At one point during the Gulf War, many housewives here ransacked store shelves to stock up basic necessities like rice after hearing rumours that Saddam Hussein might fire missles at us.

• 记得在波斯湾战争期间，一度有谣言说伊拉克的胡先将对我国发射导弹，本地家庭主妇便纷纷囤积大米等基本必需品，将杂货店抢购一空。