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2007-02-17 India-Pakistan

Old missile explodes in Pakistan, killing 1

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It must have been the Old Oaken Rocket...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-02-17 06:04|| 2007-02-17 06:04|| Front Page Top

#2 :>

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-17 07:48|| 2007-02-17 07:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-17 07:55|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-17 07:58|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-02-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Mutual of Rawalpindi LOL!

Wild Islamic Kingdom, starring Maulana Perkins

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-17 09:10|| 2007-02-17 09:10|| Front Page Top

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