Last Friday, Paris was the scene of mass slaughter in which at least 129 people were shot down in cold blood. These atrocities mark a new and sinister development in the steady expansion of attacks attributed to or claimed by the so-called Islamic State. There is dynamite in the very foundations of our society.

The attacks in Paris have aroused the revulsion and anger of millions of French workers and youth. The fear of new attacks is palpable. The French and international labour movement must respond by reviving the goal to end capitalism and its “horror without end.”

The events in Paris last week are a wholly reactionary attack against ordinary working people. The Marxists condemn the murderous gang which carried out these attacks and we express our solidarity with the people of Paris. The struggle against terrorism is a struggle against imperialism, and for socialism.