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| Man claims Allah told him to destroy Ferrari |
| 2004-05-16 |
| A Dublin businessman awoke last Wednesday morning to find that his brand new e200,000 Ferrari had been destroyed by a man claiming to have been instructed by Allah. According to the gardai , Safet Bukoshi from Kosovo, who is in his mid-30s, began his rampage early last Wednesday morning when he set the Ferrari and a Honda Civic on fire. Two fire brigades arrived at the scene in Clonskeagh, south Dublin, after two loud explosions were heard by local residents. Both cars were destroyed in the blasts. As garda forensic experts examined the scene later that morning, Bukoshi, who lives in Clonskeagh, returned with petrol cans and began to douse petrol on more vehicles, including his own wife’s car. He was apprehended after the forensics team called local gardai. Bukoshi claimed Allah had told him to set the cars on fire. He was detained by gardai, who have recommended that he be charged with criminal damage at the Circuit Court. District Superintendent Liam McCahey described it as ``a most unusual incident’’. He said Bukoshi had been remanded in custody in Clover Hill prison in Clondalkin, where he had been given a psychiatric assessment. According to gardai,Bukoshi, who claimed he was an Albanian, has lived in Ireland for about five years. He and his Kosovar wife have four children. ``He has not come to our attention before,’’said McCahey. ``He will first be charged with setting fire to the Ferrari and will then be charged separately for the Honda Civic.We will probably seek to prosecute him in the Circuit Court.’’ |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #14 Lorenzio AkaBar! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-16 7:33:54 PM |
| #13 Gloves are off. Stand by on missle tubes 2 5 9 NOBODY MESSS WITH THE SCUDERIA |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-16 7:32:57 PM |
| #12 Yes it was a joke. Cars that are in the shipping phase should have a 'date of production' sticker on them somewhere. But upon arrival to the dealership these things get discarded. I guess it is possible to find out, at the risk of annoying the dealer :) |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-16 7:05:04 PM |
| #11 Rafael - I think it's just your car, not CRVs in general. Nothing in mine rattles at highway speeds (unless I brake suddenly and the 3-foot iron prybar in the back shifts). You were probably joking about the day of the week a car is made, but in case you weren't, how would one know what day a car was made on? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-16 6:18:34 PM |
| #10 My CRV was started on a Friday, and finished on a Monday. Well, at least the poor thing had an entire weekend to recover from the first set of wounds inflicted upon it. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-16 5:31:03 PM |
| #9 It's a great car. Yes, I suppose. But I still think the driver's side door shouldn't rattle at highway speeds. They say you shouldn't buy a car made on a Friday or on a Monday. My CRV was started on a Friday, and finished on a Monday. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-16 5:08:20 PM |
| #8 Hey, Rafael - I love my CRV. It's a great car. At least until I can afford a Hummer. :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-16 4:56:36 PM |
| #7 Barbara, you drive a CRV?? I feel your pain.... |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-16 4:48:13 PM |
#6 he set the Ferrari and a Honda Civic on fireWhew! At least he didn't get the CRV. :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-16 4:27:33 PM |
| #5 as they once said in Road & Track, "There are somethings that in another car would be absolutely unacceptable, but then allowances do have to be made. After all it is a Ferrari." |
| Posted by: cheaderhead 2004-05-16 4:23:37 PM |
| #4 If I claim that I killed a man because an alien mothership had me under the power of a mind-control ray, that would not be admissible in court. The judge wouldn't be able to stop laughing long enough to sentence me. How is that different from "being told to by Allah"? As I said, this is not acceptable. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-16 4:23:21 PM |
| #3 By the time this guy did this, he should have acclimatised to a new culture, not burning cars. The fact that he claims Allan made him do it null and voids the case. And what about his Albanian-Kosovan wife, maybe he couldn't take any more, and her name was Allanah. Deport the lot. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2004-05-16 4:20:27 PM |
| #2 Shame and honor, Zen, shame and honor. We need to start prosecuting these loonies harshly. This kind of thing is simply not acceptable. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-16 3:48:08 PM |
| #1 Wait ... wait ... let me guess! This guy was so "humiliated" that anyone else would dare to own a car nicer than his wife's that he was compelled by religious fervor to destroy both vehicles. Tell me I'm wrong! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-16 3:33:46 PM |