Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 21Jan 19The international community must tackle violent terrorism

I write in reference to your article Death toll from Nairobi attack rises to 21 and 50 unaccounted for (January 17).

As Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan president, said, 700 civilians were rescued from the Al Shabab siege on the upmarket Nairobi hotel and business complex last week.

This was a shred of good news amid the tragedy. Today the threat of violent terrorism is consistently growing with innocent civilians targeted in public places. It is both barbaric and unacceptable.

We often say it but the international community simply must join together to address this issue. Until then, I pray for the victims and their bereaved families.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru