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March 9, 1977: Black Muslim group takes hostages in Washington DC

Beginning on March 9, 1977 149 people were held hostage in Washington by 12 members of the Hanafi Movement.

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March 4, 2009: Bombing kills Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan

On March 4, 2009 three Canadian soldiers were killed and two injured by an IED in southern Afghanistan.

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March 2, 1991: Car bombing kills deputy minister in Sri Lanka

On March 1, 1991 at least 30 people, including Sri Lanka’s Deputy Defence Minister were killed by a car bomb in Colombo.

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February 26, 2016: Teenage terrorist stabs police officer in Germany

On February 26, 2016 a 15-year old girl stabbed and seriously wounded a German police officer in the neck at the central station in Hanover.

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February 20, 2009: Suicide airplane attack in Sri Lanka

On February 20, 2009 the LTTE tried to fly small light aircraft into military installations in and around Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo.

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February 18, 2010: Man crashes plane into Texas IRS building

On February 18, 2010 a US citizen flew his plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas, killing himself and one IRS manager and injuring 13.

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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 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 21, 2000: Car bombing kills army officer in Spain

On January 21, 2000 the Basque terrorist group ETA carried out a car bomb in Madrid that killed a Spanish army officer in the centre of the city.

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January 16, 2014: Muslims massacred in Central African Republic

On January 16, 2014 more than 50 Muslims were killed in two attacks by Christian terrorists in the Central African Republic.