Still fresh in our mind is a horrible incident '€” the recent attack on Jl. MH Thamrin in Jakarta.

According to National Police spokesperson Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan, as quoted by The Jakarta Post, all five terrorists died in the attack: Two were suicide bombers and the others died during the shootout with the police.

The incident is proof that some people are still easily influenced by the radical thoughts and empty promises of the radical Islamic State (IS) movement. The group targets people who do not have much knowledge about their religion or about IS itself, especially young people. From my perspective as a young Indonesian, I would like to invite everybody to care more about their families and friends, to avoid such radical and wrong teachings. We should be more careful where we get our information, and whether we believe it. We should keep in mind that all religions teach love and peace, and no religions teach brutal radicalism.

The youth of Indonesia can avoid these wrong things by focusing on our own targets. We should learn more about what is right or wrong based on religious and human law. I am sure that we can all live in a peaceful country. Let us develop this nation together and avoid anything that will tear this country apart.

Dhanu Parwito
Pekanbaru, Riau

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