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Middle East
Palestinian dies in car blast
2003-12-01
Palestinian police have launched an investigation after a car blew up in the southern Gaza Strip, killing a member of the Islamic Jihad group. Yusuf Abu Matar, 33, who also belonged to the Palestinian police force, died in a local hospital on Sunday.
A significant part of him did, anyway...
An explosive device reportedly went off as he sat in his car in the Rafah refugee camp on the southern edge of Gaza, near the border with Egypt.
You put the key in, you turn the key, then — surprise! — you ain't no more!
Palestinian security sources said they were investigating whether Matar's car had been booby-trapped, which could make him the victim of a targeted attack, or whether he had been carrying a bomb that exploded prematurely. The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the incident.
"Avner! Was that you?"
"Wudn't me, Moshe."
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#11  Sounds like Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. If a Jihadi is in a car wearing an explosive vest with a 50% chance of detonation, is the Jihadi half dead?
I understand the Yids will soon start using caged cats to detect these guys.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-12-1 4:30:09 PM  

#10  Is "Palestinian dies in blast" really news any more?

Now, "Israeli child receives life-saving surgery in (insert any Arab country)" -- that would be news...
Posted by: snellenr   2003-12-1 1:33:52 PM  

#9  Let's see, who's to blame? If it was a booby trap, then it's clearly the Joooos fault. If it was a premature detonation, then it's clearly the Joooos fault for maintaining the conditions of misery and humiliation which led him to do this.

/LLL
Posted by: BH   2003-12-1 11:14:33 AM  

#8  I thought cell phones caused brain cancer, not lead poisoning?
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2003-12-1 10:51:44 AM  

#7  OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!! A PACK OF US LIABILITY LAWYERS SEEN HEADING TO GAZA!!!!
Posted by: alaskasoldier   2003-12-1 10:03:46 AM  

#6  There ought to be a warning against cell phone use when carrying an explosive device on the console of your vehicle.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-12-1 4:36:57 AM  

#5   "...a member of the Islamic Jihad group...also belonged to the Palestinian police force."

Any further questions as to why the numerous Palestinian Prime Ministers refuse to try to disarm the terrorists?
Posted by: Stephen   2003-12-1 1:25:23 AM  

#4  Whether they did it or not Isreal is still going to get the blame for this. Might as well take the credit. Isreal really should just kill the terrorists with pig-lard coated bullets.
Posted by: Charles   2003-12-1 1:21:51 AM  

#3  Kinda a bitch when all your lookouts are trying to track Israeli helos, and some shadow guys plant a bomb.

Or maybe that cell he dialed just prior to the explosion wasn't quite clean.
Posted by: badanov   2003-12-1 1:08:05 AM  

#2  File another workman's comp claim at Mutual of Gaza.
Posted by: Steve White   2003-12-1 12:57:50 AM  

#1  Heh. Internecine warfare? Maybe the timer in his car bomb went off a few hours too early? Or possibly some Haganah Nasty Boys left a little C4 present under the driver's seat. Never a bad thing when some jihadi mutt gets blown to smithereens.
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-12-1 12:55:51 AM  

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