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On December 22, 2001, British national Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, carrying 197 passengers.
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On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown apart over Lockerbie, Scotland by a bomb packed in a suitcase, killing 270 people.
In their own words
Kill them wherever you find them. Seek them with every method in every land beneath any sky.
Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, ISIS spokesman Apr. 4, 2017
In their own words
To those infidels who bomb the Muslims every day, I swear that we will hunt you and slaughter you like pigs for what you do to these Muslims…
In their own words
As I became more aware of the all-encompassing, world-wide scope of Jewish power, I also learned that Jews have endeavored to undermine the religious foundations of whatever nation they have lived in.
David Duke, founder and former leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan 2002
In their own words
Thus, attack them in their homes, markets, streets, clubs, and wherever they least expect it. Enflame the ground beneath their feet and blacken their skies so that they are busied with themselves. Multiply your efforts and intensify your operations, may Allah bless you.
Rumiyah, ISIS Magazine Dec. 2016
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On December 16, 2014, nine gunmen from the Pakistani Taliban attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 145 people, 132 of them schoolchildren who were systematically lined up and slaughtered.
In their own words
We will never let go of our arms. Our numbers are increasing day after day, and we are getting better and our training is becoming better and we are becoming more confident in our future and more armed.
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On December 12, 2014, al-Shabab militants kidnapped and beheaded Quran teacher Mohamed Hussein when he reportedly refused to obey their orders to leave his village. His headless corpse was later found dumped close to his home.