Topics: Terrorism : Incidents
Bali Bombing, 2002
The bombing of a nightclub in Bali on 12 October 2002, which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
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Khobar Towers, 1996
On June 25, 1996, a powerful truck bomb ripped through the Khobar Towers, an apartment complex housing American, Saudi, French, and British troops at an air base near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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London Bombings, 2005
A series of explosions struck London's transport system on July 7, 2005, during the morning rush hour.
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Pan Am 103, 1988
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded at 31,000 feet over Lockerbie in southern Scotland, killing all 259 on board and eleven people on the ground.
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September 11, 2001
Summary of events:Nineteen terrorists hijack four airliners in the eastern United States.Two planes crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, one in each tower.
American Flight 11,
American Flight 77,
Analysis and Opinion,
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Tokyo Sarin Attack, 1995
On March 20, 1995, members of Aum Shinrikyo released sarin nerve gas on five Tokyo subway trains.
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USS Cole, 2000
On October 12, 2000, the USS Cole was refueling in Aden, Yemen, when two people steered a small boat loaded with explosives alongside the ship and stood at attention as the small craft blew up.
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US Embassy Bombings, 1998
On August 7, 1998, a bomb exploded near the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 212 people -- twelve of which were Americans and 31 of which were Foreign Service Nationals -- and wounding 4,650 people.
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