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Specific Attacks
 Websites presented in alphabetical order At-a-Glance: Delhi Bombs 
 News about the three bombs that "exploded almost simultaneously in the Indian capital, Delhi, on Saturday [October 29, 2005], killing 62 people and injuring 210." Includes a map, photos, video clips, and links to related stories on topics such as who was behind the bombings. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4390948.stm Topics: History By Place, Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Background Q&A: Shining Path, Tupac Amaru
"There are two main rebel groups operating in Peru, both leftist: the Maoist Shining Path (known in Spanish as Sendero Luminoso) and the Cuban-inspired Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru)." This site provides a brief overview of the goals and activities of these two groups. Also includes links to information about other international terrorist organizations. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/9276/ Topics: Terrorism Last updated Apr 10, 2006 Bali Bomb Attacks Claim 26 Lives
News article about "three bomb attacks [in October 2005] in two tourist areas on the Indonesian resort island of Bali [that] have killed at least 26 people - among them foreign nationals." Also includes video and links to related stories, including those about the two explosions in October 2002 in Bali. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4300274.stm Topics: Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Bali Terror Attack
"BBC News Online collects news, analysis and features from the terror attack in Bali on 12 October, 2002." Includes key stories and analysis on the attack, a country profile of Indonesia, and an article on the role of tourism in Bali. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/asia_pacific/2002/bali/default.stm Topics: Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) [Euskadi ta Askatasuna]
Questions and answers about "[a] leftist group that uses terrorism in hopes of forming an independent Basque state in parts of northern Spain and southwest France." Discusses organization history and terrorist attacks for which the ETA has been implicated. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/9271/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Terrorism Last updated Mar 29, 2006 Beslan: Siege of School No. 1
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program "examines the three-day ordeal [in the Russian town of Beslan in September 2004] that saw Chechen gunmen hold more than 1,000 hostages, most of them children" and "in which several hundred children and adults were killed." The companion website provides background information about the Chechen conflict, a lesson plan, and maps, photos, and essays about Chechnya and the surrounding area. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/beslan-seige-of-school-1/introduction/246/ Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections: Regional, Terrorism Last updated Jul 12, 2008 Egyptian Police "Identify Bomber"
Article about the July 2005 bombings at Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm al-Sheikh. Includes links to news, reactions, and background information. Also includes photos and video clips. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4720421.stm Topics: Death & Dying, Photograph Collections: Regional, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Jul 27, 2005 Female Suicide Bombers: Dying to Kill
This December 2004 article reports on the increase in women suicide bombers in Russia's Chechnya region, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank in Israel, and other areas. Discusses possible motivations for women to become suicide bombers, impact on the women's families, and related topics. From National Geographic News. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1213_041213_tv_suicide_bombers.html Topics: Death & Dying, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army [SLA], "arguably the most notorious and flamboyant domestic terrorist group in American history. ... [It] inspired what might be described as the first true media 'frenzy,' one that only exploded further when Patty transformed into 'Tania' and joined the ranks of the S.L.A." Features interviews, commentary, photos, profiles, timeline, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guerrilla/ Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jan 31, 2007 The Hostage Crisis in Iran
Materials related to the taking of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. "On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. This terrorist act ... lasted 444 days." Includes a list of the hostages and the casualties, a diary kept by one of the hostages, and a link to a rescue mission report. From the Jimmy Carter Library & Museum. http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/hostages.phtml Topics: Terrorism Last updated Oct 30, 2006 In Depth: London Explosions
Information about the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks on the London Underground and a London bus. Includes a map of the four central London blast locations, images of the scenes (including eyewitness photos), video clips, and a timeline. Find news stories about the blasts, and follow the impact of the attacks on London hospitals, transit, and communication. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2005/london_explosions/default.stm Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Sep 8, 2009 India Terrorism by the Numbers: Statistics From UM's Global Terrorism Database
