TERRORIST ATTACK

MEMBERS:

MELANIE MAINGON

MELANIE ESPINOZA

GABRIELA VARGAS

ALEXANDRA SALAZAR

EMILIO BERMUDEZ

RICARDO PEÑAFIEL

Tutorial grade: 7

LECTURER:

MAX GALARZA, MSc

What is terrorism?• Violent form of political struggle, by means of which the destruction of the

established order is pursued or the creation of a climate of terror and

insecurity susceptible of intimidating the adversaries or the population in

general.

• Succession of acts of violence executed to instill terror.

Principals terrorism groups• The jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

(Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -ISIL- or Islamic State

of Iraq and Syria -ISIS-)

• Boko Haram

• Al Qaeda

• Hezbollah

• Irish Republic Army

Terrorism in Brooklyn

Bridge

What happened?

• Man accused of running over a truck

with multiple people on a New York

bicycle lane

• He had planned to continue to the

Brooklyn Bridge

• But he hit his truck with a school bus

Tragedy

• This terrorist attack has the

figure of 8 dead and 12

injured

How he did?

• He rented the vehicle to practice making

turns

• He choose Halloween because he believed

more people would be on Street.

• This terrorist attack start near to world

trade center in lower Manhattan

The terror finished when…

• The police officer fired nine shots at

him, wounding him in the abdomen

Who is he?

Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov • 29 years old

• Resident of Tampa, Florida

• From Uzbekistán

• Extremist

• Inspired in videos

• Avenge the deaths in Iraq

Terrorism in

Barcelona

What happened?

A white van mounted the

pavement and struck several

people in Barcelona's

tourist-filled Las Ramblas.

ISIS is plunging Spain into terror for being

an ally of the United States and the United

Kingdom, who have waged a fight against

the jihadists for more than a decade.

In addition, because together with France,

who is also part of this group, are the

countries with the highest proportion of

Islamists, which means that there are

greater possibilities for an attack.

Tragedy

• This terrorist attack killing at least 13 people and injuring

more than a 100 in the worst terrorist attack in Spain.

Suspect of Terrorist Attack

Three men were arrested in Ripoll

Who is he?Younes Abouyaqoub• 22 years old

• Resident of Ripoll, Girona

• From Marroquies

• He suspected of driving the van which

wreaked havoc on Las Ramblas.

The main hypothesis at this moment is the fortuitous explosion of

the chalet in Alcanar, Abouyaaqoub separated from the rest of the

jihadist cell and started the massive run over in La Rambla, until

he escaped when he reached the height of the Liceu.

Who is he?

Driss Oukabir

• 22 years old

• Moussa´s Brother

• From Marroquies

• He was arrested

• He handed himself to police after seeing his face on news reports.

Who is he?

Mohamed Hychami

• 24 years old

• From Marroquies

• He was arrested

• Who survived the Alcanar explosion, was also arrested. Mohamed Houli

Chemlal and Driss Oukabir have been charged with membership of a terror

organisation and murder with Mohamed also been charged with possession

of explosives.

BibliographyTerrorism:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorismo

Principal terrorist group:

http://www.ecuavisa.com/articulo/noticias/internacionales/78086-10-grupos-

terroristas-mas-temidos-del-mundo

Terrorism in Brooklyn Bridge:

• http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2017/11/02/atacante-puente-brooklyn-nueva-york-

ataque-terrorista/

• http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3176005/0/autor-atentado-nueva-york-videos-

estado-islamico-puente-brooklyn/

Terrorism in Barcelona:

• https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/08/17/catalunya/1502982054_017639.html

• https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/08/17/actualidad/1502984144_099524.

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