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| Al-Qassam Brigades Claim Shooting Down Israeli F-16 |
| 2003-02-24 |
| The Ezzedin Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for putting down an Israeli F-16 fighter-jet north of Jenin city in the west bank. In a statement by the Brigade, the group declared that two of its activists âopened fire from an automatic 250 mm gun against the military F-16 plane, which was flying low over Marj bin Amer zone, north east of Jeninâ. 250mm gun, was it? Don't think I'm familiar with that one... The statement added that âthe operation was a gift to the family of martyr Thaer Mohamed Zakarna, the leader of the Brigades in Jenin, killed by the Israelis a few days ago. I'm sure they'll treasure it always... For its part, Israel has not commented on the Brigades statement. According to Israeli military sources, the warplane crashed in Israeli territory to the northeast of the Palestinian town of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The pilot ejected and landed in Israel safely. The army said in a statement that the crash occurred due to a technical fault in the area of Afula, an Arab-Israeli town in the north. Air Force commander General Dan Haloutz ordered an investigation into the incident. I think I'd go with that explanation, rather than believe the 250mm AA gun story... âThis operation was a success, due to Allahâs blessing. It is part of our resistance against the occupation,â Dr. Abdul Aziz Ranteesy, a Hamas "Hey, Mahmoud! Let's go shoot somethin'!" "You got a plan, Achmed?" "Uh, yeah. Let's shoot up this time." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 250mm automatic - In California, would that be an assault-weapon? |
| Posted by: Drew 2003-02-24 21:14:24 |
| #5 For the real fireworks, wait till they unleash THE TESLA DEATH RAY on zionist entity fighter planes... _________borgboy |
| Posted by: borgboy 2003-02-24 20:49:03 |
| #4 I was around 132mm guns. The do need a big base and they do make a big boom. I wonder where PA keep this almost twice as big a gun (automatic?) undetected. |
| Posted by: marek 2003-02-24 20:48:16 |
| #3 Boy, 10" AA. Now that's a round! Wondered how they camoflaged that unit so the IDF could not see it? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-02-24 18:18:53 |
| #2 Not just yer standard 250mm, but an automatic. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-02-24 18:52:38 |
| #1 250mm? Reminds me of Michael Keaton in "Mr. Mom": "220 volts? uh...220, 221... whatever it takes" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-24 18:25:09 |