terrorist
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A 22-year-old British national has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident close to RAF Fairford, counter-terror police said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The operation would continue, he said, “until the country is liberated from the control of terrorist militias.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The UAE has begun investigating whether the "incident was linked to any terrorist activity or purpose", according to the country's state news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
On top of that, air regulations have been repeatedly tightened following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. and the Germanwings Flight 9525 intentional crash in the French Alps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
What if the prosecutors, hoping to justify Zeitoun’s incarceration, tried to make a case against him—a connection, any distant connection, to some terrorist activity?
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
A British-born veteran of Vietnam, he concluded after the 1993 bombing that the terrorists would return, and he rigorously rehearsed evacuation plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We're not talking about an ordinary mafia, we're talking about terrorists," Rubio told reporters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sitting on the floor with a fake skyscraper, none of us says anything about sitting in Ben’s room, about terrorists or tears.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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