Camel Sacrificed for Aircraft Parts (Basically)

Dec 14th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

A Turkish mechanic was fired after he sacrificed a camel on the tarmac of Istanbul’s international airport to celebrate getting through a backlog of aircraft repairs. Really. There are photos.

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Justin December 14th, 2006 10:12 am :
where are the pictures?
Jared December 14th, 2006 11:36 am :
Sorry about that…
You can see a photo of the camel here:
http://english.sabah.com.tr/A7C48C166536437DB02446926D05DF0D.html

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