The Terror attack on Saturday night, in Central London were shocking; they happened soon after attack in Manchester. Prime Minister May correctly expressed that enough is enough. Similar sentiments are expressed all over the world after any attack. Yet crowd pulling activities e.g. marathon at Manchester, Cricket match at Birmingham and general election are not curtailed, which shows British courage.
Our sympathies are with injured or those who lost near and dear ones. This latest attack is reminiscent of multiple attack in Mumbai on 26-11-2008. It took 4 days to control the attack. It was televised whereby the handlers in Pakistan could direct every move of the attacking terrorists. Whereas the attack in London was controlled in less than 30 minutes. Rapid action by all concerned is commendable.
It should be noted that containing terrorism cannot be controlled by government and law maintaining personnel only. Public must be vigilant too. Attackers target crowds, therefore all crowd attracting activities must either be banned in interest of security, or performed in siege like conditions. Family must curfew children and vulnerable members to be at home well before sunsets. We observed such discipline in Mau Mau days of Kenya, British could emulate it at home.
Ramesh Jhalla
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