Two women were shot in a Planet Hollywood restaurant in 1997 when a pistol fell out of a patron's pocket and went off.

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Among the worst recent attacks were the bombing of a gay bar earlier this month, which injured six people, and the bombing last year of a Planet Hollywood restaurant on the Waterfront which killed two people.

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Hotel Properties is controlled by Ong Beng Seng, a fellow shareholder with Alwaleed in Planet Hollywood International, the restaurant chain.

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