News Paris police probe sale of suicide-bomber toys Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | October 8, 2004 paris (ap) | French police called Tuesday, Oct. 5, for an investigation into the sale of dolls modeled on Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and suicide bombers at a store in the capital, judicial officials said. The police appeal to government prosecutors could lead to an investigation of suspected “apologizing for terrorism,” the officials said on condition of anonymity. A figurine found recently by police in a southern Paris shop featured a child suicide bomber equipped with “terrorist” gear, the officials said. While the only one found by police, the toy had packaging with images of others that resembled the al-Qaida leader and the deposed Iraqi leader holding up their fingers in a “V” shape for “victory.” The toys, which reportedly arrived in Paris in recent weeks, were made in China and shipped to France by an importer from a working-class suburb northeast of Paris, the officials said. The Oct. 5 edition of daily Le Parisien featured photos of the so-called “warfare puppetry” sporting toy grenades, walkie-talkies, guns and knives. The dolls, priced at the equivalent of $7.99 each, can sing, dance to accompaniment music, and throw grenades and guns, the report said. The toys come in six versions, and their wrapping shows a map of Iraq covered with images of tanks and attack helicopters, Le Parisien reported. The dolls come with a warning that they are not to be used by children under the age of 3 because of the risk of swallowing the miniature rockets that come with some of the toys, according to the report. J. Correspondent Also On J. Northern California Antisemites target El Dorado supes over 'Christian Heritage Month' Community Where to celebrate Sukkot around the Bay Area First Person I arrived in Israel at age 5 — the day before the Yom Kippur War First Person My son asked to go to synagogue and I worried: What if he likes it? Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up