Heh - talk about a fortuitous spam
When someone is groomed to be a suicide bomber, the actual detonation of the explosives is done by a third-party observer. Their method of choice is to use a cheap cell phone and wire the detonation circuitry into the ringer. Feed the bomber a bunch of hashish (the word assassin gets its roots from the word hashish) and start them walking toward the nearest crowd of people. A quick text message and blammo.
Sometimes things do not always work out as planned - from
Wired:
Would-Be Suicide Bomber Killed by Unexpected SMS From Mobile Carrier
An unexpected and unwanted text message from a wireless company prematurely exploded a would-be suicide bomber’s vest bomb in Russia New Year’s Eve, inadvertently thwarting a planned attack on revelers in Moscow, according to The Daily Telegraph.
The would-be suicide bomber was planning to detonate a suicide belt bomb near Red Square, a plan that was foiled when her wireless carrier sent her an SMS while she was still at a safe house, setting off the bomb and killing her. The message reportedly wished her a Happy New Years, according to the report, which sourced the info from security forces in Russia. Cell phones are often used as makeshift detonators by terrorist and insurgent groups.
If true, the SMS might be the only time that a wireless carrier’s SMS message has ever been useful.
Plus, now the Russians are picking the 'safe house' apart bit by bit looking for other evidence. Job related accidents usually suck but this one is perfect...
Posted by DaveH at January 29, 2011 8:12 AM