Academics and intellectuals disagree strongly about whether or not the Monterrey casino attack was a " terrorist act " , a term used by the President of the Republic during a press conference denouncing the killings . Academics define it as a " reprehensible criminal act " and not as an act of terrorism ; terrorism has different characteristics , involving ideology and doctrine , such as in the case of ETA or the 2011 attacks in Norway . The criminal acts of drug trafficking and organised crime are not strictly defined in Mexican law , and are usually a form of score-settling between criminal groups , unlike in Colombia where acts of narcoterrorism against the public have a legal definition
2011 attacks in Norway
2011 Norway attacks
2011 Monterrey casino attack