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India-Pakistan
Old missile explodes in Pakistan, killing 1
2007-02-17
(Xinhua) -- A missile exploded on Friday in northern Pakistan's Rawalpindi, near the capital, killing one person and injuring three others, according to a local news agency report. The missile exploded when hit by a sharp instrument during digging in the site of a small school bags shop near food street, the private News Network International news agency quoting an eyewitness reported.

The missile is believed to be left of a huge blast in the ammunition depot of Ojhri camp, in April 1988, where a dump was used for stockpiling of heavy weapons during Afghan war against former Soviet Union, said the NNI report. Officials also confirmed the missiles and rockets, are still dumped in different areas of Rawalpindi, especially in areas near the camp site, according to NNI. The shop was also damaged in the blast, which also caused minor damage to walls of several nearby shops.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Mutual of Rawalpindi LOL!

Wild Islamic Kingdom, starring Maulana Perkins
Posted by: Frank G   2007-02-17 09:10  

#5  Looks like a tough day at "Ye Olde Small School Bag and Missile Shop". I hope Mutual of Rawalpindi has been notified...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-02-17 08:55  

#4  And blowing up an arms dump located in the middle of a heavily populated area, killing thousands, was not a problem for the Generals.
The Pak army has no problems killing its own people.
Posted by: John Frum   2007-02-17 07:58  

#3  The Pakistani PM at the time Mohammed Junejo was fired by General Zia Ul Haq when he attempted to prosecute the Pak Generals behind the Ojhri blast.

The main Pak army ammunition dump for the Afghan jihad, it exploded on April 10, 1988 killing thousands of people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to Junejo's report, Generals Akhtar Rahman and Hamid Gul were the main culprits. The dump, which served as a store for US supplied arms for the Afghan "mujahedeen", had been blown up deliberately just before the arrival of a US defense audit team, to cover up the fact that a large amount of weapons, including Stinger missiles had been stolen. Some had been given to Pakistani jihadi groups to use in Indian Kashmir but most were sold off to Iran, China and other countries, making some Pak Generals millionaires.
Posted by: John Frum   2007-02-17 07:55  

#2  :>
Posted by: Shipman   2007-02-17 07:48  

#1  It must have been the Old Oaken Rocket...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2007-02-17 06:04  

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