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Massive twin suicide attack in Beirut
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It was 2 days ago. 1 day before the paris bombing. What is your point?
Maninthemirror
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This was also Isis ?
Maninthemirror
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Before or after it happened in the same week
No one is denying that?
It just to set the chronological time of the events and how the Lebanon attack where mostly ignored by western media.
excelsiorlef
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The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Thanks for answering me. I actually eventually searched out some video, and yeah, it's clear, these aren't fighters they hit. The media is really doing a disservice to these people.
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
The one about the terrorattack at the Russian Airplane is at 11, with most taking jabs at the Russian goverment. It comes with the territory of being a western dominated forum mainly consuming western media.
Anyway, thanks for the story. Glad to see there was something good in all this misery.
excelsiorlef
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Also find it interesting that the thread title doesn't even call it terrorism.
chicko1983
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Just reading wiki - Shia Muslims believe one guy is the successor to Mohammad and Sunnis believe it's someone else.
Yet they both believe in Mohammad as the prophet.
So can someone please explain to me why Shia and Sunni don't like like each other? Is it solely based on the successor or something else?
Yet they both believe in Mohammad as the prophet.
So can someone please explain to me why Shia and Sunni don't like like each other? Is it solely based on the successor or something else?
hundreds of years of "you shot my family so i kill your family"
Red Liquorice
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It's the same he said/she said bullshit as always - it's always aboute vying for power. Always.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
its religion. beliefs are literally everything. differing opinions mean different beliefs
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
Incredible. Adel Termos showing that just one good person can be the difference between many deaths. Fully knowing his fate and his daughter's and still did the right thing. Hero.
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
I don't know what to say to that. What Termos did. That kind of sacrifice is so incredibly humbling I have no words to express how much it affects me.
I would never have heard of him and what he did if I didn't come into this thread, because no one cares. It's depressing.
CountAntonius
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Rest In Peace to those lost.
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Holy moly, what a hero. I hope he gets the recognition he deserves. I hope him and his daughter are reunited and forever rest in peace.
excelsiorlef
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I was literally shocked that his story hadn't been shared already, but I'm not really anymore.
I mean I wouldn't have found it if I hadn't been looking for a story on if Facebook created a Lebanon filter like the France on they made (Spoilers: nope) and found this story on an alt media blog not even a mainstream source
Fascinating only mainstream reference I can find is in The Guardian and it's buried in the middle of the story and somewhat downplays the effect he had on saving lives.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/lebanon-families-mourn-victims-beirut-bombings
victreeb3l
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I had no idea this attack happened. Only found out because people on Twitter were wondering why Facebook didnt have the security check in available for Beirut when they did for Paris. I feel so bad for people living in the middle east. Seems like most people just dont give a shit about them.
The dude that jumped on the suicide bomber is a damn hero.
Beirut, Paris, Japan... What a shitty fucking weekend.
The dude that jumped on the suicide bomber is a damn hero.
Beirut, Paris, Japan... What a shitty fucking weekend.
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Adel Termos is a hero, doing what he did, fully knowing the fate of him and his daughter.
Extremely humbling.
Q
Queen of Hunting
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Adel Termos much respect for you, not many people in that situation would have thought the unthinkable and actually managed to go through with it in a matter of seconds,
a true hero a true fighter that loved the people around him he didnt even know
a true hero a true fighter that loved the people around him he didnt even know
PIMPBYBLUD
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Go somewhere else with this BS...
Head of Vengarl
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The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
All my respect. I could only hope I would react the same way, but I'll hopefully never know. Very inspiring. He threw his life down to save others; you can't get any more respectable than that.
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The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
I can't begin to imagine what their family is going through, yes he saved dozens of people, but it must be devastating to lose such a extraordinary man.
I hope all the injured recover. Wish there was also more attention on this attack.
An extraordinary feat of selflessness. I'm not sure I would have the wits or courage to do the same.The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
excelsiorlef
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Absolutely
Jag
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The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Thanks for posting this. I edited the OP to include his bravery and sacrifice. Maybe there is some hope for humanity.
Also looks like they may have a lead on these attacks.
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings
It's getting hard to follow who wants to kill who lately.
Vigilant Walrus
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RIP
Mr. Giggles
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Dance Inferno
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It's sad how small this thread is while the Paris thread seems to be in the hundreds of pages. This isn't news to me but it really is proof that people don't give a damn about the Middle East.
RIP to everyone who lost their lives in Beirut.
RIP to everyone who lost their lives in Beirut.
.The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
One reason for the disparity is of course a lot of discussion in that thread involves the greater political ramifications. Of course, even that sentence alone proves the point, but it's a reason nonetheless.
Tougher in these types of tragedies because there's not an easy geopolitical discussion to be had. This is sectarian violence isolated for now. These things are treated like how we treat mass gun events in the USA, and that is "more of the same and nothing we can do about it. Maybe it'll fix itself in the future". It's a vicious trait and as can seen by the tens of thousands killed yearly in America by gun violence and the tens of thousands killed in terror attacks like this, we just get immune to it and throw our hands up that there is no solution worth taking to tackle the problem.
Frozenprince
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No. It's tribalism using the guise of religion.
It's the cold truth about the selective grief that humans employ. And the mass media or companies like FB do not help it at all.
Reminds me of Lavin Eskandar, the teacher assistant who died putting himself between the kids and the assailant during the school attack in Sweden less than a month ago. Real heroes.
I can't imagine what courage it takes to tackle a suicide bomber
On the media had a bit about it back then after the Hebdo attacks.
The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Amazing.
BrokenFiction
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Thank you for this thread. Western media has drowned out the horrific attacks in Beirut with news from Paris, otherwise I wouldn't know this had happened. What an amazing human being Adel is. RIP and thank you for saving all those lives.
killertofu
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I think this is what depresses me the most. It's like we can just turn off part of the world and not the other... it's really fucking depressing.
tiebreaker
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The death total could easily have been s larger or greater than Paris had it not been for one man.
On a side note: It's beyond depressing to see that this thread is all of 2 pages (with a lot of the conversation questioning if it was a tragedy) whilst the Paris thread is now currently at page 152.
http://mic.com/articles/128551/terr...anon-kills-43-and-injures-hundreds#.VBjMyUasI
Adel Termos is a hero. May he find his worth in the waking world.
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