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After WW2, many Middle Eastern countries gained independence. Many of these countries either followed a secular form of government or adapted English governments, pushing Islamic laws and culture into the background.
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In the late 1960's international terrorism became a big threat, hijacking became a popular form of terrorism. It was during this era that people really began to understand and realize what terrorism is.
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In September of 1972 the Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany was interrupted when members of a Palestinian terrorism group, Black September, held hostage and killed Israeli athletes and officials.
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Modern technology is now integrated into terrorism. In 1982, a CIA sabotage operation got into the IT management systems of a Russian pipeline and it exploded 3 kilotons (1/4 of the Hiroshima bomb).
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In 1998, Osama Bin Laden declared a jihad, a revolt against Islam's enemies, against the United States. He told his followers that every Muslim's job was "to kill Americans." With this, strikes by Al-Qaeda against America began.
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On September 11, 2001 four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorist group members. Two airplanes hit the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one airplane crashed into the Pentagon, and one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after its passengers took control over the terrorists. Almost 3,000 people were killed.
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In September of 2007, a group of cyber pirates created a two day power outage in Espirito Santo State. The hackers gained acess to control systems and the cyber attack affected over 3 million people.
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Within two weeks, England had two devastating terror attacks occur. On May 22 a British Muslim set off a homemade bomb at an Ariana Grande concert. Twenty-three people were killed and 250 people were injured. The next week, and 200 miles away, another terrorist attack occurred at the London Bridge. There were three men behind the attack and eight people were killed.
