ed abroad. The World Trade Center bombing and possibly the explosion of TWA Flight 800 demonstrate that foreign terrorists can strike at targets within the United States. The Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and the bombing at Olympic Park in Atlanta illustrate the work of domestic terrorists in the contemporary United States. Both foreign and domestic terrorists pose a potential threat to the security of airports in the United States.
The airlines of all nations serve as surrogate terrorism targets for their governments. Many Western nations that participated in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq are exposed to risk from Middle Eastern extremists. During the period 1984 to 1992, 185 civil aircraft were hijacked globally, of which 23 were Un
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