Known terrorist attacks over the past few years. The largest terrorist attacks in Russia

There have always been terrorist attacks and, unfortunately, there may be in the future. This is an unfair way of waging war, which is resorted to by the weak for lack of military capabilities. And although the special services of different countries are fighting terrorist groups, sometimes they make mistakes, and the result of these mistakes is often the killing of civilians. This article contains information about the largest terrorist attacks in the world. Most often, criminal organizations that hide behind Islam take responsibility.

September 11 attacks in the United States

This tragedy was the largest in history in terms of its scale and number of victims. On September 11, 2011, 11 terrorists from the Al-Qadiya group hijacked 4 passenger planes. Two of them were sent to the Twin Towers in New York (large shopping center). Crashing into buildings, the planes exploded, destroying its tops, as well as the buildings adjacent to them.

The third plane was sent to the building of the Pentagon (US military department). The fourth liner crashed in the city of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There was a lot of controversy and points of view about this aircraft: someone believed that the crew of the liner was trying to resist the terrorists on board, and someone claimed that the plane was simply shot down, as it was assumed that it was aimed at the White House.

The September 11 attacks killed 2,873 people in the United States, including 343 firefighters and 60 police officers. As for the material damage, no one gives exact figures, but the damage is estimated at $500 billion.

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There were also other attacks on civilians in Europe, but they should not be considered as the largest terrorist attacks in the world. In particular, there were machete attacks on civilians by refugees who shouted "Allah Akbar". Similar acts of terrorism happen, but are not actively advertised in the media.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, terrorist attacks in Russia, Europe and the world in general occur much more often than we hear about them. Most terrorist acts carried out are closely linked to the Islamic world, and terrorist groups themselves often claim responsibility for such events. However, often the press centers of the special services declare the prevention of another terrorist act and the capture of entire groups of banned terrorist organizations. If it were not for the special services, the world would be shocked by even more horrific tragedies.

Terrorism is a method used by radical groups based on intimidation and forcing the authorities to make the necessary decisions by taking hostages in public places. Having become one of the central problems of the 21st century, terrorist activity annually claims the lives of many people on the planet, brings many billions in losses, and, despite the measures taken by law enforcement agencies, the statistics of terrorism is growing inexorably.

The most terrible display of this phenomenon is from terrorism. The spread of terrorism in the world implies the recruitment of mercenaries from various countries through social networks, the development of an extensive structure of underground branches in many states.

History of development

Since this phenomenon is commonly understood as any acts, including monarchs, all kinds of riots and conspiracies, we can assume that there was terrorism back in ancient world and in the Middle Ages.

Most historians associate its emergence with the activities of the organizations formed in 1820 in Italy - the "Commora" and the "Brotherhood of the Carbonari".

The first group was created to bribe or intimidate prison guards in order to release them. The second was to protect the disadvantaged peasants from the lawlessness of the landlords. Despite the fact that the tasks of these organizations were strikingly different, they used the same methods to achieve the goal - murders, intimidation, explosions.

This is how terrorism appeared in the world in the 19th century, and soon numerous parties and movements began to use this effective weapon for their own purposes. The further development of terrorism in the world was very rapid. For example, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, terror was widely used among various currents of Russian revolutionary parties - nationalists, socialist-revolutionaries, Bolsheviks.

IN USA long time(from 1865 to 1993) the far-right terrorist organization Ku Klux Klan operated against the African American population of the country.

Over time, there has been a transformation of terrorism. IN modern world In addition to such types as nationalistic, religious, ideological and political terrorism, informational terrorism has also appeared in the world. It manifests itself in cyberattacks on information resources (websites) with their hacking, dissemination of misinforming information through the media and contributing to the formation of the necessary views.

There is also recruitment with the help of new militants, the distribution of video materials of brutal executions of prisoners and ordinary residents. Information terrorism in the modern world, due to the large volume of Internet traffic, the huge influence of the media on people's opinion, along with traditional types, becomes a serious threat.

