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October 13, 1981: FARC massacres peasants in Colombia

On October 13, 1981 FARC terrorists massacred 12 peasants in the Colombian provinces of Antioquia, Caqueta and Cordoba.

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October 12, 2002: Terrorists bomb Bali nightclubs

On October 12, 2002 two powerful bombs exploded outside two clubs on the Indonesian island of Bali killing 202 people

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Top 10 dumbest terrorists of all time

Terrorists like to portray themselves as masterminds of violence. Some are pretty dumb.

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How does barring Islamist political parties from democracy help?

Democracies must allow Islamist parties to run for office: anything short of this provides terrorist groups with free propaganda and potential recruits.

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October 6, 2002: Suicide bombing in the Gulf of Aden

On October 6, 2002 terrorists carried out a suicide attack on the MV Limburg, carrying crude oil, killing one crew member and injuring a dozen

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October 2, 2015: 15-year-old shoots civilian in Australia

On 2 October 2015, a 15-year old shot and killed Curtis Cheng, an unarmed police civilian finance worker outside the New South Wales Police Force in Sydney, Australia.

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September 28, 1973: Terrorists hijack train transporting immigrants in Austria

On September 28, 1973 terrorists from the Syrian-sponsored organization As Sa’iqa overtook a train carrying Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel

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September 24, 2015: ISIS attacks Shia mosque in Yemen

On September 24, 2015 a bomb attack targeting Shia worshippers at a mosque in the Yemeni capital Sana’a killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more.

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Why it is so hard to decide what is – and what isn’t – terrorism

Terrorism is not as obvious as it may seem at times. Agreement on what is – and what isn’t – an act of terrorism can be quite difficult.

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September 1, 1973: Suicide bombing at Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow

On this day in 1973 a man blew himself up at the mausoleum which contains the body of Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union.