On yesterday, Saturday March 1, 2014, a series of violence led to the death of at least three dozen people. Around seven o'clock that evening a large group of attackers came into the village riding motorcycles and four-wheelers. During this time residents were preparing for prayer. The attackers randomly opened fire with AK-47s, rifles, and rocket propelled grenades. During that time they had killed thirty-nine people. The blame has been pointed to an Islamic group by the name of Boko Haram. Boko Haram has attacked this village several times over the past two years.The attack on this village occurred after two explosions in a nearby city. Dozens of people died in these twin attacks as well.
Analysis:
This article shows that the amount of violence that is happening in the world is ridiculous. Things of this sort has happened in the United States quite a bit. There has been the attack of the Twin Towers, the Boston Marathon bombing, the Sandy Hook shooting and so much more. As I researched the Islamic group, Boko Haram, I saw that they had began their operations peacefully within the first couple of years and then they resulted in violence. This gets my mind to wonder. Why would violence be the key? Why is it that this group can't be stopped? Why is it that we keep allowing innocent people to be killed? As a whole, we have to work together to get our levels of violence down to a minimum.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/02/world/africa/nigeria-blasts/index.html
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