Pentagon deletes Twitter account for joking about movie theatre bombing
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Pentagon deletes Twitter account for joking about movie theatre bombing
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, September 20, 2013 15:25 EDT
The Pentagon has scrapped the Twitter account of an agency that counters homemade explosives after it posted joking comments about a bombing in the Philippines, officials said Friday.
After explosions at two movie theaters in the Philippines, a staff member at the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Organization (JIEDDO) wrote in a tweet Wednesday that perhaps the cinemas were showing the film Gigli, a 2003 romantic comedy starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez that flopped at the box office.
Were they re-showing Gigli? Bomb explosions occur at 2 movie theaters in the Philippines
the IED is a global threat, said the post.
When the posting sparked critical reaction online, the agency tried to make another joke along the same lines. Bad ppl doing bad thing didnt warrant bad movie reference. Will punish #socialmedia rep by forcing 2 watch Gigli, the agency wrote on its Twitter account.