Drone_pilot
16-07-04, 12:13
A Palestinian boy arrested with a bomb strapped to his chest wanted to become a suicide bomber to avenge the death of a friend - and be relieved of school.
Hussam Abdo, who was 15 at the time, told the BBC that his parents would not have allowed him to leave the house if they knew what he was going to do.
He was stopped by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the West Bank.
They forced him to cut off his belt, which contained nearly 9kg of explosives and nails.
Video footage of his arrest was shown around the world.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3898895.stm)
Hussam Abdo, who was 15 at the time, told the BBC that his parents would not have allowed him to leave the house if they knew what he was going to do.
He was stopped by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the West Bank.
They forced him to cut off his belt, which contained nearly 9kg of explosives and nails.
Video footage of his arrest was shown around the world.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3898895.stm)