GMS 695 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Opec
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A russian passenger plane was brought down by a bomb in egypt sinai peninsula on october 31st, killing all 224 people on board, mostly tourists. Islamic state claimed responsibility with a spokesman claiming this was in response to russian air strikes that killed hundreds of muslims on syrian land. Lebanese capital beirut november 12th 2015. Hezbollah forces are fighting islamic state in neighbouring. Isis wanted to discourage hezbollah from fighting against them. Both bombings were suicide attacks, and the body of a third would-be bomber was found nearby. France capital paris november 13th 2015 o o. Friday night"s deadly attacks in paris by gunmen and suicide bombers hit a concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars, almost simultaneously leaving at least 129 people dead and hundreds wounded. Soccer game suicide bombers could not get in the facility. Bomb detonated at the entrance, caused harm to others but not as many as it potentially could have been.