British, Canadian attacks show terrorists come in all forms

It’s impossible to defend against attackers using common items like a car and knife to kill unsuspecting civilians.

Mourners gather at the gates outside the British parliament buildings where flowers lay in memory this week of the police officer, Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death and four others killed by Khalid Masood on March 22.Photograph courtesy of Les Whittington

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 29, 2017

OTTAWA—Last Wednesday’s deadly attack in London was a shocking act of violence resulting in five deaths and around 40 innocent bystanders being injured along the famous Westminster Bridge and on the grounds of the British parliament buildings. It was also immediately deemed an act of terrorism a...

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