Monkey starts war

[GunnyGene]

Can't make this stuff up. :roll: A monkey pulled a scarf from a girls head, and as a result 16 people (and the monkey) died and 50 or so wounded. Tanks, etc. Sure don't take much to set these Libyan's off.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday.

According to residents and local reports, the latest bout of violence erupted between two tribes after an incident in which a monkey that belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls who were passing by.

The monkey pulled off one of the girls' head scarf, leading men from the Awlad Suleiman tribe to retaliate by killing three people from the Gaddadfa tribe as well as the monkey, according to a resident who spoke to Reuters.

City officials could not be reached to confirm the accounts.

"There was an escalation on the second and third days with the use of tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons," the resident told Reuters by telephone, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the denigrating security situation.

"There are still sporadic clashes and life is completely shut down in the areas where there has been fighting."

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/monkey-incident-sparks-clashes-southern-libyan-city-sabha-141307972.html

 

[Sin6Sec63451022]

Ah, the religion of peace. What a bunch of maroons!

 

[graygun]

irreverent monkey

 

[Pat-inCO]

AT LAST!
THE SOLUTION!

Turn loose a thousand monkeys in key locations and all of the great
sand box will IMPLODE!

The "religion of peace" will cease to exist. :roll:

 

[GunnyGene]

From what I've read about that town (Sabha) it sounds like the Libyan version of Mogadishu. Not exactly a tourist mecca. :shock:

Get to Europe or die trying: Inside southern Libya's people-smuggling hub, where the 'crime rate is 150%'

http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-04-03-inside-southern-libyas-people-smuggling-hub-where-the-crime-rate-is-150

 

[Selena]

From what I've read about that town (Sabha) it sounds like the Libyan version of Mogadishu. Not exactly a tourist mecca. :shock:

Get to Europe or die trying: Inside southern Libya's people-smuggling hub, where the 'crime rate is 150%'

http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-04-03-inside-southern-libyas-people-smuggling-hub-where-the-crime-rate-is-150

Yet I'll give odds it's still safer than Detroit, Chicago or East St. Louis.

 

[don44]

+1

 

[gasbag]

Monkeys lives matter.

 

[exavid]

Not a much poorer reason to start a war than that which started WWI.

 

[PriseDeFer]

I see no problem with people being held to account for their monkeys.

 

[Bull Barrel]

It was all because of a You Tube video...

 

[Poco Oso]

Where's Dieter when you need him?