Suicide bomb instructor in Iraq accidentally blows up his class

Suicide bomb instructor in Iraq accidentally blows up his class

Himself, too, natch.  I nominate this the feel-good story of the day.

Even the freedom-fighter-friendly New York Times seems to have trouble suppressing a laugh over this … er — workplace glitch:

If there were such a thing, it would probably be rule No. 1 in the teaching manual for instructors of aspiring suicide bombers: Don’t give lessons with live explosives.

In what represented a cautionary tale for terrorist teachers, and a cause of dark humor for ordinary Iraqis, a commander at a secluded terrorist training camp north of Baghdad unwittingly used a belt packed with explosives while conducting a demonstration early Monday for a group of militants, killing himself and 21 other members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, army and police officials said.

Here is Don Imus (h/t Barracuda Brigade):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CbOTAW8vPT4

Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy has written for The Blaze, HotAir, NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Conservative Firing Line, RedCounty, and New York’s Daily News. He has one published novel, Hot Rain, (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), and has been a guest on Radio Vice Online with Jim Vicevich, The Alana Burke Show, Smart Life with Dr. Gina, and The George Espenlaub Show.

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