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Terror Networks
When Burying a Terrorist, You Might Want to Remove the Suicide Vest First
2015-02-22
Video @ link.
Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp15048

#9  As per #5, indirect fire was my first guess or thought as well.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-02-22 22:17  

#8  Probably not enough to bury after the suicide vest exploded.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-02-22 17:49  

#7  I look at a lot of photos and videos to determine why a transformer, substation switchboard or controller 'catastrophically' failed.

One looks for 'blast patterns' and debris dispersal fields to determine where the fault initially occurred and isolate the 'naughty' component(s).

Hopefully with that info, we can try to make the probability of 'future occurrences' less likely.

Video on this isn't too 'High-Q', but I'm quite sure the blast didn't come from the procession's 'tributee'. Based on debris scatter, if that was a grenade, it was a pretty big one. More likely an IED of some sort.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-02-22 11:19  

#6  Most of force of the explosion appears to have been at leg-height. Lots of debris as well. Possible small VBIED?
Posted by: Pappy   2015-02-22 11:18  

#5  When I first saw it I suspected indirect fire or a grenade. Whatever the cause, I'm recommending credit as opposed to blame however.

Nice 'before the boom' study Richard.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-02-22 08:35  

#4  Doesn't look like the 'deceased' blew up, but something behind the procession.

Same result.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-02-22 08:20  

#3  Certain amount of irony in this clip, receiving what they were eager to give to others. Death.
Posted by: tipover   2015-02-22 00:51  

#2  Hahahahaha.

Now that's funny right there!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-02-22 00:26  

#1  Yeah, that's a problem...
Posted by: Raj   2015-02-22 00:15  

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