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| Afghanistan |
| Unexploded bomb from US jets claims nine lives |
| 2002-05-28 |
| Nine persons were killed and an other injured when an unexploded bomb they were working on went off at Loli Faqiroon village of Saidgi, on Pak-Afghan border near here. The villagers spotted a bomb dropped by US warplanes launching an operation against Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters. They took the bomb to their village to extract gunpowder from it and sell its scrap. Well, that was their first mistake... When they started operating, many of their relatives gathered to watch. That was their second mistake... The bomb exploded killing all the people but one on the spot. The only surviving person was taken to Miran Shah hospital for treatment. Those who died include four cousins and their relatives. Here's a neat mathematical trick: Add up all their IQs, divide by nine, and the result is zero. Divide the same number by 11 and the result's still zero. It's uncanny... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |