Terrorism on the Peninsula

By Michelle Kwon

 

The terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya shocked the world, as innocent civilians became the unfortunate targets of the radicalized arm of a Somali terrorist group, al-Shabab. Terrorist activity has, quite unfortunately, been one of the foremost foreign policy challenges in the 21^st century facing the international community. In this vein, South Korea experienced a terrorist attack closer to home. Most recently, 3 South Korean tourists were killed in a deadly bus explosion in Egypt orchestrated by the militant group Ansar Bait al-Maqdis.