Revolutionary Arson, Cinema Rex Tragedy In 1978

Never heard of the Cinema Rex fire? You’re not alone. But the tragedy is more than an obscure, grisly memory from the run-up to the 1979 Iranian Revolution. It’s also the second-deadliest terrorist attack in modern history—deadlier even than airline bombings such as Pan Am Flight 103—and one that offers many lessons about the changing threat of terrorism today.