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• n  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

• Acts of terrorism may be isolated, but sometimes they add up to an epidemic of violence.
• Despite the overtures between the reformist president Mohammed Khatami and the West on ways of cooperating against terrorism, hard-line spiritual leader Ayatollah Khameini insisted .
• You could call George Habash, a Palestinian leader who died in Amman on Saturday at the age of 82, the godfather of Middle East terrorism.

• act of terrorism
• terrorist act

News & Articles

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• Airmic and Willis Terrorism Review Explores the Scope and Cover Offered by Insurance Schemes Around the World
  LONDON -- Several of the world's long-established terrorism insurance schemes were set up to deal with a different terrorism threat than is predominant today, according to a new technical guide produced ...
  June 12, 2013 - GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Ending Terrorism a Challenge for PTI in Pakistan Province
  Sumeera Riaz, written for UPI.com The new PTI-led government in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province faces a challenge in carrying out PTI's promise to end terrorism and restore law and order.
  June 12, 2013 - UPI
• Anti-terrorism training at Fort Gordon helps soldiers prepare for worst-case scenarios
  If you live out at Fort Gordon, you can expect a lot of delays at the gates this week. They're having anti-terrorism drills all week long.
  June 12, 2013 - News 12 Augusta

Quotes

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• David S. Kris in The Hindu
  They further reflect the effectiveness of mutual investigations and cooperation with our global partners in disrupting terrorism threats,he said.
• Gordon Brown in BBC News
  In a statement issued on Wednesday, Mr Brown said: "We have strong reason to believe that a British citizen, Edwin Dyer, has been murdered by an al-Qaeda cell in Mali. I utterly condemn this appalling and barbaric act of terrorism. My thoughts are...
• Barack Obama in USA Today
  The threat of terrorism faced by the United States and the European Union continues and, with this agreement, all of our citizens will be safer,Obama said in a statement.