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Gulshan Attack location
Photo: Eugen Simion 14 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
TerrorismSolved

Holey Artisan Bakery attack

The July 2016 Dhaka attack or Holey Artisan terrorist attack took place on the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00), five Islamic State (IS) terrorists took hostages and opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan Thana jurisdiction in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Place
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date
1–2 Jul 2016
Sources
2 cited
The Countess of Chester Hospital, where the deaths investigated in the case occurred
Photo: Dennis Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗
HomicideSolved

Lucy Letby case

Lucy Letby (born 4 January 1990) is a British former NHS neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester between June 2015 and June 2016.

Place
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Date
2015–2016
Sources
2 cited
Parents of some of the victims of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping mourn their losses.
Photo: VOA · Public domain ↗
KidnappingUnsolved

Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian, with some Muslim, schoolgirls aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

Place
Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria
Date
14 Apr 2014
Sources
2 cited
Lindt Café, Martin Place, Sydney (image has been altered for cropping and sharpening, 2014-12-17, by User:Sardaka)
Photo: RubyGoes · CC BY 3.0 ↗
TerrorismInvestigation closed

Lindt Cafe siege

The Lindt Café siege (also known as the Sydney siege) was a terrorist attack that occurred on 15–16 December 2014 when a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held ten customers and eight employees of a Lindt Chocolate Café hostage in the APA Building in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia.

Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
15–16 Dec 2014
Sources
2 cited
View of Oslo city after July 2011 bombing.
Photo: User:N.Andersen · CC0 ↗
TerrorismSolved

2011 Norway attacks

On 22 July 2011, 32-year-old far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik committed two domestic terrorist attacks in Norway against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer camp, in which a total of 77 people were killed.

Place
Oslo and Utøya, Norway
Date
22 Jul 2011
Sources
2 cited
La niña Paulette Gebara en enero de 2010.
Photo: Asipaso50 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Suspicious deathsInvestigation closed

Death of Paulette Gebara Farah

In the early morning of 22 March 2010, Paulette Gebara Farah, a four-year-old Mexican girl with disabilities, disappeared from her bedroom in her family's apartment, located in a private building in the upscale residential area of Interlomas, in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.

Place
Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico
Date
22–31 Mar 2010
Sources
2 cited
The former High Court building in Kuala Lumpur, representing legal proceedings connected to 1MDB
Photo: Two hundred percent · CC BY-SA 2.5 ↗
Financial crimeSolved

1MDB scandal

Although it began in 2009 in Malaysia, the scandal's global scope implicated institutions and individuals in politics, banking, and entertainment, and led to criminal investigations in a number of nations.

Place
Malaysia and international jurisdictions, Malaysia
Date
2009–2015
Sources
2 cited
Dome of the Taj Hotel that was set ablaze during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks
Photo: Nicholas ( Nichalp ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
TerrorismSolved

2008 Mumbai attacks

The 2008 Mumbai attacks, colloquially known as 26/11, were a coordinated series of twelve Islamic terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, from 26 to 29 November 2008, by ten members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date
26–29 Nov 2008
Sources
2 cited

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