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Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)


Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Abstract: 

On Nov. 1, 2013, a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), reportedly motivated by anti-government sentiment and targeting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. To provide context for this attack, START has compiled relevant facts and figures from the Global Terrorism Database.

Publication Information

Full Citation: 

Miller, Erin. 2013. "Armed Assault at Los Angeles International Airport." November. http://start.umd.edu/pubs/STARTFactSheet_ArmedAssaultatLAX_Nov2013.pdf.

START Author(s): 
Erin Miller
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