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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... suspected of assassinating PLO deputy chief Abu Iyad and PLO security chief Abu Hul in Tunis in January 1991. The ANO assassinated a Jordanian diplomat in Lebanon in January 1994 and has been linked to the killing of the PLO ...
... suspected al-Qaeda associate, Richard Calvin Reid attempted to ignite a shoe bomb on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami, without success. All of these operations were either disrupted by authorities or not carried out. Al-Qaeda ...
... suspected person plotting attacks for April using chemical weapons and explosives. This plot involved an elaborate scheme in which funding, weapons, and detailed instructions for the group came from Zarqawi, who remained a Jordanian ...
... suspected of being responsible for dozens of bombings in public areas as well. Although the group has perhaps a few hundred members, the efforts of the Ugandan military in 2000 to destroy several ADF camps has diminished its strength ...
... suspected letters received at three locations in Islamabad contained anthrax, while in Lithuania, one mailbag at the U.S. embassy at the capital tested positive, revealing trace elements of anthrax. Although similarly suspicious letters ...