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Terrorist Attacks on Houses of Worship: A Vicious Cycle Goes Global
May 7, 2019 | 15:46 GMT
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Highlights
- Attacks against houses of worship are a pernicious and persistent threat that has long targeted diverse faiths and involved a variety of attackers.
- Calls for retribution and the copycat phenomenon could create a vicious cycle of violence, potentially spawning attacks against houses of worship worldwide.
- Retribution — which could occur locally and globally — for the Easter attacks that hit Sri Lanka will help determine the extent to which this is coming to pass.
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