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Africa North
Officials: Militant Killed By Own Bomb In Egypt
2014-05-26
[Ynet] A suspected member of an al-Qaeda-inspired group has been killed by his own roadside kaboom in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula, security officials in Egypt said Sunday.

According to officials, the bully boy's father lost an arm in the blast Saturday. Both men are members of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has been blamed for some of the bloodiest attacks in Egypt in recent years. Their assaults increased dramatically after the overthrow of the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi
...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
last July.
Papa was just trying to provide his son with a salable skill, useful wherever life might take him. Sadly, it did.
He could have taught sonny boy to be an auto mechanic...
There are more jobs for bomb makers in that part of the world.
The officials said the two were trying to plant the bomb on a road frequently used by the army. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief journalists.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  "Don't worry son, I got a big discount on these arming switches."
Posted by: Squinty   2014-05-26 21:03  

#1  Should result in a goat shagging reduction. Always a silver lining somewhere.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-05-26 08:28  

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