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March 3, 2009: Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team

On March 3 2009 the Sri Lankan cricket team was fired on by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi while in Pakistan, wounding six.

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March 2, 1991: Car bombing kills deputy minister in Sri Lanka

On March 1, 1991 at least 30 people, including Sri Lanka’s Deputy Defence Minister were killed by a car bomb in Colombo.

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March 1, 2014: Uyghur terrorists attack civilians in China

On March 1, 2014 a group of Uyghur terrorists attacked passengers in the Kunming train station in China, killing 31 and wounding 140.

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February 28, 2016: Suicide bombing in Baghdad cellphone market

On February 28, 2016 ISIS claimed a double suicide attack at a Baghdad cellphone market in which 70 were killed and 100 injured.

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February 27, 2008: Hamas rocket attack hits school in Israel

On February 27, 2008 Hamas launched 50 Qassam rockets towards the western Negev, killing a 47-year-old student.

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February 26, 2016: Teenage terrorist stabs police officer in Germany

On February 26, 2016 a 15-year old girl stabbed and seriously wounded a German police officer in the neck at the central station in Hanover.

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February 25, 2000: Terrorists detonate planted bombs aboard Filipino ferry

On February 25, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front bombed three buses on a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 100.

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February 24, 2012: Boko Haram orchestrates Nigerian prison attack

On February 24, 2012 Boko Haram attacked a police station and prison in the Nigerian city of Gombe, killing four.

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February 23, 1997: Shooting at Empire State Building in New York

On February 23, 1997 a 69-year old Palestinian opened fire at the Empire State Building in New York, killing one and wounding six.

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February 22, 1972: Terrorists hijack flight and demand ransom in Yemen

On February 22, 1972 the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked a Lufthansa flight and demanded a $5 million ransom.