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| − | What follows is a non-exhaustive list of terror attacks due to [[Jihadism|Islamic Supremacism]]. Some websites and sources, notably the [[Liberal Media]] and [[Wikipedia]],<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/06/30/wikipedia-removes-orlando-shooting-islamist-terror-attack-list/ Wikipedia Removes Orlando Shooting From ‘Islamist Terror Attack’ List], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref> have been known for trying to hide the | + | What follows is a non-exhaustive list of terror attacks due to [[Jihadism|Islamic Supremacism]]. Some websites and sources, notably the [[Liberal Media]] and [[Wikipedia]],<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/06/30/wikipedia-removes-orlando-shooting-islamist-terror-attack-list/ Wikipedia Removes Orlando Shooting From ‘Islamist Terror Attack’ List], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref> have been known for trying to hide the Islamist motivation for attacks. |
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| Garland, Texas || May 3, 2015 || Shooting at the Curtis Culwell Center, as a response to Depictions of Muhammad. || 1 | | Garland, Texas || May 3, 2015 || Shooting at the Curtis Culwell Center, as a response to Depictions of Muhammad. || 1 | ||
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| − | | Sousse, Tunisia || June 26, 2015 || Mass-shooting at tourists , mostly from Britain. || 38 | + | | Sousse, Tunisia || June 26, 2015 || Mass-shooting at tourists, mostly from Britain. || 38 |
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| Paris, France || November 13, 2015 || Major terror attack in Paris, especially in the Bataclan Theatre and Stade de France. || 130 | | Paris, France || November 13, 2015 || Major terror attack in Paris, especially in the Bataclan Theatre and Stade de France. || 130 | ||
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|Cairo, Egypt || May 26, 2017 || ISIS attack on Coptic Christians<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/27/coptic-christian-attack-isis-claims-its-soldiers-opened-fire-on-bus-killing-29-in-egypt.html Coptic Christian attack: ISIS claims its 'soldiers' opened fire on bus killing 29 in Egypt]. ''Fox News''. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.</ref> || >29 | |Cairo, Egypt || May 26, 2017 || ISIS attack on Coptic Christians<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/27/coptic-christian-attack-isis-claims-its-soldiers-opened-fire-on-bus-killing-29-in-egypt.html Coptic Christian attack: ISIS claims its 'soldiers' opened fire on bus killing 29 in Egypt]. ''Fox News''. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.</ref> || >29 | ||
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| − | |London, UK || June 3, 2017 || Attack on | + | |London, UK || June 3, 2017 || Attack on pedestrians at the London Bridge with a van; knives were also used to kill pedestrians.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/london-bridge-live-latest-updates-news-van-hits-pedestrians-reports-what-is-happening-a7771606.html</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/04/london-terror-attacks-what-know-so-far.html London terror attacks: What we know so far]. ''Fox News''. June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> ISIS claimed responsibility.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/04/isis-claims-london-terror-attacks-that-killed-7-police-arrest-12-in-raids.html ISIS claims London terror attacks that killed 7; police arrest 12 in raids]. ''Fox News''. June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> || 7 |
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- This is a very non-exhaustive article. Please expand, using good sources.
What follows is a non-exhaustive list of terror attacks due to Islamic Supremacism. Some websites and sources, notably the Liberal Media and Wikipedia,[1] have been known for trying to hide the Islamist motivation for attacks.
| Location | Date | Description | Innocents killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munich, Germany | 1972 | The Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics. | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | June 25, 1996 | The Khobar Towers bombing | 20 |
| Yemen | October 12, 2000 | The USS Cole is attacked in Aden | 17 |
| New York City | September 11, 2001 | Four Al Qaeda terrorists, each piloting a passenger airliner, flew planes to their intended targets in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | 2,996 |
| Madrid, Spain | March 11, 2004 | The 2004 Madrid Bombings were a series of commuter train attacks. | 191 |
| London, UK | July 7th, 2005 | London's commuter train and bus system were attacked in the July 2005 London Bombings. | 52 |
| London, UK | May 22, 2013 | British soldier hit by a car and stabbed by two Islamic terrorists | 1 |
| Paris, France | January 7th, 2015 | The French magazine Charlie Hebdo was bombed because of a cartoon. | 12 |
| Garland, Texas | May 3, 2015 | Shooting at the Curtis Culwell Center, as a response to Depictions of Muhammad. | 1 |
| Sousse, Tunisia | June 26, 2015 | Mass-shooting at tourists, mostly from Britain. | 38 |
| Paris, France | November 13, 2015 | Major terror attack in Paris, especially in the Bataclan Theatre and Stade de France. | 130 |
| Brussels, Belgium | March 22, 2016 | Brussels Airport and Metro Station Maalbeek bombed by terrorists[2] | 32 |
| Orlando, Florida | June 12, 2016 | ISIS-sympathetic attacker Omar Mateen opened fire at the Pulse nightclub. | 49 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | June 28, 2016 | Shootings and suicide bombings at Atatürk Airport | 45 |
| Nice, France | July 14, 2016 | A truck drove into a crowed watching the fireworks for the French National Day on the Promenade des Anglais.[3] | 86 |
| Berlin, Germany | December 19, 2016 | A truck plowed into a Christmas market in the centre of Berlin. | 12 |
| Quebec, Canada | January 29, 2017 | A shooting in a mosque in the Sainte-Foy district. | 5 |
| Paris, France | February 3, 2017 | An Egyptian man attacks soldiers near the Louvre Museum shouting Allahu Akbar. | - |
| London, UK | March 22, 2017 | A man ran into civilians with his car on Westminster Bridge and stabbed a police officer. | 4 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | April 3, 2017 | A suicide bombing in the Saint Petersburg Metro.[4] | 14 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | April 7, 2017 | A truck drove into the busiest shopping street of Stockholm.[5] | 3 |
| Manchester, UK | May 22, 2017 | Suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena at an concert; many of the victims were children.[6] | 22 |
| Cairo, Egypt | May 26, 2017 | ISIS attack on Coptic Christians[7] | >29 |
| London, UK | June 3, 2017 | Attack on pedestrians at the London Bridge with a van; knives were also used to kill pedestrians.[8][9] ISIS claimed responsibility.[10] | 7 |
See also
References
- ↑ Wikipedia Removes Orlando Shooting From ‘Islamist Terror Attack’ List, Breitbart.com
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35869985
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/14/europe/nice-france-truck/index.html
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4377086/Suicide-bomber-carried-St-Petersburg-metro-blast--Interfax-cites-source.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/07/truck-crashes-in-central-stockholm-sweden
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/islamic-state-supporters-celebrate-manchester-attack-online/
- ↑ Coptic Christian attack: ISIS claims its 'soldiers' opened fire on bus killing 29 in Egypt. Fox News. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/london-bridge-live-latest-updates-news-van-hits-pedestrians-reports-what-is-happening-a7771606.html
- ↑ London terror attacks: What we know so far. Fox News. June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ ISIS claims London terror attacks that killed 7; police arrest 12 in raids. Fox News. June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
External links
- Singman, Brooke (May 22, 2017). Timeline of recent terror attacks against the West. Fox News.
- A Decade of Islamist Terror in Europe. Breitbart News. June 4, 2017.
- Mora, Edwin (June 7, 2017). Ramadan Rage 2017: Deaths Reach 1,627, Marking One of the Bloodiest Islamic Holy Months in Recent Memory. Breitbart News.