Top 10 Acts Of Terrorism

  • Baltic Exchange Bombing

    Baltic Exchange Bombing
    A one-ton bomb, placed in a van and detonated by the Provisional IRA, caused significant damage to the Baltic Exchange building and surrounding areas. The bombing resulted in 3 deaths and injuries to 91 others. The Baltic Exchange bombing was a major event in London's history.
  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing
    The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by Ramzi Yousef and associates against the United States when a van bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. 6 people were killed, and over a 1,000 were injured.
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing
    An ex Army Solider and security guard rented a truck and parked it in front of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. 168 people had died, and several hundred had been injured.
  • East African Embassy Bombings

    East African Embassy Bombings
    There were two back to back truck bombings in two East Africian capital cities. More than 220 people were killed and more than 4,500 injured. The bombings were motivated by a desire to punish the United States for its military involvement in Somalia and other foreign policy decisions, as well as to target American interests abroad.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    On September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the North South Towers of the World Trade Center of New York City. These terrorist attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda. 2,977 people were killed and 6,100 - 25,000 were injured. 9/11 is the deadliest terrorist attack in America.
  • Anthrax Attacks

    Anthrax Attacks
    The 2001 anthrax attacks were a series of mailings containing anthrax spores that resulted in 5 deaths and 22 infections. The attacks, which occurred shortly after the September 11th attacks.
  • Bali Bombing

    Bali Bombing
    The 2002 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that occurred on 12 October 2002. Three bombs were detonated on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attacks killed 202 people and injured a further 209. This is Austraila's biggest attack.
  • Madrid Train Bombings

    Madrid Train Bombings
    The Madrid Train Bombings were a series of simultaneous bombings against the train system in Spain, three days before Spain's general elections. The explosions killed 193 people and injured around 2,500 people. This is concidered Spains deadliest attack.
  • Boston Marathon Bombing

    Boston Marathon Bombing
    The Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon. Two brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, executed the largest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. They detonated two powerful explosives near the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 500 others.
  • Manchester Arena Bombing

    Manchester Arena Bombing
    The Manchester Arena Bombing was an Islamic terrorist suicide bombing of the Manchester Arena. Ariana Grande was preforming in the arena. Salman Abedi, aided by his brother, Hashem Abedi, bombed the arena injured 1,017 people and killed 22.