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| Many articles (for example, "[[Islamic Inventions? How Islamic Inventors Did Not Change The World|How Islamic Inventors Changed The World]]" and "[[Setting the Record Straight: The Non-Miracle of Islamic Science|Setting the Record Straight: The Miracle of Islamic Science]]") have made provably false claims, attributing various inventions, innovations and discoveries made by others to [[Islam]] and its followers. This article lists only genuine Islamic/Muslim inventions, innovations, records and firsts.
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| ==Inventions==
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| *The [[Yellow Badge|yellow badge]] that was to be eventually used by the [[Nazism|Nazis]] against the Jews, was invented by a Muslim [[caliph]] in Baghdad in the 9<sup>th</sup> century as a variant of the [[Zunar|zunnār]] belt. This then spread to the West in medieval times.<ref name="Bernard Lewis">Bernard Lewis, [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/1434.html The Jews of Islam], Princeton University Press, June 1, 1987, ISBN 9780691008073, pp. 25-26.</ref>
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| *According to Dr. K. Ajram, the author of "Miracle of Islamic Science", Muslim scholars invented racial-typing centuries before the [[Germany|German]] Johann Friedrich Blumenbach "divided mankind into white, yellow, brown, black and red peoples".<ref name="Dr K. Ajram">K. Ajram - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/sciencehistory.htm|2=2011-04-18}} The Miracle of Islamic Science] - Knowledge House; 1st edition (September 1992) p. 200. ISBN 0911119434</ref>
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| *The world's first PC computer virus, Brain.a, was created in September, 1986, by two brothers from Lahore, [[Pakistan]], Amjad Farooq Alvi and Basit Farooq Alvi. They included their names, phone number and address in the code.<ref>Mat Honan - [{{Reference archive|1=http://gizmodo.com/5827405/why-hackers-write-computer-viruses|2=2012-09-15}} Why Hackers Write Computer Viruses] - Gizmodo, August 4, 2011</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net.html|2=2012-09-15}} Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net] - TED, July 2011</ref>
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| *The word "[[genocide]]"<ref>[[wikt:genocide|Wiktionary definition of ''genocide'']]</ref> was created in 1943, in order to describe the systematic killing of Armenian Christians by the Muslim [[Turkey|Turks]].<ref>Coined by Raphael Lemkin, 1943; {{Cite journal | last = Hyde | first = Jennifer | title= Polish Jew gave his life defining, fighting genocide |url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/13/sbm.lemkin.profile/ |publisher=CNN |date= 2008-12-02 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCebMq-GmH4 Interview with R. Lemkin in the UN implying that the term "Genocide" was invented to describe the killing of a race or group, including Armenians, "because it happened so many times"].</ref> It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern genocides,<ref name="24.04.1998">[http://www.armenian-genocide.org/Affirmation.153/current_category.7/affirmation_detail.html Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution, April 24, 1998].</ref><ref name = "Ferguson">Ferguson, Niall (2006), written at New York, The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West, Penguin Press, ISBN 1594201005.</ref><ref name="IAGS">{{citation | publisher = Genocide Watch | url = http://www.genocidewatch.org/images/Turkey-_13Jun05ErdoganletterAmericanHistoricalAssociation.pdf | format = PDF | title = A Letter from The International Association of Genocide Scholars | date = 2005-06-13}}.</ref> and inspired the Jewish holocaust.<ref>Mark Tran - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/11/turkey.marktran|2=2012-06-10}} The spectre that haunts Turkey] - The Guardian, October 11, 2007</ref>
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| * The “military band” is thought to have its origins in the Ottoman military, the same military behind the [[Armenian Genocide]], performed by the Janissary and accompanying the marching Muslim conquerors into battle since the 16<sup>th</sup> century.<ref> Bowles, Edmund A. (2006), "The impact of Turkish military bands on European court festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries", Early Music (Oxford University Press) 34 (4): 533–60 </ref>
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| ==Innovations==
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| *The "Islamic tie"; registered in [[Iran]]’s Law of Registration of Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks, it is a tie shaped as a scimitar (a backsword or sabre with a curved blade).<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.mideastyouth.com/2010/11/16/islamic-tie/|2=2012-09-15}} Islamic tie!!!] - Mideast Youth, November 16, 2010</ref>
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| *The "turban bomb"; a bomb hidden in the turban of a [[suicide]] bomber. In a case of [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad Cartoons Controversy|life imitating art]], this innovative use of a turban was first witnessed during a July 2011 memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai in an [[Afghanistan|Afghani]] mosque, but has since been used in other suicide bombings.<ref>Jon Boone - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/27/kandahar-mayor-killed-explosives-turban|2=2012-09-15}} Kandahar mayor killed by suicide bomber with explosives in turban] - The Guardian, July 27, 2011</ref><ref>Lianne Gutcher & Dean Nelson - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8777646/Turban-bomber-kills-former-Afghan-president.html|2=2012-09-15}} Turban bomber kills former Afghan president] - The Telegraph, September 20, 2011</ref>
