Robbers die trying to hold-up suicide bomber

Ireland On-Line ^ | A;pril 27, 2004 | Unknown o'Reporter

[Piranha]

A Hamas suicide bomber blew up two armed Palestinians who tried to rob him at gun point in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas claimed the “stickup men” worked for Israeli intelligence, while Palestinian security forces said the two were ordinary thieves.

Rather than give up his explosives, the bomber detonated them, killing himself and the two robbers near the border fence between Gaza and Israel.

Palestinian security officials said the the gunmen were criminals who were involved in a car theft ring that brought stolen vehicles from Israel to Gaza.

Hamas said the bomber was on his way to try to infiltrate into Israel, accompanied by another Hamas member and a guide, when they were stopped by the armed men.

The robbers forced the bomber to lie on the ground and tried to steal the bomb, but the militant detonated it, killing all three. The other Hamas man and the guide escaped.

There have been cases of rival groups stealing each other’s explosives, but no group claimed the two gunmen, and their families did not go to the hospital to take the bodies, indicating that the two were not militants, who are revered in Palestinian society.

A Hamas official said that whatever their intention, the two should be considered agents of Israel.

[Hildy]

This reminds of me of one of the last scene of the movie "RUTHLESS PEOPLE" with Bette Midler, Danny Devito and Judge Reinhold. Judge Reinhold is dressed as Bozo the clown as he is supposed to pick up ransom money. There are literally hundreds of cops surrounding the phone booth and they are ALL in plain sight. Out of nowhere, a man comes to hold Bozo up. He's oblivious to the hundreds of police. Bozo is incredulous and the Chief of Police utters: "This has to be the stupidest man on Earth."

Guess you had to be there!

[Kozak]

A Hamas suicide bomber blew up two armed Palestinians who tried to rob him at gun point in the Gaza Strip.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

OKay. The best laugh I have had in months.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

The phrase "dumb and dumber" comes to mind.

How about "Dumb and Palestinian" for a new movie title?

[TwilightDog]

"A Hamas official said that whatever their intention, the two should be considered agents of Israel."---Obviously dispassionate, rational thinkers, or practitioners of Pali logic...

[Grampa Dave]

"This sounds like a Monty Python skit."

Just one thin mint sir!

This sounds like a script from the old BBC when they were funny and not worshipping Islamodumbos like these three dodos.

[American in Israel]

These people indeed are from another planet.

I wish...