Here's a list of the most prominent attacks on U.S. soil in which one or more people died.
Timeline: Notable Islamist Attacks in the US
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Little Rock Recruiting Office Shooting - June 1, 2009
A lone gunmen opened fire on two soldiers outside a military recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, killing one and injuring another. Investigators say Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, a Muslim convert formerly known as Carlos Leon Bledsoe, acted alone. Muhammad, who was 24-years-old at the time of the attack, pled guilty to murder and is serving a life sentence in prison. He was also charged with engaging in terrorist acts, but those charges were later dropped during his trial.
A lone gunmen opened fire on two soldiers outside a military recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, killing one and injuring another. Investigators say Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, a Muslim convert formerly known as Carlos Leon Bledsoe, acted alone. Muhammad, who was 24-years-old at the time of the attack, pled guilty to murder and is serving a life sentence in prison. He was also charged with engaging in terrorist acts, but those charges were later dropped during his trial.
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September 11 Attacks - September 11, 2001
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes in coordinated suicide attacks on September 11, 2001. The first of two jetliners struck the World Trade Center in New York City, with both towers collapsing later that morning. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. military, was struck by a third plane while a fourth hijacked jetliner crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers tried to take control of the plane, preventing it from possibly reaching another target in Washington. The 19 hijackers, most of whom were from Saudi Arabia, were carrying out a plan by al-Qaida, led at the time by Osama bin Laden.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes in coordinated suicide attacks on September 11, 2001. The first of two jetliners struck the World Trade Center in New York City, with both towers collapsing later that morning. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. military, was struck by a third plane while a fourth hijacked jetliner crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers tried to take control of the plane, preventing it from possibly reaching another target in Washington. The 19 hijackers, most of whom were from Saudi Arabia, were carrying out a plan by al-Qaida, led at the time by Osama bin Laden.
