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October 17, 2008: Suicide bombing in Georgia, United States

On October 17, 2008 a man tossed a bomb into a law firm in Georgia (US), killing himself and wounding four.

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September 22, 2004: Female suicide bomber kills police in Jerusalem

On September 22, 2004 a female suicide bomber detonated her device in Jerusalem killing 2 policemen and injuring 33 other people

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May 21, 1991: Assassination of former Indian PM Gandhi

On May 21, 1991 former Indian Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a member of the Sri Lankan terrorist group LTTE

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April 6, 2008: Suicide bomber strikes marathon in Sri Lanka

On this day in 2008, a suicide bomber struck a marathon in Weliveriya, Sri Lanka killing 15 people and wounding another 90.

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February 14, 1992: Terrorists wield pitchfork during attack in Israel

On this day in 1992 four members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad attacked an Israeli Defence Forces training camp and killed three recruits

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Why we need to be careful in declaring an end to terrorism

Terrorism is really hard to defeat. Governments often announce ‘victory’ over terrorist entities to sound positive, but these pronouncements are usually hollow.

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Terrorist listings in Canada – take two

Even if the terrorist listing process in Canada is still largely political that does not mean that it does not have its good uses

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February 3, 2008: Suicide bomber attacks railway station in Sri Lanka

On this day in 2008 a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew herself up in a packed railway station in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, killing 11 people and wounding 92

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February 2, 2008: Bus bombing in Sri Lanka

On this day in 2008 a bomb tore through a packed bus carrying mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others

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January 25, 1988: Suicide attack in Sri Lanka

On this day in 1988 three suicide bombers crashed a truck through the gates of Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple, killing 8 other people, wounding 23