The database, which was put together with five university partners, compiled 1,815
incidents of terrorism and extremism between 1960 and 2014 that occurred either on Canadian soil or had a Canadian connection abroad.
I was pleased to learn that this year the Sheriff's Office was using the funds to better equip and train deputies to handle an active shooter or
incident of terrorism.
Not exact matches
In what the head
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission called «the most significant
incident of domestic
terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred,» the attacker - who may have been an insider - fired about 100 rounds
of.30 - caliber rifle ammunition into the radiators
of 17 electricity transformers over the course
of 19 minutes.
Gov. David Paterson's early - morning statement on the car bomb found and diffused in Times Square last night refers to the
incident as an «act
of terrorism.»
Cuomo acknowledged that though the Chelsea explosion was «an act
of terrorism,» the
incident is «not linked at this stage to international
terrorism at this time.»
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has, as James Fallows amusingly notes, taken the opposite
of the Washington approach to
terrorism: He's downplayed the Times Square
incident, mocked the attacker as an «amateur,» and insisted on the quality
of the existing security apparatus, all with a total lack
of sentimentalism that's the hallmark
of his mayoralty.
Democratic presidential front - runner and former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton shared her thoughts on the crash
of EgyptAir Flight MS804 over the Mediterranean Sea early yesterday, saying the
incident appeared to be «an act
of terrorism.»
Law enforcement officials called the
incident an act
of domestic
terrorism.
I want to add another point that especially stopping
terrorism is nearly impossible for a moderate majority because
of the extremely low
incident rate.
Yesterday's
incident follows a similar event at JFK airport in New York last year, when Mr Malik was searched after attending a meeting on
terrorism organised by the department
of homeland security alongside the FBI and Muslim organisations.
DeFrancisco, however, did say that the
incident in which a car rammed into a crowd
of counter-protestors should be considered an act
of domestic
terrorism.
The president condemned the dastardly act on innocent worshippers, saying that the
incident had further reinforced the position that
terrorism had no relationship or respect for any religion, and should be visited with the full wrath
of the law.
A security source who spoke shortly after the blast «For now we are not suspecting
terrorism for the explosion as the security agencies are currently investigating the remote cause
of the
incident.»
Despite increased awareness
of lone - actor shootings,
incidents of far - right, «lone - wolf»
terrorism have been fewer in the past 10 years, according a new study by a
terrorism researcher at the University
of Arkansas.
Moreover, after building the network with connections, the researchers propose a unified detection approach that applies pattern classification techniques to network topology and features
of incidents to detect
terrorism attacks with high accuracy, and identify the extension
of attacks (90 percent accuracy), multiple attacks (96 percent accuracy) and terrorist goals (92 percent accuracy).
After an unspeakable act
of terrorism, two lawyers are brought in as defense for the accused mastermind
of the entire horrific
incident, which resulted in the deaths
of 120 people.
Meanwhile, Partner James Gosling is listed for the fourth year in relation to his recognised position as an expert in handling maritime piracy
incidents and, more recently, advising on the impact on the payment
of ransoms
of recent changes to UK
terrorism legislation.
The Canadian
Incident Database was unveiled a week after the Conservative government approved Bill C - 51, anti-terror legislation that expands the powers
of the country's police and intelligence agencies in the wake
of two attacks in 2014 that brought an international war on
terrorism to Canadian soil.
Depending on the programmes the company supports, this often includes considering rather weighty (and sometimes inherently unknowable) political and national security - related questions such as: how long and in what numbers will US and NATO forces be deployed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan; what level
of ballistic missile defences might the US and its allies procure in order to address the threat from North Korea; how might an aviation - related
terrorism incident or global recession affect the production rate
of Boeing or Airbus airplanes; or, what level
of future defence spending might be agreed between the US Congress and the Trump Administration?
First, remember to separate the likelihood
of an act
of terrorism with the likelihood
of you being directly involved in such an
incident.
