Texas Plumbers Old Truck Ends Up With Syrian Militant Group

Five stories that have North Texas talking: how did a Texas plumbers truck end up in Syria?; Dallas police look for a real-life Scrooge; its going to be crazy busy at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; and more.

A Texas plumber is getting some unwanted attention after one of his old company vehicles appeared in a photo posted on an Islamic militant group's social media account. Mark-1 Plumbing in Texas City has been flooded with calls after the picture appeared on Twitter, The Galveston County Daily News reported. The picture was posted online by the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Deen Front, according to a CBS News report. The photo shows a black pickup truck with a Mark-1 Plumbing decal on the door and an anti-aircraft gun in the bed. Mark Oberholtzer, who has owned the company for 32 years, said he traded that truck at an AutoNation dealership three years ago and has no idea how it ended up in Syria. He usually takes the decals off his vehicles when he sells them but he left it on this vehicle, believing AutoNation would remove it. [Associated Press]

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Texas Plumbers Old Truck Ends Up With Syrian Militant Group