The heroic 18-year-old rescued four tourists from assassination – Onet.pl

 
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  The attack in Tunisia killed nearly 40 people
 
 
 

El Ghoul every day working on Beach tourists renting water scooters. On the day of the tragedy first heard the shots, then she called him boss and said that on the beach there was a terrorist attack. This is not thought long and went for help.

As he says, it was his job – to protect tourists. On the spot hit the four tourists from the UK. They were terrified, and sought refuge in the sea. After a moment near the bomber appeared. He walked up to them and pointed the gun directly at 18-year-old.

– He did not know that I’m an Arab. He gathered them together, hid the body and began to shout “Allahu Akbar!”. He then lowered his weapon and went further – reports El Ghoul.

Then he began to follow the fleeing assassin. He shouted after him and threw stones at him and other objects, which he had at hand. But he only smiled.

– Suddenly he turned and said: “I’m not just here, be to kill you. ” “Go home,” – he added. Those were the last words I ever heard – says 18-year-old. Moments later, the bomber was killed by Tunisian police bullets.

– I’m not a hero. I did my part. I just love your country – quotes his words, “The Independent”.

Friday’s bombings – writes Associated Press Tunisia – may be a major blow to the Tunisian tourism sector, which in 2014 provided 15 percent. of gross national income. On Saturday and Sunday thousands of tourists have left the country.

The terrorist attack killed about forty foreigners vacationing in Tunisia . Among the dead are tourists from Britain, Germany, Belgium, Norway and Ireland. According to the British Foreign Office, in Susie killed at least five Britons. Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dublin says that among the victims there is one Irish.

According to the Tunisian authorities and witnesses, he opened fire on the beach goers man looking like a tourist. The man “came to the beach dressed like someone who goes to bathe. With him was the umbrella, where he hid the weapon. Then (…) used a weapon” – said the Tunisian Secretary of State for Security Affairs Rafik Chelly.

He added that the alleged perpetrator of the attack is unknown police Tunisian student. The bomber “is a Tunisian originating in a region of Kairouan”, one of the holy cities of Islam, in the north-east of Tunisia – told Mosaique FM radio Chelly.

Near the hotel there was also an explosion – notes Reuters. According to witnesses, the attacker began to shoot people and threw explosives.

Tunisian security forces reported that the striker, armed with a Kalashnikov, he was killed in a gunfight with security forces. When his body was found a second explosive charge.

In March this year saw the first terrorist attack as a result of which They killed 22 people among visitors to National Museum of Bardo in Tunis. Among them were Poles.

(RZ)