terrorist
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Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan spiraled following the discovery that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was living in a Pakistani town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The IDF has not answered the BBC's questions about why it accused him of being a "terrorist".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But according to the Paris police department, in "an international and national context which is particularly tense" the gathering was "exposed to an important terrorist risk toward the Muslim community".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
They seemed less intent on finding out my views than on proving that I was a Communist and a terrorist.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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