“Revolting”, “cowardly”, and “barbaric” are some of the words leaders worldwide have used to describe the attack in Barcelona that killed 14 people. 100 were injured when a van plowed into pedestrians on Las Ramblas in Barcelona and ISIS claimed responsibility. Of the 14 killed, one was Canadian and four Canadians were injured on Thursday,

The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement released Friday “It was with great sadness that I learned today that one Canadian was killed and four others injured during yesterday’s cowardly terrorist attack in Barcelona. Sophie and I offer our condolences to the families and friends in mourning, and hope for a speedy recovery for the injured Canadians,” Trudeau said. While US President Trump tweeted that the United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!

Terrorist ISIS is spreading its clutches around the world This means that ‘Islamic State’ has emerged as the most powerful and terrible terrorist group. ISIS and the clans linked to it do not sit silently in any country after the first attack, instead they keep repeating and look for new areas to attack.

Occurred in the last two years ISIS and other terrorists carried at least 6-7 attacks in different cities of France and many of the waves of terror that have disrupted European countries in the past 50 years.

It’s worth mentioning that the terrorists are continuously increasing the scope of their activities. Several people were killed in attacks in France, Belgium and Germany, but Spain had survived so far and during the continuous campaign against the terrorists, 180 people arrested in the last two and a half years. Even then terrorists were able to mount such a big attack.

Remember that after July 2016, a new strategy has been adopted by ISIS in Europe-  to crush people under fast-moving vehicles. They have carried out many such attacks. This is the 8th such attack in Europe this year.

Before the recent attacks in Spain, more than 200 people have died in such terror attacks in Stockholm, Nice, Berlin and London, and it is difficult to say where this line will stop.

For the time being, it seems that the action taken against the militant groups by different countries is being wasted. This is where the hatred against them is growing worldwide, and the image of the common Muslims is also hurt badly.

This is the reason why many restrictions are being imposed on Muslims in many countries, including the United States.

Better to stop them wanting to kill innocent people, or to stop them before they act on their intent.

It is essential that all nations affected by terrorism should unite and formulate a common strategy to counter terrorism so that they can be wiped out. Defeating terrorism requires concerted global effort; it is time to act unitedly against terrorists and terrorism

Surjit Singh Flora

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