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>> the last two killed themselves by detonating their suicide vests. Couldn't they take off the vests and detonate them, without blowing themselves up?
by frozenport 11y ago
>> the last two killed themselves by detonating their suicide vests.
Couldn't they take off the vests and detonate them, without blowing themselves up?
- jpatokal 11y agoThe airport was sealed: the only options were suicide or capture by the police, and both options were almost certainly lethal.
- pjc50 11y agoNot only would they generally prefer 'martyrdom' to capture, they're often locked in the vests. Survival is not a priority for these kinds of operations.