Blast at Qaeda-looted Yemen ammo plant kills 75(Al Qaeda job?)

AFP ^ | 03/28/11

[TigerLikesRooster]

Blast at Qaeda-looted Yemen ammo plant kills 75

By Fawaz al-Haidari (AFP) – 6 hours ago

ADEN, Yemen — A huge fire and blasts killed more than 75 people at an ammunition factory looted by Al-Qaeda on Monday, officials said, as parts of south Yemen eluded government control amid mounting protests.

A security official said the explosions rocked the plant as dozens of residents were inside helping themselves to whatever ammunition and guns were left after Sunday's raid by suspected Al-Qaeda fighters.

Al-Qaeda militants had lured the civilians into a "lethal trap," charged a spokesman for the restive southern province of Abyan, where he said a series of blasts set off a blaze which destroyed the plant.

[RC2]

The result of “Rules of Engagement” and this is what happens when you don’t fight a war the way you’re supposed to. Eliminate the enemy or they will come back to bite you.

[org.whodat]

But someone told me the muslooms holly book says it illegal to steal.

[therightliveswithus]

Not sure if any AQ were present at the time

[mmercier]

If I was going to loot an ammunition production facility, the first thing I would do is toss a grenade into the line. Then just pick up the bullets as they fall like rain from the sky.

[mmercier]

If I was going to loot an ammunition production facility, the first thing I would do is toss a grenade into the line. Then just pick up the bullets as they fall like rain from the sky.

[junta]

All our planes make it back safely?

[thackney]

Wow, I'm trying to imagine being willing to shoot ammo that was from a Yemen ammo plant.

I lived in Yemen. We couldn't get rebar locally that was reliably the same dimensions from on to the next.

[Domalais]

Half the reason they use weapons that are forgiving about those sorts of things.

[KingLudd]

Are you sure it wasn’t really a baby formula factory?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks TigerLikesRooster.

...as parts of south Yemen eluded government control amid mounting protests... the explosions rocked the plant... dozens of residents were inside helping themselves to whatever ammunition and guns were left after Sunday's raid by suspected Al-Qaeda fighters. Al-Qaeda militants had lured the civilians into a "lethal trap," charged a spokesman for the restive southern province of Abyan...

Okay, so, I laughed about this. I'm a lousy human bein'.

[bigheadfred]

Hmmm...

Exactly what our involvement in Libya should be...and Iraq, F ghanistan...and so on...and so on...

Set up small arms depots and simply walk away...

Look on the bright side, Civ. Even a lousy human being is STILL...a human being...

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Thx bhf.