The difference is that the people perpetrating the attacks in places like Beirut have strong political support from the population in that country (Lebanon). Violence is part of their political culture and has been for a long time.
The French attacks were from an outside element, ie: an element that isn't a part of the established political structure. That is the difference.
The French attacks were from an outside element, ie: an element that isn't a part of the established political structure. That is the difference.