Examples of major terrorist attacks. Major global terrorist attacks: these are not forgotten

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the world's largest terrorist attack. Nineteen terrorists, having hijacked four passenger airliners, carried out a suicide attack unprecedented in its scale of cruelty. As a result of plane crashes, destruction of World War II towers shopping center and damage to the Pentagon building killed 2,974 people.

2. Terrorist attacks in Bali (10/12/2002, Indonesia).

The worst terrorist attack in Indonesian history killed 202 people, 164 of whom were foreigners. The radical organization Jemaah Islamiyah was found responsible for the three explosions. Three organizers were sentenced to death penalty.

3. Terrorist attack on Dubrovka (Nord-Ost) (10/23/2002 - 10/26/2002, Russia).

A group of armed terrorists held 916 people for several days in the building of the Moscow Bearing House of Culture. As a result of the operation of the security forces, all militants were eliminated. According to official statistics, 130 hostages died. Shamil Basayev took responsibility for the terrorist attack.

4. Terrorist attacks in Istanbul (11/15/2003 and 11/20/2003, Türkiye).

As a result of the first terrorist attack, suicide car bombs killed 25 people and injured more than 300. Five days later, a series of explosions killed another 28 people and injured 450. Al-Qaeda, as well as the Islamist group of radicals “Front of Islamic Conquerors of the Great East,” claimed responsibility for the attacks.

5. Explosions in the Moscow metro (02/06/2004 and 03/29/2010, Russia).

In 2004, a suicide bomber killed 41 people and injured 250. In 2010, two explosions also killed 41 people and injured 88 people. Doku Umarov took responsibility for the latest terrorist attack.

6. Terrorist attacks in Madrid (03/11/2004, Spain).

Took place 3 days before parliamentary elections. As a result of four explosions in electric train cars, 191 people were killed and 2,050 passengers were injured. It is noteworthy that the explosions took place exactly 911 days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States.

7. A series of explosions in Iraq (06/24/2004, Iraq).

A series of explosions and attacks on police stations affected five cities in the country. More than 70 people were killed and dozens were seriously injured.

8. Terrorist attack in Beslan (09/01/2004 -- 09/03/2004, Russia)

One of the most brutal in history. For more than two days, the terrorists held about 1,100 people hostage, mostly children. As a result of the terrorist attack, 334 people died, of which 186 were children. The only surviving terrorist was sentenced to life imprisonment.

9. Explosions in London (07/07/2005 and 07/21/2005, Great Britain).

The first four explosions in the London Underground killed 52 people and injured about 700 more. The second series of terrorist attacks, fortunately, resulted in no casualties. All surviving terrorists were brought to justice.

10. Explosions in Qahtaniya (08/14/2007, Iraq).

The city of Qakhtanya, inhabited by Yazidi Kurds, a religious minority, was targeted by terrorists who blew up four fuel tankers loaded with explosives. At least 500 people were injured in the explosions.

Terrorist acts of the world and their annually growing sad statistics. The bloodiest terrorist attacks that occurred until recently.

On June 23, 1985, an Air India Boeing 747 passenger airliner was blown up by terrorists over the Atlantic. This terrorist attack killed 329 people, and the disaster itself was considered the largest before September 11, 2001.

On October 23, 1983, in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Hezbollah fighters carried out a terrorist attack, blowing up two heavily loaded vehicles with explosives on board. The explosion was carried out near the barracks of French paratroopers and US Marines. As a result, 299 people died.

On June 23, 1985, Sikh extremists detonated an explosive device on board an Air India Boeing 747 passenger airliner en route from Montreal to London. The charge claimed the lives of 329 people.

On December 21, 1988, a Boeing 747 airliner of the American airline Pan American crashed over the territory of Scotland near the town of Lockerbie. The plane was heading from London to New York and was blown up by a Libyan intelligence agent on board. The attack killed 270 people.

On December 27, 1988, the airports of Vienna and Rome were attacked by the Palestinian Abu Nidal movement. Terrorists used automatic weapons to shoot passengers who were at that moment buying tickets near Israeli airline counters. There were previously more than 120 people, 16 died.

On September 19, 1989, a bomb was detonated inside a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of the French airline UTA, which was flying from the Congo to Paris. The attack killed 171 people

On March 12, 1993, a chain of terrorist attacks was carried out in the Indian city of Bombay (in our time - Mumbai). A group of terrorists led by Dawud Ibrahim claimed responsibility for the explosions. Terrorists blew up 13 cars filled with explosives near the buildings of the immigration center, post office, stock exchange and several hotels. The explosions resulted in the death of 257 people.

