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October 24, 1994: Female suicide bomber kills politician in Sri Lanka

On October 24, 1994 a female LTTE suicide bomber killed Sri Lankan politician Gamini Dissanayake and 50 others.

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October 23, 2014: Terrorist attacks NYPD with hatchet in New York

On October 23, 2014 a radical Muslim convert attacked four NYPD officers in Queens, injuring two, one critically.

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October 21, 2007: PKK executes sophisticated attack on Turkish soldiers

On October 21, 2007 PKK terrorists killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others near Turkey’s border with Iraq.

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October 20, 1981: Attempted robbery of an armoured car in New York

On October 20, 1981 ‘black nationalists’ tried to rob a Brinks armoured car in Nanuet, New York, killing one guard and injuring another.

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When the fight for independence leads to terrorism

What do we do when independence movements which are not seen, at least not yet, as terrorist groups start to venture down that road.

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October 17, 2008: Suicide bombing in Georgia, United States

On October 17, 2008 a man tossed a bomb into a law firm in Georgia (US), killing himself and wounding four.

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October 15, 1920: Anarchists target League of Nations talks in Italy

On October 15, 1920 two bombs were thrown at a hotel in Milan hosting the UK delegation to the Milan International Conference: no one was hurt

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Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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October 14, 2015: Wedding massacre in Afghanistan

On October 14, 2015 20 people were killed and 40 injured in a suicide attack on a wedding in the northern Afghan province of Samangan

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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.