evolution of modern terrorism after World War II.

  • The Siege of Mecca

    The Siege of Mecca
    On the 20th of November the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Gunmen held the hostages for 2 weeks. There were about 100,000 people in the mosque when it was taken 240 were killed and 600 were injured. It was done by the influences of Osama Bin Laden.
  • Beirut barracks bombings

    Beirut barracks bombings
    Two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing Multinational Force in Lebanon peacekeepers, specifically against United States and French service members, killing 241 U.S. and 58 French peacekeepers, six civilians, and the two suicide attackers. An obscure group calling itself 'Islamic Jihad' claimed responsibility for the bombings and that the bombings were aimed to get the MNF out of Lebanon
  • 1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

    1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires
    The attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires was a suicide bombing attack on the building of the Israeli embassy of Argentina, located in Buenos Aires, which was carried out on 17 March 1992. Twenty-nine civilians were killed in the attack and 242 additional civilians were injured.
  • The Jaffa Road Bus Bombing

    The Jaffa Road Bus Bombing
    The Jaffa Road bus bombings were attacks on two No. 18 buses in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1996. Hamas suicide bombers killed 45 people in the attacks,[1] which were masterminded by Mohammed Deif, using explosives prepared by Adnan Awul
  • Khobar Towers Bombing

    Khobar Towers Bombing
    The Khobar Towers bombing was a terrorist attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) headquarters of Dhahran and nearby King Abdulaziz Air Base on June 25, 1996.
  • Twin Tower Attack

    Twin Tower Attack
    he attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.
  • 2015 Sousse attacks

    2015 Sousse attacks
    Thirty-eight people, 30 of whom were British, were killed when a gunman attacked a hotel
  • manchester bombing

    manchester bombing
    On 22 May 2017, 22-year-old British Muslim Salman Ramadan Abedi detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb at the exit of Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande. Twenty-three adults and children were killed, including Abedi, and 250 were injured, 59 taken to hospital, and 23 classified as critically injured.