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578.
Date: September 21, 2002
Target: Tourism Minister Sakina Yatoo
Location: Kulgam Village, India
Details: Yatoo's motorcade was en route to a campaign stop when a remote-controlled bomb was set off. Gunmen then surrounded her car and opened fire, killing two of her bodyguards and a local resident. Yatoo survived due to her armored vehicle. It was the second attack on her motorcade in less than a week; the first was on September 15.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

579.
Date: October 7, 2002
Target: Governor Hakim Taniwal
Location: Dowmanda, Afghanistan
Details: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Taniwal's six-vehicle motorcade, killing two of his bodyguards and wounding four others. Taniwal was unharmed and the gunmen, probable al-Qaeda terrorists, escaped.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

580.
Date: November 25, 2002
Target: President Saparmurat Niyazov
Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Details: Gunmen in a truck opened fire with submachine guns on Niyazov's motorcade as it was traveling through the capitol. He was unhurt, but four police officers were wounded.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

581.
Date: January 24, 2003
Target: Agriculture Minister K. Ranjit Singh and Social Welfare Minister Korung Thung
Location: Thingkhangpi, India
Details: Rebels attacked a convoy carrying both state ministers, but were repelled by security forces escorting the convoy. Neither minister was injured.
(4-STARS: Protector action during the attack entirely prevented injury.)

582.
Date: March 1, 2003
Target: Chief Administrator Akhmad Kadyrov
Location: Argun, Chechnya
Details: Rebels attacked Kadyrov's motorcade, killing four bodyguards, three policemen, and one of the rebels. Kadyrov was uninjured.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

583.
Date: April 13, 2003
Target: Mohammed Sharif (brother of the Governor)
Location: Chaman, Afghanistan
Details: Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a car carrying Sharif, killing a passenger and wounding two bodyguards. Sharif escaped unharmed. A group affiliated with al-Qaeda was blamed.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

584.
Date: May 12, 2003
Target: Chief Administrator Akhmad Kadyrov
Location: Iliskhan-Yurt, Chechnya
Details: A woman with explosives strapped to her waist blew them up in the midst of thousands of Muslim pilgrims, killing herself and 13 others, including some of Kadyrov's bodyguards. Kadyrov escaped unharmed. Approximately 145 people wounded, including two of Kadyrov's bodyguards. A second female suicide bomber in the crowd was also wearing explosives, but she died from the first blast without detonating her charge. Both women posed as journalists to get close to Kadyrov. Police also found a landmine planted on the route his motorcade was expected to travel when leaving the event.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

585.
Date: July 28, 2003
Target: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh
Location: Wangjing, Manipur
Details: Rebels opened fire on Singh's motorcade as he arrived in a village. Singh was unhurt, but five others were wounded.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

586.
Date: August 19, 2003
Target: President Alvaro Uribe
Location: Grenada, Colombia
Details: Suspected rebels opened fire with machine guns on Uribe's helicopter, as it came in for a landing for an official visit. His helicopter diverted to a nearby military base, while a security aircraft fired into the jungle. Uribe later returned for the event. He has survived several assassination attempts by FARC rebels.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)

587.
Date: August 21, 2003
Target: Governor Abdulkadir Kure
Location: Abuja-Minna, Nigeria
Details: Kure's motorcade was returning after an official visit when his convoy was attacked. His security chief was killed and his driver wounded. Kure escaped unharmed.
(2-STARS: Protective Strategies or Resources at the scene favorably influenced safety/survival.)