A B 1) to target
2) surveillance
3) cell
4) to plot
5) explosive
6) suicide bomber
7) to set off
8) to launch
9) assassination
10) extortion
11) large-scale
12) to thwart
13) ransom
14) recruit
a) using or involving a lot of effort, people, supplies, etc.
b) the act of forcing someone illegally to give you
something, especially money, by threatening them
c) to prevent someone from doing what they are trying
to do
d) a small group of people who are working secretly as
part of a larger organization
e) a close watch kept by the police on a person or place
because, they may be connected with criminal
activities
f) to make a secret plan to harm a person or
organization, I
especially a political leader or
government
g) a substance that is used in making bombs
h) an amount of money that is paid to free someone who
is held as a prisoner
i) someone who hides a bomb on their body and
explodes it in a public place, killing himself or herself
and other people,
j) to get people to join a terrorist group
k) to make a bomb explode
l) to start something
m) to choose a person or place to attack them
n) the act of murdering an important person
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3 Match the words in Column A with the words in Column В to make up possible word combinations. A B 1) assassination
2) suicide
3) take something
4) claim
5) terrorist
6) a wave of
7) right-wing
8) demand a
9) to plant
a) bombings
b) extremist
c) ransom
d) hostage
e) a bomb
f) attempt
g) responsibility
h) cell
i) bomber
