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Cost of global terrorism at highest level since 9/11: Report

Posted On: Nov. 17, 2015 12:00 AM CST

The Global Terrorism Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace has said that cost of terrorism globally is now at its highest since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Bloomberg reported.

The report said that terror attacks cost the world $52.9 billion in 2014, compared with $51.51 billion in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Terror organization Islamic State killed more than 20,000 people in 2014, said the report.

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