terrorist
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It was 11 days after the 9/11 terrorist attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Two days later, the US designated Brazil's two largest drug cartels as terrorist organizations -- which Flavio has said was a personal request.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Counter terrorism police said Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, of St James Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, had been charged with failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Southern Syria is vulnerable to terrorist activity; such groups have operated near the Israeli border before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Q: Has any terrorist group taken credit for the bombing?
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"The troops engaged the terrorists with effective fire, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee into adjoining bushes," he said, noting that all the hostages had been recovered without any casualties.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia's online register of "terrorists and extremists" -- a blacklist maintained by Russia's Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his top defense officials in the wake of the incident, pledging to “act with full force against the terrorists and those who dispatch them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Prior to 9/11, terrorists were prosecuted in civilian courts.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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