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A group of Iranian students who were mad at the United States attacked the US embassy in Iran. They were supported by Ayatollah Khomeini, the country’s leader.
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A truck rigged with explosives crashed into a US embassy anex in Kuwait City. Four people died and 62 were injured. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
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In Madrid, Spain, a bomb exploded in a restaurant where US soldiers typically ate. The explosion killed 18 and injured 82 people. Many of those injured were Americans.
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TWA Flight 847, an American airliner, was hijacked. The pilots were forced to fly to Lebanon. The terrorists were identified as Mohammed Hamadei and Ali Atwa.
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A Boeing 747 of USA’s Pan Am Airways was bombed over Lockerbie Scotland, days before Christmas. Everyone on board died. The Liberation of Palestine Terrorist group was to blame.
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8 years prior to the 9/11 attacks, a group of Muslims were arrested after parking a van filled with explosives under the world Trade Center. 6 were killed, over 1,000 were injured.
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In Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, seven people were killed when a vehicle packed with explosives was parked in front of a US military complex in Saudi Arabia.
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Three US embassy buildings were attacked in a short period of time. One of these was in Nairobi, Kenya. Over the course of the tree attacks, many people were killed and injured.
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The USS Cole was attacked while docked in Aden, Yemen for fueling. The two terrorists were killed as well as 17 US Navy crewmembers.
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Terrorists hijacked 4 US commercial airplanes. Two hit and destroyed the world trade center buildings, and one hit the pentagon. The terrorist attack was one of the worst in modern history.
