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| 5 killed in Ramallah gas station explosion |
| 2007-02-08 |
| Not clear if this is terrorism related or the usual Arab regard for safety regulations. At least five Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in a loud explosion at a gas station in Ramallah Thursday afternoon. The cause of the blast is unclear. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion took place at about 3:30 p.m. and caused the station's roof to collapse. Additionally, some employees and customers fell into a crater which was created as a result of the blast. The station's owner, Ahmed Nabli, reported that both he and his brother were wounded in the incident. Local residents are currently making efforts to clear the ruins of the collapsed roof and rescue people who fell into the pit. The station is located at the heart of a residential area, and the explosion severely damaged several nearby buildings. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #7 Gold! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-08 21:03 |
| #6 [*guy speaking from the bottom of the crater*] Hello, there, Imam. Welcome to hell. /Paint your Wagon. (Gotta love Lee Marvin) |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-02-08 20:43 |
| #5 Daddy used to do chemistry experiments back when Israel belonged to the British Empire, rhodesiafever. After he recovered from the explosion they paid him to get a PhD... to keep him out of the lab, we kids used to say quietly. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-08 19:41 |
| #4 Thanks, TW, maybe that's what it was. (I think you're getting the hang of this, lol)! |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2007-02-08 19:22 |
| #3 .....According to eyewitnesses, the explosion took place at about 3:30 p.m. and caused the station's roof to collapse. Yep, does not compute. What kind of BS is this? |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2007-02-08 19:19 |
| #2 Inappropriate tunnelling underneath, perhaps? Possibly thought to be a safe place to do their Chem. 101 experiments? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-08 19:17 |
| #1 fell into teh crater? huh? If a fuel explosion, they would've likely been crispy critters and blown clear, not fall in...doesn't make physics sense |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-08 18:41 |