the building, although no one was injured or killed. The helicopter escaped and was found the next day in a rural area. On 15 January 2018, Óscar Pérez, the pilot and instigator of the incident, was killed during a military raid by the Venezuelan army[6] that was met with accusations of extrajudicial killing.[7][8]
2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress
8 January 2023
Brazil
Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Supreme Federal Court along with other top-level government buildings.[9]
2 January 2024
United States
A man leaving the scene of a car accident entered the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver through a window and seized a key from a guard, opening fire inside the building until he surrendered to police.[10]
^Livingstone, Grace (2004). Inside Colombia: Drugs, Democracy, and War. Rutgers University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8135-3443-7.
^Pearce, Jenny (1 May 1990). Colombia:Inside the Labyrinth. Latin America Bureau. p. 181. ISBN 0-906156-44-0.
^"Bangladesh arrests 200 over August bombings". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^Sarkar, Kailash; Chowdhury, Kamran Reza. "No compiled data on Aug 17 serial blasts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^"Venezuela helicopter attack: Who is pilot Oscar Pérez?". BBC News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^Charner, Flora; Hernandez, Osmary; Barnes, Taylor (January 16, 2018). "Source: Rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot killed by police". CNN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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