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Al-Qaeda Tried To Use Sega Cartridges In Terror Plot

wtf

by Phil Kollar on April 25, 2011 at 08:50 PM

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And here's your daily dose of "WTF" news to end the day.

GameSetWatch reports that according to the Detainee Assessment record for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (released to the public today by Wikileaks), the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda attempted to hide remote-controlled firing devices inside of old Sega game cartridges. Here's the relevant entry:

"Detainee discussed remote-controlled firing devices (RCFDS) which were found during raids in Karachi in September 2002. These RCFDS were built inside black Sega videogame cassette cartridges to protect the RCFDS and to make them appear innocuous."

As the name implies, a remote-controlled firing device could be used to set off an explosion from a distance. Presumably the RCFDs were to be hidden inside the game cartridges to allow for easy transportation until their use.

So...anyone else happy that we've made the switch to disc-based media?

Filed under: News, Sega, genesis, wtf, terrorism

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by Cru Hunter Monday, April 25, 2011 at 08:57 PM

Discs: Defeatin' Terrorism since...
by Delancey The Mad Monday, April 25, 2011 at 08:57 PM

I'd understand if the Al-Qaeda used hundreds of copies of Shack-Fu to brain wash the youth. It brained washed me...
by Patrick Monday, April 25, 2011 at 08:59 PM

Wow,maybe thats why they stopped making consoles..... terrorists....
by linkchief13 Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:00 PM

wow, this is just *** up lol.
by Feircy Deity Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:01 PM

That's just odd. Honestly, I'd be MORE suspicious of a huge shipment of old outdated game cartridges.

Counter-productive move on their part.
by Man Icarus Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:02 PM

why Sega XD?
by El Minty Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:03 PM

One more example of Genesis doing what Nintendon't?
by Di5a5terp13ce Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:04 PM

Thats uhhhhhhh wierd. Terrorist....
by Jekeled Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:04 PM

Buying an old Sonic cartridge just got even more terrifying...
by Dean Marchese Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:04 PM

haha "So...anyone else happy that we've made the switch to disc-based media?" I vote yes and that line was hilarious.
by Bbrainss Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:05 PM

Sonic blows(up).
by SightofTwilight Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:07 PM

Silence, I kill you!!!
by Dark Lord Kaan (Skullmanic) Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:11 PM

looks like those will never get bought. No worries. Goodbye game cartridges warehouses.
by Kurt Thomas Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:13 PM

That's weird. Plus, of all the places to hide a bomb, a game cartridge seems like one of the worst.
by Robert J. Hollis Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:14 PM

Hell yeah I'm glad we did switch the disc-based media.
by pureinstinct 64 Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:15 PM

And I was about to go out and buy an old N64 but now I don't want to touch any cartridges...
by Charlie FoHammer Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:16 PM

You probably have to blow into them to get them to explode.
by Sam7point0 Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:21 PM

As weird as this story is, nothing surprises me with these pieces of garbage. I have no heart for those people. God bless our soldiers and I hope they all come home safe!
by theLast_Knight Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:22 PM

Here's proof that terrorists are getting stupid everyday. :D
by FamilyGuyGuy7 Monday, April 25, 2011 at 09:28 PM

Although much of what they do is horrible and fanatical, I have to admire their ingenuity and resolve, especially now they found a way to hide their devices inside an outdated gaming format.