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Saudi police seize armed man entering Mecca mosque
2007-02-02
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi police arrested a man with weapons hidden under his clothes as he tried to enter the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam's holiest site, a Saudi security official said on Friday.

Police stopped the man late on Thursday because he appeared to be acting strangely. He was carrying a revolver and a sub-machinegun under his clothes, and was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt but which later proved to be fake. The man's nationality was not clear.
Posted by:Steve White

#13  He appeared to be acting "strangely, wearing only a loincloth and explosives vest". And the clue was?
Posted by: steven   2007-02-02 23:01  

#12  Is that a submachine gun in yer troosers, or are ye glad t'see me?

/channeling Mae West through Scotland....
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-02-02 22:03  

#11  The Vice and Virtue cops home hiding under their beds?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-02-02 13:58  

#10  So how come the pooleece aren't so good in stopping them coming OUT with weapons? Oh I forgot, mosques are holy places (spit)
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-02-02 13:54  

#9  "Hey, you! Yeah, YOU - the drooler with the poorly-concealed burp-gun! Can I speak with you?"
Posted by: mojo   2007-02-02 13:41  

#8  This kind of news just makes the day.
Posted by: Icerigger   2007-02-02 13:08  

#7  Police stopped the man late on Thursday because he appeared to be acting strangely.

Clear case of demonisation & victimisation of
peace-loving Muslim by infidel puppets of Zionists &
Crusaders.
Posted by: Sheikh of Scrubby Creek   2007-02-02 11:54  

#6  Hey lemme go! I was only following our custom that requires strangers to town to donate weapons to the nearest mosque armory. I was hesitant 'cause my splodeydope vest wasn't finished yet. But I knew they'd expect one.

(sigh) Inshallah.
Posted by: Mahmoud el Gaza Stripper   2007-02-02 11:37  

#5  Police stopped the man late on Thursday because he appeared to be acting strangely.

They are going to have to be more specific than that.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-02-02 10:04  

#4  Weapons into a mosque. Coals to Newcastle.
Posted by: Jackal   2007-02-02 08:52  

#3  The Saudis don't play that s*** when it comes to the Grand Mosque, he'll be forced to watch his own beheading soon!!
Posted by: smn   2007-02-02 02:52  

#2  people get disoriented when they drink too much zam zam water--they think ...go to grand mosque--byog--bring your own guns--but what's with the fake bomb belt--suicide by mamluk?
Posted by: yo momma   2007-02-02 01:40  

#1  There ought to be some chicken that come home to roost, at some point.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-02-02 00:24  

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