On August 8, 2000, two people of Caucasian appearance entered the pedestrian underpass under Pushkinskaya Square in the evening rush hour. One of them was holding a plastic bag, the other a briefcase. Approaching Pavilion No. 52, they began to choose goods and then left under the pretext that they needed to exchange currency since the seller refused to accept dollars from them. They left the briefcase and the package beside the tent. They never came back. Witnesses saw them running out of the passage. About a minute later, a massive explosion was heard near Pavilion No. 52. It was one of the worst terrorist attacks that took place in Moscow.
As eyewitnesses recalled, after a clap and a bright flash, a blast wave passed through the underpass, and then thick smoke poured down. The tunnel was quite crowded, and therefore the consequences were dire. Those who were further from the epicenter of the explosion ran out of the passage in panic. Those who were less fortunate wandered upstairs bloodstained, in a state of shock. Seven dead were left in the vicinity of the explosion site. Six more died in hospitals later. 118 people were injured of varying severity, including six children. They were slashed by bomb's striking elements, shards of glass, debris of facing tiles, and the aluminum structures of the kiosks. Some were burned, many were poisoned by combustion products.
Several ambulances and rescuers arrived at Pushkinskaya Square in the first minutes, and half an hour later, policemen who cordoned off the scene, as well as civil defense and emergency services and the Moscow Rescue Service.
The first representative of the authorities who arrived at the scene of the explosion was the then mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov (the mayor's office is located a few hundred meters from Pushkinskaya Square). Luzhkov inspected the tunnel and spoke to TV reporters, urging Muscovites to be watchful. He immediately stated that it was a terrorist act: "It's obviously Chechens' work. Absolutely obviously".
The reaction of the Chechen separatists soon followed. The French news agency France Presse published a statement of Aslan Maskhadov, who, after the introduction of federal troops into Chechnya, took over as head of the State Defense Committee of the rebellious Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. According to him, neither the Chechen field commanders nor the militants were involved in the incident. Maskhadov expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and injure
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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies π
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Theyβre on standbi
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
Itβs pronounced βNoel.β
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! π Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...
Notices there's only 2;
Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."
I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.
I was just sitting there doing nothing.
βBOOMβ?!
"That's what they're fighting about."
Because his Visa didnβt work.
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