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TOPI C V.A.3 VED P. NANDA I. INTRODUCTION Although th e United States ha s been generally spared on its own soil the intensity of terror-violence tha t has plagued many countries in the world, it has often had to confront the adverse effects of inter national terrorism. To illustrate, in th e recent past, vulnerability of th e U.S. to terrorist attacks because of their impact on the country was demonstrated by several events, such as: U.S. Marines killed in Lebanon; U.S . diplomats held hostage in Ira n and U.S. national s held hostage in Lebanon; a U.S. national killed in the hijacking of the Achille Lauro; U.S. nationals killed in the Lockerbee air crash; two employees of th e Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) killed outside the CIA Headquarters ; and occasional airplane hijackings involving U.S . nationals. Terrorism was back in th e headlines i n th e United States on March 4, 1994, when all four defendants in the bombing of the World Trade Center in late February 1993 were found guilty. The traditional U.S. response in combatting terrorism was to prosecute such acts under pertinent state or federal criminal codes applicable to common crimes,
American Journal of Comparative Law – Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 1, 1994
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