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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 15, 2018: Massacre in Central African Republic

Upwards of 60 Christians were killed by Islamist terrorists in Central African Republic after Christian terrorists attacked Muslims.

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November 3, 2018: ADF terrorist attack in DRC

The so-called Allied Democratic Forces abducted and killed civilians in eastern DRC in early November 2018

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America’s QAnon problem is infecting Canada. What should we do about it?

QAnon, an unfortunate cultural import from the United States, has gained new prevalence north of the border. How bad is it, and what can be done to stop it?

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October 20: 1995 Car bombing in Croatia

An Islamist terrorist group claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing in Rijeka, Croatia in October 1995.

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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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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 3, 2010: 22 year-old suicide bomber kills 73 in Quetta, Pakistan

On this day in 2010, the Pakistani Sunni terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was behind a suicide bombing targeting Shia Muslims in Quetta.

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August 17, 2005: 459 separate bombings in a half hour in Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi terrorist group JMB set off more than 450 bombs in 63 of the country’s 64 districts over a half hour period but only 2 people died.

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Remember ISIS? Guess what: they still pose a threat here in Canada

It is rare for a terrorist group to entirely cease to exist. There have been several successful attacks over the past few years and there will be more.