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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

More on the Bomb in Jidda

As more comes out on the bombing attempt on Prince Muhammad bin Nayef in Jidda, the story seems to get more bizarre. Here's an account from the Saudi Gazette: somehow the bomber had half a kilo of explosives concealed in his rectum. Suicide bombing is going in strange new directions, I guess.

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