Indian Youth killed by exploding mobile phone

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An Indian youth was killed when the Nokia cell phone he was using exploded, The Times of India reported Tuesday.

Manoj Singh, 24, was found dead Monday night with burns to his left ear, neck and shoulders in a forest near Bandha village close to the city of Kota in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.

Police believe the youth was killed by an exploding cell phone after finding pieces of the Nokia 1209 handset, a basic model released in August 2008, scattered nearby.

The youth had gone to the forest to graze his cattle about noon Monday. His body was recovered later that night.

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Eek!

Mobiles produce electromagnetic signals. The poor kid must have been near some fuel source to trigger an explosion you would reckon.

Speaking about mobiles and electromagnetic signals there's that thing concerning hotel security claiming you can use any hotel magnetic card room key combined with a mobile phone to open up any room inside the hotel.