Terrorism

Terrorism

The use of violence and intimidation against innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or religious aims.

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Shining Path

Military; Terrorism

The Shining Path is a Maoist guerrilla insurgent organisation in Peru. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru". It initiated the ...

2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings

Military; Terrorism

The 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings are a series of shooting attacks in the French cities of Montauban and Toulouse. The first attack occurred on March 11, with another on March 15. On March 19, a ...

Mexican drug war

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Forty-nine headless and limbless bodies were found on May 13, 2012 on a northern Mexico highway near the Texan border. The bodies were killings in conjunction with the escalating war between ...

Underwear bomb

Law enforcement; Terrorism

An improvised explosive device built by sewing explosives inside the underwear fabrics. It is designed to evade airport metal detectors as it doesn't contain any metal components. The bomb is ...