Terror threat rose after Iraq war: Global poll (35 countries worldwide)

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1637590,00050003.htm

Terror threat rose after Iraq war: Global poll


Most people in three out of 35 countries worldwide believe that the US-led war in Iraq has increased the threat of terrorism, a survey for BBC World Service radio suggested on Tuesday.

An average of 60 per cent in the 33 nations agreed that the March 2003 invasion had increased the likelihood of terrorist attacks, with just 12 per cent believing the opposite.

A further 15 per cent thought it had no effect.

The survey of 41,856 people by Canadian pollsters GlobeScan and the US Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) also claimed there was overall support in 20 countries for US forces to withdraw in the next few months.