On March 20, 1995, the Japanese sect Aum Shinrekyo carried out a terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway. At 16 stations, members of the sect sprayed the nerve gas Sarin. As a result, 12 people became victims of the incident, and more than 3 thousand were injured.

April 19, 1995 in the USA, Oklahoma, inside the federal building. Alfred Murray, a bomb was detonated. The bombing was carried out by far-right terrorist Timothy McVeigh. In the fire of the blast wave, from glass fragments and under the rubble of the building, 168 people died.

On June 14, 1995, terrorists seized a hospital in the city of Budennovsk. A detachment of militants led by Shamil Basayev took more than 2,000 people hostage. They remained without food or water for almost six days. As a result of these events, 143 people died and about 400 were injured.

August 7, 1998 Kenya, Nairobi. A heavily loaded vehicle with explosives was blown up near the US Embassy. More than five thousand city residents were injured, of which 213 people died. The terrorist attack was carried out by the organization of radical Islamists, the Islamic Army for the Liberation of Islamic Shrines.

September 4, 1999 Dagestan, Buinaksk. Explosion of a 5-story residential building, the main residents of which were families of officers and soldiers of the 136th brigade of the Russian Army. Two residential entrances completely collapsed. 64 people were killed, including 23 children. 146 residents were seriously injured. Investigations showed that the terrorist attack was financed and organized by one of the leaders of the illegal armed gang the Islamic Institute "Caucasus" Abu Umar and Emir al-Khattab.

On the night of September 8-9, 1999, a residential building on Guryanova Street, 19, was destroyed by an explosion in Moscow. More than 90 people died under the rubble of the house, and about 200 were injured.

On September 13, a multi-storey residential building on Kashirskoe Highway was blown up in Moscow. It was completely destroyed. The explosion killed more than 120 people.

September 16, 1999 Volgodonsk, Rostov region. Explosion of a residential building. The explosion killed 18 people, including two children, and injured 310 people.

On September 11, 2001, the world's largest terrorist attack occurred.
attacks. Three planes flown by al-Qaeda militants crashed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York, as well as the Pentagon building, at short intervals. Another plane crashed in Pennsylvania. The attack was carried out by the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, led by the famous Osama Bin Laden. He took responsibility for this tragedy, and also called the reason for the attack the desire to fight for the freedom of his people and the freedom of his nation.

The attack killed 2,977 people, including 2,606 New York residents, 246 aircraft crew members and passengers, and 125 victims in the Pentagon building. About 1,600 bodies were identified, and about 1,100 more people could not be identified.

On the night of October 13, 2002, in Indonesia on the island of Bali, suicide bombers detonated explosive devices. The location for the explosions was chosen next to a disco in the city of Kuta. As a result, almost 190 residents of Kuta were killed and more than 300 were injured. At the same time, bombs were detonated at the US consulate in Bali and the Philippine consulate in Manado, one of the administrative centers of the province of Sulawesi.

On October 23, 2002, in Moscow, a group of militants led by the Chechen commander Movsar Barayev seized the building of the Moscow Theater Center on Dubrovka, where the musical “Nord-Ost” was taking place at that time. Over 900 people became hostages. During the assault, gas was released into the hall where the terrorists and hostages were housed. As a result, according to official data, 130 hostages were killed and more than 700 were injured.

November 20, 2003 Türkiye, Istanbul. Al-Qaeda terrorists and the Turkish radical Islamist group “Front of the Islamic Mujahideen of the East” carried out five explosions of explosive devices. The explosions killed 28 people and injured another 450.

On February 6, 2004, Moscow, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb on a metro train between the Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya stations. The result was the death of 41 people, and about 250 more were injured.

On March 11, 2004, a terrorist attack occurred in Madrid at the Atoche railway station, which would later be called the bloodiest in Europe since the end of World War II.

As a result of a series of explosions, 191 people were killed and 1,800 were injured. Al-Qaeda took blame for the attack.

September 1, 2004, a terrible tragedy in North Ossetia. School No. 1 in the city of Beslan was captured by terrorists. Two days later, as a result of an unexpected assault on the school premises, 334 people (including 186 children) were killed and more than 800 hostages were injured.

