After mistaking a New York for a Tel Aviv flight they planned to hijack, Palestinian Black September terrorists killed 3 passengers at an Athens aiport in 1973.
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August 4, 1998: Attacks in Colombia
On this day in 1998, Colombia’s FARC and ELN terrorist groups attacked military and police in half the country’s provinces killing at least 76.
Terrorist groups often act indiscriminately in choosing their targets. KATTANKUDY, SRI LANKA – When it comes to terrorism there is often a debate on whether it can ever be justified. Sure, most of us see the deliberate targeting of civilians as wrong, always, but there are those who argue that, at least in some circumstances, […]
At least 75 people were killed and 200 injured when a bomb ripped through Bologna’s central train station in August 1980: there is still disagreement on who was responsible.
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The challenge of assessing threat
Contrary to public wisdom, pandemics such as the COVID-19 one that is wreaking havoc around the world will always be more deadly than terrorism.
On this day in 1085, three European hostages were seized in the Mediterranean by Abu NIdal terrorists and were not freed until almost five years later.
On this day in 1970, the leftist Uruguayan Tupamaro terrorist group kidnapped and later killed US diplomat Dan Mitrione in Montevideo.
The list of countries affected by terrorism continues to grow: part 2.
On this day in 2018, four Western cyclists were stabbed to death by self-styled ISIS terrorists on the edge of a highway in Tajikistan.
A former thief sought to get revenge on society by assassinating French King Louis Philippe in Paris in 1835 with the use of an IED.