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Clocks change killed bombers

Eric Silver in Jerusalem

Thursday, 9 September 1999

THREE ISRAELI Arabs who blew themselves up on Sunday may have died because Israel had put back clocks for the winter, while Palestinian territories remain on summer time.

Investigators think the three, from the Islamic Movement, did not plan to commit suicide. The bombs went off while being taken by car to targets in north Israel.

The devices are thought to have been primed on the West Bank and that the timers were set according to Palestinian summer time, while the bombers had put their watches back one hour. If this theory is correct, they probably intended leaving the bombs in crowded places and driving off. Because they had not quite reached their targets, only one passer-by, a 70-year- old woman, was badly hurt.

Seven other Israeli Arabs are being held on suspicion of involvement but the government is resisting pressure to outlaw the Islamic Movement.

kanelli wrote:I bet it was our old friend here on the forum, muslimbangladeshi

viking-warrior wrote:Oh, I do hope it was him and I hope the last thing that went through his head was "What the f..............." either that or a sodding great lump of shrapnel and that the last phone call he got was from his Mum telling him that his Dad wasn't Ahmed but Avi the kosher butcher round the corner.

viking-warrior wrote:Oh, I do hope it was him and I hope the last thing that went through his head was "What the f..............." either that or a sodding great lump of shrapnel and that the last phone call he got was from his Mum telling him that his Dad wasn't Ahmed but Avi the kosher butcher round the corner.

desertdudeshj wrote:Maybe another relative of Achmed the dead terrorist ?

viking-warrior wrote:Oh, I do hope it was him and I hope the last thing that went through his head was "What the f..............." either that or a sodding great lump of shrapnel and that the last phone call he got was from his Mum telling him that his Dad wasn't Ahmed but Avi the kosher butcher round the corner.

rudeboy wrote:just shows. muslims cant be terroist or suicide bombers cos they are not good at it