Sat Jun 18, 2016, 12:07 AM

Radiohead Listening Party in Istanbul Attacked by Islamists

Source: Variety

A group of radical Islamists attacked a listening party in Istanbul where Radiohead was holding a listening party for fans in support of their new album.

The men reportedly stormed the record store, Velvet Indieground, in Istanbul, Turkey, and used pipes to violently beat fans running away from the venue for drinking alcohol during the holy month of Ramadan.

“Our hearts go out to those attacked tonight at Velvet IndieGround in Istanbul,” Radiohead said in a statement. “We hope that someday we will be able to look back on such acts of violent intolerance as things of the ancient past. For now, we can only offer our fans in Istanbul our love and support.”

It’s unknown how many people were injured in the uproar or the severity of their injuries.

Read more: http://variety.com/2016/music/news/radiohead-listening-party-in-istanbul-attacked-by-islamists-1201798367/

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8 replies	Author	Time	Post
Radiohead Listening Party in Istanbul Attacked by Islamists (Original post)	Jesus Malverde	Jun 2016	OP
The Religion of Peace.	mr_liberal	Jun 2016	#1
Precisely. It seems to be OK to commit violence during the "holy month of Ramadan"	Glorfindel	Jun 2016	#3
Like all religions.	MisterFred	Jun 2016	#4
Radiohead fans attacked in Istanbul	greyl	Jun 2016	#2
Wow and this is in a pretty secular cosmopolitan city too	ButterflyBlood	Jun 2016	#5
It all goes back to the inability of some religious adherents	NutmegYankee	Jun 2016	#6
Radiohead does tend to incite rage	NobodyHere	Jun 2016	#7
Lol	Jesus Malverde	Jun 2016	#8

Response to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 03:08 AM

mr_liberal (1,017 posts)

1. The Religion of Peace.

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Response to mr_liberal (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:17 AM

Glorfindel (9,079 posts)

3. Precisely. It seems to be OK to commit violence during the "holy month of Ramadan"

but not to drink alcohol.

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Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:30 AM

MisterFred (525 posts)

4. Like all religions.

There's not a single major religion on the planet that doesn't regularly inspire violent attacks from its followers.

*Edit: I'm defining major here as any religion with 20 million or more followers.

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 03:29 AM

greyl (22,989 posts)

2. Radiohead fans attacked in Istanbul

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:40 AM

ButterflyBlood (12,644 posts)

5. Wow and this is in a pretty secular cosmopolitan city too

It seems there's nowhere in the Muslim world free of these lunatics.

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Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:48 AM

NutmegYankee (15,736 posts)

6. It all goes back to the inability of some religious adherents

to understand that the rules of the faith only apply to them. It's your faith, YOUR RULES. I get to live my life by my faith, MY RULES. If you have dietary restrictions, they only apply to you - Others may eat what they want. etc.

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Response to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:54 AM

NobodyHere (2,810 posts)

7. Radiohead does tend to incite rage

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Response to NobodyHere (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)

8. Lol

I wouldn't disagree these weren't Islamic radicals most likely disgruntled rockers. Maybe even fans of right wing groups like AC/DC OR gulp Lars and Metallica.

Sarcasm tag for the humorless.

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