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US assassination of IRGC General will do more harm than good

The decision to take Soleimani out points to a fundamental U.S. lack of understanding of the current terrorism threat and will lead to more, not fewer, deaths.

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Red Square bombing in Moscow – December 9, 2003

On this day in 2003, a female bomber detonated her explosive device in iconic Red Square in Moscow, killing six and wounding 44.

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Today in Terrorism: December 8, 1920 – Bombing of Romanian Senate

Terrorism is now associated primarily with either Islamist extremism or far right nationalism: it was once a tool of Communists.

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When is a terrorist not a terrorist: when he is a patriot?

Defining what is and what is not terrorism is not easy and we should stop pretending that it is.

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Today in Terrorism: November 14, 2018

On this day in 2018 – one year ago – two bombs were deployed in Buenos Aires before the convening of yet another G-20 event.

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Today in Terrorism: 6 November 2008, North Ossetia suicide minibus bombing

On this day in 2008, an apparent female bomber killed 11 during suicide attack on minibus near central market in capital of North Ossetia.

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Today in Terrorism: 24 October 2002 Moscow theatre

Moscow theatre hostage crisis ends when authorities pump poison gas into hall killing hundreds

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Today in Terrorism: October 21, 2002 bombing of bus in Israel

How many people take the bus to work in the morning (or you can substitute commuter train if it is appropriate)? I am guessing that the answer is a lot. It is environmentally-friendly in that it removes cars from the road and thus uses less fuel. And with the push for more electric buses we […]

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Today in terrorism: October 19, 1998 arson at Colorado ski resort

How far would you go to prevent something bad from happening? Here is a small example. Let’s say you were walking downtown and came across a man and a woman arguing. As you went by you noticed things were getting more heated. Voices were raised and tempers skyrocketed. There was some physical contact (fingers pointed […]

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Today in terrorism: 14 October 2017

Of all the actions carried out by Al Shabaab , the deadliest one took place on this day two years ago.