Two Iraqi Martyrs
Today, two Iraqi soldiers threw themselves onto a suicide bomber who had entered a large crowd. Sadly, the bomb went off killing both soldiers and several in the crowd. The interesting thing about this attack is what the two slain soldiers are referred to.
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed when they tried to thwart the attack by throwing themselves on the bomber who had slipped into the crowd, The Associated Press reports.
The bomber detonated his explosives vest, and killed an additional nine people, including three police officers and four civilians, an Interior Ministry official told CNN.
“These two Iraqi martyrs gave their lives so that others might live,” according to a statement issued by the U.S. military, the AP reports.
Referring to these soldiers as “martyrs” is a pretty serious statement. Martyrs are people who can galvanize the populace into action. Terrorists refer to their dead as martyrs for the cause. If the Iraqi people do view these soldiers as martyrs, it could further turn the populace against al Queda and other terrorists.
