A would-be suicide bomber in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, reportedly exploded early by accident, killing himself and seven other jihadists in their hideout in the village of Nahar Kohna.
According to the Afghani Ministry of Interior, the group, who intended to attack crowded areas, had their plans foiled by an own goal when one bomber’s suicide belt prematurely went off, causing several other devices to detonate.
The cell is believed to be linked to Mullah Waliwas, a radical Taliban commander.
Somewhat inevitably, the botched attack has drawn comparisons to Chris Morris’ 2010 terrorism satire Four Lions, about a group of inept suicide bomber wannabes.
'Four Lions' jihadi suffers premature detonation, killing himself and 8 other terrorists https://t.co/sZ4iUZ6LnC pic.twitter.com/qecjiBd7VZ
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 27, 2016
In related news, a video obtained by Vice News purports to be a recording from a camera strapped to the helmet of an ISIS terrorist in Northern Iraq.
The ISIS member in question died in a battle in the region in March, and the surviving video shows the group to be badly organised and prone to panic, before retreating from the fight.
This, too, had led to Four Lions comparisons online:
Four Lions Go to War: @VICE headcam footage from an IS squad charging the Kurds in Iraqhttps://t.co/eurpoJJVixhttps://t.co/b504hK5UEG
— Aron Lund (@aronlund) April 27, 2016
Worth a watch. IS fighters channelling a mixture of Dads Army and Four Lions. Comically tragic.https://t.co/AxCjT4qjgn
— Dermot Bolton (@CheeseSlices) April 27, 2016
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