Fewer incidents of far-right, lone-wolf homicide since Sept. 11: Features of fatal extremist attacks identified

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 06:34 in Mathematics & Economics

Fatal incidents of far-right “lone-wolf” terrorism have been fewer in the past 10 years, according a new study by a terrorism researcher. Scientists have examined characteristics of far-right, extremist homicides in the United States over the past decade. Relying on the Extremist Crime Database, the most comprehensive database of far-right homicides in the United States, the researchers identified three types of far-right, lone-actor terrorists.

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