Combat power and equipment of militants various types armament is constantly growing. Therefore, nuclear terrorism in the modern world will soon cease to be a frightening myth. It can become a terrible reality .

World terrorism statistics

Terrorism in the modern world is technological, cruel and large-scale. In 2016, 1,787 terrorist attacks of various sizes were committed in many countries. The statistics of victims of terrorism in the world recorded 13,759 killed and 16,683 injured. Most of them died as a result of bomb explosions planted by militants in crowded places.

According to statistics, many victims of terrorism are kidnapped by militants, in particular women in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, with the aim of selling them on the black market. There were 4034 such cases.

The frightening statistics of terrorism is largely caused by the outbreak of hostilities in Syria against ISIS militants. The main causes of terrorism in the world:

• struggle for power, deposits of valuable minerals;
• religious strife;
• conflicts on interethnic grounds.

The most bloody were the following acts of terrorism in the world:

• explosion in Baghdad- 292 people died, more than 200 were injured and injured;
• explosions in Istanbul(January 12 and December 10) – total number the victims amounted to 237 people, of which 56 were killed, 181 were injured;
• gay club shooting"Pulse" in Orlando - 49 people were killed, 53 were injured;
• shooting and explosions at Istanbul airport- 45 people died, 239 people were injured;
• terrorist attack in Gaziantep- due to an explosion during a wedding ceremony in a church in a town in southern Turkey, 30 people were killed and more than 90 were injured;
• attacks in Brussels- 13 people were killed, more than 35 were injured.

Various Islamist groups claimed responsibility for the attacks. In addition to these explosions, there were other cases of terrorism in the world, although not distinguished by such a number of victims. The largest victims of terrorism in the world are noted in the following countries:

1. Iraq.
2. Syria.
3. Afghanistan.
4. Nigeria.
5. Yemen.
6. Libya.
7. Pakistan.

IN Lately this phenomenon has evolved from a local criminal activity into a well-organized global network . Vivid examples of international terrorism in the world are the Al-Qaeda organization and the radical Islamist group ISIS (Islamic State) formed after its collapse. Its ranks include up to 40-50 thousand militants of various nationalities and religions. The capital of the unrecognized militant state is the city of Raqqa.

Terrorism around the world

The main regions subject to terrorist attacks are:

1. Near East.
2. Russia.
3. Western Europe.

Terrorism statistics for 10 years in these territories has more than 6 thousand major terrorist attacks. The number of victims is more than 15 thousand. The hottest spots attacked militants - Syria, Libya, Iraq. Today, the joint anti-terrorist operation of the troops of Syria and its allies against IS militants has been concentrated here.

The situation in Israel has somewhat improved. Even against the backdrop of the Arab-Israeli confrontation, the statistics of terrorism in Israel shows a decrease compared to previous years.

After the largest terrorist attack in terms of destruction and the number of victims in the history of mankind (the explosion of the twin towers in New York), terrorism in the United States remains one of the threats. Statistics over the past 10 years has 38 large-scale manifestations of terror, in which more than 600 people died. The table shows the statistics of terrorist attacks of the 21st century by country:

The statistics of terrorist financing are quite high – the annual budget of the most influential terrorist organization ISIS, according to experts, is about 3-5 billion dollars.

The amount of financing of terrorism in the world is gradually increasing over the years . This is facilitated by the seizure and resale by militants of various values, and gas fields, human trafficking, as well as the flow of funds from states supporting IS activities.

Terrorism statistics in Russia

For Russia, this type of criminal activity poses a serious threat to national security. . The statistics of terrorism since 1994 has more than 600 cases. The most high-profile terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation:

• the seizure of a school in Beslan;
• hostage-taking in the theater on Dubrovka in Moscow;
• explosions of residential buildings in the cities of Buynaksk, Volgodonsk, Moscow;
• explosions in the Moscow metro;
• the explosion of the railway station in Volgograd.

