Baghdad, 6 March (AKI) - Iraqi police have uncovered a new terror technique adopted by the insurgents, a cellphone used, not simply as a trigger for a bomb, but as an explosive device. According to the Iraqi news portal Nasariya.net, police in the capital have in recent days arrested an insurgent whom at first appearance seemed similar to hundreds of others belonging to al-Qaeda linked or Baathist groups behind much of the recent bloodshed.What set him apart was that he headed a gang which had developed a new technique, which enabled him to insert small quantities of explosives inside mobile phones.
The man, 23, whom the portal says lived in the comfortable al-Doura neighbourhood of Baghdad, reportedly confessed to police his role in various killings and explosive attacks, mainly targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone. According to the police, it is the first time that insurgents there have used a similar technique. The man was charged with training other members of the group, who were subsequently arrested.