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Around 200 detonators and grenades have been stolen from a military site in southern France, according to officials.
Police investigating the case believe the munitions were stolen overnight at the Mirimas site, which is run by a combination of military services west of Marseille.
Thieves appear to have cut through a fence to enter the high-security site, according to a police official who spoke to The Associated Press on a condition of anonymity.
originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: Vasa Croe
Who know's - it seems the French were trying to keep this under wraps (likely to prevent any kind of panic) and it was an "anonymous source" that leaked it.
But, 200 items is a lot, so even if only 1 in 10 is actual explosives, that's enough to cause some misery somewhere.
EDIT: Also, explosives (and detonators) are highly regulated and outside the military, only demolitions people can easily obtain them. I'd argue that the explosive is "easier" to get as it can be manufactured by anyone with a working knowledge of chemistry. A reliable detonator coupled with some home made explosive could be what we're looking at.
originally posted by: tramman2000
Sounds like perfect foundations for a false flag.
originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: Vasa Croe
EDIT: Also, explosives (and detonators) are highly regulated and outside the military, only demolitions people can easily obtain them. I'd argue that the explosive is "easier" to get as it can be manufactured by anyone with a working knowledge of chemistry. A reliable detonator coupled with some home made explosive could be what we're looking at.
originally posted by: tramman2000
Sounds like perfect foundations for a false flag.
originally posted by: St Udio
I say inside job...disguised as a break-in
originally posted by: Bluesma
It was hidden in little huts built next to a highway, for chrissakes! This didn't take a highly informed, planning group! It could have been kids!
originally posted by: Rocker2013
originally posted by: Bluesma
It was hidden in little huts built next to a highway, for chrissakes! This didn't take a highly informed, planning group! It could have been kids!
While I agree with everything else you've said, this is confusing.
You're making it seem as though this wasn't within the armory, that it was just sitting in a shed at the side of a public road. That's not the case according to all reports.
This was a secure site, and there would have been security. They clearly cut through two fences to gain access to it, and they seemingly only targeted one building. This would suggest that it was a planned theft based on intelligence about where these thing were, which means they knew where to go and what to take.
Your suggestion that this was just kids breaking into a shed at the side of the road seems significantly disingenuous.