It is no accident that terrorists once again choose France as their target. After the serial attacks in Paris at the beginning of the year, the "Islamic State" organization claimed that it was retaliation for France's participation in the anti-terrorism of Middle Eastern countries. According to police investigations, the main suspects in the attack were directly related to the "Islamic State", and some of them returned to France with instructions after directly participating in jihad from Syria. Since then, there have been many similar terrorist attacks or attempted incidents in France, all of which have the background of international terrorist organizations. This incident once again shows that France is the main target of international terrorism.

The fate of Paris is directly related to France's active participation in the joint action against the "Islamic State" in the Middle East since last year. In September last year, France began bombing the "Islamic State" armed stronghold in Iraq. At the beginning of this year, France sent the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" to the Gulf for a two-month cruise to strengthen air strikes. In September, France decided to expand the scope of military strikes against the "Islamic State" from Iraq to Syria. 165438+1At the beginning of October, France decided to send the "De Gaulle" to the Gulf again to strengthen its military action against the "Islamic State". It can be said that the attack on Paris is a more severe retaliation by international terrorist organizations.

After the international terrorist attacks, France stepped up its military strike against the "Islamic State". In turn, France's active attack on the "Islamic State" led to greater retaliation. This vicious circle of "fighting violence with violence" has become a strange circle that is difficult to get rid of in a sense.

This incident happened in France and was directly related to a large number of so-called "jihadists" who came back from Syria and Iraq. According to the direction de la surveillance du territory, at present, thousands of young people in France who are bewitched by extreme religions go to Syria to participate in the "jihad". Many of these people returned to France after "fighting baptism", and these "returned people with tasks" became the biggest threat to French security. It is reported that there are a large number of such potential terrorists among the refugees pouring into Europe at present, which is a great security threat to France and even Europe as a whole.

France and even Europe have encountered such severe security challenges, and the counter-terrorism department needs to learn enough lessons from this incident. The shooting incident in Paris at the beginning of the year has exposed the omissions of the security department. Terrorist organizations have threatened to retaliate against Charlie Hebdo, and the police have sent special personnel to defend the magazine. Finally, the tragedy happened. This time, the terrorists acted in many prosperous areas in the center of Paris, carrying heavy weapons and explosives such as automatic machine guns, without encountering obstacles and doubts, such as entering no one's land. The police didn't come out until more than an hour after the hostage incident in Bartak Lan Theatre. All these indicate that the anti-terrorism measures in Paris need to be strengthened and improved. It is really worrying to receive a large international conference at the end of the month in the present state.

At present, this terrorist incident has just passed less than 24 hours, and the final number of casualties is still difficult to determine. The details of the case need to be further disclosed. However, there is no doubt about the horrible nature of this tragedy and the problems exposed by the case. (Researcher, Xinhua News Agency World Research Center)

Shen Xiaoquan)