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List of terrorist incidents targeting Christians

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Added a few more recent incidents
Under this criteria, incidents such as the September 11th terrorist attacks do not qualify as a terrorist incident targeting Christians because even though the attacks were perpetrated by non-Christian religious extremists, they were motivated by their disapproval of US foreign policy. And incidents such as the Charleston Church shooting is much of the same story, with the motive not being because the subjects are Christian, but due to the ethnicity of the victims.
 
=== Other characteristics of the data ===
Most terrorist incidents against Christians occur in [[Muslim]]-majority countries with little religious freedom but some terrorist incidents are perpetrated by those of other religious faiths, and some who lack a religious faith entirely. A vast majority of incidents listed are not only linked to anti-Christian sentiment, but also Islamic Extremism.
== List ==
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| 2 November 2018 || Egypt || 19 || Shooting || 7 || 12
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| 23-25 December 2023 || Nigeria || Multiple || Shooting || ~200 || ~500
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| 28 January 2024 || Turkey || 2 || Shooting || 1 || 1
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| 15 April 2024 || Australia || 1 || Stabbing || 0 || 3
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