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April 13, 2016: Terrorist bomb fruit and vegetable market in Iraq

On this day in 2016, a bomb exploded near the Rasheed fruits and vegetables market in southern Baghdad killing one person and injuring five others. The attack was not claimed by any group in particular and the perpetrators remain unknown.

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What can we actually ‘predict’ when it comes to terrorism?

Our obsession with future-casting on all matters, including terrorist trends, may be understandable but that does not make it viable.

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April 12, 1985: Multiple terrorist groups claim attack on Madrid restaurant

On this day in 1985 a bomb exploded at at El Descanso-La Casa de las Costillas, a popular restaurant in Madrid, bringing the three-story building down on about 200 diners and employees.

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April 9, 2009: Independence movement blamed for attacks in Indonesia

On this day in 2009, a bombing in Jayapura, Indonesia killed 5 and injured several others while elsewhere 500 militants attacked a police post with bows and arrows and petrol bombs.

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Is the West losing its perspective on radicalisation?

It may sound trite but when everything and everyone is seen as a terrorist – or a potential terrorist – the term has lost all its meaning.

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April 8, 2004: Save Kashmir Movement claims attack on Indian election rally

On this day in 2004, a grenade exploded at an election rally in India-held Kashmir killing nine people and wounding over 50.

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April 6, 2008: Suicide bomber strikes marathon in Sri Lanka

On this day in 2008, a suicide bomber struck a marathon in Weliveriya, Sri Lanka killing 15 people and wounding another 90.

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So who gets to decide what is and what is not a terrorist group?

The decision to name some groups as terrorist is often a very biased one: it is important to see why certain groups are labeled as such

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April 5, 2016: Suicide bombers detonate on public transport in Niger

On this day in 2016 three civilians were killed and several others injured when two Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated their equipment in a public transport vehicle on its way to a market in southeast Niger.

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April 2, 1998: 93-year-old synagogue bombed in Latvia

On this day in 1998, a bomb exploded outside the only synagogue in the Latvian capital of Riga causing an estimated $60,000 in damage but no injuries.