Terrorism

8 Major global terrorist incidents

  • Seizure of the grand Moscow, Terrorist attack in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Seizure of the grand Moscow, Terrorist attack in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
    On November 20th 1979 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia a Man took a fire machine from beneath his rope and started firing at the people that were worshiping at the annual Hajj. The attack was led by Juhayman al-Oteibi, a fundamentalist preacher and former member of the Saudi National Guard, and Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani. They were calling for a revolt against the Saudi Monarchy accusing it of having betrayed Islamic principles and sold out to western countries. They suffered 127 deaths and 451 wounded.
  • Jewish community center bombed in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jewish community center bombed in Buenos Aires, Argentina
    The Jewish community center in Buenos Aires was bombed in July 18th 1994 in Buenos Aires Argentina. 87 people were killed and over 100 people were injured. the Lebanese citizen Ibrahim Hussein Berro was charged as the suicide bomber who blew up the Jewish community center, he was also accused of being part of the group Hezbollah. It's purpose was to end the Jewish community.
  • 2004 Super Ferry 14 bombing attack, in Manila Bay ,Philippines

    2004 Super Ferry 14 bombing attack, in Manila Bay ,Philippines
    On February 2nd of 2004 a ferry sailed out of Manila for Cagayan de Oro City , when it got attacked by bombs that ended killing 116 people. Redondo Cain Dellosa, a Rajah Sulaiman Movement member, confessed to plant the bomb, triggered by a timing device, on board for the Abu Sayyaf guerrilla group. The attack was made with the purpose to re-establish the Islamic government and its religion in the Philippines.
  • Russia school Siege in Beslan, Russia

    Russia school Siege in Beslan, Russia
    On September 4th of 2004 in Beslan ,Russia ,a heavily armed group of armed Islamic terrorists, mostly Ingush and Chechen attacked a school leaving between 500 and 700 injured hostages( majority were children) and 250 dead, it lasted 3 days. The terrorists made various demands for the recognition of Chechen independence and Russian withdrawal.
  • 7/7 London Bombing

    7/7 London Bombing
    on July 7th of 2005 in London, England three bombs exploded, destroying sections of three different London Underground trains.The explosions left 52 innocent people dead and over 700 injured. The Muslim extremists Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay and Hasib Hussain were confirmed to be the bombers, they were all in contact with the Al-Qaeda group. They stated that they only did that because they're the ones that were being attacked first with bombing, gassing and torture.
  • 2011 Southern Israel attack in Israel near Egyptian border

    2011 Southern Israel attack in Israel near Egyptian border
    On August 18, 2011 in Israel near the Egyptian border , millitants opened fire in a bus when it was traveling in a highway, minutes later a bomb was detonated next to an Israeli army patrol near Egypt border, then an anti-tank missile hit a private vehicle. This attacks killed ,6 Israeli civilians, 1 Israeli soldier, 1 Israeli Yamam policeman, 5 Egyptian soldiers, 10 attackers. The Israeli government accused the Palestinian Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) for the incident.
  • Turkey suicide bombing in Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey

    Turkey suicide bombing in  Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey
    On July 20th of 1025 in Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey , a suicide bombing struck a cultural center in a Turkish town near the Syrian border killing at least 30 and wounding more than 100 . The Prime minister suggest that it was plotted by the islamic state of the Isis group because of Israel government's crackdown where they arrested hundreds of Islamic extremists across the country in a series of raids.
  • Somailia Bombing in Southern Somalia

    Somailia Bombing in Southern Somalia
    On Octuber 6th of 2015 An attack on an African Union mission base killed at least 37 African Union soldiers by Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia. Al-Shabaab says the attack was in retaliation for alleged AMISOM attacks on civilians.