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Re:The Tragedy of Ethiopia's Internet by gpvos on Friday February 05, 2016 @01:33PM (#11043531)
No, it counts as military activity. Attacking civilians with the intent to scare the populace at large counts as terrorist activity.

While there is no single definition of terrorism, attacking civilians instead of soldiers is a common theme among the most popular definitions.

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Re:The Tragedy of Ethiopia's Internet by mercurial on Friday February 05, 2016 @02:00PM (#11043733)
This really depends on the spin the government in place puts on it.
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