July 7, 2005 England. Three London Underground trains were subject to a terrorist attack, in which explosive devices were detonated. Another device was detonated on a bus. 56 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. This attack was called the largest in London since World War II.

"Attack on Mumbai". From November 26 to November 29, 2008. A series of attacks by Islamic terrorists from the Deccan Mujahideen movement on several places at once. One detachment opened fire with machine guns at Victoria Station, two other detachments took hostage guests of the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels, and the fourth attacked a police station. In total, seven attacks were carried out (the hospital and the Jewish Center were also damaged). The result of the terrorist attack was the death of 170 people, more than 300 were injured.

September 22, 2013 Kenya, Nairobi. The Westgate shopping center was attacked by a squad of ten militants from the terrorist group Al-Shabab. As a result, 67 visitors to the center were killed and another 200 were injured.

On April 2, 2015, members of the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab burst into the university of the Kenyan city of Garissa and opened fire on students. 147 people became victims of the attack, and about 80 more were injured. Most of the dead were Christians. Kenyan law enforcement agencies managed to kill four attackers and managed to take another alive.

Terrorist attacks have always happened and, unfortunately, may happen in the future. This is a dishonest way of waging war, which the weak resort to due to lack of military capabilities. And although the intelligence services of different countries are fighting terrorist groups, sometimes they make mistakes, and the result of these mistakes is often the killing of civilians. This article contains information about the world's largest terrorist attacks. Most often, criminal organizations that hide behind Islam take responsibility.

9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA

This tragedy became the largest in history in terms of its scale and number of victims. On September 11, 2011, 11 terrorists from the Al-Qadia group hijacked 4 passenger planes. Two of them were sent to the Twin Towers in New York (a large shopping center). Having crashed into the buildings, the planes exploded, destroying its tops, as well as the adjacent buildings.

The third plane was sent to the Pentagon building (US military department). The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There were many controversies and points of view about this plane: some believed that the crew of the plane on board tried to resist terrorists, while others argued that the plane was simply shot down, as it was assumed that it was aimed at the White House.

As a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, 2,873 people died, including 343 firefighters and 60 police officers. Concerning material damage, then no one gives exact figures, but the damage is supposedly estimated at 500 billion dollars.

"Boeing 747"

There were also other attacks on civilians in Europe, but they should not be considered the largest terrorist attacks in the world. In particular, there were attacks with machetes on civilians by refugees who shouted “Allahu Akbar.” Such acts of terrorism happen, but are not actively advertised in the media.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, terrorist attacks in Russia, Europe and the world in general occur much more often than we hear about them. Most of the terrorist attacks carried out are closely related to the Islamic world, and terrorist groups themselves often claim responsibility for such events. However, often the press centers of the special services announce the prevention of the next terrorist attack and the capture of entire groups of banned terrorist organizations. If it weren't for the intelligence services, the world would have been shocked by even more horrifying tragedies.

Terrorism is a method used by radical groups, based on intimidation and coercion of the authorities to accept necessary decisions through crowded places, hostage-taking. Becoming one of central problems In the 21st century, terrorist activities annually claim the lives of many people on the planet, bring billions of dollars in losses, and, despite the measures taken by law enforcement agencies, terrorism statistics are inexorably growing.

The most terrible reflection of this phenomenon is from terrorism. The spread of terrorism in the world implies the recruitment of mercenaries from various countries through social networks, the development of an extensive structure of underground branches in many states.

History of development

Since this phenomenon is usually understood as any acts, including monarchs, all kinds of riots and conspiracies, we can assume that there was terrorism back in ancient world and in the Middle Ages.

Most historians associate its emergence with the activities of the organizations formed in 1820 in Italy - “Commora” and “Brotherhood of the Carbonari”.

The first group was created for the purpose of bribing or intimidating prison guards into releasing them. The second was to protect dispossessed peasants from the lawlessness of landowners. Despite the fact that the tasks of these organizations were strikingly different, they used the same methods to achieve their goals - murder, intimidation, explosions.

This is how terrorism appeared in the world in the 19th century, and soon numerous parties and movements began to use this effective weapon for their own purposes. Further development terrorism in the world occurred very rapidly. For example, at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, terror was widely used among various movements of Russian revolutionary parties - nationalists, Socialist Revolutionaries, Bolsheviks.

IN THE USA long time(from 1865 to 1993) the far-right terrorist organization Ku Klux Klan operated against the African-American population of the country.

