Al Qaeda MMS

Police in the Indian city of Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh have apparently been ordered to carry out random inspections of colour screen mobile phones, looking for an MMS message that is being virally distributed in the area.

There are two versions of the MMS, each containing a one minute video clip which apparently show Osama bin Laden and killings by Iraqi hostage takers amongst other clips.

"Orders have been issued to start random checking of cell phones. If anyone is found carrying the Osama MMS, he will be charged with sedition," Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat C Meena said. "We are baffled at the origin of this Osama clip and are trying to locate its source."

The videos shows militants riding on a tank and firing into the air, followed by pictures of Osama bin Laden firing a gun and motivating his followers to take part in a jihad. They end with pictures of the Sept. 11 attacks accompanied by the message: "Thousands killed, Al Qaeda strikes."

Posted to the site on 28th July 2005