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Attacks on train and subways in the past 10 years.
1995, March 20
Japan: Twelve killed and thousands injured when members of Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo release nerve agent, sarin, on the Tokyo underground.
1995, July 25
France: On a rush-hour underground train at crowded Saint-Michel Metro station in Paris a gas-canister bomb explodes, killing eight and injuring 86.
1996, June 11
Russia: Bomb explodes on the Moscow tube, killing four.
1996, July 24
Sri Lanka: Two bombs explode on commuter train in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing at least 57 and injuring 450.
1996, Dec 30
India: Bomb explodes in a packed train in Assam, killing 300.
2000, Dec 30
Philippines: Bomb explodes in the front coach of a train pulling into a station in Philippine capital, Manila, killing 11.
2001, Aug 10
Angola: UNITA rebels kill 252 in attack on passenger train south of Angolan capital, Luanda.
2003, Feb 18
South Korea: At least 125 killed in an arson attack on two crowded subway trains in South Korean city of Taegu.
2004, March 11
Spain: A series of coordinated blasts against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain, kill 192 people and wound 2,050.
2005, July 7
England: Explosions on London's underground train system and on a bus kill 52 people and four suicide bombers.
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