Tooj 17 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/sepahan-fc-al-ahli-explosive-soccer-iran-grenade_n_1900188.html A frightening, and fiery, scene occurred during an Asian Champions League quarterfinal match between Iranian club Sepahan FC and Al-Ahli SC of Saudi Arabia at Shahr Stadium in Iran on Wednesday. While a teammate was arguing with officials near a corner flag, Sepahan midfielder Adel Kolahkaj picked up something off the ground and casually tossed it off the field. And then.. BOOM! In the video above, the object that Kolahkaj tossed can be seen exploding once it hit the ground, startling both the officials and players as the brief burst of flame gave way to a notable puff of smoke. It's unclear what the object was, but according to the description of the video on YouTube, Kolahkaj picked up a grenade. The description of another video of the incident describes the explosive as a firecracker. Metro UK describes the object as a "bomb." Either way, the player who picked it up seems remarkably lucky that he got rid of it before it exploded. After a brief delay, the players and the referees can be seen returning to the field in a video of the incident at Who Ate All The Pies. According to Business Insider, thematch was continued. It ended in a 0-0 draw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPVLJzeZ9i8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10971 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The match continued?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9967 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What a Shi'ite thing to do, but looking on the Sunni side, no one got hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It mustn't have made that loud a bang as the player in the foreground hardly reacted. Some must have simply thought it a flare. Big flames, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Looks like it was thrown over the hoardings and the flash and smoke were from under it, maybe that's what shielded it from being lethal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 That's not a grenade. If it was, all those players would be dead/injured. Plus grenades don't smoke like that. It's a firework or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What a Shi'ite thing to do, but looking on the Sunni side, no one got hurt Why do you have to mecca pun thread when this is a serious incident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9967 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Why do you have to mecca pun thread when this is a serious incident? I jihad the urge and couldn't stop myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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