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March 25, 2017: Mass-decapitation in the DRC

On this day in 2017, individuals belonging to the Kamwina Nsapu decapitated 40 police officers in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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March 4, 2009: Bombing kills Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan

On March 4, 2009 three Canadian soldiers were killed and two injured by an IED in southern Afghanistan.

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February 16, 2001: Bombing targets peacekeeping convoy in Kosovo

On February 16, 2001 Albanian terrorists were suspected to have been behind a bus bombing in which 12 Kosovo Serbs were killed in Podujevo.

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January 24, 2011: Baggage carousal bombing in Moscow airport

On January 24, 2011 suicide bombers bombed baggage carousel at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people and wounding 181.

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January 22, 2007: Multiple bombings kill scores of civilians in Iraq

On January 22, 2007 a couple of car bombs at second-hand clothing market in Baghdad killed 88 people and wounded another 160.

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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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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.

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January 6, 2010: Police officer foils suicide bomber’s plan in Dagestan

On January 6, 2010 an Islamist terrorist tried to detonate a car bomb at a police depot in Dagestan but was stopped by a brave officer.

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January 3, 2015: Militants murder off-duty police officer in Tunisia

On January 3, 2015 ‘militants’ captured and killed a Tunisian police officer, stabbing him and slashing his throat as he traveled home off-duty south of Tunis.

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December 26, 2018: Terrorists ambush soldiers in the Philippines

On December 26, 2018 11 Philippines’ soldiers were wounded when a bunch of New People’s Army terrorists ambushed them in the southeastern Philippines.