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Learn about the different types and examples of police codes used in the United States, such as 10 codes, signals, incident codes, and response codes. See how codes vary by state, county, and agency, and how they are related to the California Penal Code.
Learn about the 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax, that killed five people and infected 17 others in the U.S. after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Find out the FBI's investigation, the suspect Bruce Ivins, the scientific controversy, and the lawsuits.
A terroristic threat is a crime of violence or a threat to cause bodily injury to another person and terrorization as the result of the proscribed conduct. Learn about the definition, elements, examples, and statutes of terroristic threat in different jurisdictions.
This is a list of major terrorist incidents conducted by violent non-state actors, i.e. excluding state terrorism. It covers attacks from 1920 to 2018, with details of date, location, deaths, injuries, perpetrator and notes.
A 2019 terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab at a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, Kenya, left 21 civilians and five militants dead. Christian Craighead, a British national and a former soldier, was among the victims of the attack.
The Beslan school siege (also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre) [2] [3] [4] was a rebel attack that started on 1 September 2004. It lasted three days, and involved the imprisonment of more than 1,100 people as hostages, (including 777 children) [5] ending with the deaths of 334 people, 186 of them children, [6] as well as 31 of the attackers. [1]
A crime in the United States that prohibits supporting groups designated as terrorists by the State Department. The law has been criticized for being vague, broad, and violating the First Amendment, and has been applied to various cases involving humanitarian aid, political advocacy, and online activities.
A color-coded terrorism threat advisory scale created in 2002 and replaced in 2011 in the U.S. The system triggered specific actions by federal and local authorities, but faced criticism for lack of objective criteria and political manipulation.