Penggunaan kekerasan dan ancaman kekerasan dengan tujuan tertentu Menggunakan ancaman kekerasan atau melakukan kekerasan tanpa Sengaja menciptakan dampak psikologis atau fisik terhadap kelompok Meliputi kaum revolusioner, ekstrimis politik, penjahat yang
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Teroris : Orang atau golongan yang berbuat kejam dan menimbulkan ketakutan KBBI : 659
Terorisme merupakan : Penggunaan kekerasan untuk menciptakan
ketakutan dalam usaha mencapai tujuan KBBI : 659 Beberapa defenisi Terorisme menurut para ahli:
Menurut Ezzat A Fattah : “ Terrorism comes from, which inturn comes from latin world “ terrere”
meaning to Frighten.” Menurut Walter Laqueur :
“Terrorism has been defined as the substate application of violence or threatened violence intended to show panic in society, to weaken or even
overthrow the incumbents, and to bring about political change. It shades on occasion into guerilla warfare although unlike guerrillas, terrorist
are unable or unwilling to take or hold territory and even a substitute for war between states. Laqueur : 1996
Menurut United state code, section 2656f d di Amerika :
“Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetuated against noncombatant targets, usually intended to influence an audience”
Menurut The Central Inteligence Agency CIA : “ the threat or use of violence for political purposes by individuals or
groups, wheter acting for, or in opinion to esthablished governmental authority, when such actions are intended to shock or intimidate at
target group wider than the immediate victims” Kerstetter: 1983
Dari rumusan diatas dapat diuraikan ciri-ciri daripada terorisme :