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Washington Post: Since 2001, a Dramatic Increase in Suicide Bombings

START Research and Data Contributes to Understanding of Suicide Bombing Trends

For her article "Since 2001, a Dramatic Increase in Suicide Bombings," Robin Wright of the Washington Post turned to START researchers Gary LaFree and Mohammed Hafez for insights on why there has been an increased level of suicide terrorism in recent years and what these attacks have targeted.

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