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Manchester Bombing Is Europe's 12th Terrorist Attack Since 2015

The post-concert bombing is the 12th terrorist attack in Western Europe in a little over two years. This coincides with the rise of the Islamic State, which has been linked to most all the attacks.
A woman lays flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester on Tuesday.

British authorities still have many questions about the Monday night concert bombing in Manchester. They don't yet know if the suicide bomber had any helpers or how he obtained his explosives.

But this much is clear: Western European cities have become regular targets over the past two years, a period coinciding with the rise of the Islamic State and its calls for supporters to strike anywhere they can and with whatever weapons are at hand.

The Manchester bombing is the since the beginning of 2015.

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