New technologies, artificial intelligence aid fight against global terrorism

But it also provides "live video broadcasting of brutal killings", he continued, citing the recent attack in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, where dozens of Muslim worshippers were killed by a self-avowed white supremacist. "This is done in order to spread fear and split society", maintained the UNOCT chief, warning of more serious developments, such as attempts by terrorists to create home-made biological weapons. He pointed out that terrorists have the capacity to use drones to deliver chemical, biological or radiological materials, which Mr. Voronkov said, "are even hard to imagine." But the international community is "not sitting idly by", he stressed, noting that developments in this area allow the processing and identification of key information, which can counter terrorist operations with lightning speed. "The Internet content of terrorists is detected and deleted faster than ever", elaborated the UNOCT chief.