terrorist attack

A terrorist attack is a deliberate act of violence or threat of violence, typically against civilians or symbolic targets, carried out to instill fear and advance political, ideological, or religious objectives.

Observed surface forms (4)

• terrorist bombing ×2
• sectarian attack ×1
• suicide bombing ×1
• terrorist incident ×1

Instances (14)

• 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
• Bloody Friday
• Miami Showband killings
• Birmingham pub bombings
• Kingsmill massacre
• Enniskillen bombing
• Omagh bombing
• 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
• Iranian Embassy siege via concept surface "terrorist incident"
• Munich massacre
• September 11 attacks
• Pan Am Flight 103 via concept surface "terrorist bombing"
• Centennial Olympic Park bombing
• Docklands bombing in London in 1996 via concept surface "terrorist bombing"
  surface form: Docklands bombing