Errant Text Message Accidentally Detonates Suicide Bomber, Saving Hundreds
- Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:01am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The next time you get an annoying mass text message, you might want to think twice before getting upset. It could save your life. At least that’s what happened recently in Russia.
Security sources tell the London Telegraph that a Russian Islamic terrorist plan was foiled on New Year’s Eve when a “Happy New Year” text detonated the terrorist’s suicide bomb prematurely:
Security sources believe a spam message from her mobile phone operator wishing her a happy new year received just hours before the planned attack triggered her suicide belt, killing her but nobody else.
The phones are usually kept switched off until the very last minute but in this case, Russian security sources believe, the terrorists were careless.
She was at her Moscow safe house at the time getting ready with two accomplices, both of whom survived and were seen fleeing the scene.
The Telegraph explains that cell phones and text messages are a favorite tool of Islamic terrorists in Russia. “The bomber’s handler, who is usually watching their charge, sends the bomber a text message in order to set off his or her explosive belt at the moment when it is thought they can inflict maximum casualties,” the paper writes. It adds that the bombing could have killed hundreds.
The would-be bomber has not been identified, however police believe she is connected to the group that orchestrated a deadly suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport earlier this week that killed 35.
Makes you want to go out and get an unlimited text plan, doesn’t it?
(H/T: Gawker)
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Comments (173)
Reasonabiliy
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:35amIt really is a waste of a good cell phone!!!
Report Post »VotersOfNY
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:32amOne at a time. One at a time.
Report Post »awizard
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:29amHeh, good for the little girl … I had never thought of the Virgin thing that way, is this another curse on muslim women?
Report Post »Shane the Golden
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:20ammaybe she will be one of the 72 virgins the male suicide bombers are promised when they get to Paradise. The better pick up the pace, they are 71 virgins behind for ONE bomber, much less all the ones who have gone on….
Report Post »80mesh
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:29amJeez and they say texting whilst driving is dangerous?????
Report Post »9thCommandment
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:28amFed trade commish needs to get involved becuase the guy was on the “do not call list”.
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:27amI’m sure this kind of thing happens all the time. They just don’t tell anyone when it does.
Report Post »How do they know if its going to work if they don’t test it first!
Rickfromillinois
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:26amMaybe instead of a “Happy New Year” spam message it said “KAAAAABOOOOOM!” Now that would be funny.
Report Post »pianomanref
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:24amSpam. Blam! Thank you, mam.
Report Post »jackie005
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amGood one!
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:32amVery clever : )
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:24amI wonder if they are looking for a new handler, or at least give him a 3 day layoff for the F- UP
Report Post »Spoutinghorn
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:23amThose crazy Baptists! Will they ever learn suicide bombing won’t work?
Report Post »valarie
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:23amRotflmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »blanco
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:17amAND, I’m sorry, but to promise me “virgins”??? I would want someone who knows what they are doing!
Report Post »sgtstubbs
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 9:21pmI don’t think they state what sex the reward is.
Report Post »blanco
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:15amSo, there is poetic justice!!!
Report Post »SND97
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:11amThank Ya Spam, ya got rid of the Ma’am. She was up to no good, and blew up herself as she should, oh my what a religion of peace, islam ya know, if you disagree with someone, ya think they should blow.
Ghezzz
Report Post »psst
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:11amShould auld acquaintance be forgot, (yep)
Report Post »And never brought to mind? (and never seen agin)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, (gone up in smoke)
And auld lang syne! (watch the fireworks,Happy NewYear)
Lee Butchee
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:10amCompletely rehabilitated terrorist. She will NEVER do it again.
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:05amPerfection! 3 cheers for Ma Bell!
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:10amThankfully no innocent bystanders will blown apart. But I’m wondering: If this “she” were a “he,” would this disqualify him for acquiring seven virgins?
Report Post »kkfedup
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:17amGood question…….
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:39amNot if she were a member of GLBT Union
Report Post »jackie005
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:00amNotice the only right the women have is to blow themselves up – this seems a little hypocritical if you ask me. Also, it doesn’t seem like much of a reward…eternal sex with virgins sounds like a lot of bad sex…
Report Post »WTXPatriots
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:59amFYI, it’s 70 virgins, not 7
Report Post »KbJockey
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:06amPerhaps she would get to be one of the 70 virgins.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:09amSorry, but that is soooooooo funny!! Heheheheheh! Love it!!!
Report Post »pianomanref
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:28amWhy do you hate suicide bombers?
Proud AF Oathkeeper
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amPianomanref, are you for real??? I hate them because they kill innocent women and children for nothing. The are the most evil people on the earth today. Are you telling me you have simpathy for this animals?? If so, you have serious issues and are a danger to our society.
Report Post »Amren
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:14pmPianomanref…….really? No, really? Did you actually mean to write that?
Report Post »Really? What rock have you been living under?
Seriously. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around your comment.
kickagrandma
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:08amOh, this is just tooooooo good for words! WA-HOO! Everybody text~~~NOW! and see what blows! Oooops. Maybe that’s not a good idea if we are mid-flight, huh?
Report Post »shane2813
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:08amYES!!!!! One for the good guys. Muslim Dogs die sooooooooooooo easy!
