Figure 2,,,,, Incidents Against Aviation by Geographic Region: 1996–2000,,,,, ,Number of incidents,,,, Asia,45,,,, Europe,28,,,, Africa,23,,,, Latin America,23,,,, Middle East,17,,,, Central Eurasia,7,,,, North America,3,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, ",,,,, "Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation Security, personal communication, ",,,,, "Apr. 18, 2001.",,,,,