April 8, 1970 Bahr El-Baqar, Egypt The Israeli Air Force bombs Bahr el-Baqar primary school, killing 46 children and injuring over 50 The attack is considered human error, with the Israeli military stating they thought the building was a military base. Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan later commented on the bombing, “Maybe the Egyptians… Continue reading Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing
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1993 Bombay Bombings
March 12, 1993 Bombay (currently Mumbai), India 13 bombings, perpetrated by the international organized crime syndicate D-company, explode across the city As a result of the serial bombings, 257 died and 713 were injured. Some of the blasts were from car or scooters planted with bombs, while others were suitcase bombs left in hotel rooms.… Continue reading 1993 Bombay Bombings
1993 World Trade Center bombing
February 26, 1993 New York, New York A truck bomb explodes under the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring 1,042 A group of fundamentalist Islamic terrorists planned for a truck filled with 1,336 pounds of urea nitrate-hydrogen gas to the detonate under the North Tower of the World Trade Center,… Continue reading 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Vintage crime scene: bomb removal (1963)
February 16, 1963 New York, New York A bomb squad moves sticks of dynamite from a car (seen in the photo behind the sign) into a bomb truck
Anarchist detonates bomb to strike at the wealthy
February 12, 1894 Paris, France Émile Henry detonated a bomb in a French café, killing one and wounding 20 Henry, an anarchist, was avenging the execution of another anarchist Auguste Vaillant. Henry selected the Café Terminus for his bombing, feeling it represented the bourgeoisie (those in high society and with vast wealth) and intended to… Continue reading Anarchist detonates bomb to strike at the wealthy
