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December 30, 1993: Heidelberg Tavern massacre

On this day in 1993, three Azanian People’s Liberation Army operatives entered the Heidelberg Tavern and opened fire on the crowd, killing four students.

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LaGuardia Airport bombing – December 29, 1975

As good as some law enforcement and security intelligence agencies are, some terrorist incidents are never resolved.

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West Africa is bucking the downward trend in terrorist deaths

Recent reports that deaths from terrorism are significantly down do not seem to apply to Africa.

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Assassination of Spanish PM Juan Prim – December 28, 1870

The choice for today’s terrorist attack was a no-brainer: when was the last time you heard of a blunderbuss used to kill someone?

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Is animal rights terrorism around the corner?

Terrorist ideology and motivation takes many, many forms: is violent extremism for animal rights next?

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Abu Nidal terrorist attacks on Israeli El Al airline – December 27, 1985

Israel has been a terrorist target since its creation, forcing the country’s security agents to be imaginative.

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Massacre of Hindu train passengers by Sikh terrorists – December 26, 1991

Train security is generally understated which makes you wonder why there are not more terrorist attacks on these modes of transportation.

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Will Scots seeking independence resort to terrorism?

Independence movements sometimes spawn violent fringes: is Scotland headed in that direction?

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Northwest Airlines underwear bomber – December 25, 2009

On Christmas Day 2009, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab boarded a Northwest Airlines flight with a device hidden in his underware and failed to detonate it.

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Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills eight – December 24, 2009

As much as we can, and should, condemn terrorism, we have to admire the ingenuity of some terrorists.