Terrorist threat shuts down Moscow wireless network
Posted Jan 18th 2007 3:11PM by Brian White
Filed under: Cellular, Reviews, Security
The Moscow underground saw a disruption of mobile phone services this week after several warnings of possible terrorist attacks were issued from the country's security services.
Russian mobile carriers MTS, VimpelCom and Megafon
suspended services in Moscow's underground railway system, but declined to explain why. However, company representatives unofficially stated that the move was connected to a possible terrorist threat.
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