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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/}} | |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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Revision as of 01:50, 13 May 2023
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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 |
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| 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] | |||
| Criminal | 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.[2][3] | 
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References
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/al-quaeda-used-sega-carts-as-explosives
- ↑ https://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL1013075-5598,00-POLICIA+DIVULGA+IMAGENS+DE+RENDICAO+DE+SEQUESTRADOR+NO+DISTRITO+FEDERAL.html
- ↑ https://www.escapistmagazine.com/man-holds-woman-hostage-with-light-gun/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-05-13 06:44)