Israel Seizes Lighters Showing Bin Laden And WTC Attack

ananova ^ | 9-10-2002

[blam]

Israel seizes lighters showing Bin Laden and WTC attack

The Israeli government says it has seized weapons and cigarette lighters depicting Osama bin Laden.

The items were found in shipping containers bound for a company in the Palestinian Authority.

The containers were marked "toys" and were found during a random customs check at Israel's port in Ashdod.

The cigarette lighters depict bin Laden alongside the World Trade Centre as planes slam into the towers.

A government official says Israel decided to time the disclosure with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The lighter is ignited by flicking a switch near an American flag, and then a flame comes out of Bin Laden's head, the official explained.

"The planned distribution of these lighters in the Palestinian Authority was designed to be yet another expression of support for the terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaida," a government statement says.

The containers were shipped from Yings Technology, a company located in an unknown Arab country, the official says.

They were destined for the Abed el-Majid company in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, he added.

Story filed: 23:13 Tuesday 10th September 2002

[TheBattman]

The containers were shipped from Yings Technology , a company located in an unknown Arab country, the official says.

Since when is China an unknown Arab country?

[sheik yerbouty]

Perhaps he meant to say that Red China is not an Arab country.

[blam]

"a company located in an unknown Arab country"

That statement tells me that they know exactly where they came from.

[Kermit]

I googled "yings technology" and came back with bupkus.

[goldstategop]

They seem determined to torch America. Everytime you think they can't go any lower, the Palestinians find a way to top themselves.

[El Gato]

then a flame comes out of Bin Laden's head,

I'd pay good money to see a tape of that, starring the Binny in the flame, er the flesh, not just a picture of him.

[Kermit]

Or bottom themselves.:^|

[TheOtherOne]

Tue Sep 10,11:16 PM ET A picture handed out by the Israeli Government Press Office September 10, 2002 shows a cigarrette lighter with the face of Osama Bin Laden with the World Trade centre in the back being hit by an airplane. REUTERS/HO/Israeli Government Press Office

Tue Sep 10,10:13 PM ET

A cigarette lighter depicting the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center along with a bust of Osama bin Laden is seen in this undated photo distributed by the Israeli Government Press Office. According to the Israeli foreign minister's website, the lighters were intercepted in June by customs authorities in a shipping container also containing weapons, headed for a Palestinian dealer in the Gaza Strip. A goverment official said the information was released Tuesday to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary. (AP Photo/HO/Amos Ben Gershom, Israeli Government Press Office)

[blam]

Thanks for the pictures, I'd imagined something entirely different.

[goldstategop]

Its pretty illustrative of the sick minds of the people who'd even buy such a gizmo.

[blam]

"Its pretty illustrative of the sick minds of the people who'd even buy such a gizmo."

Yup. A little do-dad for the coffee table.