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…

Pan-Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Disaster – 1988

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The word ‘Lockerbie’ has chilling resonance in the context of international terrorism, for just before Christmas in 1988 it was…

US Embassy Bombings – 1988

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The man who would become the USA’s terrorist nemesis first came to international public attention in August 1988, after Osama…

Hipercor Bombing – 1987

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Along with Northern Ireland, Spain’s Basque region was one of two European hotspots for terrorist activity - with militant operations…

Remembrance Day Bombing – 1987

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Enniskillen is the largest town in County Fermanagh, one of six counties within the province of Ulster that remained part,…

Air India Flight 182 – 1985

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The mid-air destruction of Air India’s Boeing 747 Emperor Kanishka ranks as Canada’s largest mass murder. For Flight 182 in…

Grand Hotel: The Brighton Bombing – 1984

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The imposing Grand Hotel on Brighton’s seafront has often been the first choice of British political parties for their annual…

Bologna’s Neo-Fascist Bombing – 1980

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Bologna’s beautiful, medieval arcades empty in high summer heat. On an August Saturday morning one of the few crowded places…

Siege in Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) – 1979

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The Hajj is the pilgrimage all Muslims strive to make at least once in their lives to their holiest site,…