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Updated On: 02 December, 2009 07:05 AM IST | | Chandran Iyer
Terrorists can duplicate your IMEI number to a China-made cellphone in just two minutes
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Terrorists can duplicate your IMEI number to a China-made cellphone in just two minutes
On July 11, 2006, seven serial blasts over 11 minutes on Mumbai's suburban train network killed 188 people and injured 800.
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Investigators tracked the culprits by using the burnt pieces of the cellphones used to trigger the explosives and through phone calls made to Pakistan.
The fact is, your cellphone could have been used to detonate the blasts or further acts of terrorism. And here's how.
Every cellphone has a unique 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, which is allotted for identification.
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Mangled remains of the first class compartment of a Virar-bound local, on July 11, 2006. Cellphones were used to detonate the seven blasts. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
