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| Tape-Recorder Bomb Kills 2 in Afghanistan |
| 2003-01-13 |
| An electronics repairman in northern Afghanistan and his friend were killed by a bomb in a tape recorder that exploded when batteries were inserted into the device, a regional military commander said Monday. An unidentified man left the tape recorder at the shop in the city of Balkh on Saturday, saying he would return later, said Gen. Abdul Sabor, a top lieutenant to local warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. When the man didn't return, the repairman inserted batteries, setting off the blast. Sabor said investigators suspected the bomb was intended for someone else. As a electronics repairman myself, I disagree. They dropped off the recorder at a repairshop to be fixed. The first thing a repairman would do is to power up the device to see what was wrong. Wire the detonator directly to the battery compartment, and you kill the poor guy just trying to earn a living. Police were looking for witnesses who might be able to identify the man who delivered the tape recorder, he said. Music shops have also been attacked in parts of eastern and southern Afghanistan by unknown assailants, although no deaths have been reported in such incidents. The Taliban banned music during their rule as part of their severe interpretation of Islam. Attack the music shops, the shops that sell recorders, and now the guys that fix the recorders. Seems easy to follow the logic to me. Of course, I'm not a Afgan cop. |
| Posted by:Steve |