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The Cellphone That Can Fire Four Rounds

Updated on: 29 June,2009 08:39 AM IST  | 
J Dey |

Mumbai airport officials on high alert, after intelligence reports that guns could be smuggled into the country disguised as phones

The Cellphone That Can Fire Four Rounds






Intelligence reports indicate that a .22 calibre phone gun, capable of firing in rapid succession, could be concealed inside a regular cellphone. The bullets can be triggered-off using a standard keypad.

At first sight these state-of-the-art weapons look like normal mobile phones. But on holding it, the extra weight is noticeable.
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Another version of the phone gun is a device that is shaped like a cellphone (see image alongside).
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A senior customs official informed that phone guns could trigger off four rounds by pressing the keypad.

A .22 round is considered lethal from a 10 feet to 15 feet range. "It could be high risk if a terrorist smuggles these phone guns into a flight," said a senior superintendent of customs.
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