“The pattern has become all too familiar. Young people gathered for a musical event find themselves subjected to what British Prime Minister Theresa May has described as an “appalling terrorist attack”.
“Police have said the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, which has so far killed 22 people and injured 59 others, was carried out by a single man who died after detonating an explosive device.
“The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has claimed responsibility.
“But it is not being overlooked that last week IS released a 44-minute video in which fighters of different nationalities urged their supporters back home to carry out acts of violence. Among those featured was a British man.
“What makes IS more dangerous — even desperate — in the current climate is that it finds itself under enormous pressure in its strongholds in Iraq and in Syria.”
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