IRAQ: Bombs and scrap metal
By Saif Rasheed in Baghdad
It seems that after five years, car bombs in Baghdad have become an opportunity for scavengers.
On Monday, I saw five men gathered around the remnants of charred car that exploded over the weekend in western Baghdad's Qadisiya district.
The attack had targeted the governor of Hilla, who escaped. But the scavengers didn't seem to care Monday about whether anyone had lived or died.
They had gotten down to work with their wrenches and screwdrivers. They tore the car apart and distributed its pieces among themselves.
Their main argument was over who would get to keep the engine. After a few minutes, the dispute was solved when a man bought the engine from the others.
He loaded the charred engine into the trunk of his old Volkswagen and drove off happily.
He left the chassis of the car for the others.
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Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like you just wasted 1 1/2 minutes of your life reading this article? Slow news day? LOL Abu L.
Posted by: Brian | May 30, 2008 at 08:10 AM
what kind of car it was? because I need some spare parts for mine.
very nice story, thank you
Posted by: Abu Lujain | May 29, 2008 at 12:48 AM