Are The Taliban Starting To Use Birds For 'Suicide Bomb Attacks'?

A Different Kind Of Bird Strike: Afghan Police Discover Explosives INSIDE Bird After Shooting It When They Saw Antenna Sticking Out Of It -- Daily Mail

* Afghan police have shot dead a large bird carrying a suspected bomb
* Officers opened fire after spotting wires coming out of its feathers
* The bird was equipped with a GPS tracker and mobile phone detonator
* This comes as the last NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan
* Taliban insurgents have increased the number of attacks on Afghan troops
* Police complain they have not got enough weapons to cope with attacks

Afghan police shot dead a bird which had been equipped by the Taliban with an explosive pouch, GPS tracker and detonator.

Alert officers spotted the suspicious bird in the Faryab province in the north of the country, near the border with Turkmenistan.

The bird had several wires protruding from its feathers, a mobile phone detonator and a specially designed 'suicide vest'.

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More News On Reports That The Taliban Are Starting To Use Birds for Suicide Bomb Attacks

Bird Bomb? Afghan Police Kill Bird Bearing Antenna, Explosives -- NBC
Police kill bird after discovering terrorists had planted EXPLOSIVES and a GPS tracker on it -- Mirror
'Bird bomb' explodes when it's shot by Afghanistan police -- UPI
The Taliban’s new DIY drone: A bird fitted with a bomb vest -- New York Post
Afghan Police Shoot Regular Bird-Bird Full of "Suspicious Metal Stuff" -- Gawker