Heliogeophysical factors as possible triggers of suicide terroristic acts

Pavel Grigoryev, Vsevolod Rozanov, Alexander Vaiserman, Boris Vladimirskiy
DOI: 10.4236/health.2009.14048                

Abstract

Using data on suicide terroristic attacks in Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan (1062 cases 1994-2008) it was found that certain patterns of heliogeo-physical factors were similar in all countries studied, and typically accompanied such acts. Geomagnetic activity significantly increased (p<0.0001) at the day of attack and at the next day following attack. Interplanetary magnetic field polarity tends to change at the day before attack (p<0.03) and at the day after attack (p<0.007).

Keywords

Heliogeophysical Factors; Geomanetic Activity; Interplanetary Magnetic Field; Suicide

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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