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Fred Sanders

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Sun Mar 29, 2015, 01:12 PM Mar 2015

Tunis Bardo Museum Attack: Thousands Join Protest March

Source: BBC




A sea of red and white national flags filled one of Tunis's main boulevards




11 Minutes Ago

(BBC News) Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tunis for an anti-terrorism march.
Chanting "Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!", they marched to the Bardo Museum, the scene of an attack in which 21 tourists and a Tunisian died.

French President Francois Hollande and other world leaders attended a ceremony at the museum.
Hours earlier, Tunisian authorities said that they had killed one of the prime suspects in the attack.
Speaking at the museum, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi paid tribute to his citizens' defiance.

"The Tunisian people proved today that they do not bow to terrorism, and that as one man and one woman, they defend the nation. When Tunisia is targeted, the whole nation stands as one."

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32105232



"We Do Not Fear The Terrorists" was a prominent theme.

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Tunis Bardo Museum Attack: Thousands Join Protest March (Original Post) Fred Sanders Mar 2015 OP
Tunisia leads the way! nt MADem Mar 2015 #1
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