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TERRORIST ATTACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Protection of Life
  • National and International Security
CONT

... the assumption that the four airplanes ... were hijacked as part of a terrorist attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

... un attentat terroriste est un acte opéré dans la clandestinité par une ou plusieurs personnes, et ayant pour finalité de faire entendre une cause en portant atteinte aux personnes et aux biens par des moyens de violence exceptionnels.

OBS

«attaque terroriste»; «attentat terroriste» : ces deux termes sont utilisés comme équivalents de «terrorist attack». Par contre, «attentat» et «attaque» ne sont pas parfaitement synonymes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad
  • Protección de las personas
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
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