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  • Protests Get Bang from 'Bin Ladens' [Fireworks]

    01/02/2003 9:26:08 AM PST · by Maedhros · 2 replies · 251+ views
    Yahoo ^ | Thu Jan 2, 8:46 AM ET | Reuters
    CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans seeking an extra bang for their New Year's parties or political protests have found a noisy new ally -- the Bin Laden. The name of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), leader of the militant Islamist al Qaeda network and suspected mastermind of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, has been borrowed by Venezuelans to describe a particularly loud, powerful -- and dangerous -- type of firecracker. As in many countries in South America and Asia, Venezuelans use fireworks and firecrackers to add zest to feast days, Christmas and New Year...