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Incidents have been recorded only if they came to the attention of law enforcement or the news media, so the database does not include events that were not detected or whose existence remains secret.
Of the 151 terrorist incidents, a subset of 33 involves biological agents (22 alleged biological cases were dropped from the analysis because they lacked key pieces of information).
If one examines 135 terrorist incidents for which the target is known, two types of targets have increased in frequency: the general civilian population (with the apparent intent of inflicting indiscriminate casualties) and a symbolic building or organization.
ftp.cdc.gov /pub/EID/vol5no4/ascii/tucker.txt   (1788 words)

  
 CNS - 2000 WMD Terrorism Chronology: Incidents Involving Sub-National Actors and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or ...
In addition, the ratio of incidents of use to the total number of incidents in that region increased during 2000 in the United States and Canada (from 11% to 34%), the Middle East and North Africa (from 20% to 60%), and Russia/NIS (from 0% to 47%).
Only one incident involving anthrax was not a hoax (a case of alleged but unverified possession), with the most common agents used being tear gas, acid, and monazite (a material containing thorium, a radioactive isotope).
The FBI concluded that the incident was a hoax.
cns.miis.edu /pubs/reports/cbrn2k.htm   (8575 words)

  
 List of terrorist incidents - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Incidents listed here are commonly called terrorism, or meet some of the commonly used criteria.
1997 A terrorist opened fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland and France before turning the gun on himself.
Attacks on some coalition forces may not be terrorist attacks under Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions which gives lawful combatant status to non-uniformed guerrillas resisting foreign occupation if they display arms openly.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /terrorist_incident.htm   (3997 words)

  
 List of terrorist incidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Washington city councilman Marion Barry is shot in the chest during the incident and after a standoff all hostages are released from the District building, B’nai Brith, and the Islamic Center.
July 5: the IRA detonate a 1500lb car bomb (the largest used in Northern Ireland) in the centre of Newtownards in Northern Ireland, no one is killed but massive property damage is caused to the town centre.
July 5: 2005 Terrorist attack on Ayodhya: Six terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba storm the Ayodhya Ram Janmbhomi complex in India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terrorist_incidents   (5586 words)

  
 Learn more about List of terrorist incidents in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Learn more about List of terrorist incidents in the online encyclopedia.
Authorities found out that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb to test it for his planned terrorist attack.
After negotiations between the Taliban and the Indian government, the last of the remaining hostages on board Flight 814 are released
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_terrorist_incidents.html   (1364 words)

  
 U.S. Figures Show Sharp Global Rise In Terrorism
The number of serious international terrorist incidents more than tripled last year, according to U.S. government figures, a sharp upswing in deadly attacks that the State Department has decided not to make public in its annual report on terrorism due to Congress this week.
Terrorist incidents in Iraq also dramatically increased, from 22 attacks to 198, or nine times the previous year's total -- a sensitive subset of the tally, given the Bush administration's assertion that the situation there had stabilized significantly after the U.S. handover of political authority to an interim Iraqi government last summer.
Under the standards used by the government, "significant" terrorist attacks are defined as those that cause civilian casualties or fatalities or substantial damage to property.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042601623.html   (833 words)

  
 Responding To Terrorist Incidents - A Primer
Whether the terrorists are domestic or foreign their cowardly goals are the same, to create as much fear and destruction as they possibly can to further their perverse cause.
Whoever the terrorists are, the outcome is the same…horrendous destruction with maximum death.
While it is possible for a terrorist to acquire and detonate a nuclear device, it is highly unlikely, especially in the United States.10 We would be more likely to encounter a device to disperse radioactive materials.
www.cedarnet.org /hmrtc/terror.html   (3149 words)

  
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Terrorists often use threats to create fear among the public, to try to convince citizens that their government is powerless to prevent terrorism, and to get immediate publicity for their causes.
Terrorists may use biological agents to contaminate food or water because they are extremely difficult to detect.
A terrorist attack can take several forms, depending on the technological means available to the terrorist, the nature of the political issue motivating the attack, and the points of weakness of the terrorist's target.
nsi.org /Library/Terrorism/facterr.html   (738 words)

  
 Terrorist Groups Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Chronologies of Significant Terrorist Incidents are taken from "Appendix A: Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents" of the same publication.
Furthermore, terrorist acts are part of a larger phenomenon of politically inspired violence, and at times the line between the two can become difficult to draw.
Thus, this report will discuss terrorist acts as well as other violent incidents that are not necessarily international terrorism and therefore are not subject to the statutory reporting requirement.
library.nps.navy.mil /home/tgp/tgpmain.htm   (773 words)

  
 Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2001
In a bungled rescue attempt by West German authorities, nine of the hostages and five terrorists were killed.
The terrorists released most of the hostages in December but held 81 Peruvians and Japanese citizens for several months.
In four separate incidents occurring between Dushanbe and Garm, Bakhrom Sodirov and his group kidnapped two International Committee for the Red Cross members, four Russian journalists and their Tajik driver, four UNHCR members, and the Tajik Security Minister, Saidamir Zukhurov.
www.chazgod.com /Terrorism/Incidents.html   (5372 words)

  
 CRS: Terrorism, the Media, and the Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Terrorists must have publicity in some form if they are to gain attention, inspire fear and respect, and secure favorable understanding of their cause, if not their act.
Terrorists believe the public "needs help" in understanding that their cause is just and terrorist violence is the only course of action available to them against the superior evil forces of state and establishment.
Too often, when incidents happen in the United States there is a vacuum of news other than the incident itself, and by the time the government agencies agree on and fine tune what can be said and what positions are to be taken, the government information initiative is lost.
www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/state/crs-terror-media.htm   (3929 words)

  
 A Review of Terrorist Incidents: 1961-2001
By studying worldwide terrorist incidents it becomes evident that terrorism is not simply a war against the United States but universal.
In four separate incidents, Bakhrom Sodirov and his group kidnapped two International Committee for the Red Cross members, four Russian journalists and their Tajik driver, four UNHCR members, and the Tajik Security Minister, Saidamir Zukhurov.
There were 423 international terrorist attacks in 2000, an increase of 8 percent from the 392 attacks recorded during 1999.
www.geocities.com /Paris/Rue/4637/terr24a.html   (5481 words)

  
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For example, the definition of terrorism used by the Center in its preliminary report indicated that in order to be counted as a “terrorist attack,” an incident in any country had to victimize at least one citizen of another country.
The revised data includes incidents in which terrorists attacked civilians in their own country without other nationals being involved.
The new definition also classifies “terrorist attacks” without regard to the number or types of injuries and eliminates limits on damages (previously, only attacks resulting in more than $10,000 damage or serious injuries were counted).
www.adl.org /learn/extremism_in_the_news/Other_Extremism/nctclearn_72205.htm?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_the_News   (247 words)

  
 Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1994
The 17 November terrorist group claimed responsibility for planting rockets aimed at a British aircraft carrier, the Arc Royal.
The 17 November terrorist group claimed responsibility in a warning call to a radio station.
The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out in solidarity with Cuba and against the US economic blockade of the island.
www.milnet.com /tgp/chrono94.htm   (1499 words)

  
 Domestic terrorist groups responsible for terrorist incidents in 1985   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We chose the year 1985, because it is a remarkable year full of terrorist acts.
This group was responsible for 2 incidents in 1985.
The RGR was hold responsible for 1 incident in that year.
www.uni-duisburg.de /FB3/ANGLISTIK/Hpanglistik/projekte/Maksymiuk/terr/domesticterroristgroups.htm   (285 words)

  
 Recent Trends in Domestic and International Terrorism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(An international terrorist incident is defined by the FBI as one committed by a group or individual that is foreign-based and/or directed by countries or groups outside the United States or whose activities transcend national boundaries.) One of the two incidents was the notorious and highly destructive World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.
In 1993, there were 11 domestic terrorist incidents in the U.S. Nine of the eleven all occurred on a single night when animal rights activists placed small incendiary devices in four Chicago department stores that sell furs.
In 1994, the number of terrorist incidents worldwide fell again, to 321, according to preliminary statistics available from the State Department.
www.cdt.org /policy/terrorism/cnss.trends.html   (840 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation Most Wanted Terrorists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The alleged terrorists on this list have been indicted by sitting Federal Grand Juries in various jurisdictions in the United States for the crimes reflected on their wanted posters.
Future indictments may be handed down as various investigations proceed in connection to other terrorist incidents, for example, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
It is also important to note that these individuals will remain wanted in connection with their alleged crimes until such time as the charges are dropped or when credible physical evidence is obtained, which proves with 100% accuracy, that they are deceased.
www.fbi.gov /mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm   (127 words)

  
 Nat' Academies Press, Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report ...
Perhaps most obvious is that terrorist incidents involving biological agents, especially infectious agents, are likely to be very different from those involving chemical agents and demand very different preparation and response.
This is particularly true in the case of biological agent incidents where onset of signs or symptoms is delayed, variable, and potentially continuing, and victims are widely dispersed.
Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report on Current Capabilities Further work on a symptom-based tool for identifying unknown toxic agents, including but not limited to, military chemical weapons, is an area where benefits may extend well beyond response to terrorist acts.
www.nap.edu /openbook/NI000850/html/49.html   (2195 words)

