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Munich Olympics
In Munich, West Germany, the Black September group were responsible for taking hostage of the Israeli Olympic Team. Their motive was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was the birth of modern terrorism. In total there were 17 deaths. -
Ma’a lot Massacre
In Ma’alot, Israel, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine group were responsible for a hostage taking and school shooting in which 31 died and 70 injured. -
Gulf Air Flight 771
In mid flight between the Abu Dhabi International Airport and Karachi, Pakistan the Abu Nidal organization planted a bomb in the baggage compartment of a Boeing 737-2P6, killing 112 people. They did this to convince Saudi Arabia to pay protection money to Nidal so as to avoid attacks on their soil. -
Pan Am Flight 103
In mid flight between London Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Libya bombed a Boeing 747–121 killing 270 people. Their motives were that Libya had a series of military confrontations with the US Navy that took place in the 1980s in the Gulf of Sidra. -
Bombay Bombings
In Mumbai, Maharashtra, India the D-Company, used 13 car bombs to kill 257 people and injure 713. -
Sarin Nerve Gas Attack
In Tokyo, Japan, the Aum Shinrikyo used chemical warfare, sarin, on the Tokyo subway. There was never a precise reason why. In total there were 13 deaths and 6252 injuries. -
The Okahloma City Bombing
In Oklahoma City, US, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols took responsibility for a truck bombing of a Federal building. Their motivations were due to their retaliations for the Ruby Ridge and anger towards the Waco siege. There were 168 deaths and more than 680 injuries. -
September 11, 2001
In New York City, Arlington County, Virginia; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Al-Qaeda took responsibility for aircraft hijacking. Al-Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden's motives were to declare a holy war against the United States, calling for the killing of all American civilians. A plane each were flown into the North and South World Trade Towers in New York. A plane was flown into the Pentagon, and another one was crashed in Pennsylvania. In total there were 2996 deaths and more than 6000 inju -
Moscow Theater Hostage
In Moscow, Russia, the Chechen radical militant groups the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment, the International Islamic Peacekeeping Brigade, and the Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs took responsibility for taking hostage of the Dubrovka Theater. These groups wanted Independence for Chechnya and the withdrawal of Russian troops. There are to be believed to be at least 170 deaths and more than 700 injuries. -
Madrid Train Bombings
In Madrid, Spain, Al-Qaeda claimed to be responsible for backpack bombs that killed 191 and injured 2050.These 13 improvised explosive devices were on four commuter rail trains. -
Beslan Massacre
In Beslan Russia, the North Caucasian rebel movement took hostage and sieged a school for 3 days. What they hoped to achieve was a full Russian troop withdrawal from Chechnya and recognition of Chechen independence. There are to be believed at least 385 deaths most of which were children and 783 injuries. -
Boston Marathon Bombing
In Boston MA, brothers Tamerian and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev bombed the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. These two men were not affiliated with any terrorist group but instead acted upon their extreme Islamic beliefs. In total there were 5 deaths and 280 injuries. Tamerian died due to a firefight with police 4 days after the bombing and Dzhokhar was taken into custody soon after.
