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Terrorist Attacks Tripled in 2004, U.S. Reports
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From Times Wire Reports

April 27 2005

Terrorist attacks worldwide more than tripled last year, with much of the increase in Iraq, according to government figures released by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles).Waxman said there were about 650 significant terrorist attacks last year, a leap from the 175 tallied in 2003.

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U.S. Figures Show Sharp Global Rise In Terrorism

By Susan B. Glasser

The number of serious international terrorist incidents more than tripled last year, according to U.S. government figures, a sharp upswing in deadly attacks that the State Department has decided not to make public in its annual report on terrorism due to Congress this week.

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