Terrorism or Anti-Social Violence, or Both? Vehicle Rammings & Attacks Against Transit Staff
Vehicle Rammings: • How the tactic evolved particularly in “developed” countries • Attacker Motives: Ideological and Non-ideological • Attacker Methods: Vehicle Acquisition, Type and Use • Other Weapons Used: Stabbings bombs, etc. • Targets types: Most frequently and most lethally hit • Prevention and Mitigation – Improved but more is needed • What does the future hold? Attacks against Transit Staff – a Glimpse into an Upcoming Report • MTI research on staff attacks • Who are the attackers? • What weapons do they use? • Who are the victims (by job category)? • When and where do attacks happen – what prompts them? • Data-based Trend analysis desperately needed to guide prevention/mitigation