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Global Overview of Notable Attacks on Houses of Worship Since 2012
Attacks since 2012 include shootings, bombings, and vehicle rammings motivated by extremist ideologies and personal grievances, with fewer than a few hundred killed annually worldwide.
- Across countries, the inventory highlights incidents including the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Christchurch mosques in New Zealand, and the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, since 2012.
- Investigations attribute motives ranging from white‑supremacist and antisemitic ideology, as seen in the Sikh Temple attack and the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, to Islamist extremist motives, including the Sinai mosque attack.
- Attackers employed shootings, vehicle rammings, stabbings, bombings, Molotov cocktails and arson, including a pickup truck attack and arson at a Michigan church recently.
- Despite the scale of attendance, fatalities from attacks on individual houses of worship remain below a few hundred annually, though recent incidents cited in 2024–2025 have intensified fear among clergy and worshippers worldwide.
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Notable attacks on houses of worship worldwide in past 15 years – UK Times
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Despite the billions who attend weekly worship services globally with remarkable safety, a recent ambush on one of the nation’s largest synagogues has intensified fear among clergy and worshippers worldwide. This attack, occurring on Thursday, is the latest in a …
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left10Leaning Right2Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
48% Left
L 48%
C 43%
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