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Killgore Trout1/01/2014 10:04:08 am PST

re: #519 Justanotherhuman

Safe hadn’t been opened in 30 years? WTF?

Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in blast

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All kinds of shit going on: An explosion near the UN hdqtrs in Mogadishu; and Musharraf’s lawyer says he won’t come to court because explosive device found near his residence.

This is a funky translation but….
ceskenoviny.cz

Daniel Langer, chief surgeon of the Central Military Hospital in Prague, where Jamal Al Jamal was rushed, told CT that the ambassador suffered chest, stomach and head injuries that were not compatible with life.

Zoulova said the investigation continues and the police still check several versions.

She said the safety system of the safe that was part of it may have exploded.

Zoulova said the safe was strongly damaged, but added that the police have no indications to believe that the explosive system was placed there with the aim of damaging a person.

usually these booby trapped safes have road flare/thermite-type devices to destroy the contents of the safe and seal it shut. Using actual high explosives is stupid and dangerous for obvious reasons.