Terrorist Attacks in Western Europe: A Counter-Terrorism Medicine Analysis.
Derrick TinDennis G BartenHarald G De CauwerLuc Jm MortelmansGregory R CiottonePublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)
From 1970 through 2019, 9.11% of all terrorist attacks occurred in Western Europe. Compared to global trends of attack methodologies in the same study period, the use of explosives as a primary attack modality in Western Europe was similar (52.94% in Western Europe versus 48.78% Global). Firearm use was comparatively low (19.31% versus 26.77%) and the use of CBRN as an attack modality was rare (0.30% versus 0.20%). The United Kingdom, Spain, and France accounted for over 65% of all terrorist attacks and over 75% of terrorism-related deaths in Western Europe.
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