Episodes
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
April 13, 2010 | Kidnapping attempt in the Philippines
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Kidnapping is a viable tactic for terrorist groups both to gain funds and attention, but sometimes it goes badly wrong.
On this day in 2010, a kidnapping by the Al Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf Group in the Philippines went awry as the terrorist group killed 10 people.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2010-kidnapping-attempt-in-philippines
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Thursday Apr 16, 2020
April 12, 2008 | Bombing of mosque in Shiraz, Iran
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Iran is often blamed, at times accurately, for sponsoring terrorism: it cannot be denied that it is a victim too.
On this day in 2008, a bomb tore through a Shia mosque in the southern city of Shiraz, killing 13 worshipers and wounding more than 200.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2008-bombing-of-mosque-in-shiraz-iran
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Thursday Apr 16, 2020
April 11, 2002 | Bombing at Ghriba Synagogue in Tunisia
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Al Qaeda took more than half a year to follow up on 9/11 with a renewed attack.
On this day in 2002 a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb outside the el-Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, killing 19, including 16 German and French tourists.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2002-ghriba-synagogue-bombing
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Friday Apr 10, 2020
April 10, 2003 | Bombing of Palestinian Playground
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Jewish terrorists may not be that well known but they are out there.
On this day in 2003 a bomb exploded in a West Bank school playground injuring 20 Palestinian children. The explosion tore through a classroom for 16-year-old boys as they returned from a midday recess.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2003-bombing-palestinian-playground
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
April 9, 2017 | ISIS Church Bombings in Egypt
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
ISIS regularly slaughtered followers of other religions in a misguided conviction that only its own faith is true.
On this day in 2017 the Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) launched two actions against Christian worshipers in Alexandria (St. Mark's) and Tanta (a Coptic Christian church) on Palm Sunday.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2017-isis-church-bombings-in-egypt
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> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
April 7, 2017 | Truck attack in Stockholm
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
When most of us think terrorism we think suicide bombers: on many occasions the modus operandi is much simpler.
On this day in 2017 a man drove a stolen beer truck into a crowd of people in a popular shopping district in Stockholm, killing four people.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2017-truck-attack-in-stockholm
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Monday Apr 06, 2020
April 6, 1972 | Bombing of Japanese Soji-ji Ossuary
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Military occupations often lead to atrocities but how does bombing an ossuary help matters?
On this day in 1972, members of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front (EAAJAF) bombed the Soji-ji ossuary in Yokohama, Japan, killing a grand total of… wait for it… 0 people.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1972-bombing-of-soji-ji-ossuary
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> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
April 5, 1986 | Panic at the Berlin Disco
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
One would think that schools would be like places of worship: i.e. immune from violence. Tell that to the terrorists.
On April 5, 1986 a bomb went off in a Berlin disco (yes, there were discos in Germany in 1986), killing three people and wounding more than 200.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1986-west-berlin-discotheque-bombing
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> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
April 4, 2010 | Three ISIS Suicide Car Bombs in Baghdad
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
It is important to remember that for many jihadis public enemy #1 is anything Shia or Iranian.
On this day in 2010, three suicide car bombs hit the centre of Iraq's capital city, Baghdad, killing at least 42 and injuring more than 200 others.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2010-isis-bombing-in-baghdad
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> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Friday Apr 03, 2020
April 3, 1983 | Massacre of Peasants in Peru
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
‘Terror’ is at the root of the word ‘terrorism’: is there anything more terrifying than being hacked to death by a machete?
On this day in 1983, the Sendero massacred 69 peasants in the village of Lucanamarca in Peru with axes, machetes and guns.
Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1983-lucanamarca-massacre
> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism
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> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith