Amritsar, India June 1984 Lockerbie, Scotland December 1988 Ténéré, Niger September 1989 Lima, Peru July 1992 Tokyo, Japan March 1995 Oklahoma City, USA April 1995 Manchester, England June 1996 Jerusalem, Israel September 1997 Nairobi, Kenya August 1998 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania August 1998 Omagh, Northern Ireland August 1998 Segoria, Colombia October 1998 Luanda, Angola August 2001 Washington, D.C. and New York City, USA September 2001 Bali, Indonesia October 2002 Madrid, Spain March 2004 Beslan, Russia September 2004 London, England July 2005 Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt July 2005 Amman, Jordan November 2005 Samarra, Iraq February 2006 Mumbai, India July 2006 |
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The list above, of major terrorist attacks over the past 20-plus years, is far from exhaustive. The perpetrators recognized no geographical boundaries; they were often religious or political extremists; they may be foreign-born or native. What they have in common is the targeting of civilians in the attempt to spread fear.
Here are before-and-after photos of six of the above attack sites, illustrating how people around the world have stood up to terrorism.
