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October 31, 1923: Targeted shooting in the Irish Free State

On 31 October 1923 a 42-year old jeweller and father of four was shot and killed on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin in what was likely an anti-Semitic attack.

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October 30, 1987: Marxist terrorists kill police in Colombia

On October 30, 1987 the Colombian ELN planted a roadside bomb killing a National Police captain and nine others.

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October 29, 2010: Authorities foil transatlantic bombing plot

On October 29, 2010 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) tried to place explosive devices on UPS and Fedex cargo planes bound for the US

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October 28, 2017: Al Shabaab carries out double car bombing in Somalia

On October 28, 2017 Al Shabaab claimed a double car bombing in Mogadishu in which at least 25 people were killed and a further 30 injured

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October 27, 2003: Car bomb hits the International Red Cross in Iraq

On October 27, 2003 Iraqis detonated car bombs outside the ICRC HQ and five police stations across Baghdad, killing 40 and wounding 200

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October 26, 1954: Attempted assassination of Egyptian President Nasser

On October 26, 1954 a Muslim Brotherhood member tried to assassinate Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser in Alexandria but failed

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October 25, 2016: IED attack targets vaccination drive in Pakistan

On October 25, 2016 a Pakistani police officer was killed and another injured by IEDs in Peshawar in an attack targeting a polio vaccination effort.

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October 24, 1994: Female suicide bomber kills politician in Sri Lanka

On October 24, 1994 a female LTTE suicide bomber killed Sri Lankan politician Gamini Dissanayake and 50 others.

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October 23, 2014: Terrorist attacks NYPD with hatchet in New York

On October 23, 2014 a radical Muslim convert attacked four NYPD officers in Queens, injuring two, one critically.

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October 22, 2015: Sword-wielding terrorist attacks in Sweden

On October 22, 2015 a neo-Nazi armed with a sword killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in the Swedish town of Trollhattan.