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May 16, 2009: Car bomber hits school bus in Pakistan

On May 16, 2009 at least nine people were killed and 33 hurt when a car bomb exploded while a school bus passed on a road in Pakistan

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May 15, 2013: Multiple bombings kill almost 500 people in Iraq

From May 15 to 20, 2013 a series of deadly bombings and shootings struck the central and northern parts of Iraq killing at least 449 people and injuring 732 others

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May 14, 1990: Bombings in Chile target Mormon churches

On May 14, 1990 the FPMR is believed to have been behind a series of bombings in Santiago, targeting a US Consular Annex and Mormon churches

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May 13, 2016: ISIS massacres sports fans in Iraq

On May 13, 2016 ISIS terrorists attacked a cafe in Iraq frequented by supporters of the Spanish football club Real Madrid, killing at least 12 people.

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How to get a career in counter-terrorism?

Episode 93 – Phil Gurski talks with Matthew Zegar, host of the Career Paths Podcast, about a working in counter-terrorism.

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May 12, 2003: Suicide bombing in Chechnya injures hundreds

On May 12, 2003 three suicide bombers drove a truck bomb into the FSB offices in Chechnya, killing 59 people and injuring a further 200

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May 11, 2016: ISIS buries 45 people alive in Iraq

On May 11, 2016 ISIS buried 45 of its own terrorists alive because they fled the battlefield during a battle with the Syrian army

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May 10, 2012: Suicide bombers hit military intelligence in Damascus

On May 10, 2012 two suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside a military intelligence building in Damascus, killing 55 and wounding more than 400.

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May 9, 2002: Terrorists bomb Victory Day celebration in Dagestan

On May 9, 2002 an explosion hit the main thoroughfare of Kaspiysk in the southern republic of Dagestan, killing 44 people and wounding 133

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May 8, 2018: Terrorists kill miners in Venezuela

On May 8, 2018 the Colombian terrorist group ELN killed 20 miners in the Venezuelan province of Bolivar.