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Terrorism In Our Cities

27 October, 2008 by Amit Varma

Consider these two headlines from today’s papers:

Youth opens fire in Mumbai bus, 1 dead
MNS leader held for setting buses on fire

And now, a question for you: Aren’t these both acts of terrorism?

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Also read: Mobs Are Above The Law.

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Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai. He has been a journalist since 2001, and won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism in 2007 and 2015. He writes the blog India Uncut and hosts the weekly podcast, The Seen and the Unseen.

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