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| *The "underpants bomb"; described as “ingenious” by counterterrorism officials, it is a device that incorporates plastic explosives and is worn by a suicide bomber in place of regular underwear. First used on a flight to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, al-Qaeda planned to use an updated underpants device in another attack in 2012.<ref>Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister & Nic Robertson - [{{Reference archive|1=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/08/world/al-qaeda-evolving-strategy/index.html|2=2012-09-20}} Al Qaeda's bomb-makers evolve, adapt and continue to plot] – CNN News, May 8, 2012</ref><ref>Duncan Gardham - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9258475/British-secret-agent-was-al-Qaeda-mole-who-cracked-new-underpants-bomb-plot.html|2=2012-09-15}} British secret agent was al-Qaeda mole who cracked new 'underpants' bomb plot] - The Telegraph, May 10, 2012</ref>
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| *The "donkey bomb"; an explosive-laden donkey that is detonated by remote control. Although donkey bombs are rare in Afghanistan, they are occasionally used by insurgents as a way of getting close to targets.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9458835/Donkey-bomb-kills-Afghan-police-chief.html|2=2012-09-15}} Donkey bomb kills Afghan police chief] - The Telegraph, August 7, 2012</ref>
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| *The "butt bomb"; from the creator of the ‘underpants bomb’, an explosives device that is inserted into the rectum. First used by the bomb maker’s brother in an attack that left the bomber dead and his target only slightly injured. The National Security Center says full-body scanners may not be able to detect these anally hidden bombs. <ref>Oliver Moore - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/who-is-alleged-al-qaeda-underwear-bomb-maker/article2426155/|2=2012-09-20}} Who is alleged al-Qaeda underwear bomb-maker?] - The Globe and Mail, May, 8 2012</ref><ref>Nick McMaster - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.newser.com/story/77712/forget-underwear-fear-the-butt-bomb.html|2=2012-09-20}} Forget Underwear, Fear the Butt Bomb] - Newser, January 7, 2010</ref>
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| ==Innovations==
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| *The "Islamic tie"; registered in [[Iran]]’s Law of Registration of Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks, it is a tie shaped as a scimitar (a backsword or sabre with a curved blade).
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| ==Records==
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| *[[Sunni]] Muslims have been behind the greatest number of terrorist attacks and fatalities for three consecutive year, accounting for more than 70 percent of all terrorism-related fatalities in 2011, making Islam the world-leader in terrorism.<ref>Edwin Mora - [{{Reference archive|1=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sunni-muslim-extremists-committed-70-terrorist-murders-2011|2=2012-08-04}} Sunni Muslim terrorists committed “about 70 percent” of the 12,533 terrorist murders in the world last year] - CNS News, August 3, 2012</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.nctc.gov/docs/2011_NCTC_Annual_Report_Final.pdf|2=2012-08-04}} 2011 Report on Terrorism] - National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), June 2012</ref>
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| *With more than 95 percent of all suicide bombing attacks around the world being carried out by Muslims, Islam is a world-leader in producing suicide bombers.<ref>Amir Lechner - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.threatrate.com/MEDIA/THEEVERCHANGINGPROFILEOFTHESUICIDEBOMBER/tabid/83/Default.aspx|2=2012-09-16}} “Changing Tack” The Ever-Changing Profile of the Suicide Bomber] - INTERSEC Magazine, March 2007</ref>
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| *With 91 percent of all [[Honor Violence|honor-related killings]] around the world being carried out by Muslims, Islam is a world-leader in producing honor killers.<ref>Phyllis Chesler - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.meforum.org/2646/worldwide-trends-in-honor-killings|2=2011-07-26}} Worldwide Trends in Honor Killings] - Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2010, pp. 3-11</ref>
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| *The youngest suicide bomber ever used in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan was an eight-year-old Muslim girl, and the youngest suicide bomber ever intercepted was a nine-year-old Muslim boy working for the [[Taliban]]. He was told that the [[Qur’an]] was being burned by Americans, and that the bomb would only kill infidels.<ref> Lukas I. Alpert - [{{Reference archive|1= http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-27/news/29731852_1_taliban-militants-police-checkpoint-suicide-attack |2=2012-09-19}} Taliban terrorists force 8-year-old girl into suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Afghanistan] – NY Daily Times, June 27, 2011 </ref><ref>Ben Farmer - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8515012/Taliban-recruiting-nine-year-old-suicide-bombers.html|2=2012-09-19}} Taliban recruiting nine-year-old suicide bombers] - The Telegraph, May 15, 2011</ref>
