After the media reported in detail about both the Paris terrorist attacks and the aftermath over the weekend, several online users began to take to social media to complain that the same treatment hadn’t been given to the terrorist attacks that recently occurred in Beirut and Ankara. Jeremy Corbyn was quick to join the cause, hitting out at the mainstream media in a television interview by accusing them of showing Euro-centric bias:
‘Likewise, which didn’t unfortunately get hardly any publicity, was the bombing in Beirut last week or the killing in Turkey. I think our media needs be able to report things that happen outside of Europe as well as inside. A life is a life.’
Happily, Corbyn is doing his best to remedy the situation. After a suicide bomber left over 30 dead in Yola Market, Nigeria, Corbyn’s team were quick off the mark to send out a press statement with his comments on the tragedy, making sure to list all the cities his thoughts are currently with (so far, the list is made up of Paris, Beirut, Ankara and Damascus):
A kind sentiment if also a seemingly recently acquired one.
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