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Bird Bomb? Afghan Police Kill Bird Bearing Antenna,
Explosives
KABUL, Afghanistan —
Afghan police said they are investigating how a wild bird came to bear an
antenna, electronic devices and explosives. Police came across the strange
sight around 8 a.m. in the northern Faryab province, a volatile region ravaged
by Taliban violence. When police spotted the white bird — which isn't native to
the area and appeared larger than an eagle — walking along a highway, they
noticed it had an antenna and decided to shoot it, provincial police chief Maj.
Gen. Abdul Nabi Ilham told NBC News on Saturday. The bird then exploded, he said,
and "suspicious metal stuff" scattered around.
"We are gathering
all the stuff, but found parts of what looks to be GPS and a small
camera," Ilham said. He added that this was the first time police have
made such an encounter. Police added that it is possible the bird had been
"deployed" on a surveillance mission. Using animals in warfare or for
suicide missions is unusual but not unheard of. Hamas militants reportedly
put explosives on a donkey and pushed it in the direction of Israeli
soldiers as fighting intensified this summer in Gaza.
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