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United States "The Guardians of Peace" linked by the United States to North Korea launched a cyber attack against SONY pictures. Embarrassing private emails were published and the organization threatened attacks against theaters that showed The Interview, a satire which depicted the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Following ...
A terroristic threat is a threat to commit a crime of violence or a threat to cause bodily injury to another person and terrorization as the result of the proscribed conduct. [1] Several U.S. states have enacted statutes which impose criminal liability for "terroristic threatening" or "making a terroristic threat."
Armed resistance in Chile (1973-1990) November 5 assassination 1 2 (+1) New York, United States Assassination of Meir Kahane: Far-right American-Israeli politician Meir Kahane was shot and killed while a bystander was shot in the leg by Egyptian Islamist El Sayyid Nosair at the Marriott hotel. A police officer was wounded in the arrest of ...
Map of 2,872 terrorist incidents in the contiguous United States from 1970 to 2017. KEY: Orange: 2001–2017; Green: 1970–2000 Terrorism deaths in the United States In the United States, a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence in order to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious ...
Under current United States law [needs update], outlined in the USA PATRIOT Act, acts of domestic terrorism are those which: "(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended – (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence ...
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Social media has become notable in threats against high-profile Federal judges. Several threats or encouragements of others to kill United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judge Brett Kavanaugh or members of the Senate who supported confirmation of his appointment to the US Supreme Court were made on Twitter. Twitter ...
1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.