Suicide Assasinations

Assassination, as an extreme form of political violence, is documented by historians as occurring ever since the early civilizations. The forms in which it would be applied depended on technological advances, but the perpetrator has always been most exposed to the consequences of such an act. In th...

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Main Authors: Sasho Panchevski, Sasho Tasevski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje 2018-06-01
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Online Access:http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2009.1%20(2018)/SD%2009.1.05%20Panchevski,%20S.%20&%20Tasevski,%20S.%20-%20Suicide%20Assasinations.pdf
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description Assassination, as an extreme form of political violence, is documented by historians as occurring ever since the early civilizations. The forms in which it would be applied depended on technological advances, but the perpetrator has always been most exposed to the consequences of such an act. In the second half of the XIX century, with the development of explosives, modern forms of suicide attacks come into play - suicide bombers. The use of improvised explosive devices and the manner of work intended to physically eliminate a particular person, politician, or another prominent public figure, launched the era of the most destructive forms of assassination - assassination by suicide. This paper clarifies the terms assassination, suicide attack, as well as their product - suicide assassination. Presented are the main features of documented suicide assassinations worldwide, the target of the attack, as well as the means of attack. Special emphasis is given to three suicide assassinations of political figures, committed by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). They are examined through the prism of criminal and criminological analysis of the attacks. Finally, the data from the analyzed suicide bombings were summarized and recommendations are provided in regard to the protection of specific persons (VIP), which would be useful for the entities that provide such type of services.
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spelling doaj.art-99076ab8126b4eb8830f8098a1b8614a2022-12-21T21:29:34ZengFaculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in SkopjeBezbednosni Dijalozi1857-71721857-80552018-06-0191374910.47054/SD1810037pSuicide AssasinationsSasho Panchevski0Sasho Tasevski1Ministry of Interior of the Republic of MacedoniaMinistry of Interior of the Republic of MacedoniaAssassination, as an extreme form of political violence, is documented by historians as occurring ever since the early civilizations. The forms in which it would be applied depended on technological advances, but the perpetrator has always been most exposed to the consequences of such an act. In the second half of the XIX century, with the development of explosives, modern forms of suicide attacks come into play - suicide bombers. The use of improvised explosive devices and the manner of work intended to physically eliminate a particular person, politician, or another prominent public figure, launched the era of the most destructive forms of assassination - assassination by suicide. This paper clarifies the terms assassination, suicide attack, as well as their product - suicide assassination. Presented are the main features of documented suicide assassinations worldwide, the target of the attack, as well as the means of attack. Special emphasis is given to three suicide assassinations of political figures, committed by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). They are examined through the prism of criminal and criminological analysis of the attacks. Finally, the data from the analyzed suicide bombings were summarized and recommendations are provided in regard to the protection of specific persons (VIP), which would be useful for the entities that provide such type of services.http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2009.1%20(2018)/SD%2009.1.05%20Panchevski,%20S.%20&%20Tasevski,%20S.%20-%20Suicide%20Assasinations.pdfassassinationsuicide bombersuicide attacksuicide assassinationprotection of specific persons
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