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June 27, 1974: Murder of missionaries in Rhodesia

On June 27, 1978 two German Jesuit missionaries, were shot dead in cold blood by ZIPRA terrorists in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

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Hate and terrorism are not synonymous

Calling all serious hate-motivated violent crime ‘terrorism’ is unnecessary, unhelpful and problematic: we need to stop doing this

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June 26, 2004: Taliban attacks election officials in Afghanistan

On June 26, 2004 a bomb exploded on a bus carrying women who were election workers in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing 2 and wounding 13

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June 25, 2016: Grenade explosion at free concert in Madagascar

On June 25, 2016 a grenade explosion killed three people during Madagascar’s national day celebrations in the capital, Antananarivo.

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June 24, 1894: Assassination of French President Carnot

On June 24, 1894 French President Marie Francois Sadi Carnot was killed by an Italian anarchist just after he left a banquet in Lyon

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June 23, 2014: Massacre in Central African Republic

On June 23, 2014 members of a Christian anti-Balaka militia attacked the village of Ardo-Djobi in the Central African Republic (CAR), killing 18 members of the Fulani tribe.

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June 22, 2016: Terrorists assassinate Sufi leader in Karachi

On June 22, 2016 members of the Pakistani Taliban terrorist group killed renowned Sufi spiritual leader Amjad Sabri in Karachi

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June 21, 2016: Unknown terrorists shoot doctor in Pakistan

On June 21, 2016 a 50-year-old Ahmadi homeopathic doctor was shot dead in Karachi, likely by jihadis

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June 20, 2009: Suicide bombing at mausoleum in Iran

On June 20, 2009 a suicide bomber exploded his device at the mausoleum to Ayatollah Khomeini killing two and wounding eight

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June 19, 2018: Maoist terrorists murder police informant in India

On June 19, 2018 Maoists in the eastern Indian state of Jharkand abducted a trader and slit his throat because they believed he was a police informant