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celeste

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44187965

The public must do more to tackle terrorism by standing up to hate, a group of terror attack survivors and relatives has said.

In an open letter released ahead of the Manchester bombing anniversary on Tuesday, they set out a five-point plan to help stop future plots.

Among the 41 signatories is the widow of murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby.

Others are survivors and relatives of those killed in attacks in London, Manchester, Paris, Tunisia and Bali.

Brendan Cox, whose wife Jo Cox was murdered in 2016, helped co-ordinate the letter, while Bethany Haines, the daughter of the British aid worker David Haines who was killed by the Islamic State group, has also signed it.




Dan Hett, whose brother Martyn was one of 22 victims to die in the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May last year, said terrorists hoped to "turn our communities against each other" by spreading fear.

"That's why we're asking people to join the fight against terror, by all playing our part," he said.

"Most importantly we're asking people to take on the hatred that leads to terror - no matter where it comes from, or who it's directed towards."
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Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme, Mr Hett added that the group behind the letter - Survivors Against Terror - wanted to reach people earlier on in their lives.

"This is much more about being pro-active versus responsive once things happen," he said.
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Re: Terror attack survivors urge public to fight terrorism
« Reply #1 on: 18:53:40, 20/05/18 »
Noble sentiments indeed , but I only see one common denominator in these terror attacks

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« Reply #2 on: 19:06:44, 20/05/18 »
A minute's silence has been held at the Great Manchester Run in tribute to those who died in last year's terror attack in the city.

Twenty-two people were killed by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May.

Some of the survivors took part in the race, including Martin Hibbert who was paralysed from the waist down.

Sir Mo Farah won the men's 10K run while Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba came first in the women's event.

David Weir triumphed in the men's wheelchair race and Liz McTernan won the women's contest.
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Re: Terror attack survivors urge public to fight terrorism
« Reply #3 on: 20:16:38, 20/05/18 »

Noble sentiments indeed , but I only see one common denominator in these terror attacks
  There's that elephant in the room, the one that no one dare speak of for fear of being accused of racism or islamophobia or nativism or whatever name Cox thinks is on trend.