The European press after a coup in Tunisia: a heavy blow to the country – Onet.pl

The European press after a coup in Tunisia: a heavy blow to the country – Onet.pl

 
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  The European press after a coup in Tunisia: a heavy blow to the country
 
 
 

French newspaper “Le Monde” is believes that the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis is a very heavy blow to the Tunisian tourism industry. It is the main source of income of the country, escaping the most secular and best organized in the Arab world.

Z tourism all live there – trade, transport, artisans, farmers, builders and communication specialists. “

Le Monde “stresses that after the revolution in 2011, Tunisia was rising slowly to his feet, and now received another blow. Last year, the country was visited by a little over 6 million visitors – a million less than four years earlier, before the coup.

According to” Le Parisien “, terrorists reason they chose this museum on the target of the attack because of its popularity among tourists was large, and the idea was to scare the West.

Then in fact, leading to poverty in the country, it is easier to draw him into a trap of Islamic jihad. “Le Figaro” notes that calm Tunisia border with Libya, which is the epicenter of terrorism in the Maghreb. It groups operating there, according to the newspaper, go behind having lead to chaos in Tunisia.

The attack in Tunisia topic number one in Italy

Terrorist attack in a museum in Tunis is the number one topic of the Italian press. It states that Muslim terrorists ugodzili in the only country in which successfully ended the so-called Arab Spring.

“This is not Libya, where the regime of Colonel Gaddafi there was a chaotic civil war, or Egypt, where restoring order was the result of a military coup,” – writes the Milanese “Corriere della Sera”.

In Tunisia, there is a political class raised on French models, that is able to control the transformation and Muslim party, who preferred to remove the shadows, instead of trying to make the Islamisation of the country – as in Egypt. According to Italy’s largest daily, Tunisia, despite yesterday’s events, it has a chance to democracy there can grow and strengthen.

“Tunisia is a narrow bridge between the two shores of the Mediterranean, which the jihadists would blow up,” – says Roman “La Repubblica”.

All the Italian newspaper brings extensive eyewitness bombing.

“The terrorist was two meters from us and fired. I do not know how he survived “

The attack in Tunis two Spaniards were killed. Victims a retired couple from Barcelona. They took part in a cruise in the Mediterranean cruise. Two Spanish tourists is missing.

Spanish newspaper reports that over the last 20 years in bombings outside Spain killed 22 citizens of this country.

killed by terrorists marriage together with 90 Spanish tourists visited the area Bardo museum – tells the newspaper” La Vanguardia “. I quoted a witness of events: “The terrorist was two meters from us and fired. I do not know how he survived,” – says a resident of Tarragona.

commentators wonder whether popular Tunisia will be missed by tourists? I recall that this is the most secular of Arab countries. “Civil government, a new constitution, the country walks towards democracy. That’s probably why he became the target of terrorists” – says the “El Pais”. The article informs jedak that Syria and Iraq fronts, side jihadists fighting 3,000 Tunisians. “It’s a lot for a 11-million country,” – says the journalist.

Press reports also about two missing Spaniards. “They did not appear on the ship. They are not among the dead and wounded” – inform logs.

( RZ)