An old technology assists new
 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Authorities in Sweden arrested a man who shot mobile
phones into the yard of a high-security prison with a bow and arrows, police
said Saturday.

The 25-year-old man is charged with planning to aid a prison escape and could
get up to a year in jail, police said.

The suspect, whose name was not released, taped two cell phones and a battery
charger to three arrows, and fired them over the 12-foot wall into Mariefred
prison outside Stockholm on Friday night, police spokeswoman Susanne
Abrahamsson said.

From: (Radioman390)
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: 28 Nov 2004 19:36:26 GMT
Subject: An old technology assists new

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Authorities in Sweden arrested a man who shot mobile
phones into the yard of a high-security prison with a bow and arrows, police
said Saturday.

The 25-year-old man is charged with planning to aid a prison escape and could
get up to a year in jail, police said.

The suspect, whose name was not released, taped two cell phones and a battery
charger to three arrows, and fired them over the 12-foot wall into Mariefred
prison outside Stockholm on Friday night, police spokeswoman Susanne
Abrahamsson said.

Were they going to talk their way out?

Greg

Were they going to talk their way out?

I think there was some confusion over the meaning of "cell"