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Bikes Not Bombs

John Adams explodes the fear of “bicycle bombs.” And his point on life jackets is well taken too.

[I should clarify, vis a vis the comment below, that Adams is talking about actual bicycles converted into bombs, rather than explosives attached to bicycles — which seems to be the case in this article — which are in theory no different than explosives strapped to human suicide bombers.]

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One Response to “Bikes Not Bombs”

  1. AKP Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    Here’s the link I posted on John Adam’s post.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP1811320080513?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

    Excerpt-
    ” May 13, 2008
    JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Seven bombs ripped through the crowded streets of India’s western city of Jaipur on Tuesday evening, killing around 60 people in markets and outside Hindu temples.

    The bombs, many strapped to bicycles, exploded within minutes of each other in Jaipur’s pink walled city, a magnet for foreign tourists.”

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