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bemildred

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:37 PM Nov 2015

The fearless father who threw himself on a suicide bomber, saving ‘hundreds’ of lives in Beirut

A father, with his young daughter watching, sacrificed himself to save others when terrorists struck Beirut last week.

The day before the horrific massacre in central Paris left the world reeling, two attacks during rush hour in Lebanon’s capital city killed 45 and wounded more than 200 others.

If not for the heroic actions of one man, the death toll would have been much higher. And now, days later, his heroism is being recognized.

Adel Termos was walking in an open-air market with his daughter, according to reports, when the first suicide bomber detonated his explosives. Amid the instant chaos, Termos spotted the second bomber preparing to blow himself up, and made the quick decision to tackle him to the ground. The bomb went off, killing Termos, but saving countless others, including his daughter’s.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/11/16/the-fearless-father-who-threw-himself-on-a-suicide-bomber-saving-hundreds-of-lives-in-beirut/

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The fearless father who threw himself on a suicide bomber, saving ‘hundreds’ of lives in Beirut (Original Post) bemildred Nov 2015 OP
and just see how little attention is being paid to that bombing niyad Nov 2015 #1
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