On this day in 1973 a man blew himself up at the mausoleum which contains the body of Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union.
Author: Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Phil is a 32-year veteran of CSE and CSIS and the author of six books on terrorism.
On this day in 2018, a 19-year-old knifeman injured two civilians at the central train station in Amsterdam before he was shot and wounded by Dutch police.
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Quick Hits 171 – What we know and what’s next for Afghanistan
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