British Group: Somalia Most at Risk for Terrorism
British-based Maplecroft, which advises global businesses, ranked 196 countries in terrorism categories from extreme risk to low risk.
Maplecroft puts Somalia at the top of its list, followed by Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Palestinian territories.
Maplecroft says Somalia experienced 556 terrorist attacks between June 2009 and June 2010, killing 1,437 people.
Somalia and its fragile U.N.-backed government is under threat from al-Shabab — Islamic extremists who control much of the country. They want to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state.
The other top countries at an extreme risk for terrorism are Colombia, Thailand, the Philippines, Yemen, and Russia.
High risk countries include Iran, Nigeria, Spain, and Burma. The United States, Britain, and France are ranked as medium risk while Canada and Germany fall under the low risk category.
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