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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 26 December | 129 comments (129 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Could anybody explain to me why (unless he had chickened out and was trying to be caught) a terrorist would try setting off explosives in the cabin, where other passengers might stop him, rather than in the toilet where he would be undisturbed? This is at least the second time this has happened.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sun Dec 27th, 2009 at 12:14:02 PM EST
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...The toilet having the added advantage that our would-be martyr would be able to remove his dangerous Christmas underpants of aeronautical destruction, rather than attempting to cause an explosion by setting his genitals on fire while sitting in his seat.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun Dec 27th, 2009 at 01:13:31 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 26 December | 129 comments (129 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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