A decade later - Fundação Luso-Americana
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A Revolution on Board<br />
The September 11 th attacks radically changed airline security throughout the world<br />
Sept. 2001 Passengers have to<br />
show up three hours before their<br />
scheduled international flights.<br />
Swiss knives are forbidden,<br />
and even lighters and nail-clippers<br />
are seen as potentially dangerous<br />
weapons<br />
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13 2004 (Iraq)<br />
A shocking series of photos is published<br />
showing American service men and<br />
women torturing the inmates of Abu<br />
Ghraib Prison<br />
14 March 11 th , 2004<br />
(Madrid, Spain)<br />
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for<br />
coordinated attacks on suburban trains on<br />
the outskirts of Madrid that kill 191 people<br />
15 October 8 th , 2004 (Egypt)<br />
Three attacks at tourist sites on the Sinai<br />
Peninsula kill 34 people<br />
16 December 6 th , 2004<br />
(Saudi Arabia)<br />
Terrorists attack the US Consulate<br />
in Jeddah killing 9<br />
17 February 14th , 2005<br />
(The Philippines)<br />
Three attacks carried out on the same day<br />
in Manila, General Santos, and Davao<br />
leave 12 dead and more than 120 wounded<br />
Dec. 2001 A passenger<br />
intending to blow the plane<br />
up en route, manages to board<br />
a flight from Paris to Miami<br />
with explosives in his shoes;<br />
all passenger footwear is now<br />
x-ray scanned<br />
Source TSA - Transportation Security Administration (USA); EASA/European Aviation Safety Agency<br />
Parallel no. 6 | FALL | WINTER 2011<br />
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9/11<br />
A <strong>decade</strong> <strong>later</strong><br />
No knives Shoes off Black list No Liquids<br />
18 July 7 th , 2005<br />
(London)<br />
Al-Qaeda is responsible for the detonation<br />
of three bombs in the London<br />
underground causing 52 fatalities<br />
19 July 23 rd , 2005 (Egypt)<br />
Suicide bombers attack tourist<br />
spots in Sharm el-Sheikh causing<br />
68 deaths<br />
20 October 1 st , 2005<br />
(Bali, Indonesia )<br />
Over 23 people are killed by suicide<br />
bombers in Bali<br />
21 November 9 th , 2005<br />
(Jordan)<br />
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for a triple<br />
suicide strike against hotels in Amman<br />
that takes 60 lives<br />
22 April 24 th , 2006 (Egypt)<br />
Three terrorists attack a beach resort<br />
in Dahab on the Red Sea, leaving<br />
20 dead<br />
Sept. 2004 The US analyzes<br />
all passengers’ biometric data<br />
and compiles a “no-fly list”<br />
with thousands of names<br />
of people suspected of having<br />
terrorist ties (which generates<br />
countless misunderstandings)<br />
Nov. 2006 A frustrated<br />
attempt to use a liquid<br />
mixture as an on-board<br />
bomb leads to an almost<br />
total ban on liquids<br />
in passenger hand<br />
luggage<br />
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23 December 11 th , 2007<br />
(Algeria)<br />
Algiers is rocked by two suicide<br />
bombings claimed by the Maghreb<br />
Al-Qaeda. Among the 62 fatalities<br />
are 17 UN employees<br />
24 September 17 th , 2008 (Yemen)<br />
Car bombs kill 16 in the US Embassy<br />
in Sanaa<br />
25 September 20 th , 2008<br />
(Pakistan)<br />
A truck bomb explodes near the Islamabad<br />
Marriott killing 60<br />
26 May 1 st , 2011 (Pakistan)<br />
Osama Bin Laden is killed<br />
in Abbottabad, Pakistan by US Special<br />
Forces. Documentation found at his<br />
compound shows that new attacks<br />
were planned in the US on the 10 th<br />
anniversary of the attack on the<br />
Twin Towers.<br />
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