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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Hizbullah Arms Cache Explosion Caused by Fuse Combustion
2012-10-06
[An Nahar] The Nabi Sheet kaboom in a Hizbullah arms depot occurred due to a flame in one of the shells percussion caps which led to the series of kabooms, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday.
"But Inspector! How did the flame get into the percussion cap?"
According to information obtained by the daily, the security report says that the high temperature in the area helped the fire to combust swiftly.
"I suspect it was a high temperature in the area, Legume."
The report didn't specify the number of the victims, according to al-Joumhouria, however, it only said that several people were killed and injured in the incident.
"How high?"
Around 34 residential units were damaged, the daily said.
"About 700 degrees!"
On Wednesday, Three Hizbullah fighters were killed and several other people maimed on Wednesday in a blast at a depot for old ammunition in the Bekaa town of Nabi Sheet, Hizbullah's media relations department said in a statement.
"Fahrenheit or centigrade?"
"The blast took place at a storehouse for old shells and ammunition and the remnants of the Israeli attacks on the area," it added.
"Fahrenheit, of course."
It identified the three victims as Ali Mustafa Alaeddine and Hasan al-Kheshen, who hail from the Western Bekaa town of Sohmor, and Jaafar al-Moussawi, who hails from Nabi Sheet.
"Inspector, that was a very hot day!"
Among the maimed were four Syrian workers.
Posted by:Fred

#4  At the rate they use munitions in that part of the world I am stunned that anything there would qualify as 'old.'
Posted by: Glenmore   2012-10-06 10:59  

#3  I blame HELLADS.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-10-06 04:49  

#2  we need a supersonic self-destructing bullet that can be directed to specific targets anywhere in the world.
Posted by: Mikey Hunt   2012-10-06 00:58  

#1  Sure, that works for me...
Posted by: The MOSSAD   2012-10-06 00:48  

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