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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 06:23 AM Jun 2015

Thousands of defiant Tunisians light candles and march on the streets in protest at the massacre

that brought blood to their beaches leaving 39 dead


* Waving banners reading 'no to terrorism' and unfurling British and their national flags, Tunisians gathered in streets

* Most of the protesters were outside the Imperial Marhaba hotel, one of the resorts targeted by Seifeddine Rezgui

* The citizens of Sousse and Tunis chanted and lit candles as a tribute to the dead, which include at least 15 Britons


Protesters march through the Sousse streets last night with banners saying 'Sousse will never die' and waving British and Tunisian flags


A woman lights a candle during a rally in front of the Hotel Imperial Marhaba in Sousse, one of the resorts targeted by Rezgui


Tunisians in the capital of Tunis chanted and waved their national flag to show their disgust at Friday's terrorist attack on tourists


In Tunis, local residents wave their national flag in a show of strength following Friday's terrorist attack that killed at least 38


A boy holds a candle and flowers as he attends a protest to condemn the attack by Rezgui, a 23-year-old aviation student


People gather together to light candles in Sousse in the wake of Friday's attack that ISIS claimed it was behind

Comment from below the piece:

"Well done to them. Don't usually see this sort of thing reported in the news."


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3142087/Thousands-defiant-Tunisians-light-candles-march-streets-protest-massacre-brought-blood-beaches-leaving-39-dead.html
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Thousands of defiant Tunisians light candles and march on the streets in protest at the massacre (Original Post) Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 OP
I'm sad Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #1
Knowing so many fine Muslims and with many as friends, I get teared up... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #2
I feel bad Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #3
Hard, hard for anybody to be stigmatized for their ethic background or their belief system. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #4
One Single Man. One Single Gun. 39 DEAD. Herman4747 Jun 2015 #5

Dorian Gray

(13,469 posts)
1. I'm sad
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 06:27 AM
Jun 2015

for all the people who died, all their families, etc. But it's uplifting to see the Tunisians gathering together, rejecting this attack.

Dorian Gray

(13,469 posts)
3. I feel bad
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 06:37 AM
Jun 2015

that some may feel they have to defend themselves and their culture because of these attacks.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
4. Hard, hard for anybody to be stigmatized for their ethic background or their belief system.
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 06:43 AM
Jun 2015

I so admire these people for standing up to be counted, even in the face of further threats from ISIS.

And, don't forget, it's Ramadan right now, so they're NOT at peak energy levels, having fasted all day.

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