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