Sentence examples for attacks set off from inspiring English sources

The attacks set off the exact results desired by extremists on both sides.

News of the attacks set off street protests by frightened residents demanding better security.

Today's attacks set off anti-American protests in Pakistan, where some of the country's most influential Islamic clerics called on Muslims "to support their Afghan brothers" against American "aggression".

The attacks set off both official and vigilante responses in America, ranging from the detention of several thousand Arab suspects to the vandalism of mosques and the beating of Arabs and South Asians.

That was the most since the record 481 documented hate crimes against Muslims in 2001, when the Sept. 11 attacks set off waves of crimes targeting Muslims and Middle Easterners, Mr. Levin said.

The attacks set off a backlash against Syrian refugees.

Most upsetting, any reminder of the terrorist attacks sets off a cascade of terrifying mental images, like a movie she cannot turn off.

Its remnants have since regrouped under Mr Fazul's influence, carrying out suicide attacks, setting off roadside bombs and using other tactics copied from Iraq.Mr Fazul has quite a history.

The attack set off a wave of violent protest, and angry demonstrators clashed with riot police officers across the city.

The attack set off a wave of violent protest, and angry Shiite demonstrators clashed with police officers in several parts of the city.

The attack set off clashes between the police and drug bandits in several favelas, leaving at least 26 people dead, including three policemen and three bystanders.