Re: Three Texas Men With Cellphones Arrested on Terrorist Charges

Aug 13, 2006 0 Replies


[Editor's Note: A slightly different version of the earlier report.]


> 3 Texas men arraigned on terror charges.
> Three Texas men were arraigned Saturday on terrorism-related charges
> after police found about 1,000 cell phones in their minivan.
> Investigators believe the men were targeting the 5-mile-long Mackinac
> Bridge, which connects Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. But one
> of the men said they were only trying to buy and sell phones to make > money.

Ummm ... Is this from The Onion? No?


I don't see what a *large* number of cell phones has to do with terrorism. Yes, a cell phone can be used as a detonator, but you only need one, or maybe a few as backups, and having a thousand doesn't make it any more terrifying.

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