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April 19, 1995: Gas attack injures hundreds in Japan

On April 19, 1995 more than 600 Japanese commuters were injured when a gas was released at the main station in Yokohama.

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April 17, 2016: Killing of peacekeeper in the CAR

On April 17, 2016 a peacekeeper with the UN’s MINUSCA was killed in an attack carried out by the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Central African Republic

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April 16, 2016: Bombing at Sikh temple in Germany

On April 16, 2016 two teenaged Islamist terrorists carried out an explosion in a Sikh temple in the German city of Essen that wounded three people.

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April 15, 2010: Bombing at Burmese water festival

On April 15, 2010 three bombs killed eight people and wounded 170 more at the Thingyan water festival in Myanmar.

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April 14, 2001: Bombing at New Year’s parade in Bangladesh

On April 14, 2001 nine people were killed and 17 critically wounded by a jihadi suicide squad during Bangladeshi new year festivities.

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April 10, 2016: ISIS shooting of Syrian journalist

On April 10, 2016 ISIS terrorists claimed the shooting of a Syrian TV presenter in Gaziantep, Turkey, near the border with Syria.

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April 9, 1985: Female suicide bomber detonates in Lebanon

On April 9, 1985 a female terrorist blew herself up next to an Israeli convoy in South Lebanon, killing two and wounding 12

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April 7, 1971: Two men murder Yugoslav ambassador in Sweden

On April 7, 1971 two men took the Yugoslav Ambassador to Sweden hostage and soon killed him as police moved in.

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April 6, 1994: Killing of Rwandan and Burundian Presidents

On April 6, 1994 a missile brought down an aircraft carrying the presidents of both Rwanda and Burundi killing twelve in total.

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April 5, 2013: Attack on patrol boat in Nigeria

On April 5, 2013 Niger Delta terrorists ambushed a police boat in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, killing 12 police officers.