(Drunk) Soldier's Bomber Costume Causes Alarm (UK)

[Khephra]

LONDON -- A drunken soldier sparked a security alert when he left a costume party dressed as a suicide bomber, wearing a turban, false beard and a combat jacket stuffed with pretend explosives, British police said Friday.

A member of the public called police after seeing the sergeant in his costume walking along a road near the Aldershot army base in southern England on Wednesday.

Fifteen police squad cars, armed officers, dog handlers and members of the Royal Military Police were called to the alert.

The soldier, a member of the Coldstream Guards who had been attending a costume party celebrating his regiment's role in the 1815 battle of Waterloo, was arrested and spent the night in custody.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-britain-bomber-costume,0,7663585.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Does dressing up as a suicide bomber--no matter how over-the-top it is--sound like a good idea to ANYONE here? It's even less of a good idea if you're in the freeping military!

:crazy:

Oh well, at least it's nice to know that America holds no monopoly on stupidity.

[rooboy]

1. Well, if a terrorist can dress up as President of the USA.... n/t

[Khephra]

2. I wouldn't go that far

But I'm still wondering how they taught that Chimp to talk. He may not be the best at it, but really, how many talking monkeys has the rest of the world produced?

:evilgrin: