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June 29, 2015

Islamic State Tied to Attacks That Kill Dozens on 3 Continents 
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Dozens of people were killed on three continents Friday in attacks tied
to the Islamic State. In Tunisia, a lone gunman shot dead 38 people in
the resort town of Sousse before being killed by police. Most of the
victims were European tourists. A witness described the attack.

Katrina: "We were lying at the beach. Everything was fine, it was
paradise, beautiful sea, and everything was good. And suddenly make
'pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,' and we thought it was fireworks over there,
they were practicing something. And then everybody suddenly stand up,
and they were running, running, really fast, and everyone cried, 'Run,
run, run, run, run!' And also the security, they all told us to 'run,
run. Go into your rooms. Run away.'"

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Tunisia massacre.
Thousands of Tunisians marched in Sousse on Saturday to denounce the
killings and show solidarity with the victims. ISIL also took credit for
a simultaneous attack in Kuwait, where a suicide bomber killed 27 people
at a Shiite mosque. Kuwait has identified the bomber as a Saudi citizen
who flew into the country just hours before. Thousands of Shiites and
Sunnis marched in Kuwait City on Saturday in a mass funeral procession
for the victims. Meanwhile in France, two militants attacked a
U.S.-owned factory in the town of Grenoble, leaving one victim
decapitated and several others wounded. The attackers tried to blow up
the factory by ramming their car into gas containers. The decapitated
victim had employed one of the two suspects. The attackers reportedly
carried an ISIL flag and covered the victim's head in Arabic script.

 

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