Posted on 03/18/2015 8:34:30 AM PDT by tcrlaf
At least 19 people have been killed in Tunisia after two gunmen stormed the Bardo national museum – one of the country’s leading tourist attractions in the capital, Tunis – sparking a three-hour hostage siege.
Tunisia’s prime minister, Habib Essid, said on Wednesday afternoon that 17 of the dead were foreigners – from Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland – calling the attack a cowardly assault targeting the economy.
Three hours after the attack started at about midday local time (11am GMT), an interior ministry spokesman said two gunmen had been killed, as well as one security officer, and that all hostages had been freed.
Poland’s foreign ministry said that three Poles were among the six wounded.
The Bardo, which includes one of the world’s largest collections of Roman mosaics, is one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Note to self: Remain as far away from moozlums as is possible.
Two days before Wednesday’s attack on a museum connected to the Parliament building in Tunisia, an ominous message was circulated on social media accounts affiliated with the Islamic State group: An attack in Tunisia had been planned and militants were ready to execute.
Between two and five gunmen opened fire at Tunisia’s Bardo Museum, killing at least 20 people. The gunmen, and their allegiance, have not been identified, but since Monday social media accounts affiliated with the militant group -- which is also known as ISIS or ISIL -- have been spreading a message claiming an attack in Tunisia was imminent. If true, this is one of ISIS’ biggest attacks, and the first time the militant group pre-emptively announced an attack outside its so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria. The attack also stands out for its location, a nation with a relatively stable, secular government that, although the source of many ISIS fighters, had never been attacked by the group.
Some of the cops had Smith & Wesson 38s out.
It’s Spring in this Arab land and since the attack is over we might now ask.......
....... What difference does it make?
“Lovely country, friendly people.”
Not anymore apparently.
If only the museum had offered the terrorists jobs.
Tunisia's prime minister, Habib Essid, said on Wednesday afternoon that 17 of the dead were foreigners -- from Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland -- calling the attack a cowardly assault targeting the economy.Just a weird coincidence that 17 of the victims were white Europeans.
RIP.
Not any more!
I’ll leave all those exotic countries to that big homely man on CNN, who goes about mooching free food everywhere. Bourdain?
Who is still ‘touring’ in that part of the world? You are shopping for trouble. They must not read the current news, or figure ‘I’m not an American, so I’m safe’. Wrongo!
Who’s in that big Chevy Trunk? It’s either Grandma Robinson, or “Aunt” Valerie, neither of whom ever seems to go away.
Another white Southern Baptist deacon POed I guess.
It will be great in 100 years when we have the technology to remotely ID and terminate the perps with the push of a button. I do think it will happen.
This could all be stopped with tougher gun laws throughout Africa. The African federal government must see to it./sarc
The Wiffenpoofs have had crazed gunmen before, so get off your high horse./s
These hostages were from Europe. You’re expecting brains?
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