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  2. List of major terrorist incidents - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into One World Trade Center (North Tower) at 8:46 AM EDT. United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Two World Trade Center (South Tower) at 9:03 AM EDT. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in history. 2001 Indian Parliament attack: 2001 India 9 18

  3. Violent extremism - Wikipedia

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    Violent extremism is a form of extremism that condones and enacts violence with ideological or deliberate intent, such as religious or political violence. [6] Violent extremist views often conflate with religious [12] and political violence, [13] and can manifest in connection with a range of issues, including politics, [1] [4] religion, [7] [14] and gender relations.

  4. Hindu terrorism - Wikipedia

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    The term "saffron terror" was coined in 2002 by the Indian journalist Praveen Swami after the 2002 Gujarat riots, [17] [18] and gained popularity in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 attacks which targeted Pakistanis and Muslims and were reportedly instigated by people affiliated with Hindu nationalist organisations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Abhinav Bharat.

  5. Terrorism - Wikipedia

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    If one identifies with the victim of the violence, for example, then the act is terrorism. If, however, one identifies with the perpetrator, the violent act is regarded in a more sympathetic, if not positive (or, at the worst, an ambivalent) light; and it is not terrorism. [209] [210]

  6. List of Islamist terrorist attacks - Wikipedia

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    Three other suspects, all Moroccans, were remanded in custody in connection with the attack. He was convicted for terrorism and murder. It was the first time a Finnish court has decreed that a crime was a terrorist act. Finland's prime minister described the stabbings as the country's first terrorist attack in history. [272] [273] 2 8 United ...

  7. Extremism - Wikipedia

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    Extremism is "the quality or state of being extreme" or "the advocacy of extreme measures or views". [1] The term is primarily used in a political or religious sense to refer to an ideology that is considered (by the speaker or by some implied shared social consensus) to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of society. [2]

  8. Radicalization - Wikipedia

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    Radicalization can result in both violent and nonviolent action – academic literature focuses on radicalization into violent extremism (RVE) or radicalisation leading to acts of terrorism. [1] [2] [3] Multiple separate pathways can promote the process of radicalization, which can be independent but are usually mutually reinforcing. [4] [5]

  9. History of terrorism - Wikipedia

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    The history of terrorism involves significant individuals, entities, and incidents associated with terrorism.Scholars often agree that terrorism is a disputed term, and very few of those who are labeled terrorists describe themselves as such, it is common for opponents in a violent conflict to describe the opposing side as terrorists or as practicing terrorism.