A Massacre in Africa
The 147 students killed in an attack by Al-Shabab militants at a college close to Kenya’s border with Somalia are only the latest victims in a succession of attacks on educational institutions. Why have schools, which should be recognized as safe havens, become instruments of war, and schoolchildren pawns in extremists' strategies?
LONDON – Why is it that schools and schoolchildren have become such high-profile targets for murderous Islamist militants? The 147 students killed in an attack by the extremist group Al-Shabab at a college close to Kenya’s border with Somalia are only the latest victims in a succession of outrages in which educational institutions have been singled out for attack.