The Pros And Cons Of Terrorist Attacks

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The Evils Of Terrorist Attacks

What are terrorist attacks? Terrorist attacks are unexpecting attacks using violence against innocent people. Terrorists Cause harm to others in a cruel manner or kill people in cold blood giving them no mercy or feeling no pity for people who sit hopelessly begging for their lives.Terrorists also destroy many infrastructures or civilian population to prove they are high in political and social strength. Terrorists attack people to attain political or religious aims.

Terrorist Dzhokhar Tsamaev bombed the Boston Marathon April 15, 2013. Dzhokhar and his brother wanted to defend Islam from the U.S., which conducted the Iraq war and war in Afghanistan, in the view of the brothers, against muslims. The bombs were made from two pressure cookers. The bombs went off about 13 seconds apart near the finish line, killing 3 people and …show more content…

Terrorist drop suicide bombs on communitites with innocent people there, terrorist shoot people, behead people, or torture people to their deaths. There was also a shoot out in Boston between cops and Dzhokhars’ brother killing him and one of the cops bled to death during the shooting as well. Dzhokhar survived but, he was later caught and sentenced to death by the court. Terrorist are cold hearted killers and they feel that killing people is not evil but, killing is evil in the Bible the Ten Commandments the lord says, “ Thou Shalt not kill” ( Commandment number 6). Terrorists commit many sins when they kill or harm innocent people.

Terrorists are evil people and Dzhokhar and his brother are evil terrorists too. Dzhokhar is also one of the first terrorist sentenced to death since 9/11. Dzhokhar is the perfect definition of a terrorist because he harmed and killed people over religious aims. He attacked Boston unexpectedly during the marathon and left devestation upon the city. Terrorists attack people to attain political or religious

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