Dozens killed in 3 deadly attacks
Dozens killed in 3 deadly attacks
SOUSSE, Tunisia (AP) — A young man pulled a Kalashnikov from a beach umbrella and sprayed gunfire at European sunbathers at a Tunisian resort, killing at least 37 people — one of three deadly attacks Friday from Europe to North Africa to the Middle East that followed a call to violence by Islamic State extremists.
The shootings in the Tunisian resort of Sousse happened at about the same time as a bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait and an attack on a U.S.-owned factory in France that included a beheading. It was unclear if the violence was linked, but it came days after IS urged its followers “to make Ramadan a month of calamities for the nonbelievers.” In all, the assailants killed at least 65 people.
Obama eulogizes 9 slain churchgoers
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama used his eulogy for a slain pastor to deliver an unvarnished lecture on America’s racial history Friday, and then boldly sang “Amazing Grace,” a spiritual meant to summon hope in the darkest of times.
Obama also called for gun control and efforts to eliminate poverty and job discrimination, and said the Confederate battle flag — long a symbol of Southern pride — must be removed from places of honor.
“For many — black and white — that flag was a reminder of systemic oppression and racial subjugation. We see that now,” he said.
Recovery crew reaches remote site of plane crash in Alaska that killed all 9 onboard
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A recovery crew has reached a remote site in southeast Alaska where a sightseeing plane crashed, killing all nine people aboard.
Chris John of the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad said three members from his organization reached the site Friday and were securing the aircraft, which was sitting at a steep angle, in order to allow for recovery of the bodies.
Eight cruise ship passengers and their pilot died when their sightseeing plane went down on Thursday in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan. The cause of the crash remained under investigation.
A Coast Guard spokesman said the remains would be taken to Anchorage to the state coroner.