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Italian prosecutors launch investigation into wealthy paying to hunt civilians…
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:22 am
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:22 am
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If tweet fails to load, click here. NEW: Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that wealthy people from Western countries paid upward of $90,000 for "sniper safaris" where they would shoot civilians.
The complaint was filed by journalist Ezio Gavazzeni.
Gavazzeni claims the "sniper tourists" would go on trips to Sarajevo and pay Bosnian Serb forces to kill men, women, and children in the 1990s.
There was allegedly an extra fee to shoot children.
"There were Germans, French, English … people from all Western countries who paid large sums of money to be taken there to shoot civilians," Gavazzeni said.
"There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa."
Gavazzeni heard about the reports from Italian media outlets in the 1990s but dug deeper after watching a documentary in 2022.
The investigative reporter says his key source is a former Bosnian intel officer.
"We are impatient to discover the truth about such a cruel matter in order to close a chapter of history. I am in possession of certain information I will be sharing with the investigators," said a spokesperson for the Bosnian Consulate in Milan.
Horrific if true.
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:28 am to Placekicker
I’m old. I thought I’ve heard of all forms depravity. This is new to me. Truly disgusting.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:37 am to Placekicker
I see some people read, "The Most Dangerous Game" and decided to test it out.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:39 am to Placekicker
I thought I read something about Russians paying to go to the coast of Somalia to shoot pirates?
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:39 am to Placekicker
Let me guess Trump is on that list too….. muh democrats
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:39 am to Placekicker
Nothing new. This almost happened to Gilligan.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:39 am to Placekicker
I think I've seen this movie.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:40 am to Placekicker
No doubt the Squid Games are real.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:43 am to SDVTiger
Not sure if this is reliable.
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When I first heard it I thought it was a sick joke, and, while the evidence is building, I still hope it is. Ananova reports that luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.
Wealthy punters pay £3,500 (US$5,800) per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.
When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.
Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.
The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.
The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:43 am to Snipe
Art imitates life and too often when we think it’s just a movie, there is likely a time where the actions truly happened. This is sick but I will not be surprised if true.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:44 am to W2NOMO
That's it.
Pretty damn good movie. lol
Pretty damn good movie. lol
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:45 am to TigerV
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This is sick but I will not be surprised if true.
The ultra rich are a species unto themselves. Not like real people at all.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:46 am to Placekicker
Pressing x to doubt on this one.
"people who love guns".
Sure Jan.
Of course there are folks twisted out there in the world. American psycho (actual Gavin Newsom types), but the phrasing of this and low price for such a safari seems very sus.
Might there be a grain of truth to it? A version where something like this did indeed happen? I can't dismiss it outright. But why just this one war? Why then, not other times / places before or since?
Void of politics or religion, just 'gun enthusiasts'??
"people who love guns".
Sure Jan.
Of course there are folks twisted out there in the world. American psycho (actual Gavin Newsom types), but the phrasing of this and low price for such a safari seems very sus.
Might there be a grain of truth to it? A version where something like this did indeed happen? I can't dismiss it outright. But why just this one war? Why then, not other times / places before or since?
Void of politics or religion, just 'gun enthusiasts'??
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:47 am to Jbird
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Russians paying to go to the coast of Somalia to shoot pirates
This I might be able to support.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:50 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Yeah, sounds like bullshite. But nothing surprises me anymore
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:50 am to Wildcat1996
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To The Point Cruise Line is excited to offer the ultimate adventure cruise along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia !
We board our luxury cruise ship in Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Red Sea, and disembark in Mombassa , Kenya seven adrenaline-charged days later.
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That's because you are welcome to bring your own arsenal with you. If you don't have your own weapons, you can rent them from our onboard Master Gunsmith. Enjoy reloading parties every afternoon with skeet and marksmanship competitions every night!
But the best fun of all, of course, is Pirate Target Practice.
For the object of the cruise is to sail up and down the Somali Coast waiting to get hijacked by pirates. The weapons rental costs are as follows.
Rent a full auto M-16 for only $25/day with ammo attractively priced at $16 per 100 rounds of 5.56 armor-piercing:
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:51 am to Snipe
Surviving the Game with Ice-T.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:55 am to Jbird
That is wild.
Making yourself bait for Somali Pirates only to surprise them with a vastly superior arsenal and gun them down is somewhere between depravity and frontier justice.
Making yourself bait for Somali Pirates only to surprise them with a vastly superior arsenal and gun them down is somewhere between depravity and frontier justice.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:56 am to Jbird
quote:
When I first heard it I thought it was a sick joke, and, while the evidence is building, I still hope it is. Ananova reports that luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.
Wealthy punters pay £3,500 (US$5,800) per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.
When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.
Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.
The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.
The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.
Am I supposed to be heartbroken for the Somalian pirates?
This post was edited on 11/13/25 at 7:57 am
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