Islamic terrorism
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Islamic terrorism is a form of religious terrorism carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists with the aim of achieving various political or religious objectives, such as
Osama Bin Laden, the founder of multinational terrorist group Al-Qaeda, in November 2001.
Boston Marathon bombing
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The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Fo
Islamic terrorism
…by Islamist militants. In Afghanistan, Taliban and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin forces have attacked civilians. Kyrgyz-American brothers were behind the Boston Marathon bombing. In Tajikistan, the IMU was blamed for a 2010 suicide bombing that killed two policemen. Uzbekistan saw multiple attacks, including the 1999 Tashkent…
Moments after the first explosion
Emergency services at work after the bombing
Edward F. Davis gives a news conference on April 15. Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is second from right and Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is at far left.
April 16 meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in which officials briefed President Barack Obama on the investigation