I suppose last Friday's bombing in Lyon, France isn't a bigger news story because fortunately there were no fatalities.
But it should be a reminder that Islamist terrorism cannot be ignored or wished away. Naturally, the media is hesitant to identify the suspect as Muslim. The Financial Times refers to the suspect as an "Algerian national". Given that Algeria's population is 98.2% Muslim the chances the suspect is Christian or Jewish or of any other faith is barely over 1%.
More importantly, the suspect was found to have been in possession of explosives which, according tot he FT, "appeared to have contained a small quantity of triacetone triperoxide or TATP, the same explosive used by Islamist terrorists in November 2015."
What this tells me is the Islamists are well organized, well trained and well financed. Simply put, the people of Lyon got off very lucky. The Islamists will try again be it in Lyon, London, Lisbon or Los Angeles. Next time there's a very good chance that fortune won't be smiling.
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