SANA’A, YEMEN – It never ceases to amaze the extent to which some terrorists will go to achieve their violent goals.
You know by now that I am a HUGE Monty Python fan. I have written this so many times that I imagine many of you are a little tired of hearing all about it.
Still, there is so much that the British comic troupe did that has me chuckling just thinking about them. Including a skit that serves as a theme for today’s incident.
In one scene the group talked about the importance of ‘not being seen‘ in a fake UK government public service film. A series of individuals is shown trying hard to hide, only to be shot or blown up in sequence. The lesson? Being seen can lead to your death!
Terrorists also have a vested interest in not being seen if they want to successfully carry out an attack. One way is to disguise themselves. Here is an example.
On this day in 2010
An Al Qaeda (AQ) terrorist dressed as a schoolboy carried out a suicide attack near the convoy of the British ambassador to Yemen in Sanaa. Luckily only the bomber died, although three other people were wounded – two security officials in a police car escorting the convoy and a bystander.
We can confirm that there was an incident in Sanaa this morning. There was a small explosion beside the British ambassador’s car. He was unhurt. No other embassy staff or British nationals were injured.
UK Embassy statement
Dressed as a schoolboy? How old was this terrorist and how convincing was his costume?
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