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September 26, 1947: Killings in British mandate Palestine

On this day in 1947 the Israeli terrorist group Irgun killed four British policeman during a bank robbery.

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September 19, 2002: Suicide bomber detonates on a bus in Tel Aviv

On September 19, 2002 a suicide bomber on a bus killed six people and wounded approximately 70 in the business centre of Tel Aviv.

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September 4, 1997: Suicide bombing at shopping centre in Jerusalem

On September 4, 1997 three suicide bombers attacked a popular shopping promenade in Jerusalem, killing four passers-by and wounding more than 200.

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June 25, 2016: Grenade explosion at free concert in Madagascar

On June 25, 2016 a grenade explosion killed three people during Madagascar’s national day celebrations in the capital, Antananarivo.

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June 20, 2009: Suicide bombing at mausoleum in Iran

On June 20, 2009 a suicide bomber exploded his device at the mausoleum to Ayatollah Khomeini killing two and wounding eight

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June 7, 2017: ISIS claims several attacks in Iran

On June 7, 2017 ISIS attacked the Iranian Parliament and the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum in Tehran, killing 18 and wounding another 52

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There is more than enough blame on both sides for the ongoing violence in Israel/Palestine

The sovereign right to protect one’s nation from terrorists should not include methods that just create the conditions for more terrorism.

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May 18, 2003: Disguised Palestinian suicide bomber kills seven in Jerusalem

On May 18, 2003 a suicide bomber attired as an Orthodox Jew killed at least seven people and wounded 26 on a commuter bus in Jerusalem.

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April 5, 2016: Suicide bombers detonate on public transport in Niger

On this day in 2016 three civilians were killed and several others injured when two Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated their equipment in a public transport vehicle on its way to a market in southeast Niger.

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Is one person’s terrorist attack another’s ‘terrorist attack’?

The Iranian regime may be despicable for several very good reasons but that does not mean it is not the victim of terrorism too.