Man installs bin Laden lynching display on truck

A Florida man has installed on the back of his truck a life-size display of George W Bush lynching Osama bin Laden and holding his heart on a stake.

Hugo Garay's display, which he drives around Orlando, uses life-size shop dummies and costumes.

Mr Garay, a Peruvian immigrant, says he is being patriotic but some people say he has gone too far.

The gruesome display is painted blood red and show's bin Laden's heart on a stake, "like a shish kebab," Mr Garay says.

He told the Orlando Sentinel he made the $200 artwork because he felt frustrated at being unable to lash back at those responsible for the September 11 attacks.

He said: "It's showing people we're not satisfied. We're ready to fight for this country. Mostly everybody, they really like it."

Orlando resident Daniel Windes told the paper he felt a "little bit of uneasiness inside".

He added: "Even though our freedoms allow us to do these things, that's a bit extreme. It's asking for trouble."

José Bradley, Mr Garay's brother-in-law, said: "Sure, some people say, 'Oh it's disgusting.' But so is what happened on the 11th."

Story filed: 15:42 Tuesday 4th December 2001