Retiree Stands Up to Terrorist Threat

Gus Wylie of Kabul, Afghanistan was hailed as a "true hero" today by military sources after a frightening encounter with a suspected Islamist terrorist group.

Witnesses say the retiree, age 84, confronted several youths amassed suspiciously in the garden of the secure compound where he resides. Armed guards looked on but appeared helpless to stop them. Wylie took it upon himself to challenge the group.

Launching a stream of threatening invective, he advanced across the garden and raised his cane. The suspected terrorists, of apparent ages 5-10, discontinued their activities and scattered. One terrorist was felled by a rock thrown by Wylie and taken to a secure facility for questioning.

Wylie had resided at the compound for the past fifteen years, resisting the wishes of his family to return to North Carolina where he had lived before retiring.