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At least 27 killed in Tunisian beach attack.

Good heavens. Why?
I doubt anyone can blame this on US presence in the ME.
 
Good heavens. Why?
I doubt anyone can blame this on US presence in the ME.

A lot of western tourists in the region, makes it a tasty target for Islamic militants.
 
Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 27' - BBC News


Rough day to follow the news that's for sure. I wonder if this is tied with ISIS rally call for militants to step up their attacks during Ramadan.

How dare you jump the gun and imply that this was an act of Islamic terrorism. There are a whole host of potential other explanations.


(totally being sarcastic and totally not intending to direct it at you)
 
Good heavens. Why?
I doubt anyone can blame this on US presence in the ME.


Oh, but they will.

You see, the terrorist supports here always have this one moronic little platitude to offer when all else fails. They see it as their trump card, perfect in it's utterly repulsive simple-mindedness, and applicable in any instance when they wish to show solidarity with Islamist terrorism.
 

I stayed in Port El Kantoui nearly 8 years ago for 2 weeks holiday, jogged along that same beautiful beach, swam in that clear lovely water. Our hotel was two away from the Imperial Merhaba which was where the attacks happened today.

What a horrible day and my sympathies out to the holidaymakers who were caught up or killed today.
 
I stayed in Port El Kantoui nearly 8 years ago for 2 weeks holiday, jogged along that same beautiful beach, swam in that clear lovely water. Our hotel was two away from the Imperial Merhaba which was where the attacks happened today.

What a horrible day and my sympathies out to the holidaymakers who were caught up or killed today.

Yeh mate really bad day. Kobane, France, Kuwait and this.
 
I stayed in Port El Kantoui nearly 8 years ago for 2 weeks holiday, jogged along that same beautiful beach, swam in that clear lovely water. Our hotel was two away from the Imperial Merhaba which was where the attacks happened today.

What a horrible day and my sympathies out to the holidaymakers who were caught up or killed today.

I was in the El Mouradi Palm Marina next door to the Merhaba just last September. I went parasailing on the very spot much of the killing took place. I suspect some of the victims may well have been from my hotel on their rampage past it south to the Hotel Soviva. Its hard to imagine peaceful Port El Kantaoui being targeted but understandable given how busy this stretch of beach is between the two hotels. The dead end road behind the Riu and the Mouradi would have made an ideal preparation area for these nuts before the attacks
 
I was in the El Mouradi Palm Marina next door to the Merhaba just last September. I went parasailing on the very spot much of the killing took place.

We did some parasailing there too - some of the clearest seas you could imagine below. Such a shame that Tunisia is being targeted by these scum.
 
We did some parasailing there too - some of the clearest seas you could imagine below. Such a shame that Tunisia is being targeted by these scum.

They are now saying 37 dead and 36 injured with that total expected to rise. They are also saying one shooter was responsible and that he hid his AK47 in a beach umbrella. Just how much ammunition must this guy have been carrying given he was only wearing shorts and a T shirt ?

Just imagine if this had happened in the States. Every gun nut there would currently be clearing the gun shop shelves of AK47s and their ammo
 
what is actually depressing about this "islamophobia" is that another spike in hate crimes/violent assaults against muslim minorities is likely to be expected after every terrorist attack now. The two extremes feed off of each other
 
radical islamism has no limit and its militants are not even mentally normal guys .now we have such a fact that we all accept but there is still an important detail related to this ignored by most .The US military intervention in Iraq that we call the gulf crisis now caused the islamist defensive movement to gain power in the region .they politically hate US and they attack US based locations intentionally .less dangerous El qaeda took the form of throat cutting ISIS because at the same time USA wanted to get rid of its old friends and helped civil wars occur in the ME.Isıs is just its result.we condemn these attacks but ignore how it happened.whether you like or not.it is jihad as many of you claim or not but for the ones who ask the movitation behind this ,it is a political occurence.
 
what is actually depressing about this "islamophobia" is that another spike in hate crimes/violent assaults against muslim minorities is likely to be expected after every terrorist attack now. The two extremes feed off of each other

Do you know what's more depressing? The large number of innocent Muslims who woke up this morning and thanks to extremists within their ranks will never wake up ever again.

Kuwait Shia mosque blast death toll 'rises to 25' - BBC News

Or all those tourists and beachgoers who were supposed to enjoy a day at the beach but instead got a bullet for their troubles.
 
They are now saying 37 dead and 36 injured with that total expected to rise.

A majority British according to Philip Hammond tonight.

Just imagine if this had happened in the States. Every gun nut there would currently be clearing the gun shop shelves of AK47s and their ammo

That's a different subject.
 
That would imply a clash of cultures.
Main target is Tunisia itself, namely the state form it's chosen.

Not that the thugs care about how many Western tourists go in the process, this hurts the tourist industry. One of the prime revenue sources.

Nothing new, it's the same thing the brotherhood did (and is doing) in Egypt and with the same goal.
 
radical islamism has no limit and its militants are not even mentally normal guys .now we have such a fact that we all accept but there is still an important detail related to this ignored by most .The US military intervention in Iraq that we call the gulf crisis now caused the islamist defensive movement to gain power in the region .they politically hate US and they attack US based locations intentionally .less dangerous El qaeda took the form of throat cutting ISIS because at the same time USA wanted to get rid of its old friends and helped civil wars occur in the ME.Isıs is just its result.we condemn these attacks but ignore how it happened.whether you like or not.it is jihad as many of you claim or not but for the ones who ask the movitation behind this ,it is a political occurence.

You're going to take this tragedy and use it in one of your anti-U.S. rants? Seriously?
 
Tunisia attack: Majority of dead were British, says Tunisia PM
The majority of the 38 people killed in the attack on a Tunisian beach resort were British, the country's prime minister Habib Essid has said.
Islamic State extremists have claimed responsibility for the attack ~

An emergency Cobra meeting chaired by the prime minister is due to take place later to look at the UK's response to the attacks. Link.

Just horrible. My condolences to all the victims and relatives of all nationalities.
 
They are now saying 37 dead and 36 injured with that total expected to rise. They are also saying one shooter was responsible and that he hid his AK47 in a beach umbrella. Just how much ammunition must this guy have been carrying given he was only wearing shorts and a T shirt ?

Just imagine if this had happened in the States. Every gun nut there would currently be clearing the gun shop shelves of AK47s and their ammo

Do you really have to go there in this thread?

This is a horrifc event and my thoughts go out to the victims and their families.
 
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