Cairo's Exploding Vintage Toasters

An official statement today claim that the man who by accident set of an explosive device yesterday is suffering from internal hemorrhaging and is wounded on the left side of his face. According to the Ministry of Interior, it was not a bomb. The man is a collector of vintage items and one of these exploded when he was going through his collection. That is a similar line to what was coming through the official channels yesterday. Contradicting this was reports that quoted security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. These reports claimed it was a nail-bomb and that he was carrying it in a bag when it exploded outside his house. Further, the police suspected he was on his way to a tourist bazaar.

The question is: What kind of ‘vintage’ do people collect that are exploding in their faces? Toasters? Radios? I can only think of WWII mines or grenades. Indeed, these can still be found in the desert. Until we know (the police is said to be investigating), I think I rather believe in the unofficial version of the story. [tagged!]