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Abu Hamza

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Abu Hamza, born Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in Alexandria, Egypt, on 15 April 1958. He initially studied civil engineering before leaving for England in 1979. There he ended up running ...

Boko Haram

Military; Terrorism

Boko Haram is Nigeria's militant Islamist group. The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the ...

Bombay bombings (1993)

Law enforcement; Terrorism

On March 12, 1993, the city of Mumbai (India), exploded 13 bombs. The first bomb went off at 1:30 pm in the basement of the Bombay Stock Exchange building. From 1:30 pm to 3:40 pm ...

enhanced interrogation techniques

Law enforcement; Terrorism

A set of harsh interrogation tactics employed by the CIA to inflict pain and suffering on al-Qaida detainees after the Sept. 11 attacks in order to break their spirits and to ...

Jihadi John

Military; Terrorism

The nickname given to Mohammed Emwazi (born Muhammad Jassim Abdulkarim Olayan al-Dhafiri, 17 August 1988) is a British national who was identified as the masked executioner ...