  
 Terrorism: Questions & Answers
"[Terrorists] swim in an ocean of bits and bytes." But the same anonymity that draws terrorists into the cyber world may also enable law-enforcement officials to spy on them undetected.
Terrorist sites also serve as virtual training grounds, offering tutorials on making bombs, firing surface-to-air-missiles, shooting at U.S. soldiers, and sneaking into Iraq from abroad.
Terrorists could conceivably hack into electrical grids or security systems, or perhaps distribute a powerful computer virus.
www.terrorismanswers.org /home   (847 words)

  
 Terrorist Events - Library - National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
The TKB is a free databank of over 20,000 global terrorist incidents dating back to 1968, organizations, and legal data related to terrorism.
This report by then Vice President George H. Bush discusses Significant 1985 Terrorist Incidents Involving U.S. Citizens, the Growing Threat of Terrorism, U.S. Policy and Response to Terrorists, the Role of Congress in Combating Terrorism, Viewpoint of the American People, Terrorism and the Media, and the Task Force's conclusions and recommendations.
Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans was a series, which ran from 1989 to 1997, and is now replaced by Political Violence Against Americans.
www.mipt.org /Terrorist-Events.asp   (1106 words)

  
 Jihad Watch: Report: 3,213 Terrorist Incidents Worldwide In 2003
TOKYO (AP)--A total of 3,213 terrorist incidents and guerrilla attacks last year claimed 7,476 lives worldwide, according to a Japanese government study published in newspapers Thursday.
The report blamed chaos in Iraq and the spread of terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists for the increase, the Yomiuri said.
Next year, Moslem terrorists will kill 20,000 people, and the next year, 40,000 people, and the next year, 60,000 all in "criminal actions" so that it won't be seen as a "World War." European" will continue tring to appease this "religion," but it will be in vain.
www.jihadwatch.org /archives/001747.php   (260 words)

  
 Powell announcing rise in terrorist casualties, incidents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Still, the revised report shows that international cooperation and a heightened awareness of the terror threat were bringing positive results, said the official, who agreed to discuss the still-unreleased report only on condition of anonymity.
It is interesting to note that the interim Iraqi President and PM refer to those shooting at American troops as terrorists.
Terrorists who are trying to prevent the Iraqi people from taking control of Iraq and posturing to take control from the Iraqi people.
www.freenewmexican.com /news/1037.html   (1443 words)

  
 Historical Trends Related to Bioterrorism: An Empirical Analysis
Since the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin nerve gas on the Tokyo subway in March 1995, killing 12 people, terrorist incidents and hoaxes involving toxic or infectious agents have been on the rise.
Most of the incidents in the Monterey Database involve chemical or biological agents rather than radiologic or nuclear materials (Figure 1).
The Monterey Database indicates that incidents involving biological agents have been quite rare, with 66 criminal events and 55 terrorist events over the 40-year period from 1960 to 1999, although the frequency of such incidents (mainly hoaxes) has increased sharply in recent years.
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol5no4/tucker.htm   (2211 words)

  
 Triage for Radiological Terrorist Incidents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If there is a terrorist attack where radioactive materials are effectively dispersed; there may be some injured people that are contaminated.
These rules should be commensurate with the relative hazards of the contamination in light of the actual injuries and to other hazards involved in a terrorist attack.
Adequate medical treatment must not be delayed or compromised due to a fear of contamination that does not present a significant effective dose.
www.hps.org /newsandevents/meetings/midyear/abstract481.html   (220 words)

  
 Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003 - Got | Apex? Forums
Attack on the Munich Airport, February 10, 1970: Three terrorists attacked El Al passengers in a bus at the Munich Airport with guns and grenades.
Attack and Hijacking at the Rome Airport, December 17, 1973: Five terrorists pulled weapons from their luggage in the terminal lounge at the Rome airport, killing two persons.
It then flew to Kuwait, where the terrorists released their hostages in return for passage to an unknown destination.
www.gotapex.com /forums/showthread.php?t=76958   (2744 words)

  
 State Department Chronology on Terrorist Incidents 1961-2001
(Details significant terrorist incidents over past 40 years) (5680) (This State Department-produced chronology, based entirely on public sources, was prepared for background information and reference purposes.
Ambassador to Guatemala Assassinated, August 28, 1968: U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala John Gordon Mein was murdered by a rebel faction when gunmen forced his official car off the road in Guatemala City and raked the vehicle with gunfire.
It is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive account of all terrorist incidents during these years, and it is not an official expression of U.S. policy.
www.iwar.org.uk /cyberterror/resources/chronology/1961-2001.htm   (5488 words)

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