WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRORISM IN RUSSIA?
Of those terrorist attacks in Russia for which a perpetrator was identified, Chechen-associated terrorist groups, as well as individuals advocating the Chechen cause, are responsible for 343 attacks. That is, Chechen groups have been responsible for 89.6% of terrorist attacks with known perpetrators in Russia in the past two decades. • HOW COMMON IS SUICIDE TERRORISM? Between 1970 and 2007, there were 1240 terrorist suicide attacks globally, accounting for 1.5% of all terrorist attacks in this period. The frequency of suicide terrorism has increased in recent years, with 8.4% of terrorist attacks from 2000 to 2007 being classified as suicide terrorism. There have been 31 suicide attacks in Russia since 1991. As such, 3.4% of all terrorist attacks in Russia between 1991 and 2007 were suicide attacks. Compared to all countries, Russia had the 12th highest percentage of suicide terrorism during this period. In contrast, the United States experienced far fewer incidents of suicide terroris