Over time, terrorism has undergone a transformation. IN modern world In addition to such types as nationalist, religious, ideological and political terrorism, informational terrorism has also appeared in the world. It manifests itself in cyber attacks on information resources (websites) with their hacking, dissemination of misleading information through the media and promoting the formation of the desired views.

Recruitment is also taking place with the help of new militants, distribution of video materials brutal executions prisoners and ordinary residents. Information terrorism in the modern world, due to the large volume of Internet traffic and the enormous influence of the media on people’s opinions, is becoming, along with traditional types serious threat.

Combat power and equipment of militants various types weapons are constantly growing. Therefore, nuclear terrorism in the modern world will soon cease to be a frightening myth. It could become a terrible reality .

Statistics of terrorism in the world

Terrorism in the modern world is technological, cruel and large-scale. In 2016, 1,787 terrorist attacks of various sizes were committed in many countries. Statistics of victims of terrorism in the world recorded 13,759 killed and 16,683 wounded. Most of them died as a result of bomb explosions planted by militants in crowded places.

According to statistics, many victims of terrorism are kidnapped by militants, in particular women in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, for the purpose of selling them on the black market. There were 4034 such cases.

The frightening statistics of terrorism are largely caused by the outbreak of military operations in Syria against ISIS militants. The main causes of terrorism in the world:

• struggle for power, deposits of valuable minerals;
• religious strife;
• conflicts on interethnic grounds.

The bloodiest acts of terrorism in the world were:

• explosion in Baghdad– 292 people died, more than 200 were wounded and maimed;
• explosions in Istanbul(January 12 and December 10) - the total number of victims was 237 people, of whom 56 were killed, 181 were wounded;
• gay club shooting“Pulse” in Orlando - 49 people killed, 53 injured;
• shooting and explosions at Istanbul airport– 45 people were killed, 239 people were injured;
• terrorist attack in Gaziantep– due to an explosion during a wedding ceremony in a church in a town in southern Turkey, 30 people were killed and over 90 were injured;
• terrorist attacks in Brussels– 13 people died, more than 35 were injured.

Various Islamist groups claimed responsibility for the attacks. In addition to these explosions, there were other cases of terrorism in the world, although not distinguished by such a number of victims. The largest victims of terrorism in the world were recorded in the following countries:

1. Iraq.
2. Syria.
3. Afghanistan.
4. Nigeria.
5. Yemen.
6. Libya.
7. Pakistan.

IN Lately this phenomenon has grown from a local criminal activity into a well-organized global network . Vivid examples of international terrorism in the world are the Al-Qaeda organization and the radical Islamist group ISIS (Islamic State) that formed after its collapse. Its ranks include up to 40–50 thousand militants of various nationalities and religions. Capital unrecognized state militants - the city of Raqqa.

Terrorism in different countries of the world

The main regions susceptible to terrorist attacks were:

1. Near East.
2. Russia.
3. Western Europe.

Statistics on terrorism over 10 years in these territories total more than 6 thousand major terrorist attacks. The number of victims is more than 15 thousand. The hottest spots subject to militant attacks are Syria, Libya, and Iraq. Today, the joint anti-terrorist operation of the troops of Syria and its allies against IS militants has been concentrated here.

The situation in Israel has improved somewhat. Even against the backdrop of the Arab-Israeli confrontation, terrorism statistics in Israel show a decrease in indicators compared to previous years.

After the largest terrorist attack in terms of destruction and number of victims in human history (the explosion of the Twin Towers in New York), terrorism in the United States remains one of the threats. Statistics over the past 10 years include 38 large-scale manifestations of terror, in which more than 600 people died. The table shows statistics of terrorist attacks in the 21st century by country:

The statistics of terrorism financing are quite high - the annual budget of the most influential terrorist organization, IS, according to experts, is about 3-5 billion dollars.

The amount of terrorist financing in the world is gradually increasing over the years. . This is facilitated by the seizure and resale by militants of various valuables and gas fields, human trafficking, as well as the flow of funds from states supporting the activities of IS.

Terrorism statistics in Russia

For Russia, this type of criminal activity poses a serious threat to national security . Terrorism statistics have totaled more than 600 cases since 1994. The most high-profile terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation:

• school siege in Beslan;
• hostage taking at the Dubrovka theater in Moscow;
• explosions of residential buildings in the cities of Buinaksk, Volgodonsk, Moscow;
• explosions in the Moscow metro;
• explosion of a train station in Volgograd.

