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Terror Attack.... fail

DrLeftover

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13 Sept

The first ever attack by the newly-announced Indian Subcontinent branch of Al Qaeda went really, really poorly. The attack launched last Saturday In Pakistan seems to have targeted the wrong ship.

Fighters of the Islamic terror group branch that was unveiled two weeks ago had planned to storm an American aircraft carrier at a Karachi port, but found a Pakistani Navy ship in its place, The Telegraph reports. The attackers suffered heavy casualties as the Pakistani Navy easily overpowered their attempt. Three of the Al Qaeda fighters were killed and seven were arrested according to Pakistani officials. Two Pakistani Naval guards were wounded.

"It was a complete failure, they did not do any kind of damage, some were captured and we caught more, seven so far and may be more to come. They were well-equipped and came with the intention of taking a ship into their custody but they were caught in the initial stages," an investigation source told The Telegraph.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/alqaeda-india-attacks-ship_n_5814418.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
 
Nebulous said:
Unsuccessful terrorist attacks are a good thing.

If only this happened more often than not, considering terrorism is never going to go away.
 
why is an attack on a war machine, "terrorism"?

why can't it be a war attack since It's an act of war, no?
 
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