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This document discusses terrorism, including defining it as the unlawful use of force against people or property to intimidate governments or populations for political goals. It outlines some terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda, causes of terrorism like religious extremism and poverty, and examples of terrorist attacks over the years such as in Mumbai, London, and Delhi. These attacks have social, political, and economic impacts. Prevention measures discussed include education, security, and unity. Government acts against terrorism are also mentioned.

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TERRORISM
CONTENTS: ? MEANING OF TERRORISM ? TERRORISTS ? SOME OF THE TERRORIST GROUPS ? CAUSES OF TERRORISM ? TERRORIST ATTACKS ? SOCIAL,POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS ? PREVENTION MEASURES ? PREVENTION ACTS AGAINST TERRORISM
MEANING OF TERRORISM: ? Terrorism actually comes from the latin word ¡°fear¡¯¡±. ? The unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate the government ,civilian population for the furtherance of social or political objectives is called TERRORISM. ? Common threads of definitions identify terrorism as : ? POLITICAL ? PSYCHOLOGICAL ? COERCIVE ? DYNAMIC ? DELIBERATE
WHO IS A TERRORIST: ? One who engages himself in acts or an act of terrorism. ? One who is the member of an armed group that kills civilians as a mean of political intimidation. ? One who is the member of a group that engages in kidnapping and murder.
SOME OF THE TERRORIST GROUPS ? Al-Qaeda ? Al-Ummah ? Lashkar-e-Toiba ? Armed Islamic Group(GIA) ? Al-Jihad a.k.a Egyptian Islamic Jihad ? National Liberation Army (ELN)-Columbia ? Islamic state
CAUSES OF TERRORISM ?BELIEF IN VIOLENCE ?RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM ?POVERTY AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ?POLITICAL INSTABILITY
RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS
MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK ? It was the biggest terrorist attack in India ever. ? The attack began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November 2008. ? Nearly 173 people were killed and 308 were wounded. ? The terrorists attacked eight places in South Mumbai including CHHATRAPATI SIVAJI TERMINUS,TAJ MAHAL PALACE ,OBEROI TRIDENT,NARIMAN HOUSE etc. ? Ajmal Kasab who was the only attacker captured alive was hanged last November.
ATTACK ON WORLD TRADE CENTRE ? Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial air lines on 11September,2001. ? Two airlines crashed into the north and south tower of the world trade centre. ? Within two hours both the towers collapsed. ? Totally 2996 people died in the attacks including 19 hijackers.
2013 HYDERABAD BLASTS ? The twin bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar , Hyderabad which is a crowded area within 100 meters of each other on 21,february 2013. ? The first explosion occurred outside a roadside eatery named A1 mirchi followed by the other between venkatadri theatre and Dilsukhnagar bus stop. ? Nearly 17 were killed and 119 were injured in the blasts.
2006 MUMBAI TRAIN BOMBINGS ? The 11 july 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on a suburban railway in Mumbai. ? The bombs were set off in pressure cookers , in lunch boxes and placed in trains. ? 209 were killed and over 700 were injured.
LONDON BOMBINGS ? The 7 july 2005 london bombings were a series of coordinated suicide attacks in central London . ? Terrorists targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. ? 52 civilians were killed and over 700 more were injured in the attacks. ? Out of 4,three were detonated in London Underground trains and fourth on a doubledecker bus.
2005 DELHI BOMBINGS ? The Delhi bombings occurred on 29october 2005. ? The blasts occurred two days before the important festival of diwali. ? The bombs were triggered in two markets in south and central Delhi and in a bus in the Govindpuri area in the south of the city. ? 62 people were killed and over 210 were injured in the three explosions
MOSCOW THEATRE HOSTAGE CRISIS ? The Moscow theatre hostage crisis is also known the 2002 Nord-ost siege was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka theatre on 23october 2002 by 40 to 50 armed terrorists. ? They took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechenya. ? Special forces came into action and killed all the attackers. ? Nearly 130 were killed in this attack.
2007 HYDERABAD BOMBINGS ? The Hyderabad bombings refers to the incident in which two bombs exploded almost simultaneously on 25August 2007. ? The first bomb exploded in Lumbini Amusement park at 7:45pm and the second bomb exploded five minutes later in Gokul chat bhandar. ? Atleast 42 were reported to have died in two bombings.
Social ,political and economic impact ? Loss of property. ? Effects on productivity. ? Effect on tourism. ? Effects the living condition of population. ? Destabilization of an existing government. ? Effect on financial market.
PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ? Primary prevention is education. ? Creating awareness among people against terrorism. ? Increasing security around the nation. ? The one and only strength against terrorism is unity of people. ? By protecting and mobilizing civil society. ? By eliminating the root of Terrorism.
GOVERNMENT ACTS AGAINST TERRORISM: o Terrorist and Disruptive activities (prevention) Act,1987 (TADA). o The right to shoot to kill 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act. o Legalizing the Impermissible: the new anti- terrorism law. o The prevention of Terrorism act,2002. o Unlawful activities (prevention) Amendment Act,2004.