Official statistics of terrorism in Russia for last year decreased due to the actions of law enforcement agencies. Only 25 acts of violence and intimidation committed against citizens of the country were recorded, which corresponds to the average figure for the period 2009-2015. During this time, according to Rosstat, 171 terrorist acts were registered. The statistics of victims of terrorism during this period has about 400 people dead and 1,300 injured.

The pdf statistics posted annually on the website of the FSB and Rosstat make it clear the seriousness of the threat of terrorism in Russia. Increased in last years and percentage of prevention of terrorist acts. in the fight against terrorism for 5 years has more than 300 prevented cases.

Statistics of terrorism in the CIS countries

In addition to Russia, this type of criminal activity has managed to manifest itself in the territory of such countries as Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Terrorism statistics in Kazakhstan

Recently, this deadly phenomenon has intensified in a previously calm and prosperous country. The statistics of terrorism over the past 5 years has over 50 people killed and about 50 wounded. The largest was the terrorist attack in Aktobe. Here 25 people were killed and about 20 injured.

Explosions in the Belarusian metro

Until recently, the statistics on terrorism in this country was the lowest in the entire post-Soviet space. This trend was broken by an explosion in the Minsk subway. On April 11, 2011, the terrorist attack in the Minsk subway claimed the lives of 15 people, another 203 were injured. Officers detained two suspects, who subsequently confessed. Both were sentenced to and shot.

The growth of terrorism in the world forces the authorities of many countries to develop a set of measures aimed at combating this negative phenomenon. Most effective methods fight against terrorism in the world:

• control and suppression of activities of prohibited organizations extremist orientation;
• announcement of rewards for information on the location of persons suspects in this form;
• development and execution of joint military operations to eliminate terrorists in various countries;
• media control, information resources in the global network for their involvement in militant organizations;
• explanatory work with the population countries in order to inform about methods for recognizing potential terrorists, behavior when suspicious items are detected.

These methods allow not only to deal with the consequences of terrorist attacks, but also to prevent them. Their methods are implemented by such anti-terrorism organizations in the world as Interpol, the UN, NATO, the EU.

An important fact is the strengthening of counteraction to terrorism in the world by vigilant citizens, thanks to which many explosions and other illegal actions were prevented.

Also, not the last place in anti-terrorist measures is occupied by such legal means of combating it as licensing the activities of parties, movements and religious communities, prohibiting sects and organizations that incite ethnic hatred, restricting or prohibiting the issuance of permits for firearms.

Conclusion

The statistics of terrorism in 2017 has already been replenished with new cases. Despite all the measures taken, the problem remains relevant. To the question of how to save the world from terrorism, there is no answer yet.

Numerous socio-economic aspects contribute to the development of this phenomenon, as well as human nature, which contains the desire to own big amount material values, power and territories, hatred for those who differ in skin color, religion.

The death rate and the number of injuries received from terrorism over the entire period of its existence can be compared with a dangerous disease. Until a "cure" for this disease is found, the statistics of international terrorism will be replenished with new acts of violence, hostage-taking, bomb explosions, taking away more and more human lives.

December 30th in the Dzerzhinsky district of Volgograd, an explosion occurred in a trolley bus. According to preliminary data from the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 20 were injured.

December 29th At 12:45 Moscow time, an explosion occurred at the railway station in Volgograd. The bomb went off between entrance doors and turnstiles. According to preliminary data, the bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber who did not have time to pass through metal detectors. According to preliminary data, more than 40 were injured.

October 21 the attack occurred: seven people were killed, 37 were hospitalized. An explosive device stuffed with striking elements was set off by Naida Asiyalova, a native of Dagestan.

May 20 next to control federal service bailiffs in Dagestan there was a double terrorist attack. The first explosive device was placed under the car. The second was in the trunk of a nearby car. The second explosion occurred a few minutes after the first, when operatives were working on the spot.

On September 9, at the entrance to the central market of Vladikavkaz, a suicide bomber in a Volga car set off a bomb with a capacity of 30-40 kilograms of TNT.

