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May 30, 2009: Anti-government group bombs TV station in Ecuador

On May 30, 2009 two pamphlet-bombs exploded outside an Ecuadorian TV station and ministry: no victims or significant damage ensued.

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May 29, 2016: ISIS uses chlorine gas in terrorist attack

On May 29, 2016 35 civilians were wounded in an ISIS attack using rockets containing chlorine gas in Iraq’s Nineveh Province.

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May 28, 1974: Italian far right terrorist group bombs town square

On May 28, 1974 the Italian fascist group Ordine Nuovo placed a bomb in Brescia near an anti-fascist march, killing eight people and wounding another 102.

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May 25, 2014: Suicide bombers hit popular restaurant in Djibouti

On May 25, 2014 two possible Al Shabaab terrorists bombed a restaurant in Djibouti, killing three and wounding 15.

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May 23, 2000: Assassination attempt on golf course in India

On May 23, 2000 Hizbul Mujahideen took responsibility for a bomb that went off on a golf course where India’s Chief Minister for Kashmir had been playing.

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May 20, 2010: ‘Sovereign citizen’ shootings in US

On May 20, 2010 two US police officers in Arkansas were shot and killed during a traffic stop by a father and son duo later identified as sovereign citizens.

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May 19, 2002: Multiple groups claim suicide bombing in Israel

On May 19, 2002 a suicide bomber disguised as a soldier killed himself and three others, and wounded another 59, in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.

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May 17, 1998: LTTE assassinates Sri Lankan mayor

On May 17, 1998 the mayor of the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna was killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

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May 14, 2016: Murder of Buddhist monk in Bangladesh

On May 14, 2016 ISIS terrorists  hacked to death a 75-year old Buddhist monk in south-eastern Bangladesh.

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May 13, 2011: Bombing at military training centre in Pakistan

On May 13, 2011 98 people were killed by two TTP suicide bombs at a military training centre northwest Pakistan in revenge for the killing of AQ leader bin Laden.