September 22, 2004
Cell Phone Toy Shows Picture Of Osama Bin Laden
Florida's Channel 9 has discovered another controversial toy, a toy cell phone with a picture of Osama bin Laden on it with one word above it, "King."
"The girl's father bought the package at a Hispanic grocery store on 17-92 in Polk County. The owner tells Channel 9 he never noticed exactly what the deliveryman was hanging.
"A company called El Club Mexicano, based in Ashboro, N.C., packages and distributes the toy packs. A spokesman tells Channel 9 they stopped shipping them two months ago when they discovered the picture of bin laden. They say they received their shipment from L and M Exports in Miami, The very same company that shipped a toy depicting a plane spinning between two identical towers, and the serial number on the toy was 0911."
Related: After 9/11, images and logos were sent around depicting Bin Laden. The one on the left was spotted in Amman, Jordan, although it's not known where it originated, reported Ananova.
The ASCII logo on the right was sent by a Palestinian living in Syria, to a Swiss Friend. cf La Chronique SMS - 17.09.01
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