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Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Hotel in Las Vegas after a gunman in one of its rooms killed at least 58 people, with more than 500 others injured, when he opened fire on a country music concert late Sunday.

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What Is, And Isn't, Considered Domestic Terrorism

11:32pm October 02, 2017

by Greg Myre

The Las Vegas shooting has again raised questions about domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act provides a definition, but because there are no actual criminal charges, some prefer not to use the term.

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Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., pictured in an undated handout booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Suspect In Arizona Highway Shootings Says He's 'Wrong Guy'

4:00pm September 19, 2015

Leslie Allen Merritt, Jr., 21 was arrested at a Wal-Mart outside of Phoenix in connection with 11 recent highway vehicle shootings. Officials say the acts qualify as domestic terrorism.

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Wichita Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Airport Bomb Plot

6:58pm August 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Terry Loewen, who pleaded guilty to attempting to drive an explosives-laden vehicle and detonate it at an airport in Wichita, Kan., has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

Attorney Jessica Hedges (center) talks to members of the media outside the federal courthouse in Boston after the arraignment of her client David Wright on Wednesday.

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Man Fatally Shot In Boston Was Planning Attack On Police, Officials Say

4:45pm June 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Usaama Rahim, 26, who was shot and killed on Tuesday after he lunged at authorities with a large, military-style knife, had been plotting to attack "boys in blue," according to an affidavit.

FBI Director James B. Comey takes a question during a news conference in March. Comey says the FBI issued a bulletin to local law enforcement about one of the Garland, Texas, assailants three hours before the attack.

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FBI Says It Sent Bulletin On Texas Assailant Hours Before Attack

6:01pm May 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Director James Comey says that Elton Simpson had attracted attention as someone who might attend the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, but that the bureau had no reason to believe he would attack.

Spectators bow their heads during a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, on Sunday.

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2 Decades Later, 168 Victims Of Oklahoma City Attack Are Remembered

4:53pm April 19, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Former President Bill Clinton and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin spoke at a ceremony remembering the April 19, 1995 bombing — the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.

A duplex where a 19-year-old man was found dead is shown in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, on Friday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they foiled a plot to commit a mass shooting.

Canadian Police Say They've Foiled Would-Be Valentine's Day Massacre

1:49pm February 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

One suspect reportedly killed himself when his home was surrounded by authorities. A 23-year-old woman from Illinois was among three people arrested in connection with the alleged plot.

A memorial at the site of the first explosion in the Boston Marathon bombing. Defense attorneys say too many people in the potential jury pool have some kind of personal connection to the case.

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Accused Bomber's Lawyers Say Boston Jury Pool Is Too Biased

9:58pm January 29, 2015

by Tovia Smith

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's attorneys are again asking that his trial, now in the jury selection phase, be moved. Lawyers say they have data showing that enough impartial jurors cannot be found in the city.

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Belgian paratroopers guard outside a Jewish school in the central city of Antwerp on Saturday, a day after authorities made several arrests of alleged Islamist extremists who they say were plotting attacks.

Greece Arrests Four In Latest Anti-Terror Raids

4:15pm January 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The arrests are said to include Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is believed to have been the mastermind behind a foiled plot to conduct attacks in Belgium.

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Ohio Man Is Arrested For Allegedly Plotting Attack On U.S. Capitol

6:05pm January 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The FBI says Christopher Lee Cornell of Cincinnati bought weapons to carry out an attack. Agents also say he used Twitter to express support for the violent extremist group Islamic State.