Ruthless and barbaric killers

Ruthless and barbaric killers

My prayers are with the beautiful city and the people of Istanbul, Turkey (‘Facebook live: Istanbul terror attack...’, Gulf News, June 29). I’m so shocked and saddened by this barbaric act of terrorism. It’s time we unite against these people who unleash terror on innocent people. They are the worst kind of cowards. These terrorists will not stop no matter what, regardless of where we live. It is sad that this is the world we all live in now. Terrorist do not care who they hurt or who they kill – it doesn’t matter to them, they have shown us time and time again.

From Mr Osman Iqbal

UAE

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Stand in solidarity

I’ve been promoting #PakistanStandsWithTurkey on social media to show solidarity. I strongly condemn the cowardly attack on the Turkish people. May God bless their souls and give courage to the families who lost their loved ones.

From Mr Hamad Sarfraz

UAE

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God help us

As a Muslim and as a Pakistani, we love Turkey and we will stand always beside our Turkish brothers. God help all Muslims around the world.

From Mr Ahmad Ali

Dubai

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Infuriating

Oh, how sad this is. God bless all those people who died. These incidents are so infuriating. We need to destroy those people who are doing these kinds of acts.

From Mr L. Khan

UAE

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Islam is peaceful

I love Turkey and I love all Muslims of the world. We are very sad, Islam is a peaceful religion, and it does not allow terror to wreak havoc.

From Mr Abdullah Azizi Mabariz

Abu Dhabi

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Poor security?

It’s an extremely shocking and terrifying incident. May the souls of the deceased rest in the highest place in heaven. This has happened because of poor security arrangements. The government should take stern and immediate action against the law breakers. God bless all.

From Mr Arif Ghani

UAE

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So brainwashed

It’s hard to imagine how much these militants are brainwashed to be able to do something like that to others and to themselves (‘Facebook video: Police shoot ‪‎suicidebomber‬ right before he detonates a bomb that killed 36’, Gulf News, June 29). It wouldn’t be easy to take your own life, we all have a sense of self preservation. It’s very sad.

From Mr Kaleem Jaffery

UAE

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Terrifying

This is so scary. As a mother, it’s even more sad and scary to see those people running away with their children. What a terror for them! I don’t even want to imagine.

From Ms Mahnaaz Shaikh

UAE

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Stop him

I don’t think the policeman acted properly in the video of the explosion. He could have easily put enough bullets in this man’s body to stop him from blowing himself up. Instead, he ran away.

From Mr Shah Rocco

UAE

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Tried to stop him

Mr Shah Rocco, there is something called incapacitating and capturing alive. He tried to do so. But I guess somehow he was still able to detonate.

From Mr Mohsin Khan

UAE

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You couldn’t understand

I don’t argue with people that have never worn a military and/or police uniform and have never had to subdue another human being before. It’s always nice to say: “Should have, could have, would have” from the comfort of your mobile or computer screen, but in reality you have no idea. Keep watching ‘Rambo’ and ‘Die Hard’ re-runs, my friend.

From Ms Angela Richards

UAE

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Prayers for the families

I convey my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives (‘36 dead, 147 hurt in suicide attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport’, Gulf News, June 29). I pray that the almighty will grant them the strength to bear their loss.

From Mr Rahmat Afridi

UAE

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Wasting lives

It’s too sad. It’s a beautiful place aside from being historical. What’s happening to these people? They are wasting their lives just to kill the innocent.

From Ms Donna Lynn Piquero Moreno

UAE

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We need to act

The recent triple attack in the Turkey’s largest airport and the 41 causalities is the latest development from Middle East. Turkey’s Prime Minister was condemning the attack caused by Daesh. After the Brussels Airport attack, this is the second attack in an airport recently and 147 people were injured. Many flights have been cancelled and passengers have been held up in the airport. Turkey needs to investigate this and the guilty should be punished.

Terrorism is increasing day-by-day in all areas, and it’s high time the international community acts on this.

From Mr K. Ragavan

Bengaluru, India

Beautiful generosity

I love the generosity and the hospitality of the Emiratis during iftar, regardless of nationality and religion (Facebook video: ‎Iftar‬ at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque’, Gulf News, June 29).

From Mr Francisco Marcelino

UAE

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Proves Islam is peaceful

This proves that Islam only promotes peace and love as the iftar is available for everyone and all people of every faith and belief.

From Mr Nusrat Jahan

UAE

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Not that good anymore

It’s hardly the biggest shock in world of football, so that’s a bit disrespectful towards Iceland (‘Facebook live: Gulf News Sports Desk discusses the biggest shock in international football history, Gulf News, June 29)! They came through the group after beating Holland, Turkey and the Czech Republic and qualified from the group. England got out due to the last gasp goal against Wales. English retired footballer, Alan Shearer, summed it up by saying: “We’re not as good as we think we are.”

From Mr Craig Hastings

UAE

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Embarrassing

I’m quite embarrassed that England has failed again. Their egos and wages outweigh what they are really worth!

From Ms Sally Barnes

Abu Dhabi

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Humiliating defeat

Kudos to Iceland’s football team for their victory against the much fancied England team. Though the minnows were melted down by a goal in the fourth minute, Iceland’s team recovered from the early shock to play as cool as possible and freeze England’s team to defeat them 2-1. Without a doubt, it was England’s most humiliating night in international football. I hope this defeat does not force Wayne Rooney to follow in the footsteps of Lionel Messi.

From Mr N. Mahadevan

Mylapore, India

EU is in trouble

Brexit’s volatility will be short-lived, but painful (‘Facebook live: Gold is booming’, Gulf News, June 28). Gold isn’t going up anymore because the UK is going to stabilise. The UK is heading towards the best years it has had in generations. It is Europe that is looking decidedly shaky, hence, the flight to safety into gold, government bonds and the Chinese Yen.

From Mr Ashish Misra

UAE

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Good news for gold!

It’s nice to hear the good news that gold rates have been on the rise!

From Ms Maui Reyes

Abu Dhabi

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Invest wisely

I wonder when was the last time the dollar dropped down by 10 per cent within few seconds. Can you imagine yourself if you had invested? I can’t imagine, and I better invest in something that’ll have value and doesn’t expire, but it’s a measure of a value.

From Mr Avers Malalo Bakala

UAE

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Hoping the UK will be strong

Barely a month ago, not many people outside Europe, or perhaps outside the UK, would have imagined that the EU referendum would the single point of discussion around the world. Brexit, a term so fancifully coined, had the power to rewrite history in such a dramatic manner. The British Prime Minister David Cameron himself never would have thought this vote could have such far reaching consequences. If he did, probably he wouldn’t have promised to hold this referendum. Cameron gambled, thinking a repeat success following the Scottish referendum would put an end to the growing dissent among his own party. Cameron, nevertheless, is seen by many as a leader with broad views on economic growth, foreign policy and social justice.

People gave a clear verdict and Britain shall live up to it, howsoever challenging it may be.

Many might be wondering how people could be reacting so massively to the sentiments promoted by politicians. If we look at the past, we know all major organisations formed after World War II, following a need to have cooperation among countries for protecting mutual interests, secure national integrity and socio-economic development.

What we should understand from the UK’s referendum is that priorities have changed over a period of time, as we have witnessed huge swings in political power across the globe. We have seen large economies crashing down in the 2008 recession and recovering from it. History repeats, as we are told. Let’s hope UK leaders will prove to the world that a future standalone UK will be stronger and will only strengthen world cooperation.

From Mr Unnikrishnan K. C.

Dubai

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