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Israeli Tourists Killed in Bulgaria Bus Bombing

Police put death toll at 4, but it could grow

By the Associated Press Suggested by browzman

Posted Jul 18, 2012 11:44 AM CDT

(AP) – A bus carrying young Israeli tourists in a Bulgarian resort exploded today, killing at least four people and wounding about 20, police say. Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge blast occurred soon after someone boarded the vehicle. Images showed smoke billowing from the scene in the Black Sea city of Burgas, some 250 miles east of the capital, Sofia. Bulgaria is a popular tourist destination for Israelis, and Israeli tourists have been targeted before, namely in India, Thailand, and Azerbaijan. Iran is suspected of being behind these attacks.

BOURGAS, BULGARIA: A man fishes at sunset near the Black Sea port of Bourgas, 17 June 2007. AFP PHOTO / BORYANA KATSAROVA
BOURGAS, BULGARIA: A man fishes at sunset near the Black Sea port of Bourgas, 17 June 2007. AFP PHOTO / BORYANA KATSAROVA   (Getty Images)
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RockyPneumonia
Jul 18, 2012 3:35 PM CDT
Not a military target.  Nothing to do with the occupation or with settlements. Just Brave Palestinian Freedom Fighters® deliberately targeting kids.
JackNelsonSteward
Jul 18, 2012 3:24 PM CDT
Did you see the mousetrap quickness with which Iran became the villain? Have you seen any evidence that it's so? The screaming had hardly stopped when Iran was singled out as the perp. Now, if a guy was paranoid enough, especially about the conduct of "black ops" in "intelligence" ... he would wonder WHO had the MOST to gain by this attack? Iran? ... already the target of massive sanctions and under threat from several sides. Or someone else ... who might be looking for a "Gulf of Tonkin" ... or a "Maine" to spark just enough outrage to touch off the military action that ... who ... is interested in?
benicho
Jul 18, 2012 2:01 PM CDT
i feel more than a little uncomfortable knowing that 1/3 of the people who read this article found it to be "brilliant".

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