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London Is Not The Only Place Under Terrorists Attack: How The Western Media Snubbing Attacks In Non Western Countries
June 10, 2017 – London Is Not The Only Place Under Terrorists Attack: How The Western Media Is Snubbing Attacks In Non Western Countries
By Tony Ogunlowo
On the 22nd of May, 22-year old Salman Abedi exploded a shrapnel-loaded bomb killing himself and 23 others, injuring 119, some seriously, after an Arianna Grande concert in Manchester.
Twelve days later on the 3rd of June, in London, three terrorists killed 8 people and injured a further 48 before being gunned down by armed police.
The world media, and leaders, went into overdrive decrying the atrocities, holding vigils and benefit concerts for the victims, showing solidarity with the cities of London and Manchester.
But London and Manchester were not the only places in the world to come under attack by Islamic terrorists.
There were others.
From the 22nd of May when the Manchester atrocities were unfolding to the 3rd of June London stabbings more than 500 people lost their lives to terrorists attacks worldwide, with many more injured.
Some of these atrocities include:
22nd May – Bangkok, Thailand – 24 injured
22nd May – Iraq 6 dead. 15 injured
23rd May – Afghanistan – 11 dead, 9 injured
23rd May – Homs, Syria – 4 dead, 40 injured
24th May – Somalia – 12 dead, 15 injured
26th May – Egypt – 28 dead, 30 injured.
31st May – Kabul, Afghanistan – 150 dead, 420 injured.
This is an incomplete list as it doesn’t contain full details about terrorist attacks in places like Nigeria, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Libya and Iran where attacks occur on a daily basis and there are no official figures for casualties.
Nobody has shown any solidarity with them (- not even Donald Trump!), there have been no benefit concerts or fundraising for the victims and survivors. The world media hasn’t even bothered to report these incidents or show the pictures of these nameless victims and there’s nobody to help the injured survivors; they’ll probably end up homeless, uncared for and forgotten in IDP( Internal Displaced Person) or refugee camps.
While it is right to decry the atrocities of terrorists, attention shouldn’t be just limited to top Western cities such as London and Paris. There are people who are dying on a daily basis as a result of terrorist activities, worldwide, in places such as Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Philippines. They need attention too.
So while terrorist activities in London and Manchester is front page news around the world don’t forget those the western media can’t be bothered to mention.
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June 10, 2017 at 9:23 PM
MR WRITER CALM DOWN,MOST OF THE countries u mentioned na muslim nations even naija which ibb secretly signed up in OIC is even seen as one..western world mostly are xtians and no muslim nation is in the EU.they apprehend them and prosecute them with the fullest extent of the law..under wear bomber who is a muslim got brain washed despite his fathers wealth who warned authorities to watch his son is now cooling off his heads in the states and would remain there for life.kabiru sokoto was freed,sheriff is in the senate even after being fingered as a sponsor as an alledged sponsor.few days ago ,one convicted boko malam was freed and a xtian naija soldier was sentenced yesterday for killing boko in borno but yet the fulani mad cattle rearers molest the southerners,kill,rape and destroy whatever they lay their hands on,buhari will never address it openly and actively.north wants igbos to leave them but wouldnt leave the niger delta oil blocs.harmless kanu was detained for over 2yrs for making his voice heard.this nonsense killing started in borno and escalated till today.even a south east man is still their cp in borno risking his life to those that hate their people.
my friend ,no be trump cause am.make all man deal with their wahala.if the aboki want to stop the nonsense,just give it one week.
lets all condemn the stupid ideology that takes innocent lives away unneccesarily.
Kenneth Obiagbor
June 10, 2017 at 9:36 PM
I kind of agree with writer, bias western media are bunch of red neck racists, they see other countries especial Africa as baboons. We mean nothing to dem and I think it is time we boycott them too.