Suicide Bomber On Tunisian Beach

[ChillDoubt]

in Sousse, apparently.
On Sky News now, nothing on BBC as yet.
Resort is popular with Brits, hope there are no casualties of any kind, no news on those yet either.

[Ric.ror]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24740947

[jno]

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24740947

On a beach? He was near a hotel but they chased him away so then he blew himself up on an empty beach? That's rather bizarre.

[ChillDoubt]

On a beach? He was near a hotel but they chased him away so then he blew himself up on an empty beach?
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Possibly what's known as an 'Own Goal' in terrorism parlance?

[jno]

well, yes, if you're in the place you want to blow up, why not blow it up rather than running away? Maybe he had second thoughts... then had the first thought again. It's not always easy to read the mind of suicide bombers.

[atalanta]

The incident may still put off tourists, which is obviously one of the terrorist's aims.

[ChillDoubt]

Those were my thoughts, atalanta.
As far as I'm aware Tunisia is heavily reliant on tourism and doubtless they were looking to expand on that after the Arab spring.
This could set them back substantially, unfortunately.

[jake-the-peg]

Sounds like the Four Lions film!

[ludwig]

// A hotel employee told the BBC that the blast occurred at 09:45 local time (08:45 GMT) and that no-one was hurt except for the bomber. //

Excellent news.

[ChillDoubt]

Shouldn't laugh jtp.....but you're right!

[ludwig]

// Police captured the would-be suicide bomber before he blew himself up. //

Seems a bit odd.

[jno]

that was the other bomber, ludwig

[ludwig]

They probably spotted a small device in his budgie smugglers.

[ludwig]

// that was the other bomber, ludwig //

Ah Ok, I misread it, thanks.