Kayla Morgan
1/27/11
5:55 P.M.
Blast in Moscow’s Busiest Airport
On Monday January 24th, a suicide bomber attacked Russia in the city of Moscow. The attack happened around 4:30 P.M. in Moscow’s busiest airport. By the end of the night police reported that at least 35 people have been killed and 168 injured. The attack came at a sensitive time for the Russians. Just a month before the attack, ethnic Russian nationalists lashed out violently at migrants from the troubled region. The country was already split between ethnic lines and was under a lot of stress due to that, and the attack has now added even more worries to this country. Dealing with injuries, it just did not affect Russians but among everyone injured, were Britain, French and Italian citizens. As of right now, no American citizens were harmed. Stephen A. Baker, a former official with the Department of Homeland Security, quoted, “They’d like to be bombing planes and they can’t, so they’re bombing airports,” Since the attack, the airport security has gotten even more strict and officials are personally checking every single bag, even handbags, causing a huge backup with people waiting in lines causing plane schedules to be delayed. Previous terrorist attacks have occurred in the past, but as of Monday night no suspects have been named. Russian president Dmitri A. Mevedev, made a televised announcement saying he did believe the bombing was a terrorist act.
To me, I just do not understand how or why there is so much hate in the world. Every week you hear about a different terrorist attack somewhere around the globe. With this case having a suicide bomber, he is not only taking the lives of everyone around him, but his own life too. How can a person agree to do this knowing they are going to die? There is a huge difference in this and lets say joining the US army. Yes when you join the army there is a chance you may not come back alive, but at least you know you are doing a good thing and fighting for your country. A suicide bomber has not a single ounce of courageousness or honor in them. This is a social problem because like I said before, it not only effects the bomber but everyone around him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/world/europe/25moscow.html?_r=2
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