“he used terror to make them confess”
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Red Hand Defenders
a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
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September 11
the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
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act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act
the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
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biological terrorism, bioterrorism
terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
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chemical terrorism
terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the personal security of citizens
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cyber-terrorism, cyberwar
an assault on electronic communication networks
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domestic terrorism
terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people
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eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorism
violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
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international terrorism
terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country
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narcoterrorism
the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
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nuclear terrorism
the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials
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state-sponsored terrorism
terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism
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theoterrorism
terrorism for a religious purpose
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terrorist attack
a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims
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coercion
the act of compelling by force of authority