CONCLUSION IN HOPE FOR A TERROR FREETOMORROW
THANKING YOU BY P.N.SHIVANI REDDY G.DEEKSHA REDDY

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  • 2. CONTENTS: ? MEANING OF TERRORISM ? TERRORISTS ? SOME OF THE TERRORIST GROUPS ? CAUSES OF TERRORISM ? TERRORIST ATTACKS ? SOCIAL,POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS ? PREVENTION MEASURES ? PREVENTION ACTS AGAINST TERRORISM
  • 3. MEANING OF TERRORISM: ? Terrorism actually comes from the latin word ¡°fear¡¯¡±. ? The unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate the government ,civilian population for the furtherance of social or political objectives is called TERRORISM. ? Common threads of definitions identify terrorism as : ? POLITICAL ? PSYCHOLOGICAL ? COERCIVE ? DYNAMIC ? DELIBERATE
  • 4. WHO IS A TERRORIST: ? One who engages himself in acts or an act of terrorism. ? One who is the member of an armed group that kills civilians as a mean of political intimidation. ? One who is the member of a group that engages in kidnapping and murder.
  • 5. SOME OF THE TERRORIST GROUPS ? Al-Qaeda ? Al-Ummah ? Lashkar-e-Toiba ? Armed Islamic Group(GIA) ? Al-Jihad a.k.a Egyptian Islamic Jihad ? National Liberation Army (ELN)-Columbia ? Islamic state
  • 6. CAUSES OF TERRORISM ?BELIEF IN VIOLENCE ?RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM ?POVERTY AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ?POLITICAL INSTABILITY
  • 8. MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK ? It was the biggest terrorist attack in India ever. ? The attack began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November 2008. ? Nearly 173 people were killed and 308 were wounded. ? The terrorists attacked eight places in South Mumbai including CHHATRAPATI SIVAJI TERMINUS,TAJ MAHAL PALACE ,OBEROI TRIDENT,NARIMAN HOUSE etc. ? Ajmal Kasab who was the only attacker captured alive was hanged last November.
  • 9. ATTACK ON WORLD TRADE CENTRE ? Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 commercial air lines on 11September,2001. ? Two airlines crashed into the north and south tower of the world trade centre. ? Within two hours both the towers collapsed. ? Totally 2996 people died in the attacks including 19 hijackers.
  • 10. 2013 HYDERABAD BLASTS ? The twin bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar , Hyderabad which is a crowded area within 100 meters of each other on 21,february 2013. ? The first explosion occurred outside a roadside eatery named A1 mirchi followed by the other between venkatadri theatre and Dilsukhnagar bus stop. ? Nearly 17 were killed and 119 were injured in the blasts.
  • 11. 2006 MUMBAI TRAIN BOMBINGS ? The 11 july 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on a suburban railway in Mumbai. ? The bombs were set off in pressure cookers , in lunch boxes and placed in trains. ? 209 were killed and over 700 were injured.
  • 12. LONDON BOMBINGS ? The 7 july 2005 london bombings were a series of coordinated suicide attacks in central London . ? Terrorists targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. ? 52 civilians were killed and over 700 more were injured in the attacks. ? Out of 4,three were detonated in London Underground trains and fourth on a doubledecker bus.
  • 13. 2005 DELHI BOMBINGS ? The Delhi bombings occurred on 29october 2005. ? The blasts occurred two days before the important festival of diwali. ? The bombs were triggered in two markets in south and central Delhi and in a bus in the Govindpuri area in the south of the city. ? 62 people were killed and over 210 were injured in the three explosions
  • 14. MOSCOW THEATRE HOSTAGE CRISIS ? The Moscow theatre hostage crisis is also known the 2002 Nord-ost siege was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka theatre on 23october 2002 by 40 to 50 armed terrorists. ? They took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechenya. ? Special forces came into action and killed all the attackers. ? Nearly 130 were killed in this attack.
  • 15. 2007 HYDERABAD BOMBINGS ? The Hyderabad bombings refers to the incident in which two bombs exploded almost simultaneously on 25August 2007. ? The first bomb exploded in Lumbini Amusement park at 7:45pm and the second bomb exploded five minutes later in Gokul chat bhandar. ? Atleast 42 were reported to have died in two bombings.
  • 16. Social ,political and economic impact ? Loss of property. ? Effects on productivity. ? Effect on tourism. ? Effects the living condition of population. ? Destabilization of an existing government. ? Effect on financial market.
  • 17. PREVENTION OF TERRORISM ? Primary prevention is education. ? Creating awareness among people against terrorism. ? Increasing security around the nation. ? The one and only strength against terrorism is unity of people. ? By protecting and mobilizing civil society. ? By eliminating the root of Terrorism.
  • 18. GOVERNMENT ACTS AGAINST TERRORISM: o Terrorist and Disruptive activities (prevention) Act,1987 (TADA). o The right to shoot to kill 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act. o Legalizing the Impermissible: the new anti- terrorism law. o The prevention of Terrorism act,2002. o Unlawful activities (prevention) Amendment Act,2004.
  • 19. CONCLUSION IN HOPE FOR A TERROR FREETOMORROW