The phrase "a wave of terrorism" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase or surge in terrorist activities or incidents within a specific timeframe or area.
Example: "The country has been facing a wave of terrorism, leading to heightened security measures and public concern."
Alternatives: "an outbreak of terrorism" or "a surge in terrorism".
From about 1960 to about 1980, police in Europe confronted a wave of terrorism that swept over several countries.
His toughness and aggressiveness in the face of a wave of terrorism helped win him the presidency.
The Israeli director of military intelligence had told a Knesset committee hours earlier to expect a wave of terrorism of unprecedented ferocity.
And amid a wave of terrorism fears, New York officials devised a staggeringly costly security plan for the Sept. 11 trial.
During the nineteen-nineties, when Egypt suffered a wave of terrorism, Al Azhar and the ministry worked to discredit the ideas of radical Islamists.
Previous negotiations with Syria were interrupted -- first by the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, then by a wave of terrorism under his successor, Shimon Peres.
In the last decade, there has been a wave of terrorism-related convictions in Canada, especially as the country reacts to new threats at home and abroad.
The north of Mali receives the most stringent FCO warning, "Avoid all travel," because of a wave of jihadist terrorism.
A small war with al-Qaeda supporters along the border with Afghanistan is fuelling a wave of jihadist terrorism.
At a time of dreadful insecurity including a wave of Islamist terrorism, of which the Karachi blasts were almost certainly an example—such an arrangement, it is hoped, would offer short-term stability and promise more meaningful democracy.
The issue has become more pressing in the 10 years since a wave of Islamist terrorism swept France and has continued to spread around the world.
