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01-12-2007, 04:23 PM
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007010428,00.html
Suicide girls will target troops
By TOM NEWTON DUNN
Defence Editor
January 10, 2007
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FIFTEEN women suicide bombers have been sent to murder British troops in Afghanistan.
Taliban chiefs have ordered them to dress as beggars or teachers and hide devices under burkas, a secret intelligence report has warned.
It marks an alarming new tactic in the Afghan conflict, although women suicide bombers have been used in Iraq.
Army bosses say it is almost impossible to detect the killers covered from head to toe. Troops in war-torn Helmand province are also reluctant to search women as it offends local sensitivities.
The bombers are believed to be Pakistani, Arab or Chechen. Many fell under the influence of al-Qaeda after being widowed in recent conflicts.
A military source added: “We’re pretty good at detecting male suicide bombers. But women will be almost unstoppable. Because of their burkas, the first time you’ll know she’s a bomber is when she explodes.”
An MoD spokesman said last night UK troops were “the best in the world at spotting new and emerging threats”.
Suicide girls will target troops
By TOM NEWTON DUNN
Defence Editor
January 10, 2007
COMMENT ON THIS STORY
FIFTEEN women suicide bombers have been sent to murder British troops in Afghanistan.
Taliban chiefs have ordered them to dress as beggars or teachers and hide devices under burkas, a secret intelligence report has warned.
It marks an alarming new tactic in the Afghan conflict, although women suicide bombers have been used in Iraq.
Army bosses say it is almost impossible to detect the killers covered from head to toe. Troops in war-torn Helmand province are also reluctant to search women as it offends local sensitivities.
The bombers are believed to be Pakistani, Arab or Chechen. Many fell under the influence of al-Qaeda after being widowed in recent conflicts.
A military source added: “We’re pretty good at detecting male suicide bombers. But women will be almost unstoppable. Because of their burkas, the first time you’ll know she’s a bomber is when she explodes.”
An MoD spokesman said last night UK troops were “the best in the world at spotting new and emerging threats”.