Synonyms for terrorist act
ter·ror·ist act

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1. terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actnoun

   the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

   Synonyms:
   terrorism, act of terrorism

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1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   There was again a terrorist act in Somalia today. In whose name are they doing this? If it's in the name of Islam, I am a Muslim and there is no such thing in Islam. Firstly, a Muslim cannot commit suicide, in our religion there is no such thing as going and killing people.

2. Alexander Bortnikov:

   According to an analysis by our specialists, a homemade bomb containing up to 1 kilogram of TNT detonated during the flight, causing the plane to break up in mid air, which explains why parts of the fuselage were spread over such a large distance, we can unequivocally say it was a terrorist act.

3. Chris Christie:

   I know how important a tool the PATRIOT Act is to help to prevent terrorism to intercede before a terrorist act occurs. I'm not someone who's going to back away at all from the Patriot Act.

4. Niall Carson/PA via AP:

   We believe this to be a terrorist act.

5. Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic:

   We are trying to establish the possible influence of this person on the execution of this terrorist act.