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August 17, 2005: 459 separate bombings in a half hour in Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi terrorist group JMB set off more than 450 bombs in 63 of the country’s 64 districts over a half hour period but only 2 people died.

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August 16, 2012: More than 100 killed in a series of bombings in Iraq

On that day in 2012, more than 100 were killed and 400 injured in a series of bombings and attacks across Iraq as the country exited the US occupation phase.

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August 15, 2004: Independence Day bombing in Assam, India

On this day in 2004, at least 18 people were killed, mostly children, by a bomb planted by Assam separatists in NW India.

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August 14, 2007: 800 killed and 1,500 injured by car bombings in Iraq

On this day in 2007, car bombs in northen Iraq targeting Yazidis exploded killing almost 800 people and injuring 1,500.

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Quick Hits Video

When academics get it wrong

Ottawa’s Carleton University want to end student internships with police, citing racial bias. Phil Gurski explains why this is very wrong.

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Canada must send a strong message to Saudi Arabia

No country can fail to respond to foreign states who send ‘hit squads’ to kill dissidents. With this in mind, what must the Trudeau government do?

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Remember ISIS? Guess what: they still pose a threat here in Canada

It is rare for a terrorist group to entirely cease to exist. There have been several successful attacks over the past few years and there will be more.

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August 13, 2003: Gunman opens fire on group of teenagers swimming in the Bistrica River

On this day in 2003, ethnic Albanians are believed to have been behind the shooting of six teens (two died) in Kosovo.

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August 12, 2017: Charlottesville attack

On this day in 2017, a neo-Nazi sympathiser rammed his car into a crowd in Charlottesville killing a 32-year old woman.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

David Wilson: When Irish terrorists posed a real threat to… Canada!

University of Toronto’s David Wilson joins Borealis to talk about this forgotten violent chapter of Canadian history.