Terrorism Activities in United Kingdom

Why has man become this inhumane? Killing and shedding innocent blood has become the order of the day. And have such acts added any value to anyone’s lives? They surely do not; therefore, there is no reason that justifies one person to kill the other person. No one seems to be concerned with other people anymore. The effects of a series of attacks have taken route in all the parts of the globe touching all the continents. The UK has shown one of the adverse effects of terrorism.

Guy Fawkes was among the first people to launch his terror attack in Europe in 1600 on November 5. In the year 1970, there were two bomb blasts at the parliament building that ended up killing innocent civilians. This is one of the 25 terror attacks by the group of the terrorists known as the brigade. There was another explosion in 1971 which caused severe injuries to people and death. The explosion took place at the post office tower that is found in London. Among all the terrorist attacks that took place in the 1970s, the Birmingham bombing was the one with the most severe effect because it claimed the life of 21 citizens, and 182 people became seriously injured.

The same trend of terrorism attacks continued to manifest each year through the 1980s in the UK. More deaths were reported from the bomb attacks that were launched in areas where people were crowded. December 1988 marked the worst year in the 1980s in Europe. The Pan Am Flight was unfortunately shattered into pieces when the bomb was planted on the plane inside a suitcase. The terrorists had been found to be from Libya after investigation. In this case, 270 people were ruthlessly killed.

Things did not turn out better in Europe, even in 1990s. Weapons of mass destruction were used by the terrorist groups. Each year never ended without a reported case of terrorism. The year 1993 marked a historic time in Europe. The IRA was used to denote a very large truck bomb. This took place in London and specifically at the Bishopsgate. Although it was only one journalist who was killed, 40 people sustained serious injuries and a damage of close to £1 billion was done. As days went by, the bombs that were heavier and of higher mass started being used.

From 2000 to the present day, things have never changed. A series of attacks in Europe has continued to increase. The worst ever reported case in this period of time was the London bombing that took place on July 5^th 2005 where 56 people were killed and 600 people sustained injuries.

Most of these terrorist attacks in Europe have been blamed on the Islamist perpetrators. They provide funding and training for the different terrorist groups in the UK. These terrorist groups have warehouses where they produce ammunition. They also get a supply of weapons from external sources. There are a number of camps that have been established in Europe to train people in their terrorism activities. The government is trying to suppress all the activities of the terrorists all over the UK. A number of people have been arrested for their terrorism activities. Some have been jailed while others are still awaiting trials.

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