Arafat’s New Terror Weapon: Exploding Toy Planes

DEBKAfiles ^ | January 14, 2003, 4:33 PM (GMT+02:00) | DEBKA files staff

[Cvengr]

DIY Network ratings seem to have increased recently.

[mhking]

Somebody's been playing too many video games...

There's a mission in Vice City where you set bombs with toy helicopters; there's one in GTA III where you blow up cars with toy cars.

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

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[Cvengr]

Buy stock in shotgun manufacturers.

[Freebird Forever]

I was thinking the same thing.

Sounds like duck hunting.

[Cvengr]

Maybe time to take up skeet shooting.

[Cindy]

This is a good article and it's not new. Last year I posted a link to FARC, I believe it was, that was planning to do the same thing.

[sd-joe]

You have got to be kidding.
I kept looking to see if this was from the Onion.
These planes have too small a payload to carry any useful explosives.
It takes a fair amount of skill/practice to fly them accurately. And they are definitely only good for close line of sight.

[Free Trapper]

This could be used to spread bio-agents,too,if they have them.

This is not a good thing.

[dennisw]

Are these Pallies a bunch of inbred yokels or what?

[xJones]

Dennis, I agree with others that it's just too unworkable (not to mention ridiculous) for bombing purposes, although one could conceiveably deliver a little tiny payload of riacin. But if any Pallie were fool enough to try that, even the most dovish of Israelis would go bonkers. And it might even cause the Euros to blink. Nah, I just don't see this.

[Cindy]

"Pakistan's ISI has directed the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir to use explosive-laden "Toy Plane" to hit VIPs in the state and the national capital, official sources said here.

The sources said following some confessions by arrested militants and wireless intercepts about the use of "Toy Plane", intelligence agencies were making necessary reviews of securities provided to VIPs.

Taking a cue from the method adopted by militants during the September 11 attacks, the sources said Jaish-e-Mohammed, which has been carrying out a series of suicide attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, is reported to be planning such attacks on VIPs in the national capital.

The intelligence agencies have also flashed messages to various state capitals in order to gather more information on this novel modus-operandi besides passing on a word of caution.

"Toy Plane" is the new armoury which has the capacity of carrying 10-15 kgs of explosive material. The plane takes a trajectory path and can hit the target within a range of 300 metres and can be operated by a remote control."

Here's the rest of an article about alleged PAKISTANI terrorists planning to use toy planes with explosives:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/563378/posts

[palmer]

I agree completely, these are not predators. If you put a camera in one you can forget about any other payload. Without that you won't get close enough to any kind of target. The controlling radios make perfect targets, etc.

This has bad idea written all over it.

[Revelation 911]

plainly these planes should be regulated and permits issued for the working frequencies, flight plans ought to be filed and planes exceeding a certain size or weight (and of a sinister looking configuration) should be banned altogether - (sarcasm)

[dennisw]

How about a few grams of c-4 or semetex on board to explode on impact? It could scare Israelis even if hitting someone would be unlikely.

I see the Arab mind at work that loves stealth, intrigues, back stabbing and deception.

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... made since attaining reason was abandoning my religion, the religion of truth for
yours ... I assume they had seen how Muhammad had brutally treated other Jews ...
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[Revelation 911]

Arafat might want to look into these exploding dairy cows

Secret project #7 codenamed "I cant beleive its not butter"

I am told that a high voltage battery pack shocks the cow in the udder, causing a effluvience of boiling hot "magma" to depart the "business end", obliterating everything within a 6 meter radius.

[merak]

The people running Israel must be nicer guys than I am...

[Cindy]

re post No. 7:

NY POST.com: "IRAQ'S ROBO-THREAT" by Vincent Morris (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is experimenting with unmanned aerial drones to attack the United States or its allies with deadly chemical or biological weapons, Secretary of State Colin Powell charged yesterday. Powell said Saddam "has been working hard" at using drones to drop deadly toxins on people from far off.") (090902)*NOTE: The url for this news article has expired.

ANANOVA.com: "COLUMBIAN ARMY SEIZES TOY AIRPLANE 'BOMBERS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Colombian troops have seized nine toy airplanes that rebels were planning to use to launch remote control attacks, the army says. The model airplanes were found during an early morning raid on two camps used by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.") (082702)