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Alex Odeh Assasination
Head of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Alex Odeh was killed when opening a door triggered a bomb in his office in Santa Ana, California. The FBI “concluded the Jewish Defense League” was the "responsible group” in Odeh’s death and a number of other attacks in late 1985. -
The First World Trade Center Bombing
Ramzi Yousef, a member of al Qaeda, and nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, loaded a truck bomb into the parking garage below Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He intended for the bomb to bring down the building. It didn’t, but it killed six people and injured 1,042. He later wrote to the New York Times, “This action was done in response for the American political, economical, and military support to Israel, the state of terrorism, and to the rest of the dictator countries in the region.” -
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
Two people died as a result of a terrorist bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and more than 100 others were injured. Eric Robert Rudolph, a Christain terrorist, was convicted of placing the 40-pound bomb, filled with nails and screws, in Centennial Olympic Park. -
9/11 Attacks
One of the most famous and deadliest terrorist attacks in U.S. history. The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed almost 3,000 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. -
The Shoe Bomber
Richard Reid, a British citizen with ties to Al Qaeda, attempted to blow up a plane with explosives in his shoes. After trying to light a fuse to ignite the explosive, Reid was subdued by other passengers. -
NYC Subway Bomb Plot
Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant who claimed ties to al Qaeda, was arrested, charged, andadmitted to plotting to plant a bomb in the the New York City subway system. Zazi was constructing explosive materials similar to those used in the 2005 London subway attacks. -
Ft. Hood Shootings
Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. The shooting produced more casualties than any other on an American military base. Hasan is a practicing Muslim and believed there was discrimination against Muslims and he had a deepening anguish about serving in a military that fought against Muslims -
Times Square Car Bomb Attempt
A car bomb, filled with propane tanks, fertilizer, gasoline, and firecrackers, failed to ignite in Times Square. Faisal Shahzad, a U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the plot. In 2009, he had traveled to Pakistan to learn bomb making from a militant extremist group. He was caught at JFK airport attempting to flee to Dubai. -
Wisconsin Sikh Temple Massacre
White supremacist, Wade Michael Page used a semiautomatic weapon to murder six people during an attack on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Page’s connection to the white supremacist movement was well-documented, he had been a member of two neo-Nazi rock bands. -
Boston Marathon Bombing
At least three were killed and over 170 injured when two bombs sent shrapnel into the crowd and runners' paths during the Boston Marathon. The two brothers inovled with planning the bombing were devout Muslims. -
Overland Park Jewish Community Center Shooting
On April 13, 2014, a pair of shootings committed by a lone gunman occurred at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City and Village Shalom, a Jewish retirement community, both located in Overland Park, Kansas. A total of three people were killed in both shootings. The shooter was a Neo-Nazi and former political candidate.
