Scorpion bomb used against the Roman Empire. Flickr
ISIS Using Bombs Containing Live SCORPIONS In Effort To Spread Panic, In Tactic Used 2,000 Years Ago Against Romans -- Daily Mail
* Canisters packed with the creatures are being blasted into Iraqi towns
* They do not cause mass causalities but have serious psychological impact
* The tactic was first used by Iraqis in the desert city of Hatra in 198-199AD
* They would pack clay pots full of scorpions and hurl them at Roman armies
Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq have unveiled their latest terror tactic - bombs containing hundreds of live scorpions designed to spread fear among their enemies.
Canisters packed with poisonous varieties of scorpion are being blasted into towns and villages, which explode on impact - scattering the scorpions and causing panic among the innocent local population.
Although scorpion bombs sound like something out of a modern horror movie, the tactic is actually thousands of years old and was first used by Iraqis fighting against the Roman Empire.
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More News On The Islamic State Using "Scorpion Bombs"
ISIS Blasts 'Scorpion Bombs' At Civilian Areas In Iraq; Mosul Residents Living In Fear -- IBTimes
ISIS launch SCORPION BOMBS to spread panic in Iraq -- Mirror
ISIS Militants Stuffing Hundreds of Poisonous Scorpions Inside Bombs And Launching Them, Spreading 'Psychological' Fear In Iraq -- HNGN
Islamic State using 'SCORPION bombs' to terrorise victims -- Daily Star
My Comment: For a clearer resolution of the above photo go here. On a personal note .... just looking at that "fake photo" gives me the "creeps".
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