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London tube and bus bombings
Suicide bombers Mohammed Sidique Khan, 30, Shehzad Tanweer, 22, Hasib Hussain, 18, and Jermaine Lindsay, 19 detonate bombs at Aldgate and Edgware Road tube stations with a third bomb between King's Cross and Russell
Square and final explosion on a number 30 bus at Tavistock Square nearly an hour later. Fifty two people were killed and more than 700 were injured -
Attempted bomb attack on London Underground
On Thursday 21 July 2005 - only two weeks after the 7 July tube and bus bombings - four attempted bomb attacks hit London's public transport system. The explosions occurred at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations and on a bus in Shoreditch. A fifth bomb was reported to be dumped before it was detonated -
Attempted car bombings at Glasgow Airport and in central London.
A car was driven at Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames, a few days after car bombs - which were deemed to be related - were found in central London -
Mumbai hotel masacre
At least 80 people were killed and over 200 were wounded in a series of attacks, spanning two hours. Police say that the attacks were aimed at tourists -
Oslo camp shootings
Eight people were killed by a fertiliser bomb explosion is Oslo set by Anders Behring Breivik. Breivik then travelled to Utoya island, approximately 20 miles from Oslo, wearing a police uniform, where he opened fire on young adults at a camp on the island, killing 69 people -
Shooting at Jewish school in Toulouse
Read:A year after the Toulouse school slaughter, the hatred that drove it still thrives Four people - three children and a rabbi - were shot dead at a Jewish school in Toulouse by self-proclaimed “Islamic warrior” Mohammed Merah. Mr Merah, who had French citizenship, said he was motivated by the death of Palestinians and military action by France abroad. -
Boston Marathon bombing
Read:Israelis helped prepare Boston hospital for mass-casualty event Two bombs and related shootings killed three people and injured an estimated 264 others. The bombs exploded just before the finish line of the marathon. -
Murder of Lee Rigby
Fusilier Lee Rigby was attacked by two men as he returned to his barracks in Woolwich. Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22 - both Muslim converts - were convicted of Rigby's murder in December 2013. At the trial Adebolajo handed a letter to witness which urged people to seek martyrdom: "If you find yourself curious as to why carnage is reaching your own towns then know its simply retaliation for your oppression in our towns." -
Nairobi mall shootings
Five members of the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab stormed the front entrance of Nairobi shopping mall, Westgate, with guns. The attack lasted until 24 September and resulted in 64 dead and 175 wounded, -
Boko Haram kidnapping
More than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in the north of Nigeria in April. In May Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video statement that his group were behind the abduction of the girls and threatened to "sell" them in the market as "slaves". Over one year later there is still no sign of the girls. -
Shooting at Belgium's Jewish museum
Antwerp Jewish community reeling after stab attack Three people were shot dead and a fourth was left critically wounded after a gunman attacked the Jewish Museum in Brussels in an attack that was linked to a resurgence in violent anti-Semitism. -
Hamas kidnaps and kills Israeli teens
Read:'Hamas will pay' for teenagers' death, says Netanyahu The bodies of yeshivah students Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel were found on 30 June after the boys went missing on 12 June. Hamas claimed responsibilty for the boys' kidnap and murder. The killings sparked a cycle of violence that led to a 50-day war with Hamas in Gaza. -
Australian cafe hostage crisis
An armed gunman took hostages in the Lindt cafe in Sydney on 19 December. Just before 3 a.m. on 20 December, police stormed the café and the siege ended in the death of two hostages and the gunman. The appearance of a black flag with Arabic script in the cafe window raised concerns of a possible terrorist incident. -
Charlie Hebdo - 'Je suis Charlie'
Read:‘Charlie Hebdo attackers shouted: the Prophet has been avenged’ Twelve people were killed in an attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Paris. The attack was carried out by French Muslim extremists who shouted ‘the Prophet has been avenged’. The attack was a reaction to the magazine's controversial depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. -
Mass stabbing on bus in Israel
Read:Multiple casualties after Tel Aviv stabbing spree Eleven commuters and the driver of a bus in central Tel Aviv were wounded when Hamza Matruch boarded the bus and began stabbing the driver and passengers. -
Massacre in Denmark synagogue
Read:Three injured in attack outside Copenhagen synagogue In an attack many thought inspired by the Charlie Hebdo killings in France, two men - a film director at an event in the cafe and a Jewish man on security outside the shul - were killed and police officers were injured in a double terror attack on a cafe and a synagogue in Copenhagen. -
Garissa University shooting
At least 70 were left dead and 79 injured along with an unkown number of hostages after Al-Shabab gunmen stormed Kenyan Garissa University -
Beheading in Lyon
Yassin Salhi was arrested on suspicion of beheading his boss and trying to blow up a gas plant in Lyon, south-east France. French prosecutors said the evidence indicated a terrorist motive and that Salhi had links to Daesh (also known as Isis) -
Tunisia beach shooting
Read:Expert warns on Daesh terror threat to European Jews The latest terror attack took place on a day of murder and fear. On 26 June Daesh carried out a wave of attacks around the world, including the massacre of 30 British holidaymakers in Tunisia.
