Further, in their editorial guidelines, The BBC tells us that "The word "terrorist" itself can be a barrier rather than an aid to understanding. We should try to avoid the term, without attribution."
Now that the terrorists have struck home, The BBC may change its tune.
Here is the BBC headline yesterday.
London rocked by terror attacks
But who knows, in the BBC's nuanced mind, a terror attack might be carried out by someone who is not a terrorist. We'll see.
UPDATE
Harry's Place has several more BBC examples including the use of the word terrorists.
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