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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 495

embassy attacks

Police officers block off traffic at an intersection close to the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
June 29, 2024, 6:10 pm
Man shoots policeman at Israel’s embassy in Serbia with crossbow, is killed
Assailant shot by the officer he hit in the neck, who is taken to hospital; officials indicate terror motive; Foreign Ministry says no embassy personnel hurt
By AP and ToI Staff
A picture taken on April 12, 2015 shows bullet holes in the guard post in front of the South Korean Embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli following a gunmen attack on the embassy compound. (AFP/ MAHMUD TURKIA)
April 13, 2015, 9:48 am
Bomb explodes outside Moroccan embassy in Libya
Blast comes hours after Islamic State shoots two people dead at South Korea’s Tripoli embassy
By AFP
Yair Shamir in 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 20, 2015, 1:32 am
Israeli minister blames Iran at Argentina bombing ceremony
In Buenos Aires, Yair Shamir accuses world of indifference as Tehran ‘continues to sow destruction and horror’
By AP
Illustrative: Police gather outside the Israeli embassy building in Athens on December 12, 2014. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)
February 4, 2015, 11:52 pm
Greek anarchist group says it shot up Israeli Embassy
Police say radical left-wing organization ‘Group of Popular Rebels’ claimed responsibility for December attack
By JTA
Bullets holes are seen on the Israeli embassy building in Athens on December 12, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI)
December 12, 2014, 6:23 pm
Far-left Greek group suspected in Israeli Embassy attack
Gunmen fire at least 54 rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle at Athens building; Israel blames PA ‘incitement’
By ToI Staff, AP and AFP
The Israeli Embassy in Athens (screen capture: YouTube)
December 12, 2014, 12:34 pm
Israel blames PA ‘incitement’ for Athens shooting
Greek government condemns attack on Israeli Embassy in which no one was hurt, saying it hits ‘at the heart of democracy’
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative photo of Athens (photo credit: CC BY-SA Titanas, Flickr)
December 12, 2014, 4:58 am
Shots fired near Israeli Embassy in Athens
No injuries reported after gunmen on motorcycle open fire in Greek capital
By AFP
Security forces are deployed in front of the Canadian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, which closed to the public on Monday, December. 8, 2014 over security concerns. (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Abd El Latif, El Shorouk Newspaper)
December 9, 2014, 8:32 am
Britian, Canada shutter Cairo embassies over security fears
Security officials say plot uncovered to target Western embassies in Egyptian capital, abduct foreigners and assassinate officials; US keeps mission open
By AP
The Russian embassy in Tripoli, Libya (photo credit: screen capture/Google Earth)
October 3, 2013, 1:44 am
Attacker dead after mob breaks into Russian embassy
Mission staff unharmed in apparent retaliation for the murder of a Libyan pilot by Russian woman
By Esam Mohamed
Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok (photo credit: CC-BY Roger Price, Wikipedia)
September 18, 2013, 8:40 am
Thai court convicts Lebanese man for storing explosives
Atris Hussein, thought to have Hezbollah ties, sentenced for holding stocks of bomb-making materials
By Thanyarat Doksone
A Libyan man explains that the bloodstains on the column are from one of the American staff members who grabbed the edge of the column while he was evacuated, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)
August 19, 2013, 8:57 pm
Ghost of Benghazi attack haunts US response to Egypt violence
2012 attack on US Consulate in Libya cited as reason for closing 20 American embassies this month, heavily influencing Obama’s deliberations on Egypt unrest
By Bradley Klapper
Nasser al-Wahishi. from a video released on January 23. 4009. (photo credit: AP Photo/IntelCenter, File)
August 10, 2013, 6:15 am
Al-Qaeda’s top Yemen operative leaves blueprint for waging jihad
Nasser al-Wahishi’s outline of terror tactics precedes by a year recently intercepted communications that prompted US embassy closures
By Rukmini Callimachi
Police stop cars at a checkpoint near the US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, in August 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hani Mohammed)
August 10, 2013, 2:46 am
After terror threat, US to reopen 18 diplomatic missions
Embassy in Yemen to remain closed
Illustrative photo of a Yemeni policeman sitting on an armored near the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, in August 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hani Mohammed)
August 7, 2013, 4:09 am
US embassy closures a window into terror threat
Shutdown appears to affect the most vulnerable diplomatic posts; Obama urges Americans to ‘show some common sense’ while abroad
By Matthew Lee
A Yemeni soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint on a street leading to the US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Hani Mohammed)
August 6, 2013, 6:49 pm
Officials fear al-Qaeda developing ‘undetectable’ explosive
Bomb technology works by dipping clothing into liquid explosive and letting it dry, says terrorism expert
By Lazar Berman and AP
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