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THE TWO car bombs discovered in London and the third used to attack an airport terminal in Glasgow on 29 and 30 June serve as a reminder that even amateur terrorists can potentially cause death and disruption. Descriptions of these bombs focus on their potential deadliness as well as their amateuris...

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Main Author: Rebecca Givner-Forbes
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82482
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40081
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description THE TWO car bombs discovered in London and the third used to attack an airport terminal in Glasgow on 29 and 30 June serve as a reminder that even amateur terrorists can potentially cause death and disruption. Descriptions of these bombs focus on their potential deadliness as well as their amateurish construction. Such descriptions illustrate why so many terrorist organizations have been able to use car bombs: they can be both technologically uncomplicated and effective at the same time.
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spelling ntu-10356/824822020-11-01T07:12:58Z Car Bombs.Com Internet-Enabled Terrorism and Homegrown Jihadists Rebecca Givner-Forbes S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science THE TWO car bombs discovered in London and the third used to attack an airport terminal in Glasgow on 29 and 30 June serve as a reminder that even amateur terrorists can potentially cause death and disruption. Descriptions of these bombs focus on their potential deadliness as well as their amateurish construction. Such descriptions illustrate why so many terrorist organizations have been able to use car bombs: they can be both technologically uncomplicated and effective at the same time. 2016-02-23T08:44:38Z 2019-12-06T14:56:31Z 2016-02-23T08:44:38Z 2019-12-06T14:56:31Z 2007 Commentary Rebecca Givner-Forbes. (2007). Car Bombs.Com Internet-Enabled Terrorism and Homegrown Jihadists. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 069). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82482 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40081 en RSIS Commentaries, 069-07 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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