Posted on 11/07/2005 10:52:13 AM PST by Junior
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday killing three youths in this Bosnian town, police and news agencies said.
Two youths aged 19 and 20, one of them from neighboring Croatia, were killed instantly while a 20-year-old woman died on her way to hospital, police said. Her sister was slightly injured but two other youths suffered serious injuries.
The blast occurred at 2:00 a.m. in the western town of Novi Grad at a place in the town center frequented by youngsters. Police said an inquiry was under way and declined further comment. It was not clear why the grenade exploded.
ONASA news agency quoted witnesses as saying the youths tossed the hand grenade to each other before it exploded in the hands of one of them.
Bosnia is awash with illegal weapons left over from the 1992-95 war and tragic incidents are frequent despite several successful campaigns by international peacekeepers and police to get people to hand over illegal weapons.
GO LOOOOOOOOOONG... I'll Throw You a BOMB!!!!
Dream Big, I aways say ;)
Now that's there's funny, I don't care who you are!!
19 & 20 are NOT youths - this tale has all the hallmarks of propaganda crap!
Not only do we clearly have some Darwin Award candidates here, but if there is an award for the single most stupid line penned by a journalist in the past year, this line would be a powerful contender.
Traditional Bosnian two o'clock in the morning grenade toss...besides things are a bit slow in Banja Luka on weekends.
"single most stupid line penned by a journal..."
His writing seems 'fragmented'.
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
Hmmmmmm... maybe because it's a grenade?
"In related news, Bill Buckner sustained no injuries on the play."
Wasn't there at one time a grenade like toy that worked like this? Assemble a few pieces together, cock handle, toss it around and a few seconds later it flies apart? Back when boys still played with realistic war toys?
When I was a kid, we couldn't afford hand grenades. We used to have to play catch with molotov cocktails. Then, the gas shortage hit, and we had to make due with just broken glass.
I wonder what their DU handles were!
We ought to send some of these "toys" to the French "youths"...
Porcupine swallowing contests.
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