This morning I took my camera and headed to the blast site. I saw the damaged theater, a large number of local police in addition to some crime scene investigators. The blast was extremely powerful, as evidenced by the damage to the adjacent buildings. My full updated report is here; the deceased has been confirmed as Briton Jonathan Adams.
Glass was all over the street across from the theater and some house windows were shattered. It was a nasty scene! A number of the neighborhood cars were also damaged. The residents I spoke with were still shaken by last night’s blast and couldn’t believe that this was happening in relatively quiet Doha. Officials are now indicating that the bomber was an Egyptian national named Omar Ahmed Abdullah (Click here for photo). The Egyptian embassy is investigating the claim.
Here are some pictures of the blast site and the damage it caused to adjacent buildings. All images enlarge on click.
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A BMW damaged by the blast and resultant shrapnel awaits a tow-away. |
A senior security official (in white) checks in on the continuing investigation. |
A crane is moved in to remove the larger debris, as the site is excavated. |
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Damage to the front of a neighbor’s home where numerous windows were broken. |
Security and forensics officials continue to comb through the blast debris. |
A neighbor displays shrapnel found in the street after the blast. |
Update: Additional information on the blast, including claims of responsibility and details on the bomber and deceased have been determined. They are further expounded upon in a new post here.
The leaders of Arab countries need to change.
True democracy should be in place.
There needs to be seperation of religion and state.
The culture needs modernize with the times.
Oh, fuck this.
Even sex won’t do it. The Egyptian guy was a father of two. Come on, Arabia wake the hell up. Where on earth does it say in ANY holy or unholy scripture to orphan your kids?
I am astounded. I have been saying this (as well) for a few years, Arabs are the the filth that you get get want to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Being hard on Arabs, or myself? Hell, some introspection is needed, hard introspection. Dang, this is starting to sound like my blog.
Meanwhile, oh whatever…
SEX.
That’s it. The solution. Let’s take this Egyptian engineer guy. Let’s say he met some big mama who helped him come into bliss (pun? whatever rox ur boat, baby).
Do you really thing the next thing on his mind is to blow himself up? Nah, he would want another round with el foxy chiquita.
Sounds crass? Yeah, sure, whatever, but how much hatred for God and all His creations must you have to kill yourself and others? I have been saying this for the past few years. Satanism has roosted in Arabia.
These people whoreship the devil. Yes, typo intended.
Terrorists are often from the educated classes, either because the universities serve as indoctrination places or because maybe they are the only ones “smart” enough to rationalize how that makes sense.
Life and death are but fleeting images of one another.
But if you thought this would scare the expat community in Doha, oh boy, no such luck. They were out in full force Sunday night at their usual haunts…
And hey Aljazeera is saying the Egyptian guy was an engineer.
Guess education is a deterrent to diddly.
Rocking the Dhow
Summabitch, I’d love to see an improvement on the status quo as much as the next guy, but for crying out loud, these dicks don’t offer A SINGLE Thing I cold live with….
It really seems that such terror is now inevitable.
They can just strike anywhere..any time.
No one is immune..It’s a real scary world.
A picture is worth thousand of words. Look at the bright side Natasha; the bomber is not Jordanian.
Bloggers on the beat
Natasha is providing some excellent coverage, including pictures, of the blast that took place in Doha last night.
NATASHA TYNES WITNESSES ATTACK IN DOHA
A terrorist attack recently occurred in the Qatari capital of Doha; and blogger Natasha Tynes was right in the neighborhood! How terrifying is that? Make sure to read her account.
UPDATE: She has some post-blast thoughts up and will be updating with…