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On April 18, 2019, Balochistan separatists stopped a bus traveling from Karachi to Gwadar. The militants forced 16 passengers to disembark, then fatally shot 14 of them at close range, while the other two escaped. They were believed to be targeted for being members of Pakistan’s armed services.  
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On April 15, 2021, a bomb placed under a vehicle in al-Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq killed four and wounded 17 others. ISIS claimed responsibility.
In their own words
We will protect every inch of our blessed land, and we will sacrifice Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque with sacrifices and lives, and the crimes of settlement, Judaization and land theft will not succeed in obliterating its historical features and Palestinian identity
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On April 12, 2021, Taliban insurgents attacked an army checkpoint in Afghanistan's Balkh province, killing five soldiers and wounding two others. The Taliban also reportedly captured five soldiers. 
In their own words
I pledge to be a white supremacist, racist, antisemite, homophobe, a xenophobe, an Islamophobe and any other sort of phobe that benefits my people, so help me God. I still hold those views
Michael Hill, Founder and president of League of the South Nov. 2021
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On April 7, 2021, the Taliban attacked several Afghan security targets across Afghanistan, killing 19 police officers, soldiers, and pro-government militia members, and wounding at least 20 other people.     
In their own words
We do not want your vegan capitalism. We don’t want vegan options. We want animal liberation. Take your cash grab and shove it. Until all your exploitative business fronts and factories are rubble.
Animal Liberation Front (ALF), ALF statement Nov. 1, 2019
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On April 4, 2021, a suicide bomber blew himself up near makeshift kiosks in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least 10 people were killed and an unreported number were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities accused al-Shabaab. 
In their own words
If the conflict breaks out again — the shape of the Middle East will change. We have proven that there are those who defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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