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BOSTON BOMBING: Terrorists are the unknown enemies within

ON Monday, the United States was under siege again. In Boston, two bombs detonated within a span of 17 seconds. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old child. More than 140 people were injured, with some in critical condition. This is the worst terrorist attack in the US since Sept 11, 2001. Interestingly, the Boston mayor and other relevant authorities have confirmed that there was no prior threat or indication that an attack was imminent. The bombs were placed near the finish line. The authorities also found two more bombs at the site. This reminds me of how Sept 11 and the London bombings (July 7, 2005) were executed. The Boston attack was well planned by a terrorist group. According to the authorities, it could have been al-Qaeda or home-grown terrorists. The video footage of the incident is shocking. The attack was executed dramatically to impact American society. The terrorists succeeded in this mission. Again, the issue of lax security and intelligence will be discussed widely. The attack occurred despite the US government's heightening of homeland security and integrated cooperation between enforcement and intelligence agencies, like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency. This shows that the terrorists can acquire the intelligence they need and infiltrate national security to launch their attack with the small funds they have. As for now, the attackers have not been identified. Before the Boston bombing, the relevant authorities believed that the measures and mechanisms they had created and implemented were working. Terrorists never die. Even when they are sent to maximum security prisons, their ideas and ambitions do not fade. They will be carried forward by their followers. Terrorists are the unknown enemy within. To identify and eliminate them is a mammoth task for security and intelligence agencies in any country.

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