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January 20, 1980 | Bombing in Basque territory
‘He who lives by the sword dies by the sword’: this applies to terrorists too (and…
January 19, 2012 | Bombing of refugee camp in Somalia
On this day in 2012 a bomb blast killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close…
January 18, 2016 | Suicide bombing at mosque in Cameroon
On this day in 2016, four worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque,…
January 15, 2008 | Explosion targeting US personnel in Lebanon
On this day in 2008 a bomb exploded next to a US Embassy vehicle on a…
January 14, 2012 | Suicide bomber kills 53, wounds 130 in Basra, Iraq
On this day in 2012, a suicide wearing a police uniform bomber struck a procession of…
Car bombing of Shia pilgrims in Iraq – January 3, 2013
Despite our Western-centric views on terrorism, it is an unavoidable fact that the vast majority of…
Why New Year’s Eve is a prime terrorist target
On previous New Year's Eve, terrorist attacks have indeed been carried out. Here is a sample.
LaGuardia Airport bombing – December 29, 1975
As good as some law enforcement and security intelligence agencies are, some terrorist incidents are never…
Northwest Airlines underwear bomber – December 25, 2009
On Christmas Day 2009, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab boarded a Northwest Airlines flight with a device hidden…