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Man dies opening grenade with sledgehammer
Reuters ^
| 08/08/06
Posted on 08/09/2006 7:24:17 AM PDT by presidio9
A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire.
Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases.
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:24:18 AM PDT
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presidio9
To: presidio9
Anybody got the "he blowed up real good" graphic?
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:24:53 AM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.)
To: presidio9
Some days suck more than others!
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:24:55 AM PDT
by
Toby06
(True conservatives vote based on their values, not for parties.)
To: presidio9
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:24:56 AM PDT
by
JZelle
To: presidio9
To: presidio9
Well, he sure opened it . . . .
6
posted on
08/09/2006 7:25:07 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: presidio9
Law of natural selection at work right there.
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:25:16 AM PDT
by
Jameison
To: presidio9
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:25:20 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(Humility is not thinking less of oneself; humility is thinking about oneself less.)
To: presidio9
9
posted on
08/09/2006 7:25:37 AM PDT
by
Ken522
To: Richard Kimball
He blowed up real good!
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:25:47 AM PDT
by
Toby06
(True conservatives vote based on their values, not for parties.)
11
posted on
08/09/2006 7:26:17 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: presidio9
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:26:24 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: presidio9
And the Darwin award nominee from Brazil is.....
13
posted on
08/09/2006 7:26:27 AM PDT
by
Panzerlied
("We shall never surrender!")
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:26:36 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:26:59 AM PDT
by
Nick Danger
(www.redeploymurtha.com)
To: presidio9
Note to self: Use something other than a sledge hammer to open unexploded military ordnance.
To: Toby06
Thanks. Some threads just demand that graphic.
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:27:07 AM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.)
To: presidio9
>>They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases.<<
If they frequently raid military bases for arms you would think they would learn not to open grenades with sledge hammers.
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:27:09 AM PDT
by
gondramB
(We will have peace, when you and all your works have perished and the works of your dark master)
To: presidio9
Sounds like a defective sledge hammer and a defective grenade. His estate should clean up pretty good.
To: presidio9
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| Sometimes your the windshield and sometimes your the bug. I thought this was from the Onion when I read the headline. |
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posted on
08/09/2006 7:27:42 AM PDT
by
HawaiianGecko
(Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.)
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