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| *The 1990 al-Ma'aisim Tunnel Stampede in Mecca was the most deadly peacetime stampede and human crush of all time, killing 1,426 [[Hajj]] pilgrims.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.listzblog.com/top_ten_deadly_accident_disaster_history_list.html|2=2012-09-14}} Top 10 Deadly Accidents & Disasters] - The List Blog - Top 10, October 7, 2009</ref>
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| *The 2005 stampede during a march to a shrine for a religious festival in [[Iraq]] was the 3<sup>rd</sup> most deadly stampede in history, killing at least 965 [[Shi'ite]] pilgrims.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4199618.stm|2=2012-09-14}} Iraq stampede deaths near 1,000] - BBC News, August 31, 2005</ref>
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| *The [[September 11 (Terrorist Attacks)|September 11, 2001 attacks]] were the [[United States]] and the world's most deadly terrorist attacks. The 19 Muslim aircraft hijackers belonged to the al-Qaida terrorist network. More than 3000 people, citizens of 78 countries, were killed.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/10288.pdf|2=2012-09-14}} September 11 The worst international terrorist attack ever] - U.S. Department of State, accessed September 14, 2012</ref>
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| *The 2004 Manila ferry bombing by the [[Rajah Sulaiman Movement]] was the [[Philippines]]' most deadly terrorist attack and the world's most deadly terrorist attack at sea, killing 116 people.<ref>Matthew Harwood - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.securitymanagement.com/news/piracy-and-terrorism-high-seas-says-study|2=2012-09-15}} Piracy and Terrorism Up on the High Seas, Says Study] - Security Management, June 6, 2008</ref><ref> Matthew Thompson - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/the-other-war-against-terror--at-8-a-day/2005/07/20/1121539010660.html|2=2012-09-15}} The other war against terror ... at $8 a day] - Sydney Morning Herald, July 20, 2005 </ref>
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| *The 2002 Bali bombings by members of Jemaah Islamiyah was [[Indonesia]]'s most deadly terrorist attack, killing 202 people (including 88 [[Australia|Australians]], and 38 Indonesian citizens), and injuring 240 others.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2778923.stm|2=2012-09-17}} Bali death toll set at 202] - BBC News, February 19, 2003</ref>
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| ==Firsts==
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| *Muslims (including Islam's founder, [[Muhammad]]) were the aggressors in the very first religious/military conflicts between Islam and the other two most notable Abrahamic faiths; the Tabuk raid where Christian leaders were forced to pay Jizyah and submit to Islamic rule, and the exile of the Jewish Qaynuqa tribe from [[Medina]].
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| * The first ever prosecution and conviction in the [[United Kingdom]] for inciting hatred on the grounds of sexuality were of three Muslim men who distributed leaflets calling for gay men to be killed. One of the men had said the leaflets – which suggested 3 different ways to murder gay people – simply expressed what Islam says about homosexuality.<ref> Esther Addley - [{{Reference archive|1= http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/10/muslim-anti-gay-leaflet-hate|2=2012-09-18}} Muslim men accused of hate crime over anti-gay leaflet] – The Guardian, January 10, 2012 </ref>
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| *The first ever arrest-warrant for genocide was issued by the International Criminal Court against [[Sudan|Sudan's]] Muslim President, Omar al-Bashir, who is responsible for the religiously and racially-motivated deaths of millions of people.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/07/13/sudan-icc-warrant-al-bashir-genocide|2=2012-09-15}} Sudan: ICC Warrant for Al-Bashir on Genocide] - Human Rights Watch, July 13, 2010</ref>
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| *The first ever female [[Europe|European]] suicide bomber was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] Catholic [[converts to Islam|convert to Islam]] who detonated her explosive vest amid an American military patrol in the town of Baquba, Iraq, killing herself and wounding only one American soldier.<ref>Rashmee Roshan Lall - [{{Reference archive|1=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-02/rest-of-world/27846535_1_bomber-baghdad-jihadi|2=2012-09-16}} Europe's first woman suicide jihadi] - The Times of India, December 2, 2005</ref><ref>Craig S. Smith - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/international/europe/06brussels.html|2=2011-08-12}} Raised as Catholic in Belgium, She Died as a Muslim Bomber] - The New York Times, December 6, 2005</ref><ref>David Rennie - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/1504559/Face-of-Europes-first-woman-suicide-bomber.html|2=2012-09-16}} Face of Europe's first woman suicide bomber] - The Telegraph, December 2, 2005</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Bulgaria]] was carried out by a Muslim at a Bulgarian airport, killing seven people and wounding dozens of others. It was in reaction to the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.