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To be included on this stand-alone list, each entry should meet the following list criteria (see discussion): The incident is notable The incident has a corresponding stand-alone Wikipedia article The consensus of reliable sources describe the incident as "terrorism"

Edit 7/7 bombings date column

The column for date states the 7/7 London bombings took place in 2004, while this attack took place in 2005 (as the linked page correctly states multiple times).

Thanks! DimiCot (talk) 04:44, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add 2025 Pahalgam Attacks

It's missing one terrorist attack from India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pahalgam_attack. 45.118.75.94 (talk) 12:02, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Migration from "other attacks" section to proper timeline

Since there is no reason listed on the article itself for them to be excluded, i've started moving them to the main timeline, and if anyone out there knows why they're separated, please inform me GatlinGun511 (talk) 03:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]