Death toll from blast in train carrying explosive materials in Iran reaches nearly 300

Haaretz News Ticker ^ | 2/18/2004 | Israel Radio

[yonif]

Death toll from blast in train carrying explosive materials in Iran reaches nearly 300; quake likely caused accident (Israel Radio)

[McGavin999]

That Debeka post is interesting. It makes a lot more sense than a train that rolled out at 4 am and didn't crash until 9 am.

All I know is that the people of Iran are on the side of the US and would love to have the opportunity we are offereing to Iraq.

[rocksblues]

"We have a real mess ahead, thinking these animals want a decent society. They've never proven it in two hundred years. I don't think they are going to be anything different."

For sure. Love your tag!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Something is funny about the train rolling off on its own!

[McGavin999]

Yeah, and even funnier that it rolled for 5 hours before it blew up.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[Something is funny about the train rolling off on its own!]

Yeah, and even funnier that it rolled for 5 hours before it blew up.

Where you boys been? Train leaves the station at 4 am with no engine, rolls for 5 miles toward Afganistan, and then exlopdes with the force of a 2.6 earthquake -- well, this happens all the time.

[F14 Pilot]

Thanks for posting this!

[claptrap]

Whomever detonated the "shipment" might or might not have known what they were doing?

[spald]

I read in today's WSJ that the train contained huge amounts of fertilizer and diesel oil. This is the same combination that composed the bombs of the first WTC attack and on the Mura building in Oklahoma City.

I'd like to think our intel/ops boys clandestinely did their job here. If so, it's doubly sweet seeing the Iranians cheering the explosion.

God Bless America.