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Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?
Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim. Plus: the death toll of the Boko Haram attack in Baga, Nigeria.
In the wake of the Paris killings, an imam in Paris told the BBC that most terrorism victims around the world are Muslim. Is that true? More or Less speaks to Erin Miller of the Global Terrorism Database.
The reported death toll of the Boko Haram attack in Baga, Nigeria, this month has ranged from 150 to more than 2000 people. More or Less speaks to Julian Rademeyer of Africa Check, who has been trying to get to the truth.
(Image: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami pray for the victims of Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar. Credit: Associated Press)
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Are most victims of terrorism Muslim?
Read Ruth Alexander’s article on the BBC News Magazine website.
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- Sat 17 Jan 201514:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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