Bad Muttly! Bad Dog!
Posted on 05/02/2005 5:30:49 PM PDT by blam
Arms cache blast under warlord's home kills 28
By Tom Coghlan in Kabul
(Filed: 03/05/2005)
An illegal arms dump exploded yesterday beneath the home of an Afghan warlord, killing at least 28 people.
Officials said the explosion devastated a village in Baghlan province, 75 miles north of Kabul. The cause of the blast was unclear.
The warlord, named as Jalal Bashgah, was not at his home at the time of the explosion, though eight members of his family were killed or injured.
The blast injured more than 70 people and the number of dead was expected to rise.
The Interior Ministry spokesman, Litfullah Mishal, said that Bashgah, a former government militia commander, had stockpiled weapons in a bunker under his home to avoid a UN-backed programme of disarmament.
The ammunition included artillery and tank shells, rocket-propelled grenades and smaller ammunition.
"It's damaged the whole village, including the mosque," the spokesman said.
Baghlan police chief General Fazeluddin Ayar said the weapons had been stored "a long time ago".
Hehe. Maybe it was US special forces sending a message: Don't store armaments unless you are the legitimate Afghan military. In fact, don't try to be a "warlord."
Exudation is the first sign of impending doom.
Funny screen name for the guy who posted this story. :)
"Mohammed, don't play with the red button"
"Mohammed, don't play with the red button!"
"Mohammed, don't p-Kaboooom!!!!"
Bad Muttly! Bad Dog!
He was trying to give up smoking.
"And for my next trick...."
magic carpet ride ping
His last words: "Hold my beer."
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