Terrorist Attacks Escalate in Frequency and Fatalities Preceding Highly Lethal Attacks
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Terrorist Attacks Escalate in Frequency and Fatalities Preceding Highly Lethal Attacks
Highly lethal terrorist attacks, which we define as those killing 21 or more people, account for 50% of the total number of people killed in all terrorist attacks combined, yet comprise only 3.5% of terrorist attacks. Given the disproportionate influence of these incidents, uncovering systematic patterns in attacks that precede and anticipate these highly lethal attacks may be of value for unde...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093732