# Syrian extremists broadcast a man's hand amputation on Twitter

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**Created:** [March 1, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syrian-extremists-broadcast-a-mans-hand-amputation-on-twitter/682561 "2014-03-01T00:10:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syrian-extremists-broadcast-a-mans-hand-amputation-on-twitter/682561/1 "2014-03-01T00:10:49Z")

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From [here](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/28/syrian-extremists-amputated-a-mans-hand-and-live-tweeted-it/?tid=pm_pop):

> [@Washington Post](#):
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> \*The extremist Syrian group deemed too radical even for al-Qaeda performed what may have been a Twitter first Friday: live-tweeting the amputation of a hand.
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> The amputation took place in the remote rural town of Maskanah in the northern province of Aleppo, according to **a series of tweets posted by the account of a supporter** of the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. […]
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> [UPDATE: The Twitter account that posted the photos, **@reyadiraq** , has been suspended. When asked why, a Twitter spokesperson said the company doesn’t comment on individual accounts and pointed to the rules and media policy. A screengrab of the first photo is at the top of this post. The account had about 96,000 followers and more than 20,000 tweets before suspension.]\*

Ah, 21st Century techology…ain’t it wonderful?