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Swarms of deadly hornets have killed more than 40 people and injured more than 1,600 in northern China. At least 37 patients are in a critical or serious condition in hospitals, according to Shaanxi provincial government. Victims of the attack have been left with deep, dark craters in their skin the size of bullet wounds. … The Chinese term for hornets is “hu feng” and local experts believe the culprit is the Asian giant hornet or Vespa mandarinia, which grows up to 5 cm (2 in) long with a 6-mm (¼-in) sting. The insects’ highly toxic stings can lead to...

German Security in charge of protecting Angela Merkel should be prepared to protect her from an Al Qaeda 'Swarm Attack' similar in tactics to the Mumbai hotel hlaughter.

Paper no. 3614 Guarding Against Swarm Attacks on Nuclear Establishments - International Terrorism Monitor --- Paper No. 611 By B. Raman 19-Jan-2010 SNIPPET: "A swarm attack is a commando-style attack involving multiple targets and/ or multile modus operandi----that is a mix of the use of hand-held weapons and explosives. Since the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 26 to 29, 2008, which was itself a major swarm attack, there have been seven more---- four in Kabul, Kandahar and Khost in Afghanistan by the Afghan Taliban and three in Lahore possibly by the Pakistani Taliban. 2. These attacks---particularly those in Kabul--- have...