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List of bus attacks

Bus attacks are a crime in which passengers and/or drivers of a bus are targeted, oftentimes in an act of terrorism. The high frequency of bus attacks are attributed to the ease of the attackers' access to a large group of unprotected people within an enclosed space. As such, it is one of the most common methods of public transportation being targeted or used as weapons, with a high potential for mass-casualties. Bus attacks occur most commonly in regions such as South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, including countries such as Pakistan and Israel.

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Bus attacks are a crime in which passengers and/or drivers of a bus are targeted, oftentimes in an act of terrorism.1 The high frequency of bus attacks are attributed to the ease of the attackers' access to a large group of unprotected people within an enclosed space.1 As such, it is one of the most common methods of public transportation being targeted or used as weapons, with a high potential for mass-casualties.2 Bus attacks occur most commonly in regions such as South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, including countries such as Pakistan and Israel.3

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

China

Germany

India

Israel

Kenya

Lebanon

Pakistan

The Philippines

Russia

Serbia

Sri Lanka

Tunisia

United Kingdom

Yemen

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References

  1. "Bus Attacks Highlight Potential Tactics and Mitigation Efforts" (PDF). 4 April 2019.
  2. Holgersson, Annelie; Björnstig, Ulf (March 2014). "Mass-casualty attacks on public transportation". Journal of Transportation Security. 7 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1007/s12198-013-0125-z. ISSN 1938-7741. S2CID 168079085.
  3. Michael., Jenkins, Brian (2010). Terrorist attacks on public bus transportation : a preliminary empirical analysis. Mineta Transportation Institute, College of Business, San José State University. OCLC 608318542.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)