Terrorist attacks rose in Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Terrorism Index report says
Media report in front of destroyed building after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al Shabaab militias at Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia on August 21, 2022. PHOTO | HASSAN ALI ELMI | AFP
As the world marked the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism Monday, a new study reported a 50 percent increase in deaths last year from militia groups in Africa.
The Global Terrorism Index 2023 report indicates that terrorist attacks became more deadly last year, killing on average 1.7 people per attack in the same year compared to 1.3 deaths per attack in 2021.
