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Taliban Bird Bomb
Posted by:
Al Ameriki
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Date: November 30, 2014 10:41AM
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan police said they are investigating how a wild bird came to bear an antenna, electronic devices and explosives. Police came across the strange sight around 8 a.m. in the northern Faryab province, a volatile region ravaged by Taliban violence. When police spotted the white bird — which isn't native to the area and appeared larger than an eagle — walking along a highway, they noticed it had an antenna and decided to shoot it, provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Abdul Nabi Ilham told NBC News on Saturday. The bird then exploded, he said, and "suspicious metal stuff" scattered around.
"We are gathering all the stuff, but found parts of what looks to be GPS and a small camera," Ilham said. He added that this was the first time police have made such an encounter. Police added that it is possible the bird had been "deployed" on a surveillance mission. Using animals in warfare or for suicide missions is unusual but not unheard of. Hamas militants reportedly put explosives on a donkey and pushed it in the direction of Israeli soldiers as fighting intensified this summer in Gaza.
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"We are gathering all the stuff, but found parts of what looks to be GPS and a small camera," Ilham said. He added that this was the first time police have made such an encounter. Police added that it is possible the bird had been "deployed" on a surveillance mission. Using animals in warfare or for suicide missions is unusual but not unheard of. Hamas militants reportedly put explosives on a donkey and pushed it in the direction of Israeli soldiers as fighting intensified this summer in Gaza.
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Re: Taliban Bird Bomb
Posted by:
Tara
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Date: November 30, 2014 08:21PM
No....no they didn't Scary that no one took the time to zoom into the tag on the bird and call the number! Here is a link to the real information about this story and the ENDANGERED SPECIES that the police shot from the air that was being monitored...not a bomb.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1645605/did-afghan-police-kill-monitored-endangered-species-or-bird-with-bomb-attached-to-it-by-taliban-video/
http://www.inquisitr.com/1645605/did-afghan-police-kill-monitored-endangered-species-or-bird-with-bomb-attached-to-it-by-taliban-video/