I don't mean to laugh. I really don't. The people who died are victims in their own way. But if it had to happen, it couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys.
Iraqi authorities rushed to the source of an explosion, expecting to find yet another in the endless litany of terrorist attacks in that hellish country.
But arriving at the scene, investigators discovered that a master bomb-maker, teaching a class of budding terrorists, accidentally triggered the detonation. The instructor and 21 students were killed, and over 20 others injured. Police captured 22 fleeing suspected terrorists.
Perhaps in the ultimate irony, the students were being taught the fine art of suicide bombing at the time.
The incident occurred earlier this month in the suburbs of Samarra, a town in northern Iraq, approximately 60 miles from Baghdad. Security forces swarmed the terrorist training camp and found seven car bombs, several explosive belts, assembled roadside bombs, and IED making materials.
Adding insult to injury, the would-be terrorists were filming the class as an instructional and propaganda video for uploading on the Internet.
Security forces stated that the instructor was a well-known commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an Al Qaeda franchise, that is also involved in the Syrian civil war. When I read this, my first thought was, "Al Qaeda is franchising now? Like Kentucky Fried Chicken?"
I guess it could be said that the entire class failed to get a passing grade, even though the teacher graded on a curve - that was about 200 feet wide.
A U.S. military adviser remarked, "He saved Uncle Sam the cost of twenty-two bullets."
Replica of the suicide vest being demonstrated at
the terrorist training camp
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