Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: BANGLADESH BOMB BLASTS http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/08/17/breaking-news-bangladesh-bomb-blasts/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:02:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Acorn » In Bangladesh, terrorists signal that they have arrived http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/08/17/breaking-news-bangladesh-bomb-blasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 The Acorn » In Bangladesh, terrorists signal that they have arrived Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:56:35 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/?p=1280#comment-2662 [...] The terrorists who set off explosions all over Bangladesh warned the American president and the British prime minister to get out of Muslim countries and that their days of ruling over Muslim countries are over. They think that setting of explosions in an already impoverished Muslim country, terrorising innocent people, a majority of who are Muslims anyway, will strike fear in the hearts of the United States and Britain. Taken at face value, it appears that the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Bangladesh suffered from both an overblown sense of self-importance and an extremely poor understanding of international affairs. The truth is, far from scaring the West out of Muslim countries, the attacks will further bolster the international perception that Bangladesh is on the brink of state failure. [...] [...] The terrorists who set off explosions all over Bangladesh warned the American president and the British prime minister to get out of Muslim countries and that their days of ruling over Muslim countries are over. They think that setting of explosions in an already impoverished Muslim country, terrorising innocent people, a majority of who are Muslims anyway, will strike fear in the hearts of the United States and Britain. Taken at face value, it appears that the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Bangladesh suffered from both an overblown sense of self-importance and an extremely poor understanding of international affairs. The truth is, far from scaring the West out of Muslim countries, the attacks will further bolster the international perception that Bangladesh is on the brink of state failure. [...]

]]> By: Le chialeux de salon » Attentats au Bengladesh! http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/08/17/breaking-news-bangladesh-bomb-blasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2649 Le chialeux de salon » Attentats au Bengladesh! Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:40:51 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/?p=1280#comment-2649 [...] Seul endroit où on en parle : Global Voices Online … un blog de dimension mondiale!!! [...] [...] Seul endroit où on en parle : Global Voices Online … un blog de dimension mondiale!!! [...]

]]> By: Rezwan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/08/17/breaking-news-bangladesh-bomb-blasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 Rezwan Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:26:41 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/?p=1280#comment-2635 Update: When around four hundred small bombs explode in 63 districts out of 64 districts of a country it shows what kind of network the attackers possess (imagine 50 states out of 51 in US). The mostly hit city was the capital Dhaka with around 30 bombs explosions including key installation like the Zia International Airport, Supreme Court, Secretariat etc. The casualties and injured numbers are so far incredibly much less (2 deaths and 150 hospitalized). The question may be why is that. The bombs were confirmed as small IEDs (Improvised explosive device) containing not much explosives. From the TV reports of the unexploded ones I have seen that each contained four batteries and some small devices and a switch attached to the bomb by red tape. Most probable the switch activated the delay device and it exploded sometime later allowing the carrier to leave it and flee away. The most remarkable thing of these bombs is that they contained wood saw dust instead of splinters. That is why there are fewer casualties although they were exploded at manned places. Actually many received minor wounds of saw dusts hitting the body with the power of explosion and went home after emergency medical attention. If these were loaded with more explosives and deadly splinters, we could have seen thousands of dead people. More at my blog. Update:

When around four hundred small bombs explode in 63 districts out of 64 districts of a country it shows what kind of network the attackers possess (imagine 50 states out of 51 in US). The mostly hit city was the capital Dhaka with around 30 bombs explosions including key installation like the Zia International Airport, Supreme Court, Secretariat etc.

The casualties and injured numbers are so far incredibly much less (2 deaths and 150 hospitalized). The question may be why is that. The bombs were confirmed as small IEDs (Improvised explosive device) containing not much explosives. From the TV reports of the unexploded ones I have seen that each contained four batteries and some small devices and a switch attached to the bomb by red tape. Most probable the switch activated the delay device and it exploded sometime later allowing the carrier to leave it and flee away. The most remarkable thing of these bombs is that they contained wood saw dust instead of splinters. That is why there are fewer casualties although they were exploded at manned places. Actually many received minor wounds of saw dusts hitting the body with the power of explosion and went home after emergency medical attention. If these were loaded with more explosives and deadly splinters, we could have seen thousands of dead people.

More at my blog.

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