February 01, 2008

Islamist WMD: The Mentally Disabled Lady Bomb

Just when you thought our enemies couldn't get any more evil. BBC:

More than 70 people have been killed by two bombs in Baghdad, attached to two mentally disabled women and detonated remotely, says a security official.

"The al-Qaeda terrorists and criminals are proud of this method," Brig Qassem Ata al-Moussawi told the BBC. ...

The first device was detonated by a female suicide bomber at around 1020 local time (0720GMT) in the popular Ghazil animal market, killing at least 46 people and injuring a further 80.

Iraqi security forces spokesman Brig Moussawi told the BBC: "The operation was carried out by two booby-trapped mentally disabled women. [The bombs] were detonated remotely.

The brave mujahidin at work!

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 02:01 PM | |