Fewer terror victims globally, far-right attacks on the rise
By DW
22 November 2019 |
11:43 am
The fall of al-Shabab and Islamic State partly accounts for the decrease in deaths by terror worldwide. Far-right attacks are on the rise, and deaths at the hands of far-right terrorists are increasing.
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