Evolution Surrenders!

I hate to speculate, but with all the troubles France has seen over the last few weeks, I really have to wonder what these two clowns were up to:

AN elderly man, his son-in-law and their wives are recovering in a French hospital after a home-made rocket-launcher the men were tinkering with exploded in the basement of a house, emergency services said.

Boo hoo hoo. I don't pity the fools.

The man, aged in his 60s, lost a hand and his son-in-law, aged 40, suffered serious leg injuries in the explosion Sunday in a villa near Aubagne, east of the Mediterranean port city of Marseilles. The two women were also suffering from shock.

Hands not as steady as they used to be, eh gramps?

The men appeared to have been working on a rocket in their basement, an investigator said. An explosives team was brought in to neutralise other munitions at the house and the matter was referred to the Marseilles prosecutor's office, a justice official said.

See, the gun laws of France work. These guys might have tried to make pistols.

"Even if it's not a case of major organised crime, we would rather make verifications very quickly," the official said.

Link.

I'd like to see more on this story as it develops.