<ref>Nicholas Kulish & Eric Schmitt - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/world/europe/explosion-on-bulgaria-tour-bus-kills-at-least-five-israelis.html|2=2012-09-16}} Hezbollah Is Blamed for Attack on Israeli Tourists in Bulgaria] - The New York Times, July 19, 2012</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Kazakhstan]] was carried out by a Muslim at the head office of the state security services in the northwestern Kazakh city of Aktobe, killing the bomber and wounding three security services personnel. It was in reaction to arrests of fundamentalist Muslims.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.universalnewswires.com/centralasia/viewstory.aspx?id=4070|2=2012-09-15}} Kazakhstan’s first-ever suicide bomber attacks security forces] - Central Asia Newswire, May 17, 2011</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Mauritania]] was carried out by a Muslim outside the [[France|French]] embassy, killing the bomber and wounding three people. The reason is not known but Mauritania had recently witnessed a series of terrorist attacks against "Western" interests, including the kidnapping and murder of French tourists and an American teacher by Al-Qaeda.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nouakchott_suicide_bombing|2=2012-09-16}} 2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing] - Wikipedia, accessed September 16, 2012</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Nigeria]] was carried out by a Muslim belonging to the Boko Haram terrorist group at the Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja, killing the bomber and five others. Boko Haram's stated goal is to establish an Islamic state and implement shari'ah across the country.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://saharareporters.com/news-page/story-nigerias-first-suicide-bomber-blueprint-magazine|2=2012-09-15}} The Story Of Nigeria's First Suicide Bomber] - BluePrint Magazine, June 27, 2011</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/africa-emerges/first-suicide-attack-hits-nigeria|2=2012-09-15}} First suicide attack hits Nigeria] - Global Post, June 17, 2011</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ngex.com/nigeria/bokoharam.htm|2=2012-09-15}} Boko Haram] - NigeriaExchange, accessed September 15, 2012</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in Pakistan was carried out by a Muslim inside a church in Islamabad, killing five and injuring 40 others. It was in opposition to the country's "pro-American ruler" (the dead and injured included American and British women and children).<ref>Amir Mir - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MI16Df04.html|2=2012-09-15}} Pakistan: The suicide-bomb capital of the world] - Asia Times Online, September 16, 2011</ref><ref>Surinder Rana - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.nps.edu/Academics/centers/ccc/publications/OnlineJournal/2002/aug02/southAsia3.pdf|2=2012-09-15}} Emerging Reconciliation Amidst Continuing Military Impasse] - Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC), Strategic Insights, Vol. I, Issue 6, August 10, 2002</ref><ref>Luke Harding - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/mar/19/pakistan.lukeharding?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|2=2012-09-15}} Church raid may have been suicide attack] - The Guardian, March 19, 2002</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Somalia]] was carried out by a Muslim outside the National Parliament in Baidoa, killing the bomber and five others, but missing Somalia's interim president who was the intended target. It is believed The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), a group of "Islamist" Shari'ah Courts, were behind the attack.<ref>Mustafa Haji Abdinur - [{{Reference archive|1=http://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-brink-suicide-attack-hits-government-seat|2=2012-09-15}} Somalia on the brink as suicide attack hits government seat] - AFP, November 30, 2006</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5356126.stm|2=2012-09-15}} Somali leader survives bomb blast] - BBC News, September 18, 2006</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombing in [[Sweden]] was carried out by a Muslim in a central Stockholm district full of Christmas shoppers, killing the bomber and injuring two others. It was in reaction to Swedish troops in Afghanistan and the Swedish artist [[Lars Vilks Muhammad Cartoon Controversy|Lars Vilks' drawings of Muhammad]] as a roundabout dog.<ref>Per Nyberg - [{{Reference archive|1=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/11/sweden.explosion/index.html|2=2012-09-15}} Explosions in Stockholm believed to be failed terrorist attack] - CNN, December 12, 2010</ref><ref>Laura Roberts - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8199265/Sweden-reacts-to-first-ever-suicide-bomb-attack.html|2=2012-09-15}} Sweden reacts to first ever suicide bomb attack] - The Telegraph, December 13, 2010</ref>
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| *The first ever suicide bombings in the United Kingdom were carried out by Muslims aboard 3 London Underground trains and a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square, killing the four bombers, fifty-two civilians and injuring over 700 others. It was in reaction to "perceived injustices by the West against Muslims and a desire for martyrdom".<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.economist.com/node/4172107|2=2012-09-15}} Solving Britain's first suicide-bombing] - The Economist, July 14, 2005</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/london_blasts/investigation/html/introduction.stm|2=2012-09-15}} 7 July Bombings: The investigation] - BBC News, accessed September 15, 2012</ref>
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| * [[Lists]]'' - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Lists''
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