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| Afghanistan |
| "Work Accident" in Kabul |
| 2003-05-30 |
| Two suspected supporters of Afghanistan's former Taliban regime were killed by an exploding mine at Kabul's ruined former royal palace, apparently while planting the device, Afghan police said on Friday. Local commander Abdul Hadi told Reuters he heard a blast at around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday and went to investigate. "Now was it bury the mine and arm it, or arm it and then bury the mine?" He found one badly mutilated body and a pickaxe nearby and called international peacekeepers to the scene. The next morning Hadi found the remains of a second person. "Ah jeez, look what I just stepped in. That'll never wash out." "In my opinion this was Taliban sympathizers planting a mine. This is a site where lots of people go," he said, adding that the visitors included foreigners. That was the idea. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 Barb beat me to it. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2003-05-31 06:03:50 |
| #4 True German Ally: I'm sorry to hear that. But it wasn't a "work accident" - it was murder. Now if the bastard who set this mine had run over it himself...... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-05-30 22:32:35 |
| #3 Unfortunately some "work accidents" are less amusing: A German soldier was killed and another injured when their jeep drove over a mine outside Kabul on Thursday afternoon. The soldier, part of the U.N.-sponsored International Security Assistance Force, became the 10th German soldier to die in Afghanistan - all through accidents. (Deutsche Welle) |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-05-30 19:00:28 |
| #2 Remember, kids, safety first! |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-05-30 10:14:41 |
| #1 Well, they might still get the 72 virgins. But, the word is, they won't be allowed to get it up. Maybe that's Islamic Hell. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-30 09:24:42 |