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Beach massacre gunman reportedly told Tunisians to flee during shooting
 [FOXNEWS] The gunman who fatally shot 38 beachgoers Friday at a popular Tunisian tourist location reportedly instructed his fellow Tunisians to get away while he fired his assault rifle into the fleeing crowd.Witnesses told The New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... that the gunman, identified as Seifeddine Rezgui-- a 23-year-old student-- acted businesslike during the attack and as tourists fled the beach, he pursued them to a nearby pool and into offices on the second floor of the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse. "He seemed like he did not know how to handle the weapon, because it is heavy," Hassen, a witness who declined to give his full name, told the paper. "He seemed not to be experienced." The shooting has been labeled the worst terror attack in Tunisia's history and prompted a tourist exodus Saturday as many Europeans cut short vacations and headed home. Other travelers who booked trips to Tunisia called to cancel those plans. A major German tour operator said 300 customers had called to rebook trips to Tunisia. Many sought new destinations. The massacre, the second deadly attack on Tunisia's tourist industry this year, was expected to deal a heavy blow to the country's tourism industry which accounts for nearly 15 percent of the nation's gross domestic product. Posted by: Fred 2015-06-29 |
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