As a result of a terrorist attack.

The bombs were detonated by two suicide bombers.

January 6 A suicide bomber in a "Niva" car tried to drive to the base of a separate traffic police battalion at the Department of Internal Affairs of Makhachkala (Dagestan). At this time, a morning divorce was taking place at the base. personnel. The road to the terrorist was blocked by a police UAZ, which took over the explosion. As noted in the Dagestan traffic police department, the policemen in the UAZ, at the cost of their lives, prevented much more terrible consequences of the terrorist attack, not letting the criminal go to the place of divorce. The power of the explosion, according to preliminary data, ranged from 50 to 60 kilograms of TNT.

As a result of the explosion, the terrorist himself, from 12 to 19 people were hospitalized with various injuries in the city's hospitals.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

On June 11, 1996, the first terrorist attack in Moscow since the collapse of the USSR took place - an explosion in the Moscow metro. On this day, we remember all the major Moscow tragedies and dream that this nightmare will never happen again!

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1. June 11, 1996: the explosion of an improvised explosive device on the stretch between the stations "Tulskaya" and "Nagatinskaya" of the Moscow metro. 4 people died, 12 were hospitalized.

3. August 31, 1999: explosion in the Okhotny Ryad shopping center on Manezhnaya Square. One woman died, 40 people were injured.

4. September 9 and 13, 1999: explosions of residential buildings on Guryanov Street and on Kashirskoye Highway. 100 and 124 people died respectively.

5. August 8, 2000: Explosion in the underground passage on Pushkin Square. 13 people died, 61 people were injured. An improvised explosive device with a capacity of 800 grams in TNT equivalent was stuffed with screws and screws. The bomb was left in a shopping bag next to the shopping pavilion.

6. February 5, 2001: at 18:50 there was an explosion at the Belorusskaya-Koltsevaya metro station. An explosive device was planted on the platform next to the first car of the train under a heavy marble bench. The explosion knocked out the powerful plafonds at the station, lining fell from the ceiling. The explosion injured 20 people, including two children, there were no deaths.

7. October 23-26, 2002: Dubrovka terrorist attack - a group of Chechen militants led by Chechen separatist Movsar Barayev took over 900 hostages in the building of the Theater Center on Dubrovka. All the terrorists were killed during the storming of the building, the hostages were released, but more than 120 people died from the action of the sleeping gas used by the special forces during the assault, combined with the difficult conditions in which the hostages were (three days in a sitting position with virtually no food and water).

8. July 5, 2003: Chechen terrorists carried out an explosion at the Tushino airfield during the Wings rock festival. 16 people died, about 50 were injured. (Photo: Moskovsky Komsomolets)

9 December 9, 2003: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the National Hotel. 6 people died, 14 people were injured.

10. February 6, 2004: A 4 kg TNT explosion carried out by a suicide bomber on a train between the Avtozavodskaya and Paveletskaya metro stations. 42 people died, about 250 were injured.

11. August 31, 2004: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near the Rizhskaya metro station. More than 10 people died, and another 50 were injured and were hospitalized. Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the attack. (Photo: RIA Novosti)

12. August 21, 2006: an explosion at the Cherkizovsky market. The explosion killed 14 people and injured 61 people.

13. August 13, 2007: as a result of the undermining of the railway track (official version), the Nevsky Express train crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The power of the explosive device was up to 2 kg in TNT equivalent. As a result of the accident, 60 people were injured, of which 25 were taken to hospitals, no one died.

14. March 29, 2010: at 7:56 an explosion occurred at the Lubyanka metro station. Another explosion at 8:37 a.m. occurred at the Park Kultury station. As a result of the attacks, 41 people died and 85 were injured. Doku Umarov, the leader of the "Caucasian Emirate", claimed responsibility for this attack.

15. January 24, 2011: A suicide bomber blew up a bomb at Domodedovo Airport at 4:32 pm. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, 37 people died, 130 people received injuries of varying severity.