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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Explosion Damages Boat Due To Set Sail From Gaza To Europe
2014-04-30
[Ynet] Explosive device planted on the side of 'Gazoo's Ark', a boat planning to break Gazoo blockade; Freedom Flotilla Coalition says Israel has biggest interest to stop such a flotilla from setting sail.
Perhaps someone needed to practice their technique...
An bomb planted on the side of the boat "Gazoo's Ark," that belongs to the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition, went kaboom! early Tuesday morning, causing it extensive damages and causing its stern to sink.
Does that mean that only the bow was sticking out of the water?
The boat's crew was preparing for a voyage from the Gazoo Strip to Europe in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Strip.

Flotilla activists told Ynet that at 4 am a guard who was on the boat received a phone call in which he was told he must leave the boat immediately because it was about to explode.

The guard disembarked, but went back on board the boat several minutes later after nothing had happened. A few minutes after that, the bomb went on, bringing to the sinking of the boat's stern but not the bow. The guard, who was on board the boat, was unharmed.

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Spokesman Dror Feiler said that an initial investigation done by the activists found the cause for the blast was likely an bomb plated by a diver.

"The kaboom was controlled and was meant to damage the boat but not to cause its complete destruction. Following the kaboom, the boat's back end sunk," Feiler said.

Feiler did not hold anyone directly responsible for the kaboom, but mentioned that in past years, other boats that were meant to sail to the Gazoo Strip from European ports have also been sabotaged.

He also stated that the Israeli government has the biggest interest to ensure such a boat doesn't set sail from the Gazoo port.

The flotilla's activists, however, directly accused Israel of being behind the kaboom.

Israeli security sources have yet to comment on the story.
They're still laughing too hard...
Feiler noted that the boat was due to set sail from the Gazoo port in six weeks. "Whoever's behind the planting of the underwater bomb did this now, weeks before the boat was to set sail, because they knew it wouldn't be wise to stop it a shot time before the voyage when the boat is under media attention," he said.

Mahfouz Kabariti, the Paleostinian spokesperson for "Gazoo's Ark" in Gazoo, said that he and his men were considering their next move following what he called "a cowardly terror attack."

David Heap, a member of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, said: "This kaboom, or any other attack, will not stop our efforts to break the seige on Gazoo, until we bring to its removal."
Posted by:trailing wife

#18  Everywhere, boys. Everywhere...
Posted by: The MOSSAD   2014-04-30 22:14  

#17  Maybe someone threw a paleo book over the side?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-04-30 17:45  

#16  When it comes to parochial arson
Where clues as to motive are sparse, in
Quite a few cases
You'll find an audacious
Accountant or profligate parson.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2014-04-30 17:08  

#15  Paleostinian spokesperson for "Gazoo's Ark" in Gazoo, said that he and his men were considering their next move following what he called "a cowardly terror attack."

A cowardly terror attack? The hull must have been made of pure irony.
Posted by: SteveS   2014-04-30 14:35  

#14  "nobody killed---who could've done such a thing?"

Obviously not the French, grom. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2014-04-30 13:20  

#13  Could have been done by the usual suspects to pin the blame on Israel.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2014-04-30 12:27  

#12  HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Posted by: DarthVader   2014-04-30 11:54  

#11  Feel good story of the day.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-04-30 11:24  

#10  The Incredible Mr Limpet..
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2014-04-30 11:16  

#9  Shades of the Rainbow Warrior...

Sympathy or empathy ( or whatever you call it )

Look it up, Hemingway.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-04-30 09:34  

#8  The operation does have a level of planning that suggests it to be beyond the level of the PLO, Islamic Jihad or Hamas...
Posted by: Steve White   2014-04-30 08:36  

#7  Hmmm.

Weapons and 'Facilitators' coming into Gazoo is a good reason for a blockade.

What could be going to Europe that someone might want to stop? (other than the obvious bad actors in Aloha Shirts and Speedos lounging on the decks)

Could be to just remove the 'Ark' from the waterways.

Probably wasn't really 'ship-shape' anyway.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2014-04-30 08:28  

#6  obviously an accident coinciding with a timely call from a psychic
Posted by: Frank G   2014-04-30 07:46  

#5  Have we any X@n&x? Ima could use and maybe share with sprightly turnip.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-04-30 06:37  

#4  There is a distinct lack of Sympathy or empathy ( or whatever you call it ) for anything in Gazoo. I hear they eat rats and stand in the rain. Too bad. Tough nutz. Hard Cheese.

Hahahahahahaha.
Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064   2014-04-30 05:43  

#3  Explosion Damages Boat and nobody killed---who could've done such a thing?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-30 04:15  

#2  Israeli security sources have yet to comment on the story.

They're off on a well earned holiday. Diving or fishing or something.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-30 01:16  

#1  Should have put a few charges amidships and broke her back.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2014-04-30 01:09  

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