Talk:List of major terrorist incidents/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Storming of the Capitol

There's been some editing back and forth on whether to include 2021 storming of the United States Capitol here. I think it's useful to review the list criteria:

(1) The incident is notable (has a stand-alone article), and (2) the consensus of WP:RSes describe the incident as "terrorism".

Clearly, the event was notable (it has a standalone article). It's the second criterion that is up for debate. Some RS do describe the event as terrorism. Some explicitly reject that. Many simply don't use the term. Right now, I don't think this criterion is met, but I recognise this is up for debate and the situation is still evolving.

I think it's important to note what the criterion does not say. It does not leave the decision to editors' reasoning: you can't argue that this event is or is not terrorism because it does or does not fit a certain definition of terrorism. It does not depend on what charges are brought against perpetrators: it does not require terrorism charges to be brought, nor are terrorism charges being brought sufficient. What matters is the consensus of WP:RSes. Any discussion should focus on that alone. Bondegezou (talk) 10:59, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Agreed, the storming as a whole is a complex topic that needs to be thoroughly discussed and explained. What the storming can be characterized as is highly contentious. There's videos of officers allowing protestors into the Capitol Building, then there's some showing protestors forcing their way in. There's other examples of protests or riots leading to the occupation of government buildings which have not been characterized as major terrorist incidents, such as 2011 protests in Wisconsin where thousands of protestors found their way into the Wisconsin State Capitol. The BLM riots and protests over the summer of 2020 and throughout the rest of 2020 resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, the injuring of over 700 police officers, hundreds of buildings looted and destroyed, and a total damage cost around $2 billion, yet the events as a whole or the singular damaging riots are not considered to be acts of domestic terrorism, even though sociopolitical motivation was partially in minds of the people at the time of the acts. It would be wrong to rush to label the Capitol incident as a major terrorist incident, and as you say, it has yet to meet the criteria. Reaper1945 (talk) 01:07, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

To focus on RS, here's a good secondary source discussing the issue: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/19/the-assault-on-the-u-s-capitol-opens-a-new-chapter-in-domestic-terrorism/ Bondegezou (talk) 12:53, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

• Levivich what do you think of the above? VR _talk 03:27, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

  I pretty much agree with everything Bondegezou wrote. I also think it's another example the highlights the problem with "consensus of RS" being part of the criteria. There are RSes that describe J6 as terrorism, e.g. [1] [2], but is it a "consensus" of RS? I don't know how to measure that. Levivich (talk) 04:59, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

  @Levivich, I think it's an example of why "consensus of RS" is good. I strongly disagree with what the boneheads at the J6 insurrection did, but to call it terrorism is a distortion of language. TarnishedPath^talk 08:47, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Troubles Terrorist Related Activities

Terrorists activities related to the Troubles in Northern Ireland are missing including:

Balmoral Furniture Company Bombing, 1971, 4 deaths, carried out by the IRA, Belfast Bloody Friday, 1972, 9 deaths, carried out by the PIRA. Belfast Claudy bombing, 1972, 9 deaths, carried out by the PIRA. Claudy, Derry/Londonderry Donegall Street Bombing, 1972, 7 deaths, carried out by the PIRA Newry Customs Bombing, 1972, 9 deaths, carried out by the PIRA Alreshoot Bombing, 1972, 7 deaths, carried out by OIRA Omega Bombing, 1998, 29 deaths, carried out by Real IRA

And many more... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gracey72 (talk • contribs) 22:17, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 March 2024

Include the following terrorist attack in the pre-2000s section, as it had 21 fatalities and is the worst terrorist attack in Panama's history: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Alas_Chiricanas_Flight_00901 Jemesc (talk) 21:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done Leoneix _(talk) 06:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 March 2024

Deaths: 2,996 (2,977 + 19 hijackers. 2595 people from the World Trade Center towers, 125 people from the Pentagon, and 256 people from the planes)

Change "World Trade Center towers" to just "World Trade Center", because there are people who are in the World Trade Center but aren't in the towers who died.

American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into One World Trade Center (North Tower) at 8:46 AM EDT. United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into Two World Trade Center (South Tower) at 9:03 AM EDT. American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.

Remove the link from One World Trade Center and Two World Trade Center because they don't go to the articles of the exact towers involved in the incident and instead go to the ones that are the replacements. Swissairproud001 (talk) 22:38, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

@Swissairproud001, I've updated the link to the One World Trade Centre to go to List of tenants in 1 World Trade Center (1971–2001). The article for 2 World Trade Center currently covers both the original and the new buildings, so I've left it for the moment. TarnishedPath^talk 11:06, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done TarnishedPath^talk 11:08, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Islamic State attack on Moscow concert hall

Death toll reported to be up to 133 people https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/23/world/moscow-shooting 70.106.180.233 (talk) 01:35, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 March 2024

Change "2200+ killed" to "1200+ killed" on October 7, 2023, as documented by every source to date. Clearly a typo. 2603:6011:F73C:3012:106C:2FEF:AF51:9AD6 (talk) 06:37, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done with 1,100+ as it was about 1,160 by the looks of it. —Panamitsu (talk) 06:59, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 April 2024

Add the 2020 Nova Scotia Attacks. a mass shooting that killed 23 people + the perpertrator. (april 19th, 2020) Balke Thomas (talk) 15:53, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Don't see sources on 2020 Nova Scotia attacks that describe it as a terrorist incident Cannolis (talk) 16:49, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 April 2024

Please remove the "Black Tom Explosion" as the perpetrator was the German Empire, a state, and thus the incident shouldn't be included in the list. Ztimes3 (talk) 11:50, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done I removed this as the introduction clearly states that this list excludes state terrorism, thanks. Jamedeus (talk) 17:54, 30 April 2024 (UTC)