Turned away? Really? YOu’ve got to be kidding me!
A suicide bomber was turned away by a security guard as he tried to get into the Stade de France before blowing himself up after being challenged at the gate.
I’m sorry sir but you’re a suicide bomber and you can’t get in to watch the football match. Be off with you now. Go and blow yourself up some place else. Ta ta, have a nice evening.
Apparently, when the security guard got to the "What's that thing?" stage, the terrorist retreated a few meters and blew himself up, a case of premature denotation.
I agree, that read kind of weird to me also.
Was the Security Guard the Incredible Hulk and he tossed the bomber 50 feet away after he felt the explosives in his jacket?
Poorly worded by the journalist, not poorly handled by the guard. The bomber in question detonated his vest seconds after it was spotted, after attempting to move away from the guard. A total of three bombers are known to have targeted the stadium (plan - start a stampede, like the fatal one at this year's Hajj). The other two detonated without trying to enter, shortly after hearing the explosion. Total dead at the stadium: one innocent person and three evil terrorists.
Nice flip answer. What was the guy supposed to do? When you go to sporting events here what kind of weaponry do they have? A wand? The guy may have immediately blown himself up taking the guard with him.