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March 19, 1999: Terrorists bomb crowded market in North Ossetia

On this day in 1999 52 people were killed and 168 wounded in a bombing at a crowded market in Vladkavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia.

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This week in terrorism: March 8-14, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 8th to the 14th of March 2021.

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This week in terrorism: March 1-7, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 1st to the 7th of March, 2021

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This week in terrorism: February 22-28, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 22nd to the 28th of February 2021.

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February 26, 2012: Tit-for-tat attacks in Nigeria

On this day in 2012 a suicide car bomber killed at least three people who were at morning prayers in a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos.

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Quick Hits 123 – Do conspiracy theories constitute an ‘ideology’

Lizard people, COVID, 5G… What conspiracy theories did the Christmas Day Nashville bomber believe in? Was he treated differently because he was white?

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Do security services really ‘get it wrong’ when things go boom

An inquiry into the 2017 Manchester suicide bombing has uncovered that MI5 had the terrorist on their ‘radar’ as long ago as 2010. The security service ended up dropping him from investigation. Did they screw up? Borealis weighs in on how investigations really work. Read more: Manchester Arena bomber linked to six MI5 ‘subjects of […]

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August 6, 2015: Mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

On this day in 2015, ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in southwest Saudi Arabia that killed 15 including security forces members.

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Calgary, hotbed of Jihadism?

The Calgary RCMP INSET has charged a man with joining ISIS and participating in acts of terrorism on behalf of the group in Syria.

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Too many bomb plots… – December 11 1994, 2010 and 2017

Most terrorists are not very competent and often succeed in killing only themselves.