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Spam Text Prematurely Blows Up Suicide Bomber

Posted by samzenpus on from the spam-redeems-itself dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "A suicide bomber's plan to detonate explosives in Central Moscow on New Year's Eve was foiled when she received an unexpected spam text message that caused her deadly payload to blow up too early. A message wishing her a happy new year came hours before the unnamed woman was to set off her suicide belt near Red Square, an act of terrorism that could have killed hundreds of people. Islamist terrorists in Russia often use mobile phones as detonators. The bomber's handler, who is usually watching his charge, sends the bomber a text message to set off the explosive belt at the moment when it is thought they can inflict maximum casualties."

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  1. LOLZ!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see the spam now:
    "B10w ur load urly?" Buy M3dic4l V1a6ra!!!

  2. Irony. It's in the game. by TheReij · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who would have ever thought that Spam would save a life?

    1. Re:Irony. It's in the game. by skuzzlebutt · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, even...

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    2. Re:Irony. It's in the game. by fridaynightsmoke · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, spam deletes YOU?

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    3. Re:Irony. It's in the game. by Hooya · · Score: 5, Funny

      The most apropos "In Soviet Russia" joke EVER!!

      Kudos, sir, kudos.

  3. spam is no longer a "victimless crime". by Nadaka · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least now they can't say that spam never killed anyone.

  4. The AOL spam by SuperKendall · · Score: 5, Funny

    "You've Got Fail"

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  5. Someone's got to say it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, spam blocks you.

  6. "Charges may apply" by Falsify · · Score: 5, Funny

    No pun intended ;)

  7. Re:Oh, I laughed when I read this by willda · · Score: 0, Funny

    May seem a little callous but, here goes...........A NOT so smart bomb!

  8. SPAM = Saving People At Moscow by webbiedave · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tastes fine, saves lives.

  9. OMG by ed__ · · Score: 4, Funny

    This story is hilarious! I'm gonna text it to all my terrorist friends right now!

  10. Re:Best story ever. [citation needed] by BrokenHalo · · Score: 4, Funny

    However, if the story is at all true, it leads to the usual conclusion:

    If you (the bomber's handler) want something done properly, you just have to do it yourself.

  11. Re:Oh, I laughed when I read this by mysidia · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think this is the kind of terrorism we can all get behind - where the terrorist blows himself up without harming other people.

    What's even better than this... is, now, a spammer can go to jail for involuntary manslaughter.

    Yes, the only person slain was a terrorist, but the spammer did not know that.