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May 20, 2010: ‘Sovereign citizen’ shootings in US

On May 20, 2010 two US police officers in Arkansas were shot and killed during a traffic stop by a father and son duo later identified as sovereign citizens.

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May 19, 2002: Multiple groups claim suicide bombing in Israel

On May 19, 2002 a suicide bomber disguised as a soldier killed himself and three others, and wounded another 59, in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.

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Just how useful is terrorism analysis and ‘prediction’?

Terrorism analysis and predictions often fall well short of their mark, making us wonder why all this work is done in the first place.

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May 18, 2016: ISIS uses acid to dissolve victims

On May 18, 2016 ISIS executed 25 people it accused of spying by placing them in a large tub containing nitric acid.

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May 17, 1998: LTTE assassinates Sri Lankan mayor

On May 17, 1998 the mayor of the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna was killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

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May 16, 2009: Acid attack on crowd in Hong Kong

On May 16, 2009 an unknown person threw two bottles of acid into a crowd in a popular shopping district in downtown Hong Kong, injuring 30 people.

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May 15, 2000: ‘Collar bomb’ killing by FARC in Colombia

On May 15, 2000 the Colombian FARC put an explosive collar around the neck of a woman, killing her and a man who tried to neutralise the device.

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May 14, 2016: Murder of Buddhist monk in Bangladesh

On May 14, 2016 ISIS terrorists  hacked to death a 75-year old Buddhist monk in south-eastern Bangladesh.

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May 13, 2011: Bombing at military training centre in Pakistan

On May 13, 2011 98 people were killed by two TTP suicide bombs at a military training centre northwest Pakistan in revenge for the killing of AQ leader bin Laden.

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May 12, 2003: Multiple suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia

On May 12, 2003 39 people were killed and more than 160 wounded when AQ set off bombs in three compounds in Riyadh.