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Major 2000s Terror Attacks

Name: Major 2000s Terror Attacks
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9/11's world-changing morning, the Madrid train bombings, London's 7/7 or Mumbai's 26/11 - which 2000s terror attack marked the era most?

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Attack↕	Date↕	Location↕	Deaths↕	Perpetrators↕	Legacy↕
September 11 Attacks	Sep 11, 2001	New York, Washington DC, Pennsylvania	2,977 plus 19 hijackers	Al-Qaeda (Mohamed Atta cell)	Triggered Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Patriot Act, DHS creation, reshaped global security forever
Madrid Train Bombings (11-M)	Mar 11, 2004	Madrid, Spain	193	Al-Qaeda-inspired cell	Bombs on commuter trains days before election, Spanish voters ousted PP government, ended Iraq deployment
London 7/7 Bombings	Jul 7, 2005	London Underground and bus	52 plus 4 bombers	Al-Qaeda-linked British suicide cell	Deadliest attack on London since WWII, Britain's first homegrown Islamist suicide attack
Mumbai Attacks (26/11)	Nov 26-29, 2008	Mumbai, India	166	Lashkar-e-Taiba (Pakistan-based)	Three-day siege of Taj Hotel and CST station, near-war between India and Pakistan, Kasab trial
Beslan School Siege	Sep 1-3, 2004	Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia	334 (186 children)	Chechen Islamist militants	First day of school siege, horrific child deaths, Putin's Chechnya policy hardened
Bali Bombings	Oct 12, 2002	Kuta, Bali, Indonesia	202	Jemaah Islamiyah	Australia's 9/11, Sari Club destroyed, launched regional crackdown on JI network
Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis	Oct 23-26, 2002	Dubrovka Theater, Moscow	132 hostages plus 40 militants	Chechen militants	Russian special forces used mystery gas, killed most hostages, questions about chemical agent lingered
Istanbul HSBC Bombings	Nov 15-20, 2003	Istanbul, Turkey	57	Al-Qaeda-linked Turkish cell	Targeted synagogues, HSBC, British consulate, killed Consul-General Roger Short
Sharm el-Sheikh Bombings	Jul 23, 2005	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	88	Tawhid wal Jihad (Sinai-based)	Deadliest attack in Egyptian history at the time, struck resort popular with European tourists
Amman Hotel Bombings	Nov 9, 2005	Amman, Jordan	60	Al-Qaeda in Iraq (Zarqawi)	Three suicide bombers struck Western-brand hotels, mass Jordanian protests against Al-Qaeda backlash
Marriott Jakarta Bombing	Aug 5, 2003	Jakarta, Indonesia	12	Jemaah Islamiyah	Struck JW Marriott, followed Bali bombings, showed JI resilience despite crackdowns
Samjhauta Express Bombing	Feb 18, 2007	Panipat, India (India-Pakistan train)	68	Hindu extremist suspects (disputed)	Targeted India-Pakistan peace train, mostly Pakistani victims, diplomatic strain between nations
Lahore Marriott Bombing	Sep 20, 2008	Islamabad, Pakistan	54	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan	Truck bomb demolished Islamabad Marriott, symbol of Pakistan's spiraling domestic Taliban insurgency
Chechen Stavropol Trains	Dec 5, 2003	Yessentuki, Russia	46	Chechen black widow bombers	Commuter train bombing, one of several 2003-2004 Chechen attacks inside Russia proper
Bali Bombings II	Oct 1, 2005	Jimbaran and Kuta, Bali	20	Jemaah Islamiyah	Second Bali attack three years after first, struck tourist restaurants, further damaged Bali tourism
Yemen USS Cole Aftermath / Limburg	Oct 6, 2002	Gulf of Aden, Yemen	1 crew	Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula	French tanker Limburg attacked by suicide boat, echoed USS Cole 2000, damaged Yemen shipping trade