Tunisia Museum Attack: At Least 19 Dead in Shooting

[Bosonic]

Last edited Wed Mar 18, 2015, 11:33 AM - Edit history (2)

Source: ABC

Nineteen people have been killed in a shooting attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia, including 17 foreign nationals, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said today.

In addition, two attackers have also been killed, Essid said, calling it a "cowardly terrorist operation" that targeted tourists in the Bardo Museum.

The tourists were attacked while they were getting off a bus to enter the museum, Essid said, noting this is the first attack there targeting tourists.

The attackers were wearing military fatigues, and when the tourists ran toward the museum to avoid the shooting, the attackers pursued them, Essid said.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/tunisia-attack-dead-shooting-museum/story?id=29721565

[Bosonic]

1. Eight people reported killed in attack on Tunisia museum

Eight people reported killed in attack on Tunisia museum

Seven foreigners and one Tunisian have died after the country’s prestigious Bardo museum came under attack, according to Tunisia’s interior ministry.

The shooting broke out about midday local time (11.00 GMT), according to local reports. Radio Mosaique, a private radio station, reported that three men dressed in military-style clothing may have taken hostages inside the museum, adjacent to the national parliament building.

The museum chronicles Tunisia’s history and includes one of the world’s largest collections of Roman mosaics.

Tunisian security forces were surrounding two militants holed up inside the Bardo Museum that shares grounds with the country’s parliament on Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/18/eight-people-killed-in-attack-on-tunisia-bardo-museum

[seveneyes]

2. Must be workplace violence

The was no mention of religious needs or other fairy tale shit that would cause otherwise normally balanced people to start killing innocent people.

[leftynyc]

8. Pretty sad

that we don't have to wait to find out which religion the terrorists represent. We already know. Now watch while this is alerted for stating the obvious.

[Nye Bevan]

9. Now let's not jump to conclusions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_and_other_violent_events_by_death_toll#Terrorist_attacks

[leftynyc]

10. You're right

We should wait to find out if it was the Angolan Nationalists (before stating the obvious).

[Bosonic]

3. French PM says hostages taken in Tunis attack

#BREAKING French PM says hostages taken in Tunis attack

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/578191110654283776

[Bosonic]

4. Two gunmen, policeman killed at Tunisia museum: report

#BREAKING Two gunmen, policeman killed at Tunisia museum: report

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/578199771795566593

[Bosonic]

5. Tunisian forces have freed all hostages held at Tunis museum after militant attack

BREAKING: Tunisian forces have freed all hostages held at Tunis museum after militant attack, rescue operation over: official

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/578200829074739200

[Bosonic]

6. 17 tourists dead in Tunisia museum attack: PM

#BREAKING 17 tourists dead in Tunisia museum attack: PM

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/578209529134866433

[Bosonic]

7. Tunisia PM says some gunmen involved in the attack on the museum in Tunis may remain at large

Update - #Tunisia prime minister says two or three gunmen involved in the attack on the museum in #Tunis may remain at large

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/578214540812402688

[geek tragedy]

11. I'm sure religion had nothing to do with this. nt

[myrna minx]

12. How awful!

[Blue_Tires]

15. Which blogger, DUer or other useful idiot will be the first to suggest

these tourists got what was coming to them because of US/EU foreign policy in the Mideast?

(Because we all know it's coming)

[Blue_Tires]

18. ^^^^^^^Whose sock is this?

[uppityperson]

16. k&r

[smirkymonkey]

19. What a tragedy.

I am so tired of hearing about this shit.