Official statistics of terrorism in Russia for last year thanks to actions law enforcement decreased. Only 25 acts of violence and intimidation were recorded against the country's citizens, which corresponds to the average for the period 2009–2015. During this time, according to Rosstat, 171 terrorist attack. Statistics of terrorism victims during this period include about 400 people killed and 1,300 wounded.

The seriousness of the threat of terrorism in Russia is made clear by pdf statistics posted annually on the website of the FSB and Rosstat. Increased in last years and the percentage of terrorist attacks prevented. in the fight against terrorism over 5 years there are more than 300 prevented cases.

Terrorism statistics in the CIS countries

In addition to Russia, this type of criminal activity has managed to manifest itself in countries such as Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Terrorism statistics in Kazakhstan

Recently, this deadly phenomenon has intensified in a previously calm and prosperous country. Terrorism statistics over the past 5 years include over 50 people killed and about 50 wounded. The largest terrorist attack was in Aktobe. 25 people died here and about 20 were injured.

Explosions in the Belarusian metro

Until recently, statistics on terrorism in this country were the lowest in the entire post-Soviet space. This trend was disrupted by an explosion in the Minsk subway. The terrorist attack on the Minsk metro on April 11, 2011, killed 15 people and injured 203 more. Officers detained two suspects, who subsequently confessed. Both were sentenced and shot.

The growth of terrorism in the world forces the authorities of many countries to develop a set of measures aimed at combating this negative phenomenon. Most effective methods fight against terrorism in the world:

• control and suppression of the activities of prohibited organizations extremist orientation;
• announcement of rewards for information about the location of persons suspects in this species;
• development and execution of joint military operations to eliminate terrorists in various countries;
• media control, information resources on the global network for their involvement in militant organizations;
• outreach to the public countries in order to inform about methods for recognizing potential terrorists and behavior when detecting suspicious objects.

These methods make it possible not only to combat the consequences of terrorist attacks, but also to prevent them. Their implementation of methods is carried out by such organizations in the fight against terrorism in the world as Interpol, the UN, NATO, and the EU.

An important fact is the strengthening of counteraction to terrorism in the world by vigilant citizens, thanks to whom many explosions and other illegal actions were prevented.

Also not least important in anti-terrorism measures are such legal means of combating it as licensing the activities of parties, movements and religious communities, banning sects and organizations that incite ethnic hatred, restricting or banning the issuance of firearms permits.

Conclusion

Terrorism statistics in 2017 have already been replenished with new cases. Despite all the measures taken, the problem remains relevant. There is no answer yet to the question of how to save the world from terrorism.

Numerous socio-economic aspects contribute to the development of this phenomenon, as well as human nature, which contains the desire to own big amount material assets, power and territories, hatred of those who differ in skin color and religion.

The mortality rate and number of injuries caused by terrorism throughout its existence can be compared to a dangerous disease. Until a “cure” for this disease is found, the statistics of international terrorism will be replenished with new acts of violence, hostage-taking, and bomb explosions, claiming more and more human lives.

On September 11, 2001, in the United States, suicide bombers from the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda captured passenger aircraft and crashed them into two towers of the World Trade Center (New York) and into the Pentagon building - the headquarters of the US Department of Defense (Arlington County, Virginia). The fourth hijacked airliner crashed near Shanksville (Pennsylvania). As a result of this world's largest series of terrorist attacks, 2 thousand 996 people were killed and over 6 thousand people were injured. The organizer of the terrorist attack was the al-Qaeda group and its leader Osama bin Laden.

2. Beslan. Russia. 335 dead

On September 1, 2004, in Beslan (North Ossetia-Alania), militants led by Ruslan Khuchbarov (“Rasul”) captured more than 1 thousand 100 students from school number 1, their relatives and teachers. On September 2, after negotiations with the ex-president of the Republic of Ingushetia, Ruslan Aushev, the bandits released 25 women and children. On September 3, shooting and explosions began at the school, which forced an assault. Most of the hostages were released, 335 people died. Among the dead were 186 children, 17 teachers and school staff, 10 employees of the Russian FSB, two employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The militants were destroyed, only one survived - Nurpashi Kulaev (in 2006 he was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment due to a moratorium on the execution of death sentences). International terrorist Shamil Basayev (liquidated in 2006) took responsibility for the terrorist attack.

