On this day in 2006, members of Abu Sayyaf knocked on the door of a farm in the Philippines province of Mindanao and opened fire on Christian residents.
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On this day in 2004, two suicide bombers wearing explosives targeted the headquarters of Iraq’s two leading Kurdish political parties.
On this day in 1996, a truck loaded with explosives crashed into the central bank in the heart of Colombo’s financial district, killing at least 91.
On this day in 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette walked into a mosque in Quebec City on a Sunday evening and shot dead six worshipers, wounding several more.
On this day in 1975, a bomb exploded in the State Department building in Washington by “Weather Underground” members.
Those in the LGBTQ communities have had it hard enough over the millennia without having to deal with hate-inspired killings.
Security strikes many as onerous but it is in place for a reason: terrorists do plan and execute attacks.
Nationalist movements will resort to violence if some see it as advancing their cause. When it comes to colonial powers what comes to mind? I would imagine that you would first proffer countries like England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Even Italy had an overseas territory in the Horn of Africa and Libya. All […]
Journalism can be a dangerous business, especially for those who work where terrorism is a real risk, like Daniel Pearl.
India may be in the news for Hindu terrorism these days but it has suffered from jihadi terrorism as well.