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This Happened — July 7: London Tube And Bus Bombings

Updated July 7, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. A total of four bombs were detonated in London on this day in 2005. Three of them targeted crowded subway trains, while the fourth targeted a double-decker bus. Who was responsible for the London subway bombings? The bombings were carried out by four suicide bombers who were later […]

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This Happened – March 22: Brussels Terror Attack

Updated March 22, 2024 at 12:25 p.m. The Brussels suicide attacks took place on this day in 2016, at the Zaventem airport and the Maalbeek metro station. A total of 32 people were killed and more than 300 others were injured in the attacks. Who carried out the Brussels attacks? The attacks were carried out […]

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Was The Crimea Bridge Explosion A Suicide Attack? Why The Question Matters

We may never know the exact cause of the explosion that damaged the strategic Kerch bridge. But it is quite plausible that it was carried out by a Ukrainian suicide bomber. Yes, it’s come this far — and for a very simple reason.

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Lebanon Blast, Israel Strikes Gaza, London Beats Paris

BLAST HITS EAST LEBANONAt least five people were killed and 42 wounded as a car bomb exploded this morning in Hermel, a Hezbollah bastion in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, The Daily Star reports. The blast, which appears to have been the work of a suicide bomber, occurred as the trial in absentia […]

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Bombs Kill At Least 56 In Baghdad On Eve Of 10th Anniversary Of Iraq Invasion

REUTERS, BBC NEWS Worldcrunch BAGHDAD – A spate of car bombs and shootings killed at least 56 people and wounded more than 200 in Baghdad, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. Reuters reports that several car bombs hit Shi’ite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday […]

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Istanbul Suicide Bombing Kills Policeman

NTV, DAILY HURRIYET (Turkey), CNBC (USA) ISTANBUL – One police officer has died in Istanbul’s Sultangazi district, after a suicide bomber threw a grenade into a police station in the area, Turkish news channel NTV reported. Up to five people were injured and taken to hospital in critical condition, according to Daily Hurriyet. “First (the […]

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