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The BBC Arabic article claimed "fanatic Jews" fighting Roman invaders in ancient Jerusalem were the first example of suicide bombers.

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeeeeeeah, tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did read the article, and my comment stands.

Despite the clickbait and predictable outrage from the far right, the BBC originally published l an article titled "the story of suicide bombers throughout history: From the fanatical Jews, through the assassins, to the jihadists." Suicide attacks go back as far as the Bible, as I said above.