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 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: Switzerland Accidentally Invades Liechtenstein |
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Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein
Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington DC, doesn't have an army. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha, that last sentence is a classic. So true. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Haha.....XD  |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Ah... wow
Dave Barry just said it all, didn't he? |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hahaha, that's so awesome!
"Er, sorry, didn't mean to invade. Our officers will be issued a compass and roadmap from here on out to prevent further mistakes from being made." |
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| Haha, that is simply the most amazing thing I have heard all day. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| Heh, France WOULD surrender. |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Awww, don't laugh at poor Liechtenstein! |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Oh man, I can see it now:
A mile in, the commander stops dead in his tracks, the others crash into him, but the guy doesn't want to step another foot over the line, so they all fall down. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| This is hilarious. Characteristic french, too, si lâchement. ^_~ |
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