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September 11, 2001 US Airplane Hijacking |
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The most destructive act credited to al-Qaeda was the series of attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. These attacks destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon in a series of suicide hijacking of airplanes. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania, its target believed to have been the U.S. Capitol. At least 3,044 people were killed. Osama bin Laden admitted and took credit for the attacks only days before the 2004 Presidential Election.
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November 15 and November 20, 2003 Istanbul Attacks
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In 2003 Istanbul bombings where four truck bomb attacks carried out on November 15, 2003 and November 20, 2003, in Istanbul, Turkey, leaving 61 people dead, and 700 wounded. Several men have been convicted for their involvement.
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July 7, 2005 London transport bombings
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Four members of Al-quaeda, and some members of other terrorist groups attacked London’s public transport on July 7th 2005. Three bombs were set off on the London Underground and one on a double decker bus. 56 people died during the attacks (including 4 terrorists) and around 700 were injured.
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November 9, 2005 Amman hotel bombing
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Suicide bombers merged into a wedding crowd in Hayatt Amman Hotel, killing 60 people and ten injured. Two other hotels were targeted in the same night leaving dead and injured people.
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August 8 1998, U.S.-embassy bombings |
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| Al-Qaeda carried out the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 5,000. |
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