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CIA Employees in Langley, VA are Shot
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World Trade Center in New York Bombed
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U.S. Military Complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Bombed
Seven people are killed when a powerful car bomb explodes in front of a military center run by the United States military. Three terrorist groups: Islamic Movement for Change, the Tigers of tGhe ulf, and the Combatant Partisans of God claim responsibility for the bombing of this military center. -
Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia are Bombed
A fuel truck was parked 35 yards away from a United States military compound. When the truck blew up 19 American soldiers were killed and 500 more people were wounded. The Movement for Islamic Change claimed responsibility for the bombing. -
U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
These terrorist attacks happened almost at the same time. More than 5,000 people were injured and 224 were killed when the buildings that they were working in collapsed during the explosions. -
USS Cole Bombed by Al-Qaeda
The USS Cole was docked in Aden Yemen for refueling. A small craft pulled alongside the ship and two terrorists set off the bomb. The two terrorists were killed and so were 17 U.S. Navy seamen when the explosion blew a 20 by 40 foot hole in the side of the ship. -
World Trade Center Bombing (Destroyed Completely)
Terrorists hijack 4 domestic flights from Boston airport. Two of the planes slam in to the two World Trade Center towers, causing them to collapse. A third flight crashes into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in Pennsylvania. -
Bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
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In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: suicide bombers kill 34, including 8 Americans, at housing compounds for Westerners. Al-Qaeda suspected.
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: terrorists storm the U.S. consulate, killing 5 consulate employees. 4 terrorists were killed by Saudi security.
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Car Bombing in Hilla, Iraq Terrorist groups set of a car bomb outside of a medical clinic in Hilla, Iraq, killing 135 people.
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Athens, Greece: the U.S. embassy is fired on by an anti-tank missile causing damage but no injuries
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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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Afghanistan: nine U.S.soldiers and at least 15 NATO troops die when Taliban militants boldly attack an American base in Kunar Province, which borders Pakistan. It's the most deadly against U.S. troops in three years.
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India: in a series of attacks on several of Mumbai's landmarks and commercial hubs that are popular with Americans and other foreign tourists, including at least two five-star hotels, a hospital, a train station, and a cinema. About 300 people are wounded
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Iraq: a suicide bomber kills four American soldiers and their Iraqi translator near a police checkpoint..
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Iraq: a suicide attack kills five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen.
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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. Times Square was evacuated as a safety precauti
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In 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.
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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.