Report Post »chazman
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:16amWoof, woof!
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:11amIf you are a female suicide bombor what do you get?? Are your virgins all male or do you get stuck with 72 other chicks?
Report Post »ClaytonDM
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:29pmI’ve often wondered that, Kate. Maybe the reward is being owned by somebody important instead of Bob the farmer.
Report Post »kc2egl
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:09pmKate- Maybe it is 36 of each. Maybe karma for a female bomber is equality after death. 36 straight femail virgins and 36 homosexual virgins.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:05amDang-it they missed………………..
Report Post »mallsniper
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:05am“You’ve got mail”
Report Post »(and body parts flynig in all directions!!)
RightUnite
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:10amToo funny!
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:21amHa!
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:33amBeat me to it! Or as the Joker said,
“I just want my phone call.”
Report Post »kc2egl
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:03pmLet your fingers do the exploding.
This is too funny. I will be laughing about this for a long time to come.
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:05amThat’s an expensive plan!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:04amToo bad they didn’t catch the two that ran away. Justice was served to the bomber and thankfully no innocent people were killed.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:47amWe need them to succeed in Russia. Putin needs a taste of this then maybe they will help us instead of helping them.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:44amI’m a little surprized that the terrorists are attacking Russia, they are biting the hand that feeds them. The Russians will not treat them with the kid gloves that the rest of the world has. I guess the Taliban thinks that since they put the Russians out once before they can do it again.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:03am3 cheer for spam? hip hip horray.. yep sometimes those annoying text messages can be good.. I wont cplain for the next one I get
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:05amCouldn’t happen to a nicer muslim terrorist.
Report Post »technoid
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:10amAnd the Lord said “ Thou Shall Not kill” Justice served
Report Post »kkfedup
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:12amProof that God is in control – not the other imposter!!!!
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:13amNow that’s what I call kharma. You know you’re a loser if you fail at being a suicide bomber. That’s pretty bad. Very cool for the people that were saved by this text message.
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Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:14amWe need the terrorist to hit their targets in other countries. The terrorist need to kill as many innocents as they can. Then maybe in the longrun we can get some help in killing them for a change.
wildjoker5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:22amIf this was the US, the family would be suing the phone company for causing her death because of spam. She should of signed up for the “Do not call/text” listing.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:24amOops! Sorry about that … NOT!
Report Post »SgtHenick
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:29amYEA!!..oh hold on I got a txt…. you hear that?? like a boom or somthin…oh well…
Report Post »bbdarthchris077
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:33amah she just wanted to practice. Oh well, new idea to deal with cell phone triggers. Have the ringer, buzzer some how be activated every few seconds but do it in a way that will not bother the user of the phone unless they are bombers.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:35amit was probably a jesus saves text!
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:36amBreak out the ham hocks and pork loin!
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:38amSweet… Epic fail.
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:49amKarma is a “B”.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:51amahhh yes the lighter side of terrorism.
Report Post »P C BE DAMNED
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:07amIs this some kind of dry run test for the most powerful nation on earth. We as a people will kill to keep freedom and our Constitutional law. We will lay waste to everything on this planet if it takes it. We will not wear anyones chains which we are soon to cast off.
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:11amThe religion of pieces!
Report Post »chuck
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:11amHappy New Boom…year…
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:39amNow that’s a ring tone!
Report Post »nateums
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:45amHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Carl1
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:03amI have unlimited text. Got any phone numbers?
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:05amhad to laugh…but you are so right as was the writer of that news story !! one place i hate spam more is on twitter…go figure…have a good & safe week end…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:06amSo for one time spamming e-mail and texting actually saved lives? Great news indeed!!!
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:08amyay, lets send text messages to all muslims right now. That way the ones holding the bombs will go away.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:10amPerfect – absolutely perfect.
Report Post »landman1
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:15amIf the guy terrorists are promised 70 virgins in paradise, what, praytell, do the chicks get out of this suicide deal??
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:20amThe title to the next loony Hollywood hit movie…..The Careless Terrorist!
Report Post »TheBMT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:32amoooops
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:21amNow that’s a charity I will gladly give to!!
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:46am“Hello Achmed, this is your mother! Call me.”
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:52amShe should have been on the Do not detonate list.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:01pmWas it Virgin Mobile?
Report Post »prepper1776
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:35pmtalibombed
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:50pmSp-Bam.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:13pmMaybe a spam message every in a random time interval to every phone in the country would be useful. Periodic explosions scattered throughout the country would develop a pattern of terrerist locations.
Report Post »Sergio Q
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:27pmBAAAAH! HaHaHaaaaa , ahhschitt that too funny! , ~snicker giggle~ ha ha haaah! ..hee heeee..
Report Post »~Now thats a feel good story!!! ~ ROFLMAO !!!!~
davecoolworld
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:03pmNATEUMS……..Exactly! Awesome post.
Report Post »Wayner
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:01amThat must be a great job…. being a handler and not having to do the dirty work yourself.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:48amShe puts the ‘ex in Text
Report Post »She puts the ‘Mess’ in Message
White Devil
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 12:23pmReach out and Text someone.
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