List of Terrorist Incidents
In recent decades there have been a number of terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad, and many have died and suffered as a result. While no other attack has been quite as catastrophic as the airliner assaults of Sept. 11, 2001, on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many have died and suffered as a result of the remaining attacks. Hijackers, suicide bombers and others have gone to great lengths to display their hatred for the United States.
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1970s
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On Jan. 24, 1975, in New York City a Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) planted a bomb in the Fraunces Tavern, killing four people and injuring 50. That group was later proved to have ties to 13 other bombings.
On Nov. 4, 1979 Iranian radicals detained 66 Americans in the U.S. embassy. They released 14 quickly but held the other 52 for 444 days.
1980s
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April 18, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon, a suicide car-bomb attack destroyed the U.S. Embassy, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans. A group called Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
On Oct. 23, 1983, Shiite suicide bombers attacked the U.S. military barracks at Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S. Marines.
On Dec. 3, 1984, Kuwait Airways Flight 221 flying from Kuwait to Pakistan was hijacked and two Americans were killed.
On April 5, 1986, in West Berlin, Libyan terrorists injured hundreds and killed two U.S. servicemen when they bombed a popular disco that was known to be frequented by U.S. military personnel.
On Dec. 21, 1988, a Pan-Am Boeing 747 flying from Lockerbie, Scotland to New York was blown up in flight by a terrorist bomb. Many American were among the 259 people on board who were killed along with 11 on the ground. Many years later, Libya admitted responsibility for the attack.
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1990s
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On Feb. 26, 1993, in New York City, a bomb exploded in the basement of the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000. Al-Qaeda was involved in this incident.
On June 25, 1996, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 19 American servicemen were killed and hundreds were injured when a truck bomb exploded near a military complex. The Islamic militant group Hezbollah was responsible.
On August 7, 1998, in both Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, bombs exploded at the same time in the vicinity of two U.S. embassies. The attacks killed more than 200 people and injured over 4,000. Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda were responsible.
9/11
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On Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City, hijackers flew two commercial jets directly into the World Trade Center's twin towers. That same day, terrorists from the same cell flew two commercial airliners into the Pentagon in Washington and a field in Pennsylvania. In total there were close to 3,000 fatalities. Al-Qaeda terrorists claimed responsibility.
2000s
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On Nov. 9, 2005, in Amman, Jordan, 57 people were killed when al-Qaeda suicide bombers hit three American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn.
On July 13, 2008, in Afghanistan Taliban radicals fearlessly attacked Kunar Province's American base, killing nine in addition to NATO troops.
On Nov. 26, 2008, in India, terrorists attacked a number of places where Americans often visit, including a train station, two five-star hotels, a hospital and a cinema. Almost 200 were killed and 300 wounded.
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