3. Boeing 747 Air India. 329 dead

On June 23, 1985, an Air India Boeing 747 passenger plane, flying flight AI182 on the route Montreal (Canada) - London - Delhi, crashed in the waters Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland. The cause of the disaster was the explosion of a bomb planted in luggage by Indian Sikh extremists. All 329 people on board (307 passengers and 22 crew members) were killed in the disaster. Canadian citizen Inderjit Singh Reyat was sentenced to 5 years in prison on charges of participating in the preparation of a terrorist attack in 2003. Prior to this, he served a 10-year prison sentence for preparing an explosion at Narita Airport (Japan), which occurred on the same day as the VT-EFO disaster. Reyat was later charged with perjury and sentenced to 9 years in prison in 2011.

4. Boko-Haram attack in Nigeria. More than 300 dead

On May 5-6, 2014, gunmen killed over 300 residents in a nighttime attack on the town of Gamboru, Borno State. Survivors fled to neighboring Cameroon. Most of the city was destroyed.

5. Terrorist attack on Lockerbie. 270 dead

On December 21, 1988, a Boeing 747 passenger plane of Pan Am (USA), operating scheduled flight 103 on the route Frankfurt am Main - London - New York - Detroit, crashed in the air over Lockerbie (Scotland). A bomb placed in luggage exploded on board. All 243 passengers and 16 crew members on board, as well as 11 people on the ground, were killed. In 1991, two Libyan citizens were accused of organizing an explosion. In 1999, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi agreed to hand over both suspects to a Dutch court. One of them, Abdelbasset Ali al-Megrahi, was found guilty on January 31, 2001 and sentenced to life imprisonment (released in 2009 due to his diagnosis fatal disease, died in 2012). In 2003, the Libyan authorities admitted responsibility for the terrorist attack and paid compensation in the total amount of 2.7 billion US dollars - 10 million dollars for each person killed.

6. Bombay attacks. India. 257 dead

On March 12, 1993, 13 car bombs were simultaneously detonated in crowded areas of Bombay (now Mumbai). The terrorist attack killed 257 people and injured over 700. The investigation established that the organizers of the explosions were Islamic terrorists. The attack was a response to earlier clashes between Muslims and Hindus in the city. One of the organizers, Yakub Memon, was sentenced to death, which was carried out on July 30, 2015. Two of his accomplices are wanted.

7. Aircraft A321 "Kogalymavia". 224 dead

On October 31, 2015, a passenger aircraft Airbus A321-231 of the Russian airline Metrojet (Kogalymavia), flying flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) to St. Petersburg, crashed 100 km from the city of El-Arish in the north Sinai Peninsula. There were 224 people on board - 217 passengers and seven crew members, all of whom died.

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that those responsible and those involved in the terrorist attack on the plane would be found and punished. “We must do this without a statute of limitations, know them all by name. We will look for them wherever they are hiding. We will find them anywhere on the planet and punish them,” Putin assured.

8. Bombing of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. 224 dead

On August 7, 1998, two simultaneous terrorist attacks occurred in Nairobi (the capital of Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (the former capital of Tanzania), targeting the US embassies in these countries. Parked trucks filled with explosives exploded near the embassies. A total of 224 people died, of which 12 were US citizens, the rest were local residents. The organizer of the explosions was the al-Qaeda group.

9. Terrorist attacks in Mumbai. India. 209 dead

On July 11, 2006, Islamic terrorists detonated explosive devices hidden in pressure cookers in the carriages of seven local trains in the suburbs of Mumbai (Khar Road, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Mahim, Borivli, Matunga stations " and "Mira Road"). The attack occurred during the evening rush hour. 209 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. At the end of the investigation into the crime, the court sentenced 12 people to various prison terms, 5 of them were sentenced to death.

10.Terrorist attack in Bali. Indonesia. 202 dead

On October 12, 2002, a suicide attack and car bomb explosion near nightclubs in the resort town of Kuta (Bali) killed 202 people, 164 of them foreign tourists. 209 people were injured. About 30 people were arrested in connection with the terrorist attack. In 2003, an Indonesian court recognized a number of members of the Jamaah Islamiyah organization as the organizers of the terrorist attack. In 2008, three of them - Abdul Aziz, also known as Imam Samudra, Amrozi bin Nurhasim and Ali (Muklas) Gurfon - were executed by court. Muklas' brother Ali Imron was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Al-Qaeda mentioned in the material is included in the United federal list organizations recognized in accordance with the law Russian Federation terrorist. Their activities on the territory of the Russian Federation are prohibited.