7/7: the Bombing of London’s Transport – 2005

10 years ago

On July 7 2005 during the morning rush hour, three bombs exploded simultaneously on London Underground trains. A fourth exploded…

Madrid Commuter Train Bombs – 2004

10 years ago

During the early stages of the second Iraq war, Spain provided the sixth largest contingent of forces in what George…

Manila Superferry 14 Fire – 2004

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Sandwiched between the South China Sea in Lite west and the Philippine Sea in the east, the Philippines is a…

Nord-Ost Siege – 2002

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Russia and Chechnya have a troubled history of more or less continual strife. From medieval times, Christian Russia has constantly…

Bali Bombing – 2002

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The scourge of militant Islam lashed the Indonesian island of Bali in October 2002, when the violent Islamist group Jemaah…

9/11

10 years ago

There can be no question that the defining event of the third millennium thus far has been the terrorist atrocities…

Suicide Attack on USS – 2000

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In October 2000 the United States Navy warship USS Cole was on its way to the Gulf when it stopped…

Omagh Bombing – 1998

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After the British Labour Party’s election victory in May 1997, the new Prime Minister, Tony Blair, declared that one of…

Manchester IRA Bomb – 1996

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The Provisional IRA loved nothing better than a ‘spectacular’, and few attacks fitted the bill more impressively than the massive…

Tokyo Sarin Attack – 1995

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Religion and nerve gas don’t normally go hand in hand, but t hat’s the combination that brought terror to Tokyo…