ABSTRACT
Recent terrorist activities have shown that the modus operandi has shifted towards indiscriminate, mass impact activities, often with coordinated and targeted secondary attacks aimed at inflicting maximum casualties. Such attacks have often been focussed on crowded public spaces (e.g. the Bali & Mumbai attacks). In these situations it can be very difficult to conduct counter terrorist initiatives but it is relatively easy for terrorists to plot their attacks. In the UK this was illustrated when the ‘7/7’ bombers easily gained access to the London Underground network carrying rucksacks packed with explosives (Pape, 2005).
