Spam Killed Would Be Terrorist Bomber

What good are spam, you say? How about saving the lives of hundreds of would-be victim of a terrorist bomber?

The woman, dubbed "The Black Widow," who Russian authorities suspect was part of the same militant group that killed 35 people at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday, was at a house preparing for the attack, which would have occurred on New Year's Eve at Red Square. Instead, the woman's mobile phone, which served as the device's detonator, was activated hours early by a spam message wishing her a happy new year. She was killed, while a man and woman suspected of being accomplices escaped from the house.

Russian security forces told The Telegraph that phones are usually kept off until the last minute for detonation, but in this case, "the terrorists were careless."

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/28/5942012-did-spam-text-kill-a-russian-suicide-bomber


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I suppose that the phone was given to her by the Terrorist Network, and she thought she'd get some free service for a few days or hours. "Making fireworks LOL"

But yes, Bahahaha!
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