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Brussels bombings: Terrorist attacks around the world you probably didn't hear about | Brussels bombings: Terrorist attacks around the world you probably didn't hear about |
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The Brussels bombings were the worst terrorist attack in Western Europe since the attacks in Paris last November. | The Brussels bombings were the worst terrorist attack in Western Europe since the attacks in Paris last November. |
Because of this, the continent has been on high alert ever since. But it’s not the only area of the world to be struck by terrorism. | Because of this, the continent has been on high alert ever since. But it’s not the only area of the world to be struck by terrorism. |
There is no internationally accepted definition of the word – no minimum number of causalities needed; no particular method of violence; no specific time or place. | There is no internationally accepted definition of the word – no minimum number of causalities needed; no particular method of violence; no specific time or place. |
Instead, most agencies tend to make the classification based on intent or motive. According to the FBI, international terrorism includes violence that is intended to ‘intimidate or coerce’ a civilian population or government. | Instead, most agencies tend to make the classification based on intent or motive. According to the FBI, international terrorism includes violence that is intended to ‘intimidate or coerce’ a civilian population or government. |
The UN states that terrorist attacks violate human rights and the rule of law. | The UN states that terrorist attacks violate human rights and the rule of law. |
Regardless of how the act is defined, numerous terrorist attacks have taken place between the bombings in Paris on November 13, 2015 and the events in Brussels earlier this week. | |
From bombings in Beirut to a hotel attack in the Ivory Coast, this video highlights just a few of the very many. | From bombings in Beirut to a hotel attack in the Ivory Coast, this video highlights just a few of the very many. |
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