Trends and Characteristics of Terrorist Attacks Against Nightclub Venues Over 5 Decades.

Autor:	Rahman GR; Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA., Liang SY; Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Tian L; Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Sin SS; National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA., Jasani GN; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2024 Jan 30; Vol. 18, pp. e12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 30.
DOI:	10.1017/dmp.2023.236
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Nightclubs are entertainment and hospitality venues historically vulnerable to terrorist attacks. This study identified and characterized terrorist attacks targeting nightclubs and discotheques documented in the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) over a 50-y period. Methods: A search of the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) was conducted from 1970 to 2019. Precoded variables for target type "business" and target subtype "entertainment/cultural/stadium/casino" were used to identify attacks potentially involving nightclubs. Nightclub venues were specifically identified using the search terms "club," "nightclub," and "discotheque." Two authors manually reviewed each entry to confirm the appropriateness for inclusion. Descriptive statistics were performed using R (3.6.1). Results: A total of 114 terrorist attacks targeting nightclub venues were identified from January 1, 1970, through December 31, 2019. Seventy-four (64.9%) attacks involved nightclubs, while forty (35.1%) attacks involved discotheques. A bombing or explosion was involved in 84 (73.7%) attacks, followed by armed assault in 14 (12.3%) attacks. The highest number of attacks occurred in Western Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. In total, 284 persons died, and 1175 persons were wounded in attacks against nightclub venues. Conclusions: While terrorist attacks against nightclub venues are infrequent, the risk for mass casualties and injuries can be significant, mainly when explosives and armed assaults are used.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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