Handicapped Child Said Used in Iraq Suicide Attack

James Joyner | Monday, January 31, 2005

Child Said Used in Iraq Suicide Attack (AP - WaPo)

Iraq’s interior minister said Monday that insurgents used a handicapped child as one of the suicide bombers who launched attacks on election day. Falah al-Naqib told reporters in Baghdad that 38 attacks were carried out on polling stations in Iraq on Sunday and that one of the suicide bombings was carried out by a disabled child. “A handicapped child was used to carry out a suicide attack on a polling site,” al-Naqib said. “This is an indication of what horrific actions they are carrying out.” He gave no other details about the attack, but police at the scene of one the Baghdad blasts said the bomber appeared to have Down’s Syndrome.

As Charles Johnson notes,”it strongly suggests that the mujahideen are running out of willing suicide killers.” Of course, it might just be that they are equal opportunity employers. . . .

• None Found

• Poll: Third of Clinton Voters to Stay Home
• Jesse Helms Dead at 86
• Happy 232nd Birthday, America
• Obama to ‘Refine’ Iraq Deadline, Keep it Exactly Same
• OTB Latenight - Leslie Feist
• Giving ‘Stimulus Package’ a Whole New Meaning
• U.S. Constitution: 4th Amendment
• Supreme Court Focus of 2008 Election
• Conservative Bloggers Silent On Torture?
• Is Your Washroom Breeding Bolsheviks?

Tags | Iraq Conflict, James Joyner, Terrorism

| | Permalink | Send TrackBack

• Hennessys View linked with Iraqi Terrorists Use Disabled as Bombers
• Diggers Realm linked with Child With Downs Syndrome Used By Terrorists As Suicide Bomber

Comments are Closed