Tatooine Youth Suspected In Terrorist Attack

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday April 1, 2015 @12:12AM from the strange-two-dimensional-shockwave-still-puzzles-scientists dept.

BeruHadItComing writes: Imperial investigators are still trying to piece together what happened in last week's horrifying terrorist attack on our largest orbital defense station. Over a million loyal citizens, scientists, and medical staff lost their lives in the grisly attack while the station was being put through training exercises near the Yavin system. Billions more are in mourning, while a number of powerful senators have renewed calls to increase defense spending. Initial reports have confirmed Rebel involvement, and officials are making inquiries about a young insurgent from Tatooine with known ties to religious fundamentalists.

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Yawn by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-01 00:16 · Score: 1, Informative

If you're going to do April fools, at least be funny. Every year slashdot fails so hard on being funny on April 1st.
Re: Rebel scum by Paradise+Pete · 2015-04-01 02:09 · Score: 3, Informative

I'm pretty sure he was going along with the joke.
A bit too close for comfort? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-01 04:25 · Score: 2, Informative

Tatooine is a real place in Tunisia (In the French dub, the planet is actually called "Tataouine", like the town)
It is currently a hotbed of ISIS activity.
Tunisia suffered a terrorist attack last month, with 22 dead.
The satire in this post is bound to hit some nerves.