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Kenya bombers spoke to farmer before blast
The Times of India ^ | December 1 2002 | AFP

Posted on 12/01/2002 7:45:05 AM PST by knighthawk

KIKAMBALA, Kenya: A Kenyan farmer met the "Arab" occupants of a green Pajero all-terrain vehicle minutes before it blew up in a nearby hotel killing 10 Kenyans and three Israeli tourists, the farmer's wife told reporters Sunday.

Fatuma Misi said her daughter first saw the vehicle outside their thatch homestead, about one kilometre (less than a mile) from the targetted Paradise Mombasa hotel, at approximately 8:00 am last Thursday.

"My husband went to talk to them. He said there were about two people of Arab appearance in the car, but the windows were tinted so it was not possible to see if anyone was in the back seat," she said, speaking through an interpreter.

About 10 mobile telephones were in the car, she said, adding that her husband shook the hand of the man in the passenger seat and asked the men what they were doing.

"The driver answered, in poor Swahili, that they were waiting for someone before heading in that direction," she said, pointing north, away from the Paradise hotel.

But after about 15 minutes, the Pajero turned around and left. A few minutes later, the family heard the loud explosion.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arab; arabs; bombers; farmer; fatumamisi; islam; kenya; kenyan; mohammedanism; pajero; paradisemombasa; ropma

1 posted on 12/01/2002 7:45:05 AM PST by knighthawk
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2 posted on 12/01/2002 7:45:35 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk
Does anybody understand why there were several (three, I think) people in the car? I would think one man could have done the job, or at most two. Why throw away lives that could be used to create another incident?
3 posted on 12/01/2002 7:57:58 AM PST by aristeides
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To: aristeides
About 10 mobile telephones were in the car,...

Apparently they needed a lot of help.

4 posted on 12/01/2002 8:03:06 AM PST by xJones
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To: aristeides
Why throw away lives that could be used to create another incident?

One of two reasons. First and most simply, they are dumber than the dirt they live on.

Secondly, and possibly more likely, is insurance the bombing be carried out. Ahmed is driving but may be a little shakey on the whole martyr thing. So Akbar sits beside him cheering him on with verses from the Koran while he keeps a hidden gun aimed and Ahmed's head. In the meantime Jeff sits in the backseat inspiring Akbar to complete his mission if necessary. He holds a hidden weaping on Akbar. In the meantime Ahmed has been warned to keep an eye on Jeff snd is ready to draw a weapon and shoot him. But if he does Akbar will kill Ahmed because he thinks Ahmed is trying to get out of the mission.

They are all holding each other hostage so to speak.

Of course even if the answer is number two...they're still all dumber than dirt.

prisoner6

5 posted on 12/01/2002 8:13:05 AM PST by prisoner6
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To: prisoner6
My thoughts are they were going for the 216 virgins awaiting them on the other side of the dumber than dirt lives.
6 posted on 12/01/2002 8:16:54 AM PST by jws3sticks
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To: xJones
About 10 mobile telephones were in the car,...

Betcha at least 8 of the phones are connected to islamic porn lines where the girls pretend they're one of the 72 virgins and coax them on to martyrdom.

"Oooo...Akbar... I just can't wait for you to get here... I'm such a naughty girl...I'm taking off veil number 5 right now and rubbing it across...."

You get the idea.

prisoner6

7 posted on 12/01/2002 8:17:07 AM PST by prisoner6
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To: jws3sticks
LOL! great minds think alike. See post umber 7.

prionser6

8 posted on 12/01/2002 8:17:52 AM PST by prisoner6
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To: prisoner6
Dumb, Dumber an Amuir Dumbest
9 posted on 12/01/2002 8:19:55 AM PST by oceanperch
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