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	Of 500 European terror attacks in 2006, one was by Islamists

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4-24-2007 10:33 PM

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498 terror attacks were carried out across Europe in 2006. One, which failed, was by an Islamist organization. But Islamist terror is still a major issue. Islamist groups aim at high civilian fatalities, whereas most of the cases listed here were nonlethal.

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4-24-2007 11:42 PM

The REAL Napster

The worst one, in London missed this cutoff date but was sginifcant nonetheless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings

And Al Queda DID take responsibility for that one.

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