Why terrorists target children: outbidding, desperation, and extremism in the Peshawar and Beslan school massacres

Why do terrorists engage in behavior that is extreme even by their own admission—killing children? This behavior poses a major puzzle to our understanding of terrorism, but it has been surprisingly underexplored. This article addresses the question of why terrorists intentionally target children wit...

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Authors: Biberman, Yelena (Author) ; Zahid, Farhan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-184
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