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9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. -
Israel
29 people killed and 140 wounded by suicide bomber attack on hotel during Passover seder; HAMAS claims responsibility -
Saudi Arabia
Gunman ambushes car at stoplight, killing UK citizen; Yemen-born naturalized Saudi later arrested. -
Spain
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade claims responsibility for four bombs on Madrid trains, killing 198, wounding 600. -
Russia
More than 250 armed assailants kill 50, wound 195 in attack on Nalchik; Kabardino-Balkariyan Sector of the Caucasus Front claims responsibility -
Canada
Police arrest 17 in Ontario; group believed to be planning attacks using truck bombs, small-arms fire -
Greece
Rocket-propelled grenade attack against US Embassy in Athens, no injuries reported; Revolutionary Struggle claims responsibility -
Sudan
Attack in Khartoum kills USAID officer John Granville; five Sudanese convicted, sentences later commuted -
Democratic Republic of The Congo
Fifteen people killed, many kidnapped in separate incidents; Lord's Resistance Army believed responsible -
Pakistan
Two suicide bombings targeting army convoy kill more than 40, wound 100, in Lahore; no immediate claim of responsibility -
Norway
Two suicide bombings targeting army convoy kill more than 40, wound 100, in Lahore; no immediate claim of responsibility -
Bulgaria
Suicide bomber attacks bus in Burgas, killing six Israelis, one Bulgarian, himself, and wounding more than 30 others; no claim of responsibility but Israeli prime minister blames Iran and Hizballah -
Yemen
AQAP kills 52, wounds 167, in car bomb and shooting attack on military hospital in Sanaa -
Nigeria
More than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped in Boko Haram attack in Chibok; group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, claims responsibility
