IT WOULD seem to be a sensible step: following a tragic act of terrorism, a state passes new anti-terrorism laws.

当一个国家遭遇到不幸的恐怖事件后，它通过了新的反恐法律，这看来很合理。

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U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice condemned the bomb blast that struck a U. S. embassy vehicle Tuesday in Beirut as an act of terrorism.

美国国务卿赖斯谴责星期二在贝鲁特发生的攻击美国大使馆汽车的爆炸事件，说这是一起恐怖行动。

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Sri Lanka’s decision to send its revered cricketers to Pakistan, despite fears for their security, was a brave act of south-Asian solidarity from a country with terrorism troubles of its own.

斯里兰卡不顾对当地安全的忧虑而派出其备受爱戴的板球队员们前往巴基斯坦这个决定，对这个本身就深受恐怖活动困扰的国家来说是表示南亚团结的勇敢行为。

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This week,a car bomb in Peshawar was the country's single deadliest act of terrorism since 2007.

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"It is a very strong statement,". "If you come here with a view to committing an act of terrorism you are likely to be caught."

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He says finding that out will be crucial. "Whether this was an act of terrorism conducted by al-Qaida central or that of a lone wolf acting independently, we will have to wait and see for the investigation and what comes out of that, but we do know that al-Qaida and their affiliates have a crazed obsession in targeting the aviation industry,"

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Federal investigators say they have no indication that the shooting was an act of terrorism.

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"Any time bombs are used to target civilians, it is an act of terrorism, " Obama said.

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And he reiterated that Yemeni investigators believe that the attack was an orchestrated act of terrorism.

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