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Huge explosion in Cyprus!

  • 11-07-2011 05:42AM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14102253
    A massive blast in a munitions dump at the Zygi naval base in Greek Cyprus has shaken the island, reports say.
    A police spokesman told the state CNA news agency that two containers of gunpowder caught fire. In all, there were 98 containers in the depot.
    Accident or worse!


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  • #2
    CreepingDeath
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    You should never look in a dark room filled with gunpowder with a lit match.


  • #3
    Manic Moran
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    It was 100 containers of Iranian munitions confiscated on the way to Syria. They basically just left them near a power plant, sitting there, and nobody bothered to decide what to do with them. The base commander (one of those killed in the explosion) had been pressing for a decision for some time, heaven forbid that leaving a container full of explosives in 40 degree summer sunshine mught be safe.

    Cypriot defence minister has resigned.

    NTM


  • #4
    Killer Pigeon
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    This is could be another false-flag event, the West is going to blame Iran and Syria for this.

    Things are heating up in the Middle East again. It's been reported that the French & US Embassies were "attacked" in Syria by loyalists of that country's President - the French even used firearms to disperse the crowds outside.

    There's another war on the horizon, a US-French-British lead war against Iran and Syria. WW3 people!

    /speculative "tinfoil hat" rant


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    It does seem an incredibly stupid thing to do, it's like putting your lawnmower petrol can right next to the open fire! Knocked out about 40% of the Islands electricity supply as well.


  • #6
    Killer Pigeon
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Accident or worse!

    ???


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    ???

    deliberate!


  • #8
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    It does seem an incredibly stupid thing to do, it's like putting your lawnmower petrol can right next to the open fire! Knocked out about 40% of the Islands electricity supply as well.
    What if it had been a nuke plant. :eek:


  • #9
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    What if it had been a nuke plant. :eek:
    The heat of the sun would be quite unlikely to have caused it to explode.


  • #10
    Mr Benevolent
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    What if it had been a nuke plant. :eek:

    Nothing.


  • #11
    Run_to_da_hills
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    randylonghorn wrote: »
    The heat of the sun would be quite unlikely to have caused it to explode.
    I am referring to the munitions dump being so close to a major power station. :rolleyes:.


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  • #12
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    I think you may be missing the tongue-in-cheek nature of that post, RttH! >_>

    And it seems to have been the base power plant, btw.


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