Editing 2000s (section)

== Assassinations and attempts ==
Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include:
[[File:Laurent Désiré Kabila portrait 3x4.jpg|thumb|100px|upright|[[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]]]]
[[File:Birendra Bir Bikram Shah c. 1967 (restoration).jpg|thumb|100px|upright|[[Birendra of Nepal]]]]
[[File:Zoran Djindjic Cropped.jpg|thumb|100px|upright|[[Zoran Djindjic]]]]
[[File:Visit of Rafic Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister, to the EC P010848002H (cropped).jpg|thumb|100px|upright|[[Rafic Hariri]]]]
[[File:Benazir Bhutto.jpg|thumb|100px|upright|[[Benazir Bhutto]]]]
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| January 16, 2001
|[[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]], the President of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] was [[Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila|assassinated]] by a bodyguard. The motive remains unexplained.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/11/theobserver |title=Revealed: How Africa's dictator died at the hands of his boy soldiers |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 11, 2001 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209051620/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/feb/11/theobserver |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| June 1, 2001
|[[King of Nepal|King]] [[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra]] of [[Nepal]], along with eight other royals, are [[Nepalese royal massacre|killed]] by Nepal's crown prince [[Dipendra of Nepal|Diprendra]] who then shoots himself. Nepal's laws regarding succession allows the comatose Dipendra to rule for three days before he succumbs to his injuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://adst.org/2019/07/death-love-and-conspiracy-the-nepalese-royal-massacre-of-2001/ |title=Death, Love and Conspiracy: The Nepalese Royal Massacre of 2001 (Durbar Hatyakanda) – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training |date=July 8, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331204935/https://adst.org/2019/07/death-love-and-conspiracy-the-nepalese-royal-massacre-of-2001/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|September 9, 2001
|[[Ahmad Shah Massoud]], guerilla commander of the [[Northern Alliance]] against the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet invasion]] and [[Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)|against]] the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Taliban regime]], was killed in [[Khwaja Bahauddin District|Khwaja Bahauddin]], [[Takhar Province]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Afghanistan]] by [[Al-Qaeda]] operatives, days before the [[September 11 attacks]].
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| October 17, 2001
|[[Israel]]i Minister of Tourism [[Rehavam Ze'evi]] was [[Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi|assassinated]] by three Palestinian assailants, members of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1603862.stm |title=Israeli minister shot dead |date=October 17, 2001 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329004750/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1603862.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| May 6, 2002
| [[Pim Fortuyn]], Dutch politician, was [[Assassination of Pim Fortuyn|assassinated]] by environmentalist activist [[Volkert van der Graaf]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/1425944/Fortuyn-killed-to-protect-Muslims.html |title=Fortuyn killed 'to protect Muslims' |date=March 28, 2003 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428020432/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/1425944/Fortuyn-killed-to-protect-Muslims.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| March 12, 2003
| [[Zoran Đinđić]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|Serbian and Montenegrin]] Prime Minister, is [[Assassination of Zoran Đinđić|assassinated]] by [[Zvezdan Jovanović]], a soldier of [[Milorad Ulemek]], the former commander of the Special Operations Unit of Yugoslavia's secret police.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/05/24/feature-01 |title=Djindjic's killers convicted, sentenced after 3½-year trial |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413030543/http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/05/24/feature-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| September 10, 2003
| [[Anna Lindh]], Swedish foreign minister, was [[Anna Lindh#Assassination|assassinated]] after being stabbed in the chest, stomach, and arms by Serbian and Montenegrin national [[Mijailo Mijailović]] while shopping in a [[Stockholm]] department store.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5642583 |title=Ten years since the death of Anna Lindh |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017130739/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5642583 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| March 22, 2004
| [[Ahmed Yassin]], the founder and spiritual leader of the militant [[Islamism|Islamist]] group [[Hamas]], was [[Ahmed Yassin#Assassination|assassinated]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] by the [[Israeli Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeerah.info/Special%20Reports/Different%20special%20reports/Shaikh%20Ahmed%20Yassin%27s%20Assassination.htm |title=Shaikh Ahmed Yassin's Assassination |website=www.aljazeerah.info |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709054231/http://www.aljazeerah.info/Special%20Reports/Different%20special%20reports/Shaikh%20Ahmed%20Yassin%27s%20Assassination.htm |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| November 2, 2004
| [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]], Dutch filmmaker and critic of Islamic culture, was [[Theo van Gogh (film director)#Death|assassinated]] in [[Amsterdam]] by [[Mohammed Bouyeri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/07/terrorism.religion |title=The murder that shattered Holland's liberal dream |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=November 7, 2004 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911182628/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/07/terrorism.religion |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| February 14, 2005
| [[Rafic Hariri]], former [[Prime Minister of Lebanon]], was [[Assassination of Rafic Hariri|assassinated]] when explosives equivalent to around 1,000&nbsp;kg of [[TNT]] were detonated as his [[motorcade]] drove past the St. George Hotel in [[Beirut]]. The assassination attempt also killed at least 16 other people and injured 120 others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-investigation-who-killed-lebanon-s-rafik-hariri-1.874820 |title=CBC Investigation: Who killed Lebanon's Rafik Hariri? |work=CBC News |last=Macdonald |first=Neil |date=21 November 2010 |access-date=4 November 2022 |archive-date=September 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903144812/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2010/11/19/f-rfa-macdonald-lebanon-hariri.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| December 27, 2007
| [[Benazir Bhutto]], former Pakistani prime minister, was [[Assassination of Benazir Bhutto|assassinated]] at an election rally in [[Rawalpindi]] by a bomb blast. The assassination attempt also killed at least 80 other people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-27-voa12.cfm |title=Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assassinated |access-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309195431/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-27-voa12.cfm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| March 2, 2009
| [[João Bernardo Vieira]], [[List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau|President]] of [[Guinea-Bissau]], was [[João Bernardo Vieira#Attacks and death|assassinated]] during an armed attack on his residence in [[Bissau]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/president-shot-dead-in-palace-as-rebel-troops-take-revenge-1635904.html |title=President shot dead in palace as rebel troops take revenge – Africa, World – the Independent |website=www.independent.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304125517/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/president-shot-dead-in-palace-as-rebel-troops-take-revenge-1635904.html |archive-date=4 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| April 30, 2009
| Seven people are killed when a [[2009 attack on the Dutch royal family|vehicle rams through a crowd]] watching the [[Koninginnedag]] parade in [[Apeldoorn]] in an attempt to target [[Queen Beatrix]] of the Netherlands, [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Crown Prince Willem-Alexander]] and other members of the Dutch [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|royal family]]. The assailant dies a day later due to injuries sustained in the attack.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8026807.stm |title=Car attack on Dutch royal parade |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031141802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8026807.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
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