#MyJihad in Mali: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber manages to kill only himself

Sorry, pal: the Qur'an only guarantees Paradise to those who "kill and are killed" for Allah (9:111).

"Suicide Bombing in North Mali," by Krista Larson and Baba Ahmed for the Associated Press, February 8 (thanks to Lookmann):

A suicide bomber hit a checkpoint in northern Mali on Friday, killing only himself in the first known suicide bombing since French military forces intervened in this chaotic African nation whose northern half was ruled by armed Islamic extremists....
The suicide bombing happened in the city of Gao, which was occupied by armed Islamic extremists until French-led military forces pushed them out. It was the first known suicide bombing in Mali since France started its military intervention on Jan. 11.

Malian military spokesman Modibo Traore confirmed that a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint at the entrance to Gao around 6 a.m. on Friday. The bomber, who was wearing an explosive belt, was the only casualty. The bomber was on a motorcycle and blew himself up just before a Malian military checkpoint. Officials at a French military base in Gao declined to comment on the attack.

Friday afternoon, Malian soldiers stood guard at a building near the scene of the attack, splattered in the bomber's blood. The only other evidence of the attack were the mangled, charred remains of his bike. The Malian soldiers said that nearby villagers had taken the man's remains away and buried them before sunset, as local Muslim custom dictates.

Residents who heard the blast from their mud-walled homes on the dusty road nearby said the attack occurred just after 6 a.m.

"It shook so loudly I thought it had hit my house," resident Agali Ouedraogo said.

Fears have been high of such attacks since the discovery of industrial-strength explosives earlier this week. French troops on Thursday were amping up security and searching out Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the population in Gao. On Tuesday, extremists fired rocket launchers at French troops near Gao....

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Buraq | February 8, 2013 9:20 AM | Reply

72 mothers-in-law for this clown! Pour encourager les autre! :))

Softly Bob | February 8, 2013 9:32 AM | Reply

Suicide bomber kills only himself. Now that's a good plan. If only more Muslim suicide bombers did the same, the World would be a much better place. Darwinism in action.

margaritha replied to comment from Buraq | February 8, 2013 9:55 AM | Reply

"72 mothers-in-law for this clown! Pour encourager les autre! :)"...

They don't care mothers in law or grand mothers, or goats-as long as they serve the purpose!

Walter | February 8, 2013 11:22 AM | Reply

That such a terrible act of madness as of a suicide/homoicide attack was even attempted only exposes the great amount of harm that is done in the mosques and madrassas by the imams and mullahs who brainwash other people into the Islamic doctrine from the Quran of some kind of paradise with many virgins,houris,in it for the jihadist who dies for the cause of Islam. The origin of this Islamic doctrine was that is was lifted from Arabian and Zoroastrine mythology and fused together and then insurted in the Quran and other works of Islam by wicked and decitful men and now this myth/doctrine is now part of the hoax of Islam. Furthermore, such false teachers as theses imams and mullahs who indoctrinate this type of doctrine/myth of a place with virgins into the hearts and minds of others was predicted in the Bible. Which reads "For the time will come when they will not stand wholesome teaching, but will follow theirown fancy and gather a crowd of teachers to tickle theirears. They will stop theirears to the truth and turn to mythology." Second Timothy 4:3,4. [NEB]

Walter | February 8, 2013 11:34 AM | Reply

That this mad attempt of a suicide/homocide attack was even tried is, in part, because of those heinous imams and mullas who very thoroughy mind program their student's[victims] into the falsehood and lie of Islam from the Quran and other works of this death cult of some kind of paradise with many virgins,houris, in it for the jihadist who dies for his god, Allah. The people who come out of thoses places of Islamic programing are so brainwashed they they are literally dangerous to self and others. Moreover, the reader might wery vell notice that theses Islamic clerics are never the ones who go out and actually commit the suicide bombings. All theses Muslim clerics do is indoctrinate other people into the mindset of wanting to do it. Then theses Imams and mullahs send them out to commit the suicide attack. All at he same time theses same Islamic clerics sit home safe. This in itself says a lot about the real character of theses imams and mullahs.

miriam rove | February 8, 2013 12:04 PM | Reply

don't worry! they will soon have enough practise run to kill dozens of innocent poepl with the. just wait.
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salah | February 8, 2013 12:56 PM | Reply

They don't do it for the 72 virgins, they do it to avoid being pulverized with a "massive iron hammer"...in their graves!!!
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/08/torments-of-grave.html

Exmuslim | February 8, 2013 4:27 PM | Reply

They all have their own individual reasons fro doing it some for the virgins some for the fame and some for the iron hammer. They're biggest fear however is standing in front of their Allah on the day of judgment and being asked what they did for his religion to which they can answer that they killed for him or where killed for him and as such attain instant Jannah.

Guy Macher | February 8, 2013 4:58 PM | Reply

Test fire all suicide bombs at the mosque on Friday.

As for this case; no harm, no foul. The jihadi was no doubt surprised to meet Mohamed and Allah in Hell!

ewha1 | February 8, 2013 7:51 PM | Reply

couldn't happen to a nicer guy

gravenimage | February 8, 2013 11:46 PM | Reply

#MyJihad in Mali: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber manages to kill only himself
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I applauded the French liberation of northern Mali just a few days ago, but said that soon we would be seeing the Jihad against the French and Malian government.

And now its started.

Of course, this wasn't a difficult conclusion—I didn't have to be any sort of seer to see it coming. I just had to be familiar with Jihad, and its all too predictable savagery.

And this, alas, will just be the first of many. And next time, the Jihad bomber will probably take some innocent people with him.

God, I hate Islam.

dumbledoresarmy | February 9, 2013 4:55 AM | Reply

Don't forget, this happened on a Friday.

"A suicide bomber hit a checkpoint in northern Mali on Friday..".

Friday, the day of all days that Muslims favour for murderous - or would-be murderous - mayhem.

DJM | February 9, 2013 7:42 AM | Reply

Wait, I'm confused...

He was a terrorist, but villagers gave him a proper muslim funeral. But I thought islam was the religion of peace and tolerance! Why would local muslims embrace this would-be murder and suicide bomber as one of their own??

Champ ♥ | February 9, 2013 1:57 PM | Reply

Shucks! no sex heaven for this poor slave ...

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