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2005-09-07 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-07 10:10|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 According to Ziaâs statement, police took him to a graveyard to arrest his accomplices and recovery of arms at 3am today (Tuesday).As soon as police along with Zia reached near the graveyard, armed cohorts of Zia opened fire,
"Zia was caught in the crossfire and died on the spot,".

Not to be nitpicky, but did he give this statement before or after he was dead?

Posted by tu3031 2005-09-07 11:48|| 2005-09-07 11:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Does it matter?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-07 12:08|| 2005-09-07 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Different use of prepositions in that dialect of English. We in the West would have phrased it in accordance with.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-07 13:42|| 2005-09-07 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Geez, a full Havildar? What, the lower echelons of the RAB can't handle a simple snatch-and-crossfire job these days?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-09-07 13:56|| 2005-09-07 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Different use of prepositions...

Prepositions? We don' need no steenkin' propositions!

Posted by SteveS 2005-09-07 16:21|| 2005-09-07 16:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Pipe gun? The shutter gun factory is still on vacation? Nice vacation.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-07 16:25|| 2005-09-07 16:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Abu is this thing on?
"No one expects the RAB!"

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-07 16:32|| 2005-09-07 16:32|| Front Page Top

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