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| Egypt clashes: Port Said security headquarters on fire |
| 2013-03-04 |
| The security headquarters in Port Said, Egypt, is on fire amid fresh fighting between police and protesters. The blaze started on the ground floor of the building, with unconfirmed reports that it spread to the governorate building next door. Earlier thousands of people joined a funeral procession for three civilians killed in overnight clashes, which also left two policemen dead. Port Said has been rocked by weeks of intermittent violence. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 "assuming it was maintained by and is being controlled by trained personnel" True, lg - but does their version of "trained personnel" involve inshallah? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-03-04 22:21 |
| #5 the M1 Abrams is a pretty powerful and also pretty sophisticated assuming it was maintained by and is being controlled by trained personnel. In Iraq, the enemy, who were, at times disciplined and armed with various explosives weren't able to do much against them. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-03-04 21:01 |
| #4 "however, Egypt also got a bunch of Abrams tanks" As I understand it, lg - and I certainly could be wrong - tanks need point guards (or whatever they're called) around them, or it's fairly easy to come up behind or from the side and disable the treads or stick a limpit-type mine/bomb on/under them. Aren't tanks blind except for in the front? Do you think the Egyptians know they need to guard the tanks' flanks while the tanks are in action? Or will they think Allen will take care of it? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-03-04 18:28 |
| #3 the F-16s we just gave Egypt won't be much good in this situation however, Egypt also got a bunch of Abrams tanks |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-03-04 18:05 |
| #2 cue the Bloodhouse Gang for Badanov |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-03-04 17:49 |
| #1 Yes, yes, the security building is on fire. It happens. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-03-04 17:23 |