For example, here is the official language from Travel Guard's Platinum plan: «Terrorist
Incident» means an act
of violence, that is deemed
terrorism by the United States Government other than civil disorder or riot (that is not an act
of war, declared or undeclared) that results in Loss
of life or major damage to property, by any person acting on behalf
of or in connection with any organization which is generally recognized as having the intent to overthrow or influence the control
of any government.
FYI to purchasers
of travel insurance with terrorist
incident coverage, with Travel guard, the
incident must be deemed
terrorism by the UNITED STATES.
For foreign
terrorism coverage only, coverage for travel to or through countries in which such a documented or reported
incident has occurred during the 30 days prior to purchase
of insurance is excluded.
«Even though some government officials are speculating
terrorism as the cause
of the Metrojet plane crash, the
incident does not currently meet the definition
of terrorism by any travel insurance providers,» said Squaremouth CEO Chris Harvey.
The
terrorism - related trip cancellation benefit applies when the terrorist
incident occurs in a city listed on the insured's itinerary within 30 days
of the insured's scheduled arrival.
A «terrorist
Incident» means an act
of violence, that is deemed
terrorism by the United States Government other than civil disorder or riot (that is not an act
of war, declared or undeclared) that results in loss
of life or major damage to property, by any person acting alone or in association with other persons on behalf
of or in connection with any organization
of foreign government which is generally recognized as having the intent to overthrow or influence the control
of any other foreign government.
Source: edition.cnn.com Even though the Western World got shaken by the horrible
incident in Paris, it is far from being an isolated act
of terrorism.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of September 15, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attack for current Tin Leg policyholders.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of May 24, 2017, the U.S. Department
of State has officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there may be coverage for current Tin Leg policyholders to cancel or interrupt their trip.
Despite the outward appearance
of an international
incident, «
terrorism» benefits may not cover a traveler until the situation is formally declared as an act
of terrorism.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of August 17, the U.S. Department
of State has deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there may be coverage for Tin Leg customers to cancel or interrupt their trip.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of June 3, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incidents acts
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attacks for current Tin Leg policyholders.
Travel insurance provider Tin Leg recently announced that because the Russian MetroJet
incident has not been declared an act
of terrorism, benefits from their insurance policies may not cover the
incident.
While Ukrainian officials have decried the
incident as an act
of terrorism, the U.S. State Department has not used the term «
terrorism» to describe the
incident.
As
of August 19th, the
incident has not been officially deemed as an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attacks for current Tin Leg policyholders.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of April 20, 2017, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attack for current Tin Leg policyholders.
What you need to know about your policy: The December 11, 2017 attack has not officially been declared an act
of terrorism by the U.S. Department
of State, meaning there is currently no coverage for the
incident.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of November 4, the
incident has not been officially deemed as an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attacks for current Tin Leg policyholders.
Once an
incident is officially declared an act
of terrorism, trip cancellation and trip interruption provisions may be available to holders
of existing travel insurance plans.
What you need to know about your policy: On October 31, 2017, the U.S. Department
of State officially declared the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning current Tin Leg policyholders may have coverage to cancel or interrupt their trip due to the attack.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of September 19, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attacks for current Tin Leg policyholders.
What you need to know about your policy: On April 7, 2017, the U.S. Department
of State officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there may be coverage for Tin Leg customers to cancel or interrupt their trip.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of October 1, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attack for current Tin Leg policyholders.
What you need to know about your policy: As
of March 22, the U.S. Department
of State has not officially deemed the
incident an act
of terrorism, meaning there is no coverage for losses related to the attack for current Tin Leg policyholders.
The number
of hacking
incidents is also growing, not to mention that there are reports that Bitcoin is being used to fund
terrorism.
At my previous workplace, I was responsible for introducing Safe Inflight Cargo Management, which reduced the chances
of terrorism - associated
incidents, concerning the inflight baggage area.
Established a new police training program that addresses a variety
of police officer training needs to include active shooter response, de-escalation
of the use
of force,
terrorism response, and the
Incident Command System.
Examples include leading the
incident - free apprehension
of armed
terrorism suspects at an NFL game and performing CPR that revived a store customer suffering from a heart attack while waiting for paramedics to arrive.