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September 10, 2010: Unsuccessful bombing in Copenhagen

On September 10, 2010 a man set off a small explosion in the Jorgensen Hotel in Copenhagen, injuring only himself.

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June 24, 1894: Assassination of French President Carnot

On June 24, 1894 French President Marie Francois Sadi Carnot was killed by an Italian anarchist just after he left a banquet in Lyon

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June 11, 2016: Skinning alive of man in Afghanistan

On June 11, 2016 the Afghan Taliban skinned a man alive before throwing him off a cliff to his death.

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Is the West losing its perspective on radicalisation?

It may sound trite but when everything and everyone is seen as a terrorist – or a potential terrorist – the term has lost all its meaning.

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March 30, 2002: Islamist terrorists attack temple in India

On March 30 2002 an attack on Jammu’s Raghunath temple killed a dozen people and wounded another 20.

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March 28, 1981: Indonesian commandos foil hijacking in 81 seconds

On this day in 1981 members of the Indonesian terrorist group Jihad Command hijacked a domestic flight but forced to fly to Malaysia and then to Bangkok.

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February 27, 2004: SuperFerry bombed in the Philippines

On this day in 2004 the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group in the Philippines claimed the bombing of the ‘SuperFerry 14’ killing 116.

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Have CT practitioners been occupied or ‘preoccupied’ since 9/11?

Those who say intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been ‘preoccupied’ with Islamist terrorism since 9/11 are missing the point

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How NOT to deal with violent extremism

Canadians expect their leaders to stand up against terrorism, not engage in philosophical speeches about ‘yelling fire in a crowded theatre’ in the aftermath of an attack.