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October 5, 1970: FLQ kidnapping of British diplomat

On this day in 1970 the Quebec separatist terrorist group FLQ kidnapped UK trade commissioner James Cross in a bid to gain independence.

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October 4, 1972: Bookstore bombing in Paris

It is ironic when a terrorist group is itself hit by a terrorist attack. PARIS, FRANCE — Like a lot of people I enjoy a really well written (or dramatised) whodunit. The twists and turns of the plot, the false leads, the paths that lead nowhere and, of course, the ultimate discovery of the real […]

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October 1, 2005: Bali bombing plot

In a repeat of an attack less than three years earlierteh AQ-linked Jemaah Islamiyah planted another series of bombs in Bali, Indonesia in 2005

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The slow wheels of terrorist justice

What should we do with so-called returning ‘foreign fighters’ (i.e. terrorists)? Charge them? How hard is that? Borealis discusses the challenges behind this in light of a recent case in Calgary, Canada.

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September 30, 2004: Car bombs in Iraq kill dozens, including many children

Terrorists linked to Al Qaeda in Iraq targeted US soldiers handing out candy to children in Baghdad, killing 30 and wounding 130.

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September 28, 1966: Hostage taking in the Falkland Islands

Argentinian nationalists hijacked an airliner and took hostages in an effort to force the UK to recognise Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

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September 27, 2011: Anarchist bombing in Mexico

Mexican anarchists threw two incendiary devices against a Walmart in the capital city as the initial salvo of the ‘war against the existing order’.

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September 26, 2016: ISIS murder in Sinai

ISIS in the Sinai terrorists beheaded two civilians in 2016 and dumped their orange jumpsuit-clad bodies at the side of the road.

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September 25, 2002: Akshardham Temple attack

Two Jaish-e-Mohamed terrorists raided the Aksshardham temple in India’s Gujarat State in 2002, killing 30 and wounding 80.

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September 23, 2014: Teenage terrorist shot dead in Australia after stabbing state police officer

On this day in 2014, an 18-year old Australian ISIS wannabe stabbed two Melbourne police officers days after the terrorist group called on followers to do so.