Tuesday, May 13, 2008

45 Indians killed in Terrorist Bombing

Connor Leigh

45 Indians killed in Terrorist Bombing

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668626656&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

On Tuesday, Six terrorist bombings occurred in western India. At least 45 people were killed and 100 people were badly wounded. The damage would have been so much worse if a seventh bomb had not been diffused by the police. The bombs destroyed a sacred Hindu temple and a jewelry market that has been a popular tourist attraction but fortunately the tourist season had ended. These attacks were because India has been “repeatedly blamed for attacks on Islamic militant groups backed by Pakistan”.

  1. This article relates to the interaction among two societies because Pakistani extremists believe India is responsible for attacks on Islamic militants.
  2. The history behind this issue began in 2005 where Islamic Militants supported by Pakistan were attacked. Pakistan believes that India is behind the attacks and extremists siding with Pakistan have been bombing India in small attacks but this recent attack is one of the largest yet.
  3. This article is complicated because it does not state a specific writer and only says the J Post Staff. I can only assume that they are outsiders looking in at the situation since this issue occurred in India.
  4. The writer of this article seems to be more sympathetic towards the India victims by writing about the pain and Turmoil the Indian people had to endure.
  5. The point of view that is most noticeably un included is that of a Pakistani who sides against the Indians and shows how he views what happened to the Islamic Militants.
  6. My view of this bombing is that the Pakistani extremists have no proof that the Indians attacked the Islamic Militants and are just lashing out at there rivals with unnecessary violence that has killed many innocent people.

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