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| Deadly explosion at Iranian wargame site |
| 2006-10-08 |
| Three people were killed and three others injured due to the explosion caused by an unknown object. Speaking to IRNA, Abbassali Mir-Hosseini, deputy governor for political and social affairs of Gonbad-e Kavous, added that the explosion took place around Saturday noon near the area called Chirqoymeh where armed forces stage wargames. “After the blast, police officers arrived at the site of the accident and collected the remains of the exploded material, which will be given to experts for further analysis,“ he said. Chirqoymeh, about 30 km north of Gonbad-e Kavoos, is the area for holding military drills of the armed forces of Golestan and Mazandaran provinces. Gonbad-e Kavous has a population of 303,000 and is situated east of Golestan province. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #13 Multi-Man Publishing these days, Shipman. Co-owner Curt Schilling will be able to work on new development a little early this year, sadly. I guess somebody rolled too low throwing a satchel charge. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2006-10-08 22:36 |
| #12 I'd check the bottom of the popcorn bowl first... |
| Posted by: DanNY 2006-10-08 21:58 |
| #11 I'm searching really hard to find that nano-violin.... Did you check behind the Coke bottles? ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-10-08 20:16 |
| #10 conjecture: a muslim soldier, unknown to his superiors, harbored grudges against the imperial activities of the state and killing of other muslims by their agents, deciding to frag his command....oh, wait....nevermind |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-08 19:02 |
| #9 I'm searching really hard to find that nano-violin.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-08 18:17 |
| #8 An Iranian supply sergeant probably mixed up some of the real thing along with the blanks & sent the botched batch out to be used at the site. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity, especially in the dar-al-Islam. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-10-08 17:55 |
| #7 UXO from the last set of wargames? |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-10-08 08:46 |
| #6 Avalon Hill, Why does it hate us? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-08 08:19 |
| #5 Next time, use Advanced Squad Leader, way safer... Or WinSPMBT |
| Posted by: badanov 2006-10-08 07:08 |
| #4 Let's hope it's the first of many locally produced IEDs. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-10-08 06:20 |
| #3 "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!" |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-08 05:45 |
| #2 Next time, use Advanced Squad Leader, way safer... |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-10-08 04:59 |
| #1 Three people were killed and three others injured due to the explosion caused by an unknown object. Handed out some real grenades for a change, did they? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-08 04:30 |