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Q4. The no. of women in the police force seems insufficient specially when we see the increasing involvement of women in terrorist activity. Write an article in 150-200 words for the Hindustan Chronical on the need of having more women in the police force​

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Terrorist groups are increasingly targeting young women as potential recruits, especially in East Africa. And their role is no longer confined to just being the brides of terrorists or doing social media work, they are planning and carrying out attacks. EURACTIV Germany reports.

When three women walked into one of the main police stations on the Kenyan coast on 11 September to report a stolen phone, no one was ready for the terror they would unleash.

As soon as one of the police officers requested one of them to remove their face veil to identify themselves, one of the women jumped over the counter, removed a dagger and stabbed the officer in the neck and chest. She would later douse herself with petrol.

The other women threw petrol bombs at the station, setting it on fire. In one of the most audacious terror attacks on Kenyan soil, for which the Islamic terror group ISIS claimed responsibility, the three women shouted Allahu Akbar, as police sprayed them with bullets, according to eye witness accounts.

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Police have argued that the attack could have been worse, considering the women also wore suicide vests. It is an incident that has shocked police and security experts in East Africa not just for its brazen and daring approach but because of the people behind it: women.

Women and their all-important role in stamping out extremism

Tackling radicalism and extremism is a task for society as a whole, but women can perform a crucial role as mediators in their communities, combatting the ignorance that often leads to the horrors of terrorism. EURACTIV Spain reports.