An unmanned Palestinian fishing boat laden with explosives blew up off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Monday in an apparent attempt to attack an Israeli navy patrol, Israel's military chief said. No one was hurt in the explosion, which Palestinians said could be heard miles away. Local fishermen in the Hamas-controlled territory said the Israeli ship fired at the boat as it approached, causing the enormous blast.Rico says no one wants to claim responsibility for a clusterfuck, but why they thought the Israelis would stupidly get close enough to get blown up with an unmanned boat (hell, given recent events, even an manned one) is a puzzlement...
The Israeli military said it had not shot at the vessel, which exploded some six hundred meters from the naval patrol.
"We believe this was an attempted attack," said Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi, head of Israel's armed forces. He said the navy crew was unharmed because it followed regulations and did not approach the suspicious boat. There was no Palestinian claim of responsibility.
14 April 2009
Nice try, better (or actually, worse) luck next time
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