Factbox - Attacks on mass transit around the world


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  • Tuesday, 12 Dec 2017

Members of the Port Authority Police Counter Terrorism Unit patrol the area outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal following an attempted detonation during the morning rush hour, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) - A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade bomb strapped to his body at a New York commuter hub at rush hour on Monday, wounding himself and three others in what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called an attempted terrorist attack.

Mass transit systems have come under attack around the world. Here are several notable incidents:

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