Sunday, September 03, 2006

This is soooo illigal. But very familiar....

TANAH MERAH: A Felda settler had a narrow escape when a home-made bomb exploded as he was leaving the toilet yesterday.He believed his brother-in-law, a Thai, was trying to kill him. Idris Abdullah’s troubles began when he and his brother-in-law quarrelled over a piece of land early this yearHis four-wheel drive was set on fire, and his wife, Fauziah Yusof, was assaulted by her brother two months ago. Recounting the bomb blast, Idris, who lives in Kemahang Satu, said he was going to the toilet, located about six metres from the back of the house, when he spotted a black plastic bag."Shortly after I opened the toilet door to go back to the house, there was a loud explosion, followed by towering flames. I threw myself on the ground and screamed for help," he said.The bomb, weighing more than a kilogramme, contained gunpowder and one-inch iron nails. One of the nails grazed Idris’ left thigh. His sons, who rushed to the scene, found a 21-metre long wire which was fixed to the bomb, stretching into their orchard behind the toilet. "We found no one in the orchard, but I believe it was the work of my brother-in-law," Idris said.His brother-in-law, aged 31, is believed to have returned to his hometown of Narathiwat in Thailand. Idris said he did not report the earlier incidents to the police because he thought the dispute was best resolved between relatives."I was fortunate to have escaped the blast. But now, my wife and children’s lives are at stake. I don’t want them to get hurt," he said.Kelantan Criminal Investigation Department acting chief Superintendent Shafie Ismail, who was at the scene, said the case was classified as attempted murder. Shafie said the bomb was detonated manually by connecting the wire to a battery."It is believed that the Thai wanted to buy a 2.4 hectare plot of land, owned by his brother-in-law and his sister in Kuala Krai, but they refused to sell it. That may have caused the dispute," he said.
If you read this article properly....they gave away the simplest recipe for disaster to the public....gunpowder + rusty nails? Go figure.

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