Quick Hits 183 – The recent tendency to attach the ‘terrorism’ label to lots of events which have nothing to do with terrorism is worrisome.
On December 27, 2003 unidentified ‘insurgents’ attacked military barracks in the Iraqi city of Karbala, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 200.
On December 26, 2018 11 Philippines’ soldiers were wounded when a bunch of New People’s Army terrorists ambushed them in the southeastern Philippines.
On December 25, 2015 a suicide bomber struck an Ahmadiyyah mosque in the Bangladeshi town of Rajshahi, wounding a dozen worshipers
On December 24, 2000 terrorists believed to be part of Jemaah Islamiyah bombed several churches in Jakarta and throughout Indonesia, killing 14 people and wounding scores.
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On December 23, 2016 an Afriqiyah Airlines flight was hijacked by two men wanting to bring back the Qadhafi regime in Libya.
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On December 22, 2014 a man ran over ten pedestrians at a Christmas market in the French city of Nantes, before attempting to stab himself to death.
On December 21, 1975 six terrorists led by Carlos the Jackal took hostages at OPEC HQ in Vienna after killing three people.