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The following is a list of '''references to [[Sega]] in militaries'''.
  
 
For references specific to [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]], see [[sonic:References to Sonic in militaries|References to Sonic in militaries]].
 
For references specific to [[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog]], see [[sonic:References to Sonic in militaries|References to Sonic in militaries]].
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|[[wikipedia:Khalid Sheikh Mohammed|Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], a prominent leader among the multinational terrorist network [[wikipedia:Al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]], reportedly equipped a number of [[Sega Mega Drive]] cartridges with improvised explosives as part of a larger terrorist action. Per an unknown source, "These RCFDS (remote-controlled firing devices) were built inside black [[Sega]] videogame [[Mega Drive cartridges|cassette cartridges]] to protect the RCFDS and to make them appear innocuous."{{ref|https://www.eurogamer.net/al-quaeda-used-sega-carts-as-explosives}}
 
|[[wikipedia:Khalid Sheikh Mohammed|Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], a prominent leader among the multinational terrorist network [[wikipedia:Al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]], reportedly equipped a number of [[Sega Mega Drive]] cartridges with improvised explosives as part of a larger terrorist action. Per an unknown source, "These RCFDS (remote-controlled firing devices) were built inside black [[Sega]] videogame [[Mega Drive cartridges|cassette cartridges]] to protect the RCFDS and to make them appear innocuous."{{ref|https://www.eurogamer.net/al-quaeda-used-sega-carts-as-explosives}}
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|In February 2009, a man looking to collect on a debt burst into a Brazilian woman's home and took her hostage at knifepoint. When police arrived on the scene, he brandished a [[Light Phaser]] like a real firearm, and was ultimately able to hold the woman hostage for nearly 10 hours before surrendering.{{ref|https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL1013075-5598,00-POLICIA+DIVULGA+IMAGENS+DE+RENDICAO+DE+SEQUESTRADOR+NO+DISTRITO+FEDERAL.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230513064423/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/man-holds-woman-hostage-with-light-gun/}}
 
 
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The following is a list of references to Sega in militaries.

For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic in militaries.

Military

Country Type Squadron Detachment Description Images
Al-Qaeda (multinational) Terrorist network Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a prominent leader among the multinational terrorist network Al-Qaeda, reportedly equipped a number of Sega Mega Drive cartridges with improvised explosives as part of a larger terrorist action. Per an unknown source, "These RCFDS (remote-controlled firing devices) were built inside black Sega videogame cassette cartridges to protect the RCFDS and to make them appear innocuous."[1]

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