terrorist
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Counter terrorism police said Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, of St James Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, had been charged with failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Southern Syria is vulnerable to terrorist activity; such groups have operated near the Israeli border before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The United States for years refused contact with Hamas, which it classifies as a terrorist organisation and which led the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
If Werner rings the bell, the old man will assume he’s being arrested as a terrorist.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Flock CEO Garrett Langley has accused some opponents of being "terrorists," stoking the fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
"We were only asking for our rights. We are not terrorists," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
A. Dirk Moses, the journal’s senior editor since 2011, argues it is useless to distinguish intentional killing of civilians from collateral damage caused by strikes against terrorists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The committee had several recommendations to reduce the threat posed by such terrorists.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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