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February 1, 1978: Dutch children eat mercury-poisoned oranges

On February 1, 1978 five Dutch children fell ill after eating Israeli oranges poisoned with mercury by PLO sympathisers

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January 30, 2002: Suicide attack targets security services in Israel

On January 30, 2002 two members of the Israeli security service were wounded in an attack by a suicide bomber near the West Bank.

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January 29, 2016: Suicide bomber targets Friday prayers in Pakistan

On January 29, 2016 6 Pakistani soldiers and a child were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Balochistan during Friday prayers.

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January 28, 2018: Former terrorist found murdered in the Philippines

On this day in 2018, a former member of the terrorist group New People’s Army was found headless in the Philippines.

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January 26, 2007: Suicide bombing kills security guard in Pakistan

On January 26, 2007 a suicide bomber killed a security guard and himself in an attack outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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January 25, 2016: Rare terrorist bombing in Laos

On January 25, 2016 two Chinese nationals were killed and one wounded in a suspected bomb blast in Laos.

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January 23, 1984: Bombers ‘accidentally’ hit wrong target in El Salvador

On January 23, 1984 a mine went off under a commuter plane in El Salvador killing one person and wounding five others.

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January 22, 2007: Multiple bombings kill scores of civilians in Iraq

On January 22, 2007 a couple of car bombs at second-hand clothing market in Baghdad killed 88 people and wounded another 160.

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January 20, 1973: Warning fails to stop fatal bombing in Dublin

On January 20, 1973 a UVF bomb went off in Dublin, Ireland killing a bus conductor and wounding 14 others.

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January 19, 2011: Jihadi attack on army outpost in southern Thailand

On January 19, 2011 40 jihadis armed with military weapons assaulted an army outpost in southern Thailand killing four soldiers and wounding six.