Following are the characteristics :
1. It negates all norms of an organised society.
2. They have political aims.
3. It is illegal.
4. Due to terrorism, the spirit of helplessness arises.
5. Terrorism ends the sense of reason and human values.
6. It creates the feeling of conflict and isolation.
7. Violence in this is mindless and arbitrary, because the selection of victims is random and indiscriminate.
8. It is an irregular technique of harassment and cruel persecution resulting in loss of life.