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World Trade Center Bombing
bomb exploded in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. In 1995, militant Islamist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 9 others were convicted of conspiracy charges, and in 1998, Ramzi Yousef, believed to have been the mastermind, was convicted of the bombing. Al-Qaeda involvement is suspected. -
Oklahoma City
car bomb exploded outside federal office building, collapsing wall and floors. 168 people were killed, including 19 children and 1 person who died in rescue effort. Over 220 buildings sustained damage. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols later convicted in the antigovernment plot to avenge the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Tex., exactly 2 years earlier. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
car bomb exploded at U.S. military headquarters, killing 5 U.S. military servicemen. -
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
truck bomb exploded outside Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds of others. 13 Saudis and a Lebanese, all alleged members of Islamic militant group Hezbollah, were indicted on charges relating to the attack in June 2001. -
Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
truck bombs exploded almost simultaneously near 2 U.S. embassies, killing 224 and injuring about 4,500. -
Aden, Yemen
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. 17 sailors killed. Linked to Osama bin Laden. -
9/11
hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing numbered 2,9921: 2,749 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon, 40 in Pa., and 19 hijackers. -
Karachi, Pakistan
bomb explodes outside American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12. Linked to al-Qaeda. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
suicide bombers kill 34, including 8 Americans, at housing compounds for Westerners. Al-Qaeda suspected. -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
terrorists attack the offices of a Saudi oil company in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, take foreign oil workers hostage in a nearby residential compound, leaving 22 people dead including one American. -
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
terrorists storm the U.S. consulate, killing 5 consulate employees. 4 terrorists were killed by Saudi security. -
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
suicide bombers hit 3 American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn, in Amman, Jordan, killing 57. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. -
Damascus, Syria
an attack by four gunman on the American embassy is foiled. -
Athens, Greece
the U.S. embassy is fired on by an anti-tank missile causing damage but no injuries. -
Algeria
more than 60 people are killed, including 11 United Nations staff members, when Al Qaeda terrorists detonate two car bombs near Algeria's Constitutional Council and the United Nations offices.
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Iraq
a suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills six U.S. soldiers and wounds 18 others in Tarmiya. -
Afganistan
four American servicemen are killed when a roadside bomb explodes near a U.S. military vehicle in Farah Province. -
Yemen
a car bomb and a rocket strike the U.S. embassy in Yemen as staff arrived to work, killing 16 people, including 4 civilians. At least 25 suspected al-Qaeda militants are arrested for the attack. -
Iraq
a suicide bomber kills four American soldiers and their Iraqi translator near a police checkpoint. -
Iraq
a suicide attack kills five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen. -
Little Rock, Arkansas
Abdulhakim Muhammed, a Muslim convert from Memphis, Tennessee, is charged with shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting center. One is killed and the other is wounded. -
New York City
a car bomb is discovered in Times Square, New York City after smoke is seen coming from a vehicle. The bomb was ignited, but failed to detonate and was disarmed before it could cause any harm. -
Jacksonville, Florida
a pipe bomb explodes while approximately 60 Muslims are praying in the mosque. The attack causes no injuries. -
US Cargo Bombing
two packages are found on separate cargo planes. Each package contains a bomb consisting of 300 to 400 grams (11-14 oz) of plastic explosives and a detonating mechanism. -
Spokane, Washington
a pipe bomb is discovered along the route of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial march. The bomb, a "viable device" set up to spray marchers with shrapnel and to cause multiple casualties, is defused without any injuries.
