Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third EditionInfobase Holdings, Inc, 2021 M08 1 - 432 páginas The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the bombings overseas have shown that—despite the "War on Terror"—terrorism is still very much a part of daily life for many individuals. Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 entries organized in an easily accessible, A-to-Z format offer comprehensive treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. New and updated entries include:
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... explosives intended for an attack on Los Angeles International Airport. In October 2000, an al-Qaeda team in Aden, Yemen, used a motorboat filled with explosives to blow a hole in the side of a destroyer, the USS Cole, killing 17 ...
... explosive,” but it also advocates maiming abortion doctors by cutting off their hands. While it could be argued that the Army of God of the 1980s was reasonably careful not to harm people, attacking clinics only when empty or leaving ...
... explosives used were stolen from a Belgian quarry. The FCC bombed NATO pipelines and defense-related companies. Air. France. hijacking. at. Entebbe. When an Air France Airbus, flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, was hijacked after a ...
... explosive device aboard a flight, via luggage, while boarding another flight to safety. While many airports use employee identification badges to restrict access to sensitive areas of airport security systems, thousands of these 1. A ...