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Hezbolla Hostages
Lebanon: American and other westerners were taken hostage by Hezbollah. Some were killed
and some were eventually released. -
Embassy Bombing
Lebanon: 63 people were killed in a suicide attack on the U.S. embassy. Oct 23, Lebanon: 241 marines and 58 French paratroopers were killed in a suicide attack. -
fist attack on the World Trade Center
Feb 26, New York City: 6 killed and 1,040 other injured in a bomb placed in the parking garage of
the World trade centers by Al-qaeda. U.s launches missles into Iraq claiming it is self defense for an assignation attempt on president -
Bombing of the Cole
Yemen: 17 killed and U.S.S Cole severly damaged when a boat filled with bombs
detonated along side it. -
9/11 attack
New York City: 4 planes were hijacked. Two crashed into the world trade center, one
into the pentagon, and the other was re-hijacked and crashed in Pennsylvania. -
Operation Eduring Freedom
Afghanistan: “Operation Enduring Freedom” begins as the U.S. begins to bomb Afghanistan. -
Road Side Bomb
Afghanistan: road side bomb kills 4 U.S. servicemen. -
Taliban attack
Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack U.S. base killing 9 us soldiers and 15 NATO soldiers -
Al-qaeda attack
Al-qaeda militants use a car bomb and rockets to attack a U.S. embassy, killing
16 -
Yemen attack
Al-qaeda militants use a car bomb and rockets to attack a U.S. embassy, killing
16 -
Mumbai Massacre
Mumbai: 190 people are killed in a mass terrorist attack of multiple tourist sites in
Mumbai, India -
Suicide Bombers
Iraq: suicide bomber kills 7 officials -
Christmas Day Bombing
Umar Farouk, tries to ignite a bomb in his underwear on a plane from Amsterdam to
Detroit. The bomb failed and Umar was arrested.
