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April 27, 2011: Afghan air force pilot attacks US soldiers in Afghanistan

On April 27, 2001 the Taliban claimed an attack by an Afghan air force pilot in which eight US troops and a US contractor were killed.

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April 8, 2011: Terrorists bomb Nigerian elections office

On April 8, 2011 a possible Boko Haram bomb blast killed at least six people at the office of Nigeria’s election commission in the central town of Suleja.

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March 30, 2011: Suicide attack targets Islamist leader in Pakistan

On March 30, 2011 seven people were killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up near a crowd in north-western Pakistan.

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March 16, 2016: Terrorists shoot administrators in protest in Burundi

On March 16, 2016 unidentified gunmen killed three local administrators in various parts of Burundi to protest the decision by President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.

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March 15, 2015: Church bombings during Sunday Mass in Pakistan

On March 15, 2015 two suicide bombers killed at least 14 people and wounded another 70 at two Catholic churches in Lahore.

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March 14, 2014: IED kills a carload of civilians in Afghanistan

On March 14, 2014 an IED exploded in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, killing a carload of civilians, including two women and two children.

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January 29, 2016: Suicide bomber targets Friday prayers in Pakistan

On January 29, 2016 6 Pakistani soldiers and a child were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Balochistan during Friday prayers.

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January 14, 2011: Killing of female cop in Pakistan

On January 14, 2011 the Taliban, armed with assault rifles, broke into the home of a female police officer, killing her and four relatives.

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January 13, 2016: Suicide bombing of polio clinic in Pakistan

On January 13, 2016 the TTP claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber who killed 14 near a polio clinic in Quetta, Pakistan.

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Terrorism is a matter of public safety, not national security

There are national security and public safety threats: terrorism is most usually one of the latter, not the former.