Again the terrorists have struck, this time in Pune

By O.J.George

This was the second major terrorist attack in Pune, after the 26/11 in Mumbai.

Preliminary investigations point to use of RDX. Nine persons were killed and 57 injured, including foreigners at the blast in the German bakery. Some of the injured are critical.

An intense probe has been launched to pinpoint culprits. Initial reports speak about the hand of the Indian Mujahideen. It could be combined effort of many terrorist agencies. What about David Headley and associates? He had visited critical areas in India, including Pune.

Faith-based terrorist organization can intrude into peaceful societies, get help from the gullible and strike at their will. We can very well imagine a restaurant scenario where scores of people would be there at any given time.

Some of them may have bags and baggages and no one would be particularly inquisitive about a backpack lying somewhere.

How could one imagine that a backpack kept at a restaurant was full of explosives to kill people? What sort of faith was upheld by those who did it, by killing innocent human beings?

We have in Maharashtra the Shiv Sena and MNS lions roaring around raising parochial slogans. Once a terrorist attack takes place, they withdraw to their dens. Gentlemen, the country is facing serious security threat. The world over, terrorists are targeting places.

For faith-based terrorists, India is a hard as well as soft target. Death and devastations are lurking at any corner, for the terrorists never keep themselves idle.

We Indians should not be squabbling against each other when so many terrorist forces are out in the dark targeting us.