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Ouagadougou attack

Nineteen people were killed and 25 others were injured when suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2017. The attackers took hostages after being cornered by police and were killed in an ensuing shootout.

Baghdad bombing

The 2015 Baghdad market truck bombing was a truck bomb attack in August 2015, targeting a Baghdad food market in Sadr City, a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood. At least 76 people were confirmed to have been killed in the bombing, with at least 212 more injured.

Arica earthquake

The 1868 Arica earthquake occurred near Arica, then part of Peru, now part of Chile. It had an estimated magnitude between 8.5 and 9.0. A tsunami in the Pacific Ocean was produced by the earthquake, which was recorded in Hawaii, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.