What phone was connected to the Yemen bombs? Posted by Mikko @ 10:25 GMT

Two PETN bombs were found last night. One was hidden inside a laser printer toner cartridge. The bombs were reportedly sent from Yemen to USA on board regular freight planes.







The bombs were equipped with a detonator connected to a mainboard and a battery taken from a regular mobile phone. Apparently the bombs would have been detonated by calling the phone, triggering the ring vibrating motor, which would detonate the PETN inside the cartridge. Alternatively, a calendar alert set in the phone would trigger the vibrator as well.



So, which phone was it?



Based on the picture of the board, it's most likely a Nokia 6120 Classic.



Compare the image of the PCB connected to the bomb (top) to an image of a spare part 6120c mainboard (bottom):







Nokia 6120 Classic is a smartphone, running Symbian OS 9.2 as the operating system.







IED bombs connected to different kinds of phones are regularly found in Iraq and other crisis zones in the world.



Image credits: Wikipedia, New York Times and IPMart.



Thanks to Pena Saraj�rvi.









