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August 26, 1896: Armenians occupy Ottoman Bank in Istanbul to bring attention to the Hamidian massacres

On this day in 1896, Armenian terrorists occupied a bank in Istanbul to bring attention to the Ottoman Empire’s slaughter of Armenian civilians in the late 19th century.

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Assassination attempt of French king in Paris (July 28, 1835)

A former thief sought to get revenge on society by assassinating French King Louis Philippe in Paris in 1835 with the use of an IED.

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120 killed by suicide bomber at Unity Day parade in Yemen (May 21, 2012)

An AQAP suicide bomber dressed as a soldier killed more than 120, mostly soldiers, and wounded more than 350 at a Unity Day parade in Sana’a in 2012.

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Nova Scotia shooting – In defence of the RCMP

While we have the right to criticise our agencies, we also have to recognise the complexity of what they do – this applies to the RCMP in Nova Scotia last weekend.

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April 10, 2003 | Bombing of Palestinian playground

A shadowy Jewish terrorist group claimed a bomb on a Palestinian playground in which 20 children were injured.

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April 5, 1986 | Bombing at Berlin disco

On April 5, 1986 a bomb went off in a Berlin disco (yes, there were discos in Germany in 1986), killing three people and wounding more than 200.

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March 17, 1976 | St Patrick’s Day bombing in Northern Ireland

The Hillcrest Bar bombing, also known as the Saint Patrick’s Day bombing, took place on 17 March 1976 in Dungannon. The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a car bomb outside a pub crowded with people celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day.

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The Forecast for Israel: Terrorism, Terrorism and More Terrorism

Every nation has a right and a duty to prevent terrorism, but has to do so in a way that does not make the problem worse.

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February 29, 2016 | 4-Year-Old Child Beheading in Moscow

On this day in 2016, nanny Gulchekhra Bobokulova decapitated a 4-year-old girl in her care and displayed the severed head at a Moscow metro station.

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Today in Terrorism: December 10, 2016 – Istanbul bombing

On this day in 2016, two explosions caused by a car bombing and suicide bombing in Istanbul killed 48 people and injured 166 others.