‘Patterns of Global Terrorism’ annual report published

The US State Department has released its annual report into global terrorism. Overall, terrorist attacks were at their lowest levels since 1969 but attacks on US interests increased on the 2002 level.

* There were 190 acts of international terrorism in 2003, a slight decrease from the 198 attacks that occurred in 2002, and a drop of 45 percent from the level in 2001 of 346 attacks.

* A total of 307 persons were killed in the attacks of 2003, far fewer than the 725 killed during 2002. A total of 1,593 persons were wounded in the attacks that occurred in 2003, down from 2,013 persons wounded the year before.

* In 2003, the highest number of attacks (70) and the highest casualty count (159 persons dead and 951 wounded) occurred in Asia.

* There were 82 anti-US attacks in 2003, which is up slightly from the 77 attacks the previous year, and represents a 62-percent decrease from the 219 attacks recorded in 2001.

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•Date: 30th April 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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