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Once a jihadi always a jihadi?

The only terrorist who cannot harm us is a dead one: derad programs are far from perfect

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September 30, 2008: Multiple bombs detonated in western India

On September 30 , 2008 three bombs exploded in the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, killing ten and wounding 80

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Gavin Horner – Intelligence vs evidence from a law enforcement officer’s perspective

Episode 107 – Phil Gurski talks about terrorism and evidence with 30-year Toronto police veteran Gavin Horner.

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Video

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are back in Canada after 1020 days detention in China

The two Michaels are free, but is this only the beginning of Canada’s China problem?

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September 29, 1970: Elderly man injured costly Uruguay bombing

On September 29, 1970 members of the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement bombed the Carrasco Bowling Club in Montevideo, Uruguay

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September 28, 1973: Terrorists hijack train transporting immigrants in Austria

On September 28, 1973 terrorists from the Syrian-sponsored organization As Sa’iqa overtook a train carrying Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel

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September 27, 2008: Car bomber strikes unknown target in Syria

On September 27, 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least 17 people.

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The Peaceable Kingdom

Defence/Security Studies: Book launch with Phil Gurski

The Peaceable Kingdom? A history of terrorism in Canada from Confederation to the Present

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September 26, 1947: Killings in British mandate Palestine

On this day in 1947 the Israeli terrorist group Irgun killed four British policeman during a bank robbery.

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September 25, 2020: Jihadi stabs civilians in France

On September 25, 2020 two people were seriously wounded in a knife attack in central Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.