THE HOSTAGE INCIDENT that happened in Saint-etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, on Tuesday, in which two men armed with knives took five people hostage, resulted in three dead, including the two assailants, and another seriously injured. Ifeng.cn commented:

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the sixth in Europe within half a month.

The bloody incident once again laid bare the vulnerability of European countries to terrorist attacks. The emergence of left-wing ideas in Europe, collective guilt about their past colonialism and their need for economic reconstruction have caused European countries to simplify procedures for immigrants from ex-colonies and embrace multiculturalism.