This November 2008 press release provides a statistical summary of terrorism in India from 1970 through 2004, noting that over 4,000 terrorist incidents with over 12,000 fatalities occurred in India during that period. Includes a link to the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) from which the material is drawn and to Terrorist Organization Profiles, which "includes information on 56 groups known to have engaged in terrorism in India." From the University of Maryland (UM). http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/sociss/release.cfm?ArticleID=1797 Topics: Terrorism Last updated Dec 4, 2008 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, Separatists)
Background about the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, ... a separatist group in Sri Lanka. For the past thirty years, the LTTE have been agitating for a homeland for ethnic Tamils, who feel persecuted by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority, the Sinhalese." Discusses LTTE terrorist attacks (such as suicide bombing), status of recent peace efforts, and LTTE ties to other terrorist groups. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ Topics: Terrorism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 20, 2009 Luis Posada Carriles: The Declassified Record
Declassified "CIA and FBI documents detail career in international terrorism" and "connection to U.S." by this Cuban exile. Documents discuss Carriles' role in the bombing of a Cubana airliner in 1976, his role in the Iran-Contra resupply efforts run by Oliver North in 1985, and more. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB153/index.htm Topics: Government, Government, Military, Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Jun 14, 2005 Madrid Train Attacks
News and analysis about the 10 bombs that exploded on four trains in three stations in Madrid during rush hour on March 11, 2004. Features a timeline, map, eyewitness accounts, and a video. Also provides links to related stories, including information about al-Qaida and the Euskadi Ta Azkatasuna (Eta) party, "whose name stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2004/madrid_train_attacks/default.stm Topics: History By Place, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Profile: Shoko Asahara
Background information about Shoko Asahara (Chizuo Matsumoto), leader of Aum Shinriko, the Japanese cult responsible for releasing deadly sarin gas in the Tokyo subway in 1995. Includes links to news stories about Asahara's trial, which ended in a death sentence in February 2004. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3504237.stm Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Religion, Terrorism Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Secrets in the Sand
"In the last few years, the Sahara desert has become a focus of interest for the US military ... it is seen by Washington as a perfect hideout for terrorists. The BBC's Catherine Fellows sets out to separate fact from fiction in this two part [audio] series [from August 2005] and asks how do people living there feel about their home being labelled a terror zone?" From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/4131336.stm Topics: Geography, Geology, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Serial Blasts: India on the Edge
Collection of news and analysis about terrorist activities in India, with an emphasis on the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Topics addressed include the Indian government's decision to establish a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which may have trained the Mumbai attackers, and other disasters that occurred in India on the 26th of the month. From the Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/specialcoverage/3296778.cms Topics: Politics by Place, Terrorism Last updated Dec 4, 2008 Sri Lanka: Living With Terror, May 2002
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline feature provides background on Sri Lanka, its civil war, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers), "one of the world's most notorious terrorist groups. In their unrelenting drive for a separate homeland on the island, the Tigers have carried out more suicide bombings than Hamas, Islamic Jihad and al-Qaida combined." Includes video, a reporter's diary, and commentary. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/srilanka/ Topics: Death & Dying, Nonfiction by Genre, Terrorism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2005 START: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
This center studies "theories, methods, and data from the social and behavioral sciences to improve understanding of terrorism." The website provides the Global Terrorism Database (documenting terrorism events), a list of publications (some downloadable), project overviews, and related material. The project is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence at the University of Maryland. http://www.start.umd.edu/ Topics: Terrorism Last updated Jun 7, 2007 Suicide Bombers
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle episode from 2004 that looks at the history of suicide terrorism, with an emphasis on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Provides overviews of suicide terrorist attacks around the world (1994-2004), a timeline of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a quiz, classroom activities, video clips, and related information. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/suicide/ Topics: Death & Dying, History, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Unabomber
The Sacramento Bee's coverage of the trial of Theodore Kaczynski. This site includes a story archive, details of the investigation, information on the key participants, a timeline, the "Unabomber Manifesto," public record court documents, photos, and videos. http://www.unabombertrial.com/ Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Nonfiction by Genre, Terrorism Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Unabomber's Manifesto
Complete text, as one file or in parts. http://www.time.com/time/reports/unabomber/manifesto_toc.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Terrorism Last updated Apr 18, 2000 |
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