On November 13, 2015, the French capital of Paris was brutally bombarded with one terrorist attack after another. These attacks are a few of the most tragic events to grip France since WWII. The attacks may not have lasted long, but they will leave an everlasting mark on the minds of the people of France. A lot happened within a short time frame, in other words. A few main points of interest are the people behind the attack, the locations that were targeted, and the overall response from French legislation.
There were suicide bombings in cafe’s, restaurants, and a concert hall. One event of the night was a police and terrorist standoff after the terrorists took hostages. There were 80-99 people who were seriously wounded, and 365 other people who had lesser injuries. Seven ISIS attackers were also killed during the attacks. The Paris attacks were the worst attacks since WW2 .
Upon arriving at kings cross, Tanweer, Khan, and Lindsay go to Aldgate, Edgware road, and Russell, there they detonate their bombs. Meanwhile Hussain triggers his device on a double-decker bus. In edgware road bomb attack was detonated by ringleader Khan killing six people. In aldgate bomb attack was detonated by Tanweer killing seven people. In Russell Square bomb attack was detonated by Germaine Lindsay killing 26 people. The last attack was Tavistock Square bomb attack was detonated by Hasib Hussain on a double decker bus killing 13 people at 9:47 BST. These bomb attacks were really devastating not only for family members but for anyone who witnessed such cruelty take
The bombings on the United States embassies in East Africa were several attacks that happened on August 7, 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. These attacks occurred simultaneously and involved truck bomb explosions at the American embassies in these countries resulting in the death of hundreds of people and destruction of property. Moreover, these attacks happened on the same date that marked the eighth anniversary of the arrival of the United States forces in Saudi Arabia. The genesis of the attacks were largely associated to the members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad that culminated in the placement of Osama bin Laden among the top ten most wanted fugitives by the United States. These attacks on the American embassies were not only shocking to the world but it also resulted in the understanding of the serious security threat posed by terrorists and terror organizations.
CNN reports on “Timeline: What happened in Paris attacks” on Friday, November 13th. In Paris, a deadly terrorist attack occurred,where seven of the terrorist were killed and they killed more than one hundred people. ISIS took responsibility for this attack. In a span of about thirty minutes, six attacks took place in different locations. This is attack is being called the worst terror attack in Europe in ten years.
The Boston Marathon Bombing was one of the worst catastrophes to hit Boston since the Boston Massacre in 1770, as well as the United States since the World Trade Center was struck. The Boston Marathon Bombing happened at 2:49pm EDT on April 15, 2013 with 3 U.S. citizens dying in the initial bombing on April 15, one police officer from a shooting on April 18, and one suspect from a shooting on April 19. The bombing left hundreds injured and had an impact felt throughout the country.
On Sunday, November fifteenth, it was reported that French military jets were launched to attack Isis. The French jets dropped a total of twenty bombs in the mainland of Isis. The reason for France bombing Isis is due to the events that occurred on Friday in Paris, France. France was the victim of multiple attacks by members of Isis. A total of one hundred twenty-nine people were reported dead on Friday.
In this class, I have learned a lot of valuable food and alcohol safety rules. Throughout this class, I learned a lot from the food portion. I learned the different temperatures of cooking for the different types of food including; chicken, red meat, and seafood. I also learned forms of contamination, the flow of food and cleaning and sanitizing. Learning these things will help impact my career plan and employability because this is an area within events that sometimes goes overlooked and will make me stand out from the crown with these certificates.
soon the website had a list of all the people they wanted to kill and the amount of guns they had in their possession. The two friends started thinking about a plan to kill as many people as they could. They began to post videos explaining what they wanted to do and that they planned to rival the Oklahoma bombing that happened a few years before them. Another one of their plans was taking over a jetliner and crashing it into a building across the country in New York city. Many times on the same website they stated their plans to flee the state and even country. The final plan they decided on was to rig bombs in the High School cafeteria and exploding them when it was at capacity, then as the survivors ran out of the school they would shoot at the mass of frantic bodies, as first responders arrived on the scene they would then set off bombs rigged to cars in the parking lot. Once they settled on this plan they began preparing. In the nearby hills they retreated to begin target practicing and learning how to set off their homemade explosives. The pair had many weapons in their possession including, Intratec TEC-DC9, Hi-point 995 carbine, Savage 67H pump-action shotgun, Stevens 311D double barreled sawed-off shotgun, 99 explosive devices, and 4 knives. The most unsettling part is that they were able to make the explosives by a quick search on the internet. Everything was set for these two teenagers to execute a plan of mass murder and to
Within seconds of the clock striking 2:49 p.m, a bomb goes off in front of Marathon Sports store near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing one and wounding a number of others, both runners and spectators. Less than a minute later, another bomb lets off in front of the Forum restaurant, killing two more and injuring many more(CNN). As chaos began to erupt, Boston PD sprang into action immediately. Despite their efforts, the bomber who was at the time unknown, had already escaped the scene. Within minutes of the explosion, the event is now being acknowledged at the national level, suspected of being the first act of foreign terrorism since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin
At 9:03 a.m. a massive bomb resting inside a rented Ryder truck destroyed half of the nine story federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. Within moments, the surrounding area looked like a
We can distinguish that the grouped explosions, otherwise called the suicide bombs executed by the members of a civilian, started as a riposte ( response ) to the killing of Ben Laden in 2011. Shortly, after Osama death, and more precisely on the August 15th of 2011, had happened the first wave of ISIL suicide attacks, in Mosul executing more than 70 persons. After what,
I’m going to writing about the bombing in Birmingham. If you don’t know about what, when, and how it happened this is the paper you’re looking. You might have questions about the things I talk about in this paper. But it’s ok because when I first started reading articles about my topic it was confusing. So relax, read this paper, and will you understand more about the bombing in Birmingham.
On February 26, 1993, Middle Eastern inspired terrorism truly hit the United States homeland. A small group of seven terrorists rented a van, parked it in the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center, departed and then detonated it. The explosion resulted in six killed, more than one thousand injured, and a nearly 100 foot crater that was several stories deep. (FBI, 2008).
The coffee shop where the first bomb went off is owned by Catherine and George Theodorakis. The bomb went off in the kitchen. Thankfully no one was injured except for some cans of tomato sauce. The Chinese resteraunt where the second bomb went off is owned by Sun Lin and Shin Hoo. The bomb went off in the kitchen. This time Sydelle Pulaski, a resident of Sunset Towers, was injured. She