Suicide bomber taken down by poisoned arrow YAOUNDE, Cameroon Authorities in northern Cameroon say a local self-defense group used a poisoned arrow to kill a woman with explosives strapped to her body. Midjiyawa Bakary, the governor of Cameroons Far North region, said Wednesday that the 40-year-old woman had crossed over from neighboring Nigeria along with a 14-year-old girl. Local residents shot the poisoned arrow at the woman after she failed to stop as demanded. The girl also died when she detonated her own explosives. Residents near the northern town of Mora said at least five other suicide bombers have died in the last several days. The attacks were reported shortly before Cameroons president Paul Biya left for Nigeria to discuss ways of ending Boko Haram violence with his Nigerian counterpart. .........................More at the Link.......................... Poison Arrow? What is this, World of Warcraft? Most suicide vests have dead man switches. The operator must hold the switch down to keep the bomb from detonating. As soon as pressure is released, boom.... What do you think? Special Bonus Video from the 80s. [video=youtube;wBTSM3iKufE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBTSM3iKufE[/video]
It's possible that guns are not readily available there? Dunno I've heard of all kinds of plants that contain lethal substances. Cherries and Peach pits for example contain cyanide. I would imagine those who do use bows and arrows there are probably VERY accurate with them so I would think this is totally legit.
It's actually a highly functional defense because it is silent. Less chaos and fear initially. It's also possible that the dead man button could remain pressed if the poison had a paralytic like curare.
