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| Courageous (or Experienced) Iraqi Citizen Foils Bomber |
| 2006-07-18 |
| IRAQI CITIZEN, SOLDIERS FOIL TERRORISTS' PLANS In an incident in Rusafa, after having dropped off two passengers, a taxi driver found a plastic bag in the back seat of his taxi. Inside the bag, the driver found an anti-armor mine with wires attached. He then cut the wires and called the Iraqi police. Just how did he know which wires to cut, and why was he carrying wire cutters, and is he stupid, courageous or what? I think I'd like to ask him a few questions. Iraqi police disarmed the bomb and removed it from the area. There were no injuries or damages. |
| Posted by:glenmore |
| #13 The toolbox should also contain a 1911-A1 or equivalent and 2 to 4 magazines, loaded. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul in Nikolaevsk, Alaska 2006-07-18 19:52 |
| #12 Maybe it wasn't even armed? Maybe the two passengers, in their anxiety, forgot the bomb when they got out? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-07-18 15:36 |
| #11 Probably a Lucas anti-armour mine. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-18 14:18 |
| #10 Be Prepared. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-18 12:36 |
| #9 Doesn't everyone carry a basic toolkit in their car for emergencies, along with a first aid kit? Even I do, and I never so much as held a screwdriver until I went to college. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-18 11:57 |
| #8 Zhang, actually I think I read somewhere that insurance had become available in Iraq about a year ago. Can't remember where I saw it; I think it covered kidnapping. I read it as a positive sign, that the market at least read probabilities to be lower than the MSM does. |
| Posted by: Sharon in NYC 2006-07-18 11:16 |
| #7 And you know, AAA just takes forever to show up! -M |
| Posted by: Manolo 2006-07-18 09:57 |
| #6 Maybe he asked God for help. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-07-18 09:44 |
| #5 These types of bombs are very simple. There is no built-in booby trap where it explodes if someone cuts the wrong wire. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-07-18 09:44 |
| #4 prolly carrying pliars and wirecutters for those trying to skip out on the fare |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-18 09:44 |
| #3 Maybe he is a member of the Al MacGyver Clan. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-07-18 09:03 |
| #2 Our family Marine says that almost every driver carries an assortment of tools (including wire cutters) to fix their vehicles. Not many repair shops, I guess. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2006-07-18 08:45 |
| #1 glenmore: Just how did he know which wires to cut, and why was he carrying wire cutters, and is he stupid, courageous or what? I think I'd like to ask him a few questions. If that was his taxi, I can see why he cut the wires. It's a big risk, but in Iraq, a car is several years' salary. Terrorism insurance for cars, if it exists, is probably prohibitively expensive.* Maybe he did not want the Iraqi police blowing it up. * I can't even imagine it exists. Think about the possibility for fraud, by both terrorists and non-terrorists. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-07-18 08:40 |