Over three and a half thousand people are killed on the UK's roads every year, an average of nearly ten each and every day of the year.
That is also sacred life but rarely merits any coverage at all on the news.
As has been said many times, when terrorists are prepared to die themselves in their 'cause', stopping them is all but impossible in so many situations in which they could put themselves, including airport environments.
That said, countries must never relax their grip on the process of trying to thwart such perversions. The best method is by accurate intelligence (a rather grand word for information), and all sections of our community have a potential hand to play in this.