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Arabia
Yemen: ''Accidental'' explosion kills 16 people
2004-07-22
An "accidental" explosion of dynamite in storage killed at least 16 people and levelled a three-story building in a northern Yemeni village early Thursday, a police official said. According to The AP, rescuers were searching for possible survivors in the rubble of the building in Hababa, a village in Omran province. Official statements said the blast was "accidental" and police were discounting sabotage or "terrorism." However, it was not clear what set off the dynamite, which was stored in the building's basement.
Sounds like a case of "Red Wire Syndrome".
"Honey! Have you seen my dynamite?"
"I put it in the basement, dear!"
The dynamite belonged to a weapons dealer and such explosives were generally used for mining purposes, the official added.
Mining roads, harbors, etc..
Posted by:Steve

#6  #4 Yeah...that makes sense. Storing dynamite in an apartment building.

Hey, it works for the Israelis Palestinians!
Posted by: Zenster   2004-07-22 3:51:32 PM  

#5  Yeah...that makes sense. Storing dynamite in an apartment building.

Working out of one's domicile is a long-standing Arab 'tradition'...
Posted by: Pappy   2004-07-22 3:35:37 PM  

#4  The dynamite belonged to a weapons dealer and such explosives were generally used for mining purposes, the official added

Yeah...that makes sense. Storing dynamite in an apartment building. That's definitely a "Best Practices" suggestion for the next safety meeting.
Posted by: anymouse   2004-07-22 2:02:23 PM  

#3  Er, replace "Afghan" with "Yemeni".
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-07-22 1:26:44 PM  

#2  The dynamite belonged to a weapons dealer and such explosives were generally used for mining purposes, the official added.

So, Afghan mining businesses that need mining supplies like dynamite go to a "weapons dealer"?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-07-22 1:25:08 PM  

#1  "Ahmed, come here...I have a question."

"Yes, Mohammed?"

"Ahmed, what is this thingy here? I don't remember a black wire and a blue wire leading out of a thingy like that, running to the detonator? That wasn't in the Hizbullah video course!"

"Mohammed, not to worry. Allah will protect us. Cut the blue wire."

"Yes, Ahmed."

BOOM!!
Posted by: anymouse   2004-07-22 12:46:57 PM  

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