All posts tagged "terrorism"

  • By Elissa Kim Saint Brendan School 8th grade
    How Terrorism Changed Our Lives

    Throughout the past several years, especially in the past year, our world has experienced horrible terrorist attacks. From the 9/11 plane crash to the Paris massacre to the San Bernardino shooting, the world has struggled to recover....

    • Posted January 25, 2016
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  • Police crime photos are displayed during a news conference near the site of yesterday's mass shooting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif. A husband and wife on Wednesday, dressed for battle and carrying assault rifles and handguns, opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing at least 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, the couple died in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    FBI: California shooting investigated as act of terrorism

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting in Southern California as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official revealed that the woman who helped her...

    • Posted December 4, 2015
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  • In this photo provided by WNYW Fox 5 NY, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The New York Police Department says it's aware of a newly released Islamic State group video showing images of Times Square but says there's no current or specific threat to the city. (WNYW Fox 5 NY via AP)
    After ISIS video threatens NYC, mayor says city won’t be intimidated

    The Islamic State (ISIS) released a video on Wednesday that threatened New York City, specifically Manhattan, with a potential attack, according to the New York Times. Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a public statement in Times Square...

    • Posted November 20, 2015
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  • South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to be active in anti-terror campaign: Vice FM

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will continue its support of the global fight against terrorism, a top diplomat said Monday, describing the weekend attacks on France as an “atrocious incident.” “We strongly condemn these brutal acts of...

    • Posted November 16, 2015
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  • Victims lay on the pavement outside a Paris restaurant, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Police officials in France on Friday report multiple terror incidents, leaving many dead. It was unclear at this stage if the events are linked. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
    At least 35 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken

    PARIS (AP) — At least 35 people were killed Friday in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a popular concert hall where patrons were taken hostage, police and medical officials said. A police official...

    • Posted November 13, 2015
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  • In this image taken from video North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, waves to spectators and participants during a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the country's founding, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)
    US leaves out North Korea from terrorism sponsors list

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, June 19 (Yonhap) — The United States left out North Korea from its list of states sponsoring terrorism despite calls for adding Pyongyang to the list in the wake of a massive hacking...

    • Posted June 19, 2015
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  • People from all over the world have shown support for the victims in France. Mourners hold signs depicting victim's eyes during a rally in support of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly newspaper that fell victim to an terrorist attack, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Union Square in New York. French officials say 12 people were killed when masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of the periodical that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    S. Korea denounces terrorist attack in France

    By Kim Hyo-jin The government on Thursday denounced a terrorist attack carried out at the offices of a satirical newspaper in Paris. “The government finds it beyond deplorable that many lives were lost in a terrorist attack,”...

    • Posted January 8, 2015
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