Terrorist attacks on public transport
Public transport represents the first choice of a great part of global population when selecting a mode of travel, because it is, above all, economical. On the other hand, precisely due to its mass, this system is vulnerable. Data from 2017 show that the Moscow Metro is used by 6.9 million passenger...
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Ministry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, Belgrade
2023-01-01
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| description | Public transport represents the first choice of a great part of global population when selecting a mode of travel, because it is, above all, economical. On the other hand, precisely due to its mass, this system is vulnerable. Data from 2017 show that the Moscow Metro is used by 6.9 million passengers a day, and the passenger flow in the morning is 6 passengers per second. It is not difficult for terrorists to remain unnoticed in this crowd. The events of previous decades show that public transport was a frequent choice when selecting the target of an attack, primarily because public transport is mass, relatively unsecured and easy for infiltration. In addition, such attacks are reported in the media. The paper considers the concept of terrorism and tactics used during attacks on public transport. Motives that inspire individuals to undertake such destructive actions are also discussed. With a theoretical emphasis on previous terrorist attacks, the objective of the paper is to provide guidelines that can mobilise all social factors in order to prevent such attacks in the future, primarily through the education of individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a469a5ac65674b259447d6ae305a47cc2023-10-10T08:36:01ZengMinistry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, BelgradeВојно дело0042-84262683-57032023-01-01752324410.5937/vojdelo2302032R0042-84262302032PTerrorist attacks on public transportPetrović Marko Z.0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3868-483XSaobraćajno preduzeće Lasta, Beograd, SerbiaPublic transport represents the first choice of a great part of global population when selecting a mode of travel, because it is, above all, economical. On the other hand, precisely due to its mass, this system is vulnerable. Data from 2017 show that the Moscow Metro is used by 6.9 million passengers a day, and the passenger flow in the morning is 6 passengers per second. It is not difficult for terrorists to remain unnoticed in this crowd. The events of previous decades show that public transport was a frequent choice when selecting the target of an attack, primarily because public transport is mass, relatively unsecured and easy for infiltration. In addition, such attacks are reported in the media. The paper considers the concept of terrorism and tactics used during attacks on public transport. Motives that inspire individuals to undertake such destructive actions are also discussed. With a theoretical emphasis on previous terrorist attacks, the objective of the paper is to provide guidelines that can mobilise all social factors in order to prevent such attacks in the future, primarily through the education of individuals.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2023/0042-84262302032P.pdfpublic transportterrorismterrorist attacksviolenceradicalizationvictims |
| spellingShingle | Petrović Marko Z. Terrorist attacks on public transport Војно дело public transport terrorism terrorist attacks violence radicalization victims |
| title | Terrorist attacks on public transport |
| title_full | Terrorist attacks on public transport |
| title_fullStr | Terrorist attacks on public transport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Terrorist attacks on public transport |
| title_short | Terrorist attacks on public transport |
| title_sort | terrorist attacks on public transport |
| topic | public transport terrorism terrorist attacks violence radicalization victims |
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