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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Al-Aqsa Brigades activist killed in mysterious explosion in Nablus
2007-12-12
Ma'an – A mysterious explosion killed one member of Fatah's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and injured two others just after midnight on Tuesday in the old city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Medical sources at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus confirmed the death of of Sulaiman Al-Qassas. They said he had arrived at the hospital in a coma.
[Slap!] "Suleiman! Speak to me!"
"He can't speak, Doctor! He's in a coma!"
"How about that piece of him?"
"That one's in a coma, too!"
"We may have to operate!"
Al-Aqsa Brigades spokesperson Mahdi Abu Ghazala accused "the Israeli occupation and collaborators" in an area known to be a meeting point for Al-Aqsa Brigades activists.
"It wuz them as dunnit!"
Separately, Israeli forces raided Nablus overnight, seizing forty-year-old Ziad Mraish in the southern neighborhood of the city. Palestinian security forces are currently involved in a Western-backed multimillion dollar effort to establish law and order in Nablus.
Posted by:Fred

#17  Hands dismembered= hands blown off. He was building a bomb.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-12-12 20:11  

#16  Al-Aqsa Brigades or known locally by The Brigades of Homicidal Dummies...

A mysterious explosion killed one member of Fatah's armed wing, YEAH! wahoooo!

/probally set off by the same mysterious ingrediant in Wed's meatloaf...
Posted by: RD   2007-12-12 18:19  

#15  Note to paleos: Always check for a gas leak with a lighted match or cigarette lighter. Works well in an area where people are working on explosives, too.
Posted by: Rambler   2007-12-12 17:39  

#14  Always with the mysterious explosions! Maybe they need to check for a gas leak.

No, they don't!

[detracts from a wonderful boom experience]
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-12-12 16:22  

#13  Activist deactivated.
Posted by: Phinater Thraviger   2007-12-12 15:14  

#12  Yeah. Real "mysterious"...

PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 00:15 on Tuesday, 11 December 2007, a strong explosion rocked the Yasmina Quarter in the old city in Nablus. As a result, Nu’man Mohammad Faris El-Qassas (20) was injured by shrapnel in the head and his hands dismembered. He was taken to Rafedia Hospital in Nablus for treatment. At approximately 1:00 he was pronounced dead after physicians failed to save his life. Medical sources at the hospital indicated that El-Qassas was clinically dead upon arrival due to the severity of his injuries. “Faris El-Leil” groups of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced that one of their members was killed by a mysterious explosion in the old city in Nablus.

Goodbye...Nu'man!
Posted by: tu3031   2007-12-12 11:30  

#11  Either that or their quality control sucks ass.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-12-12 11:23  

#10  Always with the mysterious explosions! Maybe they need to check for a gas leak.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-12-12 11:16  

#9  Ah, yes. Ye Olde Mysterious Explosion. Probably caused by the Unknown Gunman Brigade...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-12-12 10:38  

#8  Dearest Glenmore, Please exercise caution on Fuzzy Bunny and Cute Kitty gathering days.
Posted by: Steven   2007-12-12 10:11  

#7  Make it so, Glenmore! (/Captain Picard)
Posted by: Spot   2007-12-12 08:09  

#6  Doesn't it seem like there have been a bunch of these work accidents recently? Has Israel deployed some remote triggering equipment? (I have several ideas on how such devices could be created.) My dream is to drive around Islamofascist land pointing my induction weapon at various mosques and watching their bomb factories explode.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-12-12 07:17  

#5  About 1.8% of people are colorblind. Usually, that does not have any cosequences, if one remembers the order of street light. Wires are less forgiving. Combined with certifiable idiots that due to inbreeding in Gaza must be a plenty, a frequent consumption of popcorn is guaranteed.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-12-12 04:32  

#4  The eternal mystery of Paleoland---the mystery of red vs green wire.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2007-12-12 04:24  

#3  No - he saw Chris Angel Mindfreak on sat tv and his brain just imploded.
Posted by: 3dc   2007-12-12 01:19  

#2  The old exploding cellphone trick?
Posted by: phil_b   2007-12-12 00:26  

#1  It is a mystery, to be sure.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-12-12 00:13  

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