Hoist

Tuesday, 15th January 2008

I think this is what is known as being hoist by your own petard:

Hamas security foiled an attempt to plant an explosive in a rally attended by their leader in the Gaza Strip, they said. Forces at a Hamas rally earlier in the day found 4 kilograms of TNT in the backpack of a man during a search after he was stopped at the entrance to the gathering, Hamas security spokesman Ihab Ghussein said.

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