>>To be fair to Naomi the reporting here in the UK highlighted the fact that 1 Briton was amongst the dead. I think its human nature.
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>The same here. They also reported one Cypriot killed. And if I am not mistaken it is the same person. (Yacht magnat)
>He was British Cypriot, holder of both passports. At the scene he had 'wrong' one on him, and that (according to article) is
>what got him killed.
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>However this was really gruesome event. Unlike with bombings, I belive this is first terrorist act where people were
>directly targeted by nationality (singled out / shot)
This was common practice among Palestinian terrorists in the 60s and 70s. Munich, Achille Lauro, numerous hijackings. Those who were identified as Jews ( or, in some cases, Americans ) were singled out to be murdered.
Of course, if we "profile" people to increase our chances of finding those who want to kill us, this is a crime against humanity.
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>World is getting more mad by the day.
In about a hundred years, then, they may catch up with me.
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- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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