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Seienchin88 t1_j289kpo wrote

Reply to comment by varain1 in Did Italy made a mistake by joining the Entente in 1915 during World War One? by Top_Moment4144

While I agree the parallels to 9/11 are quite striking. The assassins were citizens of the Austrian empire but they were radicalized and support by a Serbian institution and coordination with he assassination with the knowledge of some Serbian members of government.

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varain1 t1_j298vvo wrote

9/11 was an attack in one of the most iconic USA cities on civilians, by foreign citizens. The Sarajevo incident was a targeted assassination on the heir of the empire, done in an occupied province, by Austrian citizens of Serbian nationality - it's a risk you get when you have a multinational empire which has a heavy boot on the occupied nationalities in "Europe 's Powder Keg".

The only parallel is that both are terrorist attacks, but you can list some of the "striking parallels" if you want, I would like to see them ...

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