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November 23, 2014: Attack on volleyball players in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Haqqani terrorist network was behind a suicide bombing at a volleyball game in November 2014 in which 61 died, including many children

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November 22, 2000: Bombing in Haiti

One boy was killed and 14 other people injured in what was the first of a bombing campaign linked to elections in Haiti in November 2000

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The unhelpful influence of foreign hateful preachers

There are many examples where ‘imported’ religious leaders poison the minds of followers: this practice has to stop.

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November 21, 2002: Hamas suicide bombing in Jerusalem

On this day in 2002, a Hamas suicide bomber detonated his device on a crowded bus in Jerusalem, killing 11 and wounding 50.

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November 20, 2015: Islamist terrorist attack in Mali

On this day in 2015, Islamist terrorists stormed a hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako in November 2015, killing 27 guests and staff.

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November 19, 2018: Killing of farmer in Paraguay

Self-styled communist People’s Army of Paraguay terrorists killed a Brazilian farmer near the capital city in 2018.

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So where is all the right wing extremism in the US post-election period?

We need to constantly remind ourselves that the vast majority of those who sound violent do not act violently.

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November 18, 1982: Suicide bombing in New Zealand

On this day in 1982, an anarchist killed himself as he tried to bomb a New Zealand computer centre to protest ‘surveillance society’.

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When ‘nationalists’ turn to terrorism

A number of ethno-nationalist conflicts around the world are inching towards potential terrorist campaigns.

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November 17, 1997: Massacre at Egyptian temple

Terrorists from Egypt’s Al Gama’a Al Islamiyah massacred 62 people, including 58 tourists, at the Temple of Hatshepsut in November 1997.