2001 anthrax attacks
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The 2001 anthrax attacks were a series of bioterrorist mailings in the United States that spread anthrax spores through the postal system, killing five people, sickening many others, and triggering a major federal investigation and public health crisis shortly after the September 11 attacks.
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| 2001 anthrax attacks canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 2001 anthrax attacks Context triple: [Robert Graysmith, wroteAbout, 2001 anthrax attacks]
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September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist hijackings and suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against targets in the United States in 2001, resulting in massive loss of life and global political and security repercussions.
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B.
Tokyo subway sarin attack
The Tokyo subway sarin attack was a 1995 domestic terrorist incident in which the Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin nerve gas on multiple Tokyo subway lines, killing and injuring hundreds and shocking Japan and the world.
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C.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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D.
22/7 attacks
The 22/7 attacks refer to the 2011 Norway attacks, a far-right extremist’s bombing in Oslo and mass shooting at a youth camp on Utøya that killed 77 people.
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E.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 2001 anthrax attacks Target entity description: The 2001 anthrax attacks were a series of bioterrorist mailings in the United States that spread anthrax spores through the postal system, killing five people, sickening many others, and triggering a major federal investigation and public health crisis shortly after the September 11 attacks.
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A.
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist hijackings and suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against targets in the United States in 2001, resulting in massive loss of life and global political and security repercussions.
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B.
Tokyo subway sarin attack
The Tokyo subway sarin attack was a 1995 domestic terrorist incident in which the Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin nerve gas on multiple Tokyo subway lines, killing and injuring hundreds and shocking Japan and the world.
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C.
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were coordinated truck bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed hundreds of people and marked one of al-Qaeda’s earliest large-scale international terrorist operations.
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D.
22/7 attacks
The 22/7 attacks refer to the 2011 Norway attacks, a far-right extremist’s bombing in Oslo and mass shooting at a youth camp on Utøya that killed 77 people.
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E.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
- F. None of above. chosen
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