Man, I love stories like this...

[Goofball]

They just make me giggle.

Nothing better than hearing about a suicide bomber so inept that all he accomplishes with his attack is to blow himself up.

His family must be so proud of him...

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...path=News/News

Suicide bomber hits Canadian convoy
Sep. 27, 2006. 10:13 AM


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) — A suicide bomber attacked a Canadian convoy on Wednesday, injuring an Afghan civilian but failing to hurt any Canadians.
The attack took place about a kilometre from the base of the Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team in the city of Kandahar.
A Nyala RG-31 heavily armoured jeep was damaged in the blast but managed to limp to the PRT camp with smoke billowing from under the hood.
“Thank God everyone is OK,” said Maj. Scott Campbell, an Ottawa native and the senior officer on the convoy.
“I’m a little shaky, a little happy, and confident in the equipment. There’s a couple of little bruises here and there, but everyone is good.”
Canada bought dozens of the South African-built Nyala vehicles in March specifically for their ability to survive mines and roadside bombs.
The convoy was returning from a re-supply mission to a Canadian firebase to the west of Kandahar. A while vehicle drove into the side of the Nyala before detonating. Minutes later, the convoy — including the Nyala with blown out tires and shattered glass — rolled into camp.

[Somebody Else]

I suppose our Snatches have been lulling them into some sense of confidence...

[Scurvy]

They just make me giggle.

Nothing better than hearing about a suicide bomber so inept that all he accomplishes with his attack is to blow himself up.

His family must be so proud of him...

--> he did injure an afghan, which makes it sligthly less funny (ie. almost succeeded in killing someone)

His family must be so proud of him...

I feel really sorry for his family

[Ice]

Every single jeep used should be heavily armored for situations like this.

[Grey_Fox]

A guy I 'know' on a different forum went through the same thing, only the bomb didnt go off so the wannabe suicide bomber got out and started throwing grenades at the convoy. It took something in the region of a dozen bullets to put him down since the Talibs have a habit of injecting themselves with adrenaline, making themselves impervious to pain and only a shot to the brain, spine or heart will do them in.

Successful or not, it's not something to make fun of.

It's not surprising the vehicle made it back under it's own power, it's designed specifically to be able to take roadside bombs and live to tell the tale.



If it had been some other, less armoured variant, it's very likely there would have been more injured and dead.

[Samurai Waki]

We need to switch from the Crappy Humvees to the Nyalas.

[yesdachi]

No kidding, that thing looks sweet! Anyone with any personal knowledge about them? Is there a downside (aside from the fact it looks ginormous)?

[Goofball]

A guy I 'know' on a different forum went through the same thing, only the bomb didnt go off so the wannabe suicide bomber got out and started throwing grenades at the convoy. It took something in the region of a dozen bullets to put him down since the Talibs have a habit of injecting themselves with adrenaline, making themselves impervious to pain and only a shot to the brain, spine or heart will do them in.

Successful or not, it's not something to make fun of.

I disagree. I believe that anybody who attempts to be a suicide bomber and can't even pull that simple task off properly deserves all of the scorn and mockery that can possibly be heaped upon them.

[Somebody Else]

I disagree. I believe that anybody who attempts to be a suicide bomber and can't even pull that simple task off properly deserves all of the scorn and mockery that can possibly be heaped upon them.

Reminds me of a play I put on at school once... We had a Japanese pilot on his 7th kamikaze mission (we blamed joysticks made in Taiwan).

[Crazed Rabbit]

I disagree. I believe that anybody who attempts to be a suicide bomber and can't even pull that simple task off properly deserves all of the scorn and mockery that can possibly be heaped upon them.

I heartily agree. I wonder what the Islamic terrorist guidelines are for just blowing yourself up...do you get any virgins? Maybe a reduced number?

Crazed Rabbit

[rory_20_uk]

[QUOTE=Grey_Fox]It took something in the region of a dozen bullets to put him down since the Talibs have a habit of injecting themselves with adrenaline, making themselves impervious to pain and only a shot to the brain, spine or heart will do them in.QUOTE]

Doubt adrenaline would be used. Taking that IV is likely to cause an MI. If not has a half life of a few seconds.

Much better would be speed / cocaine or preferably PCP.

As doctors we've been told that someone who'se overdosed on PCP will basically not stop until they burn their own muscles our or are killed comprehensively.

Basically they feel no pain, and use their muscles to their full potential without any of the usual protective feedback mechanisms.

[yesdachi]

Rodney King was on PCP and we all saw the video of that.