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Old 03-18-2015, 01:39 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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BBC News - Tunis attack: Gunmen kill tourists in museum rampage
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Old 03-18-2015, 01:47 PM
 
Location: NYC
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There was 2 cruise ships in port with many passengers at the museum.
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Old 03-18-2015, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Hove,UK
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Islam... Religion of love, peace and understanding.
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Old 03-18-2015, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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Some notes from the article:

Twenty-two people, including 20 foreign tourists, have been killed in a gun attack on the Bardo museum in the Tunisian capital.
Italian, Spanish, Polish and German citizens were among those killed, as well as a Tunisian and a police officer, PM Habib Essid said.
Colombia's president later confirmed two Colombian deaths.

Seems like just 5-10 years ago Tunisia, especially the more modern coastal cities like Tunis, was a red hot tourist destination, a tidier Morrocco. Now, they will continue their descent into a no-go zone, lumped in with other struggling Arab, Islam countries. The loss of tourist income will make things worse. Not good...
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Old 03-18-2015, 01:55 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Islam... Religion of love, peace and understanding.
Well, considering how Tunsia's Defence forces are probably Muslim as well, that particular sarcasm doesn't hold much water.
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Old 03-18-2015, 02:01 PM
 
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Sounds as if they were specifically hunting those from the cruise ships.

17 shot dead at Tunisian parliament in Bardo museum attack
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Old 03-18-2015, 02:47 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Well, considering how Tunsia's Defence forces are probably Muslim as well, that particular sarcasm doesn't hold much water.
I note that your response wasn't 'what make you think it was Muslims or in the name of Islam?'
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Old 03-18-2015, 04:00 PM
 
Location: LA, CA/ In This Time and Place
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This will be a temporary setback for Tunisia's tourism industry, but it won't destroy it and in fact it will bounce back. Love how in parliament lawmakers were singing the Tunisian national anthem while the siege was being broken. That is the spirit.
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Old 03-18-2015, 05:31 PM
 
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HUM, I thought the next major attack was going to be from the right-wing TeahadliKKKans?????

You mean it is the Snackbarians, YET AGAIN, slaughtering their fellow human-beings, SHOCKING!
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Old 03-18-2015, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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There was 2 cruise ships in port with many passengers at the museum.
Costa Cruise lines has confirmed 14 passengers did not return from a shore excursion to this museum.
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