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On 28 August 2006, a series of explosions in the Aegean coastal resort of Marmaris and the Mediterranean resort of Antalya resulted in a number of casualties. In Marmaris, 21 people were injured, including 10 British nationals. In Antalya three people were killed and at least 30 injured; foreign nationals were amongst the wounded.
On the evening of 11 July 2006, there were a series of explosions on commuter trains in western Mumbai. Over 180 people died and many hundreds were injured.
On 24 April 2006 there were three explosions at three separate locations in the resort town of Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula, in which 23 people were killed and more than 60 injured. At least three British nationals were injured in these attacks.
On 24 February 2006, terrorists attacked an oil processing centre in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, detonating two car bombs, but were prevented from doing serious damage.
On 1 October 2005, at least 3 bombs exploded in Central Kuta and Jimbaran beach in Bali. Up to 26 people have been killed and over 90 injured. At least 2 British nationals were injured, 1 seriously.
On 23 July 2005, three bombs exploded in Sharm al-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula. Many people were killed and injured including a number of British nationals;
In July 2005, there were three attacks in South West Turkey in areas frequented by tourists. These attacks included two explosions in Kusadasi and one in the coastal resort of Cesme. One British National was killed and six other British nationals injured in these attacks;
On 19 March 2005, a suicide bomb attack outside a theatre in Doha Qatar killed one British national and injured at least twelve other people;
On 14 February 2005, a number of bombs were detonated in Makati, Manila, and General Santos and Davao Cities in Mindinao, killing at least nine people and injuring over 130 others;
On 30 January 2005, following a telephone warning, a separatist group in Spain set off a small bomb in a hotel packed with British holidaymakers in a Spanish resort, lightly injuring two people. The same group were responsible for a number of bombs exploding in Madrid in December 2004 and February 2005;
In October 2004, bomb attacks against tourist sites in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt killed 34 and injured 159;
In the autumn of 2004, three British nationals were kidnapped in Iraq and Afghanistan; two of these individuals are missing, presumed dead;
Since 2003, serious attacks, including assassinations and suicide bombings against residential compounds in Saudi Arabia have left a number of Britons and other foreign nationals dead. In December 2004, gunmen stormed the US Consulate in Jedda, this was the first attack against a foreign diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia;
On 9 September 2004, a car bomb which exploded outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia killed 9;
In August 2004, simultaneous blasts which downed two commercial airlines in Russia and a suicide attack outside a metro station in Moscow killed nearly 100; this was preceded by a suicide attack on the Moscow underground in February 2004 which killed over 40;
On 30 July 2004, suicide bomb attacks near the US and Israeli Embassies and inside the Prosecutor General's office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan;
On 11 March 2004, simultaneous bomb attacks on commuter trains in Madrid left 202 dead;
On 27 February 2004, 116 people died in the Philippines, when a superferry caught fire caused by an explosive device;
In November 2003, a series of incidents in Istanbul included attacks against synagogues, HSBC bank and the British Consulate. Three Britons were killed including the Consul General;
On 5 August 2003, a suicide car bomb parked outside the lobby of the US-run Marriott hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia exploded leaving 12 dead;
On 16 May 2002, triple bomb attacks in Casablanca, Morocco targeted a Spanish restaurant, a five-star hotel and a Jewish community centre, killing 45;
On 28 November 2002, a suicide bombing at an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya in which at least 15 people died; there was a simultaneous but unsuccessful attempt to shoot down an Israeli tourist charter plane on the same day;
On 12 October 2002, An attack on a busy nightclub in Bali, Indonesia, killed 202, including 26 Britons;
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