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January 15, 2012: Al Shabaab landmine targets water supply in Somalia

On January 15, 2012 a water tanker transporting its load hit a landmine probably laid by Al Shabaab terrorists killing three in Somalia.

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What if right-wing terrorism is not as bad as many think it is?

Many see terrorism from the so-called ‘far right’ as the single greatest threat to our societies. Is this feeling accurate? What if those who think so are wrong?

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December 30, 1980: Leftist terrorists attack banks in Chile

On December 30, 1980 MIR terrorists attacked three banks in Santiago, Chile killing two police officers and a bank security guard.

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I don’t like you; you must be a terrorist

The disturbing practice of calling opposition groups and politicians terrorists is not only unhelpful but conducive to the undermining of democracy.

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December 1, 2018: Indigenous arsonists torch lumber trucks in Chile

On December 1, 2018 four lumber trucks were torched by Mapuches in Chile’s Malleco Province, injuring one driver.

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November 15, 2013: Islamists kidnap and kill tourists in Malaysia

On November 15, 2013 gunmen abducted a Taiwanese woman and her husband holidaying in Malaysia and handed them to the Abu Sayyaf Group.

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When terrorists become rulers

Bringing in (former) terrorists to run nations is generally a very bad idea: terrorist groups are not even remotely qualified to do so.

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September 16, 2006: Six bombs explode outside store in southern Thailand

On September 16, 2006 six bombs detonated in Thailand’s southern Songkhla province killing 4 and wounding 80.

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May 23, 1977: Terrorists take hundreds of hostages in the Netherlands

Starting on May 23, 1977 a terrorist group known as the South Moluccans initiated two hostage taking incidents in the Netherlands.

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March 14, 2004: Teenagers carry out double suicide bombing in Israel

On this day in 2004 ten people were killed and 16 wounded in a double suicide bombing at Israel’s Ashdod Port