A picture was taken of the bomb on the subway
Today, at 8:20am in London, a homemade bomb went off on the subway. The incident was quickly labeled a terrorist attack by London polices. There have not been any arrests yet, but hundreds of London detectives and police are actively searching for the attacker. The bomb was not fully detonated, so nobody on the subway was seriously injured. When the bomb went off people fled from the subways leading to even more injuries and chaos.
Trump quickly responded to the incident on Twitter, not only claiming the attack was carried out by “a loser terrorist,” but also attacking the Scotland Yard and London authorities for knowing the attacker was a threat but not doing anything. The London authorities have not commented back, but it is unclear if they actually had the attacker on their radar.
This is the fourth terrorist attack on London in 2017. Al-Qaida recently urged their supporters to attack trains, but since the attacker for this event has not yet been found, it is unclear if there is any connection to the terrorist group.
2 comments:
Shout out to President Trump for calling the terrorist "a loser." Honestly, I'm not sure if American authorities would be able to handle a terrorist attack any better than British authorities did if we had an attack. I don't think his accusations are justified in that sense.
Anyway, I'm interested with the fact that the terrorist attack was not in an area with tourists. I'm not sure why a terrorist would attack everyday people going to work. When terrorists plan attacks, they like to target tourist areas for the biggest shock value. I guess it would also bring shock that people are going about their daily business and then something like this happens. Also, it's hard to fathom the idea that a subway is an easy target for an attack. Taking the subway is such a normal routine for many. Then again, subways are an easy target because they have minimal security and it's easy to get lost in the crowd. Even though the attack was in another country, I still feel on edge and hope that terrorist attacks don't become a normal occurrence.
Like Tori pointed out, the bomb was not placed in an area that attracted many tourists. While I think an area with a highly concentrated amount of tourists is one way to produce a high shock value, I also think that instilling fear in people's daily routines could also be rather powerful. The article also mentioned that the bomb went off during rush hour, and so I do think that whoever planted the bomb chose a rather clever area that could have potentially caused significant damage had it completely detonated. I think that the ability to make everyday life a fearful experience is more damaging than a terrorist attack at a special location and, perhaps, that was the intent.
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